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Sehr cool !
On Friday while we were going up Easy Pass headed to Logan I was wondering if anyone had skied any lines off Greybeard.  Saw Dan's vehicle at Swamp creek when we got out.  Sounds like you both put out a creative climb  :)

I'm going to have to pass for the Stuart trip next weekend.  Unfortunately I've got too much else to do, including my promise to take my wife on a (shorter) tour.  Do keep me in mind for other trips, though.  I need to take some time off work this summer, too, so I might even get some mid-week time in.

By popular demand (you sick people), here are the bugs:

Cool Keith and good info on the lower Nisqually.  2 Qs:
-Did you leave Paradise at 9:30 or arrive at Muir then? 
-Did you abandon your hapless snowshoe buddies?  Did they come pick you up? 

I've never skied down there but would like to. Are there lines back down from Camp Muir where you don't have to worry about sloughs?

More trip photos posted here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/chriscass1/MtHardyNorthCascadesMay162009?authkey=Gv1sRgCIrFi-ab4fWkCA#

Phil and I climbed up there to ski it. We backed off cause of conditions. Way to find the love and get it!

Lots of cool stuff went down this weekend posted and not!!! I'm almost sad I went south, but shasta was great.

ps dan are those new skis? Oh yeah, sure looks like it. Sweet.

Nice looking route, E.  Way to get up there early.

It was great to get out with you, Jimmy.  I'm hoping you can see your way past those housekeeping duties and join us next weekend.  I'll second the Scotsman regarding the ladybug pics.  We're all either adults or knowledgeable teens here, right?

Neutrogena SPF 55 has worked well for me.  You can get it at any drugsture.  Since Neutrogena has so many out now, here's a link to what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Dry-Touch-Sunblock-Helioplex-3-Ounce/dp/B000FKJR8Q.  It seems to run into the eyes less than the SPF 70 for some reason. 

Thinking of heading up to Mt St Helens this Friday and hoping the weather patterns this week bring on some more corn.

Nice pics!

Nice report Stewie.  I think you should also carry the camera on the next outing.  ;)

Should have taken a pictue of the ladybugs, I love ladybug porn! :)
Nice to see you out and about again!

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This is a nicely written trip report Stewie. Keep them coming!

Chris posted photos! I guess you can teach and old dog a new trick.

A vision of a father and son power team of journalists is emerging.

Have you seen my photos??? :-[
Stewart was reviewing my photos on the way home and 16 of the 20 I took had a thumb in them.
At least we...

We were behind you by two hours, starting at 0830.  Lovely day.

This is a nicely written trip report Stewie. Keep them coming!

Chris posted photos! I guess you can teach and old dog a new trick.

A vision of a father and son power team of journalists is emerging.

Nice!  We were doing laps off of Palmer on Saturday, and I was surprised how many people we could see heading towards the summit, given the conditions.  It sounds like you guys found some good snow up higher - nice to stretch the run all the way down to Govy, isn't it?

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I enjoy the phood photos. 

Here you go!  Clockwise from the top:  schlag (whipped cream), deer, lettuce with preislbeern (cranberry sauce), knoedel (bread dumpling.)  12euros, which has been as inexpensive as $15 this spring, but now is more like $17. 

>>Sunscreen<<  New topic?

Ha.  I'm so fair that if I leave my light on at night, I wake up with a sunburn.
I am the major cause for the extinction of aloe vera plants in my house.

I use Bannana Boat or eqv. in the summer.  Bullfrog or Dermatone in the winter when I'm also worried about wind-burn.

The most important thing seems to be to apply once in the car, once at first sun.  This way you get  any spots you m...

my brother Todd and I skied the chutes as well after heading to muir.  Very good skiing on the first 2/3rd, a bit mushy down low.  great views, great company great mountain. 

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works well on fair babies too.

Can you buy babies at the fair now?  Sorry, I can never resist a pun.

I like Brad's "Farmer tan".  Pretty good for a city boy.  Usually, it's the arms, though.  Brad, and Holly, that 2nd picture of Holly has telemarktips written all over it.  I think you should send Mitch at TTIPS Holly's...

With the pictures already disclosed I'm not sure what my TR will provide. Ahhh yes, the details.

Holly and I set the alarm for 4am...ha, an ambitious start time. After ignoring it several times and hiding in my sleeping bag through her rustling (It seemed like she was eating chips and sleeping in a mylar bag) we finally got up and underway by 5:30. The morning breeze warmed up quickly as the sun rose in a bluebird sky and we wondered if we'd have corn or total glop by the t...

Nice, concise and informative report.  We were across the valley looking over at your line, thinking, "bet there's some good skiing there today".  That summit stretch looks steep!

We were skiing that face on the far right of your 2nd picture.  Will post a little report later today...

Still skiing to (and from) the Marblemount Sno-Pk.  Though, two slush-puddles are forming, the snow is getting narrow between tree-wells, and the trail has 6ft. melted out just after you exit the trees and cross above a small dryfall by the end of a ridgelett.

Definitely thx for the report. We also skied this route (yesterday), my first on the mountain. It was a great place! Great snow.

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Nice job, and sounds like a good ascent rate. 
We're going to Paradise tomorrow and I'm expecting it to be like skiing on pudding.

Nice.  Rebecca and I are going for closing day at Bachelor tomorrow and then expect to skin it on Monday.    I really want to ride the south facing slopes.  Luckily, Bachelor got hardly any snow...

Fun report, Wolfs, as always.  Did you bring the pink sweatered, four legged ski companion with you?