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I read that TR Gary, and was inspired by it. Thanks!
I did manage to skin all the way up except for the last 100 ft of the false summit. It was firm snow most of the way up. I couldn't have done it without my ski crampons. Skied all the way back from the chutes but wound up ascending a few hundred ft. We nailed it pretty good. Snow on lower mountain beginning to form sun cups and runnels but still skiable.

Did we do an avalanche training together in Port Angeles? You seem fa...

Great TR Tony,
I like your adaptation of the title to match the route and the conditions.
Sounds like a replay of our trip last Saturday.  :)
The south west chutes are a great ski. We also saw evidence of wet slides and slab releases.
How were the snow conditions after exiting the chutes?
Were you able to ski all the way back around to the climbing route?
Glad to hear the snow bank that stopped us just past Morrison Creek Campground has melted out, less hiking, mo...

Several skied within 100' of Cold Springs. Still 1/2 mile walk down to the cars

Nice report Jessica and CONGRATULATIONS Lara on 9 years of stitching up turns!
The backcountry fashion police would have been proud.
Looked like you made good as I hung pictures and worked on ski related stuff instead of doing it.
Happy 4th too!

Doug,  Glad to see your TR and photos.  The first photo provides a nice perspective of the sun cups on the flats and the mountain.  Nice smooth turns on the third photo. 

Welcome to TAY.  Hope to see you at Snowbasin.   ;)

Zap - Glad to hear you're enjoying your trip to Lassen and other points south.  It was good to meet you at Bachelor.  Just put in my first turns-all-year post from today on south sister.  I'll be posting as "DesertSnowDoug"  Happy 4th!

We had half a day to spend so took the bikes up the west side road and then hoofed it up to Gobblers knob.  The view was as thick as it gets so I guess that was you we couldn't see..    ;D

oh gee, no free!

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I plan to follow your lead and do some patriotic turns on the 4th.  Per our conversation, do you think there is an easier spot to make my transition?  Should I boot or ski?

A young guy,like you,
should be able to boot Hillman much quicker than a senior citizen.  ;D

Yes...in and out thru knapsack pass. I'd bet they are going to open that road soon.

Good pix, and great to camp with you 2.  I didn't know you left the boarders so far behind! 

Awesome!  Jonathon, you are getting after it at the moment.  I had to call off a very similar route on M. Sister a couple of weeks ago due to weather.  I wanted to ride the next snowfield to the west.  Nice to see you made it even if it was a bit soft.  Here is a photo of the line from a couple of days ago taken from Broken Top.

Totally agree with freebird that the best was on the northeast aspect. Really smooth. I'm planning on heading up there Sunday and ski off the top of Dege or the NE face of Antler.

Here are some more pictures at my website showing the conditions.

I wonder about those couloirs between the Needles in your telephoto shot.  Does the snow extend all the way to the base of them, or do they cliff out?  I was thinking the second couloir, between Keeler and Day, although a quick glance at the map makes the one between Whitney and Keeler look more realistic (I think the upper reaches are hidden in your photo.)  Could be an "interesting" variation to the mountaineer's route.

Cool trip to a beautiful area.

Great TR and photos.  Jill and I love the Eastern Sierra.  ;)

Thanks, I've tried to post more TRs this year...  It's a great community we have here in the PNW/TAY.

Snowbell, the main tracks all went via Curtis.  People had skied the Interglacier side of steamboat prow, but i didn't really notice many tracks (any ppl?) going that way to Schurman.  There was only one crevasse beginning to open that we noticed b/n curtis and schurman, but more to come as (if) it (ever) warms up.

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I'm confident the skiing will remain stellar through the weekend. 

On your word Keith!
I'll hope to see you up there.

Sounds like a great trip.  You seem to have timed it right.  I was hoping to get down there this past week but the unseasonably low FL's have stymied my plans.

I would have loved to join your group but we had two kids birthday parties last weekend.  My consolation prize was an hour in the "bouncy castle".  Strangely enough, it seemed like good training after a half hour or so.  You might be supprise at how much cardio is required to throw kids around in one of those thi...

Nice!  Great report...

Nice.
Way to keep the streak alive.
Nice pooch. :)

We were out at the lookout and skied some of the best corn we've had in a while.  The cool breeze kept the snow good all day! ;D

Here is a video of our last run back towards Sunrise.  Not the best snow of the day but still a fun run.

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zap
nice TR

that was my first BC ski trip in washington in 1981

cheers
robert

nice TR,  nice photos.  Way to work for it.  I believe that basin on the west side, or flip side of Barret spur is Wyeast basin.  What a great, and expansive area, but it does take the extra effort to get in there and enjoy it.

Amar, please forward on to David Pinegar.  He knows me from a slide on the Emmons a few years back.  I was planning a trip for the Fuhrer Finger this weekend and saw your trip report, but will go anywhere the conditions are as good as your pics!  Would enjoy getting together again.  Thanks, - Scott

Good to meet you guys up there Buell!