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what app is that for the last picture?

Happy new year, you two! pretty pictures :)

That's great to hear Scott! Thanks for extending the invitation and leading the way!

Linked below is my video and write up from the trip

http://thesnowtroopers.com/2013/bandit-peak-wa-blackhole-couloir/

Believe we ran into you at the parking lot before you headed up. We were in the white Tacoma. Good day to be out!

Trees

I think the homeowner's association is running the skiing part of the resort. I don't know about other aspects of the resort (hotel, golf, etc.). The resort did go belly up and a bank sold off one of the high speed quads (the Wildwood Chair), but the other lifts are still in place.

Regarding snowpack- Tamarck's website doesn't seem to report snow conditions, but I dug a pit to look bonding on an ice layer down about 3 ft. I didn't hit ground....

The pictures of the Olympics in winter sun are great.

Nice one Ben and Scott!! That's been on my list as well, I however will be doing it as an overnight trip ;)

Awesome trip Scott and crew -- love the write-up.

congrats on tagging that one... i know you've been eying it for awhile.

cool to see the photos, too.

i almost wish i hadn't taken that day off from the mountains, but i wanted to rest up for the black hole mission.... some of us have to sleep occasionally!

Nice pics! I've been thinking about st Helen's lately. Did you have to buy a snopark pass? Was there evidence of other skiers? Thanks

neat tour, sweet line! 
thanks for yet another on the to-do list...

Thanks everyone, for the kind thoughts, and words. 

And haul ass safety last, may well have been his credo.

Thanks Roger.  I knew the line was skied by Harlin and Armin 03 but hadn't heard anything about it since then.

Strong work, I enjoy seeing new lines and the conditions look perfect! I'd also like to thank you for the new skin track out of silver, that was a treat!

Forest,  That is an awesome trip... and nice pictures.

It was good to see you the other day.  We'll have to get together soon for a tour such as this one.

You have a good eye for sweet lines.

Easily in my top 5 favorite runs in Wa...the fall line is so straight forward despite being broken into 3 distinctly different sections...the images look like it was even more delightful from the last time we did it...(not quite from the summit)

Thanks for sharing Eric and Pete...

Roj

Nice one.  Also cool to be able to start a TR with 'my wife and I'.  Good stuff.

Thanks Silas!

wow, beautiful images

Spied that line last June and thought it would make a good overnight trip, way to get it in a day!

super fun descent--the tour and terrain reminiscent of the Spearhead area in Whistler parts--and a beautiful dry-snow winter day in the E Cascades.   

The first pic above shows the face we skied, steepest up top, and mostly pow!

Here's looking back at our tracks:



much thanks to pete and kat.  can't wait to go back! 

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I was up that way yesterday (Jan 1). Great snow. I saw a boot track going down the ridge past the katwalk, but nothing that looked like ski tracks.

Thankfully you left all that spooning crap in Utah.. It's all aesthetic and purty and stuff but i prefer the chaos and individuality displayed in a nice gang banged slope.

This is a really nice post, Jamie.  Thank you. 

I miss Scott too.

Skied a beautiful line on Shuksan yesterday with Wick watching over us.  We could still see his smile and hear his laugh echoing from the glaciers.

RIP friend......."haul ass, safety last!"

MM