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Fun times! And for anyone wanting to perfect their ski walking technique, here you go: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4602667877924488430#
Nice to meet you too telemack. We had a great time skiing after the blue ice part at the top. Hoping dave b will post some of his gorgeous pictures!
Thanks for the report. Looks good...especially since it's been a long enough time since I've hiked the trail that the distance to Spider Meadow is classified in my mind as "eh, just a few miles."
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Were you tempted to ski Tenpeak at all? Been looking at that one...
I was a little tempted, but the bottom ~1000 feet were really runneled and nasty looking. It looked smoother higher up.
Here's a few more photos:
Clou...
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Adams approach road...conditions update?
Road was impassable about 2 miles below the Cold Springs campground. The snowdrifts weren't that big (I'd guess you could get over them with a 4WD and they will melt quickly) but there are quite a few downed trees along the way, some of which are pretty large, so until the forest service removes them, it will requi...
Beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!
Has the bar been raised? Yes.... And you guys finished with smiles on your faces!
Has the bar been raised? Yes.... And you guys finished with smiles on your faces!
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I am taking a backpacking tip in the neighborhood in a week and a half (coming from out of town and bringing along some less experienced backpackers) and was wondering if you got a look over at the West aspect of Granite Mountain? Any idea if camping at Robin's Lake would be feasible? Did you get a look at Jade lake from the Lynch Glacier? From your report it sounds like the general snow...
Ya "boys" way to get some! Guess Tobae skied it like a man! looks like a wonderful trip, thanks for the great beta and photos!! You guys rock!
Nice work. Figured someone else must have been doing the slog with skis on packs after I saw an NWAC sticker at the trailhead.
We skied the north face of maude on sunday morning. Agree that there is plenty of snow up high if you are willing to settle in and enjoy a good walk on the approach.
We skied the north face of maude on sunday morning. Agree that there is plenty of snow up high if you are willing to settle in and enjoy a good walk on the approach.
Some of the LEs up there seem to be on a total power trip. Had a friend get into a driving incident up there a while back and they were more interested in throw the book at him than making sure he was okay.
A few years ago I got there for a one-day climb/ski of the Emmons after registration closed. I left a note on the door so they knew I was on the mountain and not camping.
I stupidly left my car keys at the toe of the Inter on the way up and checked in the the Ranger at S...
A few years ago I got there for a one-day climb/ski of the Emmons after registration closed. I left a note on the door so they knew I was on the mountain and not camping.
I stupidly left my car keys at the toe of the Inter on the way up and checked in the the Ranger at S...
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1-2' runnels and suncups to 2' in diameter below the Crescent.
Looks like the descent was way more enjoyable than the ascent. ;)
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Were you tempted to ski Tenpeak at all?
We looked up the north couloir as we traversed by but decided we'd rather spend our time skiing the Suiattle once we'd settled into camp.
It is now time to use the road, not the meadow to access Silver!
Drive as far as you can past the PCT taking a left at the Y in the road. Stay on the road until it ends (there is a fire pit here when the snow is gone). The road ends near to where you pick up the normal ski route.
No bushwacking required. 8)
Drive as far as you can past the PCT taking a left at the Y in the road. Stay on the road until it ends (there is a fire pit here when the snow is gone). The road ends near to where you pick up the normal ski route.
No bushwacking required. 8)
I better not see a worker's comp claim out of that, Ron. ;)
Merely a flesh wound... adds character, right Ron? Oh yes, you are a character!
MadDog, nice skiing the "civilized" chute with you. Like the oatmeal man says... "it's the right thing to do."
MadDog, nice skiing the "civilized" chute with you. Like the oatmeal man says... "it's the right thing to do."
Well done Oyvind and Tobae! On Saturday evening and Sunday, Khanh and I wondered how you two were doing. It looks like you had a great trip.
Tobae - you're amazing!
Tobae - you're amazing!
Good call on table Silas. The turns off Table and Herman were smooth by the way, At least where we were:)
Silas, f.y.i the first vimeo does not work. I think it had Stefs money shot so I was hoping to view.
Silas, f.y.i the first vimeo does not work. I think it had Stefs money shot so I was hoping to view.
nice one Scottt and Andrew! I was looking for the Ptarmigan report, but this is better yet. Were you tempted to ski Tenpeak at all? Been looking at that one...
A beautiful trip Ryan and Greg. Congrats you guys!
Beautiful pics Mike! Well planned with the lodging, hops and stars.
I am taking a backpacking tip in the neighborhood in a week and a half (coming from out of town and bringing along some less experienced backpackers) and was wondering if you got a look over at the West aspect of Granite Mountain? Any idea if camping at Robin's Lake would be feasible? Did you get a look at Jade lake from the Lynch Glacier? From your report it sounds like the general snow line right now is 5400'...
Thanks ahead of time for the beta!
Brian 8)
Thanks ahead of time for the beta!
Brian 8)
We went topside, to the west end off N side to the saddle. Beautiful day to just hang out on top with 360 views. Good corn but lots of runnels from saddle to Bagley Lakes. Silas you chose the primo run.
Thanks for the map! Great pics too.
Way to go Ron J , spill some of that geezer blood for the common good.
Seriously, I'm glad you're ok .
Seriously, I'm glad you're ok .
Nice to have you back in the hood Oyvind. Great trip you two!
It looks like you all had a great day. The snow coverage up there is phenominal. There is great skiing right from the car. I did Dege on the 9th as part of an Antler to Dege traverse. The Dege chute was so nice we had to do a quick bootpack back up for a second lap.
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smooth
Pics, or I don't believe you that it was smooth! Welcome back to the NW.
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Aside: I'm sorry that the thumbnail images I included in my 2009 report are dead. I'd replace them with full-size images, but TAY apparently locks the thread after a certain time. Is there a good reason for this?
TAY's done that since long before my time -- it's an anti-spam measure, mostly, to prevent spam posters from filling the dozens o...
Nice work Tobae & Oyvind! Apparently if three days isn't enough, one day is the way to go... :)
That looks like a great trip! Way to nail the corn boys.
James Blench climbing through the ice cliff on the North Face of Mt. Temple, Canadian Rockies, 1982.
Thanks for all the very positive comments about our traverse. It is quite the thrill to have an idea, have it lay in fallow and then to actually came back many years later and pull it off. Thank you Drew for rekindling the...
Yeah, it was bad for us on that crossing over to Tenpeak. The stream was raging and I ended up using a very suspect snowbridge to ski across...as I was not comfortable at all to walk across.
It's amazing how much snow is still around. I just skied to about 4200 feet...to just above the crossing of Bachelor Creek on July 7th while doing the Ptarmigan Traverse! I didn't get that far in early/mid June last year.
It's amazing how much snow is still around. I just skied to about 4200 feet...to just above the crossing of Bachelor Creek on July 7th while doing the Ptarmigan Traverse! I didn't get that far in early/mid June last year.
Great trip guys!
Such a beautiful place...
Interesting to hear about the White Pass to Indian Pass section. It sounds like you hit it during the worst transitional period. When we did it in early June 2009, it was almost entirely skiable and not unpleasant. When Jason and Kyle did it a month later, I think they walked that section, which was probably okay as well. It's only during the melt-out that this section is bad.
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Such a beautiful place...
Interesting to hear about the White Pass to Indian Pass section. It sounds like you hit it during the worst transitional period. When we did it in early June 2009, it was almost entirely skiable and not unpleasant. When Jason and Kyle did it a month later, I think they walked that section, which was probably okay as well. It's only during the melt-out that this section is bad.
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The only photos I have of Oyvind are of his back since he was always so far in front of me-thanks for those great skin tracks! The Lynch glacier was a fantastic ski and there are tons of potential lines on Hinman. Snow was very smooth with a dusting of fresh above 6000 ft. Suncups and runnels below. Scatter creek crossing looked intimidating in the dark but not a problem in the Subaru.
Great job Scott and Andrew... great adventure and ski tour full of solitude.
excellent andrew and scott - been wanting to do this one, some day ;-)
I'm just posting again to say wow and what the fuck and god damn and so on. And I keep laughing at your thread title. Damn, boys. Soon time will come for variations on a theme.
Congrats Jesse. Big effort and commitment on that for sure. Awesome!
It would be fun to ski with you on one of your adventures, but me being on the east coast at the moment, I don't think embarking on any ski outings is a viable option for me at the moment. Keep up the great work!!
@Lisa: Thanks, Lady! It was great to see you and hear about your stories from the same area. The photo came from this TR: Amar Skis the Kautz Glacier via the DC mid-July 2010. To me, visually, it looks similar to the coverage we saw, but considering how much fatter things have generally been this year, I'd say we probably had significantly more coverage than the photo. Thanks for mentioning...
i care .. i was wondering where this was .. just looking at the footage you guys shot up on glacier and the chocolate ... great stuff
wonder where's jason's tr too?? .. he has even more pix
anyhow .. as you know .. looking forward to your stuff from bolivia and las lenas .. and missing you ..
wonder where's jason's tr too?? .. he has even more pix
anyhow .. as you know .. looking forward to your stuff from bolivia and las lenas .. and missing you ..
Sounding GOOD DOWN THERE!
What sort of open slope continous fall line-ish vertical is there to be had (noy including the slog through the woods..)?
What sort of open slope continous fall line-ish vertical is there to be had (noy including the slog through the woods..)?
- driving access is from the south side, to Bumpass hell, & a 20 minute schlep to the TH. Park service has the road closed there to Devastated area. The Park website has all the info.
Wow! Congratulations on a successful traverse. 8) 8)