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Nice TR, Ross... it was a great weekend!
Thanks, it is done by closing the aperture ring so it constricts the suns light, usually shot between f/11 and 16.
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Thanks for the report, we found the exact same conditions yesterday on the Watson Traverse and it took about the same time. We had really hoped to ski the headwall proper but after looking at it form the top it was pretty much overhanging and looked like crusty, punchy powder. After skiing the first 1000 feet and looking up you could see an entrance on skiers right and we found out that the sn...
Thanks Patrick -- sounds like it was a party on the east side this weekend. Think it'll last another week?
Nice Pete, glad you got the good weather. We were solidly ensconced in that western wall of clouds, but it didn't rain on us until the last few minutes of the de-proach, at least.
awesome .. quite the trench on eldo
Reasonable overnight freeze on Sunday produced some good corn skiing in the morning. There has been a fair amount of skier (and even snowshoer traffic) up the hairpin valley over the weekend but there are plenty of smooth, untouched slopes in that area.
I was surprised to see a lot of people starting their day at 10 or even 11 in the morning. They would probably disagree with my description of the ski conditions. Things transitioned pretty quick from good corn to wat...
I was surprised to see a lot of people starting their day at 10 or even 11 in the morning. They would probably disagree with my description of the ski conditions. Things transitioned pretty quick from good corn to wat...
Thanks for the weather links and explanation Amar! I think Cliff Mass is going to start doing some forecasts via youtube and, at least on the pilot one, he used some of the products found the UW site. Maybe he'll start to unlock some of the secrets, but until then you have given me a good start.
good trip, great shots considering the variable light. What was the name of that shop with the skiis?
Mack & Dave,
Thanks for making the journey to PA, it was good to finally make some turns together. :D
Wish stability would have been a bit better so that we could have explored some of the more interesting lines into the North Bowl. As Greg said, they will be there another day.
Here are a few pictures from the day;
1. Mack making a "clothing optional" snow angel.
2. Dave descending through the variable spring...
Thanks for making the journey to PA, it was good to finally make some turns together. :D
Wish stability would have been a bit better so that we could have explored some of the more interesting lines into the North Bowl. As Greg said, they will be there another day.
Here are a few pictures from the day;
1. Mack making a "clothing optional" snow angel.
2. Dave descending through the variable spring...
only 3 " of mush ? sounds fantastic .I'll be there tomorrow.No kidding.
I watched you guys come down. Unfortunately my 10mm/22mm wide angle did little to capture the action I was too far out I think - I waited for a while about 500 vf below Muir for you guys to cross back over and met Aaron on his way down - I sent him this the image below via email. He has my info if you want the photos I took. I clicked off about 50 shots like the one posted.
Here is one I played with on photoshop. I'm no wizard or techie but maybe someone else with some skills ca...
Here is one I played with on photoshop. I'm no wizard or techie but maybe someone else with some skills ca...
Just got back from the easy pass area, not a great day with mostly bad visibility and mush. Lots of broken trees at the bottom of the north face of Kitling peak from Wednesday. Also plenty of slide activity from today and yesterday on super steep aspects running into the typical avy paths. Amazing how much 3-4 inches of new accumulates into a large debris pile at the bottom.
Skinning was tough traversing but great for heading straight up. And the snow had a punchable crust (into mush)...
Skinning was tough traversing but great for heading straight up. And the snow had a punchable crust (into mush)...
thanks for the update, I might head over that way to dodge some of this rain.
Here is a link to a trip report from the Southwest Coulior on SEWS from 5/26/2011.
http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=641
Enjoy!
Larry
http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=641
Enjoy!
Larry
Well you sold me on that trip, that looked awesome.
The front page has officially gone from remembering the past to anticipating the future. Things are looking up.
OK, time to mount those size SM Fritschis. This post made my kid a little jealous. :D
OK, time to mount those size SM Fritschis. This post made my kid a little jealous. :D
Here's to many more front-pages for Little C ;)
Great stuff! The world needs another strong young skin track setter ; )
Great report. Thanks. The camp on the Icy-Ruth Col looks like a classic, I may have to give that a try sometime.
WOW--FANTASTIC! Excellent tr and photos...really appreciate it.
Newsworthy for sure.
Nice work, Andy.
Nice work, Andy.
*Bump* to add a trip report to my trip report.
Nice TR, Amar, looks like it was a gorgeous day. I'm a grad student in the UW Atmospheric Science department, so if anyone's got questions regarding the model output or anything else that they'd like me to take a stab at answering, I'm always happy to do so.
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Nice report ! That's my favorite area as well. were you able to keep skis on all the way up to the Whitman?
Joe is right on about a good traverse to White river rd. Gary Vogt has often tried to get me to do it.
Skis were on all the way from Paradise up to 9500 ft on Whitman Glacier. Although it steepens significantly there, it would certainly have been pos...
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You find that the UW model works well? Obviously on that day they nailed it pretty well....Could you provide a link to where you are getting the info you quoted in the TR? I looked around the UW site and found some products but nothing that looked to give me cloud cover and FL for a selected area. Thanks!
Is this what your looking for? I've found it t...
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Joe is right on about a good traverse to White river rd. Gary Vogt has often tried to get me to do it.
Well maybe this is the year. I can start on my side. You guys start on your side. Exchange keys in the middle and drive to a meeting spot in between.
Nice report ! That's my favorite area as well. were you able to keep skis on all the way up to the Whitman?
Joe is right on about a good traverse to White river rd. Gary Vogt has often tried to get me to do it.
Joe is right on about a good traverse to White river rd. Gary Vogt has often tried to get me to do it.
You find that the UW model works well? Obviously on that day they nailed it pretty well....Could you provide a link to where you are getting the info you quoted in the TR? I looked around the UW site and found some products but nothing that looked to give me cloud cover and FL for a selected area. Thanks!
I love the first two pictures - looks like it was a sweet day to be up there!
Sweet trip! It sure was a nice day up there Tuesday.
great day!
was jealous when I got home and was checking out the blue skys on the web cam.
was jealous when I got home and was checking out the blue skys on the web cam.
cool .. watched you guys on spot -- and the mountain cam (the morning soup looked ominous but then was glad to see it clear up) .. it was a loooong day, esp for kyle and jace .. but it looks gorgeous up there .. a sweet window ... nice reporting -- very informative as always
Nice report Amar very detailed. What a long ass walk. To bad White River was not open yet so you could make it a traverse. It is great to see all the snow that's in that area!
I agree that the Cowlitz area is especially nice for aesthetics.
It's amazing how hot it can get on snow, especially when we have been so shy of sun this spring. I remember putting piles of snow on my head held in place by the rim of my visor on one of those exhausting heat fests.
I agree that the Cowlitz area is especially nice for aesthetics.
It's amazing how hot it can get on snow, especially when we have been so shy of sun this spring. I remember putting piles of snow on my head held in place by the rim of my visor on one of those exhausting heat fests.
Yesterday(tuesday) turned out pretty well up there.
I pulled into the lot at 8:30am under grey skies and light snow. I sure was happy to have the sun on my face by McClure rock. Looks like you had some fun as well.
I pulled into the lot at 8:30am under grey skies and light snow. I sure was happy to have the sun on my face by McClure rock. Looks like you had some fun as well.
Here's a view of the entire Ingraham Direct route, showing the various zigzags through the Icefall, the snow-ice avalanche crown near 12500 ft, and the major bergschrund crossing near 13100 ft. Shot with a 170mm zoom from around 8200 ft on the Whitman Glacier yesterday, May 24, 2011:
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We started at the Silver Star gate on HWY 20, there is plenty of snow, but as it melts out from the HWY it adds to the poast hole march. We were able to put our skis on about 1000 above the road.
Wow, just awesome!!!
I want to be able to share something like this with my son!!
I want to be able to share something like this with my son!!
Great pictures. You wouldn't by chance have a larger size of that first photo? Would love to use it a desktop pictures. Thanks.
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sweet! any pics of Tomyhoi? curious as to if it's worth trekking up there soon...?
here is a link to a video of the outing...tomyhoi pops up several times.
Winchester Video
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Andy mentioned that when his party skied the Nisqually Ice Chute in April, their original objective was the South Tahoma Headwall.
Ha, I knew it!! When I ran into Andy, Seth, and Tyler at Pebble Creek on April 22, just minutes after they skied Nisqually Ice Cliff, I asked them if they'd skied the line from the summit. They said no, they'd skied from...
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but what famous french man are you talking about?
Charles de Gaulle "Vive le Québec libre!", July 24, 1967.
A few more pictures with one skiing Eldorado East ridge before the next rolling wave of clouds comes in.
HA,
yes I did, thank you!... well, not until I seen it at Kyle's. The first couple times I tried viewing, it skipped right over me..? I had a few takes from this trip of Kyle drying his skins with a jet boil in some random cabin for you.
I too am a kyle miller spot junky. edge of your seat action,,, almost.
yes I did, thank you!... well, not until I seen it at Kyle's. The first couple times I tried viewing, it skipped right over me..? I had a few takes from this trip of Kyle drying his skins with a jet boil in some random cabin for you.
I too am a kyle miller spot junky. edge of your seat action,,, almost.