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It was quite the scene last night.  Fun to see so many familiar faces and a few new ones. Spectacular views and colors of sunset.  Great skiing.  Bummed I missed the in to the taller col, and was too lazy to walk back up.  Enough to find the entry to the one on the left in the picture.  A sweet ride in that col as the sunset : )

Hey BigSteve... nice pn on the ring...  BTW, if anyone finds a Windows 7 HTC smartphone on the saddle (right side of bowl), plea...

What a night... fun stuff.

nice Zap!  glad to hear you and Jill are out road tripping again. 

author=jwplotz link=topic=21235.msg90902#msg90902 date=1308749619">
Nice tour! I thought you were in Yosemite.

Soon, John! We leave tonight or in the morning.
And I wanted to give anybody looking for conditions-info relevant information before mid-July! :)

Link to pictures, as I can't seem to resize an...

author=BigRed link=topic=21230.msg90904#msg90904 date=1308755727]
Hey, was this is May or June?

Doh!  June.  I've corrected the topic - thanks.  :-[

Hey, was this is May or June?

Nice tour! I thought you were in Yosemite.

The skiing is usually bragged about too much any way.

Great work!

LOL

nice... guess you celebrated too... you lost a day this year btw.

author=Robie link=topic=21229.msg90889#msg90889 date=1308708193]
Not bad for a old fart !
Then you got on your adventure touring bike and rode to Packwood  for two beers and back home in time to grill some unfortunate beast.
Gotta love a day like that.

You almost got the beer part right--it was 3 beers and no driving!  I was pretty parched after that 1,052 watts/m2 of sunshine by the time I got to 9-1-1!

Thanks for the post & the pics Lowell!  We really had good Fortune with the snow & the weather.  Too bad Debbie had to sit this one out.

More pics here:  https://picasaweb.google.com/daverodenhizer/2011_0619FatherSDay#

The kids are getting big...

...though on the plus side, they're carrying more and can break trail - and don't require new boots every year anymore  ;D

-Dave

I'm from Texas, too, and also owe much to Amar's penchant for thorough chronicles. Be careful if you transfer to Seattle. You may end up loving it and never going back...

author=Zap link=topic=21211.msg90808#msg90808 date=1308552048]
Did you notice if the White River Glacier still has coverage down to highway 26 ?

Not much snow below 5,000'.  Best to traverse out at 6,500' to Timberline Parking lot.  Great run to there. 

I might beat Charlie to the top of a climb, but I will never, ever beat him to TAY-posting for a trip. :)

Adding a couple more pics.

It's great seeing all those kids sharing your passion.  What a great way to celebrate Father's Day.

If anyone knows the name of the rock outcrop (above Illumination Rock) that I skied next to please let me know.  I talked to someone who said they thought it was called Leuthold Cliffs, but he wasn't sure.  I can't find them named on any of my maps.

i think that may just be considered an extension of the west crater rim.  The Leuthold Couloir in on the opposite side of that ridge, west facing, above and lookers-left of the Reid gla...

what a difference a few hours makes.. skiing down @ 3pm the upper section was fantastic, got really deep & mushy - i detoured over to the lift served area for somewhat firmer conditions. 

Nice TR.  Any idea what elevation you had to park at?  On June 4 we had to throw in the towel at ~3100 feet in a similar "mountain vehicle" before getting too much chassis to ground interaction from the whoops on the trail.  Was the slide path still a good looking approach option aside from not being familiar with it?  Made for quick, traverse free work to ~6300' a few weeks ago

The high res forecast can be found at the following link.  Its accessible from the  WRF...

"Windy Pass" isn't a USGS designation -- but it is the moniker used by the Summit Nordic Center (and it is an accurate description)

http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/files/pdf/nordic_2011_map.pdf

This tricky part this time of year is finding the start of the road -- here is a hint -- follow your nose -- you'll pass by something very stinky right after you leave the pavement and hit the gravel.

Looks like an awesome day. Was up at Steamboat Prow yesterday and could see the top of Stuart poking through the clouds. Looks like it was clearer there than it looked from our view.

Please share your approach route and decent. Planning on skiing it on the solstice
Thanks

author=saxybrian link=topic=21215.msg90830#msg90830 date=1308603135]
made it to the summit and took a dump in the crater!!! WOOWOO talk about steam jets!

You are an inspiration to us all.

Excellent read.
If it's any consolation it took me 4 tries to get to the summit before I succeeded when I first moved to WA.
Additionally, the first time I went to Muir with skis , I actually skied down with my climbing skins ON not because I didn't know that you were supposed to take them off , but because I was like a giraffe on a skating rink and I figured that the skins would slow me down.
Good effort.... keep going!

The winter approach would be about 3.5 miles on the road.  I think you'd want to feel out the snow above the gully before getting into it instead of coming up from the bottom if there was any question about stability.  If the snowpack was fat enough that you weren't worried about the line being filled in, then maybe you could take the south side summer trail-ish route through the woods and up to the ridge, see how the snow looks, ski the col and ski the Perry Creek trail out....

Thanks for sharing your adventure.  I enjoyed your recap of the events as you travelled up and down the mountain.  We've all been beginners and most folks don't share their early adventures.