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yeah, it only takes 1 guy on the internet calling it something for it to stick...
Irregardless it's a great run!
Irregardless it's a great run!
Sure, the swath. I was going off E$. Did a google search and came up with this:
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/782692/TR_White_Pine_Peak_North_Chute
i think that guy Rat knows a thing or two about that area ;-)
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/782692/TR_White_Pine_Peak_North_Chute
i think that guy Rat knows a thing or two about that area ;-)
Way to persevere! I gotta get you guys to show me the right way up there, all I remember is crawling downhill over snags...
It seems especially thin over there this year. Did you have any thoughts on what elevation the snowpack is deep enough to provide average mid-season travel conditions?
It seems especially thin over there this year. Did you have any thoughts on what elevation the snowpack is deep enough to provide average mid-season travel conditions?
yeah it looks like the swath (aka). looks like way more trees showing than last year...
thanks for the post!
thanks for the post!
Is this the shot that's also referred to as The Swath? Cool looking run!
author=otter link=topic=19983.msg84695#msg84695 date=1299214372]
... but it sounds like you didn't note any collapsing (as opposed to settlement)
Thanks! Looks like that's the accepted term.
(Collapse doesn't conjure the right mental image for me, when the whumph is tiny and only felt, not heard. It makes me think of catastrophic inward-falling, like the collapse of a snowbridge or a sinkhole, instead of...
author=skier8484 link=topic=19977.msg84746#msg84746 date=1299279949]
Couldn't agree more ;)
Neither could I Brian, worthy of at least one cold one.
Stop buy this weekend and we'll buy you guys one ...........
Gary
Alpy was great yesterday. Especially cuz no one was there. First time w/o lines over this storm cycle. Yahoo.
Who said anything about despising anyone. If we can get back to reality for a minute. If one has to poach a skin track, it would be polite to thank the trail breaking group for their hard work.If one has to poach a skin track, it would be polite to Waite until the trail breaking group goes first down the ski run. If one has to poach a skin track, it would be polite to try to catch the trail breaking group and offer to break trail and share in the hard work. I have meet many friends this wa...
Thanks Amar suggestions well received and followed
author=chmnyboy link=topic=19977.msg84699#msg84699 date=1299216206]
Allen is really good at editing.
Couldn't agree more ;)
WOW! That is a very nice video. Thanks for posting.
Speed and difficulty will limit snakes as well....
Well this telewhacker from the video is keeping the heel free and face planted...
Nice splicing Allen, thanks for putting this together!
Nice splicing Allen, thanks for putting this together!
Ahh... snowsnakes.... love thy snakes - for they really have no choice but to follow in awe the tracks you lay ;)
Rather than hide from and despise our serpentine bretheren, should one feel instead honored to have followers on the skin track? Can you not derive satisfaction from others utilizing your hard work?
In my opinion I find company in more remote places to be more of a pleasure than a burden. There is a unique property of our winter sport compared to others -- we le...
Rather than hide from and despise our serpentine bretheren, should one feel instead honored to have followers on the skin track? Can you not derive satisfaction from others utilizing your hard work?
In my opinion I find company in more remote places to be more of a pleasure than a burden. There is a unique property of our winter sport compared to others -- we le...
Pow & Amar, thanks for the pics, even tho they give me the creeps! I've never been able to cross that bridge in the winter and it even bothers me in the summer :-[
Thanks for the additional info and the photos, powcarvin. I was also skiing at Mazama Ridge that same day, and was very curious where this accident had occurred. Like others, I was wondering "Was it a snow bridge, or an actual bridge with snow piled up on it?" The photo clearly shows a log bridge with snow piled atop it, which is very important to know. And I'm very glad that you're OK, Liz, that looks like a nasty spot to fall in the creek.
The links to th...
The links to th...
author=samthaman link=topic=19977.msg84722#msg84722 date=1299262127]Hey, I'm from NY, you guys should integrate me into the East Coast Skier Club for the tele aspect 8)
James, telemarker for 12 years, just bought an AT setup.... so don't count on too much more.
author=cchapin link=topic=19977.msg84668#msg84668 date=1299199636]
Great job, and thanks for finally integrating some telemark! Pretty fitting that the song used was from Powderwhore's 2008 video!
James, telemarker for 12 years, just bought an AT setup.... so don't count on too much more.
I'm the original poster on this thread. I apologize of the lack of information. I have some great photos that tell the story however I'm to technically challenged to format them correctly.
There is no doubt that if Liz did not fall someone else surely would have. The track laid to the bridge became a magnet for others that day. This crossing can easily be avoided by crossing the creek on the Paradise Valley Road.
As the sport of BC skiing has exploded with popula...
There is no doubt that if Liz did not fall someone else surely would have. The track laid to the bridge became a magnet for others that day. This crossing can easily be avoided by crossing the creek on the Paradise Valley Road.
As the sport of BC skiing has exploded with popula...
author=GaryJan link=topic=19977.msg84693#msg84693 date=1299214370]
Looks like Brian brought his A-Game to these sessions ............ ;)
Allen is really good at editing.
Great pics, you always have some of the best!!!!! I ended up golfing in the rain in LA that day, so like experienced disappointing conditions :>).
Great vid Silas. I was out in CPB and experienced the same conditions. What a great day for skiing!!
author=trumpetsailor link=topic=19983.msg84656#msg84656 date=1299184194
No instability noted, not even a settlement.
Nit picky I know, but it sounds like you didn't note any collapsing (as opposed to settlement)
Settlement is the process of snow grains becoming smaller and more closely spaced due to gravity, essentially consolidation.
author=allenat@ylor link=topic=19977.msg84685#msg84685 date=1299208587]
The shooting dates were 2/19-3/1.
I'm glad you guys have been enjoying it!
Great photography Allen,
Looks like Brian brought his A-Game to these sessions ............ ;)
Gary
The shooting dates were 2/19-3/1.
I'm glad you guys have been enjoying it!
I'm glad you guys have been enjoying it!
dude, you got any of that to spare..? excellent.
Having trouble getting the video to run (on my side I'm sure) but I'm willing to bet that March 2 is the editing date rather than footage date based on what it was like out there yesterday.
Great job, and thanks for finally integrating some telemark! Pretty fitting that the song used was from Powderwhore's 2008 video!
Thanks for the report. I'm glad you mentioned the crust. I was at Alpy all day yesterday, and it definitely never rained, but it did get partly sunny for about a half hour to 45 minutes, which put the zap on some of the lower elevations for a while. However, heavy snow squalls toward the end of the day seemed to somewhat fix that. Sounds like the sun had more of an impact elsewhere.
Didnt check out the hut this time around, as we stayed near crags peak.
Technically I would not call it slackcountry since we rode no lifts, we were just kind of near them, just over the rope. But as 8 was not running anyway, and when we came back in bounds we found the whole place deserted; they must have shut down the ski area way early.
It was evil out; we were lucky to salvage the day by finding somewhere that was somewhat out of the wind and just high enough to be above the rain.
Thanks Don for the impetus to bail from work and get o...
It was evil out; we were lucky to salvage the day by finding somewhere that was somewhat out of the wind and just high enough to be above the rain.
Thanks Don for the impetus to bail from work and get o...
Great photos of the "white room". It's been a couple years since touring at Kootenay Pass and the Google map of your routes reminded me of all the terrain available.
Did you stop by the hut ?
Did you stop by the hut ?
Nice video....it really highlights the variety of terrain that the PNW skier learns to live and love...now hoping for the return of stability....thanks for sharing.
"Alpental is lame,Hyak is worse...those people should either dawn patrol or stay home"-- xtranormal.com
Thanks Guys. I hope there wasn't too many pics. If it is, just let me know if that's not okay. Thanks Marcus!
It was a pretty amazing place to be in winter...but a lot of time and work getting there and back. Worth it though.
It was a pretty amazing place to be in winter...but a lot of time and work getting there and back. Worth it though.
Yes the 2 runs were good, very good in fact. However I could have got more vert skinning and some exercise although maybe not in those conditions on much other than Hyak. I might stick to my dawn patrols whens things calm down a bit.
author=Plinko link=topic=19953.msg84486#msg84486 date=1299038917]
After you powder princesses left, Alpental rallied with the reopening of Chair 2, and NO LINE at either lift all the way until close. Precip...
Thanks for putting that together for sharing! Holden truly is a unique point of convergence, bringing together so many more communities than at first glance. I like the part about carrying the shards - and now you too have new dreams growing :)
- Kevin
- Kevin
Showed up at noon and found fresh tracks, awesome afternoon on 2!
Some of those pixels very well could have been me up there. I bumped into another team on the summit, who had came up from the other side (I took the east ridge, both up and down) -
After you powder princesses left, Alpental rallied with the reopening of Chair 2, and NO LINE at either lift all the way until close. Precip let up as well. It was a complete ghost town, with some lovely stashes that lasted well into the afternoon.
Hag, the quality of those 2 runs nearly justifies the queue, no? :)
Hag, the quality of those 2 runs nearly justifies the queue, no? :)
Holy smokes. What a trip!
Great photo-essay, way to go Jason.
Great photo-essay, way to go Jason.
I'm considering heading up for some powder by headlamp this evening.
A zoo, a complete zoo. Wishing I didn't waste my morning for a couple of runs.
Great Report, Jason.
Awsome Photos, as usual.
Thanks.
Awsome Photos, as usual.
Thanks.