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Not everyone damn it! :'(
Looks good fellas. Sorry to bail at the last minute. Six would have been too many anyhow.
Lovers Lane? Zipper?
Looks good fellas. Sorry to bail at the last minute. Six would have been too many anyhow.
Lovers Lane? Zipper?
Yes, that was the group we saw from the top of the exit to the phantom. There was another group of 4 who got in just before the 12 though which was lucky for them!
good y'all started early....by 11am we saw no fewer than 12 skiers come down, with some folks skinning back up for a second lap.
anyone skied the Crooked this season? After the slot, our party yesterday skinned back up the phantom for the Crooked and found the summit ridge of Snoqualmie to be a solid wall of huge cornices that made it look impassible without some serious cornice cutting or rappelling shenanigans.
anyone skied the Crooked this season? After the slot, our party yesterday skinned back up the phantom for the Crooked and found the summit ridge of Snoqualmie to be a solid wall of huge cornices that made it look impassible without some serious cornice cutting or rappelling shenanigans.
This was even better than what I was expecting from the subject line.
nice work guys!
nice work guys!
author=Zap link=topic=20327.msg86347#msg86347 date=1301193215]
I usually start the tour of Kendall Stump from exit 53.
Ditto, unless planning to ski back via Commonwealth Basin, though I haven't done the stump in a while. Sometimes it can offer nice "early corn" too thanks to its aspect and elevation.
I usually start the tour of Kendall Stump from exit 53. It minimizes the deep canopy component and starts you going vetical sooner. With the south exposure on the Stump, I usually tour there in December and January when the sun is lower in the sky. As you realized, there are considerable small trees so snow coverable can be variable in early season. It's an easy 1800vf tour in a storm where temperatures are lower than pass level.
Welcome to TAY !
Welcome to TAY !
Nice! Way to perservere and make it after 2 other tries! Looks like a good time!
Next time I think we'll find something with less trees! I don't mind them so much on the way down but it made getting up challenging for us :).
Manaslus performed pretty well. Snow was a little heavy for them/me though.
From where we turned around, we could catch glimpses of something to the east/looker's right but it was pretty forested and looked like 400' vertical. With the poor visibility we didn't feel like exploring though and opted for beer...
Manaslus performed pretty well. Snow was a little heavy for them/me though.
From where we turned around, we could catch glimpses of something to the east/looker's right but it was pretty forested and looked like 400' vertical. With the poor visibility we didn't feel like exploring though and opted for beer...
Very nice. Welcome to the sport.
Kendall Stump has of course slowly gotten thicker with christmas trees through the years, but it can still serve up some nice quick fun as long as you find those openings. It looks like you guys got to what I've always assumed was the top of "the stump" but you can of course keep trucking up wooded ridge toward Kendall from there.
Looks like good beer at the bumper. How do you like the Manaslus? I found that they handled the...
Kendall Stump has of course slowly gotten thicker with christmas trees through the years, but it can still serve up some nice quick fun as long as you find those openings. It looks like you guys got to what I've always assumed was the top of "the stump" but you can of course keep trucking up wooded ridge toward Kendall from there.
Looks like good beer at the bumper. How do you like the Manaslus? I found that they handled the...
ReportLast Updated: 6:26AM, Saturday, March 26, 2011 Currently At Alpine
21 °
Mountain
Snow Depth 185" 315"
24-hr Snow Total 4" 7"
Storm Snow Total 58" 81"
Temp (at time of reporting) 23° F 19° F
Wind (at time of reporting) 20 W/SW 45 W/SW
Current Snow Conditions: Powder; groomed trails; and more powder.
Ski Lifts
sometimes I live through my kid, who lives in noth lake
21 °
Mountain
Snow Depth 185" 315"
24-hr Snow Total 4" 7"
Storm Snow Total 58" 81"
Temp (at time of reporting) 23° F 19° F
Wind (at time of reporting) 20 W/SW 45 W/SW
Current Snow Conditions: Powder; groomed trails; and more powder.
Ski Lifts
sometimes I live through my kid, who lives in noth lake
Great pictures. Curious, are coreupt skis pretty popular there? I see two pairs in that last picture...I've been happy with mine.
author=haggis link=topic=20314.msg86317#msg86317 date=1301102585]
I'm liking the TR variety you've got going on. Nice work.
I'll second that! Great find, Spectacular. Well done!
Nice job! Seems like that place holds good snow...
rlsg: it's on the east side of the Cascades, near Lake Wenatchee, north of highway 2.
rlsg: it's on the east side of the Cascades, near Lake Wenatchee, north of highway 2.
GREAT TR!! However, where does does this take place (isolated hick from Oregon)?
I'm liking the TR variety you've got going on. Nice work.
Right on guys. Wish I could'a joined, but Canada was bluebird, so I got my due. I still want to get up in there though. Count me in for the next adventure!
Way to get it done. Bet it felt good after 2 other tries.
Way to get it done. Bet it felt good after 2 other tries.
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That is so rad, and finally answers my question as to what the rad line to access via the plowed White RR in the winter is. The Napeequa is one of my favorite places in the cascades. The E/NE facing bowls on the other side of the ridge look SOoo good. I need a snowmobile...
That is so rad, and finally answers my question as to what the rad line to access via the plowed White RR in the winter is. The Napeequa is one of my favorite places in the cascades. The E/NE facing bowls on the other side of the ridge look SOoo good. I need a snowmobile...
Great TR! I hope to advance from taxi driver to couloir ripper someday... ;)
Scott, you are dead to me...
Kidding! Nice decent you guys. As the saying goes, "There are no friends on a stable weather forecast in Washington."
stefan, let's talk...
Kidding! Nice decent you guys. As the saying goes, "There are no friends on a stable weather forecast in Washington."
stefan, let's talk...
verrry nice!
as one of the cards lost in the shuffle, and my nose deep in the beta, I'm up for it whenever the conditions are again as ripe as they were. Just let me know John...
as one of the cards lost in the shuffle, and my nose deep in the beta, I'm up for it whenever the conditions are again as ripe as they were. Just let me know John...
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To be honest this whole TR is just ryanl bait. Miss ya buddy.
wish i could join you but.... (fill in the blank). As it is, I'll look forward to your return. you are coming back, right?
Fantastic. I will be at my cabin there for 2 weeks starting on the 27th. I have actually been secretly hoping for spring though, as we have been skiing, here in the NW, in the cold, the rain, and the snow, all winter now. After all it is spring now, and there is nothing like a good corn harvest in Tahoe. It will still be fantastic skiing with my Tahoe buddies no matter what the conditions.
Picture from earlier this winter
Picture from earlier this winter
I should have dropped you a line Runcle, I went searching for Seuss yesterday as well. I was apparently too far south of you to find the land of make believe but I did see some traces:
I also came across some unreal lines:
The Olympics are looking p...
I also came across some unreal lines:
The Olympics are looking p...
Those look like some pretty big cornices you got going up there Gary. I hope to make a trip out to see you and Jan before they let loose. Maybe we could coax one or two loose. ;D
Great pics Jay. I wish I could have joined you but as you know my strong pariotism prevents me from gracing Canada with my superior American form (or until I get a passport)
Did you guys road-trip the Prius?
Did you guys road-trip the Prius?
That looks like a good choice of terrain fellas. Thanks for sharing the photos Scott.
Congrats on the sponsorship deal Kyle. Maybe I'll jump on a treadmill so that we can chase down something remote this spring.
(Dan is my secret hero)
Congrats on the sponsorship deal Kyle. Maybe I'll jump on a treadmill so that we can chase down something remote this spring.
(Dan is my secret hero)
To be honest this whole TR is just ryanl bait. Miss ya buddy.
Wow, you're living my dream...
My, oh my, that is the air that should be there
A forgotten land of rime and sunshine?
In that case, of course
you'll head straight out of town.
It's opener there
in the wide open Air.
In that case, of course
you'll head straight out of town.
It's opener there
in the wide open Air.
Thanks for the report. I plan on spending the 2nd week in May on Shasta. Let it snow let it snow let it snow!!!
That's a good sized cornice, glad to hear that nobody was hurt!
Click here to see another, smaller cornice release from the same day (Crystal backcountry).
Click here to see another, smaller cornice release from the same day (Crystal backcountry).
Sweet! I love Tam McArthur and the huts! Stability has been sketch this year, but finding plenty of safe powder in there hasn't been too much of a problem. The area and scenery are second to none for central Oregon. Glad you had a good time!
sorry for the low quality pics, but I ran out of patience editing copies down to the measly 260kb size limit.
more pics, for some reason they wouldn't go with the OP
Good one....Nice job....Guys! Classic way to see the mountains!
Funny how I introduced Jake to Ziff have not had a call since....I guess being from BC I did not make the cut....
Funny how I introduced Jake to Ziff have not had a call since....I guess being from BC I did not make the cut....
awesome! way to get after it!
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Nice.
Were you the group heading out of Yodelin ~9? We were starting up at about the same time. I was wondering where you were headed...
Yodelin wasn't great. Backside towards Mill Creek was very nice. We had a couple people out for their very first tour so we didn't do many laps.
To more winter!
Hi trees4me,
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Move it to NWhikers dude. That kind of lawlessness is likely to get you an a** whooping. However, nice work guys. ;D