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June 17, 2010, South Sister, Oregon

Good to see you got some new boots Zap.
From what I infer from your two posts is that making bad ski trip calls does not go away as I get older. Now I can just relax and enjoy my bad calls knowing there are more down the pike.
Hey if it makes you feel better, I was working while you were doing your bushwacking.

6/19/10 12:26am

Joedabaker

That is a nice report.
Thanks for sharing-I like that 1st picture, nice mountain.

6/19/10 12:21am

Rick_R

June 18, 2010, Silver Peak

We were up there yesterday, too - two skiers and a snowshoer. We found a little better route on our way down, following the edge of the clearcut (out of the clearcut down low, in the forest higher up). There's a good-sized patch of snow just about the first footbridge on the PCT, but it doesn't connect. Expect about 400 vf of hiking before you get to the snow.

I thought the hiking was totally worth it. The snow was even cornier than last weekend.

6/18/10 11:23pm

mick_scott

June 17, 2010, South Sister, Oregon

I was down there monday and tuesday. We turned around tuesday at 9500ft at noon when the clouds moved in on us. The turns were sweet all the way back down to our camp on the green lakes side.

6/18/10 3:41pm

Robie

Zap, You might be able to lighten them by cutting off the bottom buckle?
;)

6/18/10 1:44pm

Zap

author=silaswild link=topic=16959.msg71444#msg71444 date=1276916477]
Couldn't you have driven beyond Windy Pass and skinned from the car on Silver Peak? What was your total vertical skied today? And compared to vertical hiked not on snow? Joy-o-meter rating?

The Joy-o-meter based upon time spent skiing versus hiking was depressing. ;)

Robie, I have a new pair of Scarpa Spirit 4 boots. They are a bit heavier...

6/18/10 1:30pm

Robie

At least you found your hot spots!
Curious,what kind of AT boots Zap would buy?

6/18/10 1:20pm

The Snow Troopers

You can drive up the first section but have to walk to the BIG ditch then skins on from there w/ one short patch of rock. Still solid snow over the rock ridge to the NW Bowl for a couple more days. Skied nice at 7AM off the Cirque and down the Main Chute off the lower dome.

6/18/10 12:14pm

silaswild

author=Zap link=topic=16959.msg71442#msg71442 date=1276914480]
FWIW, when I add the drive time and hike time up to the snow level and back down, I could have driven to Chinook Pass and skinned from the car. I have reaffirmed my previous belief - hiking to the snowline is way overrated for me. ;)

Couldn't you have driven beyond Windy Pass and skinned from the car on Silver Peak? What was your total vertical skied today? ...

6/18/10 12:01pm

MW88888888

Indeed, having lived in both places now, I've grown to love both experiences. It's funny how Colorado folk are Powder snobs and PNW folks are Corn snobs.

We love what are accustomed to, I guess. It's all snow to me!

6/18/10 10:24am

Feck

I lived and skied in CO for a couple years. I remember sitting on the lift at A Basin talking to folks about skiing in the PNW.

Sure there's some swell powder here, but y'all ain't got no base. I don't think they understood. ;D

6/18/10 9:05am

JoshK

June 16, 2010, Washington Pass Powedr?!

author=silaswild link=topic=16936.msg71255#msg71255 date=1276574890]
Yikes, skiable only to 12360' altitude, and a thousand foot rubble climb to get back to the car! We skied back to the car at 3750' yesterday, the Rockies are really rocky I guess? Congrats on your determination and fortitude.

This is the reason I left Colorado after a few years and moved back to the PNW. :) We are indeed spoiled up here.

Wa...

6/18/10 6:54am

lrudholm

Sounds Great!

6/16/10 5:14pm

Robie

The picture above was supposed to be about the snow.

Some cynics say the park won't open Sunrise with that much snow because then they would have to worry about non savy people sliding off the wrong spots.Staffing and all that.
I don't know what the real reasons are. I just wish to ski up there earlier. earlier would mean more coverage and less damage to flora.
It would also take some pressure off of Paradise.

6/16/10 2:10pm

adonohoe

author=eduardo blanchard link=topic=16952.msg71343#msg71343 date=1276740130]
The face turned out to be just like Aaron's (who sadly was otherwise committed at sea level): beautifully chiseled, a paragon of beauty and a birthplace of intense emotions.

Your sweet words are no consolation prize in this case. I'm incredibly jealous. Congrats on yet another sweet line this spring.

6/16/10 2:05pm

Jason_H.

God that's a great route. Way to bike all the way in there for some awesome turns!

BTW, how big was the log? The only one?

6/16/10 1:32pm

niko

author=eduardo blanchard link=topic=16952.msg71343#msg71343 date=1276740130] I never thought a chainsaw would be a candidate for my quiver...

;D

Couilles de fer.

N

6/16/10 11:40am

JimD

Cool. Thanks for the TR and great pics, I've always wanted to get over there.

6/16/10 11:26am

Joedabaker

Nice looking skis Robie.
I was wondering how the skiing would have been today.

author=Robie link=topic=16949.msg71327#msg71327 date=1276729572] Sunrise open June, 25 according to Bob.

This cold weather has maintained a fair snowpack up there. It would be interesting if they pushed the opening back, then I would know there is a skier conspiracy.

6/16/10 11:15am

Robie

surely they are a couple models old by now. Just couldn't imagine myself with the latest thing.

6/16/10 9:59am

ron j

Looks like a new set of boards, Robman.
Them's pretty fancy planks for a dirtbag :)

6/16/10 9:21am

kath

lisa .. i gave up facebook for a while .. did jason post his pix there yet? if not he'll prob be doing it soon i expect .. i've seen them .. awesome as always

yeah never mind .. he says he posted some on fb .. but people can see them on flickr too .. here ... best to click on "detail" then it's ezier to see them individually .. then click on the image and it will be larger still

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alpinestateofmind/sets/72157624154334857...

6/16/10 6:41am

Joedabaker

Nice go of it Greg.
Looked like a delicious run.
We only skied the one time together, but I would not concern to much about MoFro's mountain savvy with his son. I enjoyed his pragmatic approach to the hill both in snow condition assessment and route selection. Plus he's in excellent condition and could have walked circles around me, but paced the group to always keep communication lines open.
Yours sons form is perfect, good to see a young one out there laying down the...

6/15/10 3:36pm

altasnob

June 12, 2010, melting silver

I must say, those are some damn fine tracks.

6/15/10 12:17pm

melchap

What an amazing day to be in the mountains skiing. It was nice to meet all the folks enjoying the mountain.

I met a couple of concerned hikers at the trailhead. "Is this the trailhead for Silver Peak? Why does everyone have skis?" they asked. After telling them they were at the right place they decided that the weren't up for hiking in the snow.

We got a late start (12:30) so we stuck to the shade of the trees on the climb up. We enjoyed and nice ski do...

6/15/10 12:03pm

AndyMartin

June 12, 2010, Washington Pass, BD tour

Really an outstanding report, not to mention accomplishment. Five of us followed your exact route on Sunday, June 14, which brought grown men to their knees! It was uncanny to read your avalanche assessment on TGR, which matched ours virtually exactly, right down to following your bootpack on an "already slid" section on Meany Crest. The snow was fairly wet and heavy on Sunday, and we ski cut several hissers on steeper rolls, but it was very manageable . A great day out on a favorite t...

6/15/10 11:23am

jtack

Richard, sent the photos today. jamie

6/15/10 10:57am

jtack

June 12, 2010, Washington Pass, BD tour

Ed. as of 6/12 it's door to door, temps have moderated, but it will be going fast. jamie

6/15/10 10:55am

JimH

Also, the glacier was in really good shape when we were up there last Tuesday. We were able to head right for Sherman Peak from the top of the moraine without really changing course. We never really had to navigate around any slots, though there were a few lovely seracs poking through on either side of our route. It was really straightforward.

We brought a rope and wore our harni (plural of harness?) but ended up not using it due to the totally filled-in conditions. The solid crust an...

6/15/10 8:47am

Lisa

You can skin from your car a few hundred feet to the Horse Camp and again once you cross the dry bridge. Parking is maybe 1\8 mile from the bathrooms.

6/15/10 6:38am

teledavid

Thanks for the report Lisa! So just to clarify for me, you can drive almost to the TH on road 13? And could you skin from the TH?

Cheers, David.

6/15/10 5:38am

Mofro

author=kath link=topic=16911.msg71273#msg71273 date=1276616850]
impressive .. really appreciated your discussion on tgr re the avy conditions and how you mitigated the conditions ... great pix and tr btw

Thanks Kath.

While it's true one can never assess conditions from the sofa, safe travel is a must and the current forecast does somewhat dictate both if where to ski. The question of "what if something happ...

6/15/10 4:38am

scott_rinck

One of the times when speed is your best friend. Those rocks were sizable, sharp and not to be tangled with.

6/15/10 3:35am

Marcus

June 13, 2010, Mt Shasta, California

Nice Scott! Looks like a base-grind landing over that schrund.

6/15/10 2:57am

Marcus

Nice Oyvind! You're making up for May, I see...

6/15/10 2:22am

Lisa

No more snowmobiles.

Kath, that was actually a Sky quote told to me by Dave Coleman. Hummels probably adopted it as well. They and Kyle Miller went to ski Dome Peak over the weekend, can't wait to see Jason's photos.

6/15/10 2:08am

ovrthhills

Nice report, Lisa.

6/15/10 2:02am

Zap

Scott,

Very nice TR and photos. Many of us have stopped and looked at the chutes hoping to see a track of a "sporty" descent. Glad to hear there was snow from the parking area to the base. I've wondered how much of a bushwack that descent would be from the road. It would have been enjoyable to see you ski down. There are a few chutes near Ellery Bowl off the Dana Plateau near Tioga Pass that look very similar. Just in case your "list" is getting short. ;)

6/15/10 1:13am

kath

impressive .. really appreciated your discussion on tgr re the avy conditions and how you mitigated the conditions ... great pix and tr btw

6/15/10 12:47am

kath

author=Lisa link=topic=16938.msg71258#msg71258 date=1276580092] As someone told me recently; "It is hard to judge conditions from the couch, you don't know unless you go."

that sounds like hummel ;)

6/15/10 12:26am

Joedabaker

Nice job of getting that.
From your picture the chute looks wider than what it appears from a distance.
Pretty sporty leap of faith over the shrung to land on a narrow strip of snow. ;)
Tough to arc em to dump speed in a rock lined chute.
Nice 8)

6/15/10 12:03am

skier8484

Nice dual sport effort. Looks like some fun skiing for sure.

6/14/10 11:30pm

James Wells

June 12, 2010, Washington Pass, BD tour

Thanks for the conditions report and nice pix. We thought of Baker but deferred due to the NWAC avy warning. Looks like it could be perfect later this week. Are the sleds gone?

6/14/10 11:01pm

Richard Conner

Hey jtack, nice to see you and your crew up there. It was a great day. Did that photo of Leigh and I turn out? Thanks!

Richard Conner.

6/14/10 10:51pm

silaswild

June 12, Mt Garibaldi, NE face

Yikes, skiable only to 12360' altitude, and a thousand foot rubble climb to get back to the car! We skied back to the car at 3750' yesterday, the Rockies are really rocky I guess? Congrats on your determination and fortitude.

6/14/10 1:08pm

Charlie Hagedorn

June 13, 2010, Paradise

author=ovrthhills link=topic=16918.msg71231#msg71231 date=1276536928]
... some of the fastest, most exquisite, shirt ripping turns we have made in a long while.

Isn't it great to feel a ski really flex underfoot?

author=ovrthhills link=topic=16918.msg71231#msg71231 date=1276536928]
Was that your crew with the youngster in the green pants?

Nope, ski...

6/14/10 11:22am

TBill

Toby- Nice chatting w/ you guys. Thnx for the confirming that questionable line. Really impressive terrain out there. Will be back next winter.

Zap - Are you asking about the summit plateau? We parked roughly at 3700-3800 ft. Took ~7.5 hrs to reach summit from the car and gross elevation gain of ~5k ft. The approach has a fair amt of elevation gain/loss. You can see our route is greater detail here: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0j4CyKZ9ZgfNtFfFN87s5jA5i...

6/14/10 9:01am

Zap

June 12, Mt Garibaldi, NE face

Nice TR and a beautiful series of photos. The last time I was on Mt. Garibaldi was the spring of 1999 when we also did the Garibaldi Neve traverse along with a few days touring in Sphinx Bay . We did the long approach from the Elfin hut and finished at the Black Tusk TH. Wonderful touring terrain. I remember back then seeing snowmachine tracks approaching along your route.

Do you remember the amount the amount of time and vertical from your parking spot to the plateau ?

6/14/10 8:09am

ema

June 12, Mt Garibaldi, NE face

Nice! The 'shrund looks more filled in than it did when we were up there on May, 9th! We saw you at the end of your day, near the wilderness boundary. Skiers drinking beers sitting on sleds? The line labeled "does it go?" on your picasa album does indeed go. A few Squamish locals skied it when we were up last. May 9th we skied the little chute, lookers left of the summit ridge pinnacle in your last photo. It was powder then, looks like wet slide action now. Either branch of those...

6/14/10 4:10am

chrism