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Interesting story, Telemon. We all strive learn from our mistakes and hopefully don't make the same ones again. The amazing thing (I'm speaking for me) is that despite all of these mistakes, I'm still alive.
author=Kevin Steffa link=topic=12429.msg51921#msg51921 date=1235422896]
Any thoughts?
Have you actually contacted any of the management for that area? Honestly it seems like a pipe dream. Liability, enviromental impact, increased usage, other user groups demanding similar improvements, blah, blah, blah. It's hard to imagine any land management agency have the faintest desire to get involved in such a projec...
author=NickD link=topic=12303.msg51437#msg51437 date=1234723853]
Well done gents. Lowell, I would guess like many of us you don't subscribe to A McLean' s theory of you don't know how to skin properly if you need ski crampons.
I don't subscribe to McLean's "theory" either, and I actually wonder if he does himself. I love his advice column but it seems pretty tongue-in-cheek at times. ...
author=Pete_H link=topic=12303.msg51452#msg51452 date=1234738348]
Man I remember BD Snake SKins. Those things suck.
Weren't they Voile Snake Skins? No matter who made them, I've only known 1 or 2 folks who had them and they agreed they were bad.
This thread reminded me of one of the most frightening afternoons of my life in this same general location. The Artist Point/Table Mountain area was one of the first areas that I explored in my early years of back country skiing. I believe that a strong sense of geographical spatial relations is one of my few God-given talents. That ability and enough trips into the region made me very confident (perhaps too confident) in route finding there. So on an early April Sunday, some 20 years ago, I did...
Great pics on Picasa Kevin, you should post some as thumbnails - I esp. love this one:
i keep seeing pics from this mountain, kevin. And I whole heartily think this is the BEST option that you presented in the other thread. i'm still interested in getting something going on this if you are. the terrain from that second picture looks simply amazing, and the larch doesn't look bad either... i might have to head up there soon to check it out firsthand for myself.
author=Stugie link=topic=12359.msg51906#msg51906 date=1235409296]
Same fog conditions on Mt. Bailey. However we also had extremely unstable snow conditions. Luckily there were many trees and a cat track to follow. However, if in an unfamiliar area, any tricks to routefinding (besides the obvious GPS)? Especially if doing a circumnavigation that won't take you past the same landmarks? Thanks for your great info too.
Pierre, scary experience...
Nice!
I was wondering when someone would get up there - Here are a few of my photos from the west ridge a month earlier (the road was not open to the overlook quite then and the ski conditions were not good on that aspect).
http://picasaweb.google.com/kevinsteffa/09_01_Ruby#
Bonus to be in larch-country accessible from the west side.
Now, this brings me to one of my ideas brewing: This location (several possibilities on the north half of Ruby between 5K'...
I was wondering when someone would get up there - Here are a few of my photos from the west ridge a month earlier (the road was not open to the overlook quite then and the ski conditions were not good on that aspect).
http://picasaweb.google.com/kevinsteffa/09_01_Ruby#
Bonus to be in larch-country accessible from the west side.
Now, this brings me to one of my ideas brewing: This location (several possibilities on the north half of Ruby between 5K'...
wow! nice tour and pics...me thinks theres gonna be more folks checking out Ruby this season, that looks too good to pass up!
Holy C$%p! That looks like an incredible tour. Thanks for the tip!
author=Boot link=topic=12427.msg51909#msg51909 date=1235413926]
Any pics of the slide? Isn't that about 25 miles all the way to Rainy Pass from the West end?
The slide is about 3 miles east of Ross Lake resort overlook. We went about 20 miles to Porcupine Creek. The slide path is a bit on the icy side.....required a little mining with the ice tools. I imagine the road could be open by middle of March depending on the balance...
Excellent, I had been curious about that basin too... and it looks like there are good bivi spots on the NW ridge of Pinnacle. Look forward to any more photos there or of Ruby too.
I was on ruby by snowshoeing the west ridge a month ago with an overnight (bad skiing conditions), Did you make it near Ruby's Northeast basin? That is also a spot to find 'preserved powder' in stable conditions, with a shorter approach from the Ross Dam TH.
I was on ruby by snowshoeing the west ridge a month ago with an overnight (bad skiing conditions), Did you make it near Ruby's Northeast basin? That is also a spot to find 'preserved powder' in stable conditions, with a shorter approach from the Ross Dam TH.
Here are some of the pics from our trip:
Vaux Moraines:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/vauxmoraines_ski-02_14_09
Little Sifton Traverse:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/littlesifton_ski-02_15_09
Balu Pass:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/balupass_ski-02_16_09
Young's Peak Traverse:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/youngspeak_ski-02_17_09
NRC Gullies:
http://sta...
Vaux Moraines:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/vauxmoraines_ski-02_14_09
Little Sifton Traverse:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/littlesifton_ski-02_15_09
Balu Pass:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/balupass_ski-02_16_09
Young's Peak Traverse:
http://staff.washington.edu/jstern77/gallery/youngspeak_ski-02_17_09
NRC Gullies:
http://sta...
Any pics of the slide? Isn't that about 25 miles all the way to Rainy Pass from the West end?
Yea.....we had a long day with a few minor sled issues with getting the sled over one of the slide paths....but otherwise a productive outing.
I've done a bunch of skiing out there in years past. As mentioned the snowpack this year is not particularly friendly to some of the low elevation chutes in the area but the Anderson Creek Road should have adequate coverage and be groomed to boot.
Maybe the easiest way off the summit of Barometer is to ski directly north of the summit. First down a fine bowl then down through nice old growth forest. At about 4200' traverse east. Eventually you can drop down through tig...
Maybe the easiest way off the summit of Barometer is to ski directly north of the summit. First down a fine bowl then down through nice old growth forest. At about 4200' traverse east. Eventually you can drop down through tig...
Same fog conditions on Mt. Bailey. However we also had extremely unstable snow conditions. Luckily there were many trees and a cat track to follow. However, if in an unfamiliar area, any tricks to routefinding (besides the obvious GPS)? Especially if doing a circumnavigation that won't take you past the same landmarks? Thanks for your great info too.
Pierre, scary experience. Yeah, I'm sure that would secure me in a desk job for a few year...
Pierre, scary experience. Yeah, I'm sure that would secure me in a desk job for a few year...
John, Yes, Ruby TR in the works.
Samoon, We were in the 4-Runner. Was that you and Monica on the snowmo Friday?
Boot
Samoon, We were in the 4-Runner. Was that you and Monica on the snowmo Friday?
Boot
Came back from Rainy pass on Friday......saw a guy with skis on backpack riding a motorcycle......near Newhalem.....was that you? Rainy pass was also very nice! Thanks for the report..it looked enticing!
Great idea! I've wondered about that bowl and the possibility of a headwall. That view is from Ruby, eh? How are the run possibilities on it, or is it too much approach for too little? Long drive for me but I gotta get up there.
Thanks for sharing.
J
Thanks for sharing.
J
author=jhamaker link=topic=12359.msg51782#msg51782 date=1235170575]
Yeah Pierre, scaarry.
Just a note. We had two parties of two out the Mt. Baker side of Colman Pinnacle over President's Day wk-end (Feb 14-16).
We got snow all three days and most of it was blown over to the N side of the ridge, so we stayed high on the S side on the way back. Other option would have bee to ski way down to the flats on the N side then back around Table...
Glad you guys had a good trip. With 2-3' above the crust it does look like there has been a fair bit more snow down there than in our neck of the woods.
I skied the Lewis Glacier route as a long day trip from Bachelor in May of 1982.
I skied the Lewis Glacier route as a long day trip from Bachelor in May of 1982.
author=JibberD link=topic=12424.msg51882#msg51882 date=1235359738">
Behind Back Beyond Bowl or something like that...correction please.
Back of Beyond Bowl - I think "Rainier" Gary named it... at least that's where I first heard it called by than name.
Here's a shot of the Jibber
and the MadDog
sounds like a good time. I knew I should have gone out this weekend.
the great thing about those burn areas is that they all seem to be on the northern aspects. There are more burn areas in the bowls further north on the ridge as well as south from the one in my photo.
nice trip! That's quite a haul this time of year. In the photo of you all crossing the lava field I can see where Brenda and I camped last spring. Beautiful spot. Gotta get back there this year.
Yeah Chris, I'd say you lucked out with your timing. That was the best stretch of storms we've had this year. It's too bad everything in the backcountry was so sketchy, but the resorts were just as fun that weekend.
MY ! What long legs you have! Nice trip plus bonus points for that long road work.
Thanks Russ. I took it while on Bachelor and it's got a lift in the bottom... :D It gives good perspective of the Lewis Glacier area though. Rong - I would say they worshipped us and spat on us - sticky snow is not fun;)
LOL..nice pics, I would love to ski the alps. Got plenty of snow...just no money.
Looks like some of those burn areas would be great tree skiing...
Great photos Scott, I especially like that last one of South Sister!
Nice work Silas. I could see all the tracks in the north bowl from where I was on Jakes and it looked awesome. It looks like you had a good trip to Tahoe, all the cool spots around the lake and the good snow to go with it.
Nice pics, sounds like you found the secret stash in bryant couloir!
Really nice trip! The sun gods worshipped you on this one. That's a great line down into Green Lakes. Good work.
Jake's rocks, man. That rolling terrain has such great flow, surfing down through the spaced manzanita trees as Emerald Bay gets bigger with every turn. Jake's is on the short list of the best roadside tours in the country.
Late Start. Way to get in there anyway!!!!!! Sounds like the pow was good!!!!! I've only done T in corn but have thought how cool it must be in pow including the lower mountain as the archetecture is so lovely!
Thanks for the TR......
Thanks for the TR......
It was a good start, but definitely not as much skinning as the rest of our trip...
author=Travertine link=topic=12406.msg51850#msg51850 date=1235327444]
This looks like a really fun tour, thanks for the TR. Do you think that there is a possible to navigate a good route to drop down and catch 542 at some point farther west where some very smart planner has stashed a car? This might require more snow than is present this winter.
More snow would certainly help, but even with this year's snow, you could descend...
We have plenty of snow, doofus. It's all relative.
author=ebeam link=topic=12406.msg51822#msg51822 date=1235263839]
We then skinned through forest (some of it old growth) to the ridge leading up the south side of Barometer Mt. Once on the ridge, several mountain goats greeted us. When the ridge got steeper and thin on snow, we booted up the winter goat path to the summit. We saw more goats further north and west of the summit in vast S and W facing open areas.
The goa...
author=Travertine link=topic=12406.msg51850#msg51850 date=1235327444]
navigate a good route to drop down and catch 542 at some point farther west where some very smart planner has stashed a car? This might require more snow than is present this winter.
There is such a route and not the one referred to as the Sweet, Sweet Death Couloir. From the picture labelled "looking north to Tomyhoi", you drop down north from the so...
author=Travertine link=topic=12406.msg51850#msg51850 date=1235327444]
This looks like a really fun tour, thanks for the TR. Do you think that there is a possible to navigate a good route to drop down and catch 542 at some point farther west where some very smart planner has stashed a car? This might require more snow than is present this winter.
Great idea! I've been hitting the aerial photos for that possibility myse...
This looks like a really fun tour, thanks for the TR. Do you think that there is a possible to navigate a good route to drop down and catch 542 at some point farther west where some very smart planner has stashed a car? This might require more snow than is present this winter.
Well, Gary, now I know why they call you Mr. Rainier ! With apologies, however, for any appearance of association with management... ;D
author=davidG link=topic=12388.msg51812#msg51812 date=1235231025]
...I've never been over there as it seems a bit of a truck and haven't come to the idea of skiing the Cowlitz, which I guess is what's over the top. Do you head over there by skiing the Mazama back bowl followed by that longish looking traverse, or stay high with the skyline trail and then cut over ? If you explored over the top of Stevens Ridge, how does the north and northeas...
author=SkiPrince link=topic=12410.msg51844#msg51844 date=1235323276]
Here is some pictures from the trip http://picasaweb.google.com/chrispy/HurricaneRidge#
Welcome to the club! :)