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March 7, 2010, Tincan Proper, Turnagain Pass, AK

Thanks guys, I changed the names to your suggestions because I think having names, whether official or not, are better than no names or numbers.

3/16/10 7:05am

jdoneill

More images from my partner

Looking down the intended North Facing Line

Exiting the Chute

Hiking out

3/16/10 6:53am

ovrthhills

Yikes. Glad Jan's OK.

3/16/10 6:43am

Snow Bell

Excellent pics Scott!

I wish I could have joined you.
If I were the jealous type....

3/16/10 6:25am

Snow Bell

author=Keith_Henson link=topic=15955.msg66695#msg66695 date=1268578054]
Joe, that's what avalanche poodles are for.

Good idea Keith. Sounds like less maintenance. ;D
Too bad they took my monkey away.

3/16/10 6:21am

ron j

Ditto.
Raukin' pictures, cons.

Also FWIW - I think your "no name peak" (aka 6524 on most USGS maps) is called Foss Peak. I've seen it named as such on some other maps (Stanley Mt Rainier Centennial Edition for one) and I know a lot of the older locals call it that.

Keep up the great photos - the Tatoosh surely rocks.

3/16/10 6:13am

Snow Bell

Thanks for sharing cons. The Tatoosh is one of my favorite places.

The no name peak is called Foss. I call the lake Castle Lake but I don't know where I got that one. The sub peak on Unicorn I call Pollycorn but it may have a common name. I also want to change the name of Boundary Peak (The other bump S of Unicorn) to Mollycorn and call point 5868 (across the Butter Creek drainage) Boundary Peak. But of course until they are printed on Jarvis' r...

3/16/10 6:12am

cons

I was thinking the same thing.

3/16/10 6:00am

Marcus

March 13, Paradise Round Two

Gorgeous.

3/16/10 5:57am

Robert Connor

I had one of my best pow trips ever in April of '08. We were in the Tatoosh and it was deep and it was good. There is still hope.

3/16/10 1:36am

Scotsman

author=Stugie link=topic=15976.msg66786#msg66786 date=1268715569] I quit Scouts Scotsman...couldn't wait long enough to get kicked out. :D

I was expelled for punching the Scoutmaster ( middle aged dude)in the face during a summer camp. I was sent home on the train in disgrace.
I was only 12 I think. I still do not regret it as he was being a bullying dick.

3/16/10 1:29am

Joedabaker

That's some serious snow mountaineering.
Must have been exciting crossing that Hanging Glacier looking up and down all the way. Did you have to put skins back on after the ski into the deep gully while on the Hanging Glacier to cross it?
Excellent work and Kudos to Scole getting that great shot in the right light.

3/16/10 12:52am

MattT

Holy crap. Awesome lines, well done. Great photo as well

3/15/10 5:02pm

telemack

author=Joedabaker link=topic=15976.msg66736#msg66736 date=1268675749]
I like the pictures better anyway.
Sorry Stugie I forgot to call you back, could have joined you on Sunday.
We enjoyed the same quality in our Dick Cheney "Undisclosed location", which ironically provided Dick Cheney "Face Shot" turns.
Nice pictures I love skiing and climbing that area.

Q: What is it called when Dick Chen...

3/15/10 2:11pm

telemack

author=chmnyboy link=topic=15955.msg66769#msg66769 date=1268708756]
I sooo want to join the elite, but haven't had time to grow out my hair and trade my car in for a vw bus. Until then I'm stuck with my crappy AT gear...

;)

Q: What's a tele turn?
A: When the outside tip dives, then the rear ski. ::)

3/15/10 2:06pm

Stugie

LOL...nice, sorry we missed you guys too. Our "MRNP" escapade probably looked familiar to you both. ;) I quit Scouts Scotsman...couldn't wait long enough to get kicked out. :D Glad Dick Cheney finally did something good.

Thanks movenhike, appreciate it!

3/15/10 1:59pm

T. Eastman

Perhaps belief in snow pack assessment without using explosives should be relegated to private tours and not public recreation. While this slide did occur during the patrol opening procedures, should they not have triggered the slide and the paying public had been involved, the liability outcome may have been different. If the patrol is involved in control, whether in-bounds or beyond the gate, liability issues lurk.

Was the run later opened to the public? Was it clo...

3/15/10 1:57pm

Erick Heyl

March 13, Paradise Round Two

That 1st Pow shot is remarkable! Perhaps the best I've seen in a couple years, right on!!

3/15/10 1:57pm

alpymarr

Too hard to walk away....its March. May be a long wait till I ski pow again. I have hope though.

3/15/10 1:07pm

Scotsman

author=Joedabaker link=topic=15976.msg66757#msg66757 date=1268696908]
I was thinking that I should have upped castigating consequences to a pajama party with Lorena Bobbitt.
It's OK for me to be selfish, since I did all the recon. I just don't like to see tracks there, unless they're mine!

S'OK. I agree, that particular area and your recon work gives you dibs!

3/15/10 12:24pm

Scole

heh. I'm not shooting with anything that outragous. I shoot with a Pentax 10 megapixel DSLR and what I put up int this thread is just a small crop from a larger photo. I shot this using my 55-300mm zoom lens at 190mm.

Here's the entire photo:

Other photos from that day on my Blog Post.

3/15/10 12:09pm

chmnyboy

author=jhamaker link=topic=15955.msg66706#msg66706 date=1268598572]
or telemark.

I sooo want to join the elite, but haven't had time to grow out my hair and trade my car in for a vw bus. Until then I'm stuck with my crappy AT gear...

;)

3/15/10 12:05pm

skier8484

Awesome pics Gary. Can't wait to see more.

3/15/10 9:05am

Joedabaker

author=Scotsman link=topic=15976.msg66755#msg66755 date=1268694553]
Me:" Boy Scout's honor"
Joe: "you got expelled from the Boy Scouts, you already told me that story"
Me" Forgot about that.. mmmh how about I promise to burn my S7's?"
Joe "mmmh , how about you have to burn your S7's AND new Voile Drifters in front of me"
Me" Ok, Lets go"
I agreed to Joedabakers Faustian...

3/15/10 8:48am

Scotsman

author=Joedabaker link=topic=15976.msg66736#msg66736 date=1268675749]
I like the pictures better anyway.
Sorry Stugie I forgot to call you back, could have joined you on Sunday.
We enjoyed the same quality in our Dick Cheney "Undisclosed location", which ironically provided Dick Cheney "Face Shot" turns.
Nice pictures I love skiing and climbing that area.

Nice work Stugie and gang. As Joed...

3/15/10 8:09am

dberdinka

March 13, Paradise Round Two

Whats sick is the camera lens Scole must own for getting that shot from Mt Baker. What in the heck are you shooting with!!?

3/15/10 6:27am

Robert Connor

author=alpymarr link=topic=15971.msg66722#msg66722 date=1268630160]
Anyhow, the skiing was top notch and 13 laps later we were satisfied.

Wow, that is a big day. I have never done half that many laps in a day. Nice work.

3/15/10 5:52am

davidG

March 13, 2010, Heather/Skyline Ridge

10 points to Otter for the lines ~ 10 points to Scole for the pic.

But who's keeping score..

3/15/10 4:29am

JimD

n, it was nice to have that slope to ourselves. Normally on a powder day there are lots of folks back there.

3/15/10 4:07am

chrism

Great read Otter.

3/15/10 3:58am

Joedabaker

March 7, 2010, Tincan Proper, Turnagain Pass, AK

I like the pictures better anyway.
Sorry Stugie I forgot to call you back, could have joined you on Sunday.
We enjoyed the same quality in our Dick Cheney "Undisclosed location", which ironically provided Dick Cheney "Face Shot" turns.
Nice pictures I love skiing and climbing that area.

3/15/10 2:55am

The Snow Troopers

Nice report. Skied up on Turnagain the 12th and had Bluebird w/ great pow! AWESOME place and it sure helped getting a 45" dump the night of the 7th!

3/15/10 1:42am

Stugie

Nicely done!

3/15/10 1:20am

Scole

Thanks. I was waiting for someone to own those tracks last weekend but the report didn't come..

3/14/10 11:47pm

n_webb

March 13, 2010, Heather/Skyline Ridge

Nicely done D. I need to get a hold of you for the spring season.

3/14/10 2:55pm

n_webb

Great photos. We saw you shoot the photo of the largest drop with the large boulder from across the creek. Surprised by the lack of people out that day.

3/14/10 2:41pm

Gary_H

Gary, feel free to add to or refute any of this ;)

Oh, and thanks for an incredible day! When is the next time we'll get snow like this to ski in the Oly's?!? (aside from tomorrow ;D )

Nothing to refute, but I'll add a couple things.

Saturday had all the potential for being a pretty hazardous day at the Hurricane Ridge Ski Area. The Ridge had received better than a foot of new snow during the...

3/14/10 1:58pm

stoudema

Sweet picture!!!

3/14/10 12:05pm

splitgirl

Yes a very strange day indeed up there....I was headed out to Maggies, followed your tracks out and saw you drop in on the North side of Maggies, as I continued on a large section on snow I was on gave a large whoomph sound which set my heart pounding. Maggies was lovely but slow as the sun and temps were quickly changing the conditions. Brian it was difficult to keep my tip up and have never needed to lean back so far on my board as I had to that day my ride seemed to be in slow motion and whil...

jhamaker

or telemark.

chmnyboy

author=skier8484 link=topic=15955.msg66696#msg66696 date=1268584762]
One question though, how did you keep your tips up in the super deep snow? ;D

Just pull the joystick back. Way back. You knows how I roll...

3/14/10 5:17am

Scole

I think I was admiring those tracks from the Boulder Ridge trailhead that day...

3/14/10 4:39am

skier8484

Glad you guys had a good day, and everyone made it out ok.

One question though, how did you keep your tips up in the super deep snow? ;D

3/14/10 12:39am

Keith_Henson

March 13, 2010, Nice day at Hyak

author=Snow Bell link=topic=15955.msg66689#msg66689 date=1268539321]
Thanks for the report.

It sounds like I should teach my wife to ski so that I can send her ahead to scout. ;)

Joe, that's what avalanche poodles are for.

3/13/10 10:47pm

jeff_s

I agree that Hyak is a great place for starting out. And the more new people you can bring in to share our addiction, the better. In our group, with several of us aged 60 +/-, our strategy is to bring in as many younger people as we can, so that 20 years from now when our lungs and memories are failing we'll have someone to pull us up the slope and point us downhill.

3/13/10 2:21pm

Snow Bell

Thanks for the report.

It sounds like I should teach my wife to ski so that I can send her ahead to scout. ;)
(Glad that your OK Jan)

Are you guys going back for more tomorrow?

3/13/10 12:02pm

tdave