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Any followup on this--was that Cecilly? (young woman, black helmet, tele gear?). Which creek?
author=andyrew link=topic=19878.msg84178#msg84178 date=1298771390]
Nice turns. Is this the cougar mountain NNE of Conconully? How do you approach it?
Nope, its Cougar Mountain right off Gunn Ranch Road just off Rendezvous Rd outside of Winthrop.
More like front-country skiing its so close to civilization.
Dr. Telemark
I'll leave it to more regular TAYers to determine if this post could be judged commercial. However, the snowpack data was greatly appreciated since I took my son for a tour in Kangaroo Basin (WA Pass hairpin) today.
We found about 8-10 inches of powder since our last visit here on Monday. Ironically, conditions were better down low - a stout west wind had scoured the ridges above about 6800ft. We'd planned to drop down the east side of Kangaroo Col (Twisp R...
We found about 8-10 inches of powder since our last visit here on Monday. Ironically, conditions were better down low - a stout west wind had scoured the ridges above about 6800ft. We'd planned to drop down the east side of Kangaroo Col (Twisp R...
Nice turns. Is this the cougar mountain NNE of Conconully? How do you approach it?
While y'all were giggling like children, I did my best to be very serious here in town...
Nice work! Sounded like a great tour. And you didn't leave AP behind, which was courteous of you. :)
Nice work! Sounded like a great tour. And you didn't leave AP behind, which was courteous of you. :)
On thurs. a skier triggered a slide and went for a nice tummble. End result, broken femur.
Skiing with DSLR and a tripod. That's one very dedicated photographer.
Yes, I would be keen to hear what 'event' happened on Table on Thursday also? We were skiing the 'Slack Country' in the area on the same day, ie; Shuksan Arm and Hemi's and didn't notice any instability, and looking out into the Mazama Bowl everything looked to be holding well. I did however kick off a hefty 12-16" wind slab the following day(Friday) on the top of Mt Herman.
lrudholm: no we did not make it to the waterfalls, I know they plow the road all the way to the parking lot but we run out of time on our ski out. I imagine it must be a pretty spectacular icefall.
Zap: I like the term veggie belay a lot. Once a year is about the right dosage.
Thanks!
Zap: I like the term veggie belay a lot. Once a year is about the right dosage.
Thanks!
What kind of carnage happened on table mtn Thursday?
Great TR and photos. I really enjoyed the photo of "Ian's Milk Run". Veggie belay's remind me: Been there - done that - geez were we lucky ! ;)
Excellent video...
NCH- re the post. TAY-land, etc. >>
"You agree to submit any post which might be considered an advertisement to Turns All Year administrators for review prior to posting (there is contact information at the bottom of each Trip Reports page). Failure to do so may result in the post being deleted without warning."
Post must not be deemed too commercial... good thing.
NCH- re the post. TAY-land, etc. >>
"You agree to submit any post which might be considered an advertisement to Turns All Year administrators for review prior to posting (there is contact information at the bottom of each Trip Reports page). Failure to do so may result in the post being deleted without warning."
Post must not be deemed too commercial... good thing.
Way to hit it, Don.
I would avoid the Slot Saturday, and try not to even think about it Sunday.
I would avoid the Slot Saturday, and try not to even think about it Sunday.
That looks sick! So are you using an extension off of your right pole to get that footage? Unreal.
Nice photos. I've been canoeing at Azure Lake and Myrtle lake during the summer. Always looked at the peaks and wondered about skiing them during the winter. Did you guys check out the falls?
Nice TR! We saw your tracks down the phantom path from over at Alpental... Do you think the slot would slide? We're considering it, but because of the large slides that the Alpy patrol triggered today... maybe not.
Try George's Bakery in North Bend next time Silas.
Sunday?
Sunday?
Love your videos Jeff and your choice of music to go with them. This one just great.
Damn , it looks so good up there.
" but it took true motivation to put the skis down for a day"..... I bet it did with conditions like that, ;D
Damn , it looks so good up there.
" but it took true motivation to put the skis down for a day"..... I bet it did with conditions like that, ;D
Powski:
Do you mean shameless, or Seamusless?
Do you mean "sounds" or looks?
Do you have some kind of issue going on here in TAY-land?
Sick commercial, Jeff. Thanks for the effort.
Paul
Do you mean shameless, or Seamusless?
Do you mean "sounds" or looks?
Do you have some kind of issue going on here in TAY-land?
Sick commercial, Jeff. Thanks for the effort.
Paul
Sounds like a conditions report with stability information thrown in for good measure...
Nice Vid!
Nice Vid!
KeepTheNorthCascadesFreeFromWeirdos
Sounds like another shameless commercial post?
I believe he was trying to keep area on the DL to avoid the blocking of access, caused by "untrained" individuals that get their vehicles stuck... ;D
author=mick_scott link=topic=19828.msg83974#msg83974 date=1298517806]
Could you drive up the Mt Loop further than Bedal??? I know the recent lowland snow will halt most action for a couple weeks...curious about blowdown from the last big wind event two weeks ago. Thanks
To points of fact: From Darrington you can drive or sled all the way to Barlow Pass before you hit a gate that closes you off to further access. I don...
Well I guess I can appreciate some areas with great access being kept on the DL. but my prevailing theory is that there is plenty of terrain...and aside from the slot couloir, i think there isn't any danger of BC moguls anytime soon. if there was every anything people should have been secretive about it would have to be mt. snoqualmie which is in easy striking distance of a million or so untrained skiers with new AT bindings.
Those larches in that zone are always so lonely.
Nice spooning in picture #3 -- Nice work Pico and John
Zap, some of your old skins made it accross the traverse!
Rem: not many safe spots above treeline on the Tatoosh Traverse.
Rem: not many safe spots above treeline on the Tatoosh Traverse.
author=stoked link=topic=19823.msg83942#msg83942 date=1298494896]
It's snowing there now. I take it the road is not yet plowed past Early Winters? And how did you cross Cedar Creek? On a log or wading?
I've skied that ridge where you got your run in but I approached from the side trail right near the Cedar Creek TH. It was a great ski. Little too far for a day trip if you have park at Early Winters.
Did you happen to notice if...
Mission Ridge had way more snow than that. I was probing in protected trees today and it was 22-24". In the open, wind deposits were 3' or more in spots. No crust was touched except on steeper convexities exposed to the brutal wind.
Nice to see it's filling in over there. And thanks for the vagueness, John ;)
author=savegondor link=topic=19849.msg84021#msg84021 date=1298583997]
oh cryptic one, the mountains near Blewett Pass need not be referred to as East Slopes.
OK, OK, Savegondor, I know. But certain ones would have my head if I gave too much detail. Just having posted at all is bad enough, mostly it is for family back home and "the guys at work"!
I have to say, being called "oh cryptic one" does have a...
oh cryptic one, the mountains near Blewett Pass need not be referred to as East Slopes.
Thanks for the TR and photos. It jogged some old memories. Way back in the spring of 1997, I put together a small group to ski Gardner. After studying the topos and talking to Eric Burr, we decided to have NCH shuttle us into the basin below the summit. We setup a base camp and spent a couple days’ peak bagging and touring. Great terrain. A storm cycle moved in early and our exit route seemed painful. So we paid for the limo to fly us out between shuttles with the Warren Miller film crew. ...
Went up there today more spur of the moment than anything. Went up somewhere on Kendall. Ended up sessioning a steep section next to a logging road switchback.
Lots of long cracks, and even a 20 ft wide release that didn't go very far down the slope. I have a feeling snoqualmie mtn would have been better with its steep pitch.
Snow is waist deep. So good.
Lots of long cracks, and even a 20 ft wide release that didn't go very far down the slope. I have a feeling snoqualmie mtn would have been better with its steep pitch.
Snow is waist deep. So good.
Here's a few photos. I didn't take too many. Was having too much fun!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22929755@N00/sets/72157625999984513/with/5472517631/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22929755@N00/sets/72157625999984513/with/5472517631/
Great report. Nice snow in the Tatoosh on the 20th, albeit skied out. Cne comedy movie at http://www.flickr.com/photos/koelle/
What a cool place, worth dealing with the blowdowns over the "trail". Did you get any good pix?
Could you drive up the Mt Loop further than Bedal??? I know the recent lowland snow will halt most action for a couple weeks...curious about blowdown from the last big wind event two weeks ago. Thanks
author=n16ht5 link=topic=19689.msg83921#msg83921 date=1298437404]
I could probably get you up to white chuck if you want to climb it...
good to hear you got out... one time on the way to three finger TH in the middle of Jan, I came across a car that was stuck about 12mi up the gravel rd, in about 2ft of snow......
author=JibberD link=topic=19689.msg83924#msg83924 date=1298440873]
So now we know it takes a hill-billy jalopy jeep to "save gondor" -- good to know, and once again the outlying provinces seem to be far ahead in understanding these things.
Also, give Darrington a break; it's not so bad. I was up there for work a couple weeks back and enjoyed the day visiting multiple locations. Drop into the senior center on the main drag downtown for...
"There is apparently a gravitational anomaly present in the creekbed just above the waterfall" ;D
I fear there may be more of them lurking throughout the mountains we ski.
I fear there may be more of them lurking throughout the mountains we ski.
It can be done as a long day trip - best maybe in late March or April. It certainly makes sense to camp in there and do both peaks.
author=sb link=topic=19823.msg83934#msg83934 date=1298478756]
The best way to get to the peaks is to cross Cedar Creek earlier (below the falls) and get on the moderate ridge that heads up the west side of Huckleberry Creek (this is a nice run in itself up to over 7200 feet). At some point we traversed left and climbed up Hucklebery Creek itself. The top of the creek, under both Gardners, at about 6,200 feet, is a spectacular spot. The Gardner Glacier Coul...
author=Jake the Brit link=topic=19823.msg83926#msg83926 date=1298441480]
With an eye on N Gardener Jeremy & I left the Early Winters road end Saturday at 11AM & headed 6 miles up the road & Cedar Creek to the junction with the Shelokum Creek Valley.
It's snowing there now. I take it the road is not yet plowed past Early Winters? And how did you cross Cedar Creek? On a log or wading?
I've skied that...
author=bcglaxer link=topic=19824.msg83928#msg83928 date=1298443468]
This isn't nearly as exciting as all the crazy trips ... Exciting can be adrenaline pumping ... or it can mean spirit soaring with the aesthetics of nature in the winter time ... summit is no longer the objective. Fun is heading over the next ridge and seeing what lies around the next corner. Joy can be found everywhere, not just at the top of a hike or climb. During a...
Ironic that you made fun of YN and I for buying FF down booties just last week! You should be aware that they worked GREAT last weekend.