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Thanks Chris - I really expected to see you up there - It would have been a good day for the DPS skis. Definitely the best day of the spring for us.
Yeah, lauds to Jack. BTW, did all the beer get consumed up there? Hope so. For the record, I did my part : )
author=cumulus link=topic=21233.msg90932#msg90932 date=1308772069]I think just about everybody including myself forgot their camera (or lost it!)... I'm cribbing some from Will, who refuses to join TAY with the same adamancy that TAY refuses to make picture posting easy. Will's a great photographer so maybe there's a correlation...
Sweet pictures -- looks like a great time... though you're mistaking a lack of abundant fr...
holy crap that was fun... best solstice ever! All the people I toured with most this year were there plus a sizable and stylin representation of nwhikers-on-skis. Only downside was also the upside; I slacked a bit on the dog-toting-beer fed high quality social lazin' in the sun with the million dollar views due to almost constant motion... so many good lines to ski! Two nice ones on the west side where on the second run I ran into Rob who had a solid eye on that NW coolie to finish off...
sweet .. we were thinkin of heading up there but got a sickie here .. maybe next week ..
anyhow great to see you getting out to ride .. i've been going over all the footage and spent some time on goode with you ... epic trip!
anyhow great to see you getting out to ride .. i've been going over all the footage and spent some time on goode with you ... epic trip!
Road is snow free and in good shape to a couple hundred meters from Windy Pass. We skinned from the car.
Very nice Steve and Peter. I was thinking it would be a great day up there as I looked at Rainier from my office. ;)
Glad you got some.
Glad you got some.
Funny - I hadn't thought how much of a "climber & conditions" report this was rather than a "downhill" report, but I definitely see that now. Mostly I don't like skiing with the camera out - I've ended up with snow inside my lens before ;) Also probably helps that we had great weather on the up and zero visibility on the down.
Great TR Lowell! It's inspiring and hope that some day I'll be able to bring my kids along on a ski tour....
Like the report. Nice you got back to the 'chants for Colchuck. A little different from teh last trip in there -lol. And nice pics of the NE Col on Argo. That and the upper face have taken on new meaning ; )
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...
Hey BigSteve... nice pn on the ring... BTW, if anyone finds a Windows 7 HTC smartphone on the saddle (right side of bowl), plea...
nice Zap! glad to hear you and Jill are out road tripping again.
The last picture of Trevor says it all. Hell of a solstice.
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. :-[
you guys missed the druids that came out and started dancing on the summit after the sunset. great fun indeed.
Rustyknees
the gully Silas speaks of
TBill, aka Sin Dawg
Rustyknees
the gully Silas speaks of
TBill, aka Sin Dawg
fun evening, lovely sunset, great way to ring in the summer
Nice! So glad you guys are on the move and on the mend. Have a great trip and keep us updated.
The skiing is usually bragged about too much any way.
Great work!
Great work!
Sounds like I missed a good one... Or did I (6/22/11)?
LOL
nice... guess you celebrated too... you lost a day this year btw.
nice... guess you celebrated too... you lost a day this year btw.
I love everything about this trip report! Great, just great.
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!
here are a few images from the day
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11723786@N06/sets/72157627018677112/
it was good for the spirit to be up there
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11723786@N06/sets/72157627018677112/
it was good for the spirit to be up there
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
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
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.
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.
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...
Awesome TR, you guys. It's always nice to hear the climber's perspective for a change-- loads of photos and details of the ascent, few of the descent. ;)
That Jeremy Park looks so svelte in those cirque pants. Someone should pick him up for an ad campaign.
That Jeremy Park looks so svelte in those cirque pants. Someone should pick him up for an ad campaign.
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.
Your route was down West Crater Rim, under Hawkins Cliffs. You can ski down Castle Crags/Reid Headwall on the west side of that ridge. Leutholds would have to be accessed early off the summit ridge. Variable conditions last week, but good where it was good! <<<<<<<<<<<<<==========~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
Adding a couple more pics.
I think we actually parked at 2700', taking a close look at the map now. We parked on a curve, and the road above us took a sharp left with snow, and looking at the terrain and map on Google it looks like we got to the more southern 180 degree hairpin, at about 2700'.
The slide path would have probab...
The slide path would have probab...
It's great seeing all those kids sharing your passion. What a great way to celebrate Father's Day.
Missed you guys but saw quite a few others on my first trip to this area. Thanks Skip and Greg and the skier and boarder I talked to. Without your input I would have spent a lot more time waiting around for visibility to improve. Fun lines!
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...
Yeah, it was awesome when we were climbing up, but as soon as that sun went down it set up like concrete.
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.
author=Randy link=topic=21192.msg90859#msg90859 date=1308633642]
"Windy Pass" isn't a USGS designation -- but it is the moniker used by the Summit Nordic Center (and it is an accurate description)
It also is a Green Trails Map designation (Map # 207 and Map #207S), which combined with the USGS Quad mentioned above (my personal choice) provides excellent navigation and location tools for the area.
Morgan
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...
The high res forecast can be found at the following link. Its accessible from the WRF...
Three cheers to you Lowell and Dave. Happy Father's Day! Those "kids" are hardly kids anymore, look at Heidi rip it up!
"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.
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.