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For a smartphone those are some pretty good shots!
A lot of good northerly aspects there, I was wondering when a good TR from Browder ridge would show up for this area. Looks like great opportunity there in the right conditions.
author=chmnyboy link=topic=24286.msg102597#msg102597 date=1332778862]
If the skis are on it still counts.
Absolutely
author=dberdinka link=topic=24280.msg102606#msg102606 date=1332785817]
glad to see that area getting traffic and that the name has stuck!
I'll use the names if I know them. Your contributions, (and there are probably more) Clean Slate and Sweet Sweet Death, are perfectly named.
There is one NE facing chute near the west summit on Barometer that you can see from the hwy - is that named? It is the last line I w...
Bravo!
Nice work and pics! I wish I had chosen your route as it felt like an invasion where I was...too many TRs.
Skiing was great though despite the crowds!
Nice work and pics! I wish I had chosen your route as it felt like an invasion where I was...too many TRs.
Skiing was great though despite the crowds!
Sounds like Shuksan got a ton of traffic over the weekend, even after the ski area heli-bombing mission kept folks out of the White Salmon valley until 9am or so Saturday (they were dropping shots on the Arm).
Sounds like many different lines skied including another descent of the Hanging Glacier Headwall and a a first descent somewhere else.
Pics and vid on blog, if you're into that kind of thing . . .
Sounds like many different lines skied including another descent of the Hanging Glacier Headwall and a a first descent somewhere else.
Pics and vid on blog, if you're into that kind of thing . . .
Looks like you hit some great conditions. So glad to see that area getting traffic and that the name has stuck!
envious, next time Eric, Chuck and all.
Nice tour Ryan. I feel I have been running a parallel emotional track. My track however had a weird curve on Thursday when I suddenly realized that the mourning for me needs to be replaced with cherished memories. It is time for me now. I need to replace my ambivalence with action, there are people that talk about doing and then there are people that actually do. I have felt myself drifting too much into the first category this last year. But you more than any...
Thanks again for the comments on the pics.
Was anyone here responsible for the line down the knoll looker's right of Bryant Col? That is a sweet line....
Was anyone here responsible for the line down the knoll looker's right of Bryant Col? That is a sweet line....
This post takes me back to Kendall powder in the sunshine back on 3/19 - http://youtu.be/wkcLRWGM7RE
I just got a new desktop background - thanks!
I just got a new desktop background - thanks!
Looks like a great trip Eric! Glad you guys got after it.
Thanks for the fun trip Joe! It was nice to get out in the sunshine. I do think Browder holds lots of potential, it's just like anything in the area, very condition/weather dependent. Looking forward to a return trip!
Wow, what a cool point to point tour. Thanks for sharing.
John
John
Thanks Ry. I'm home Tuesday, let's get out.
author=Charlie Hagedorn link=topic=24284.msg102588#msg102588 date=1332742055]
Y'all didn't miss much, but skiing's still fun.
Better'n a poke in the eye with a sharp stick for sure!
I was up on the 24th scouting a new up track up the arm for a different approach to Lake Ann. I saw your up track and man was it tempting to go play over there. However I was solo and got a late start so I stayed with my original plan.
Don
Don
Right on, ebeam. We got it Monday by going Dog Chute on Table over to the high west gullies into Mazama Bowl to valley then traversing clockwise until reaching Clean Slate. We didn't have time for that big bowl you got (which probably wasn't stable enough yet anyway) - glad you got it. What a brilliant tour. Ridiculously deep in there right now. You couldn't ski out the alleys in those trees in a week.
author=Big Steve link=topic=24263.msg102540#msg102540 date=1332690630]
I usually don't post TRs re a pedestrian tours like Granite. Figured I'd offer an assessment of a schmoo tour.
Hope you and the lurkers on this site will post condition reports with greater frequency, whether or not the tour is pedestrian or epic. Thanks!
author=Edgesport link=topic=24265.msg102576#msg102576 date=1332734356]
Thanks for sharing. That upper section of Newton is so fun! Did you climb the chute you skied or another route?
We skinned up mostly climbers left of the chute trying to avoid the gullies. Once or twice we dipped into the chute to assess conditions.
Thanks for sharing. That upper section of Newton is so fun! Did you climb the chute you skied or another route?
last ones:
5)Mark with still a long way to go
6)The line that is Clean Slate
5)Mark with still a long way to go
6)The line that is Clean Slate
3)Jeff lapping a bowl between high points on Slate Peak
4)The top part of Clean Slate
4)The top part of Clean Slate
Awesome tour Ryan! It was great to run into you out there. Sorry we got sidetracked by some shady powder and missed skiing on Chair Peak with you. Another time. :)
Nice meeting up with you, Ryan. Three big tours in one. Whew! This is definitely a Monika approved day. Her spirit was with you.
That connection from Red over to Snoqualmie East summit sure is a tricky one. A new classic! ;)
That connection from Red over to Snoqualmie East summit sure is a tricky one. A new classic! ;)
Nice writeup. Thanks for sharing.
The subject matter works for me. Nice trip Ryan, you covered a lot more ground than I do in my rare solo trips.
That sounds like a really nice route. At least it was a beautiful day, if the skiing conditions were less than ideal.
I thought we could ski guilt free until at least april 14th without worrying about taxes ;D
I thought we could ski guilt free until at least april 14th without worrying about taxes ;D
Sweet photos Black Dog! We were ogling your tracks from down in Newton yesterday, wishing we got back in there a little earlier - such a nice day.
author=GRKMTNGOAT link=topic=24265.msg102530#msg102530 date=1332649758]
Nice work today..that run you made off gnarl looked really good..You guys timed it perfectly...Can't wait to try it myself. I was in the group you bumped into on your last run into Newton on Pea Gravel.
Thanks. It was one of those perfect days on Hood where conditions came together to make the attempt safe and enjoyable.
Nice work Gentlemen! Kevino - I was wondering where you were going to go. Glad you found some partners.
author=John Morrow link=topic=24264.msg102537#msg102537 date=1332682261]
Axis it is! We were hoping to find you ahead of us putting in the skin track, you know. By the way, John, where did you ever find the line off the true summit??? Dang it is thin!
J
It is almost always too thin on that one, but that gully sure fills in nicely! Is 8 Mile Road still all snow or is there some hiking to do?
Thanks for the uptrack. We followed it to crown face, above which it was mostly blown over/away!
We also had a great day! Powder and steeps!
We were the first ones (left the car at 8:30 or so) but there were at least 15 people headed out towards Shuksan. They were always in the distance though so I'm not sure where they all skied...
I thought it would be cloudy today, should be skiing right now... oh well, chores are backed up and it's going to get snow...
We also had a great day! Powder and steeps!
We were the first ones (left the car at 8:30 or so) but there were at least 15 people headed out towards Shuksan. They were always in the distance though so I'm not sure where they all skied...
I thought it would be cloudy today, should be skiing right now... oh well, chores are backed up and it's going to get snow...
In the picture behind the tele dude taking the "rest step" - must've been that strong young man putting in that turn in the uptrack - going UP!
While the rest of you were butt wigglin', your wife was sending it! Way to time it, Mike - wish I could've joined you and glad y'all stuck it perfect. More unsatisfied customers, Larry!
Nah, no pics, John. I usually don't post TRs re a pedestrian tours like Granite. Figured I'd offer an assessment of a schmoo tour.
author=jwplotz link=topic=24264.msg102532#msg102532 date=1332655549]
Ooh! I love this run! Nice one John. AKA Axis peak, right?
Axis it is! We were hoping to find you ahead of us putting in the skin track, you know. By the way, John, where did you ever find the line off the true summit??? Dang it is thin!
J
author=kevino link=topic=24264.msg102534#msg102534 date=1332657966]
You should really watch out for those random solo dudes named kevin....
Yeah, that dude was shady for sure! We should have known he was a TAY'er. Can't never trust someone in that crowd.
J
author=Big Steve link=topic=24263.msg102513#msg102513 date=1332641885]
Granite via SW ridge was the tits today. We took a conservative ascent route, gaining the SW ridge from the W. Sun stayed behind the clouds for a safe, at times crusty, ascent. Then the sun came out for awhile and softened things a bit. We launch off the summit with perfect timing. Fun linked turns for 2000' off the top in pre-schmoo then schmoo. Slush in the lower trees. Glided...
You should really watch out for those random solo dudes named kevin....
Ooh! I love this run! Nice one John. AKA Axis peak, right?
Sorry to hear about the breakage Silas -- price of the beta-test. Sounds like they skied pretty damn well up until that point. I've been putting my K skis through the paces in the last week, but they're not quite the 5.5 lb featherweights that the Wilds are...
Nice work today..that run you made off gnarl looked really good..You guys timed it perfectly...Can't wait to try it myself. I was in the group you bumped into on your last run into Newton on Pea Gravel.
eastern temptations... looks sweet!
Nice! Been drooling over some lines on the gnarl all season.