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Thanks for the information, looks likes you found the stash. I went to the resort (MHM) Friday to remind myself why I'm not a resort skier, should have hit the bc. I'm looking to get out next weekend (probably Saturday the 21st) if you're looking for a partner for the weekend in the Mt Hood area. Great pics, did you guys take a look at the snowpack stability there? Peace.
So I guess this is some of what is right under our noses outside the ski area... Thanks for serving as "virtual explorers" and sharing.
This time of year I would suppose crystal springs?. I was out there on wednesday and didn't notice the tracks. Nice pictures... I've always found those signs amusing.
Great to hear that someone had a "snorkel day". Jill and I were thinking of heading towards Idaho but when I saw the forecast and radar for Tahoe we changed plans and started driving to Tahoe. We should arrive Sunday evening. The forecast is for high ridge top winds Saturday and Sunday. We were planning to ski Homewood on Monday if the upper lifts at Alpine and Rose are "on hold".
Silas is planning to drive down and arrive on Monday.
Where are you p...
Silas is planning to drive down and arrive on Monday.
Where are you p...
Nice work... I was staring at that exact line on my way down from the pass this afternoon. Thanks for the report.
Oh man John,
I've dreamed about that slope so many times....
I've dreamed about that slope so many times....
I was up there on thursday and it was great then. You nailed it today. I was Mt Rose and skiing was great. Even when it was all cut up turns were easy. This snow down here is amazing. To bad I have to fly home tomorrow, just as the storms are rolling in. The rocks are out and with no base over them you sink right over them :) so watch out.
Yeah, I think that you pulled up behind me at the gate. Pickup truck with beers?
We were over on unicorn and the castle that day...snow was good! Almost got locked in the park it was so hard to leave ;)
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Good stuff as always.
Re: Reynaud's -- do you know if it can come on late, or is it the kind of thing that you have from birth?
Thanks Marcus,
Here's a link to a nice little article about Raynaud's from the Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/raynauds-disease/DS00433/DSECTION=symptoms
Although it'...
Good stuff as always.
Re: Reynaud's -- do you know if it can come on late, or is it the kind of thing that you have from birth? I've got a friend who's having some hand-issues that are similar to another friend with Reynaud's...
Re: Reynaud's -- do you know if it can come on late, or is it the kind of thing that you have from birth? I've got a friend who's having some hand-issues that are similar to another friend with Reynaud's...
The hike from the top of the chair is money. You're really following a forested ridge line with a very easy grade. Takes about 45 minutes to reach the first skiable bowl, from there the main peak is visible and the ascent is in open terrain and steeper and takes another 45 minutes to an hour, unless your breaking trail and then the amount of snow dictates your progress.
Heres my two cents about the expansion. The resort could have become a powder skiers bc place to...
Heres my two cents about the expansion. The resort could have become a powder skiers bc place to...
Cool trip. I was skiing WP in-bounds on Tuesday and it was money. Lots of fresh and better throughout the day. I often times wonder about the Hogback and want to ski it before it becomes lift served. How is the approach from the top of the chair? Looks intruiging. Do you think that the crowds will grow in response to the expansion, or will it become a powder hound paradise? I have visions of current crowds with the expansion....man that will be sweet in some ways. Curious to hear a WP skier opin...
Yup. Actual powder. It pretty much made the day.
iluka - thanks for the TR, the pics, and a great day outside.
iluka - thanks for the TR, the pics, and a great day outside.
Skiing was very good up there, glad we went to the more northerly faces. Gotta love the corniced knob. Should remain good for a while if the temps stay low and the sun shrouded. Relieved to finally get some snow in my face and get off the horrid crust.
Nice TR -- one question. What the heck is all the weird, blowy white stuff behind you?
Yeah. Dig that wiggy cold smoke!
Nice pics Silas! We're all sitting here in the lecture hall very jealous!
Jay
Jay
I love that place! Did you go with the concessionaire and stay at the huts? I skied some of those lines I think, are they the ones on Wing Ridge proper? Did you make it further to any of the other peaks? We camped at an undisclosed spot in the beta mid last spring and it was a super fun time, nice flat access to the camp spot along the trail makes it nice with a big pack.
My buddy Dan lives in Bozeman, but I'm sure him or a few of our ski partners would know it. I'll tell him to jump online and reply to your post.
Man Alive did you luck out....
we departed the huts on the 4th, we had great sun and views but quite variable snow for Febuary.
But...we have our lines scouted for next year. ;D
Glad you got it good.
we departed the huts on the 4th, we had great sun and views but quite variable snow for Febuary.
But...we have our lines scouted for next year. ;D
Glad you got it good.
I can't take it anymore! Got the car loaded up and Brenda and I are heading there today after work.
Man I love that place!! Whenever work gets to be too much I sit back, close my eyes and think about the tasty pow pow on Wing Ridge ::)
I get a hut for a few days every year (Big Sheep coming this March) and I'm soo sad when leaving - one day I'm just going to stay, just like Jeremiah Johnson.
Just look for the guy in a raccoon skin hat, bright green Scarpa Spirit 4's and a goggle tan to die for! 8)
cd
(sing along kids)
Jeremiah J...
I get a hut for a few days every year (Big Sheep coming this March) and I'm soo sad when leaving - one day I'm just going to stay, just like Jeremiah Johnson.
Just look for the guy in a raccoon skin hat, bright green Scarpa Spirit 4's and a goggle tan to die for! 8)
cd
(sing along kids)
Jeremiah J...
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Heh -- thanks. I had Silas sign a Release Of Caring Whether The Ski Will Work afterward... :) It's a learning opportunity for me.
Better skis than a used car!
saw those for the first time this winter heading back from utah... they looked gangsta from I-84. glad to see a tr from there!
The Col is between Chair and Bryant. I did have 2 short boot tracks including to one to the col that you may have seen. There were 2 guys with a dog who showed up just as I was getting ready to leave. I also saw their + dog tracks on my way out.
The skiing was excellent from Melakawa Pass down to Chair lake and again to Snow Lake. I hate to say it but the best turns so far this year.
Glad you guys got some good turns in as well.
The skiing was excellent from Melakawa Pass down to Chair lake and again to Snow Lake. I hate to say it but the best turns so far this year.
Glad you guys got some good turns in as well.
Heh -- thanks. I had Silas sign a Release Of Caring Whether The Ski Will Work afterward... :) It's a learning opportunity for me.
Views from East Peak to the south
Down into Cement Basin pow
Silas cutting up the said pow
Marcus, good luck in fixing the Bows... good ski to salvage!
Down into Cement Basin pow
Silas cutting up the said pow
Marcus, good luck in fixing the Bows... good ski to salvage!
Sweet - I'm going to make it a point to get over there sooner or later! Nice shots!
So you dump your skis on me and then rub it in when I'm at work?
Heh -- thanks for the report. I hope we keep getting the goods. When do you head south?
Heh -- thanks for the report. I hope we keep getting the goods. When do you head south?
Where's that picture counter when you need him?
Is the Bryant Peak Col between Bryant and Chair, or is it South of Bryant? We did a dawn patrol this morning part way up Chair Peak Basin -- We followed tracks of a single skier and a dog from yesterday. There were boot tracks of a single headed up between Chair and Bryant.
Very little in the way of other traffic from yesterday. Stability today was really good--I was amazed how well the new snow had bonded to the hard crust below. The only really good turns we...
Very little in the way of other traffic from yesterday. Stability today was really good--I was amazed how well the new snow had bonded to the hard crust below. The only really good turns we...
Five days deep in the Wallowa's, yes it was alright.
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Thanks for the interesting report. Any idea if that was a thin wind slab?
being on the lee side of the ridge it had a heavier load due to transport, but as to the characteristics of the slab, it was very soft (tree sheltered). the crown and flank fractures are visible in the photo, although it flowed like a loose snow slide.
Thanks very much for the information.
Randy, No we didn't use a rope, but in retrospect we probably should have. A fair bit of the slab released from above me and I was lucky not to be swept down.
CookieMonster, I had to look up the scale to refresh my memory, but I'd estimate it was SS-AS-D2-R2, maybe R3 because it ran a long way.
Thanks for the interesting report. Any idea if that was a thin wind slab?
Neat report. Any estimate on the size of the avalanche? SS-AS-(R1)-(D1)? Just curious.
Ah, I didn't look at the other pictures at first. Glad conditions are better.
Looks good, I gotta hook up with you this weekend, thats a place I have wanted to explore.
Ha. I mentioned before dropping in that there never seems to be a discussion, I always get nominated to be first. It's a dubious honor. On the positive side, it ripped exactly where we expected it to. I think the rest of the Slot would have been safe, our main concern was booting out of the basin on a similar aspect. In any case, the few inches of new snow have improved the skiing in the area quite a bit; generally 4-6" low density fluff on top of carvable crust...
Damn son that does look to be tasty! How long a drive from the Hood? Thanks for the pics, I'm drooling.
Ian, are you a Whitman student? I live in WW too.
Did you ski around Spout Springs or out towards Andies Prairie?
Some good, but short, sidecountry around Bluewood too.
Fun with MS Paint:
Did you ski around Spout Springs or out towards Andies Prairie?
Some good, but short, sidecountry around Bluewood too.
Fun with MS Paint:
Looks like fun. I have only spent 1 day touring around wing ridge. Would love to take a 3-5 day trip in the area.
Usually a pretty easy drive from Walla Walla, but I haven't gotten over there as often as I would like.
Usually a pretty easy drive from Walla Walla, but I haven't gotten over there as often as I would like.
Gorp - did you loose Rock Paper Scissors with Clarence at the top of the Slot? I'm wondering how you decided on who got to do the ski cut....
Glad you're both fine and that the ski back down the Phantom was fun. Thanks for the report and the useful information.
RonL - the last couple shots in the linked Picassa Gallery show where the crown was pretty well.
Glad you're both fine and that the ski back down the Phantom was fun. Thanks for the report and the useful information.
RonL - the last couple shots in the linked Picassa Gallery show where the crown was pretty well.
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was that release on the first big roll over skiers left?
It was on the first big roll over, but the release came more from skier's right. In the picture above, Gorp is standing at the skier's leftmost edge and I am standing pretty much in the middle. The crown extends another 10 or more feet out of frame behind me.