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My new goal: have my daughter (now 5) become the youngest girl to ski SW chutes (then we'll walk up and snowboard it!)
This TR made my day, thanks.
This TR made my day, thanks.
Dave,
Great to hear from you! Nick seems gung ho, even after I drag him through less than ideal trips. Hopefully there are enough good ones to keep his interest up. I think he deserves a good one next time :)
It has been tough with Little League this year. Baseball eats up all sorts of time right at the prime AT time of the year.
I used to sail a bit when I was a teenager. Crummy little foam boats that I used to rent at the bea...
Great to hear from you! Nick seems gung ho, even after I drag him through less than ideal trips. Hopefully there are enough good ones to keep his interest up. I think he deserves a good one next time :)
It has been tough with Little League this year. Baseball eats up all sorts of time right at the prime AT time of the year.
I used to sail a bit when I was a teenager. Crummy little foam boats that I used to rent at the bea...
Thanks for the report, Kit! Great to see everyone and ski with the group again. Also nice to meet Zap and Jill after having read of their adventures for the past several seasons. (Mmmmm, chocolate cookies...)
Best wishes for a great Summer quarter!
Best wishes for a great Summer quarter!
Ouch! That chute at the top looks a little bony compared with the last time we did it. Glad you had a good day.
Nick and Alan, good show! Nick is turning into quite the ski mountaineer.
Nothing on this end, so I have to live it vicariously. Lots of sailing though, which is only a few minutes away, so it works out.
Nothing on this end, so I have to live it vicariously. Lots of sailing though, which is only a few minutes away, so it works out.
Your photos and destinations are unique as usual. Excellent writing. Looks like an amazing trip.
Big Steve.....nice meeting you guys. Fun adventure. Sled worked much better after I re-tied the main rope half-way down. Stu was happy to buy my burger in Trout Lake. Hope you guys had a great climb.
Nice work on the single push!! I didn't think one could ski through penitentes with such ease as it looks Jeff is doing in the photos. Great capture of the raven at sunrise!
Ahhh, that makes more sense -- I missed the bar on the bindings and thought it was a downhill rig...
Drew, I'm happy to hear that you hooked up with your partner. You rigged a nice sled and we were amused watching you ski down with it. As I stated when you departed the LC camp, Stu owes you a steak dinner for schlepping his gear down the hill. Getting too far right down low is easy to do. Been there. ;D
I love those skis. Rossi Sickbirds with Fritschi Freeride Plus. I have skied over 65 days since Dec. 19th.......everyday with that set-up. They ski anything, and I don't mind them going up. Mainly because I've never had anything else, so I don't know what a Trab feels like. In fact, I spent 10 days in toboggan training this winter taking 200 lb dudes down icy blacks using that same set-up. The highlight of my year was seeing them on the cover of...
I was blinded by your willingness to hump those big-ass skis and bindings to the top :)
If you look closely, you can see I am wearing women's garmonts. It's an interesting point. There is almost no difference between the mens and womens. And I look better in gold, than in purple. Right?
Glad you both made it down okay and had a good first run at Adams -- it's a great one (and your buddy probably got the better line in the chutes). "You never leave your wingman" as they say in Top Gun :)
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I skied it for the first time in the summer of '95, and it was like being at a rock concert back then too...
(not to say that the web hasn't had an impact on usage of well-reported-on routes, but from all I've heard Adams has been well-swarmed for some time now...)
Maybe I have just hit it on low traffic before?
You sure did hit it at the right time weatherwise. The cloud deck improved as the day wore on, but not good enough for us to get the full-on view of Eldorado.
Silas, regarding Nick's fat skis, when he stops growing he will get some real touring skis! Those Fritschis are his mother's that I had to swap out to accommodate his new (used) boots that I had to get him this week. His old Fritschis are now on his mom's skis. (She is not too thrill...
Silas, regarding Nick's fat skis, when he stops growing he will get some real touring skis! Those Fritschis are his mother's that I had to swap out to accommodate his new (used) boots that I had to get him this week. His old Fritschis are now on his mom's skis. (She is not too thrill...
Most eloquently written with stunning photos Jason, you are beginning to master the blending of both. Your editing time was well spent as I know how long we sometimes labor over our work. ;)
Congratulations to you both for successfully completing such a long and amazing endeavor and thank you so much for sharing! Well done!! 8)
Congratulations to you both for successfully completing such a long and amazing endeavor and thank you so much for sharing! Well done!! 8)
Silas,
My faded memory of the "hike" is drawing me back to that area! (Kind of like a fly to a light bulb.)
Here are the promised photos. I included one of Nick with his Joe Brown headwear. You seemed to get a kick out of that.
I am hoping Adams SW chutes are in the cards soon.
Alan
First photo of Nick at the bottom of Blueberry hills.
Second photo, was our ultimate objective with tracks.
Third photo...
My faded memory of the "hike" is drawing me back to that area! (Kind of like a fly to a light bulb.)
Here are the promised photos. I included one of Nick with his Joe Brown headwear. You seemed to get a kick out of that.
I am hoping Adams SW chutes are in the cards soon.
Alan
First photo of Nick at the bottom of Blueberry hills.
Second photo, was our ultimate objective with tracks.
Third photo...
...Passed by Oyvind....Twice.
When the nice lady who was glacading down and asked....are you from Michigan???? I paused (knowing that....I've lived in Oregon for 8 yrs now,....knowing Oyvind started 1:30 hrs behind us, and summited 3 hrs before us)...I proudly replied...yes I'm from "MICHIGAN"...hoping that she would just smile and excuse me as a tourist.
Good to be in the presence of so many wolverines...even though some were Dogs at heart.
When the nice lady who was glacading down and asked....are you from Michigan???? I paused (knowing that....I've lived in Oregon for 8 yrs now,....knowing Oyvind started 1:30 hrs behind us, and summited 3 hrs before us)...I proudly replied...yes I'm from "MICHIGAN"...hoping that she would just smile and excuse me as a tourist.
Good to be in the presence of so many wolverines...even though some were Dogs at heart.
I skied it for the first time in the summer of '95, and it was like being at a rock concert back then too...
(not to say that the web hasn't had an impact on usage of well-reported-on routes, but from all I've heard Adams has been well-swarmed for some time now...)
(not to say that the web hasn't had an impact on usage of well-reported-on routes, but from all I've heard Adams has been well-swarmed for some time now...)
Thanks for the TR, photos and turns Lowell. Sherman Peak is a worthwhile side trip on the way to the summit and is very easily accessible from this side of the mountain. Despite all the excellent corn skiing, the highlight for me was traversing the narrow snow ridge above the steam crater. The view down into the crater was wild and the sound of the steam escaping was impressive, just like a gigantic espresso maker. The thin clouds flowing over the ridges were also quite i...
Wow the web seems to make mt Adams popular, 8 years ago it was just me and my dog skiing, Saturday it was like being at a rock concert
Thanks for sharing your story and thoughts during and after the accident. This is a good reminder to me of the inherent risks we all take while skiing, especially given my own propensity to ski alone. Best of luck in your recovery.
Nice trip guys, and some killer photography!
Thanks Guys. Hopefully lots more adventures to come.
BTW, I finally got this story put up on my website.
Trip Report
BTW, I finally got this story put up on my website.
Trip Report
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I am contemplating doing this same trip on July 1st under a bluebird sky. I am concerned about the condition of the snow bridges as I may not be able to organize a party of 3 or more, making any rescue attempts difficult. Do you think that it would be unwise to climb the upper Squak with only one partner?
Everybody's risk assessment is different, but I don't t...
Sweet! Conditions in the chute are starting to look "not so fun" for skiing, but the lower portions are still in good shape.
I am contemplating doing this same trip on July 1st under a bluebird sky. I am concerned about the condition of the snow bridges as I may not be able to organize a party of 3 or more, making any rescue attempts difficult. Do you think that it would be unwise to climb the upper Squak with only one partner?
Thanks,
Bob
Thanks,
Bob
some pics from Saturday. The Darth Vader looking character in the last photo had an attitude to match his mask and slacks.
Great day on the hill and good, smooth snow up high. I had hopes into cajoling Scott and Aaron into circumnavigating the pyramid after summitting, but by the time we were off we were all pretty beat. Next time I will just try for the circumnav, I think. Bet there's some rad view of the Nooksack Cirque and Tower.
Here's a few more pictures:
Here's a few more pictures:
Nice! I was up the day before and conditions were similar. Snow's going fast though :'( It'll still be ok for a few weeks....
Jason and Kyle - a great trip, trip report, and photos. Most excellent adventure!
It is good to see you've come to terms with Canada. Will it last?
Nice pictures. I used to spend a lot of time in that region, but I'm afraid I only climbed the Skyladder.
Robson and the Icefields are fantastic places.
Nice pictures. I used to spend a lot of time in that region, but I'm afraid I only climbed the Skyladder.
Robson and the Icefields are fantastic places.
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I cheated and stacked up on Joe nearly breaking his arm because it was obvious that I could not beat him in a fair arm wrestling match. Sorry Joe
That was not necessary Chris but thank you for setting the record straight. Really it was our sponsor's fault. Feeding us screwdrivers just before a long tour when our original agreement required rum and coke? ...
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Trip of the year award!
seconded
Excellent report Jason. Your account reads very well and is worthy of such great accomplishment. Thanks for taking the time to share. I'll read this at least twice more when I have an opportunity to envision the trials and triumphs.
Very nice work guys ;)
Wow, it sucks that that can happen to any of us at any time. Thanks for sharing your experience. It is an important reminder that just because I never break myself in the mountains doesn't mean that I will never break myself in the mountains. It sounds like you are relating to the situation well and may you continue to do so. We'll look forward to a triumphant return TR from you this winter. (the skiing from now until the snowpack replenishes sucks anyway....
For me the surreal thing was driving in from the eastern side of the state in the dark; waking up there, then climbing and skiing in that green near-swamp was such a contrast to Broken Top/Bend's more desert-like climate.
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Awesome trip. Have been contemplating that very same.
How long you figure it took you car to car?
We could have done it a bit faster (no nap, wasted some time descending to get water...) but took us ~15 hours.
Post-mortem:
At five weeks since the accident, I now feel that I've had ample reflection on the events to clarify my thoughts. I'll work from the break itself outward. Unhappily, I have been unable to pin even a small set of causes, let alone a single cause, for the accident. Rockfall aside, I don't believe we made any major single mistakes. The question becomes: How did I set myself up in a position where it was possible for me to bumble and crash? I believe t...
At five weeks since the accident, I now feel that I've had ample reflection on the events to clarify my thoughts. I'll work from the break itself outward. Unhappily, I have been unable to pin even a small set of causes, let alone a single cause, for the accident. Rockfall aside, I don't believe we made any major single mistakes. The question becomes: How did I set myself up in a position where it was possible for me to bumble and crash? I believe t...
Awesome trip. Have been contemplating that very same.
How long you figure it took you car to car?
How long you figure it took you car to car?
P.S.
For what it is worth....
Highway to the danger-zone is not only awful Music, its Totally unacceptable to blast at 3:00am...That is the antitheses of an alpine start (thanks for ruining that for me, who ever you may be)...
Otherwise conditions are true as stated above...the SW chutes will not be ski-able to the round the mountain trail more than a handful of days say...Monday at the latest..it be warm up there folks.....
Peace.....
For what it is worth....
Highway to the danger-zone is not only awful Music, its Totally unacceptable to blast at 3:00am...That is the antitheses of an alpine start (thanks for ruining that for me, who ever you may be)...
Otherwise conditions are true as stated above...the SW chutes will not be ski-able to the round the mountain trail more than a handful of days say...Monday at the latest..it be warm up there folks.....
Peace.....