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Chainsaw no, handsaw should be OK within wilderness, maintaining a pre-existing trail.
author=Jake the Brit link=topic=27095.msg114160#msg114160 date=1358733082]
...was there a Frenchman involved in this trip....?
Can you say "chocolate-covered ginger"?
His nose is too big to fit under the Nisqually bridge. I suspect.........another.
we used the chainsaw monday to clear the road... what a great week to be up there! awesome decent and great edit!
Yes. Gerard Depardieu. He built a stone hut under the Nisqually Bridge to avoid paying Russian Taxes. That's the buzz anyway...
Cool descent CC. Glad you got after it!
Cool descent CC. Glad you got after it!
...was there a Frenchman involved in this trip....?
@silas. i was going to do this yesterday...but i was an idiot and went for gunn peak again...all north facing with a crappy 4mi logging road approach and THEN 3.5k of climing. needles so say i climed 3k vert which was just the logging road and then had to turn around and get impaled by fallen trees.
you from montana burns? granite be my stomping grounds...and you're right they got the elevation all wrong...course there could be another granite in the beartooths....
not that it matters, but wherever that list is from got the MT granite peak's elevation wrong. its 12,799 not 10640
Juneuary touring on Granite: It is fantastic to harvest corn with an eclectic group of fog busting ski enthusiasts without spending more than 50 minutes traveling from Seattle.
Looked like a great outing, I absolutely LOVED the video.
Thanks
Don
PS. Where's "this" Goat mountain at?
Thanks
Don
PS. Where's "this" Goat mountain at?
I remember going up to Herman's Saddle in the early 90's with a busy day being two other skiers, yep there are more folks in the backcountry, but the tracks are erased with the next snow fall.
I had read in past reports of guys going up Ruth Creek in the early spring, to access Ruth Mt, but I've never given the Nooksack Cirque any thought. I think on the next longer winter dry spell I might pack up the bivy gear and head up.
Thanks for the report, great photos.
Don
Thanks for the report, great photos.
Don
Cool trip. Looks like the peakbagging crowd calls that mountain "Deadwood" and the one with the long sw slope run, that you skied first, "Chinook". Thanks for the TR, always wanted to ski that.
http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=25555
Is Big Berth the long track that comes off Crystal Lookout and crosses 410 and the NPS White River Road?
http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=25555
Is Big Berth the long track that comes off Crystal Lookout and crosses 410 and the NPS White River Road?
Great report! Any signs of significant recent instability on the south face?
author=Patarero link=topic=27063.msg114128#msg114128 date=1358658193]
why do snowshoers snowshoe in the skin track?
Because it's there. George Leigh Mallory
Great report, Darin. Love the hoarfrost.
I'll add to the beta pile:
Climbed today, icy conditions due to wind, ski crampons and you were golden though, our timing was little early so we hung out for a couple hrs below the top and waited. Corn after 1 from the top. Sweet turns to the runout. Crazy warm for January.
The climb did leave me with one question, why do snowshoers snowshoe in the skin track?
Climbed today, icy conditions due to wind, ski crampons and you were golden though, our timing was little early so we hung out for a couple hrs below the top and waited. Corn after 1 from the top. Sweet turns to the runout. Crazy warm for January.
The climb did leave me with one question, why do snowshoers snowshoe in the skin track?
Yep, the Granite Mountain south of Canada and north of Mexico! :)
We were up the weekend before during prime ski conditions, 12"+ of unconsolidated low density snow on top of increasing density base made for excellent turns. The windslab and evidence of recent slide activity on steeps at higher elevations kept us from a Larrabee attempt. Two days and one brisk night (highs in the mid teens) gave us ample time to ski just about every line we could above the lakes ;). Put the track in from 542 with no signs of snowmo activity all weekend-a big surprise co...
Weird. I was up at Winchester tuesday, which was I think the first day it went from fluff to schmoo, and was surprised to find no signs of snowmobiles whatsoever. All I had to grumble about was a couple of guys who had spent 4 nights at the lookout and tracked the place out :)
Nice work, I was eying Larabee myself but just had a day out!
Nice work, I was eying Larabee myself but just had a day out!
Full pics, topo and elevation profiles here on picasa:
https://picasaweb.google.com/107061409601644756307/MtLarrabee
We parked just past twin lakes road on a small turnout before the switchback to the ski resort. No arrangements necessary, just a forest pass and then a 5 minute walk up the road to the "shuksan" and a large plow in where all the snowmachines start from.
We tried the summer route to Larrabee and it doesn't go. Ski fall li...
https://picasaweb.google.com/107061409601644756307/MtLarrabee
We parked just past twin lakes road on a small turnout before the switchback to the ski resort. No arrangements necessary, just a forest pass and then a 5 minute walk up the road to the "shuksan" and a large plow in where all the snowmachines start from.
We tried the summer route to Larrabee and it doesn't go. Ski fall li...
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Nice Bram, your making a good go of your return to the NW! hope i can make it next trip.
That new lift will change the game. The cat is running skiers in and out of the grey area. Now.
Looking at that plewman area the back side tree runs look sooooooooooo good.
Going to explore there more Wednesday.
Looking at that plewman area the back side tree runs look sooooooooooo good.
Going to explore there more Wednesday.
Well done, I've been waiting til spring to head out there. One of my favorite areas. Jealous
Thanks for sharing! Been eyeing this one for a while now. Dreading the skin up the road. Some things I've been curious about... Did you park at DoT? Is there any arrangement to be made there? Did you follow the summer trail route from Winchester to Larabee?
Sounds like a great trip! Good work. I'm not familiar with this area, where might it be, if you don't mind my asking?
Dang, I was up there on Sunday 1/13 and it was straight water ice on most of the south face. I was able to find some firm wind blown stuff in the bottom of the gulleys though. Also, I accidently rode off a very large cornice, dang thing came out of nowhere haha, landing was solid ice but I rode it out! I'm glad someone was able to get some decent turns in on the beast :)
Oh and in reference to:
Oh and in reference to:
author=myikat link=topic=27063.msg114045#msg114045 date...
Perhaps I saw you up there? Solo, splitboard with crampons, descended around 1pm.
additional footage here if anyone likes:
https://vimeo.com/57573881
https://vimeo.com/57573881
author=snoholic link=topic=26798.msg113615#msg113615 date=1357955938]
Do you have a link for picture with route names? It's nice to have the names somewhat standardized in such a heavily used area :(.
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=4544.0
Pretty icy conditions today, Friday 1/18. Essentially booted from the beggining of the flows to the summit. Sat on the sumit for over an hour and the ice was edgeable before 1. Corn once we crossed over the ridge.
Definitely a once and a while opportunity! That face is pretty scary, when the snow is ready to flush out...glad you have experienced the Tiger Pk/Burke Canyon area...what a great destination!
author=snoholic link=topic=27078.msg114075#msg114075 date=1358552816]
How are your arms?
Sore but ready for more
Awesome -- the light on the hills from 1:30-2:00 in the video is gorgeous, thanks for putting it together. And the more I hear of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the better I like them.
I finally had some free time to put the video together! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFHOMGd6W90
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFHOMGd6W90
author=DG link=topic=27069.msg114053#msg114053 date=1358526504]
Looks pretty sweet down there! Do you just skin directly from the highway during the Winter?
Yup, right from the highway. It's not a bad approach through the forest. Maybe two miles.
I was wondering if we would actually get turns in at one point because Mike's jaw was dragging in the ground after we saw how many tracks were out of table. The backcountry at baker might be busier then the ski area on sunny days.
author=snoholic link=topic=27080.msg114061#msg114061 date=1358533152]
Similar but different.
"Der lichtenslot" Love that line. But it always is chunked up with tree bombs and nasty! (not, just diverting folks from temptation!)
author=RyanPete81 link=topic=27054.msg113993#msg113993 date=1358458980]I was in this area over the weekend and would estimate ~2+ feet of snow at the 542 DOT shed just west of Hannegan Rd. FS roads are blocked with large snow banks.
Thank you! The slow rise in freezing levels through the weekend has put the kibosh on my plan, but I think darn near everything else had lined up.... Thanks!
hey that looks just like the Fleur de Lis... ;)
nice to have a couple of days to explore all the aspects. looks fun!
nice to have a couple of days to explore all the aspects. looks fun!
I'm about ready to bust out my Hawaiian shirts in January in the Cascades. Life can be confusing.