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The black & white pics in fading light are wicked, hope you don't mind me re-posting this one
Way to go Scott. Looks like a lot better conditions then when we were there last.
I'd like to go pick off a few more lines up there, but I think I'd want to camp...day trips up there are pretty brutal
I'd like to go pick off a few more lines up there, but I think I'd want to camp...day trips up there are pretty brutal
Fantastic!
Coffee makes those long days go by easy. Too bad about the battery, but somethings got to keep you on your toes :)
Coffee makes those long days go by easy. Too bad about the battery, but somethings got to keep you on your toes :)
Amazing in every way! Thanks once again Ryan.
Bummer about your arm. get strong quick.
Bummer about your arm. get strong quick.
A NW slope up/down to Pratt Lake and out on the trail was one option we considered, but skiing was too good to pass a 2nd run down the N slope and then the S. Maybe the next time.
Exquisite piece of work gentleman. Dave and I missed you Ryan on the Duffy. Always bring your passport to Bham!! Looking forward to having you back again this summer.
Did you guys ski the NW slope down to the unnamed lake or the North slope? I have never skied the north down to the Tuscohatchies. The NW slope is pretty cool, though a bit of a double fall line. A beautiful exploration none the less.
Way to get it guys! Looks yummy. Hope you heal quick Ryan!
great writeup - those b&w images with blurry skiiers are spooky!
It was awesome skiing that day! We couldn't leave without getting one more run!
Here's a picture of Kenji and Aki.
Here's a picture of Kenji and Aki.
Excellent photos.. line and writing. Not a bad way to be knocked off the horse.
author=Jim Oker link=topic=27460.msg115515#msg115515 date=1360621144]
Thanks for your skin track and the nice bucket-sized boot prints over the Lichtenstep that we followed. You guys have clearly been there before.
Actually, we blindly guessed correctly. Sorry for the mess of a bootpack, but my partner and i disagreed on the best approach :).
I'm incredibly envious of the people who have places up there. About that lott...
A descent like this is just an impressive physical achievement until it is interpreted by you. Then it becomes a vibrant mural. I'm not exaggerating. Well written, again...
Heal up! We need to climb. Screw skiing, for now anyways...
Heal up! We need to climb. Screw skiing, for now anyways...
great write-up! and what an amazing line!
Hope the surgery goes smoothly and you recover quickly.
Hope the surgery goes smoothly and you recover quickly.
Awesome TR, Ryan.
Hope your arm is doing well.
Hope your arm is doing well.
A great trip and photos. Good save on the fall. ;)
Holy crap -- hell of a day Ryan. Sorry to hear about your arm, though it sounds like maybe it saved your knee? Heal up quick.
Awesome read; heal up for the spring/summer season!
a few belated pics from the day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11723786@N06/sets/72157632814969117/
(last 2 pics are from pres day crystal mnt)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/11723786@N06/sets/72157632814969117/
(last 2 pics are from pres day crystal mnt)
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Traverse the coast has just posted a story from Ryan's GF about their trip planning process. I didn't know this, but she'll be joining them for about six weeks.
Way to go bringing the younger generation into the fold! Twenty years from now, we'll need all the young friends we can get to help push our walkers up to the top of the hill and strap us into our skis and point them downhill for us.
Some video from this day and more...
https://vimeo.com/60126017
https://vimeo.com/60126017
author=hedonaut link=topic=27520.msg115960#msg115960 date=1361327715]
was getting over into that basin straightforward? i've wondered if there were required shenanigans, but i gather you guys had no problems?
there is a little up and down to get to the co. glacier from holden lake but it's not tricky. we took a less direct low line once on the glacier to work a low angle ramp system but there are lots of options.&n...
author=nickwiarda link=topic=27566.msg115930#msg115930 date=1361292927]
Any concern about crevasses? Close calls?
Cracks were filled in well and with a stiff snow surface, I didn't ever feel iffy. We had a 35 m 7mm cord, 1 ice screw, and materials for a guarda hitch and haul. I know the rescue bizness, so ethan the crevasse poodle went first. :-)
author=John Morrow link=topic=27551.msg115946#msg115946 date=1361310236]
Did you notice all the craters from the s__t show of a descent I had, not recognizing the rolls in the flat light! We tried waiting, too, to no avail.
Since the snow under the forest was soft we enjoyed the luge also. Good to know that double poling the flats is possible so long as a well packed snowshoe trail exists. If we could only teach snowshoers to go straight, now!
I think maybe we chatted for a minute? I was the solo guy on Tye. Your route out sounds familiar. I hope you didn't get sucked into my janky skin track. I got a little lost wandering around in the cloud. That wasn't my intended route out, but was a good one nonetheless. Fun day!
author=jwplotz link=topic=27508.msg115729#msg115729 date=1360888904]
Uhh, is Mt.Yotie by Clara Lake? I'm confused by your post Jamie!
My vote for "Joke of the Year!" thus far on this here site.....
Cool looking terrain jtack. Looks like skiing in somebody's steep yard in Virginia or New York or something.
Finely managed to wrestle a few pictures on to this trip report. The skiing was really quite good, and made all the more fun by the fact that we were in such an exotic place for us, skiing in a birch forest was the best.
Visibility was not much, but the trees helped.
Visibility was not much, but the trees helped.
Thanks for the reply. Luckily my skiing there this month starts on Saturday. If the forecast holds, up most tracks will be covered by then. Because the bottom of the trail out is so low, I was wondering about that. With all that use, I'm sure it's a luge run.
Great use of a high pressure day!
The Whistler backcountry is trashed. The east side of Flute is completely tracked out as are both the west and east faces of Oboe. Cowboy Ridge looks like a lift area. The couloirs on Fissile are getting heavy traffic; two days ago we counted 19 people headed for the couloirs. Whirlwind has been skied by four parties in the last three days. It will take a lot of snow to fill in all the tracks. On a brighter note, the outhouse at the Russet Lake hut is in very good shape and there's toilet p...
nice work fellas! beautiful looking line and pictures.
right on, fellas. way to explore--that is a sweet place for ski-mo.
too bad Bonanza's NW aspect was being coy. an appealing line also on my list. you'll get it next time i'm sure. was getting over into that basin straightforward? i've wondered if there were required shenanigans, but i gather you guys had no problems?
too bad Bonanza's NW aspect was being coy. an appealing line also on my list. you'll get it next time i'm sure. was getting over into that basin straightforward? i've wondered if there were required shenanigans, but i gather you guys had no problems?
Did you find a blue skin there? I lost one of mine on Sunday and rumor has it someone on here found it but I can't find the post...
Good to run into you up there, Silas ("mr gnarly", haha). Fantastic day at sno-quality! Compelling enough for Muir regulars, even. Imagine it's still quite good on shaded aspects...lucky retirees.
They're on the way to Whistler. Check out their progress on their Inreach map at Traverse the Coast.
Way to get on some amazing lines.
So stoked to see photos of you guys up on Copper!
That was two weeks ago ;)
So stoked to see photos of you guys up on Copper!
author=eduardo blanchard link=topic=27520.msg115774#msg115774 date=1360979913]
the ladies working tirelessly at lookingforkylemiller.com?
That was two weeks ago ;)
author=jcocci link=topic=27551.msg115942#msg115942 date=1361304988]
Was up there yesterday, thanks for the track. It was definitely steep in a few places. We had great viz until just before we were drop in and then in socked in on us. We waited for a few but it wasn't getting much better so we decided to just go. Had to make some semi cautious turns because of no viz, but it was still fun. Once down the the lake it was clear all the way to the bottom. Wan...
Was up there yesterday, thanks for the track. It was definitely steep in a few places. We had great viz until just before we were drop in and then in socked in on us. We waited for a few but it wasn't getting much better so we decided to just go. Had to make some semi cautious turns because of no viz, but it was still fun. Once down the the lake it was clear all the way to the bottom. Wanted to go up for a second run but with no viz we decided it wasn't worth it.
That luge r...
That luge r...
Thanks people's! I posted the whole lot on Flickr if you have time to kill.http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/vermontbmx/sets/72157632765189564/
Ooooooooh! Wow...
Looks like a fun trip fellas!
Super photos from seth.
Looks like a fun trip fellas!
Super photos from seth.
Awesome john!
Amazing that as much as you get around locally, that you are still able to find yourself new and interesting terrain to explore. Stoked you made it back there and found it enjoyable. Even the silly ice luge out can be fun in a weird way.
After trying to gain that steepish section a few ways, I think its easiest from the north margin. At least it mellows out a lot quicker. The gulley on the south is hard to exit to the mellow terrain to climbers right once you...
Amazing that as much as you get around locally, that you are still able to find yourself new and interesting terrain to explore. Stoked you made it back there and found it enjoyable. Even the silly ice luge out can be fun in a weird way.
After trying to gain that steepish section a few ways, I think its easiest from the north margin. At least it mellows out a lot quicker. The gulley on the south is hard to exit to the mellow terrain to climbers right once you...