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author=CookieMonster link=topic=14321.msg59956#msg59956 date=1256936908]
Courageous. I need to increase my manliness by a factor of 2.1. Does biking in the rain count?
Only if you wear shorts and no gloves. ;)
Nothing courageous in our trip nor implied, sometimes revelling in the glory of bad weather becomes its own reward when the skiing is bad.
Courageous. I need to increase my manliness by a factor of 2.1. Does biking in the rain count?
The rain @ 9K was indisputable.
My thoughts of powder 1000' higher gave way to the realization of another 1000' of driving rain and wind.
Can you imagine had we continued to Muir and sought refuge in the shelter how miserable it would have been to re-emerge in those conditions soaked to the bone? That would have sucked much worse than the simple transition in the rain @ 9K. Good thing I had the voice of reason and experience along. ;D
My thoughts of powder 1000' higher gave way to the realization of another 1000' of driving rain and wind.
Can you imagine had we continued to Muir and sought refuge in the shelter how miserable it would have been to re-emerge in those conditions soaked to the bone? That would have sucked much worse than the simple transition in the rain @ 9K. Good thing I had the voice of reason and experience along. ;D
author=Snow Bell link=topic=14321.msg59943#msg59943 date=1256926929]
Speak for yourself stupid!
I was out having tough guy practice. My cushy life of sleeping in, hanging out with kids and sitting in my recliner necessitates artificial adversity to keep my man index high. Besides, all of my ski gear got washed.
There was another slide on the ridge just below the natural that we came across that I saw on our way down. That must have been the...
Wow, you really did have it bad. Sounds worse then H1N1.
Must be the antibiotics I'm on. I felt nothing like that yesterday morning.
Must be the antibiotics I'm on. I felt nothing like that yesterday morning.
author=Scotsman link=topic=14321.msg59941#msg59941 date=1256926246]
No ,it shows our stupidity!
Speak for yourself stupid!
I was out having tough guy practice. My cushy life of sleeping in, hanging out with kids and sitting in my recliner necessitates artificial adversity to keep my man index high. Besides, all of my ski gear got washed.
author=Scotsman link=topic=14321.msg599...
author=skierlyles link=topic=14321.msg59938#msg59938 date=1256924322]
Wow, nice work guys- I cannot believe you made it up that high with that nasty of conditions. Sure shows your perseverance.
Any pictures of the horrendous conditions? Between the two of you there was probably none but I figured I would ask.
Glad your swine flu is better.
No ,it shows our stupidity!
No pics.
Wow, nice work guys- I cannot believe you made it up that high with that nasty of conditions. Sure shows your perseverance.
Any pictures of the horrendous conditions? Between the two of you there was probably none but I figured I would ask.
Glad your swine flu is better.
Any pictures of the horrendous conditions? Between the two of you there was probably none but I figured I would ask.
Glad your swine flu is better.
author=solsoul link=topic=14321.msg59929#msg59929 date=1256910778]
We were the couple behind you guys. I was going to ask if you were Scotsman but I could never quite catch up to where you were. I have seen your car before. I figured anyone smoking (cigarettes) and skiing had to be European (are you really a Scot??). It sounds like you guys didn't go to much further then we did. Skiing Washingtons finest freshest slush while dodging rocks wasn'...
We were the couple behind you guys. I was going to ask if you were Scotsman but I could never quite catch up to where you were. I have seen your car before. I figured anyone smoking (cigarettes) and skiing had to be European (are you really a Scot??). It sounds like you guys didn't go to much further then we did. Skiing Washingtons finest freshest slush while dodging rocks wasn't the greatest day skiing I have ever had but a day skiing still beats a day a...
author=drew0620 link=topic=14321.msg59923#msg59923 date=1256881642]
Wow. I was up there last Thursday. Posts a day or two ago made mine look horrible. Yours makes mine look great!
I think I'll wait another two weeks! It's hard though. Just bought a whole new suit and want to put it to the test!
Yep it was nasty, if you look at the telemetry there was some high max wind speeds. It would blow steady for a while...
Wow. I was up there last Thursday. Posts a day or two ago made mine look horrible. Yours makes mine look great!
I think I'll wait another two weeks! It's hard though. Just bought a whole new suit and want to put it to the test!
I think I'll wait another two weeks! It's hard though. Just bought a whole new suit and want to put it to the test!
Looking good guys, here's hoping it lasts through to saturday
-lee
-lee
Hair is like clothing that takes a while longer to put on.
author=Marcus link=topic=14312.msg59875#msg59875 date=1256838757]
TAAY lives on!
Let me guess - turns almost all year?
author=stewshmee link=topic=12258.msg59876#msg59876 date=1256839252]
Can one of you Walla Walla people direct me to a good spot in the general vacinity to do some AT? I'm just starting to get into it and would love to find a couple spots to practice in. Was planning on cruising up to Tollgate to see what I can find.
Hey Stew. I think Bluewood has the best options for any kind of touring and more vertical than most areas aro...
author=silaswild link=topic=14308.msg59888#msg59888 date=1256844771]
He would be a rastafarian in my language.
No worries!
In other language, a "Rastafarian" practices a monotheistic religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former, and final, Emperor of Ethiopia, as the incarnation of God, called Jah or Jah Rastafari. They tend to be pretty hard-lined and not accepting of women's equality, o...
Great to see everyone out enjoying the early season snow. Good skiing for October and great cloud watching through out the day with a combination of low and high clouds. I was in the Paradise Glacier group through a serendipitous meeting on the way up. Snow was wind affected up high that turned into nice powder as we dropped elevation. Unfortunately we were stopped by a larger crevasse lower down and after traversing half the glacier looking for a bridge eventually decided the risk/reward ra...
author=Col link=topic=14308.msg59887#msg59887 date=1256844189]
BTW, the guy with dreadlocks isn't a Trustafarian, if that's who you're referring to.
He would be a rastafarian in my language.
It was a great day to be on Tahoma, and fun to see all of you... We were the quiet party of 3 moving kinda slow on the uphill. This was really the first good exercise I've had in a month of cleansing, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Our cleanse diet (vegan, no grains, no nuts) may not be very complimentary to ski touring, as some of us "hit the wall" a couple times, but I actually felt great moving at a moderate pace, and would have continued to camp Muir if the weathe...
So many nice turns for October! What fun. It's been a year and a half since I skied snow that light and fluffy...
I bounced around the rest of the night like a ping pong ball try to refocus coming off that high... :)
Good to see so many friends old and new. I have a just a few pictures, but not so good as I dropped my camera in the snow making everything blurred or whiteout, arrgh! (Thank goodness the camera recovered though...)
Looking forward to more, hope to...
I bounced around the rest of the night like a ping pong ball try to refocus coming off that high... :)
Good to see so many friends old and new. I have a just a few pictures, but not so good as I dropped my camera in the snow making everything blurred or whiteout, arrgh! (Thank goodness the camera recovered though...)
Looking forward to more, hope to...
Happy 4 years Snowdawg!!! Pipeline Porter.... mmmmmmmm. :)
It was good to meet a bunch of you up there! Lot's of nice turns and not too many rocks for October.
Here's a few pics, there's a shot of Gorp and a few action shots of Holly.
http://picasaweb.google.com/petey5287/Winter0902?feat=directlink
Here's a few pics, there's a shot of Gorp and a few action shots of Holly.
http://picasaweb.google.com/petey5287/Winter0902?feat=directlink
Can one of you Walla Walla people direct me to a good spot in the general vacinity to do some AT? I'm just starting to get into it and would love to find a couple spots to practice in. Was planning on cruising up to Tollgate to see what I can find.
author=silaswild link=topic=14308.msg59857#msg59857 date=1256777800]
to 8200',then perfect powder to Pebble Creek. Below that some chose to boot, occasionally sinking calf deep, but most skied right to the parking lot with only a few base scrapes and short ski portages.
Silas, Holly & I carpooled down and had a great day in the mountains, even if I did leave my ski poles at home. Great company up there and back again. ...
So the wind would have been pushing you diagonal downhill huh? With that wind direction you would have been "shadowed" by the mountain... it was gusty wind wasn't it?
Hmm, that wind direction may have deposited some snow up higher than where you were on the rocks. It is also the reason (IMO) those rocks were snowless and slick.
Hmm, that wind direction may have deposited some snow up higher than where you were on the rocks. It is also the reason (IMO) those rocks were snowless and slick.
"Rigth now Lucky is explaining to Yana why he come home smelling like another bitch."
Ha ha!
Teya is passed out in my rig right now. That anchor really worked well :)
-lee
Ha ha!
Teya is passed out in my rig right now. That anchor really worked well :)
-lee
Awesome! Nice work bud -- glad you're breaking it in for us.
Thanks B!
Rigth now Lucky is explaining to Yana why he come home smelling like another bitch.
Some eye candy for chugach....
And for anybody else who cares...
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/luckyana/
Rigth now Lucky is explaining to Yana why he come home smelling like another bitch.
Some eye candy for chugach....
And for anybody else who cares...
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/luckyana/
From today:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=118047&id=583488359&l=e9a7e6e242
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=118047&id=583488359&l=e9a7e6e242
Thanks guys!
The emphasis on the shhh enssssured there where freshhhhhh tracks today.
Scotsman,,, chugach missed out even more today. A little hotty joined us ;)... Definatly have to put together a huskie tour this year.
Mack, I tried doing that with lucky in june, but he couldn't get over the first scrambly part at the first little peak. He's getting old. I was thinking some of the southish facing clearing down to the powerlines would have been good.
The emphasis on the shhh enssssured there where freshhhhhh tracks today.
Scotsman,,, chugach missed out even more today. A little hotty joined us ;)... Definatly have to put together a huskie tour this year.
Mack, I tried doing that with lucky in june, but he couldn't get over the first scrambly part at the first little peak. He's getting old. I was thinking some of the southish facing clearing down to the powerlines would have been good.
thats gotta be one of the best titles, and report (with your friend)
shhhh, I could use it for Shhhasta !
shhhh, I could use it for Shhhasta !
great you caught the whole enchilada (fresh w/ sun) congratulations
I'd have to say more west to south west winds, not much fun in slick conditions!
ThePositive1,
Which way was the wind blowing when you were up there Sunday?
Which way was the wind blowing when you were up there Sunday?
author=Jason_H. link=topic=14299.msg59811#msg59811 date=1256706046]
That made my day. Will be up tomorrow. Sweet.
Swinnnnnnnnnnnnng! good job. Hope it lasts till Thurs when my swine flu is scheduled to start ;)
author=alecapone link=topic=14297.msg59798#msg59798 date=1256695359]
Still inbounds, and I did see a lift moving, but started out of bounds, and took the back way. No rocks where harmed in the making of these tracks. The 18"s kept me far enough off of the ground.
Good work, Scott. I "hiked" Cowboy Mountain from the south Sunday, and it was grueling class 2-3 in 1/2-2" of snow. The snow started falling as...
I just got done drooling over your pics, nicely done!!! What a difference 3 days can make.
I showed these picture to my husky Chugach and he is one sick little puppy, SICK WITH JEALOUSY that is. Nice work man , we need to get the huskies together.
I feel swine flu coming on for Thursday and Friday, cough.. cough.!
I feel swine flu coming on for Thursday and Friday, cough.. cough.!
looking nice up there. wished i coulda headed up but stupid training for work that i just couldnt miss. o well maybe this weekend!
Wednesday might be the better day to hit Heliotrope. Going to keep an eye on the weather but i think i may head up there in the AM, thursday is looking like the snow level rises quite a bit through the day, then drops again late at night.
-lee
-lee