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Reminds me of a day my dog bailed off the track up Alpental valley to the valley floor. Where I got to lose 150+ ft of elevation to break him a new trail after he'd been lost for 10-15 minutes wallowing down there. Very comfortable wandering...
It's the Garmin Astro -- she's training as a wilderness SAR dog and it's a great tool to track her on a GPS when she ranges out of sight... which she is very, very comfortable doing. Independent pooch and as I said, sometimes stone deaf on a powder day.
It's also a semi-reasonable "poor-dog's beacon", in that we can get close to her with the GPS if she gets stuck somewhere.
It's also a semi-reasonable "poor-dog's beacon", in that we can get close to her with the GPS if she gets stuck somewhere.
I'm curious what Hopi is wearing in that last pick. Training collar? or something else?
Glad it's good. Still waiting for winter in the Sierras...
Glad it's good. Still waiting for winter in the Sierras...
Yup, T and Hopi had a blast. It was perfect conditions for them, with that firm base... which, of course, meant that K9 "stone deaf powder fever" was in effect most of the day.
We saw a big black dog at the Yodelin parking lot on Sunday morning and wondered if that was Tundra! By the time we were booted up he'd already headed off in search of powder. Looks like sweet conditions on the Yodelin side of the valley as well!
Arlberg is my favorite ski place in the world. I am in Germany for work and made it down to Austria for some skiing. We thought about Arlberg but we were afraid that the "Weisse Ring" ski race would cause crowding and closed lifts. Did youexperience any problems from the race?
We spent Saturday one valley over in Montafon and in Sunday in the Bregenzerwald.
On the train ride back to Nuremberg, I edited some video from the weekend:
We spent Saturday one valley over in Montafon and in Sunday in the Bregenzerwald.
On the train ride back to Nuremberg, I edited some video from the weekend:
Nice TR Pat -- sounds like a great weekend. I haven't made it over there in the winter for several years.
Sadly I am already back from vorarlberg after a too brief 2.5 day trip. That said, we squeezed a lot of skiing, eating, and Maisel's weisse bier in our a short trip.
Some learnings about the area:
1) It is massive - more than 80 lifts
2) Lots of ski lines all around the area. Lots of folks ski touring as well
3) The Stuben section of the ski area is north facing and holds its powder very nicely. 2 days after the storm we were still getting...
Some learnings about the area:
1) It is massive - more than 80 lifts
2) Lots of ski lines all around the area. Lots of folks ski touring as well
3) The Stuben section of the ski area is north facing and holds its powder very nicely. 2 days after the storm we were still getting...
Wow! Thanks for reporting from the other ski area in the world with over 100" snow on the ground, along with Mt Baker. How long are you in Tirol? Please report every day with photos, skiing and eating!
Wow!
I hope to meet you some day and learn (maybe??) where that line is :)
I hope to meet you some day and learn (maybe??) where that line is :)
Did you climb the north side of Catherine or go up from Nordic Pass?
Went up today. It's getting deeper! By the time I left it was about a foot (variable). Depended where you were. Stability seemed pretty good on south facing slopes. Popped around to a north facing slope. Saturdays snow is a thin slab, with todays snow on it. We chose to not ski it.
Here is quick photo from the top. The visibility was good.
There is terrain for every taste. When I return I'm still not sure if I want to bring my Karhu Lookouts again or bring heavier gear, and use kick-wax for the flats/skins/hiking for the steeps. One could even have lots of fun on skinny skis.
jealous ... beautiful scenery .. we're not capable of skiing most of that .. but we have been talking about getting back there in winter ...
Thanks Leyland.
Kinda bummed I missed a good bail day.
Kinda bummed I missed a good bail day.
Nice job! That run shows up pretty well in pictures from people hiking green ridge or that side of Garfield that shoot one across the valley. From that far away none of them are as good as the flyover video though.
Thanks for the report Don.
I think the surface below the snow was mostly sun crust and roller balls. I went out sans board poking around Friday, and was able to walk in shoes on top of a very solid crust. This crust had a very thin layer of surface hoar, or a light dusting of snow un top of the sun crust, left out for a clear niight.r. Probably not big enough to 'whoomph, but a really good sliding surface. Mostly the only things that had slid at stevens are steeper slide path an...
I think the surface below the snow was mostly sun crust and roller balls. I went out sans board poking around Friday, and was able to walk in shoes on top of a very solid crust. This crust had a very thin layer of surface hoar, or a light dusting of snow un top of the sun crust, left out for a clear niight.r. Probably not big enough to 'whoomph, but a really good sliding surface. Mostly the only things that had slid at stevens are steeper slide path an...
Thanks for the heads up Leyland. I had a friend report some pretty reactive layers on that same crust at Stevens today.
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Your earnest seeking through a consistent practice will enhance the value of your journey and course of your life. ;)
Brilliant!
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Nice tracks---N side of Hurricane Hill? Where was your photo vantage point?
Your earnest seeking through a consistent practice will enhance the value of your journey and course of your life. ;)
Fantastic James -- amazing terrain back there. On the list.
Nice James--Looks like awesome terrain!!
Need to put it on the bucket list.
Need to put it on the bucket list.
Thanks for the update. Adding another question to Telemack's, which pitch is your 2nd to last photo? Doesn't look familiar from my memories of the stuff off hurricane hill blvd.
Keep up the good work Forest. I enjoyed visiting your blog. Pretty impressive local climbs and skis. Have to keep an eye on your work!
Beautiful trip!
Amazing you could drive bare road to barlow in January!
Amazing you could drive bare road to barlow in January!
Nice tracks---N side of Hurricane Hill? Where was your photo vantage point?
Snoqualmie Mountain is truly great. It gets you thinking when you see the schematic for the original proposed ski area they have on the wall in the lodge: a lift all the way to the summit!
Thanks for the compliments, too. That's very kind.
Thanks for the compliments, too. That's very kind.
Wow. Sorry to have missed you and Tia. You know, I've never skied to Hyak Lk! Good job following the trail markers!
Wish you could have made it, Jim. You would of had a hay day with the photo opportunities... I did take those evening shots, as Trevors camera was on the fritz. Wish I would have brought a real camera, my phone had to do.
Here's my contribution. http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7996127
Here's my contribution. http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7996127
I'm jealous! Great pics too, those sunset shots look like Trevor boarding, did you take em Jeff?
extra nice James ! The year we did it in the spring we used kick wax to get around.
You're starting to stand out, in my mind, as touring aristocracy around these parts..
Nice report - thanks
Nice report - thanks
Truely inspiring. Jeff is always decending them Mt Loop peaks in great lighting. The last time I was this stoked to see a report it was him on the south west face of Columbia.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a nice outing! I like photos with the alpenglow. I have a couple shots of that face I took from a friends airplane if you want to check them out.
Nicely done gentlemen!! Great photos Trevor, hope to tour with you again soon!
Forest rocks, Snoq Mtn rocks.
"Teeth chattering pow" - that is a new one for me. I'll put that in the same mental bucket as "wet powder" ;).
Some folks on nwhikers reported ascending Arrowhead w/o need of snowshoes sometime earlier this week. They did mention crampons/micrspikes, though...
Some folks on nwhikers reported ascending Arrowhead w/o need of snowshoes sometime earlier this week. They did mention crampons/micrspikes, though...