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Thanks for that trip report Lowell I enjoyed it so much. I was actually directed to it from an interminable, but very enjoyable thread on Ttips, on XCD technique. Some of the views you showed reminded me of my two visits to Mount Adams with telemon. Bob is sorely missed.....

6/21/12 10:48am

Rusty Knees

Here's a picture of the highlight of the day for me.

Weaver (Paul) and I met this nice young couple as they were coming down off Silver Peak.

6/21/12 10:36am

Fletcher

June 21, 2012, Silver Peak

Thanks for posting that photo Mike! Nice meeting you as well.

6/21/12 9:58am

r1de

Great day to be up there. It was my first visit to Silver Peak, and I went with Wook. We were both on splitties, and made a hike up to the summit. I got some decent footage, I think; will post later today or tomorrow.

Edit: here is the video: http://youtu.be/QmKFh83vNUU

6/21/12 9:04am

jwplotz

author=spionin link=topic=25152.msg106351#msg106351 date=1340318615]
NOOOO! not again!

oh, whew! close one.

Yes V, I hate close calls like that.

6/21/12 8:28am

~Link~

Hell yeah! That's a feel-good TR! Sounds like a trip of a lifetime. Good work, fellers!

6/21/12 8:15am

~Link~

Welcome back, Zap!

6/21/12 8:07am

~Link~

Shot up there after work with Alta Snob for a summit and twilight ski out. Still laughing about Silas's verbal ques regarding skiing in the dark; I'm glad to know I'm not the only loon-bin on the hills. Good times.

6/21/12 8:06am

spionin

author=jwplotz link=topic=25152.msg106204#msg106204 date=1340070473]I was completely out of smoked salmon

NOOOO! not again!

author=jwplotz link=topic=25152.msg106204#msg106204 date=1340070473]he had two shrinkwrapped smoked salmon filets waiting for me.

oh, whew! close one.

looks like a great trip! :)

6/21/12 7:43am

avajane

Wow! You guys sure nailed the timing of that trip. Great shots

6/21/12 7:17am

Libteched

Had a killer time out yesterday. Didn't get to meet anyone but there were quite a few folks up in the bowl. I ended up putting in two laps up to the true summit then descended off the east ridge via a nice steep little col.

6/21/12 6:56am

mikerolfs

author=Rusty Knees link=topic=25176.msg106325#msg106325 date=1340261800]
Did you need permits,

Yes, permits required. I picked the dates in February for the lottery process and it turns out I picked poorly as far as coordinating with my wife. Worked out okay for skiing though :)

author=Fletcher link=topic=25176.msg106340#msg106340 date=1340304841]
Hey Mike, I wondered if you posted...

6/21/12 6:01am

danpeck

Which boots are you using with your TTS binding? Are those the scarp a F1's? Also, what cable system did you use? I'd like to build a TTS with the O1 cables underfoot.

Inspiring report. I was actually up there June 14-15 on a hike with my wife, no skis, but I saw ski tracks and was wishing.

If you ever need someone to tele with... I'm new to the area, looking for people to ski with. Send me a PM.

6/21/12 5:54am

Jake the Brit

YES
I knew you were a genius......I'll stand behind you the 1st time!

6/21/12 5:20am

jwplotz

Bear Tipping, Jake.

6/21/12 4:36am

Fletcher

Hey Mike, I wondered if you posted over here. You guys sure did seem to be having an awesome time up there. I really enjoyed watching you guys ski down Aasgard. Now I am seriously regretting leaving early.

6/21/12 3:54am

Jake the Brit

author=jwplotz link=topic=25152.msg106233#msg106233 date=1340113502]
Thanks! The devil club shoots was Scott's beta. We tried several shoots in various stages of bloom, and concluded that the tastiest ones still had the purple shell around the green buds. The older shoots without the shell were still edible but quite bitter.

Damn I am chuckling; now not only do we have to aim to ski the most rad line, as far away as possible....b...

6/21/12 3:27am

Charlie Hagedorn

Bummed we missed you guys - last dash in the evening. Beautiful day!

6/21/12 3:03am

Jim Oker

That was a blast. Great party at the top - nice to meet you all! The evening skiing was quite nice - carvable corn.

6/21/12 2:49am

Big Steve

Fun up there. Glad to hear you got out. Via headlamp?

6/21/12 12:03am

Big Steve

Yeah baby! Happy Solstice. Sorry we missed you two. We had brews with RustyKnees and Weaver at the cars, then skinned up to the ridge for more beers with Silas, Jim O, et. al. Lovely up there.

Keep on zapping it, Zap!

6/21/12 12:02am

ron j

June 15, 2012, Skyline Divide, Mt. Baker

Zap and Jill
Rock on ;D

6/20/12 11:45pm

petermoran

Nice pics. Those look like bear prints in the snow. Do we need to bring bear spray on our belts?

6/20/12 3:58pm

Rusty Knees

Great trip report, Mike! Did you need permits, or does that start later? Great pictures, boy,did you get the weather!

6/20/12 3:56pm

bcjunkie

Thanks, Graham! Also! Here is 3 more pics that gotta be shown...

1)Graham, Mr. kitted-out and ready for action, tearing up the crazy debris on the way up Interglacier...
2)Me, newby and all, ready for action on summit morning...
3)Splitboard Graham tearing it up in good fashion

6/20/12 3:00pm

Splitboard Graham

nice work. been eyeing that from crystal for years, too.

6/20/12 2:33pm

Boot

You are both awesome and inspiring.

6/20/12 2:29pm

Splitboard Graham

Determination! Inspiring. Thank you.

6/20/12 2:24pm

Splitboard Graham

Thanks for the pics bcjunkie! and the good company to all in attendance!

below are some more pics:

6/20/12 2:07pm

bcjunkie

And finally, 3 more for the road... ;)

1) Michael and Christian skiing the Upper Interglacier Basin
2)Michael and Paul skiing the Lower Interglacier Basin
3) I scared our poor little bear up a tree, on the way down the trail...didn't even notice until Michael told me as he was catching up to me...must have been the huge pack with skis on it.

As this was my first time on Mt. Rainier, I am awed and inspired! I will be back to try it again....soon! Thank...

6/20/12 1:08pm

bcjunkie

And in addition to...here are some more pictures for your viewing pleasure:

1)Skiing the Emmons Glacier
2)More skiing on the mighty Emmons Glacier
3)Last but not least, more skiing on the Emmons Glacier

The snow conditions were a bit icy and crusty, but was pretty skiable with some serious power turns and a good attitude :)

6/20/12 12:57pm

bcjunkie

They just keep a coming....more pictures :D

1)View looking over at the Emmons Glacier, Frying Pan Glacier, and the Cowlitz Chimneys in the early AM, on summit day.
2) Right before we embarked on our skin up, the winds up on Mt. Rainier started to pick up dramatically.
3) Near the crux of the route, with a falling serac blowing out a snow bridge, critical to our attempt on skis, just ahead...

6/20/12 12:49pm

bcjunkie

Here are some more pictures from the trip:

1)Our group skiing into the Upper Interglacier Basin.
2)Our camp at Camp Shurman.
3)Looking up the Emmons Glacier in the early AM before our attempt to summit.

6/20/12 12:39pm

bcjunkie

I figured I better add to the trip report, as it is my first here on TAY. Here are some pictures from the trip:

1) Looking at Mt. Rainier's Emmons/Interglacier route from the highway the day before we embarked.
2)Our group getting ready to hit the trail from the White River Trailhead.
3) Not even a mile up the trail, we had company...a black bear! Right in the middle of the trail!! Fortunately, he didn't seem to mind us one bit....

6/20/12 12:34pm

Splitboard Graham

author=ps44 link=topic=25169.msg106304#msg106304 date=1340229242]
Good effort. We watched the weather over the Rainier summit from Fryingpan Glacier and it had a big cloud most of the day. I wonder whether any climbers were getting through after the bridge collapse as I am planning to go up there in a month or so (on foot, not skis).

Thanks for any info.

Thanks. No one summitted while we were up there. The g...

6/20/12 10:55am

PS44

Good effort. We watched the weather over the Rainier summit from Fryingpan Glacier and it had a big cloud most of the day. I wonder whether any climbers were getting through after the bridge collapse as I am planning to go up there in a month or so (on foot, not skis).

Thanks for any info.

6/20/12 6:54am

~Link~

Wow. Nice trek, buddy and good work connecting with Boot! What a guy!

Too bad the snow was melted out. Tried hitting that last year on July 4th but it was melted out by then so we settled for a steep ride down the RDC to Hidden Lake instead... :D

6/20/12 5:32am

Patarero

author=lolob link=topic=25140.msg106262#msg106262 date=1340137513]
Do you have any sense of how long the season will last for skiing Adams given the current snowpack? Is it still worthwhile/feasible at the end of July to do a trip up to the summit on skis or is it too melted out at that point?

Southwest shoots were in all of 2011, but last year was deep. Guessing you should be fine at the end of july unless we see a seriou...

6/20/12 3:36am

tabski

Respect. Nice work, men.

6/20/12 2:33am

ryanl

You guys scare me. And yet I feel envy. Great trip you two!

6/20/12 1:37am

danpeck

author=alpine-earth link=topic=25140.msg106182#msg106182 date=1340049362]
Your style of mountain travel on ski has always motivated and inspired me since seeing the Cascade Crest slideshow at Marmot a few years back; using the ski as an alpine tool, and sometimes touring for the tour and not just the turn has made my life much richer.

I completely agree here. Thinking of skis as a mountaineering tool and a way to exper...

6/20/12 1:17am

Oyvind_Henningsen

June 11, 2012, Boston Basin, North Cascades

way to go Kyle !

6/19/12 11:05pm

Core

Hey Cos! Glad to see that you got up under Eldorado and Forbidden - they shall be beckoning with additional adventures in the near future - whoo hoo! core-ski

6/19/12 1:34pm

PS44

June 17, Fryingpan Glacier, Whitman Crest

author=NickD link=topic=25147.msg106276#msg106276 date=1340160442]
Your fat boards ruled on Sunday. Tough decision--skinny ones for the easier up or fat for the down. Nice pictures. I left my camera home to prevent jinxing the touchy forecast. ;)

Hi Nick - nice meeting you too and thank you for putting the track in. Yeah on the way up I was wishing for narrower skis but once I started skiing the butter from the Crest I was...

6/19/12 12:59pm

wapiti_bob

I got an e-mail from park today and sunrise WILL open this Friday. Unless there is an unforeseen problem. The week extension was for restroom and water issues not the road.I Hope to get up there and make some turns this weekend it should be good.

6/19/12 12:34pm

Lowell_Skoog

June 17, Fryingpan Glacier, Whitman Crest

author=lolob link=topic=25140.msg106262#msg106262 date=1340137513]
Do you have any sense of how long the season will last for skiing Adams given the current snowpack? Is it still worthwhile/feasible at the end of July to do a trip up to the summit on skis or is it too melted out at that point?

I'm not turns-all-year guy. I typically hang up my skis in early July. So others would know better what late July conditions are lik...

6/19/12 12:31pm

NickD

Nice to meet you and Pavel, Splitter. I was the other skiier you met ascending to the glacier. I still think it was quite mushy but it was a fine day up there, when visibility allowed. Your fat boards ruled on Sunday. Tough decision--skinny ones for the easier up or fat for the down. Nice pictures. I left my camera home to prevent jinxing the touchy forecast. ;)

6/19/12 11:47am

Gary Vogt

Thanks for the very enjoyable trip report, Lowell!

author=peteyboy link=topic=25140.msg106128#msg106128 date=1339968788]
Any idea what the Northwest access is driveable to?

Most of the limited road info on the USFS site is several weeks old, as usual. The Packwood Highway Shopper (updates on Wednesdays) reports both of the two main N-S paved FS roads (#23 & #25) are still closed. http://www.highwayshopper.com/recrpt.htm...

6/19/12 10:27am

Gary Vogt