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5/3/12 5:50am
Randito
April 29-May 1, 2012, Marble Mountains
Did you do anything to get your pooch to tolerate the "doggles"? 
My mutt -- even in really bright sun -- works hard to dislodge them and knocks them off pretty quickly.
5/3/12 4:37am
WhiteyWhite
May 1, 2012, Chair Peak POW!
There was alot of debris from previous slides. They looked like large avy's too. So all in all, I'd say a pretty decent amount of activity. While skinning, often times the downhill ski would slide off the track and sometimes would propagate, but nothing ever ran more than a few inches.
5/3/12 4:25am
mikerolfs
April 29-May 1, 2012, Marble Mountains
That looks like a fun area.  Love the dog-gogs.
5/3/12 2:06am
DG
April 29, 2012, Mount Scot east (crater lake NP)
Way to get after it - that sounds like quite a haul, especially after Mt. McLoughlin and hotel hell!  Awesome pictures of the lake, and from the day previous on McLoughlin.  Mt Scott seems like a tough one - I tried it a couple years ago, waiting until June for the road to melt out (just barely), but by then the mosquito swarms were so intense that they drove us away.
5/3/12 2:03am
danpeck
May 2, 2012, Hurricane
oooo.  Nice.
5/3/12 1:45am
andybrnr
April 29, 2012, Mt. Stuart, Cascadian Corn Harvest
Hmm, looks like you're right... we seem to have missed our right turn. Too many couloirs on that south face, hard to count over from the summit and figure out which one you're supposed to drop in to. The alliteration isn't really there for "southeast route corn harvest", but the turns remain fantastic. Guess I've still got Ulrich's and Cascadian left on the tic list.
5/2/12 4:04pm
steveski
May 1, 2012, Chair Peak POW!
Thanks for the report. Glad you had a safe, fun trip. Any other objective snow analysis after the observed "whumpfing"? It may be "spring" but there is still a deep and reacting snow pack out there!
5/2/12 1:31pm
timmyfitz
April 28-29, Silver Basin, Family winter campout
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OK, here goes

5/2/12 1:17pm
timmyfitz
May 1, 2012, North Slope Chair Peak
nice move on the splint.  Smart choice
5/2/12 1:02pm
WhiteyWhite
May 1, 2012, North Slope Chair Peak
HA! I just posted our trip a second ago!
5/2/12 10:00am
BigRed
April 29, 2012, Mt. Stuart, Cascadian Corn Harvest
Great work, that's a haul!  I tried it a couple years ago but bailed in the heat about halfway up stuart.  Based on you map it looks like you may have skied down the southeast route, not the Cascadian.  The Cascadian doesn't dump you that close to turnpike creek drainage.
5/2/12 6:52am
Lisa
Apr 28, Rainier- Muir and Nisqually Chute
Guess that was the place to be Sat. Great weather! Those of us with late afternoon birthday commitments had to stay local. But a few were wishing they were on Rainier.
5/2/12 5:25am
Marcus
April 28-29, Silver Basin, Family winter campout
Awesome -- I love trips like this.

FYI, you can link directly to the pictures in your Picasa album -- there are more instructions in the "Photo Posting Guidelines" at the top of each month's section.  Right-click and copy the image or picture location that you want to link, then paste it into the "IMG" tags.  If you quote this post, you can see how it should look.

5/2/12 5:09am
lrudholm
April 28-29, Silver Basin, Family winter campout
Sweet snow cave!!
5/2/12 2:42am
Lisa
4-29-12, Mt Maude north face
Nicely done Scotty! Would love to see more pics should you have some to link. Cheers!
5/2/12 2:38am
Marcus
4-29-12, Mt Maude north face
Removed a post -- if folks want to discuss snowmobile use in the backcountry, Random Tracks is the place for that.
5/2/12 2:06am
Cornfed
April 28-29, Silver Basin, Family winter campout
Those are special memories for the kids.
5/2/12 2:03am
timmyfitz
April 28-29, Silver Basin, Family winter campout
This link will actually work.  Sorry about that!

https://picasaweb.google.com/timmyfitz1/FamilyWinterCampout?authuser=0&feat=directlink
5/2/12 12:46am
telemack
April 28, 2012, Mt McLoughlin, OR
Good TR!  I did the NE bowl once and had an interesting traverse back to the trail.
How about Mt. Scott? 
5/1/12 9:57pm
Joedabaker
East peak and beyond today
author=dtwolfen link=topic=24651.msg104182#msg104182 date=1335915997]
  I stay on top and have a blast making so many turns in so little a space. 


That's my kinda skier!
Thanks for the great report.
5/1/12 1:11pm
Scotsman
East peak and beyond today
:) What a great TR....thanks.
5/1/12 12:24pm
blitz
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
oooh, far out! :)
5/1/12 12:12pm
dahu
Apr 28, Rainier- Muir and Nisqually Chute
Great meeting you Jonathan, Jeff and Josh!  Merci for letting me tag along.  A beautiful (and hot) day. 
Viva Movement X-series combined with TLT-5 :)

5/1/12 10:38am
tabski
April 27-28, Mt Baker Coleman Deming
Surely a better story than a regular, fair-weather ascent of the CD.
5/1/12 9:28am
Jonathan_S.
Apr 28, Rainier- Muir and Nisqually Chute
author=bfree32 link=topic=24648.msg104178#msg104178 date=1335910229]
Nice report! Hit 10k for the day or just shy of it?


According to my watch altimeter, a mere 450' shy. 
By that stage though, I was in no mood for mathematical goals . . . although topping out at Camp Muir again in such beautiful weather did keep me heading up long after I'd already had enough work and skiing for the day!
5/1/12 7:14am
bfree32
Apr 28, Rainier- Muir and Nisqually Chute
Nice report! Hit 10k for the day or just shy of it?
5/1/12 7:10am
bs.
4-29-12, Mt Maude north face
looks like an awesome trip!  i had to show my family the photos in scurlock's book along with the TR.

and side by side is my preferred way to ride 2 up...
5/1/12 5:08am
mikerolfs
April 30, 2012, Cannon Coulier
author=mikerolfs link=topic=24649.msg104174#msg104174 date=1335901069]
Can you tell what it is?


I'll tell you what it is.  Jamie is such a bushwhacking he-man that he just threw his skis up on his shoulder and never took them down.  We carried our skis from the car at 2000' all the way to 5600' before putting our skis on, and the only time the skis came off Jamie's shoulder was when we were scratching our heads...
5/1/12 4:54am
mikerolfs
April 30, 2012, Cannon Coulier
Fun trip for sure!  Here are some photos from the trip that all have one thing in common:







5/1/12 4:37am
all mtn
Apr 28, Rainier- Muir and Nisqually Chute
- nice mapwork, and good style on the sticky runout !
5/1/12 3:53am
HillsHaveEyes
March 24, 2012, Ruby Mtn, North Side via Happy Crk
^Well said.

To suggest that a "stake has been driven through the heart of" another gem spot is a bit over the top and gives the destructive power of TAY  too much credit.

In any case, if the NCNP expansion proposal ever gains traction, conversations about how the area is used could put Ruby in the spotlight, as the park boundary would gobble it up.
5/1/12 1:37am
Gregg_C
4-29-12, Mt Maude north face
Loved the awesome trip report.  The picture of the sled and bike is a classic.  I got a sled this spring and love that can now access all those snowed over forest service roads.  (Plus the corn on the south side of Baker.)

Thanks for sharing the stoke!!

Cascade skiing rocks!!
5/1/12 1:17am
Salal
4-29-12, Mt Maude north face
Loving the seat of the pants attitude. Looks fun. Maybe you should have used a hot air balloon.
5/1/12 1:11am
Kismet
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Daddy Wompat keeping the troops entertained at camp...
4/30/12 11:49pm
Kismet
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Data & Animal, The Brothers Wilderness
4/30/12 11:48pm
Kismet
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
The before shot...
4/30/12 11:46pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
THE END - - - Resting in the Road
:) ;) :D ;D ;D :D ;) :)

Cigdem, Les, Scott, Mack, Kevin
4/30/12 2:06pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
The nifty bridge!
4/30/12 2:05pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Cigdem (aka one ____) on her way up from a small but fun slide backwards!
4/30/12 2:04pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Threading the needle on the way down!
4/30/12 2:03pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Almost to our high point of around 6,100 feet before we could not see anymore!
4/30/12 2:02pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
More of the up, but booting this time!
4/30/12 2:01pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Scott on the up!
4/30/12 2:00pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
The lobster claw!
4/30/12 1:59pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Mack and our camp mascot, Tony the Wombat!
4/30/12 1:59pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Our camp, Tibetan flags compliments of Scott!
4/30/12 1:57pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
More of Mack!
4/30/12 1:55pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Traveling through a previous flooded swamp area.  Lots of trail damage.
4/30/12 1:54pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Mack hiking up the trail!
4/30/12 1:53pm
Animal
April 28-29, 2012, Olympics, Brothers/Great Basin
Les hiking up the Lena Lake Trail.