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author=chmnyboy link=topic=27764.msg116725#msg116725 date=1362372471]but I promise it was real fun.

Quoted for truth.  Super fun sleeper pow day indeed.

author=silaswild link=topic=27786.msg116824#msg116824 date=1362458562]
  Unfortunately knee pain kept me from summiting, but the youngsters reported fine conditions all the way with a bit of care, and did some extra laps.

Sorry to here about the knee pain Silas, too much lift served for you.

author=S-turns link=topic=27776.msg116775#msg116775 date=1362435310]
Fun to meet you and follow your out track.  It got exciting but skied well!  :)

alright! good to meet you too S (not C...I presume) - that was a fun line. Eyed it from the opposite end of the Commonwealth a while back, first time down for us too
...welcome to TAY!

author=Charlie Hagedorn link=topic=27776...

We were out at 6am this morning and found great conditions away from the obvious ice chunks from avalanche cycle.  At 8:30 the East winds were picking up on the ridgetop and we bailed on a short ridge from col to summit due to wind slab formation.  We ski cut the top with nothing but our 1st skier when starting his descent did release a 6" windslab which was only 15 ft wide and ran a few hundred ft below.  I had just put the camera away and this would have made a great shot a...

I've had a great time on every CPC trip I've been on - a cat trip and several weekends of self-guided fun.  They've got a great setup and Ryan and Jay are top-notch.  Awesome to see that Tele is still the head canine too.

CPC is great!  Twice we've had to reschedule due to less than desirable snow conditions and Ryan's attitude is all about the skier's experience and not about revenue.  He won't take your money unless he's satisfied that you'll have a great time.  And, no, I don't work there..

Yeah, Red was awesome (in the Snoqualmie area) - expected nothing after the warm weather and rain... but got some of the best skiing this year. Thank you to the threesome who blazed the trail.

bad ass

We found similar conditions on Lichtenberg, and did not attempt gaining the summit ridge because of large spatial variability.  The pit we dug at 5200' showed no deep slab issues but we were worried about pocket wind slabs, as the terrain would go from ~12"-18" powder to scraped clean frozen solid 2" crust (at which point ski crampons would have been desirable).

Red was super fun today - easy turns and face shots. Felt like we hit the conditions jackpot.

Thanks to the first crew of three that broke trail.

pepper jack mac n cheese, one evening I was starving.
I was so happy they were still open

Sorry to post these so late.  Just wanted to thank you again for the excellent skin trail out and it was a mighty pleasure to meet Silas Wild in the FLESH!

Here's a couple of photos I took of your group.





And video of Ed and David dropping the knee

https://vimeo.com/60977610

Dang rain at high elevations! At least it was a beautiful day up there today.

No prob. Yeah I was expecting a rain crust, but not all the way to 6000ft, haha. Hopefully someone will report some good stuff somewhere on here soon, so I can go ride that ;D Good luck on the pow hunting!

No need to worry, sheep are herbivores. :D


It has been said that this site doesn't cater to wolves, but just in case:  Rhodies is the 468th exit before N Bend, take a right and it is in the gas station on the right.

Sorry JD

Fun place.  It was open in January when  Debbie & I hit it on a long-weekend tour of Badger Mt, Loup Loup, and Echo Valley.

I don't think they'll mind that you "poached".  Congrats on 185!

-Dave

Here's an "in season" shot for interested viewers:

author=John Morrow link=topic=27733.msg116630#msg116630 date=1362247123]
Good enough...snomo assist????

yep

author=Jeff_Ward link=topic=27733.msg116593#msg116593 date=1362180925]
Stuart Range.  If I tell you more I might raise some hackles. 

Good enough...snomo assist????

Great pics. Thanks for posting.

Could you narrow the location down a little????

It has a similar shape to Magic Mtn/Yawning Glacier! (Same general layout, with couloirs, cols, basins in the same places).

author=Griff link=topic=27701.msg116481#msg116481 date=1362073952]
Thanks for the great TR and specifics. That looks like a great time. I have no real good info about skiing in that area but am sure their must be some really good skiing.

Question - generally drier snow and cooler temps then the crest (Sno Pass) and better weather vis too out that way?????

Hi Griff,
It can be very fun up there, indeed.  Only ca...

They're moving again. The blog has details and maps showing their location.

Hi John. We followed Glenn's track from GJ out to that first switchback at Radio Mt, (much appreciated btw...) then struck off through the forest for Nordic Pass trying to contour the most efficient track possible. If you ended up in ours, I'm glad if it served you well. I'm just sorry to not have met you as I've heard good things. As you mentioned, the wind-packed density of the snow made for good trail-breaking and we ascended the West Ridge with relative ease. My compadres...

author=glenn_b link=topic=27687.msg116400#msg116400 date=1361948184]
Nice pics, John.  You enjoyed our track from Grand Junction to near the 1st switchback in the Radio Mtn cat track.  We skied that to the radio towers(inactive?) and their nice views.  We've got a Tuesday thing going until I undergo an ankle replacement(!) procedure in April.  Feel invited if you don't mind a couple of dogs.

Thanks for the track, Glenn....