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Oct 18, 11, Baker, Summertime

author=Robie link=topic=22100.msg94567#msg94567 date=1319855696]
I swear I did a nose cannon that was over 3 ft long!

Wow, cool :D :D

10/28/11 10:27pm

Mtraslin

I should have recommended sunglasses! Have fun out there :D

10/28/11 5:13pm

Mtraslin

October 24, ONP The Bionix Man

Good one!

10/28/11 4:17pm

danpeck

Very nice! I'd love to get up there soon myself. Thanks for the beta on conditions.

It looks like you ski alone a lot... if you ever need a partner, I'm new to the area and am looking to hit the Olympics more often.

10/28/11 2:38pm

jtack

What a great trip report, this is the second TR of Mt Ruth of late, and it looks like such a great ski. I have never been, but It sure is on my list, thanks.

10/28/11 2:30pm

FreeBird

Thanks for the fun day Silas!
After Monday's foggy ice skating we were tempted to stay home.
Glad we didn't ;D

Some pics from the day...

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.310131822337430.96676.100000218445455&type=1&l=046a8b022e

And some video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCTltVU1nnY

10/28/11 2:10pm

Robie

October 24, ONP The Bionix Man

Our drool was blown off by high winds and I swear I did a nose cannon that was over 3 ft long!
Very befitting for our geezer status ::)

10/28/11 11:34am

telemack

Hey I just saw this-congratulations and quite a creative effort. ;D

Is that second photo of something on Lillian?

10/28/11 11:00am

telemack

8)
If Ron drools a lot while skinning, the base will build up sooner.

10/28/11 10:55am

glenn_b

Useless without pics. Good on you, Ron!

10/28/11 10:44am

Scotsman

We want pictures!
Are you sure it just wasn't Ron's ghost haunting the Patch? It is halloween!

Seriously, good for you Ron/

10/28/11 9:40am

Zap

author=Robie link=topic=22100.msg94555#msg94555 date=1319846282]

Ron Jarvis and I braved the forecast today and layed down our turns under forboding sky and very gusty winds. The Paradise patch under Mclure rock was our palette. Accessed through icy Golden Gate trail. Snow was a hob goblin mix but nobody fell. Ron did extremely well with his usual good humor given what he's been through.

It appears that the "Ron J...

10/28/11 9:11am

Jason_H.

Oct 18, 11, Baker, Summertime

Nice. Ruth is a nice ski early season...and you can't beat the views. Thanks for sharing.

10/28/11 8:44am

timmy_t

Damn son, you cranked up the saturation on these pics! Eaaaasssssssyyyyyyy.....

Thanks for the report though.

10/28/11 5:10am

ebeam

Oct 25 Baker

author=tsuyoshi link=topic=22080.msg94445#msg94445 date=1319680420]
turns out it would have been a perfect day to ski off the summit ...

While any sunny & relatively windless day is perfect for skiing off the summit, the snow on Tueday was better down lower.

Chuck, Scott, and I skinned up to ski the north facing slopes near Cofax (below the ice climbs) thinking we’d have more fresh snow. But alas, we still found the noisy...

10/27/11 3:51pm

gfunk

Thanks Moscawulf, Gabe and Peter for a great day in the mountains!

Yes a fun day indeed as the irritation of waiting on pavement gave us quite the glow at sunset skiing down. Thanks again for the ride home!

10/27/11 3:16pm

chrism

October 27, 2011, Muir Snowfield

Well played, and documented.

10/27/11 3:09pm

Randito

It sure was a nice day out -- the snow wasn't perfect -- but at least it was edgeable.

here is my helmet cam vid http://vimeo.com/31239476

10/27/11 2:47pm

James Wells

Awesome photos! Looks like you got a wonderful day up there.

About my favorite place of anywhere.

10/27/11 1:36pm

J.P.

author=dberdinka link=topic=22092.msg94511#msg94511 date=1319772302]
I was a bit shocked to discover that no one else had even bothered to hike up to the pass.

Looks like a cougar or lynx was out enjoying the day as well! Great photos, thanks!

10/27/11 1:33pm

jtack

Nice trip report, looks like the snow was great! Your right that road is almost a deal breaker, 15mph seems like max speed. I may go for round three, your skiing looked so good. The last time I went, I wished for crampons, was glad to have my ice ax, nice to have a reminder.

10/27/11 1:29pm

steveski

Oct 25 Baker

Wow! Looks amazing.

10/27/11 1:17pm

steveski

October 27, 2011, Muir Snowfield

Mouth-watering! Beautiful area...

10/27/11 1:15pm

gregL

The fresh from Tuesday was already gone when we skied ~1:00 PM yesterday . . . but the wind deposit made walking down the icy rock steps a little nicer.

10/27/11 12:14pm

DOD

great trip report Silas!
cool videos!
also some piccys from the last 2 weeks if anyone is interested.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46067654@N00/

10/27/11 3:45am

Oyvind_Henningsen

Oct 25 Baker

ouchi - schweeet - need some --- NOW !!!

Marcus

Gorgeous!

Zap

Great photos.

rlsg

Thanks for the beta for opening of winter gate..sounds like around brunch time could be opening time--that could be nice for sleeping in a little bit ::)

10/27/11 1:25am

Gary Vogt

author=silaswild link=topic=22066.msg94397#msg94397 date=1319603374]
Should we be checking some NPS website to stay aware of road closures? We were lucky to miss the closure today, but how to be better prepared in the future?

FWIW, Tuesday's closure was announced the day before on the TNT's 'Adventure Guys' blog:
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/adventure/2011/10/24/nisqually-road-at-mount-rainier-to-be-cl...

10/27/11 12:11am

mikerolfs

author=Zap link=topic=22073.msg94472#msg94472 date=1319695463]
Did you carry shortie skins or use ski crampons ?

Neither. This summer I quit carrying skins at all. I boot up with skis on my back. I'm not sure what I'll do once the snow is deeper. I bought the 160's for ease of trail carry and weight. They skied great in shallow fresh and they'll be good summer skis. I'm...

10/26/11 10:50pm

Zap

author=oldmantex link=topic=22073.msg94437#msg94437 date=1319672106]
Yep. They came in the mail on Monday and I took them out Tuesday. They skied great. They climb like you'd expect a fish scale ski to climb. Nice upgrade from my last pair of summer skis which were the K2 Summit superlights.

Great to hear that you enjoyed your first tour on the Vector BC. I have a pair waiting for the snowpack to descend to road level....

10/26/11 3:04pm

Rusty Knees

Coolio Video! Skiing Mt. Daniel - It's on my list to do with my son Daniel.

10/26/11 1:15pm

Robie

Thanks I'll put in the mix for sunday .

10/26/11 1:04pm

Rusty Knees

author=rlsg
BTW, do I need a snowpark permit to park at Paradise?
You do not need a sno park permit to park at Paradise - you pay through the nose for your daily or annual permit already. And I mean that in the nicest possible sense of the phrase "through the nose".

What is the earliest time in the a.m. I can pass through the gate driving up through Longmire?
Is that the same for other entrances (when those roads ar...

10/26/11 12:55pm

mikerolfs

author=Robie link=topic=22073.msg94451#msg94451 date=1319683185]
can you give us a estimate of time involved ? Both driving and tour time .
sounds like this weekend might call for east of the crest .

Sure.

Left Wenatchee at 4:30am.
Trailhead at 7:15am
Bottom of skiing 10:15
Top of skiing 12:30
done skiing 2:30
back to car: 5:15.

10hrs car to car,
drive time from Cle Elum to...

mikerolfs

That looks so good!

Scotsman

Wow! You got the goods!

10/26/11 11:40am

Robie

can you give us a estimate of time involved ? Both driving and tour time .
sounds like this weekend might call for east of the crest .

10/26/11 11:39am

rlsg

VERY NICE!!

10/26/11 9:36am

mikerolfs

author=Zap link=topic=22073.msg94431#msg94431 date=1319668515]
Are you skiing a pair of Vector BC ?

Yep. They came in the mail on Monday and I took them out Tuesday. They skied great. They climb like you'd expect a fish scale ski to climb. Nice upgrade from my last pair of summer skis which were the K2 Summit superlights.

10/26/11 8:35am

~Link~

I thought I saw that red beanie descending from Muir! Wish I'd have made it up there a bit faster. I had a look at the PG from Anvil and was tempted to drop in. I talked to a skier who was on the way down from the camp; said there was a party-of-five up at Muir contemplating the PG... Glad to hear you guys got the goods. Wasn't too bad on the SF either! October pOw!

10/26/11 8:14am

Zap

Very nice video. Good music selection for the video. ;)

Are you skiing a pair of Vector BC ?

10/26/11 7:35am

rlsg

Thanks for the detailed report ( as usual!!!).

BTW, do I need a snowpark permit to park at Paradise?

What is the earliest time in the a.m. I can pass through the gate driving up through Longmire?

Is that the same for other entrances (when those roads are open,i.e..)?

Thanks again for great conditions up-date (and the enthusiasm).

10/26/11 6:29am

Rusty Knees

Hey Silas,
Funny running into you below Anvil yesterday. We were caught in the 3 hour delay while they used dynamite to blow up some dangerous trees near the road. It took a couple of bg booms and a whole lot of waiting before we were allowed to head up there. They don't do logging like they did in the good old days. Wonder if this was a Saruman vs. Ent thing.

We were POed at our not checking the road reports. But why don't they schedule th...

10/26/11 4:35am

silaswild

author=silaswild link=topic=22066.msg94397#msg94397 date=1319603374]
Lunching at Muir we enjoyed a Chinook helicopter flyby, training perhaps, or looking for someone?

Should we be checking some NPS website to stay aware of road closures? We were lucky to miss the closure today, but how to be better prepared in the future?

Just checked with Mt Rainier NP office and learned that "the person who normally posts road closu...

10/26/11 2:13am

Boot

You could have at least cleaned the snow off the new web-cam so we could have watched you ;).

10/26/11 12:58am

snoholic