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Way cool, excellent pictures! :D

4/30/10 3:26pm

telemack

gogobadboys

VisIbility is desirable.

I'm planning a geezer tour in mycast with some pals next Sat. and i will surpass U fo sho

4/30/10 2:44pm

~Link~

25 April, Mt Pattison and environs, Blackcomb BC

author=alecapone link=topic=16521.msg69046#msg69046 date=1272639309]
Kyle has yet to get to the immediate Stevens pass back country it seemed a good choice.

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I had a great day touring my yard with the lawn mower... A bit of overcast, but great visibility.

Cheers

4/30/10 12:52pm

Joedabaker

We skied the "Closed Blackcomb Glacier" the same day and were treated to powder very similar to your pictures. For a closed slope it got quite a few tracks on it by days end ;D.
A lot of skinners going up to to the Spearhead vocalizing the powder hoot as we ripped on by.
Thanks for sharing your pics the breaks in the day were very nice!

4/30/10 11:20am

eduardo blanchard

April 30, 2010, Goat Mountain

Yep we stopped at the top of the couloir on the ridge... No way to make the summit with no climbing gear

Here's what it looked like.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QTpLSI1hTj8/S9t0O6KoSTI/AAAAAAAAATM/4aqLB7smFcs/s1600/_MG_0017_edit_small.jpg

Here's also a picture of our original plan, the coulie that comes off the main summit. I think it would have been possible to negotiate the rock barrier on the ski down, but i'd want some gear to climb it
http://2.bp...

4/30/10 9:47am

skier8484

Nice work. Hopefully I can join up next time.

4/30/10 8:36am

David_Coleman

Kyle - when don't you cover some ground? ::)

4/30/10 6:56am

David_Coleman

Damn - we skinned right under that Couloir a few yrs back, but were opting for a different route. Now in hindsight, wish I would've skied that. Looks sick. I'll have to go back.

4/30/10 5:55am

Kyle Miller

It was fun to get out and get some great conditions (for late april).
We really covered some ground.

I had a great time Scott and thanks for letting me tag along.

4/30/10 3:58am

Big Steve

Wow, you covered some ground and got some classic lines.

Fun reading between the lines. : )

4/30/10 2:37am

alecapone

we finished at 1 minute after midnight. :D

4/30/10 2:07am

Mofro

April 11-16, 2010, Haute Route

Wow, all that and done before 8am!

;D

4/30/10 1:43am

Lowell_Skoog

Great pictures James. I'm envious of your trip.

4/30/10 1:34am

david.monnig

In reference to the snow pack at Steens this year, this was my first time to the area so I don't have much to compare it to. I was impressed by how much snow the mountain gets considering it's desert location. If you visit the Snotel website for the state of Oregon, you can access snow depth info for Steens.

4/29/10 1:42pm

lefttern

Great TR. I was lucky to be there skiing that day with a friend and we caught a ride back to her car with some guys. If that was you guys, thanks again!

4/29/10 1:08pm

altasnob

Cool stuff. How is the snowpack at Steens this year?

4/29/10 11:20am

kuharicm

April 25, 2010, Red Mountain, Snoqualmie

Nice work Eduardo. Also, decent turns in the Blackcomb backcountry last weekend!

4/29/10 11:11am

David_Coleman

Yo Dave - those conditions looked sick!

4/29/10 9:21am

Seth

April 26, 2010, Pic Ouest de Combeynot

The great part about the Parc des Ecrins is 4 months isn't even enough time to explore all the possibilities. It is not all about the skiing either. The environment, villages, people, ect all make it a special bubble in the world.

Glad your enjoying it!

4/29/10 8:59am

Zap

April 11-16, 2010, Haute Route

The HR is a great adventure and as you mentioned it's all about the weather. Nice TR and photos.

4/29/10 6:54am

Andrew Carey

Very nice! Steens is one of my favorite places!

4/29/10 4:57am

otter

Nice work. I've been drooling over that picture all winter too. Unfortunately I had a mishap that will keep me from skiing this spring. Guess it will have to wait till next year.
From what you saw of the NW coulior, how steep would you say it is? I assume snowmobiles would not help much with the approach, given the creek crossing. Is that correct?

4/29/10 4:02am

Nice! I've been wondering what the spring skiing would be like on Steens. Cool idea on 52 peaks, too - that sounds like a fun project.

4/29/10 1:35am

jimjar

Hey Scott, Cool to see you posting here. Great report. Lets go tour one of these days.
Jim

4/29/10 12:23am

ema

April 26, 2010, L Canyon, Eastern Sierra

Sweet! A long way from anywhere...

4/28/10 11:24pm

skimac

Looks like a great time you retired rascal ;D

4/28/10 9:33pm

NWBCer

April 27, 2010, Glaciological research

Very aesthetic line! Nice photos too - great job all round looks like an amazing area.

4/28/10 5:26pm

NWBCer

Breathtaking!
Thanks for the post, I miss yurp :(

4/28/10 5:22pm

Michael

April 17, 2010, Jungfrau, Swizterland

@ telemack: yes, we did leave the skis at 3880 m. There was a section in ice (where many people fall actually) and no one skied from the top in these conditions, but with better snow in can be done.

@ Seth: cool TR. We wanted to do a similar loop, unfortunately the weather turned on us the next day.

@ Ron: same here. See you maybe this week end :)

4/28/10 12:41pm

Michael

April 27, 2010, Glaciological research

Great to see that you have such fantastic weather and were able to bag the "classics". If you can make it all the way up to the hut (you can access from a different valley as well), I would highly recommend it and maybe do the "Meije Orientale" - a fantastic peak. Else, also consider getting a little deeper into the Ecrins Massif (like "Rouies, pointe de la Pilatte, col des Ecrins...) if you can start from La berarde.
Have fun!

4/28/10 12:31pm

Zap

April 26, 2010, L Canyon, Eastern Sierra

author=peteyboy link=topic=16494.msg68910#msg68910 date=1272432356]
Thanks Zap. What do you think the E Sierra forecast (remaining snow quality) will be for May 15-23? La Nina snowpack set up for corn that late?

The recent storm is providing another foot plus snow and winds exceeding 115mph. So it is winter conditions - now. I would suggest you check the Dweeb Report daily because Howard S. provides good insights abo...

4/28/10 12:09pm

JoshK

April 25, 2010, Red Mountain, Snoqualmie

Awesome! What incredible snow conditions for April - I love WA state. For comparison you needed a video of somebody doing it CO style too. (jacket with fur lining, knees glued together, and asking which way to the groomers...) ;)

4/28/10 9:20am

daveb

Glad the afterburners were successfull and you got some good turns from the top. We were very happy, and a little suprised, to have such good turns off the summit!

4/28/10 4:41am

curmudgeon

April 28, 2010, Pic Blanc du Galibier

author=silaswild link=topic=16497.msg68918#msg68918 date=1272462473]

Hope there's still some crunchy corn left when I get home.

What is this "corn" stuff I keep hearing about?

4/28/10 1:09am

JimD

Petey, that's the north face of Morning Star. Jeff and I skied most of it in 2008. We were looking longingly at it on Sunday thinking how sweet it would be to drop into it with good powder, but we also thought how much it would suck if a sluff on the top steepest (about the same as Skillet I think) slope carried you over the cliffs.

4/27/10 10:57pm

Daniel_G

Eldorado, 4/18/10

Nice report. You really captured the combination of adventure, beauty and sufferfest of a one day on Eldorado. I told myself that I would never do it again....now i'm not so sure anymore.

4/27/10 4:08pm

Kevin Steffa

April 18, 2010, Washington Pass (Blue Lake TH)

Nice route for such a great day!

I do wonder where you id the names of all these features...

We just sort of google-earthed a route, which turned out to be Wallaby Peak.
http://picasaweb.google.com/kevinsteffa/10_04_WaPass

Your description explains the people we heard near the summit but never saw. You looped completely around our loop! It is amazing how many of us were out in the area, yet so spread out that we hardly even crossed...

4/27/10 4:06pm

Kevin Steffa

Thanks for the report Jessica! Here is a link to my photos from our trip last week and our return this week for another round.

http://picasaweb.google.com/kevinsteffa/10_04_WaPass

- Kevin

4/27/10 3:29pm

peteyboy

April 25, 2010, Dunderberg Peak, Eastern Sierra

So nice - thanks. What is the beautiful face that looks like a lower angle version of the Skillet Glacier on Mt Moran (Tetons) in the background on the video shot from the top of Vesper?

4/27/10 2:38pm

Zap

author=prestonf link=topic=16477.msg68873#msg68873 date=1272391693]
Nice Zap.

I'm down in Bishop at the moment where the winds have kicked up before the precip rolls in. Blue Subaru with a grey box, black lab. Keep an eye out ;).

We were in the Buttermilks on Tuesday checking out access. The current wind and storm event seems best enjoyed riding the lifts at Mammoth. We are in Mammoth and plan to s...

4/27/10 2:26pm

peteyboy

April 26, 2010, L Canyon, Eastern Sierra

Thanks Zap. What do you think the E Sierra forecast (remaining snow quality) will be for May 15-23? La Nina snowpack set up for corn that late?

4/27/10 2:25pm

Shred

April 17, 2010, Jungfrau, Swizterland

author=mbcracken link=topic=16481.msg68859#msg68859 date=1272381679]
AK vs WA style skiing...I like it!

HAHA. It is funny to compare our styles, so very contrasting. Jim is so solid making all those turns. He makes it look so effortless, me on the other hand, well I guess I am just to lazy... ;)

4/27/10 12:44pm

Seth

Ahh the memories. Holly and I were lucky spend some time in the Jungfrau region with some friends a few years ago. Amazing place. Here is a link to our trip report:

travel blog

4/27/10 9:57am

Snow Bell

April 25, Baldy, ONP

^ That is a good picture ^
I am supprised that continuous snow was so high. I suppose the road was plenty clear then. That is good news. Now if the weather would cooperate we could get at some of the goods in that neck of the woods.

4/27/10 8:59am

Snow Bell

4/22/2010, Pride glacier headwall

Good read, thanks.

I hope to follow you up there sometime.
Funny about the glove. I haven't had that happen to me yet thankfully.
I have helped chase down a dropped backpack, puffy, skis and a ski pole so far but none were mine. ;)

4/27/10 8:48am

andybrnr

Nice work! Looks like I should've skipped the hw for Greg's class and gone with you...

4/27/10 5:24am

Marcus

No sweat -- I'll map it out myself, I was just curious where it all goes and I bet TOPO doesn't have "Maple Leaf Couloir" listed ;) Nice work.

4/27/10 4:48am

scott_rinck

Thanks Marcus. Sorry, but no topo track handy. We did this one by sight and memory, such were the wonderful conditions last weekend.

4/27/10 4:32am

scott_rinck