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Thanks filbo, was real nice to see the other side of things at White Pass.
Hell yeah! It was oh so good. :D 8)
I put up some of my pics here: https://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/topic/103323-tr-arrowhead-mountain-west-face-03012020/
Looks pretty nice, thanks for posting something from the East
Thanks for sharing. Kind of feels like a Northwest Volcano up there.
For the aged ones of us who like words as much as pics, can you describe your itinerary with weather and snow conditions, what skis and huts do you suggest? Thanks.
Snow conditions info here: https://www.nwac.us/observations/pk/4657/
Funny what difference a day makes, but there's nothing like powder in Kendall anymore. All aspects have a melt freeze crust. Still, it was a nice day to get out and see some views.
Of course, there's more than one way to skin a Cat., but some are better than others.
Ha! Been there done that! Except I had the dog and she had fun, including nipping the ankle of a lyca-clad skate skier when we crossed the trail.
author=bigeo link=topic=42687.msg166936#msg166936 date=1582742752]
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HA! If my budget allowed it, I'd go every year! I love that place and also how the guides totally pamper you at the yurt.
Hey nice report! Sounds like type 2 fun.
Please post pictures of overhanging open snow book, have only seen bad drawings of such animal in first edition of freedom of the hills, Of course Fred would of flashed it with 215cm wooden skis.
author=Chamois link=topic=42685.msg166924#msg166924 date=1582662649]
I think April is transition month up there. And the Wallow Alpine Hut folks start thinking about breakdown- but could be some good spring skiing
The Hayduke:Â https://youtu.be/yyETLdSL4xg
yep, we are in for a duzy of a hike! Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow! I'm going to create a gofundme so I can do that. Can I count on y'all to help a poor old geezer go heli skiiing?
Thanks for the advise, turns out there was a way to do it with my Photos account. Check it out!
author=Randy link=topic=42685.msg166923#msg166923 date=1582660442]
The $50/per person/per night fee is a bit hard to stomach for what these camps provide.
lol...let's just call the accommodations "rustic"
author=Telepathetic link=topic=42685.msg166922#msg166922 date=1582656470]
good to know! Thank you!
Off to hike the Hayduke in Utah. I take it April is not a good month for good snow?
I think April is transition month up there. And the Wallow Alpine Hut folks start thinking about breakdown- but could be some good spring skiing
The Hayduke: https://youtu.be/yyETLdSL4xg
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Hi Randy,
Yes, they just had a snow event while there. Â Never been to Wing Ridge. Do you have a preference?
David
Wing Ridge is far less of a schlep to access the camp , particularly on the way out. The only downside is that you can get invaded on weekends by day skiers.
The $50/per person/per night fee is a bit hard to stomach for what...
author=Chamois link=topic=42685.msg166921#msg166921 date=1582654054]
As an FYI, my 6 trips to McCully were always the second to last week in March. Only on one trip were we a bit snow-starved for two days before it started to snow again. Powder depths ran from boot-top to hip deep (yea, that was the year I skied with a broken tele-binding).
Seems like it was always full-on winter each time we went.
good to know! T...
As an FYI, my 6 trips to McCully were always the second to last week in March. Only on one trip were we a bit snow-starved for two days before it started to snow again. Powder depths ran from boot-top to hip deep (yea, that was the year I skied with a broken tele-binding).
Seems like it was always full-on winter each time we went.
Seems like it was always full-on winter each time we went.
author=Randy link=topic=42685.msg166918#msg166918 date=1582638899]
Nice! I did trips to Big Sheep and Wing Ridge for several years. But I grew frustrated finding wind crust in all those big open bowls above timberline. On my trips we always found the most enjoyable snow below timberline. Looks like you hit the jackpot.
Hi Randy,
Yes, they just had a snow event while there. Never been to Wing Ridge. Do you have a prefer...
author=Randy link=topic=42685.msg166918#msg166918 date=1582638899]
On my trips we always found the most enjoyable snow below timberline.Â
We spent 4 days at the McCully Basin yurts a few years ago. Our guide said "you can always find good snow somewhere in McCully Basin." We found it in the trees.
Nice! I did trips to Big Sheep and Wing Ridge for several years. But I grew frustrated finding wind crust in all those big open bowls above timberline. On my trips we always found the most enjoyable snow below timberline. Looks like you hit the jackpot.
author=evanraj513 link=topic=42685.msg166916#msg166916 date=1582606471]
Was debating heading there for my SB this year, third week of March. I've never skied in Eastern OR before, think it might be too late in the season? Kinda depends on how the next month delivers haha but have you ever been that late before? Thanks!
This is my first time in a long time there. Havent, in recent memory tell you about conditions.
But th...
Was debating heading there for my SB this year, third week of March. I've never skied in Eastern OR before, think it might be too late in the season? Kinda depends on how the next month delivers haha but have you ever been that late before? Thanks!
Beauty. What an amazing place. Great climbing and skiing shots.
author=Chamois link=topic=42685.msg166896#msg166896 date=1582511907]
Was wondering how the snow year there was looking - pretty good from the pics. Been to McCully 6 times, need another trip!
snow was good at higher elevations. Remarkable place. Dry snow, few people. David
author=kamtron link=topic=42685.msg166895#msg166895 date=1582499443]
Some nice looking snow and wiggles!
Thanks! It's the wiggles we were going for! Nice term!
David
Would love to see photos! Easiest way to post images that I've found is to upload everything to imgur.com or another free and public image hosting site, then click on the "Add image tags" button in the post editor, and paste your image URL in place of the pop-up text that says "PASTEimageURLhere". You can upload all the images at once to imgur or whatever, then right-click on each one and select "Copy image address" to get each image URL.
Kudos to you to accomplish the loop in such marginal conditions on Saturday!
Was wondering how the snow year there was looking - pretty good from the pics. Been to McCully 6 times, need another trip!
Thanks Jake. That Cave Ridge approach is awfully scenic. Amazing to be out with the sun and views after all those other days (though with better snow) earlier in the season.
Thanks for the report, Jake
Meira and I took the Thunder Creek side to about 2800' towards the Middle Fork today. The snow improved a lot once in the near treeline band and stayed good until as low as we could go. But yeah, up high the wind really caused a ruckus: breakable crust, slabs, and debris from a natural cycle. Didn't stop a number of folks from putting tracks in the various couloirs.
We came out pretty late and skied schmoo, sheltered powder, and trap cr...
Meira and I took the Thunder Creek side to about 2800' towards the Middle Fork today. The snow improved a lot once in the near treeline band and stayed good until as low as we could go. But yeah, up high the wind really caused a ruckus: breakable crust, slabs, and debris from a natural cycle. Didn't stop a number of folks from putting tracks in the various couloirs.
We came out pretty late and skied schmoo, sheltered powder, and trap cr...
Icy on the steeps. Always good to do a ski cut first. Thanks for sharing.
author=kamtron link=topic=42619.msg166764#msg166764 date=1581523639]
I enjoyed this. Need to make my annual pilgrimage to the great white North. Thanks!
Cheers, just like I need to visit Washington in the spring for the volcano tour.
Luckily I'm up at Whistler this week. I think the higher stuff at Blewett Pass will still hold up for a bit more, but not the low elevation areas.
Wow - another indicator of the variable snow year - thanks for the continuing reporting from Blewett.
We found great conditions nearby particularly on sun shaded west as well as south slopes above 4K yesterday. I noticed that new snow that was only slightly slabby on the uptrack in the early morning at around 4K on a south aspect was easy to shear off of tree wells and rollovers by 3:30 as the sun was doing its thing. Even under deep forest canopy the snow below 3500 was quite effected by warming between 3:30-4 - the 4-8" over a firm base there skied quite well ("buttery" wo...
We drove through there this weekend. It looked very bare. Agreed that the season looks over :/
Thanks for the info! I don't see the NWAC observation (possibly I'm too inept to surf the web). I hear what you're saying about a large avalanche occurring on a day with a green rating. I would offer the possibility that this slide is in a different class of avalanche (deep and with a trigger much more impactful than a skier) than the nwac fx is aimed at. Similar to a serac fall triggering a big slide on Rainier or something like that. This is pure speculation, though, since all t...
Micah,
According to the NWAC report it was triggered by a pair of skiers. No one was injured but they had to retrieve some of their gear that went over with the cornice when it collapsed. The spooky thing about this incident was it happened on a day when the forecast was low/green and yet, as NWAC's report said, it was "a large avalanche containing most of the season's snowpack." The snowpack at that elevation was around 120", maybe more with snowdrift. That&...
According to the NWAC report it was triggered by a pair of skiers. No one was injured but they had to retrieve some of their gear that went over with the cornice when it collapsed. The spooky thing about this incident was it happened on a day when the forecast was low/green and yet, as NWAC's report said, it was "a large avalanche containing most of the season's snowpack." The snowpack at that elevation was around 120", maybe more with snowdrift. That&...
Those cornices (and the carnage underneath them) always freak me out. Would love to have some general info about the incident. Did the cornice fail spontaneously or was it triggered?
Thanks for the video.... And sharing.
Thanks for the tip! Never used imgur, will do for the next post! Probably touring Hood this Saturday.