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Thanks for the update!!

Thanks for the report James.  I saw Flipper Wednesday AM @ Narada and knew that you were lurking about.
I wondered what you were up to until we saw your skin track on the upper part of Unicorn.


The visibility came and went that morning but...

author=silaswild link=topic=15359.msg64337#msg64337 date=1264700726]So far the new baby does not seem to have affected his aerobic fitness.

Sometimes I've been motivated to skin at a faster pace because I start thinking about how if I reach the transition earlier then I'll get home to see her earlier.  (Worked at a rando race four days before our Snoqualmie tour!)

Then again, if I can ski and skin at anywhere near Silas's...

Sweet!  Nice work -- a fun mix of sports.

No moguls!  Looking good.

Thanks for the TR. Glad you guys are ok

Here's 27 Jan:

My tracks on the left, Regine's (my wife), on the right; Anon's in the middle from the 26th.

Here's a few more pictures to go with Rusty Knees:

http://picasaweb.google.com/blackdog1023/Rainier12510#

Hey Doug,
Thanks for the Beta, another friend was up that way last Sunday, similar report. Was considering that as an option for this weekend, but was recruited to help with an avy course in the Cascades.

Gary

I live at the bottom of the hill,I just came back from a quick lap up there!
They had about  three or four centimeters of new snow on top of the ice layer,it was pretty good!
Hey it is not the bottom of La Grave,but this is where I work and live so getting out there is always worth it.

There is more than a few hidden steep 1200ft runs,that when the conditions are right are pretty good for being so close to a city.

Nice photos thanks for sharing!

He operated at senior citizen pace until lunchtime, then did 3400' more in the afternoon on our set uptrack and farming the down slope while I recovered and fueled up for Rando class at Summit West in the evening.   He said the DyNAs saved him only 2lbs over my setup, my response was that my boots weigh 50% more than his.  My boss, a former ski racer, said they are almost too stiff!  They may not be good looking, but they sure can cook.

Of course the guy eats almost no...

Nice one guys!

By the way Silas, are you planning to come down in Feb.?  We're expecting a big group from Seattle (Cass, Kelvin, etc.) during President's Weekend.  Last year we had 13 people stay at the house.  I had to refill the hot tub a few times over that weekend, but it was fun.

What's your plan?

Very nice!  If you skied Hourglass, conditions must have been quite safe.  I'm jealous of course, but luckily we finally have our own powder to be skiing for a while at least.  Hoping too for a powder storm in late February for my turn at Sierra cement and the breezy weather. 

Good to see you carrying on the UNR ski manufacturing tradition.

Great to see Tamarack Peak in powder conditions.  Jill and I have enjoyed the terrain in the spring.  Wonderful conditions to breakin the DIY.

Awesome.

Don, thanks for a great day of touring, the cup of coffee and digging out my snow saw.  I still don't know if the BD flintlock failed or if it was user error.  Anyone else ever lose as BD saw while cutting a block? 

Nice trip report.  I would only add that the south facing slope (dropping into fourth crossing) we skied contained some pretty rotten snow about three and a half feet down: lots of sugar with dense snow on top.  Nothing moved that far down, but it may be something wa...

Nice trip and gesture to the Scotsman.  He will always be a hero to me for his role in finding the lost boys over in Union Creek.

Good luck with the fusion thingamajig.

hi it's monica... i found a name:)

It was a fantastic day, the snow was falling hard and light as a feather.  In fact you almost thought it was the middle of winter  ;).  Finally, finally some fantastic much needed new snow.  Jibber, nice to have you out with us on the mountain again, as usual it's always a laugh a minute  :).

Nice read Don, glad to hear you're out enjoying the freshies.  Thanks for the beta on pit results.  Cool also that you did an RB...a bit more time, but so much more fun to do!  Like the pics, and thanks for the gear swap!  ;)  We'll see you soon.

It was a mansion and quite fun to build. We had just hoped to build it later in the day and much further west.

Hey ebeam, It's a long drive especially from the lower 48. Got some skiing shots from my bro'. My camera battery packed it in on the summit so I didn't have any.


Above: Right below the summit.


Above: Looking down on Rohr Ridge.

The sun magically made a short appearance as we approached the summit.





The snow from the summit to the col was really fun, with nice exposure and good vis!  As for the face, well, the snow was good enough to ski it by braille.