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author=Zap link=topic=21812.msg93346#msg93346 date=1316722686]
Great photo of the cloud formation.
And the first picture too! Cool lighting.
WOW, a very big 3 day ski adventure. The Villarica crater photo is impressive. It's been enjoyable following your reports. It rekindles fond memories of our trip to Argentina and Chile.
Thanks ;)
Thanks ;)
author=Lynden Don link=topic=21775.msg93341#msg93341 date=1316714654]
I would much rather sweat it out climbing back over table.
I had thought about going up and over Table both for way in and way out. Certainly the top of Table would have been mostly snow and might've been fast and scenic travel. However, there is a steep snowfield sitting on the Artist>>Table trail, right at the point before gaining the steps of trail that...
DG: I like your Oregon stoke! We should get together for some turns sometime.
I spend a lot of time in the Table mountain area. I absolutely hate the south side of table mountain. That traverse ALWAYS sucks. I would much rather sweat it out climbing back over table.
I'm hoping to roll Sept & Oct ski outing into an overnight trip up to Coleman Pinnacle.
I'm hoping to roll Sept & Oct ski outing into an overnight trip up to Coleman Pinnacle.
Been loving to read your Chilean adventure! I used to work for a ski travel company, and tried with Adam J. for 2 or 3 years to get a group down there. No one ever took the bait. Bet they would now! See you soon for new gear...
Congratulations, I followed your Rogers pass reports with intrest, your video is great, a good year for TAY.
I was up there that same day, it was nice meeting you guys.
Here's my pic from the top:
Here's my pic from the top:
Thanks for keeping me in mind Steve. I really like that tour, and would go any time.
Just saw this, Scott. Looks like a fun day. We did Vesper back-to-back weekends in June and skied Wurtz Basin to where the trail cuts (skier's) right. Plan to make it an annual trip. We'll get you in the loop for next spring's trip.
Great day for touring on Llaima. The view from the summit is impressive. Back in 2005 when we toured on Llaima for Jill's 61st birthday, we pulled the skins about 1500vf from the summit due to icy/rime conditions so your summit photo looks great. We started our tour from the closed ski area and Jill convinced the caretaker to open the lodge for us to stay overnight-a unique experience.
The araucaria provide a wonderful backdrop for the volcano.
Volcan tour ! ;)
The araucaria provide a wonderful backdrop for the volcano.
Volcan tour ! ;)
Nice report and great effort! I hadn't looked at TAY for a few weeks and it was neat to check in and see an ambitious trip from Oregon. Looks like your dog was loving it.
Cool video!
Looking forward to another great year of TAY
Looking forward to another great year of TAY
author=JPH link=topic=21743.msg93180#msg93180 date=1315726369]
I don't know about Macs, but Windows 7 has a pretty sweet built in screen capture program.
On a Mac, it's Shift,Apple,4. Then drag/expand to what you want to take a picture of. It then saves directly to the desktop. Sweet!!! I never knew...
Wonderful pictures, and a great trip report. That is an ambitious ski this time of year. Thanks
Thanks for sharing. Brings back memories of tromping around those mountains as an exchange student in Santiago. I had quite the epic trying to traverse the Sierra de San Ramon on foot early winter. It was unique that we started and ended the traverse on public transit.
Awesome. Those mountains look impressive in your photos, so I'm sure they're even much more so in person.
I live a little north of Mammoth and was also seeing a resemblance to the Sierra, especially in the walk out through the small, scrubby brush. Safe travels!
I live a little north of Mammoth and was also seeing a resemblance to the Sierra, especially in the walk out through the small, scrubby brush. Safe travels!
With dilligence the cracks were manageable.... Cheers I hope things work out....
Quite the forecast, splitboarder, looks like we are getting closer to the winter cycle again..
Quite the forecast, splitboarder, looks like we are getting closer to the winter cycle again..
ah, the dream. lucky you. I started doin B/C in the Sierra's (Mammoth, of course). the lower part of the one pic looks similar to Convict Lk. But the peaks in the back resemble a kind of Rockies look, being thicker as opposed to more pointy. I gues it offer both !
- you rock, I love those kind of reports. you didnt eat a chocolate chip Clif bar also, while rehydrating ?
"...entering the gloom of thick marine fog that had made it upvalley. Literally 50' viz in that soup, and getting dark too, was glad to finally find tourist trail and make it to car in the last five minutes of light. 50' viz while driving out the first few miles of road til White Salmon."
Sounds like the afternoon several years ago that I first met you - you were exiting the fog and mist with skis on your back, in the dusk, at Artist Point. Scary drive down t...
Sounds like the afternoon several years ago that I first met you - you were exiting the fog and mist with skis on your back, in the dusk, at Artist Point. Scary drive down t...
And a special winter weather advisory to boot! On September 16th no less!
http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/518.html#SPE
http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/518.html#SPE
good trip!
i will vouch for chair 9. good vibes, live bands, and damn fine pizza! (check out the game room up top)
i will vouch for chair 9. good vibes, live bands, and damn fine pizza! (check out the game room up top)
author=Schwerkraft link=topic=21765.msg93213#msg93213 date=1315949764]
Did not take a up-close look at Russell.
I went via the primary trail down to Spray Falls, up the switch backs, and then turned at around 5800ft following a smaller trail towards Observation Rock.
I assume Knapsack trail goes east up from Mowich lake via Knapsack Pass? Is that actually faster?
I wouldn't say faster, but going downh...
The weather forecast is calling for freshies above 6 or 7000 feet this weekend! Bring on winter 2011-2012!!!
Good work t! Now for month 13.... It will be so easy.
Nice! Planning on spending the weekend up there, hope the weather forecast improves! Were the cracks easily manageable?
Wow that first photo is amazing and congrats guys that area is stunning!
author=wolfs link=topic=21719.msg93038#msg93038 date=1314999261]
What an adventurous tour for August! Love it!
Would like to hear Trevor's writeup of how well that tongue-out snowboard binding trick worked. As good as, or better than, using 3 buckle AT boots as far as the feel?
The system that incorporated the AT boot tongue and ski strap felt a little stiff for my liking after giving it a go a couple runs. I simplified it dow...
All we found was ego crushing snow. Apparently it was still impressive to the parking lot hords, so maybe our standards are just too high!? ;D
Mtnmanb, you never know until you go... but if I were you I'd head out to Ptarmigan Ridge. That seemed to be where all the cool kids that knew something were heading.
Mtnmanb, you never know until you go... but if I were you I'd head out to Ptarmigan Ridge. That seemed to be where all the cool kids that knew something were heading.
author=cjm720 link=topic=21765.msg93205#msg93205 date=1315928854]
Thx for the TR, I was wondering about the Flett.
Did you go via Knapsack or the primary trail? Did you look east of Observation, to the Russell? Crevassed heavily?
Yea, that pic doesn't do that headwall justice (in terms of steepness). Nice work!
Did not take a up-close look at Russell.
I went via the primary trail down to Spr...
Glad to meet you folks out there, and glad to see you got some skiing in. I took a couple of laps on Ptarmigan Ridge--nothing too special, but a spectacular day out there. The whole Barometer Mountain herd was cooling itself at the Chain Lakes Trail intersection; they must be enjoying the absence of foot traffic this year just as I did.
I managed to crash ridiculously hard on the final drop above the parking lot, leaving plenty of pink snow and an irrevocably crushe...
I managed to crash ridiculously hard on the final drop above the parking lot, leaving plenty of pink snow and an irrevocably crushe...
Nice report! Do you think the "lookers right" side still goes this weekend?
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author=cjm720 link=topic=21765.msg93205#msg93205 date=1315928854]
Thx for the TR, I was wondering about the Flett.
Did you go via Knapsack or the primary trail? Did you look east of Observation, to the Russell? Crevassed heavily?
Yea, that pic doesn't do that headwall justice (in terms of steepness). Nice work!
Russell looked pretty good from my perspective....not too many crevasses at all really.
Nice work! I was up there on saturday and dropped in off the south east side of Observation, connecting with the snowfield that separates Echo from Observation. Conditions werent too bad overall :) Bugs at Spray Park were less enjoyable though
Thx for the TR, I was wondering about the Flett.
Did you go via Knapsack or the primary trail? Did you look east of Observation, to the Russell? Crevassed heavily?
Yea, that pic doesn't do that headwall justice (in terms of steepness). Nice work!
Did you go via Knapsack or the primary trail? Did you look east of Observation, to the Russell? Crevassed heavily?
Yea, that pic doesn't do that headwall justice (in terms of steepness). Nice work!
Beautiful terrain and just north of the ski region of the Farellones.
Jeez, that's nice. Any of that hold for mid summer?
Any knowledge of January wildflower show and wildlife?
Any knowledge of January wildflower show and wildlife?
Awesome Drew -- La Paloma looks amazing. Sounds like you're making a lot out of the marginal season down there.
Oh man, beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
While you and Andy were making turns I was flying burns. I think you had the most fun.
Best outhouse photo ever.
Incredible day, especially for September!!! Thanks for the TR Jess- loved getting out there with you and Dod. Cross fingers that October treats us just as well!
Thanks for the compliment RK.
I also plan on getting up there earlier next year because I'd rather ski, than hike, Wurtz Basin.
I also plan on getting up there earlier next year because I'd rather ski, than hike, Wurtz Basin.
haha.
I don't know about Macs, but Windows 7 has a pretty sweet built in screen capture program.
author=TobyT link=topic=21743.msg93174#msg93174 date=1315679709]
Hmmm, how do you extract a still from youtube? (I have a MAC).
I don't know about Macs, but Windows 7 has a pretty sweet built in screen capture program.