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Nov 19-28 The Frigid tour

Super cool and very timely! I wouldn't have thought the road would be drivable still. Rat Trap pass should be much more accessible in the winters now, so I hope to get out and explore from that side sometime.

Any more tidbits on snowpack? I'm wondering about the crust and how deep and supportable it is (boots vs skis).

Cheers

11/30/12 5:47am

cumulus

holy moly Zack--a panorama! My expectations are rising...

nice to see where you've been. Let's see some hotsprings!

11/30/12 4:29am

-Josh-

Nov 19-28 The Frigid tour

Sounds like a great trip. I'll have to visit that hut someday

11/30/12 4:22am

Kneel Turner

Nov 19-28 The Frigid tour

Jealous. Way to get after it, Zack, but give yourself credit for the trans-province portion. I think you were skiing in Alberta at Lake Louise.

11/30/12 4:18am

cumulus

cool. you made it to White Chuck. We were there a couple of months ago... sorta by accident--of the Plan C variety--but were nonetheless impressed.
Skied that col. Fun run but looong approach once the road's snowed in!

I think the NE Peak you mention maybe

11/30/12 4:16am

Troy

Going through the photos makes me want to head back today. Here's all the photos with description:

https://picasaweb.google.com/111955726492601080503/WhiteChuck_20121129?authkey=Gv1sRgCO-__avr69jJ4AE#

A few photos are attached.

After looking at maps and Google Earth I was hoping to ski to what looks like a col between the smaller NW peak and the summit at 6989 elevation on the SW aspect, opposite side of the mountain from the glacier. However the weather,...

11/30/12 2:47am

danpeck

author=Kenji link=topic=26270.msg110838#msg110838 date=1354154524]
One other thing to mention is that this was my first weekend trying NTN Freedom bindings. On the lifts Sat, they were just like the Freeride (for my style anyway), but much better for touring due to lighter weight and more ROM (especially w/ high-heels). However, it did ice up in front of the toe cups needing to chip it away when transitioning from warm south side to cold North side. Nothing...

11/30/12 1:54am

silaswild

Nov25, 2012, The Chimney of Table

Timely and to the point. Thanks!

11/29/12 12:17pm

n16ht5

nice shots

11/29/12 3:15am

Gary_H

Nov 24, 25, ONP Hurricane

We found similar conditions on Sunday.

Since it was Jan's first day back on skis since her "oopsy" in April, we planned a low angle tour out to Hurricane Hill and back. As we approached the hill, we spied a set of tracks on the SE face. They looks suspiciously like those made by a local free heeler ;)

By the time we got to the top of that southeast facing slope the sun had worked it's magic and we enjoyed almost spring like snow conditions o...

11/28/12 2:23pm

runcle

Beautiful shots!

Thanks for sharing. I've got to get up there!

11/28/12 11:54am

all mtn

you couldnt ski those chutes in the background of the pic w/ the pack on the snow

11/28/12 10:14am

Marcus

That's awesome to hear Kenji, thanks. And great TR too, thanks for sharing it.

11/28/12 10:10am

Kenji

One other thing to mention is that this was my first weekend trying NTN Freedom bindings. On the lifts Sat, they were just like the Freeride (for my style anyway), but much better for touring due to lighter weight and more ROM (especially w/ high-heels). However, it did ice up in front of the toe cups needing to chip it away when transitioning from warm south side to cold North side. Nothing a duct tape can't fix, the aluminum is more prone to icing than SS. Overall i definitely like th...

11/28/12 10:02am

jtack

I'm with ZAP, great pictures, thanks

11/28/12 8:56am

dberdinka

Great photos!

I was the loner who interrupted your solitude that afternoon. I headed back to the parking lot via the north face of Table which was all crust. Left me feeling quite lucky to have sampled some of that beautiful but limited powder we found out on Ptarmigan.

11/28/12 6:38am

cchapin

Great destination choice :)

11/28/12 6:05am

Zap

Great photos !

11/28/12 1:24am

Kenji

Sorry, it was still November, not xmas yet. Getting hard to remember details these days... Here are extra pics.

11/27/12 11:35pm

Burma

11/23/12 Baker Ski area to Artist Point

Liberty Bell slides 2 & 3, notice Wolverine trappers digging across slide.

11/27/12 10:32am

Beardedclam

Rowen, I'm the shorter of the two dudes you did laps with. I figured you'd be on here or TGR or something of the like. Let me know when you make it back to town. We didn't have a camera that day since it was so wet, but if it looks like it'll be below freezing all day, I usually take pictures. There are some zones you don't post on the web though...

Cory T.

11/27/12 8:40am

T. Eastman

November 26, 2012, Paradise

Nice clinical description, but why no names???

Inquiring minds want to know...

11/27/12 8:26am

Griff

Pockets of powder......now that is hopeful thinking........I love that about this crew. So hardcore!!

Cant wait to join you all out in the mountains in the next week or two when I am feeling better. The snow, hopefully, later this week will help the healing process!!

11/27/12 3:37am

Good2Go

November 22, 2012, Norse Peak Turkey Tour

Wow, scary! I've broken trail over those avy cones a few times. Never got stuck in the process, but it definitely made me nervous. Thanks to the OP for sharing the info. Can't wait to get out there later this season.

11/26/12 3:17pm

gotwins

Couple pics:

11/26/12 2:25pm

gotwins

November 22, 2012, Norse Peak Turkey Tour

J and J nice meeting you two. Glad we got out when we did because it certainly looked like it turned for the worse Friday morning. Couple of pictures will be coming

11/26/12 2:13pm

Nov 25, 2012, Gash Point, Bitterroots Montana

Team of seven retrieved one totally buried and one partially buried snowmobile today from Liberty Bell 2 & 3. Both machines started and were driven away! LB 1 & 2 easy to get over, 3 not so bad but big hole left that can be avoided.
Individuals involved are physically fine and recovering from PTSD. "He who crawls over avalanches"* even got to make some fine turns today!
Lessons learned?
-With new snow dumping, riding under these chutes is...

11/26/12 1:20pm

jtack

Thanks for the report, enjoyed the video as well. Thanks

11/26/12 12:39pm

Griff

Thanks for the info and pics. Looking at the lack of the skis going in to the snow I am kind of glad I made the seemingly wise decision to let my ribs heal a few more days before skiing.

11/26/12 12:00pm

scotteryx

Nov 24, 25, ONP Hurricane

Not as bad conditions the day before, the wind crust was pretty bad on the top 1/3 of the mountain
http://youtu.be/fPxHqrj8HoY?hd=1

11/26/12 10:01am

blitz

I was at Hurricane with my dad and brother Saturday, the weather was FABLOUS!!!

11/26/12 9:45am

danpeck

Nov 24, 25, ONP Hurricane

author=runcle link=topic=26204.msg110626#msg110626 date=1353807663]
Just when you think you are at the top of your game conditions like this make you humble.

;D

Sounds great! And thanks for the beta. I've been curious to know what's going on up there.

11/26/12 6:21am

joke

Nov 11, 2012, Goat Mt

Hey Vince - beautiful photo. I sent you a PM.

11/26/12 4:54am

freeskier

Crystal - Opening Day: 11/21/2012

Nice hang time on that jump Dave.....!

11/26/12 4:42am

freeskier

Glad you got out there Brian. I and my family went the next day and skied your tracks and a few stashes that you left for us.....Weather and vis was excellent, and it was a ghost town so even my 9 yr old got 12,000' of vert. Nice to ride the lifts occasionally to get the ski legs back. Now if this warm/wet stuff would just cool down.......!

11/26/12 3:59am

David_Britton

No face plants to my knowledge; below the wild man taming the bullet proof.

11/25/12 1:10pm

GregLange

Any face shots? Hopefully, no face PLANTS! Hope the conditions where you were had not the brutality of Lower Nash back to lodge...Survival sking at it's finest!!

11/25/12 9:16am

GregLange