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We were out there as well and headed further down the road, skiing up onto the slopes above Bench Lake where we found lots of very skiable dense powder on all the north facing aspects. Ski penetration about 8-10 inches while skinning up. We topped out at around 5800 feet and didn't find any wind slab similar to those seen around Castle.
No evidence of instability in the pack where we were aside from one slap that released from just below Peak 6524 that looked as if it had been t...
No evidence of instability in the pack where we were aside from one slap that released from just below Peak 6524 that looked as if it had been t...
Thanks for that perfect route up to Castle and Pinnacle basin area.
Thank Gary Vogt he broke trail the whole way.
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yes sir, road 38. park at the bridge and up ya go. funny thing is, the gate was open when i left, and I KNEW that it would be locked if i drove up. sure enough, at 7pm when I got back to the car, it was still open. Oh well, got my exercise for the day.
I know of plenty of gate horror stories - better to be safe than sorry.
Nice shot of Warm Cr. chutes (last pic). El Nino winters definitely have great qualities. Road access in one of them, as well as extended periods of stable snow and sunshine!!! Thanks for the report, heading up there tomorrow.
Fun video. Good job getting in there for some winter conditions.
Everest Bill - Here's one pic from the day. Great snow on both sides of the ridge, although south-facing had a sun crust under the new snow. We did a whole bunch of short laps. Fun day. - C
That fifi/rubber band thing could work!
Thanks for the info, Sky. Did they anchor it with pitons, stoppers, a bollard ??? I'm always looking for new ways to bail safely without leaving too much gear. Any idea of their reasoning in leaving the rope? Like you said probably: they're coming back.
As always, I'm impressed with your tech skills and willingness to work hard (and smart) to get the goods and worthy goals. You and yo...
Thanks for the info, Sky. Did they anchor it with pitons, stoppers, a bollard ??? I'm always looking for new ways to bail safely without leaving too much gear. Any idea of their reasoning in leaving the rope? Like you said probably: they're coming back.
As always, I'm impressed with your tech skills and willingness to work hard (and smart) to get the goods and worthy goals. You and yo...
Thanks for the geometry lesson...I'm a social worker, we don't do math ;)
I'm still in the dark about classic....unless he means it was so steep he was doing jump turns. A traverse across the fall line sounds more like "sucky line" than "classic". Are we allowed to say sucky?
EDIT: I think I finally get it...10 turns, traverse; 10 turns, traverse; 10 turns, traverse, etc, etc...to maximize vert on an off-fall line pitch. No qualit...
I'm still in the dark about classic....unless he means it was so steep he was doing jump turns. A traverse across the fall line sounds more like "sucky line" than "classic". Are we allowed to say sucky?
EDIT: I think I finally get it...10 turns, traverse; 10 turns, traverse; 10 turns, traverse, etc, etc...to maximize vert on an off-fall line pitch. No qualit...
Smart-ass answer: Oh, we just used a Fifi hook with the rubber band trick on a v-thread.
Real answer: curious thing, Bill: there was a rope fixed at the top. I'm guessing you noticed the one-strand rappel. When we initially saw it, one impulse I had was to remove it. But, while raising many questions, it also proved convenient. We left it. I've sinced learned whose rope it was and I do believe they'll be recovering it.
I had a co...
Real answer: curious thing, Bill: there was a rope fixed at the top. I'm guessing you noticed the one-strand rappel. When we initially saw it, one impulse I had was to remove it. But, while raising many questions, it also proved convenient. We left it. I've sinced learned whose rope it was and I do believe they'll be recovering it.
I had a co...
Let us now praise famous snow dogs. Mine was named Levi, a sensible and accomplished Shepherd/yellow lab a few of you might have known. I do have regrets about taking him on some arduous(for him) tours in too deep snow. Be gentle with them since they gots to posthole down everything we get to slide. Cool trip and vid, thanks.
author=BillK link=topic=15503.msg64859#msg64859 date=1265514161]
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Please explain... if it's classic, I wanna know :)
It's a classic traverse off the the fall line:
http://www.mathopenref.com/perpendicular.html
Hey allmtn: Did you park at the rest area just East of the summit? I skied that area last spring with a Renoan. . . Renoite . . .uh . . . dude that lives there and got into some great terrain, nice variety. How feasible is it to gain access to the North facing slopes off of I-80 (I think that's the main East/West freeway out of Reno to Cal.). . . (Renoburgher?)
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"perpindicular to the fall-line"
Please explain... if it's classic, I wanna know :)
BEE-YOO-TA-FULL!!!! Strong work!
Gotta love the butt-grovelling on the rap ;)
Just curious: how did you retrieve your rope and what did you use for anchors?
-Bill
Gotta love the butt-grovelling on the rap ;)
Just curious: how did you retrieve your rope and what did you use for anchors?
-Bill
You guys are the tron brothers!
I hope Shucksan went well.....
I hope Shucksan went well.....
Cool, cool, cool! Super videoing, music and loyal dogs. Oh, and the boarding looked super too!!!!!
yes sir, road 38. park at the bridge and up ya go. funny thing is, the gate was open when i left, and I KNEW that it would be locked if i drove up. sure enough, at 7pm when I got back to the car, it was still open. Oh well, got my exercise for the day.
Nice...thanks for the tr and of course the pictures!
Great Video! Did you access the mountain from road 38? MF nooksack rd?? Man your dogs are troopers.
What a trip! and with your dogs too, what a hoot! Very inspirational...thank you! ;D
Thanks, Rusty! That one is getting blown-up, framed, and put on the wall! It's amazing what digital cameras can capture!
Perhaps the new standard for handheld solo filming. Strong work.
great vid! hit me up next time you go! i have a black death too! :)
That is one beautiful picture Link! Nice report, got my blood pumping! Thanks!
Ummm... This is an update:
Gnar means bad, Right?
East peak is no good right now. It's no good and not worth going tomorrow. On the other hand, I've heard everywhere else is "off da hook", and everyone should go there.
There, I fixed it for ya, Joe. 8)
Gnar means bad, Right?
East peak is no good right now. It's no good and not worth going tomorrow. On the other hand, I've heard everywhere else is "off da hook", and everyone should go there.
There, I fixed it for ya, Joe. 8)
Thanks for the report,
The map is handy, I'll use it forever!
Superbowl weekend and wagering fever is at an all time high.
My side bet is:
Since you posted this report that there will be 20 groups of people, 10 snowshoers, 6 dogs, who visit East Peak this weekend and only three will post.
What's the over under?
The map is handy, I'll use it forever!
Superbowl weekend and wagering fever is at an all time high.
My side bet is:
Since you posted this report that there will be 20 groups of people, 10 snowshoers, 6 dogs, who visit East Peak this weekend and only three will post.
What's the over under?
Jeez, I hate it when foks out my secret stashes ;D
nice work.
nice work.
Absurd stuff you're posting here Kyle. Hope you were wearing a helmet ;)
...AND the crazy ice climbing at the summit block. Serious endeavour indeed Kyle. Ditto Joe. ;) Entertaining read.
Absolutely ski mountaineering sickness at it's best...little climbing, little rapping, lot of powder. Nice work. Sky, this pic is absolutely sick!
(I hope you don't mind me posting your pic...)
(I hope you don't mind me posting your pic...)
Yeeehaw!
Nice shot of the rap over the little cliff. Guess I am into that kind of thing.
The ski certainly looked worth it.
Nice shot of the rap over the little cliff. Guess I am into that kind of thing.
The ski certainly looked worth it.
More pictures here if you're into that kind of thing:
http://skisickness.com/2010/02/03/
http://skisickness.com/2010/02/03/
Great day for sure and we scored on the weather. Link to a bunch more photos http://gallery.me.com/jcocci/101489
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Hugging the east side of the White Salmon is precisely where Amar punched through a crevasse in April a few years ago. One leg went in up to his crotch. So, for others, take note of it.
I remember that report.
Here are pictures of the White Salmon showing some of the crevasses in October 2008.
author=savegondor link=topic=15467.msg64737#msg64737 date=1265326055]Well, that's a good question and one we asked ourselves often as we climbed. There were several factors which made...
Epic snow quality! Question: With the obvious and significant slide on the same aspect you skied...why did you ski it?
I'm really not fishing here but a ski cut shouldn't have countered the other evidence present.
-j
I think Sky has more then made up for it and yes those are streaks of Blood from many failed attemps. If your thinking about heading out there I suggest you bring rope for the mandatory 2cm drop.
Welcome back to the internet Kyle. The stoke has suffered a bit in your absence.
Hell Yeah!
That looks like a great ski. Way to go get it!
That looks like a great ski. Way to go get it!
Hi Michael,
Nice TR, great pictures, thanks for the avalanche information. Glad to see you got out on such a beautiful day! :)
Gary and Jan
Nice TR, great pictures, thanks for the avalanche information. Glad to see you got out on such a beautiful day! :)
Gary and Jan
I forgive you for not posting, Kyle.
I gather the red lines are trails of blood from victims of *the gnar*?
I gather the red lines are trails of blood from victims of *the gnar*?
The point release at the top of the chute had propagated into a fifty ft. wide slab about six inches deep and was the result of loading of the northeast facing rock bands on the west side of the chute. The first skiers down the left side caused no releases and only moderate sluffs and snowballs.
The way it slid makes sense to me as there are two completely different aspects in around that chute. Thanks for the...
Hugging the east side of the White Salmon is precisely where Amar punched through a crevasse in April a few years ago. One leg went in up to his crotch. So, for others, take note of it.
My best bet is that the trail to Stujack's is the easiest. I don't know what anybody else has done.
Epic snow quality! Question: With the obvious and significant slide on the same aspect you skied...why did you ski it?
I'm really not fishing here but a ski cut shouldn't have countered the other evidence present.
-j
I'm really not fishing here but a ski cut shouldn't have countered the other evidence present.
-j