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I like how you compare the temperature to the icy conditions; and how it is safer to ski when it is not in hard conditions. I still have a photocopy of the Emmons/ Winthrop you did about 5 yrs ago. Have you skied Mt Mc Kinley before. The snowboarder Steve Koch did. -thanks

8/15/12 5:31am

mikerolfs

That looks great! Thanks for the fun report.

8/14/12 12:33pm

Skier of the Hood

Yea it was pretty funny to see the little red buildings off in the distance. All the good corn goes to waste in the summer around that lodge anyway, someone needs to make the harvest 8)

8/14/12 7:11am

ShailCaesar!

Did you stop in and say hi to Ruedi? Sorry to poach your tenure? LOL.

8/14/12 5:57am

gregL

You might want to check out the Mercury - I've had both the One PX and the One U on, and they both feel a bit soft (instep caves in under hard pressure).

8/14/12 3:37am

Scotsman

author=gregL link=topic=25507.msg107836#msg107836 date=1344963453]
I'd try on the Vulcan before committing, Chris, they are fuh-rick-kin stiff.

That's what I heard......... going to compare them to the ONE as well as that's a boot I'm contemplating. Been following Lee's review's.

8/14/12 2:45am

Skier of the Hood

We left our skis at the pass and walked up the first day to check things out. Which turned out to be somewhat of a mistake as we missed them on the way down ):

8/14/12 2:07am

telemack

Thanks for the TR from up north. Were you using some kind of short skis? I didn't see any stix on the pack in your photos. Cheers

8/14/12 1:58am

gregL

August 11, 2012, Mt. Baker, Squak Glacier

author=Scotsman link=topic=25507.msg107818#msg107818 date=1344888016]
I wanted the new Vulcan boots instead.

I'd try on the Vulcan before committing, Chris, they are fuh-rick-kin stiff.

8/14/12 1:57am

Alexander

Great pictures! The one entitled "Oliver crossing between two crevasses" is my favorite ;-)

8/13/12 1:50pm

Gary_H

August 12, 2012, Paradise Glacier

Thanks for the invite Mack, it was a fun day, well worth the long drive. :D

It was ironic to have the Paradise virtually to ourselves while watching the steady stream of humanity going up and down the Muir Snowfield...............

Here are a few pictures to add to your report.

1. Mack assuring me we are headed the right way in the face of clear evidence to the contrary..............

2. Mack climbing the Paradise with the Cowlitz Glacier Icef...

8/13/12 1:24pm

jhamaker

August 11, 2012, Mt. Baker, Squak Glacier

Eight skiers descended on the Winthrop Gl. last wk-end to see if Amar's promisses still held true.

It was a fun route. Sam the Man and Pete? showed the way down this wk-end. Ice and my curved tele skis don't go well together, so I walked down the upper half.

The crevasses are twice what they were reported from the wk previous. Suncups and ice runnels/ rime nodules were beggining to be an issue. I actually thought that some of the better ski...

8/13/12 12:53pm

ron j

Great pictures.
Good info.
Nice work.

8/13/12 12:30pm

Scotsman

author=saxybrian link=topic=25507.msg107817#msg107817 date=1344866804]
TLT5P's out of stock until winter skiing from Marmot Mtn Works :( I was going to get me a set too! :(

Oh well, off to Adams this next weekend to climb it for my first time and get to experience a summit with my gf, will be her first real mountain climb too!

Buy them here.

http://www.telemark-pyrenees.com/en/dynafittlt5performance1213-...

8/13/12 5:00am

BrianT

August 5, 2012, Mt. Rainier, Flett Glacier Sun Cups

TLT5P's out of stock until winter skiing from Marmot Mtn Works :( I was going to get me a set too! :(

Oh well, off to Adams this next weekend to climb it for my first time and get to experience a summit with my gf, will be her first real mountain climb too!

8/12/12 11:06pm

freeskier

Nice TR and pic's! My buddy Dave and I were up there earlier that day ourselves, in fact I believe the tracks on the Lower Flett in your last pic may be ours. We took the summer trail in and out, and regrettably skipped the Flett Headwall because our objective was to ski the Russell, and the patchy snow conditions make it hard to do both this time of year. Tiring, but beautiful hike both in and out and several carryovers between the Flett and Russell makes me think this tour is a bit past i...

8/12/12 2:21pm

danpeck

Lowell,

That's amazing. I was actually telling everyone on the summit about how you saw smoke from China! I had read your post before and I am amazed that we are still being affected by that. The conversations on the summit were funny in a way. Everyone was speculating about possible "fires in Idaho, but that wouldn't affect here...." etc... and telling stories about "epic fires on Mt. Adams lasting an entire year, even through the wint...

8/12/12 11:33am

Lowell_Skoog

author=danpeck link=topic=25517.msg107801#msg107801 date=1344798304">
However there is a lot of haze out there obscuring some of the view of the rest of the majestic North Cascades and beyond.

The haze is from Asian smoke, the same problem that affected my trip to Mt Baker a month ago. Cliff Mass has the goods: "This summer is...

8/12/12 10:34am

mtj

Nice work! We were the party of three descending from the summit, we passed as you were ascending.

Strong work climbing up that face in the sun--it was hot for us even going down.

It is cool to find this TR with excellent pics of such a great day (and the night before climbing up by moonlight was really great too)

Anyway cheers and congratulations on your successful descents!

8/12/12 9:37am

silaswild

author=saxybrian link=topic=25507.msg107800#msg107800 date=1344782986]
The ski down was amazing. Silas gave me some pointers, took some videos and ended up almost convicing some guides that I would 'garage sale' down one of the spots, but needless to say I made it down to their dissatisfaction.

Just to set the record straight, while I was setting up near the AAI group to shoot Brian's descent, I told them he was pretty go...

8/12/12 6:56am

Rusty Knees

author=saxybrian link=topic=25507.msg107800#msg107800 date=1344782986]
First off I'd like to add this is my first trip with a Turns member. This was amazing to get to go with Silas. Not only an amazing guy, but a great teacher and someone who's funny as hell.

Hi Brian - you've got to be a little more sparse with your praise - Silas is going to need a bigger hat. Good first TAY affiliated trip. It also shows you�...

8/12/12 4:47am

danpeck

Final picture giving another view of the suncups. They grew slightly with lower elevation.

8/12/12 4:12am

danpeck

More Photos:

Camp on Heliotrope ridge is very nice.
Some turns from August 10
Love the twin sister range

8/12/12 4:10am

danpeck

More Photos: Wild flowers are amazing. Haze filled our views of the North Cascades etc. Pumice Ridge is very pumicey.

8/12/12 4:07am

BrianT

First off I'd like to add this is my first trip with a Turns member. This was amazing to get to go with Silas. Not only an amazing guy, but a great teacher and someone who's funny as hell.

My thoughts of the trip. We got a bit later start than I'm used to, but hey, I'm going with the legend Silas so I'm not going to complain. We left the Ash Way park-n-ride around 6:45 and had to hit a quick stop on the way up to Baker. Once we stopped there we made it to Bake...

8/11/12 11:49pm

jtack

Thanks.

8/11/12 9:54am

all mtn

- man, I think you guys have as much stoke as myself; thanks for the good 'buzz' off your rpt. keep on hike/ skiin'. oh yaa - & tapping the water source.

8/11/12 8:57am

r1de

August 9, 2012, Artist Point Slim Pickings

Way to get after it! 8)

8/10/12 2:47pm

Web

Ptarmigan ridge was good on 8-4:

8/10/12 7:32am

-Josh-

August 9, 2012, Artist Point Slim Pickings

Coleman pinnacle still has good coverage, should still be good for a couple weeks

8/10/12 5:16am

Bobby Ocean

Adams SW Chutes

We skied it a couple weeks ago.

> snow was alright up top with no real sun cups. once we hit 7,000 the snow quality softened and there were big cups.
> let's say c to d based on my personal history.
> we also didn't know the local's version of "the right way" to exit so we ended up just hiking back over scree.
> lame.
> it was at least a 30 - 40 minute hike to the first patch of continuous snow to skin on.
&g...

8/10/12 4:44am

andyrew

Early August, 2012, Zona Central Chile conditions

Thanks for posting this. It brings back memories of being an exchange student in Santiago back in 2005. I had a few very memorable trips hitching rides and taking the bus to get up to the Sierra de San Ramon and up into the Rio Maipu. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to return and sample some of the austral winter on skis!

8/10/12 4:07am

ShailCaesar!

August 9, 2012, Artist Point Slim Pickings

What about the other side? Coleman Pinnacle area? Did you happen to look over there, just curious, thanks!

8/10/12 1:48am

Zap

Early August, 2012, Zona Central Chile conditions

Hopefully the next storm cycle arrives next week. In 2007, we had good a snowpack and we only skied lifts on that day. Jordan's photos are great. I will not forget the 43 or so hairpin turns ;)

8/10/12 12:59am

bcjunkie

Selkirk Crest, Idaho, July 4-7, 2012

author=Zap link=topic=25382.msg107275#msg107275 date=1342546073]
Great adventure and photos. ;)

A belated thanks, Zap!

author=mikerolfs link=topic=25382.msg107277#msg107277 date=1342550169]
wow, nice report. I like the close-up photo on the N Twin sub-peak with your ski tracks in it.

A belated thanks, as well, Mike! This is also my favorite shot!

8/10/12 12:11am

jtmaier

Skinning would have been nice… I don't currently my own touring skis (looking to invest in September), so the skis were on my backpack all the way up this trip. You could start skinning after the steep section after Hannegan Pass (the traverse around Point 5930) with maybe 1 or 2 short carries where the trail is completely melted out right before the arm. Otherwise, the arm had pretty good coverage.

8/9/12 4:01pm

PowderT

Nice work! Man, it looks like there is still a s-ton of snow up there. I was wondering where you started skinning from? I would assume it would be up on the arm, but?
Keep em coming
T

8/9/12 3:25pm

jtack

I would really call it a three-fer, if you include the quick dive in the lake!

8/9/12 5:38am

mikerolfs

author=jwplotz link=topic=25494.msg107737#msg107737 date=1344493503]
Great report Mike! I love the two-fers, be it ice/ski, or rock/ski. Full value day for the eastside obsessed.

Thanks, John. I enjoy reading about your multi-sport adventures. I remember one recently that involved ice, powder, and whippet avalanche mitigation.

author=alecapone link=topic=25494.msg107742#msg107742 date=13445...

8/9/12 4:28am

Zap

Great TR and photos. Do you have the Voile Vector BC ?

8/9/12 3:20am

Zap

Thanks for your first trip report. Nice view of the bowl.

8/9/12 3:12am

alecapone

8/3/2012, Summerland and Fryingpan Glacier

Kind of surprised Jamie didn't shoulder his skis for the rock climb too.

8/9/12 2:01am

wolfs

First time I recall seeing the "Goat Cirque" designation was this post from 2007. It's apt. Even if you don't see the goats there you smell them. Or smell what they left atop the snow.

8/8/12 4:30pm

mikerolfs

jtack and I pondered your route from the summit of Ingalls Peak today as we had an excellent view of the mountain from the East. We thought maybe it was the crevasse free line just south of the prow above inter glacier, and then we though maybe it was the crevasse free line just north of the prow (from our vantage point). Anyway, we had a lengthy summit conversation about the patience it took for you to get to ski that line and we also were able to admire the length of it from afar.&...

8/8/12 3:45pm

jwplotz

August 4, 2012, Mt. Daniel Conditions Update

Great report Mike! I love the two-fers, be it ice/ski, or rock/ski. Full value day for the eastside obsessed.

8/8/12 3:25pm

mikerolfs

Eyeball lake - looks like you can ski right to it.

Thanks for update. Looks like its good for another trip for me. I love that ski.

8/8/12 2:36pm

holdenj

July 5-9,2012, Circumountaineering Mt. Rainier

Click on the URL to a map of the actual trip.

Click on the mountain icons to see a picture.
Click on the buckets to see a linked video
Zoom and pan the map. You can see the crevasses if you zoom in.
The tents were our campsites.

Map is public on ArcGIS Online. Other maps can be seen in the Skiing, Kayaking Group.

8/8/12 1:50pm

Lowell_Skoog

July 28-30, 2012, Glacier Peak

Thanks for the report. It would have been useful for my son and me during our climb last weekend (August 3-4).

We didn't bring skis. There is still a lot of snow in the White Chuck basin, but it's going fast with all the warm weather now. During our climb, the passage from the Gerdine Glacier to the Cool Glacier was negotiable without crampons, but the snow was getting thin, so you might need crampons by now. The summit snow fingers are melting fast and the snow face on the...

8/8/12 12:57pm

Oyvind_Henningsen