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Sounds like a nice day for sure. In June we tried to start early but didn't. :)
Would the chutes still be worth it next weekend? It's supposed to be cooler all week.
And do you know which creek you used to hit the ATM trail?
cheers
Would the chutes still be worth it next weekend? It's supposed to be cooler all week.
And do you know which creek you used to hit the ATM trail?
cheers
Thanks Amar!
You continually remind the rest of us just how much is possible!
Bill
Doyle
You continually remind the rest of us just how much is possible!
Bill
Doyle
If that was me, it would definitely be "hospital air". Here's my favorite of the pond skimming photos.
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Nice report Amar! Do you think the Interglacier would be decent in 2-3 weeks, or would Fryingpan area be better?
I headed back up there on July 1 to ski the Emmons (see TR). Ski conditions on the Inter Glacier have deteriorated greatly during the past week, with a very...
Nice - thanks for sharing.
The consolidation seems great right now, from what we saw on Adams. I love being able to ski such great snow so late in the day.
The consolidation seems great right now, from what we saw on Adams. I love being able to ski such great snow so late in the day.
Thanks for the report Wolfs. I was hoping to maybe hit Frypan in a little over a week. Better bring the trail shoes.
one day trip from bunny flats, started about 630am, reached Misery Hill a little past noon. My line was a little west of red banks, but east of the exposed chutes. These looked good while climbing, (there was at least one line visible) but Im glad I stayed away, the wind seemed to funnel up the gulch and made for some interesting skiing conditions as the anticipated corn never happened. My first turns were on the steepest and most frozen portion of my line. Under better circumstances (less...
Wow,
Challenging trip, but it looks like the rewards were worth the price of admission!
Gary and Jan
Challenging trip, but it looks like the rewards were worth the price of admission!
Gary and Jan
Nice job; did you do it in a day from Bunny? And where exactly did you enter Avy Gulch?
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Nice Keith I'm glad you got that tour in and conditions sound good.
Just wondering what the collective term is for a group of skiing Rangers,
A "pod" of Rangers?
A " cluster" of Rangers?
A "herd" of Rangers?
A" murder" of Rangers? ( a "murder"of crows is the accepted term I believe)
How...
nice job mack- glad you got out there and skied some while enjoying a bit of theater too
A pleasure to read--thanks for your posts!
It wouldn't be the Cascades we love without some of this hate.
Have a great trip Greg!
Isn't a Alluvial a soft soil, gravel mixed with clay in old river valleys?
At least that's what I get reading soils reports.
So you skied on a fan of dirt at Source Lake?
Way to get after it!
Isn't a Alluvial a soft soil, gravel mixed with clay in old river valleys?
At least that's what I get reading soils reports.
So you skied on a fan of dirt at Source Lake?
Way to get after it!
Love it - way to go C and dad. C is a ripper for sure.
My son is 10 and he is a Kristoffer, maybe we will see you around some time!
My son is 10 and he is a Kristoffer, maybe we will see you around some time!
Depending on how well the rangers are armed, perhaps a "battalion" or a "regiment".
There's pretty much always a way. I spent almost all of May in Europe and scored a day skiing in the Pyrenees, a great way to get May turns. Depending on where in Europe you are going, it still might be an option ...
Way to "rack" up the streak instead of "murder"ing it, so you can stay in the "posse".
August will be my challenge this summer: family coming in late July, then off to China with the wife (without skis or snow!) for 8/10-29. I am taking my rock shoes for Hong Kong.... ;)
August will be my challenge this summer: family coming in late July, then off to China with the wife (without skis or snow!) for 8/10-29. I am taking my rock shoes for Hong Kong.... ;)
A Rack O' Rangers. Looks like a great day out Keith. Good report, I really enjoyed the pictures and commentary.
Looks and sounds good---way to get in there. :)
Thanks for the report & nice photos, Keith. How about "pack" or "posse", Scotty?
Way to Lay on McDuff. Next time please invite us.
Cool volcanoes raid! Your N. Sister raid brought back memories of my two tele descents of the Early Morning C. years ago.-- a great route even with that huge/deep slide trench (would not ever want to fall into that thing-- that is for sure!!!!).
That rib separating the Villard from the Early M. C. is a cool ski too; obviously much earlier in the season. The Vallard (skier's left of the rib) is a really cool ski too, with a spicey creep/glide/"schrund" about a quarter...
That rib separating the Villard from the Early M. C. is a cool ski too; obviously much earlier in the season. The Vallard (skier's left of the rib) is a really cool ski too, with a spicey creep/glide/"schrund" about a quarter...
If one is doing the standard route, the best line off the true summit is a 600 foot NE aspect pitch, skier's left of the standard climb route. Best turns we had all day.
awesome corn once down off the true summit! couldn't have asked for a better trip. looks like the chutes will be melted out within a week or so.... lot's of rock ollies went down!
summit was a zoo- i think between TGR, TAY and NWhikers.net there are 20 or so TR's. kind of amusing! glad everyone got out on a classic mountain ski trip!
summit was a zoo- i think between TGR, TAY and NWhikers.net there are 20 or so TR's. kind of amusing! glad everyone got out on a classic mountain ski trip!
Way to get after it!! Christopher rips it too!!
We were also up there on Saturday and could not believe how great the snow was! Perfect timing for this trip!
My wife is still pregnant and I'm already planning this same trip in 2019!! Hopefully sooner!
We were also up there on Saturday and could not believe how great the snow was! Perfect timing for this trip!
My wife is still pregnant and I'm already planning this same trip in 2019!! Hopefully sooner!
Don't we all love the perspective in your first photo? ::)
Nice Keith I'm glad you got that tour in and conditions sound good.
Just wondering what the collective term is for a group of skiing Rangers,
A "pod" of Rangers?
A " cluster" of Rangers?
A "herd" of Rangers?
A" murder" of Rangers? ( a "murder"of crows is the accepted term I believe)
Just wondering what the collective term is for a group of skiing Rangers,
A "pod" of Rangers?
A " cluster" of Rangers?
A "herd" of Rangers?
A" murder" of Rangers? ( a "murder"of crows is the accepted term I believe)
Sounds like a great trip!! Nice job with the late season Cali turns! Can't wait to see the photos :)
Nice job! I skied the NE face last year on almost the same date and there was a lot more snow.
I weaved through the rock towers and exited L, a few hundred feet below where your first photo was taken. It was a bit of a struggle to relocate the climbers' trail.
I weaved through the rock towers and exited L, a few hundred feet below where your first photo was taken. It was a bit of a struggle to relocate the climbers' trail.
Groovy! It was the weekend for kids and dogs up there. The pup looked happy as hell. Quite a mob scene on the summit.
Thanks for the report.
I've got an almost 1 month old little guy. We're hoping to get out there soon.
I've got an almost 1 month old little guy. We're hoping to get out there soon.
I was recently nominated Father of the Year, but I humbly pass it off to you Mofro, and the title "Radical 10 year old ski pro" to Christopher!
Definitely best TR. Your son is making some rippin' turns - is he really just 10? Nice work, both of you for getting up and down, and all the way back to the root beer.
I hope I get a chance to share that kind of fun with my kids in a few years. We're having fun as it is just doing ski lessons and riding lifts - it seems to get a little easier every year.
I hope I get a chance to share that kind of fun with my kids in a few years. We're having fun as it is just doing ski lessons and riding lifts - it seems to get a little easier every year.
I am a big fan of Father and Son adventures. A lot of kids (and adults) don't have the the mental stamina for long outings, so its great to see a 10 year old making it to the top of an impressive mountain. I started my son on hiking trails as soon as he could walk and on back country ski trails before kindergarten. I believe that he is the youngest at 7 to climb the Golden Ears (the twin peaks straight north of Bellingham) and at 30, he still likes to ski with his old man. Keep up what ever...
BEST. TR. EVER.
This is what skiing is about.
This is what skiing is about.
The most inspiring TR I have ever read. As a new father to be in late aug my wife and I have been planning how we are going to get out there with our kids. It is certainly clear that it will just enhance skiing. Nice work kids!
Chris Janes
Chris Janes
Cool.
My son and I wanted to do it last year, but the long drive kind of put me off early and then the forest fire kind of forced us elsewhere.
I am leaning in that direction with my now 12-year old sometime within the next week. Would like to hit the weather yet avoid the throngs.
Alan
My son and I wanted to do it last year, but the long drive kind of put me off early and then the forest fire kind of forced us elsewhere.
I am leaning in that direction with my now 12-year old sometime within the next week. Would like to hit the weather yet avoid the throngs.
Alan
As far as I am concerned, this says it all! Great job to the both of you, one for setting the example and the other for his young pluck!
What a Dad! and what a Son! :)
What a Dad! and what a Son! :)
Congratulations cornRIDE.
Did the SW chutes live up to your name?
I have a husky too but he only tours with other people more cool than me although he does allow me to drive him to the TH. Difficult breed! ;)
Did the SW chutes live up to your name?
I have a husky too but he only tours with other people more cool than me although he does allow me to drive him to the TH. Difficult breed! ;)
Awesome road trip, this line on N Sister looks like a great one. Thanks for the TGR report on the Squak too, good route info. Seems like on all the volcanoes I ski you're always there a day or two ahead of me.
That's great to see you and your son climbing and skiing together. He is quite the little shredder and has great form.
Very cool. My son (now 16) and I have a tradition of skiing the Nisqually Chute on Rainier around Fathers Day every year. We started when he was 10 and we haven't missed a year yet. It's always one of my favorite ski days of the year. By that age, he was already faster than me on the way down. Now he's also faster on the way up, too. But he still waits for me.
Nice! I've got a 2-year old and I can't wait to get him out in the backcountry with me when he's older. Thanks for posting!