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author=pabloson link=topic=18734.msg79274#msg79274 date=1293755079]
Wow, the wind must have HOWLED up there bc most of the snow was blown off the top half of clear cut #1, but the bottom half was quite nice. Beautiful sunny and only 9 degrees at 8 AM. The weird part was coming back to the snow park parking lot jammed with cars because Mt Hood Meadows was closed! What a chaotic scene. Hundreds of cars all over the highway, teacup snow park etc etc.. Quite d...
the Shire!
Cannon rules, my mom used to write us sick notes to get out of school when we were little and take us there, never saw it like that though! Legit
Cannon rules, my mom used to write us sick notes to get out of school when we were little and take us there, never saw it like that though! Legit
Languished in the office all day. I am envious(green). Growing up in Lakewood, hard by Fort Lewis, Paradise was 75 miles from our door. Here in Ellensburg, it's impossible as a day trip in winter. Props!
Any signs of snowmobilers? Last year the Bennett Pass area was absolutely horrible with snowmobile traffic, they were tracking up all the clearcuts on a pretty regular basis. I'm hoping it was due to a low snow year and their regular places lacked in coverage.
Looks "wicked" cold!
I was just telling a friend today about how the whole family of 5 would camp in the middle of winter out of a 16 ft trailer in Franconia. We used to ski Cannon and Mittersill all the time! Cannon is known for it's ice and boiler plate...not powder!
Lafayette is a great climb! Remember the the Greenleaf hut?
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
I was just telling a friend today about how the whole family of 5 would camp in the middle of winter out of a 16 ft trailer in Franconia. We used to ski Cannon and Mittersill all the time! Cannon is known for it's ice and boiler plate...not powder!
Lafayette is a great climb! Remember the the Greenleaf hut?
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
When you go into mirror lake do you park at skibowl, go down the road and head up the mirror lake trail, or do you head up through the resort? I have always wanted to head up through the resort, but I am not sure how they feel about uphill traffic. I always come back down through the resort after my final lap so I don't have to hike back up the road.
Great TR, Snowolf. Thanks to everyone for the avalanche of input. Now for the ibuprofen...
On a scale of 1-10, coverage is a 7. Still a little "humpy" with buried baby trees, but totally negotiable. The humps make nice little jumps actually.
How is the coverage (snowpack) at clearcut 1?
overpriced and overcrowded, I don't miss skiing at Meadows. :)
overpriced and overcrowded, I don't miss skiing at Meadows. :)
That guy is head deep in powder. That's great!
The real reason I'm responding is to say that your picture of Mt. Lafayette is amazing.
One of my favorites that I've seen in a while.
The real reason I'm responding is to say that your picture of Mt. Lafayette is amazing.
One of my favorites that I've seen in a while.
Great vid jeri. You know the dog is thinking "hey, will you HURRY UP!"
So awesome -- I skied midweek by myself at Cannon one day, when I was maybe 17. It was ridiculously cold -- had to come inside every couple of runs to warm up -- and I still have the Turtle Fur neck gaiter that I bought in the shop that day. Great TR, thanks.
8) Ahhh I know the area but I haven't been in that area yet. Headed up tomorrow to check out Mirror Lake. If the snow is crap then I'll head up higher but this bowl is good fun when the conditions are right!
nice work ryan! or is it pete? choking on that pow from the looks of it.
i lived in littleton as a wee lad and learned to ski at cannon. tons of great memories and still lots of family friends up there. can't wait to finally get back up there and show the area to my wife and little girl...
i lived in littleton as a wee lad and learned to ski at cannon. tons of great memories and still lots of family friends up there. can't wait to finally get back up there and show the area to my wife and little girl...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6iJJHSJvWA&hd=1
ride back down the road with ollie (friends border collie)
ride back down the road with ollie (friends border collie)
Jeff, Very nice TR and video. That was a beautiful gladed run.
Great photos.
My son inlaw and 2 of our sherpa in training grandsons( 11 and 8 years) were at Wildcat on Monday in the storm and returned on Tuesday to find a tree knocked out power to the mountain. They headed to Atitash where they were stranded on the chair for 30 minutes in the blizzard. They had a great time and were unsuccessful in convincing their mom that it was fun sitting on the chair and ripping down the powder trails. Ahhhhh, these 2 guys have the right genes. ;)
My son inlaw and 2 of our sherpa in training grandsons( 11 and 8 years) were at Wildcat on Monday in the storm and returned on Tuesday to find a tree knocked out power to the mountain. They headed to Atitash where they were stranded on the chair for 30 minutes in the blizzard. They had a great time and were unsuccessful in convincing their mom that it was fun sitting on the chair and ripping down the powder trails. Ahhhhh, these 2 guys have the right genes. ;)
Love it. Great to see some new England stoke. Don't think I've ever had those conditions at cannon. My former home Mt is just down the road frm cannon, Loon Mt.
I will leave you this hint.
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This person is roughly in the right area. A quick look on a topo map should clue it in. I have now been there two times and have yet to see another track, which based on how good it is and where it is, is nothing short of amazing. That said, it is very short laps (700-800 vert MAYBE and is very rocky but it has plenty of great cliffs from 5 to...
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This person is roughly in the right area. A quick look on a topo map should clue it in. I have now been there two times and have yet to see another track, which based on how good it is and where it is, is nothing short of amazing. That said, it is very short laps (700-800 vert MAYBE and is very rocky but it has plenty of great cliffs from 5 to...
Gnar is filling in nicely but the approach is still a maze of creek crossings. The 20+ inches over the last 4 days should fill in the approach somewhat but the amount of water running in the creeks is huge! If the winds would abate there will be more options but for right now Newton is a solid choice. Hey that secrete stash looks like fun... where is that exactly?
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Like I said Savegondor.... most of the time I'm just hoping for the best . But seriously... I'm not saying a pit doesn't give some useful information( if dug in the right place which is sometimes very difficult) but what I dislike is dogma and the belief by many that digging a pit on every tour or even every slope is a necessity and that those that don't are somehow unsafe or reckless and more importantly that if you do you are a now a paragon of knowledge and safe.
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author=Scotsman link=topic=18494.msg78947#msg78947 date=1293396904]
Well Savegondor I can assure you I'm not lazy and I don't want to die in an avalanche and regularly ski with my son and friends and don't want them to die either so I take avy safety very seriously but have never being inclined to dogma either.
When I first started BC skking and for several years thereafter, I read my avy report, even took a copy with me and dug pits...
Nice! I have enjoyed a turn or two in the Newton drainage. Yeah, this rain today is a serious buzz kill...hoping the cold front moves in sooner rather than later!
Thanks for the TR and review of the conditions, although I am sure the snow conditions have made a turn for the worse today with the warmup this morning. I have been wanting to go ski in that area but have never taken the time to get up there. Looks fun. I made the treck up Gnarl Ridge (1 ridge east) last year and found good turns, although the approach was a bit longer. You can check out the report at http://riversearch.blogspot.com/2010/02/mt-hood-back-country-skiing-gnarl-ri...
Don't let redshift's obscure comment confuse you. we are both Scott, but he is not I, and I am not him.
Funny, I have been out with every Scott in this thread. there are at least 4 counting me!
Nice work on Red guys. The mountain, not the shift. Looked really good in the picture Ryan posted a few days ago.
Scott.
ps.. I am going to start a discussion elsewhere about the Colorado guys coming.
Funny, I have been out with every Scott in this thread. there are at least 4 counting me!
Nice work on Red guys. The mountain, not the shift. Looked really good in the picture Ryan posted a few days ago.
Scott.
ps.. I am going to start a discussion elsewhere about the Colorado guys coming.
Seriously? Snowolf and Passenger sign off and no one has anything more to add about BC avalanche protocols in the PNW in the last 24 hours?
Looks awesome Jeri! We are expected to pick up 4 feet by Wed at Mt Hood Meadows....Busy week with the holiday and I am instructing every day..... Let's try to plan on a split trip next week!
I was across the way at Yodelin and the snow was equally as great and stable. Great day all around.
I will shed a tear when they finally get the Hyak lifts running again. I have taken full advantage of the short drive and easy access of Hyak this season for some maximum fun/effort ratio skiing.
Nice work. Yes, it was great snow today. We(nomad, not me) broke trail up the road and never seen nor heard a soul all day. only a couple sets of ski tracks on our exit run down to the old highway.
no, this is the one that starts down by the gravel station...just a bit past the nordic center. You went to skyline and/or Heather Ridge.
is this the tour from that snow road that starts in the parking lot accross the street from stevens? I think we took that same route, thanks for breaking trail. snow was blower today!
Heh heh. Compared to whom? Methuselah? The name for that, Todd, is "damning with faint praise." You'll get yours.
Mark, as I remember, you pack a pretty good track with a fine eye for the most efficient route... you aren't that old compared to... Moses!
Would you consider getting an early start Thursday to renew your uptrack before I arrive? I'm not getting any younger.
Thanks for the report.
mark
Thanks for the report.
mark
Nice!...did Gary tell you, I picked up the Voile Mojo RX this year? Looking forward to hitting the BC with you when he comes back up Jan....looking for some new cool places to tour and this area looks pretty incredible from the multiple TR`s I have seen.
Assuming you didn't ride the lifts, where did you go yesterday up there?