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author=eskinmo link=topic=19683.msg83664#msg83664 date=1298220644]
The Beach....really you guys ski the beach.The beach.......................I don't think that's the beach....but just in case.....really ,the beach!!!!

There's no powder on the beach ;)

2/20/11 1:33am

FreeBird

Feb 18-19, 2011, North Cascade Heli

author=Joedabaker link=topic=19683.msg83666#msg83666 date=1298221016]
Sorry we put 1st tracks in the chute you filmed, we did our best to stabilize it for you guys. ;)

The wind did a good job of filling in the tracks ;) Couldn't tell any one had skied it until the choke...
I thought, why would they skin all the way up here and not ski it...Maybe the large cornice scared them?
It was the seconded deepest I...

2/20/11 1:30am

Jim Oker

Looks like a blast. So was this pure heli-climbing, or their "heli-assisted touring," or what? If the latter, how much actual climbing did you end up doing each day, versus roughly how much heli-climbing?

Seamus is a kick (he was our pilot for our trip to/from Barron Yurt last winter).

2/20/11 1:16am

Joedabaker

Feb 17-18, 2011, Sasse Ridge

author=FreeBird link=topic=19683.msg83631#msg83631 date=1298137270]
Thanks for the skin track up Crystal Peak whoever put it in...Great day with great people :)

Your welcome!!
Sorry we put 1st tracks in the chute you filmed, we did our best to stabilize it for you guys. ;)
The day before was the best tour I've had in a long time, not a soul around, the lighting was wonderful, moderate snow and blue sky at the same...

2/20/11 12:56am

Marcus

Great stuff as usual, you two. Thanks for the report. Anastasia & company saw the Paradise fox over in the Tattoosh the other day -- cool to find traces of the critters around.

2/20/11 12:52am

eskinmo

Feb 17-18, 2011, Sasse Ridge

The Beach....really you guys ski the beach.The beach.......................I don't think that's the beach....but just in case.....really ,the beach!!!!

2/20/11 12:50am

larry's sister

Great pics Lar!
I would also like to add a comment about gear. Outer hardshells to be specific. I had gotten increasingly wet over the last year or so as my 13 year old Patagonia Storm parka delaminated inder the pack straps. After getting drenched in our previous trip it was suggested that I sent my parka back to Patagonia for warranty. I thought that was a little over the top, but with the cost of a replacement at $400+ I decided to try. I was totally amazed to get a credit for my old on...

2/20/11 12:39am

Micah

Feb 19, 2011, Chair Pk and Mt.Roosevelt's backside

Great pictures! I've left Washington, and I sure miss Snoq. Pass. Thanks for letting me visit vicariously.

2/19/11 11:57pm

Big Steve

Feb 18, 2011, Chair Peak Circumnav GREAT SNOW!

Groovy! We did it today. Spectacular!

BTW, Anita wants to do a tour with you :)

2/19/11 2:49pm

CMcQuade

Feb 19, 2011, Chair Pk and Mt.Roosevelt's backside

Looks like Cornbiscuit :)

2/19/11 2:49pm

ski_photomatt

Nice job getting after it! That one been on the list for a few years, would love to get back there sometime.

2/19/11 1:31pm

haggis

Feb 19, 2011, Chair Pk and Mt.Roosevelt's backside

Fabulous! Hope it lasts until Monday.

2/19/11 12:59pm

Pete A

Turnagain Pass I presume?

2/19/11 12:48pm

Joedabaker

Awesome pictures!
You have anything to say about it like where and how?

2/19/11 11:34am

hypermartyr

2/19/11 11:05am

hypermartyr

2/19/11 11:04am

hypermartyr

2/19/11 11:03am

hypermartyr

Feb1 Sloan, Bedal, Pugh, White Chuck FAIL

2/19/11 11:02am

savegondor

and finally...

2/19/11 9:19am

gravitymk

Feb 18, Snoqualmie Pass Dawn Patrol

Looking at the pictures it looks like you were up on Bryant's?

2/18/11 11:25pm

Gregg_C

Feb 18, 2011. Baker Slack.Powder day for Ryan

He did a lot of smiling yesterday.....

2/18/11 10:49pm

Snow Bell

Feb 18, 2011, Chair Peak Circumnav GREAT SNOW!

That third picture sure hurts!

Way to get at it Runcle.

2/18/11 3:24pm

Gary_H

Sounds like a great day Alisa. :D
Looking forward to the Pix.

Gary and Jan

2/18/11 2:26pm

Gary_H

Feb 18, 2011. Baker Slack.Powder day for Ryan

Sweet! :D

2/18/11 2:24pm

Lisa

Great to see a smile on Ryan's face.

2/18/11 1:52pm

Moscawulff

Feb 18, 2011. Baker Slack.Powder day for Ryan

damn!

2/18/11 12:31pm

Amar Andalkar

Looks sweet! Nice turns, Gregg and Ryan.

And apparently it was a lot sunnier up there than expected based on the "FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS" forecast.

Looking forward to skiing some of that deep pow in the sunshine tomorrow!

2/18/11 12:19pm

haggis

Feb 18, Snoqualmie Pass Dawn Patrol

Video clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8rP7idINic - Rob needs to forget about weight and bring the big skis for mornings like these!

Part way down

Job done

2/18/11 11:10am

Ross B

Feb 17, Smith Brook, Lichtenpow

Great TR! I'm heading up to a cabin underneath the Lichtenberg (across from Yodelin), so it's good to hear that the conditions are good!

2/18/11 9:08am

andybrnr

February 17, Slot+Crooked+East Peak Snoqualmie

Nice... weather pattern looks like it'll be staying good and wintry, too, with the large scale pattern switching to Northerly flow early next week ( http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d1_x_slp+///3 ). Looks like good possibility for snow in the middle of next week, as well ( http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d2_x_snow24+///3 ). Nice to have a return to conditions conducive to good touring options within a shorter drive from SEA.

2/18/11 5:30am

ron j

Feb 17, Smith Brook, Lichtenpow

Nice write up.
A good read and has useful info as well.
It may approach the quality of the reports of the world famous and renowned Markharf.

2/18/11 12:06am

chmnyboy

awesome!

2/17/11 11:47pm

Jason_H.

Awesome trip Forest. Thanks for the invite. You know how to pick those windows! Cool story and pics as well!

My pics and story will be soon if I get my act together! Here are a couple I've gone through so far.

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2/17/11 3:37pm

Mtraslin

Feb 17, 2011, Kendall Area

Thanks....

Yes you would enjoy it....I am sure.....

2/17/11 1:53pm

snoholic

Nice work. We were in the chair peak basin early this morning and found similar conditions. Wish I could have stayed out longer, but duty called.

2/17/11 11:55am

Splitboard Graham

June 29, 1996 - Feb 10, 2011, Rainier, Muir x 100

glad to see the religion does not lose appeal after so many pilgrimages! though i certainly do not have anywhere near 100 ascents to muir, or cloud camp, as muir called it (your picture reminded me), i have debated with friends the virtues of muir many a time when deciding where to go for a tour. now i can cite a reputable source with histograms to make my case ;) see you on the skin track!

2/17/11 10:22am

Susan Ashlock

February 12-13 - Burn Crk/Fisher Lake/Tonga Ridge

Have pictures been posted yet?

2/17/11 8:57am

Robert Connor

That first photo looks so nice. I think I need to make a trip up north.

2/17/11 5:16am

Mtraslin

Thanks for sharing Andy....

Lsd..... Long sustained distance...... Just to clarify!

2/17/11 2:49am

bobS

Feburary 12-13, Kendall Circumnavigation

author=Atraslin link=topic=19652.msg83496#msg83496 date=1297925337]
This would turn out to be a good LSD training day for the vertfest. [img]

I’ve never heard of this kind of training for skiing. (But it seems to be working.)
Is it legal in Canada?

2/17/11 2:07am

Robert Connor

Feb 16, 2011, - Slot

Nice choice for a dawn patrol. Good work. ;D

2/17/11 12:55am

Snoqualmonix

author=trumpetsailor link=topic=19589.msg83376#msg83376 date=1297831309]
:). Snoqualmie may not always deliver powder, but it's always an adventure. Nice work!

Well said.

Nice vision guys, thanks for sharing.

2/16/11 2:04pm

Atraslin

February 7, 2011, Red Mountain, Remembering Monika

Monika brought it every time to the Alpental race and seem to be having a blast.
I was hoping to do a trip with Monika up to Glacier Peak this past spring,it just
didn't work out with timing.It was really cool to see all the friends out there with
the stuffed cats putting the hammer down in Monika's honor.

2/16/11 1:54pm

Amar Andalkar

June 29, 1996 - Feb 10, 2011, Rainier, Muir x 100

author=andyrew link=topic=19542.msg83358#msg83358 date=1297821002">
Actually, I think that's just a barchart, rather than a histogram since the abscissa is not cutpoints of the ordinate. But now we're getting pedantic ;D

Andyrew, your comment made me think and do some reading (which is always good), to try to see if I had misused the term "histogram" -- after all I'm not a statistician. But in the end, I d...

2/16/11 1:02pm

Zap

author=Zap link=topic=19611.msg83440#msg83440 date=1297871797]
Holden is a wonderful access point for day trips or extended adventures.

Sky, In the past Jill and I have spent a few days staying in Holden and then doing day trips from Holden. Yeah, you lose a half day traveling each way. But when you are retired . ;)

2/16/11 7:24am

skykilo

^^^Which still means starting from the westside before daylight and not getting to Holden before afternoon.

(Sorry, not really trying to start an argument here.)

2/16/11 6:00am

glenn_b

Actually, they use the fast boat in the winter, departing Chelan at 10, Fields Point at 10:50 and at Lucerne before noon. Still a long haul for wetsiders.

2/16/11 5:51am

skykilo

Nice writeup, Forest. Glad you and Jason had a good ski.

Inexplicable? Seattle <==> Holden: a full day either way, not available every day of the week, must be in Chelan ready to go circa 9 am to catch the Lady of the Lake. Would that I had enough time not to bump it off my list based solely on these facts. Some day.

2/16/11 5:25am

Zap