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author=GregLange link=topic=42079.msg165494#msg165494 date=1564535009]
It sure is, mikerolfs! I validated it on Monday, July 29, for month 261. Still about 180' of vert, and the sunrise corn was a sweet treat to only have to walk 15 minutes from the car for!!!

first - super cool that you skied that great area. Looks like a sweet spot.
second - 261!? Holy Smokes! Your streak is old enough to drink!

8/7/19 11:02pm

GregLange

It sure is, mikerolfs! I validated it on Monday, July 29, for month 261. Still about 180' of vert, and the sunrise corn was a sweet treat to only have to walk 15 minutes from the car for!!!

8/7/19 2:39am

mikerolfs

July 28, 2019, Flett

Love the time lapse. I live in denial and choose to believe that next year could hold low snow through July.

8/6/19 2:31pm

mikerolfs

author=mtneer ordinaire link=topic=42079.msg165489#msg165489 date=1564456312]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-two-foot-smear-of-snow-in-july-its-a-perfect-run-for-patch-skiers-11562260676

That's a totally valid patch of snow!

8/6/19 2:29pm

mtneer ordinaire

Love that video snippet, thanks for sharing!

8/5/19 5:42am

mtneer ordinaire

Good stuff.

You shoulda been in The Wall Street Journal earlier this month:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-two-foot-smear-of-snow-in-july-its-a-perfect-run-for-patch-skiers-11562260676

8/5/19 3:53am

telemack

July 28, 2019, Flett

Thanks for the excellent photos
Bad news, good tour

8/5/19 3:30am

Boot

no photos = fake news ;)

8/5/19 1:20am

sastrugi slicer

@glowbug: Consider filing a wolf sighting report at WDFW Wolf Reporting Portal. I see there were 6 wolves reported near there on the 18th.

8/2/19 7:12am

rippy

We were there on the 12th and briefly met Silas and a partner heading up. We counted near 40 goats crossing meadows and up in the cliff areas. Lots to eat if the wolves are wiley enough but I'd give the goats the advantage. Marmots or youngsters straying might want to be wary though. If they're in that area, there are pickings to be had. Think by now there are stream crossings to contend with and we saw numerous lateral crevasses starting to yawn...it's getting sparse.

8/2/19 4:35am

Markeyz

author=rlsg link=topic=42076.msg165479#msg165479 date=1563839313]
Maybe pack wolf spray...do they make that yet?Â Or maybe pack some heat?

If it makes you feel better I guess?

8/2/19 2:10am

rlsg

Maybe pack wolf spray...do they make that yet?Â Or maybe pack some heat?

8/2/19 1:28am

ski_n_fly

Incredible story. Thanks for sharing!

How was the snow? Thinking about a trip up in the next few days.

8/2/19 1:07am

Gary Vogt

Wow, indeed! Thanks for the report. This past winter I saw what appeared to be a wolf near Ashford.

I was a bit confused by "...they continued down into Edith Valley", tho, since Cowlitz Saddle & Paradise Glacier drain into Stevens Creek, while Edith Creek is a small tributary into Paradise River from the west.

Edit for clsrity

8/1/19 11:54am

mikerolfs

Wow. What an experience. Thanks for sharing!

8/1/19 8:26am

glowbug

Was on paradise glacier on 19th. Was solo except for the wolf pack I encountered. Very unnerving. Took a break at toe of glacier and then about 20 minutes into hike up open glacier, I saw 6 wolves come over from Cowlitz side. They checked out my break spot and continued down into Edith Valley. Crazy cool experience, but a little nervous of a close encounter.

7/30/19 12:08pm

Lowell_Skoog

author=rlsg link=topic=42072.msg165471#msg165471 date=1563403078]
Wow awesome video Lowell.would love to see the 33 min. Version...so are they using kick wax or skins...looks like pretty good glide and grip.

The Hesseys were expert waxers.

7/30/19 10:03am

rlsg

Wow awesome video Lowell.would love to see the 33 min. Version...so are they using kick wax or skins...looks like pretty good glide and grip.

7/29/19 1:07pm

Lowell_Skoog

Also noteworthy that the ridge north of Chiwawa's summit was known as "Hanging Glacier Peak" to the Hesseys when they skied here in the 1950s. No glacier on that peak anymore.

A short film clip can be viewed here:

http://www.alpenglow.org/mountaineers-history/notes/movie/hessey-1956-skiing-cascwild.html

7/29/19 1:03pm

Lowell_Skoog

Here's that older picture, apparently taken in autumn. I think it was taken around 1900.

To my eye, it appears that there's a good connection between the upper and lower glacier, which would enable the glacier below the firn line to survive. That's been gone for a long time, it seems.

7/29/19 12:23pm

Lowell_Skoog

Gosh, you could water-ski on that thing.

7/29/19 12:11pm

NH-S

Here's the full extent of the lake from the same day. A quick glassing of it on Google Earth has me guessing the lake is 2000' in length now?

7/29/19 9:21am

Lowell_Skoog

I have several historic glacier photos that were forwarded to me by Mauri Pelto, head of the North Cascades Glacier Climate Project. (The photos have been added to the Mountaineers Archives.)

It's interesting to note that significant recession of the Lyman Glacier had already occurred before 1940. I think it reflected the passing of the "Little Ice Age" that ended in the 1800s. But things seem to have accelerated since then.

7/25/19 11:53am

RyanLikes2Ski

Sweet trip report and pics. Glad to see you guys getting it in July

Sad to see how the glacier has receded in recent years. Cool that members of this community have such great photos for reference.

7/24/19 10:26am

mikerolfs

I have two to add:

1989 - My memory said 30-40 feet thick, but I see that was an exaggeration:

This book was published in 1985. Maybe the photo is one of Lowell's!

7/23/19 11:43am

skier8484

Really cool/sad pictures. I'll add another from Sept. 2007.

7/22/19 4:27pm

kamtron

Wow, thanks for the history lesson Lowell

7/22/19 8:48am

NH-S

Thanks for the old down valley photos and the note from the paper, Lowell. Good stuff. Here's another 24 SEP 2018 picture to pair with yours. As you said, lots of decline on that lower glacier.

7/21/19 10:34am

Lowell_Skoog

Great report Mike!

You probably know that the Spider and Lyman Glaciers have hosted summer skiing for a long time. This article from an old Wenatchee Ski Club scrapbook gives a sense of how long. I copied it during a visit with Wilfred Woods in 2007.

Your pictures of the Lyman glacier make me think of early visits there. Here are some pictures from a climb of Chiwawa in September 1980.<...

7/21/19 6:27am

mikerolfs

author=Jason_H. link=topic=42072.msg165456#msg165456 date=1563230769]
Mike,
You'll have to write me next year to join. I need to visit that glacier yet ;)

It's on my calendar. Mar 20. Call Hummel about Lyman Gl.
Looking forward to it!

7/21/19 6:14am

Jason_H.

July 4, 2019, Mt. Regan, Alpine Pk Sawtooths ID

Mike,

You'll have to write me next year to join. I need to visit that glacier yet ;)

7/21/19 1:00am

filbo

New Zealand, South America.

7/17/19 9:25am

rlsg

That's great....thanks for the report

7/17/19 7:37am

mikerolfs

July 4, 2019, Paradise Glacier via Mazama Ridge

Boy, Nick, you hit it just right! And Randy - Sumo Marmots! I've never seen that behavior before. That was amazing, thanks for the treat of that video!

7/17/19 6:23am

mikerolfs

July 4, 2019, Mt. Regan, Alpine Pk Sawtooths ID

Wow that sounds like a fantastic day.

7/17/19 6:06am

mikerolfs

author=NH-S link=topic=42072.msg165445#msg165445 date=1562603491]
Hey Mike - glad you and Jamie ran into Paul! Dude is the best. As a heads up, you're likely seeing the seasonal sluffing of the lower glacier's nÃ©vÃ© snow. Here's a picture from last September 24, 2018. Note that it's pretty darn bare much higher.

I'm in agreement, it's in recession, but maybe not as acutely from this instance.

7/17/19 5:56am

NH-S

July 4, 2019, Paradise Glacier via Mazama Ridge

Hey Mike - glad you and Jamie ran into Paul! Dude is the best. As a heads up, you're likely seeing the seasonal sluffing of the lower glacier's nÃ©vÃ© snow. Here's a picture from last September 24, 2018. Note that it's pretty darn bare much higher.

I'm in agreement, it's in recession, but maybe not as acutely from this instance.

7/17/19 5:50am

Zap

Nick, thanksÂ for the snow info about the "walk" from the car toÂ the "chair."

Randy,the videos and photo are GREAT. Timing to see the "fight". ;)

7/17/19 5:36am

Randito

July 4, 2019, Paradise Glacier via Mazama Ridge

That was YoYo and I that you saw.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wmakXtMgDetWsUjg7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/6wxJP2kyczNk6CBw9

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tkM6d83eegg7V9e67

7/17/19 5:20am

rlsg

July 5, 2019, Shasta slopes

Awesome....pretty smooth up there it sounds..way to hit it...btw any ideas for lassen north side?

7/16/19 2:00pm

alecapone

Ha.. I actually was wondering who this guy was. do recall you saying you where not very gregarious. Nice work!

7/16/19 1:14pm

rlsg

July 3, 2019, Bachelor

Did three laps on the moraine... Independence Day...what a hoot!!

7/16/19 7:32am

rlsg

Effusive /dreamy ...thanks!!!

7/16/19 5:41am

Nate Frederickson

Share the love, excellent!

7/15/19 2:55pm

Zap