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author=telemack link=topic=15144.msg63528#msg63528 date=1263629497]
We did 2 runs each on the NW and NE sides of the high point of Sunset Ridge (NE bowl in the third photo), three on the east and west Lodge Runs. Lots of surprisingly good corn and mush, but also some manky crust and old soft-slide boulders.
We passed your class in the PM! But I felt lame interrupting so we skinned on by.
Probably would have lost a lap if we had stopped ::)

1/16/10 2:44pm

telemack

15 Jan Delancy Ridge- North Cascades

Yippee! Party with a view. ::)

1/16/10 2:01pm

Stewie

Heres some pics of today! Bluebird and powder. Doesn't get much better then this.

1/16/10 11:45am

brownc9

Jan 14-15, 2010, Sasse Ridge

Nice nitrile gloves! What do you use those for?

1/16/10 9:25am

Plinko

January 14, 2010, Snoq. Pass, Silver Pk slabs

Nice. Thanks for the pics and update James!

1/15/10 6:24pm

telemack

15 Jan Delancy Ridge- North Cascades

We did 2 runs each on the NW and NE sides of the high point of Sunset Ridge (NE bowl in the third photo), three on the east and west Lodge Runs. Lots of surprisingly good corn and mush, but also some manky crust and old soft-slide boulders.
We passed your class in the PM! But I felt lame interrupting so we skinned on by.
Probably would have lost a lap if we had stopped ::)

1/15/10 4:11pm

lrudholm

Nice!!

I'm glad to hear of the nukage in my homeland. I might be heading back there in a couple of weeks.

Thanks for the stoke.

1/15/10 2:08pm

skierlyles

15 Jan Delancy Ridge- North Cascades

Nice! Glad to hear you all got some. I figured even if the avy danger was high you all would still find a way. Have fun tomorrow, and try to take a few pics so the rest of us can salivate over them.

1/15/10 10:31am

alecapone

I was wondering how Saturday went. I would have joined you all if I had known about the plan switch. Sounds like I didn't miss out.

Well, it all turned to heavy today. I tried to race the freezing levels up lichtenburg, but I am too slow, and I slept too late. It wet snowed on me until about 4,500', and then it turned to rain. So, I turned around. It was not very fun on the way down, even with one big water ski.

raining at yodelin on the way past. Looked better a...

1/15/10 6:48am

JimG

January 14, 2010, Snoq. Pass, Silver Pk slabs

NICE tr. good to see something other than rain crust....

Fl's look like the might hold out for Sat Sun. You tourin?

1/15/10 3:23am

jhamaker

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Just trying to save space ; )

Here are the bigger versions:

1/15/10 1:55am

Marcus

author=alecapone link=topic=15166.msg63477#msg63477 date=1263569243]
I'll be there bud. Last years injuries prevented me from doing the avi field trip, so I only have MTR 1. This tour was part business trip. I was meeting a surveyor up there to plot out where to put the foundation for my snow fortress.

Sweet! Building the snow fortress is the best part about MTR.

1/15/10 1:22am

Joedabaker

I like the look of your backyard!

1/14/10 11:42pm

alecapone

January 14, 2010, Snoq. Pass, Silver Pk slabs

I'll be there bud. Last years injuries prevented me from doing the avi field trip, so I only have MTR 1. This tour was part business trip. I was meeting a surveyor up there to plot out where to put the foundation for my snow fortress.

1/14/10 11:27pm

Plinko

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1/14/10 6:46pm

Marcus

Awesome -- you should come with this year to help me find it for Sunday laps after the class is done.

1/14/10 2:51pm

blitz

Whoo hoooo! that's a big turn around from Sunday.
hope it looks just like that for the dog an pony show!

snoholic

my volume was at 11

Shred

Wow! Never thought that I could be so Stoked over 5"! If one blasted their Ipod... the sound of car crashing ice underneath... went totally undetected!

1/14/10 9:37am

AKRefugee

Ah, members of the silver lining club, I like it ; )

1/13/10 11:18pm

Gary_H

Jan 1-3, Scottish Lakes/High Camp east of Stevens

Surprised we missed you guys. As Splitgirl mentioned, we spent most of the weekend slogging around the area doing an avalanche course. It was incredibly fun and a great learning experience. The bright spot out of this last week of miserable weather seems to be that the warm, wet cycle has done an effective job of breaking down a couple pretty reactive layers that were present in our snowpack at Hurricane. All of the pits we dug showed much less evidence of the two major crusts and adjacent weak...

1/13/10 3:10pm

Don_B

Looking good, David, and looking like you picked the right time to be there!

1/13/10 2:22pm

splitgirl

was up there that day taking an Avy class, we roved about in the rain and wind for the weekend,but was at least thankful for what I learned up there. I was going to take the run you spoke of but it doesn't sound like I missed anything! I have a great idea though that I think might work; do a simultaneous snow dance

1/13/10 2:09pm

Kneel Turner

Jan 1-3, Scottish Lakes/High Camp east of Stevens

This just in: Mucho snow @ Paradise today. and FL below 5500'.

(Check telemerty. It's true)

1/13/10 2:03pm

dkoelle

A few photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/koelle/ (most recent 9 photos, should come up)

1/13/10 1:20pm

VerticallyInclined

ugh.... when is it going to snow?

1/13/10 1:20pm

jhamaker

Baker it is!

1/13/10 12:46pm

Oyvind_Henningsen

Jan 8 - Swiss Glacier - Lone Pine Rogers pass

Way to go Monika!! You are the studliest Lange Girl Ever!

All the best to Ryan for a strong comeback - hang in there, patience buddy!

I can report no crust on all aspects and elevations around Baker ski area - Artist Point, Swift Creek, Mt Ann, Mt Herman, Herman Saddle, Table Mountain, Mazama Bowl, Coleman Pinnacle as of Sunday. Rain on Friday and Saturday to high elevations obliterated the crust. Sunday was spring "water logged corn like" condit...

1/13/10 5:31am

ema

Some shots were with a Canon G10. Some with a CAnon SLR - T1i with a Sigma lens

1/13/10 5:00am

ema

Jan 10 - 8812 Bowl Rogers Pass

whoops -= higher FLs only to the end of the trip

Day 1 - was 5% water content snow (moderate density for the Pass) and yeah - I'd say about 30 - 40cms ski pen so your guess is about right. Ie knee to hip-deep powder

Day 2 - was actually deeper due to aspect and windloading but substantially less stable. Scary actually with slides starting on 20 - 25 deg slopes

Day 3 was when FL's went sky high

1/13/10 4:59am

skykilo

Jan 10 - 8812 Bowl Rogers Pass

The FLs have gone through the roof north of the border, too, buddy. Let's go to the Alps.

1/13/10 4:28am

JimG

Yeah.. Those conditions look terrible... From the looks of it, the first part of the video only has 8-12" rideable pow.

Did it turn to muck after that or did it maintain?

1/13/10 3:33am

David_Coleman

Unfortunately, it's time to start hauling in snow making machines into the bc. Unless, you happen to be one of the more fortunate ones (Lani) benefitting from this split in the jet.

1/13/10 2:29am

AKRefugee

Thanks for the report, it's so sad to see what has happened to the snowpack in the PNW. Way to get what you can!

1/13/10 12:55am

jhamaker

Time to go find some snow.
Do the Volcanoes have good ski conditions above x feet?
Where would one go out of state?

1/12/10 11:53pm

cesaro

We did a short tour up to the base of Snoqualmie Mt via (S-SW of) Cave Ridge on Sunday and as expected the crust was terrible! I guess we didn't get enough elevation (above 5k ft) to get the softer snow :(

We actually considered Granite Mt on the way out to the pass, but it looked a bit boney... anyone have any conditions on Granite's S-SW face (... haven't seen any TRs this season) ?

1/12/10 12:18pm

Jim Oker

Mt. Cashmere, Jan 9, 0h-10

No crust at Cougar Mountain last weekend. But now snow either (pretty light and nice hike for the lucky dog, though). Recent reports are reminding me of New England rain crusts of the variety where one hazard was cutting my face if I fell...

Nice job making the hard core sound casual!

1/12/10 8:17am

jwplotz

Thanks! I usually round up when calculating my mileage, so I'm sticking with 20 miles!

Of course, in the planning stage I usually round down significantly.

1/12/10 7:14am

cjm720

Mt. Cashmere, Jan 9, 0h-10

That ridge pic is great...nice TR!

1/12/10 5:56am

samoon

January 9-10 Romeo and July Peaks, Coquihalla, BC

The territorial view of Romeo's Slot....Toby's first pic.

1/12/10 3:50am

Drew Ettinger

December 23, 2009, Mt. Roosevelt (skier summit)

Awesome tour and great photos! Now I need to go ski Roosevelt and see it for myself ...

1/12/10 1:23am

Monika

Jan 9, 2010, Mazama to Stevens Canyon

author=Scottk link=topic=15114.msg63310#msg63310 date=1263308183]
A few of us did Jolly on Sunday. The crust was everywhere. Very sucky. East of the crest is no better.

thanks Scottk.
guess next time i'll yo-yo the top 1000' of the phantom ;)

1/12/10 12:42am

Andrew Carey

mine are 187s, and they've done fine in all kinds of crap including ski- and snowshoe rutted snow and even frozen boot, ski, and snowhoe tracks.

1/11/10 11:23pm

Andrew Carey

10 Jan 10, Mt. Rainier, Paradise River above Mazam

Mother bear and cub passed this way on their way to Stevens Canyon, evidently a little after we went this direction to Stevens Canyon yesterday.

Cub number 2 paralleling our ski track from yesterday.

But she and the cub turned around here when they h...

1/11/10 11:21pm

MW88888888

January 1, Front Range, Colorado

Hi Rando -

For the full-on party, moonlight skiing at Loveland Pass is my favorite. Car laps at 2 am? Check. Bonfires? Check. Fireworks? Check. Fun stuff.

But no, we weren't at the passes. That's why it was so quiet!

1/11/10 10:56pm

Scottk