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I remember Brighton in big cottonwood canyon did. Crystal did or maybe still does only if you go to guest services. Not sure if that still exists.
Snoqualomie sells a nordic pass that allows a one way ride up Hyak chair (oops now gone ) and Silver fir. Thanks to Brent Hostletter reports from years ago he clued me into the Nordic Pass. The Nordic pass at that time was $12 for two rides Hyak or Silver fir. We used to leave our packs at the top of the lifts ,take a warm up run and then head ou...
Snoqualomie sells a nordic pass that allows a one way ride up Hyak chair (oops now gone ) and Silver fir. Thanks to Brent Hostletter reports from years ago he clued me into the Nordic Pass. The Nordic pass at that time was $12 for two rides Hyak or Silver fir. We used to leave our packs at the top of the lifts ,take a warm up run and then head ou...
Way to represent for the Northwest, Silas, both in the skiing and pastry departments.
Retirement seems to suit you well!
Retirement seems to suit you well!
I continue to believe you didn't actually ski, just took a few nice shots and then went in to eat! ;)
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! Is this in Austria or Italy (I'm guessing Austria...)?
20 bucks for a one way is excessive. Still, I believe they are one of the few that will do it. I'd be curious to know of other regional 'resorts' that sell a one pass pass. Heavenly actually gave me a free once-up pass a couple of years ago.
bigeo:
We did ski into Ptarmigan Ridge. We figured the approach to be in the neighborhood of 25-30 miles. We made it about half way. We reconned the approach into Glacier Basin a number of weeks ago and found very easy skinning. This time it was very difficult going in deep snow. To add insult to injury a lone climber on his way to Liberty Ridge snow-shoed directly in our skin track. >:( and once we reached HWY 410 we discovered it had been plowed down to bare pavement&...
We did ski into Ptarmigan Ridge. We figured the approach to be in the neighborhood of 25-30 miles. We made it about half way. We reconned the approach into Glacier Basin a number of weeks ago and found very easy skinning. This time it was very difficult going in deep snow. To add insult to injury a lone climber on his way to Liberty Ridge snow-shoed directly in our skin track. >:( and once we reached HWY 410 we discovered it had been plowed down to bare pavement&...
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I'd agree. Those trees in the photos are pretty well spaced!
Photos above are from the upper part of the run, here you can see the lower treed region, taken the next day from across the valley.
Glad you liked the video. It took maybe an hour to make, done 10-15 minutes at a time between other stuff. I just used the basic movie maker software bundled with Vista. This was about my 3rd attempt at this sort of thing.
Really, it was a pretty casual effort. The bluebird weather, ski talent and cold smoke snow really deserve all the credit. I just showed up on the right day (they say you get credit in life for showing up, right?).
Really, it was a pretty casual effort. The bluebird weather, ski talent and cold smoke snow really deserve all the credit. I just showed up on the right day (they say you get credit in life for showing up, right?).
What a great video, thanks for sharing!!! ;D
Sweet video -- nice work on the production. Looks like that took some time to put together. We almost did that trip Thursday as well -- opted for N face of Chair instead which was highly wind scoured. Looks like you had the place largely to yourselves once lower down on the mountain.
Here are some pics from Crystal Peak...
Skied it on Tuesday and Wednesday with excellent conditions.
Stable with minimal sluff, zero avy debris in the run out, and face shots through the choke.
Skied it on Tuesday and Wednesday with excellent conditions.
Stable with minimal sluff, zero avy debris in the run out, and face shots through the choke.
Dan,
I assume you took skis on Ptarmigan, but that would still be a heroic endeavor under these conditions. I'm wanting to do FFinger as soon as the weather/snowpack settles a bit. You interested? I've tried to email you a few times, but they don't go through.
I assume you took skis on Ptarmigan, but that would still be a heroic endeavor under these conditions. I'm wanting to do FFinger as soon as the weather/snowpack settles a bit. You interested? I've tried to email you a few times, but they don't go through.
Nice to see you again Matt. I think 9500 is close enough to just round up.
Great video Jim.
Great video Jim.
Planned on doing Crystal Peak today, but it's been hit. Damn!!!
Thanks for the beta.
Thanks for the beta.
Nice dude, good day to be out riding.
Great way to avoid the crowds!!!! Looking forward to explorin that area more.
Thought I would add a few pics from the night. Amazing trip, thanks for joining up and burning the midnight oil! Can't wait till all the cards fall into place again.
You found my glove!
I'll send you a PM so we can figure out a low-hassle way for me to get the glove back. Thanks for retrieving it.
I'm glad the skin track was helpful. I hope the all the forest-land skin-track shenanigans were OK - lots of logs, holes and short switchbacks, but totally worth the effort. We got out of the middle-fork hole faster than we expected.
We shoulda sucked it up and added the Slot to the end of our day. Oyvind's party put...
I'll send you a PM so we can figure out a low-hassle way for me to get the glove back. Thanks for retrieving it.
I'm glad the skin track was helpful. I hope the all the forest-land skin-track shenanigans were OK - lots of logs, holes and short switchbacks, but totally worth the effort. We got out of the middle-fork hole faster than we expected.
We shoulda sucked it up and added the Slot to the end of our day. Oyvind's party put...
Love the photos....keep 'em coming please....
WOW !! Very nice looking pow, tracks, setting.....
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The crew at Ski Bowl is MUCH more accommodating to touring folks, and just way more mellow in general than at Meadows. They will shake you down but almost always let you go if you show some level of experience/intelligence. The Meadows guys will pretty much tackle you and drag you outta there. Ski Bowl blows Meadows off the map when they have some snow.
Terra...
Wind and sun have had their way with the Slot as of today.
As of yesterday the 12th around 2ish the phantom was quite a bit more thick and chewy. The sun was really cooking it. On some steeper parts a ski cut would send a sluff down, perhaps enough to knock someone off their feet, but it wasn't really slab like. It was still beautiful up there in all that sun.
The crew at Ski Bowl is MUCH more accommodating to touring folks, and just way more mellow in general than at Meadows. They will shake you down but almost always let you go if you show some level of experience/intelligence. The Meadows guys will pretty much tackle you and drag you outta there. Ski Bowl blows Meadows off the map when they have some snow.
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It sounds like you were a day late on that tour Kyle. Slacking? ;)
No way I dont think I could have done it if I was breaking trail ;)
throughout the day I would run into random people and we would joke about THOSE DAMN SNOWBOARDERS and there bootpacking
Another version including the day before and way too many pictures
http://www.tetongravity....
Uh huh...SLot was goood, tanks for du road up.
Great idea and cool shots. I used to do this almost every month when I lived in Salt Lake. We also went ice and rock climbing by full moon, sometimes without headlamps at all, which led to some tricky work placing and retreiving pro out of dark cracks!
i don't think i've ever seen a bootpacked skin track out there.... maybe folks are starting to get wise...
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I'd agree. Those trees in the photos are pretty well spaced!
Ok you kids are paying close attention! I will have to find one of the photos from in the trees to post as well. The higher stuff was deeper and more easily recorded. :)
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Skin tracks and bootpacks were all over the Silver Basin from 3 way all the way to bear gap.
It sounds like you were a day late on that tour Kyle. Slacking? ;)
I followed a lot of that path, never has there been that much boot pack to and on ridges.............those snowboarders are dedicated.And they have to be exhausted.
Kyle,
Very nice tour. I kept looking towards Threeway and Dog leg as we were riding the lifts. Those young legs covered a lot of mileage. ;)
It was a perfect day to be in the mountains.
Very nice tour. I kept looking towards Threeway and Dog leg as we were riding the lifts. Those young legs covered a lot of mileage. ;)
It was a perfect day to be in the mountains.
What fun ! And nice pics, too. I've done some midnight touring, but only on levelish ground and track gear. Getting in some turns in a 3D environment where you are embedded in a photographic negative must be a rush, if slightly disorienting sensation. It's been a few years, but we would occasionally fly our hangliders under a full moon when we could find an upslope wind. Ridge soaring, in black and white, where terrain features and objects, like trees, whi...
One of the coolest ideas and days to do it -- nice initiative for the full moon skiing! It was indeed a beautiful cold night! Would have loved to join that one! We saved up for a tour of the North Face of Chair down to Snow Lake today. Lots of wind affected slabs -- it was a wind tunnel. South facing slopes are getting very crusty.
Great pictures that came out! All that time hanging around getting cold and the others never came out!
Wish I could start again from last Friday, the past week certainly has been the highlight.
Wish I could start again from last Friday, the past week certainly has been the highlight.
This week has been the highlight of the season so far. Nice getting out with you all. Most of my photos did not work due to cold hands.
Looks great Oyvind, glad to see that you're not coughing up lung. Or were you?
Thanks for the invite,too......
Thanks for the invite,too......
Thanks for your patience with us geezers on two such powderful days!
My 'woomph' between Glacier Vista and the morraine was the loudest I ever recall. Sounded more like a 'boom' & I swear I felt the slope settle, just dumb luck that there was no fracture on the slight rollover. From the glacier below it was clear that the sides of the Nisqually canyon are heavily cross-loaded with pillow-like dunes that the west storm winds were pushing diagonally upslope.
My 'woomph' between Glacier Vista and the morraine was the loudest I ever recall. Sounded more like a 'boom' & I swear I felt the slope settle, just dumb luck that there was no fracture on the slight rollover. From the glacier below it was clear that the sides of the Nisqually canyon are heavily cross-loaded with pillow-like dunes that the west storm winds were pushing diagonally upslope.
Touring under a full moon in fresh snow is amazing. I haven't done it in a while, though. Good job getting out for it this week!
Indeed, though sometimes there is the lure of the banged-out uptrack...
I'd agree. Those trees in the photos are pretty well spaced!
We watched you guys exit the coulior and heard shouts of joy as we were skinning out of the trees from the North Fork drainage. It looked like a blast!
Great stuff Larry -- as always, I love the fine-tuning to make things more tolerable/more fun.
Marcus, here's another oddball thought that you (and maybe only you) :) will appreciate. I've experimented with pole grips a fair amount, and I've found that if you have to use one or more Grabbers in your mitts, and if they need to be palm side to keep your hands warm, the pole grip diameter should be less than the standard BC grip. By the time you have your over-mitts with mitt liners on, with hand warmers too, a standard grip is too large. You can't get a good grip...
If I weren't still at work, there'd be more tracks tomorrow, though perhaps not there. My USGS quads are full of mountains with northwest-facing slopes. Some of them even manage to escape the sun :).
If I didn't have to work, there'd have been more tracks today...