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Late season fresh snow is such a gift. I had a refresh last October that changed remnant ice in the enchantments from unskiable to fun. It only takes a little to change dirty to bright white.
Did you get to ski back to the winter gate? Prob worth it either way!
Did you get to ski back to the winter gate? Prob worth it either way!
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Carrying eleven days of food? That's hard core!
If I had to walk 11 days AND keep to my self-imposed pack-weight limit I'd starve to death.
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Carrying eleven days of food? That's hard core!
Seriously.
How do you power an electric fence for 11 days in the backcountry? Big capacitor or something that gives the bear one good shock?
I could see that not working out so great with a determined bear.
Carrying eleven days of food? That's hard core!
Can't wait to see the pictures!
Welcome fellow 802er and congrats on a WWA classic! Takes plenty of moxie!
Excellent! Great adventure. I love that traverse.
Inspiring. Thanks for sharing this. What a trip!
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I tried the traverse and failed due to terrible snow. The road issues are a pain for the exit, but I've got another idea! I still haven't gotten to s. twin!
Indeed, it seems like the exit is a big mystery except that it's a slog. I hope to make a motorcycle trip to explore the logging roads this summer/fall and figure out the best escape option....
Thanks for the replies. It is now definitely off-limits to hike up there from the lifts on Meadows when they are operating. The patrol is strict about it, which is understandable given the very large avalanches that propagate occasionally from that area of the mountain. I think it would be a better ski earlier in the spring when there is more snow coverage and less transitioning over rocks, but still made for a memorable day trip.
Nice pics, especially #2. Truly an Oregon classic
Nice tracks. I did the hike mountain bike scramble once. No skis. I can only imagine scrambling with the skis.
I have seen Donnelly ski. He goes just as fast as that video makes it look. Faster maybe!
Sweet video and pond skimming!
Nicely done, and I hope you treated your patient wife to a nice dinner. This seems to be a tactic I should employ. The longer the adventure, the nicer the dinner (or flowers) :)
One of my favorite parts of late season skiing is linking patches of snow together - for some reason something so novel is stupidly fun!
One of my favorite parts of late season skiing is linking patches of snow together - for some reason something so novel is stupidly fun!
Nice TR and photos. Jill and I also climbed and skied the Wyeast Face on the last day of the season at Meadows years ago. We had our backcountry gear and put on the ski crampons. A ski patroller came by and explained that it is not allowed doing "that" but seeing it was the last day of the season he said "OK". It saved a bit of touring up to the top of the Cascade lift. Your photos bring back great memories of that run and the views of Timberline and the normal route up Mt. H...
Alas, like the receding glaciers, gone are the sweet 4th of July skis on Skyline. It's become a May objective. All-time views.
That's rad - I love to see reports from the Wallowas!
Love this one! You are getting it all!
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I tried the traverse and failed due to terrible snow. The road issues are a pain for the exit, but I've got another idea! I still haven't gotten to s. twin!
Oh man, that made me smile. I'm going to have to get up there, that looks like too much fun!
I was confused when you mentioned race skis as I figured you meant skimo stuff. Full DH race skis looks like a way better idea!
I was confused when you mentioned race skis as I figured you meant skimo stuff. Full DH race skis looks like a way better idea!
Wow!! Great work team (the bike portion would scare me much more than skiing glaciers).
Thanks for the great video links! I'm also really liking the mixed media style mountain adventures Anton Krupicka has been doing in Colorado. It was great to do something like that in my own backyard and with skis!
It was only about a 5 minute ride down to the waterfront start from the house 😀
It was only about a 5 minute ride down to the waterfront start from the house 😀
What a great ski!! I have looked at that many times. Completely green with envy! Looks like you could not have hit it any better. Thanks for the report!
Thanks for the inspiration. That is really a huge effort and a sporty adventure! I'm probably not the only one who enjoys viewing the bike/ski tales. Although neither of these are one day epics, if anyone hasn't seen Ice and Palms or The Last Hill, they are both great stories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzyK5qr-WC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOSwosFt_rI
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Awesome, thanks for the info. Looks like a great zone to me. Never skied over there but sound like you're the guy(s) to consult if I do!
Hell yes Jake! That's a smoking time and even more impressive with your ski breaking!
For those not familiar with it, for a few years in the 19-teens, the Mt Baker Marathon was a race from Bellingham Bay to the summit of Baker and back. The participants were allowed to use a train to Glacier, or a car to drive up the Middle Fork of the Nooksack, then on foot from there. There's a nice documentary about it that is a...
For those not familiar with it, for a few years in the 19-teens, the Mt Baker Marathon was a race from Bellingham Bay to the summit of Baker and back. The participants were allowed to use a train to Glacier, or a car to drive up the Middle Fork of the Nooksack, then on foot from there. There's a nice documentary about it that is a...
Voyageur....Started around 5000ft.... Tops out around 7000 plus feet. This is the Kootenay Boundary area....Near the Big White Ski area in British Columbia....Still learning the in and outs. Tougher snowpack compared to the Coast and Cascades in terms of stabilty....You must have patience. 99 percent of my life has been spent growing up in the Coast mountains of North Vancouver
Squamish and Whistler....But I must admit the dry snow here can be quite the reward.
Squamish and Whistler....But I must admit the dry snow here can be quite the reward.
A post on the TAY Facebook group yesterday, 6/15 says the snow bridge at 8800ft is now gone.
[update"> Sorry, I brainfarted, the FB post I was referring to was about CD. JimD's post from Thursday has more info on the crevasse.
[update"> Sorry, I brainfarted, the FB post I was referring to was about CD. JimD's post from Thursday has more info on the crevasse.
Often dreamed, never attempted. That is incredible. So frickin fast. Congrats fellas. Just in awe.
F*CKIN' A! What do you do to top that? Bellingham to Rainer and back in a day!? Way to go. That's a year of TAY in a day...
Rad! That is FAST biking all the way from Bellingham!
It was a really wonderful chance meet up and ski around Circle Lake and Citadel with you and the pooch.
Meeting you in the mountains made the trip 10x better for me! Thanks for letting me join up with you and Gary!
That looks like another great weekend on Mt. Daniel - thanks for the report and beautiful picture Mike! Can't stop the "progress" but Facebook reports just can't compete with old fashioned TAY - I only...
Awesome report and pics! Man, I need to make it up there. Thanks for posting!
Nice work and pic. Any chance you took any pics of the Twins, the South Twin especially?
Awesome, loved the video and great stills from it as well! If every drone deployment by the public produced a well-edited video of skiing in a cool location, I'm good with it.
I was up there June 11th last year, and found 8" of fresh snow from the base of Headlee onward, then it snowed on me a little while on the summit. I like the conditions you had more!
I was up there June 11th last year, and found 8" of fresh snow from the base of Headlee onward, then it snowed on me a little while on the summit. I like the conditions you had more!
Heck yeah! Where exactly is this and whats the elevation of this guy?
Pete, we left around 5, but are a couple of old unfit geezers, so our 8 hour climbing time should be taken with a grain of salt. Sorry, I didn't take a picture or look much at the end run situation. I remember that it opens wide on both ends quite a ways out, so it will be a ways once it isn't safe.
nice! any chance you saw how long an end-run will be if/when that crevasse completely opens up?
curious what time you started from the TH and topped out...might head up there soon. thanks!
curious what time you started from the TH and topped out...might head up there soon. thanks!
Thanks guys. Have a good one out there.
My wife and I saw you walking out on Sunday as we were on our way up.
Empty on Monday - skied off the top down the most direct couloir to the basin.
No freeze unfortunately, but still skied pretty darned well.
My first time up there - really enjoyed it
Empty on Monday - skied off the top down the most direct couloir to the basin.
No freeze unfortunately, but still skied pretty darned well.
My first time up there - really enjoyed it
Mike: not the same as skiing in your backyard, eh? ::)
S+C: The little pond on the Naches Peak side is mostly open. The bigger one on the other side is partially covered.
Forgot to note: Still skinning from the car on Naches side. The nice face above the eastern parking lot with the closed bathrooms has patches but is mostly played.
S+C: The little pond on the Naches Peak side is mostly open. The bigger one on the other side is partially covered.
Forgot to note: Still skinning from the car on Naches side. The nice face above the eastern parking lot with the closed bathrooms has patches but is mostly played.
Wow really great video...and freshies no less..psyched for the coming winter!!!