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Paintball war games? Oh man, that sounds fantastic. Thanks for the update Tim.
way to go Amar. I have alot of respect for your streak. For you. Keep it going- and keep me in mind come July when the snow lies further from the trailhead. I should have more than enough motivation saved up by then to get us to wherever it may be....
Hi John,
Wow, what a small world. Allyson and I met Chris at the beginning of the season at Mt. Rose ski area. We've been skiing together quite a bit since then.
He's coming over again tomorrow night to finish making a pair of skis. I'll be sure to let him know you said hello.
kam
Wow, what a small world. Allyson and I met Chris at the beginning of the season at Mt. Rose ski area. We've been skiing together quite a bit since then.
He's coming over again tomorrow night to finish making a pair of skis. I'll be sure to let him know you said hello.
kam
We found similar variable conditions today near Catherine and towards Silver Peak. I was hoping the sun would warm up the snow better than it actually did. The daffodils are blooming in my yard, after all!
The better turns were had on the spindrift dust on rain crust in the lower Silver Peak bowl up from Windy Pass. Neither of us busted through the crust. It was slick and quick on the Nordic trails back to the Silver Fir ski area, where there was some dreamy creamy bumps up top I jus...
The better turns were had on the spindrift dust on rain crust in the lower Silver Peak bowl up from Windy Pass. Neither of us busted through the crust. It was slick and quick on the Nordic trails back to the Silver Fir ski area, where there was some dreamy creamy bumps up top I jus...
Great TR and photos. We've visited the Moab area and Arches a few times in the Fall. Your winter photos were beautiful.
Glad to see a big Roadtrip in a short timeframe. Jill and I are waiting until after the Olympics to start our annual Ski Roadtrip. Your TR gets me enthused to "get out of the PNW" for awhile.
Glad to see a big Roadtrip in a short timeframe. Jill and I are waiting until after the Olympics to start our annual Ski Roadtrip. Your TR gets me enthused to "get out of the PNW" for awhile.
Hello Kam,
I see a rare appearance of the elusive Chris T. on this here forum in a couple of photos. He seems to be settling in down there just fine.
Tell him I say hello.
Thanks,
John
I see a rare appearance of the elusive Chris T. on this here forum in a couple of photos. He seems to be settling in down there just fine.
Tell him I say hello.
Thanks,
John
Damn, that report has me crying in my beer!
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you had a great trip, it's just killing me that I wasn't there also...
After posting last week (and mistakenly thinking my sweetie had monday off) I went and bought a new topo, started packing, and mentally started getting ready for some killer backcountry turns and a nice camp near Hoffer lakes. After too many weeks of inbounds crappy snow I was stoked, then it all came crashing d...
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you had a great trip, it's just killing me that I wasn't there also...
After posting last week (and mistakenly thinking my sweetie had monday off) I went and bought a new topo, started packing, and mentally started getting ready for some killer backcountry turns and a nice camp near Hoffer lakes. After too many weeks of inbounds crappy snow I was stoked, then it all came crashing d...
Yeah Amar, Happy 100!!
I added a photo of Clint near the bottom of the chute.
I added a photo of Clint near the bottom of the chute.
Great to see everyone enjoying the sunshine and powder! Close friends, sunshine, powder, and gorgeous summit views, not much better than that!
Here's the info. I also posted a request on TGR, and got some info regarding lodging, etc. If you have any additional questions shoot me a PM.
I could not find the beta post you are referring to. I am headed that way soon, and would like to check out the beta post... could you post the link or the beta?
-Dave
-Dave
Great to see an area I know little about. Wow, touring a-plenty.
We experienced the same conditions about ten ago, days including the flat light with no fog or snow and barely survived the ski back to the parking lot. Actually thought about putting skins back on to ski down. Glad things stablized after last week's snowfall.
Man that looks nice. Are y'all returning later in the spring to ski the395 corridor? Seems like a really good bet this year.
Ck out Coon Creek Canyon on the NE shoulder of Castle Peak when you get tired of Peter Grubb/Round Valley. A good close to the road option with steeper lines on the N side and a nice open corn slope on the S side for the trip back home.
Thanks for the TR!
Ck out Coon Creek Canyon on the NE shoulder of Castle Peak when you get tired of Peter Grubb/Round Valley. A good close to the road option with steeper lines on the N side and a nice open corn slope on the S side for the trip back home.
Thanks for the TR!
Solid.
I'm hiring you as my CFO. Way to keep the shred/expense ratio high.
I'm hiring you as my CFO. Way to keep the shred/expense ratio high.
On the way up we skinned across the burn section on the closed road and followed a skin track up. On the way down, since the snow below 6,200 feet was crappy, we just traversed the burn section back to the trailhead, thus avoiding the alder chocked closed road. If the snow was better, I would have gone more fall line down to the road and then traverse back.
Machine assist? I could do that tour on one leg!!!
Just kidding. I was up there with JWPlotz on saturday. I aggrivated my hip on the road, and did most of the trip pulling my left leg uphill. Kinda brutal, but worth it.
Did not ride the CNC though. Snow looked like it was pretty nice in there.
You traveled the closed section of road on skis in both directions?
Just kidding. I was up there with JWPlotz on saturday. I aggrivated my hip on the road, and did most of the trip pulling my left leg uphill. Kinda brutal, but worth it.
Did not ride the CNC though. Snow looked like it was pretty nice in there.
You traveled the closed section of road on skis in both directions?
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...which is why we went to the nearby Snowy Mountains....
i see, hope you had fun..
Road trips are as good as it gets ! Looks like you got it ! :D
it might be Lolo...if not it's right next door!
We hit those same chutes a few years ago. Did you ask for beta on TGR as well? What a great place for touring
Hope you enjoy the second 100 even more! Congrats.
Congrads on your 100th
That is quite a impressive streak.
That is quite a impressive streak.
You never know - great report!
Thanks for the reports from MT, snow looks good, if not plentiful. I regret not getting out more from my time in Missoula, is that first pic of Lolo?
Nice work Dave. We were up on Chair peak basin the day before doing Avy 2 class & the skiing kind of sucked. Looks like killer terrain on the right day.
What a great broventure! Thanks for the video.
As usual, great report and photos Amar!
You've got to love those guys who insist on laying a skin track for another run at the goods.
100 months, excellent! So what is the gestation period of your guide book? Or did I miss its release?
You've got to love those guys who insist on laying a skin track for another run at the goods.
100 months, excellent! So what is the gestation period of your guide book? Or did I miss its release?
Nice centennial TR, Amar! Congratulations on your perseverance.
Way to go on 100 months Amar. I enjoy reading your TRs.
"good to great snow conditions up high far outweighing the crust down low"
Your description fits the Mt. Hood skiing conditions lately as well.
"good to great snow conditions up high far outweighing the crust down low"
Your description fits the Mt. Hood skiing conditions lately as well.
We went up on Saturday the 13th and conditions were not that great periodic white outs and several inches of new followed by rain and sleet. Spent Sat. and Sun nights on top. About midnight on Sun it cleared up and we had a great day Monday http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7981342link to TR on nwhikers
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Id reccomend checking out SHOWDOWN, Mt, if you are in the area. They have the most snow in Mt. The terrain is pretty mellow but there is plenty of steeps.. some backcountry.. Cheap tickets and a great atmosphere.. Showdown is about an hour north of Bridger and dont forget to stop in White Sulphur Springs for a soak in the hot springs..
...which is why we went to...
Glad to hear from some of you who appreciate that a good adventure doesn't need to be good. You just need to come back from it...hopefully whole and, hopefully, without swollen ankles (or other busted parts).
yes, its that west aspect that looks promising, the winter forecast does not this year. If we get lucky with good snow, stable conditions, it will be a fun tour. thanks for the note
We booted up to the summit, first on the North face and then wrapped around to the East face for the final 30 feet. You could probably skin up via the South or West aspect but it was difficult for us to get over to that side because of cornices. If approaching from the North (like we were) it appears the easiest route is straight up the East face. I don't think we were climbing the true summit (most maps list the peak due East of Lake Valhalla as the summit). After the slide we thought skii...
Id reccomend checking out SHOWDOWN, Mt, if you are in the area. They have the most snow in Mt. The terrain is pretty mellow but there is plenty of steeps.. some backcountry.. Cheap tickets and a great atmosphere.. Showdown is about an hour north of Bridger and dont forget to stop in White Sulphur Springs for a soak in the hot springs..
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yes, that was us. We just skied the short slope from above to put us on the road to begin our tour home when we bumped into you. Good job touring all the way to Bonnie Butte. We have our eyes on Bonnie butte next time... if we ever get good snow this winter. It will be a long tour with our heavy AT gear!
Just a note, with good snow you'll have long runs in the t...
I was at Discovery outside Anaconda, MT on this day, February 11. I concur that the snow, what there was of it, on all aspects, including north face, was barely OK at best and treacherous and hateful at worst.
Yeah...I heard west of the crest i.e. Cooke City was around 70% of normal. I'd estimate Rock Creek Drainage to be less than 40%.
The Cooke City side of the Beartooths looked much better on Sunday. Still a somewhat meager snowpack for this time of year, I think, but deep enough for reasonable travel down low and apparently pretty dang good skiing up higher. We were just along the valley bottom on nordic gear, however.
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The unholy trinity of bad snow, poor light, and low energy reduces us to the sin of kickturning our way down.
If I was smart enough to "sin" more I wouldn't be fighting a swollen ankle. Glad your trip turned out well - thanks for sharing it with us.
Welcome to the group. Thanks for sharing your adventure to a new location for many of us.
Pretty impressive slide picture, Jay. It looks like you skied back down the slide path. Correct? Did the crust go with the slide, or stay on the slope? Good to see you on Heather Ridge yesterday. How was that?
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We saw your left-over tracks up there today - nice turns! Lots of loose sluff and huge pinwheels coming down off of the south face of Snoqualmie in the sun today (especially over your tracks from yesterday). We followed your tracks back down to the Alpy parking lot. Still pretty sloppy down low.
Yeah, I have only been able to ski that line in firm...
Looks fun! Thanks for the update on conditions, let's get out again sometime soon.....Andy
We saw your left-over tracks up there today - nice turns! Lots of loose sluff and huge pinwheels coming down off of the south face of Snoqualmie in the sun today (especially over your tracks from yesterday). We followed your tracks back down to the Alpy parking lot. Still pretty sloppy down low.