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January 26, 2013, Tatoosh

Meticulously documented! I love reading well thoughtI out reports like this.

1/28/13 12:09am

altasnob

Good skiing in the Tatoosh on 1/27. Not sure how many are venturing out there today but be careful. There is a rain crust to about 5,500 from 1/25 where temps hit 32 at Paradise (about a third of the way up to the Castle). On 1/27 there was only a few inches on top of that crust but it was incredibly reactive. Above 5,500 the crust disappeared, and the skiing was very good and no signs of instability (although we didn't venture to to highest, open peaks that looked wind affected). While on...

1/27/13 10:49pm

JimD

Source Lake - Chair Peak, Alpental January 27

Cooler than a moos & twice as hairy! Who'd a thunk so many people would congregate on Columbia at the same time.

1/27/13 10:04pm

PetraSkis

There were some deep pockets...but I actually meant to write waist deep...got a little carried away there. Now, if you are 6' 5" or taller that would only be thigh deep since I'm really short. ;-)

1/27/13 4:20pm

Griff

Source Lake - Chair Peak, Alpental January 27

Chest deep????

1/27/13 1:00pm

Andrew Carey

January 26, 2013, Tatoosh

I did a ski patrol day the other day on the Mt. Tahoma Trails Association "ski"/"groomed" trails out of Ashford. The MTTA has been trying to get snowshoers and hikers (booters) to stay to the extreme sides of the groomed trail; trails are goomed for skiers according to the grooming coordinator. Lots of laughs. I mentioned this to 2 snowshoers coming down, and one said "I know, I know." I've spotted groups os snowshoers walking abreast, totally across the gr...

1/27/13 12:36pm

Timstirling

Great report, I have looked at that route on a map before as it seems like on of the only options in winter. But I am not a fan of long approaches and or over night trips. Well overnight is ok getting to a base camp but I would want good vertical the second day. SW chutes are just so much fun and solid day trip. See my trip report for Phil last year, can't wait for a eat this year.

1/27/13 11:51am

Eckels

Hell yeah! A true Cascadian adventure!

1/27/13 11:39am

filbo

1/25 hogback wp

Went back out today 1/27 and it was better, deeper snow, colder and not a soul in the bc other than me.

1/27/13 11:23am

powhound

Another great report Ben! Looks like you guys had an awesome trip. Way to pull through with the late start, I don't know if I woulda..

1/27/13 7:05am

jacoblmandell

looked like a great trip! after scott posted the photo of twin lakes i've really wanted to get out there. looks like an incredible zone.

1/27/13 6:39am

bs.

January 26, 2013, Tatoosh

author=zwinters link=topic=27174.msg114551#msg114551 date=1359166933]
Did you see Jason Hummel and party out there? I'm pretty sure that's about when they were in the Columbia Peak vicinity.

we saw them hit the summit, but i bet they were too busy dealing with loose hand holds and steep transitions to notice the little specks watching them from the ridge below! nice work guys!

1/27/13 6:24am

trees4me

Yeah, we headed back to our skintrack and saw that the snowshoers had destroyed it. So I started to whine, but then ran into one of them peeing in the middle of the track. ???

Just gotta laugh about that one.

I was pretty shocked that we only ran into 3 other skiers all day. I must've missed the big dump alert? But it was skiing pretty good.

1/27/13 4:19am

Jake the Brit

January 26 ,2013, Mt Rainier Paradise area .

Good to know, thanks.

1/26/13 1:28pm

Robie

1/25 hogback wp

Thanks Filbo ,I took your report and applied it to Paradise Today 1/26 and was not dissappointed .

1/26/13 10:24am

scott_rinck

Jim,

Thanks. I've seen a lot of your photography out there as well. You've definitely covered the Cascades far and wide!

I enjoyed your trip report from your Columbia adventure. Different time of year, similar level of spectacularity. What a peak.

The sled made a narrow crossing in some very shallow water well below the main log crossing.

1/26/13 10:14am

JimD

Thanks for the TR and great pics (I'm getting into B&W lately too). When Jeff Rich and I skied it a couple years ago it was one of the best descents of my life - we also enjoyed perfect conditions and a gorgeous sunset from the summit, although we had to climb down through the rocks at the constriction which wasn't filled in.

How did you guys get your snowmobiles over the river on your wa...

1/26/13 12:37am

steveski

Love the first picture and the view of Shuksan. Makes all the lines of the NW side look extra gnarly... which they are!

1/26/13 12:21am

Vince Lamphier

author=joke link=topic=27172.msg114540#msg114540 date=1359162373]
Nice pics and report. Not that this has anything to do with your trip Vince, but I had a friend nearly get buried on herman yesterday (not true summit, but the smaller peak most folks ski facing the ski area). I wasn't there, so I don't know all of the details. I'm sure everyone is being careful out there, but remember that sunny days != stability (duh). I do know that he was...

1/26/13 12:07am

T. Eastman

... Darwin says...

1/25/13 4:23pm

olymountainman

Nice work dude! I'm jealous!

1/25/13 2:40pm

runcle

Thanks for posting for the mere mortals lurking here!

1/25/13 12:52pm

glenn_b

Wow! I hope ya'll had a safety meeting beforehand. Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

1/25/13 11:47am

zwinters

Well done, that's a pretty heavy looking line! Did you see Jason Hummel and party out there? I'm pretty sure that's about when they were in the Columbia Peak vicinity. Hummel's FB page has a couple sweet shots from their trip.

1/25/13 10:22am

zwinters

"I'm sure everyone is being careful out there ..... I do know that he was riding alone" ???

Joke, I'm glad your friend is ok.

Yesterday was a pretty picture perfect example of when to not go skiing solo (IMO). Various buried sun crusts and surface hoars, wind, and insolation . No, it hadn't just dumped 3 feet of new storm snow, but all of the components were there. Again, I'm glad he lucked out.

1/25/13 10:13am

Marcus

Jan 19-21, Mt Rainier, Tahoma Gl summit to road

Wow, great trip Scott and company -- awesome video too.

Love this one:

1/25/13 10:13am

zwinters

Way to deal with a challenging situation in a pretty efficient way. I was with the Wildsnow group that had the Dynafit Stoke rip-out on the Fuhrer Finger. Once on more moderate terrain below the Fuhrer Finger, we were able to screw the toe piece into another set of inserts (that hadn't yet been used). A couple thousand vert later, these new inserts ripped out as well. (Granted, the remount was a bit hasty, and there may have been some debris in the threads.) Check out Louie's writeup o...

1/25/13 9:44am

Griff

January 22, Snoqualmie Pass, Alpental to Granite

Cool trip. I had been thinking about an Alp to Granite tour for years. Glad some one has more gumption then me.......LOL.

1/25/13 9:39am

Griff

Jan 24 th. Aguiles Rouge, Breche de Berard

Nice man. Another great report. I have rock climbed in the Aiguille Rouge, your report brings back great memories.

North Face of the Midi in your plans.........the Mallory perhaps???? Yikes.........

1/25/13 9:37am

joke

Nice pics and report. Not that this has anything to do with your trip Vince, but I had a friend nearly get buried on herman yesterday (not true summit, but the smaller peak most folks ski facing the ski area). I wasn't there, so I don't know all of the details. I'm sure everyone is being careful out there, but remember that sunny days != stability (duh). I do know that he was riding alone, and got flushed down face first and pushed out the end of the slide....

1/25/13 9:06am

z-bo

you guys are badass

1/25/13 8:04am

Bobby Ocean

Sheeeit.

This is proabably the best piece of content I've seen in the last couple of years on TAY.

You guys killed it.

1/25/13 7:41am

JoeMack

Thanks for a well written TR and great photos. It nice to see Diamond from a different perspective.

1/25/13 5:06am

Charlie Hagedorn

Very fine video, Scott! Fine way to spend a sunny day!

1/25/13 5:01am

Kneel Turner

That is a really cool thing.
Well deserved "Party ski"!

1/25/13 3:51am

Vince Lamphier

Awesome trip! Great B&W's. Thanks for sharing!

1/25/13 3:20am

WhiteyWhite

WOW! Super impressive. And killer weather! Nicely done

1/25/13 3:14am

blackdog102395

The video segment where you point'em over the rocks and let them ride was particularly nice. Strong work.

1/25/13 3:00am

frankfrank

Thanks for all the comments! I only saw Thielsen from a distance, backlit (it's on the horizon in the "view of true summit" photo), and I have only been there in the summer, so can't say much. And the secret for the photos is to upload them first to flickr (or some other site, like photobucket), then find the URLs for each image, and insert those into the text of the post enclosed in img tags.

1/25/13 1:14am

jtack

January 22, Snoqualmie Pass, Alpental to Granite

Vince, that does not look like creamy dreamy pow/corn! Been the same over here, but the sun above the inversion makes any trip worth the effort. thanks for the TR and pictures.

1/25/13 1:04am

touringp

Nice tour Forest and Trevor! The map is indeed nice to follow the route description

1/25/13 12:43am

snoholic

Jan 24 th. Aguiles Rouge, Breche de Berard

Leave some for me :) I'll be there in a week. Keep the beta coming!

1/25/13 12:32am

gfunk

January 22, Snoqualmie Pass, Alpental to Granite

Looks gorgeous, thanks for the tr. How is Thielson looking? I've always wanted to get up there with skis. Also, what's your secret to posting so many pics rather than being limited to three low quality ones?

1/24/13 11:33pm

gfunk

Very cool! Creative way to string together a circuit out there.

1/24/13 11:23pm

nemolonsdale

That pic of the sisters is first class. Great trip report. thanks for da stoke.

1/24/13 10:30pm

davidG