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Cons is right, it is amazing up there. We skipped work and had a great day. Skied 1200 feet off the west side too. Two other parties made it up there based on the trip report. Thanks a bunch for posting that, it is a hard route to time and this week is perfect. 

Sweet pictures DG!  Looks like you and your pooch had a good day in the sunshine  ;)

We switched to skins at about 3,000 feet, just before we wrapped around into the canyon. We should have switched a little earlier though and avoid some post-holing. If I would do it again soon I'd switch pretty quickly after the last little creek crossing. Between that crossing and when the trail wraps into the canyon is the toughest stretch. If it's not too icy, I'd skin it. You'd have to go off trail though to connect the snow patches.

The creek went well. I had to lean heavily on my poles and the rocks to step on were right at the surface of the water. In the morning they were frozen too so things were a bit slippery.

Wow .....
Ambitious day trip this time of year. The slopes above Deer Lake would be fun skiing in good conditions, a multi-day trip is the best way to enjoy what this area has to offer.

Gary and Jan

Nice shots. The views were absolutely amazing the past two days. Our crew was alittle bit SE of there drooling at Glacier Peak and the Dakobeds.

Stoked,
Last Saturday you could drive the Hannegan Road easily beyond Goat Mt Trailhead (~2-3 miles up). It hasn't really snowed much since then. We couldn't ski south facing slopes on Saturday until about an elevation of 3500ft. North facing would be a bit better, but there isn't much snow in the valley yet.

Incredible pictures.  High pressure and good road access for the win.

Beautiful pics!!!!!!!

I think it was a heuristic trap thinking it was icy....... Just kidding. ;)
Thanks for the conditions update.

Rusty Knees are you taking note for when you go visit the daughter?

Car laps! That sounds pretty swank. Looks like a fun area.

Hey sb,
What's the snow depth at the bottom of the road, i.e. Hannegan Pass turnoff? Are the branch roads snowed in down at the bottom?

Hi Ron!  Great to see where you're skiing these days.  But, alas, where's the "these are my turns" shot? 

If you guys knew what Andrew's car looked like, then you might better appreciate his lack of concern over car break-ins. Pretty shrewd, actually.

Yes, the terrain is rad. I do not spend enough time in BC. At all. Way to go get it.

Good stuff!

Don't forget to POST in the correct place too - like Partner's Wanted or Random Tracks - you will probelly get a better response to your inquiry  ;)

Ha, thanks Mack. I did mean Fricaba.

That sounds like a nice trip Gary. There is alot to explore over there.

Teledavid, if I had known I would have waved to you.

Nice work ebeam and company.  That mountain looks like it was just asking to be skied.  Way to get on it!

Sounds like a great day in the mountains, the views for Townsend are stunning.

Gary and Jan

Amar has a good overview of the routes on Baker (and all the other Cascade volcanoes).  The Easton is the most straightforward route, but is infested with snowmobiles.

Damn!  Looks like I gave up a pretty good day of skiing for climbing choss at Vantage.  Is Navaho West of Earl?

Cool photos!

I had good visibility toward Townsend and could see the water clearly. I could not see the water toward the east due to clouds while I was up there.

Jason, I was searching the web on the area before I left and found your trip report. Reading it helped me keep the faith that there would be skiing up there. It did seem similar to your exerience, especially when I was finding my way to the true summit and stumbled across the trail on the ridge. I may have skied a chute that was to the w...

Awesome you got out there, such a cool area!! were you able to see Mt Townsend?

Great video footage! 

What kind of camera are you using for those shots?