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We found the same yesterday. N/NE facing slope holding excellent powder @ 8am. In fact all aspects were still good. However our couloir had partially slid (or at least had point release debris from above during the limited sun on Wednesday) so in spots was a little chunky. Good snow could be found all the way down though. Glad we made it up and out before the sun cooked the ascent since there are a couple spots that would have freaked me out with the sun on it.
Thanks for the TR! Glad you came home happy!
Is that called skiing or surviving? sounds like quite a trip.
cool tour...esp the broken spectre... very cool
whoo hoo! Thanks for introducing me to the plush life of Yurts/guides/delicious catered food and Helicopter travel, ladies!! I can see myself getting used to this :)
Link to pics and video here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32121172@N00/sets/72157629210487419/
Link to pics and video here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32121172@N00/sets/72157629210487419/
Oh, and that SW side of Chikamin looks in ;)
author=Gregg_C link=topic=23518.msg99686#msg99686 date=1328124489]
I would just like to say a hearty F.U. to Eric on behaf of all of us that had to work on such a fine day.
Laughed out loud at this one :)
Look on the bright side Gregg- powder and sunshine will keep him soft enough so we can keep up
I used to always be planning to get up top during winter but never found the right combination of visibility and stability. Trouble is, when the sun's out the steep (40+) degree face gets soft, then crusted. Had a few scary moments on or under that SW face over the years.
There is a mellower route if you scoot around to the back side on the obvious logging roads. I also once scouted a route following the SE-ish treed ridge where I think there's an old summer trai...
There is a mellower route if you scoot around to the back side on the obvious logging roads. I also once scouted a route following the SE-ish treed ridge where I think there's an old summer trai...
I thought I heard voices mid morning when I was drying out my clothes in my tent, I poked my head outside half way thinking I might see John coming for a visit. Larry's tent was perfectly still and I didn't see anyone, so I thought I was imagining things. I was running my stove, so it was very hard to hear if there was really someone going by. Sorry to miss saying Hi! It is always fun to cross paths with others. It doesn't happen very often.
Jane
Jane
Excellent update and photos thank you!
Beautifull tracks!
(:wats
Beautifull tracks!
(:wats
haha Gregg, i'm sure i owe you a couple of those...in fact i believe you did a certain stellar traverse last year while i worked.
cumulus, we actually flipped on the headlamps at the top of the final Bryant run--that pic of tracks on roosevelt turned out weird--it was still morning!
still buzzing from some eight k of powder turns, some of the best this season for me. perhaps after this big high pressure we'll get another round...
cumulus, we actually flipped on the headlamps at the top of the final Bryant run--that pic of tracks on roosevelt turned out weird--it was still morning!
still buzzing from some eight k of powder turns, some of the best this season for me. perhaps after this big high pressure we'll get another round...
super trip, you are so lucky to be able to predict the weather so well, i'm jealous.
author=cumulus link=topic=23515.msg99645#msg99645 date=1328067192]
brief and visually verbose...
Well done: clear and distinct ideas!
N
author=alecapone link=topic=23499.msg99602#msg99602 date=1328032997]
we decided to use the Ne couloir on sparkplug as part of the approach.
is that to the looker's right of the "shocker" line?
glad to hear you've been getting out this week... wish i was riding somewhere up by baker today. looks like by the time my window opens on friday the snow is going to be cooked. hope everyone's getting s...
Haven't logged in in a while here. Glad I did. Stephan, am I to understand that you summited Kaleetan and then skied it? Yep, I see the tracks. Nice Nice Nice. It's a great reward for the hard work to get up there.
I would just like to say a hearty F.U. to Eric on behaf of all of us that had to work on such a fine day.
Looks like a great day in the mountains. Congrats......
Looks like a great day in the mountains. Congrats......
Beautiful pics from Friday.
The kids mastered the art of racing in the rain on Sunday. Gawd was it wet.
author=cumulus link=topic=23515.msg99645#msg99645 date=1328067192]
skiing in the rain is fun! just ask the kids...
The kids mastered the art of racing in the rain on Sunday. Gawd was it wet.
author=lumenation link=topic=23515.msg99674#msg99674 date=1328117409]
Thanks for making me take the day off work!
Truly my pleasure. Thanks for leading the crux and your excellent sense of teamwork.
Fun day as usual. Thanks for making me take the day off work!
Stellar day, love the pass when it's sunny. I was thinking about that tour just a few days ago!
author=hedonaut link=topic=23518.msg99663#msg99663 date=1328083825]
...finally enjoying a headlamp-lit ski (darn that coffee) of the Bryant E couloir, which still held deep powder with few tracks.
ha! and we thought we were the last ones down... in semi-darkness, foregoing the headlamp for braille... snow soft enough to get away with it.
Judging by the 'Roosevelt tracks' pic glow, it was a little d...
thank you all for the comments -
it's not too difficult taking good pictures on a day like that, it feels automatic like the legs moving forward, more sensation than thought -
what an amazing playground we have in our our very own backyards, I am so grateful everytime I'm out there
it's not too difficult taking good pictures on a day like that, it feels automatic like the legs moving forward, more sensation than thought -
what an amazing playground we have in our our very own backyards, I am so grateful everytime I'm out there
Yes, stunning photos. Agreed on the penultimate one. Also particularly like #3--what a world we live in.
Also got out that day in the Snoq area; as you noted, the weather can make a person sick. Now am motivated to see if my camera got anything useful...if so, tr coming.
Also got out that day in the Snoq area; as you noted, the weather can make a person sick. Now am motivated to see if my camera got anything useful...if so, tr coming.
Great TR. Love the photo of the summit with descent tracks!
Good to meet you on Saturday Kenji (Emily and I were the two tele skiers that met your group above Wildcat Lake). Soft powder, scenic tour, fun day!
Yeah, when they tweeted the noon opening we bailed and decided to do a ski patrol day on MTTA; had to backpack my skis in a ways--and then found my new speed radicals had been mounted by the shop to fit some midget's feet, not mine; no way could the work; so back down with skis on pack. Oh well. Remount scheduled for Thurs.
Oh, BTW, we hit some pretty good snow on geezer ridge today :-).
Oh, BTW, we hit some pretty good snow on geezer ridge today :-).
This is great Lowell!
I've been auditing courses at the U just for the fun of it, and I was thinking of skiing to class... but I wondered about what to do with my skis once I got there. Where do I put my skis when I'm at the Suzzallo Library, or at the Parnasus? Where do I put them during a lecture? Up against the wall like people do with their skateboards? Why are there no lockable ski racks on campus??
:-)
Larry
I've been auditing courses at the U just for the fun of it, and I was thinking of skiing to class... but I wondered about what to do with my skis once I got there. Where do I put my skis when I'm at the Suzzallo Library, or at the Parnasus? Where do I put them during a lecture? Up against the wall like people do with their skateboards? Why are there no lockable ski racks on campus??
:-)
Larry
author=Jason4 link=topic=23474.msg99521#msg99521 date=1327955457]Same to you Jason. Good to here you had a good day as well. See you next time!
Good to hear that you had a good day and good to run into you in Maple Falls. Our lap of Table turned out to be adventurous and fun as well. :)
You're ruining my street cred.
Here's a few shots of Amar in his element. Nisqually glacier/icefall sets the backdrop & debris flow adds extra texture.
Here's a few shots of Amar in his element. Nisqually glacier/icefall sets the backdrop & debris flow adds extra texture.
Nice! So much fun terrain up there, and I see you made the better route choice for your second run.
very nice! I can see why you hang out here often. Lots of potential
Thanks,
Randy (aka Zaskar)
Thanks,
Randy (aka Zaskar)
great write up Ryan.
Warm coffee with 3 smiling friends sounds like a great time to me.
Warm coffee with 3 smiling friends sounds like a great time to me.
Haha!
Ryan, that's just the side view of the work bench....! I like playing 'I spy' too. olives and pickles.
Thanks for the compliment John.
I'm really middle of the pack somewhere. Just a lot of time to spare. I do get my share of bail days though.
Ryan, that's just the side view of the work bench....! I like playing 'I spy' too. olives and pickles.
Thanks for the compliment John.
I'm really middle of the pack somewhere. Just a lot of time to spare. I do get my share of bail days though.
Stiff is right! The trail breaking was arduous and the visibility was marginal, but it was cool to be only one of three cars in the parking lot. Met up with TAYers Katrina and Tyler shortly after leaving the parking lot, mostly ran laps on Mazama. A few uninspiring photos for posterity:
https://picasaweb.google.com/118025853069449417238/January312012MtRainier
https://picasaweb.google.com/118025853069449417238/January312012MtRainier
author=Zaskar link=topic=23476.msg99545#msg99545 date=1327968710]
... Wanted to say good morning too you both but...I thought I heard snoring ;-).
SeaShe and Zaskar, you are probably right! Nothing feels as good as a nice nap in a warm sleeping bag after our early morning ski. Our skin track up the frontside was a bit unorthodox, but we had a plan as they say. I think it's worth going back to Jolly on a nice day, just for th...
Thanks for the report. Nice day for sure.
I would second that about the Old Schoolhouse Pub. Great food and beer (Ruud Awakening IPA). And the service is good too.
Nice report!
Nice report!
Really late response, I know... been soaking up sun in San Fran for the past month and don't know what snow looks like anymore.
Nice tour gentlemen. Glad to see you all have been getting some. Keep the stoke alive!
Nice tour gentlemen. Glad to see you all have been getting some. Keep the stoke alive!
author=ryanl link=topic=23451.msg99535#msg99535 date=1327962742]
Maybe the key lies in the condiments surrounding his work bench:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=23449.0
and random orange liquid
Scott's a Detroit boy. That's hydraulic fluid mixed with Gatorade powder.
great report, ryan. thanks for sharing. sounds like it was a good adventure with a good group of folks.
Really enjoyed that video guys. Gotta get me some RED pants ;D
Thanks man, but nothing I've done compares to that burly line you did on Cooper Spur last year.....