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The photos are great. Jill and I only skied the south side on a powder day. ;)

1/15/13 1:34pm

khyak

If you get the maps is there any reason to get the guide book, West Kootenay touring guide?

1/15/13 1:17pm

author=trees4me link=topic=27027.msg113893#msg113893 date=1358310473]
That's a great area. Did you go north or south?

We made a quick powder stop there a few years ago. Wish we had more time...

What do you think of those bighorn maps? Pretty useful?

It is a pretty awesome area I drive through there for work a bunch of times during the year. First time I stopped.

We did both... Two laps south f...

1/15/13 12:54pm

bcjunkie

Just a few more...

-John and Tonda enjoying some scrambling near the top
- Looking out on some serious terrain; on the second day...on the lower flank of the NE chute
-super steep slope right to the creek bed...which I had the glory of getting first...on the second day's outing, on the way home ;D

1/15/13 12:50pm

bcjunkie

Thanks Mat! We will have to get after this, one of these days...conditions are primo right now!

1/15/13 12:43pm

matmaster

Very cool. Nice TR.

1/15/13 12:38pm

bcjunkie

Here are a couple more...

-Tonda and John skinning up the east aspect after farming the wide open, steep slopes...notice the canyon way down below...that is the start from the road
-the north bowl and my turns on the left, with the guys taking the right side; funneling down through the trees...notice the green tree....Tonda, and all, decided that tree was bad!
-the top of the NE chute, and ridge between that and the north bowl...super-duper!

1/15/13 12:37pm

trees4me

Jan 11, 13 Baker BC Blueberry chutes and W Hermans

That's a great area. Did you go north or south?

We made a quick powder stop there a few years ago. Wish we had more time...

What do you think of those bighorn maps? Pretty useful?

1/15/13 12:27pm

LukerBee

Awesome video and killer terrain.

1/15/13 12:22pm

danpeck

January 14, 2013, Snoqualmie Mtn, Slot Couloir

Love the photos. The slot is such a fun line.

Glad to hear the Olympics are still in good condition... I hope they hold out. I skied with GaryH and Jan in December and we enjoyed excellent conditions. I think they mentioned you as a mighty trail breaker :)

I'm sure it was nice to have a break. We should ski sometime ;D

1/15/13 12:13pm

-Josh-

I thought about riding those chutes on saturday but chose the other skin track that went to the false summit of herman instead to get a longer steeper run. Everyone that had gone that way dropped in off the other side so i had the only line on that face, at least at the time.

1/15/13 12:10pm

Clarence

January 11, 2013, Stevens Pass, Fleur de Lis.

Very nice, Edgesport! We skied the Old Chute and the White River Headwall and saw your tracks below. You picked a very aesthetic line and put some great tracks in! Strong work.

1/15/13 12:09pm

Jay Mon

Nice job on the pics Bryan and thanks for posting the write-up.

1/15/13 8:40am

Eckels

January 12, 2013, Shuksan NW Couloir attempt

We're you guys gonna boot up or go around?

1/15/13 6:05am

Patarero

Doing an a-b from Tilley Jane -> cooper spur->down to gnarl->up pea gravel->down to Clark/Heather-->out to HRM is pretty fun way to do it.

1/15/13 3:21am

hedonaut

nice trip, fellas!
we skied the NW Couloir on the 13th, will try to get some pics up tonight, if any turned out.
as we grunted up that skintrack (thx) i kept wondering if it wouldn't be more efficient to boot in the trees in those conditions--thanks for confirming my suspicions, Jonn-E.

1/15/13 3:14am

cchapin

January 12, 2013, Shuksan NW Couloir attempt

Nice work!

1/15/13 2:45am

Daver

Thanks for another great day out Jonn-E!

The Southwest face of point 5524 provided us one hell of a consolation prize.

1/15/13 2:13am

Oyvind_Henningsen

July 5-9,2012, Circumountaineering Mt. Rainier

nice !

1/15/13 1:07am

Marcus

Dave's put up a great summary slideshow of his trip -- thread here:

Circumnavigation Slideshow

1/15/13 12:11am

ron j

January 13, 2013, -- Crystal - Bear Gap

Big job.
Nice work.

1/14/13 11:51pm

Jonn-E

We saw your headlamps from the parking lot, then later in the morning saw you two across the valley approaching Winnie's slide on the upper white Salmon. When we found that the NW Couloir was not "in" we briefly considered heading over to the White Salmon but decided that it would have the same variable boot snag due to a similar aspect. Guess we were wrong!

About the skin track out: I know who put it in (not my party), and there was much cursing involved. I...

1/14/13 11:31pm

Edgesport

author=heinzsd link=topic=26996.msg113798#msg113798 date=1358204074]
Thanks for the post, I just moved to Portland from Seattle so just learning the good spots to tour. On a couple trips to newton I noticed all the nice lines on gnarl. Thinking the southern aspect might be pretty good next weekend. Any recommendations on how to approach it? Seemed like going up pea gravel and skiing down and back up wasn't a bad option. But I'm sure there'...

1/14/13 11:03pm

Lynden Don

January 13, 2013, -- Crystal - Bear Gap

Myself and a couple other guys left some of the lines down the west face of Hermans Saddle shown in your last picture. That particular run is one of my favorites.

Don

1/14/13 7:29pm

Randito

Vimeo video

http://vimeo.com/57432981

1/14/13 3:22pm

Kneel Turner

January 12, 2013, Crystal backcountry

What a great day. Not to often you get light snow, no wind, sunshine, and views like that! How lucky we are...

https://vimeo.com/57427399

1/14/13 1:44pm

Gregg_C

January 5, 2013, Pheobe's Tip - Idaho Selkirks

Yes! I grew up fishing on Priest Lake and loved the name on the maps in the lodges. When I was 14 I hiked to the top of Phoebe. Respect tradition!

1/14/13 1:31pm

Chamois

Muir - Jan 12

One more

1/14/13 1:17pm

dberdinka

Congratulations on finding an untracked line within a 5 mile radius of the Upper Parking Lot by Sunday. That place has become a zoo!

1/14/13 11:12am

nemolonsdale

Muir - Jan 12

super cool photo

1/14/13 10:55am

Jan 8 2012, - Rogers Pass - McGill Shoulder

Lenticular Cloud forming over Baker

1/14/13 9:27am

author=Zap link=topic=27005.msg113797#msg113797 date=1358203041]
McGill Shoulder loooks good and the shots of the second part look great. ;)

The back half of the trip was good for sure!! Made it really hard to be sitting at my desk today. Good thing is that I won't have to wait to long. Out on another trip starting Friday! Hoping to get some more stuff done in the Kootenays!

1/14/13 9:26am

heinzsd

Jan 8 2012, - Rogers Pass - McGill Shoulder

Thanks for the post, I just moved to Portland from Seattle so just learning the good spots to tour. On a couple trips to newton I noticed all the nice lines on gnarl. Thinking the southern aspect might be pretty good next weekend. Any recommendations on how to approach it? Seemed like going up pea gravel and skiing down and back up wasn't a bad option. But I'm sure there's a way to gain the gnerl ridge earlier. Any recommendations ( as wel...

1/14/13 6:54am

Zap

McGill Shoulder loooks good and the shots of the second part look great. ;)

1/14/13 6:37am

Joedabaker

Jan 8 2012, - Rogers Pass - McGill Shoulder

That looked worth your time!
Mikeski4 and Mikeski5 are great shots!
Thanks for sharing.

Joedabaker

Nice 8's

Edgesport

Our plan was Gnarl that day but a late start changed our target. Good thing to because all southern aspects were a mix of ice, strugi, and windblown so hard edging was difficult. All those cornices are going make rubble piles of those faces with the warm temps up there right now.

1/14/13 5:02am

Patarero

Jan 13, the Sierra/ Tahoe

Tale of two drainages.......sa. You going to hit gnarl this week? Should be prime.

I guess we chose poorly, Newton was downright dangerous yesterday. Watched several spills and ejections from the ridge due to variable surfaces before bailing for the groomers. Noticed several crowns on the rollover into Heather from MHM.

1/14/13 3:28am

Amar Andalkar

author=komo link=topic=26979.msg113773#msg113773 date=1358184810">
A) -22 degrees? are you working in celsius?

B) snowpack is well above 60%, http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20130103/ARCHIVES01/130109982/1065/currentconditions&parentprofile=1065

Zap was referring to The Tahoe Daily Snow (http://opensnow.com/dailysnow/tahoe, formerly at http://tahoeweatherdiscussion.com/), a very useful blog about upcoming...

1/14/13 3:25am

crystal_mt_dreamin

January 6, 2013, Dragontail, Triple Couloirs

Balls. Knowing what that area looks like combined with your pics and words made me feel a lump in my throat as if I was there.

1/14/13 2:57am

komo

Jan 13, the Sierra/ Tahoe

author=Zap link=topic=26979.msg113720#msg113720 date=1358117528]
I just checked Tahoe Daily and this morning it was -22 degrees, The seasonal snowfall is 60% and the forecast is a 2 week dry spell.

A) -22 degrees? are you working in celsius?

B) snowpack is well above 60%, http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20130103/ARCHIVES01/130109982/1065/currentconditions&parentprofile=1065

1/14/13 1:33am

Oyvind_Henningsen

december 30, 2012, black hole sunday

well done

1/14/13 1:19am

mccallboater

January 5, 2013, Pheobe's Tip - Idaho Selkirks

author=bcjunkie link=topic=26867.msg113475#msg113475 date=1357795869]
You wanna play tour guide, and show us the goods?

Love to, but I live in Boise now. John Monks is your man. He's in Sandpoint.

1/14/13 12:39am

Charlie Hagedorn

Might be sufficient for you, kevino?

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/250740-Snow-in-the-PNW-2012-13-Thread/page27

1/13/13 4:22pm

SilverFoxIV

Jan 13, 2013, Eightmile Lake vicinity

author=kevino link=topic=26991.msg113755#msg113755 date=1358140282]
Do you have any high-res or full size pictures of the south side of rainier? thanks.

Yes, but some of the photos were taken with iPhone, are not very hi-res.

1/13/13 1:17pm

Pete_H

Thanks for the conditions report.

1/13/13 1:14pm

kevino

Do you have any high-res or full size pictures of the south side of rainier? thanks.

1/13/13 1:11pm

Robie