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ha .. i'm just a nice person ;-)
were you at the show? all you had to do was ask ..
were you at the show? all you had to do was ask ..
Gotta luv McCully yurts. CB supplied free beer? WTF?
author=Scotsman link=topic=24097.msg101980#msg101980 date=1331703964]
Damn.....you're right. ;D I was waiting for some astute person to catch that.
moderators....can you move it over there for me.
I don't know, man,
on the other hand, Shames Mt may be one of the finest backcountry destinations in North America. And after all, the route map has "backcountry" in the link two times.
http://b...
looks sick, kyle! i hope the winds were calm for your summit nap. i was without a car, too, for this full moon, but was unsuccessful at convincing anyone to give me a ride out to go tour. i must not have asked in a charming enough manner!
Way cool!
Now, where is this place???? kidding--making light of the hot air still going on in the Random Tracks thread
Thanks for sharing and bless the fish scale!
John
Now, where is this place???? kidding--making light of the hot air still going on in the Random Tracks thread
Thanks for sharing and bless the fish scale!
John
author=trees4me link=topic=24097.msg101951#msg101951 date=1331683828]
Very cool website, I bet that's helped with Shames tourism!
One question: shouldn't this be posted in the lift-accessed section with the other reports? It seems like you caught a lift for access to the goods... ;)
Damn.....you're right. ;D I was waiting for some astute person to catch that.
moderators....can you move it over the...
Looks like a sweet place - thanks for sharing! And Ale - you're comments are killing me - too funny!
More pictures (and the new Circumnavigation of Helen's trip) at http://www.meetup.com/Portlands-Hard-Core-Explore/events/51881982/
Here's a few more shots of the adventure. Nice writeup Phil.
Next circumnavigation is April 6-9 of Mt. St. Helens.
Let me know if interested.
Cheers
David
Next circumnavigation is April 6-9 of Mt. St. Helens.
Let me know if interested.
Cheers
David
HaHaHa.. I just blew (wasted) a tablespoon of zinfandel through my nose... :'(
Jeez, i'm glad it's after 5:00.. ;D
Jeez, i'm glad it's after 5:00.. ;D
Very cool website, I bet that's helped with Shames tourism!
One question: shouldn't this be posted in the lift-accessed section with the other reports? It seems like you caught a lift for access to the goods... ;)
One question: shouldn't this be posted in the lift-accessed section with the other reports? It seems like you caught a lift for access to the goods... ;)
author=samthaman link=topic=24086.msg101788#msg101788 date=1331445467]
this photo is worth repeating! thanks for sharing it!
(MODS tell me if reposting the photo isn't oK)
author=Scotsman link=topic=24097.msg101883#msg101883 date=1331601849]
HA!
Here's all you need to know , all the major lines are marked. Place is amazing.
Read and drool!
http://backcountryskiingcanada.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=Shames%20Mountain%20Backcountry
That is an impressive website! Especially the 'Routes' pages. That would never work down here.. apparently.
Nothing li...
author=Chainsaw_Willie link=topic=24116.msg101903#msg101903 date=1331608310]
Made for some interesting braille skiing.
Copyright that, Will. Same story at Whistler today. Niko
author=Scotsman link=topic=24097.msg101883#msg101883 date=1331601849]
HA!
Here's all you need to know , all the major lines are marked. Place is amazing.
Read and drool!
http://backcountryskiingcanada.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=Shames%20Mountain%20Backcountry
Thanks. Wow! Shoot me!
Wow. You'd have to be high on crack(illegal) not to floored by terrain like that! Cool photos.
Nice Joe! Sunday at the Pass was really nice too! Looking forward to touring with you again soon....
Thanks! The trail was nearly buried in places by the time we were skinning up... but that's usually a good problem to have!
yeah, i was wishing i hadn't left my crampons in the car at several points... a Rick Perry "oops" moment ;) did you break the trail up to East Peak? Thanks to whoever did!
Man that skin up was a pain I am so glad I had my ski crampons.
We caused a few sluffs on North facing aspects with a ski cut, that turned out to be about a foot deep.
We caused a few sluffs on North facing aspects with a ski cut, that turned out to be about a foot deep.
author=Scotsman link=topic=24097.msg101891#msg101891 date=1331604279]
i can be persuaded to go again...only 20 hr drive from Seattle....lets go!
Next season YOU are coming...... mandatory.
Oh, well only 20 hours each way...
couple of those trips and I can just start collecting retirement checks when I get home.
author=Joedabaker link=topic=24097.msg101890#msg101890 date=1331603992]
OMG....
Don't ever post stuff like that again or I will never sleep again until I ski it.
i can be persuaded to go again...only 20 hr drive from Seattle....lets go!
Next season YOU are coming...... mandatory.
OMG....
Don't ever post stuff like that again or I will never sleep again until I ski it.
Don't ever post stuff like that again or I will never sleep again until I ski it.
author=Chamois link=topic=24097.msg101872#msg101872 date=1331592440]
With the only clues as "Prince Rupert", "Cold Sweat", and "Dome" I won't share the Google results.
HA!
Here's all you need to know , all the major lines are marked. Place is amazing.
Read and drool!
http://backcountryskiingcanada.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=Shames%20Mountain%20Backcountry
Nice. I've heard of this glorious locale, thanks for sharing. Unicorn farts- sounds like ground breaking renewable energy.
author=Scotsman link=topic=24097.msg101863#msg101863 date=1331584184]
If only they would invent a worldwide interconnection of computers that would allow one to search for this kind of information. ::)
Sorry for the sarcasm but having spent 4 days on close proximity to PNWBrit(Banned) I couldn't help it.
:-[
Northern BC, near Terrace.
Joedabaker, the squirrels died, it's now run on natural gas system powered by unico...
author=alecapone link=topic=24097.msg101835#msg101835 date=1331566800]
More pics please?
Especially this Mary hottie. I'm a bit of a preggophile. 5 1/2 months on is the hottest trimester.
This is the sort of sick thing that goes through your mind when you are lying in the dark in your snowcave isn't it??
You're one sick puppy!
author=Chamois link=topic=24097.msg101857#msg101857 date=1331580593]
Looks nice - for those of us not in the know - where the heck is this?
If only they would invent a worldwide interconnection of computers that would allow one to search for this kind of information. ::)
Sorry for the sarcasm but having spent 4 days on close proximity to PNWBrit(Banned) I couldn't help it.
:-[
Northern BC, near Terrace.<...
Looks nice - for those of us not in the know - where the heck is this?
That looks fantastic!
Way to take a chance.
"Remember: You might ski in the rain if you head up to the mountains, but you won’t ski at all if you stay home."
I like it :)
Way to take a chance.
"Remember: You might ski in the rain if you head up to the mountains, but you won’t ski at all if you stay home."
I like it :)
Indeed. Redtop was quite nice, too. Even got some sun near the summit.
Awesome boys!!
Would love to go there some day, looks spectacular!
Were they able to procure a new lot of squirrels to replace the worn out ones that power the lifts??
Also, is just the mention of PNWBrit( Banned) also frowned upon?
Would love to go there some day, looks spectacular!
Were they able to procure a new lot of squirrels to replace the worn out ones that power the lifts??
Also, is just the mention of PNWBrit( Banned) also frowned upon?
Same thing happened to me at Stevens Pass (ski area) in less-visited IB cliff terrain on two separate occasions. On NE facing, the other N facing. parralel tracks, good speed, exciting light powder explosion when it ran into trees.
FWIW, right at Power line gap the wind was howling in the afternoon and by 3:00pm that whole east facing slope there was loading rapidly (fill in between runs) and starting to propagate laterally.
FWIW, right at Power line gap the wind was howling in the afternoon and by 3:00pm that whole east facing slope there was loading rapidly (fill in between runs) and starting to propagate laterally.
author=John Morrow link=topic=24096.msg101811#msg101811 date=1331524944] To our surprise on the end of a longer ski cut, at a small tree, a release just wide as the length of my skis ran on the rain crust. It was odd because it didn't fan out like a sluff, it also didn't fracture into a greater slab, it simply ran fast with two beautifully parallel flanks. The path width stayed about the true length of my skis the whole way.
More pics please?
Especially this Mary hottie. I'm a bit of a preggophile. 5 1/2 months on is the hottest trimester.
Kiddin, but shames sidecountry is so sick lookin. Cuddos for the corporate donnation.
Especially this Mary hottie. I'm a bit of a preggophile. 5 1/2 months on is the hottest trimester.
Kiddin, but shames sidecountry is so sick lookin. Cuddos for the corporate donnation.
Way to get it Sam. Snow looks incredible.
Nice trip, looks like you were well rewarded!!
That final picture of the boarder getting huge air in front of Shuksan is fantastic.
That final picture of the boarder getting huge air in front of Shuksan is fantastic.
author=JimH link=topic=24068.msg101774#msg101774 date=1331402229]
Thanks Jeff - were all of those ECT & CT results Q1 shears? They looked pretty 'crisp'. Thanks for raising our awareness a bit.
They were all Quality 1 or as the Canadians would say Sudden Collapse. No question on the quality. If you were to trigger this layer on a larger slope it would not be good.
For those of you riding closer to the Ca...
hummel and miller aren't exactly attached at the hip ..
Thanks Jeff - were all of those ECT & CT results Q1 shears? They looked pretty 'crisp'. Thanks for raising our awareness a bit.
author=ErikT link=topic=24062.msg101766#msg101766 date=1331359687]
Sweet trip. I appreciate the pictures, but next time bring Jason
Does Instagram have a "Hummel" filter yet to spruce up phone pics like these?
author=ski_photomatt link=topic=24041.msg101712#msg101712 date=1331272215]
Yes, we walked down to the dog leg because the top portion was wind scoured down to hard crust. Just below that we carefully avoided an obvious wind slab, then made wonderful turns down through soft snow to the valley. The exit notch was similar - soft, unconsolidated snow on the crust most of the way, and hard wind scoured crust near the top that we booted up. Beautiful morning out!...
Sweet trip. I appreciate the pictures, but next time bring Jason
Thanks Powderjunkie I had a great time. Thank you soo much for showing me the Eastern Sierras
awesome Kyle. Glad you pulled it off and it was great riding with you down here.
Mega lamp was in use but only so Rob and I could see each other on the way down. Certainly didn't need it out in the open.