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There is always something to be found at the NWS - most other organizations build their offerings on top of or in conjunction with NOAA. Here's the link to their western observations page. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/index.php?wfo=rev The Snotel stations are most relevant to skiiers I suppose. There are a couple of dozen telemetry sites there. Haven't decided which ones relate to prime fly fishing, though. I sympathize with the other cur...
yeah, www.sierraavalanchecenter.org has good reports for the Tahoe area. There's also www.esavalanche.org that covers the areas down near mammoth. For snow data you can check out the central sierra snow lab at http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/cssl/ For Yosemite just check the national parks website. The yosemite site updates sporadically in the winter.
Hopefully the storms we're getting down here this week dump a few feet because we sure could use it. Just a little over...
Hopefully the storms we're getting down here this week dump a few feet because we sure could use it. Just a little over...
Bummer -- ah well. Come back and start a new thread Lee!
Looks like Lee put TAY on ignore after he was doused with haterade and his photos got moderated. Fair enough though, he was breaking the rules. For those who want to see more, he posted more pictures on TGR.
Great stuff -- I love reading the TRs that mix up the usual stuff. Throwing a rope and a few shenanigans in for some spice every once in a while is good.
Thanks Stugi! -Two of the three pictures were taken by Mike. It was a very good day, but I’m itching to get back up there and ski some of the many fine lines in that bowl!
As for the rope- There was plenty of excitement for me and I did not lead a single pitch!- the exposure on that climb is by no means insignificant.
As for the rope- There was plenty of excitement for me and I did not lead a single pitch!- the exposure on that climb is by no means insignificant.
author=Scotsman link=topic=12199.msg51188#msg51188 date=1234333207]
Crazy talk is my specialty and taking pictures interferences with my smoking!
You need little b***hes like Kyle and I to take pictures for you. ;)
all that vert and all those miles in 4.5 hours? Dude, your fitness level is most impressive. Did you ride a bike up the pass too ;) I kid because I can't ...
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This is crazy talk coming from you Chris. How many times have we told you to get a camera and post at least ONE picture from your adventures?!?
I am in my LA-Z-BOY and I need new content on the laptop. Chop, chop Scotsman!!
Crazy talk is my specialty and taking pictures interferences with my smoking!
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3 photos ain't enough and the rules need to be changed! WORD!!!
This is crazy talk coming from you Chris. How many times have we told you to get a camera and post at least ONE picture from your adventures?!?
I am in my LA-Z-BOY and I need new content on the laptop. Chop, chop Scotsman!!
author=Moscawulff link=topic=12190.msg51167#msg51167 date=1234315491]
Thanks Joe...any interest in Jim Hill Mt. this weekend? If the snow starts flying, I'm ready to start calling in sick.
Wait a minute -- if the snow actually starts flying, doesn't that make it BETTER to be at your job?
Happy Birthday Brad!
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Happy Birthday tele wunderkid!
Keep me in mind, I would like to get out with you guys again soon.
Thanks Joe...any interest in Jim Hill Mt. this weekend? If the snow starts flying, I'm ready to start calling in sick.
Dammit Lee, where's today's report?? Don't go all lazy on us.
Hey Altahoe, glad to see you're getting out and tearing it up. Sorry I didn't get your message, my phone sucks. Hope to reconnect again sometime soon. Peace.
Ditto as per the other messages of support Lee, and glad to see you are pushing the boundaries on the photo limit on this site. No need to start that discussion again( but what the hell!), 3 photos ain't enough and the rules need to be changed! WORD!!!
Personally, I enjoy seeing somebody else catching flak for a few loose words written in glee on the interwebz. So here's some empathy from me. Thanks for being the whipping boy!
Glad you're having a good time out there, Lee. I have to visit Parc National des Glaciers myself one of these days.
Glad you're having a good time out there, Lee. I have to visit Parc National des Glaciers myself one of these days.
"We're here, you're not." >:(. Just kidding ;). As usual Lee, great tr and great pics. Thanks for pumping some good stoke. Hope to ski with you sometime.
Bob, great pics! Way to bring in the ropes, add the real mountaineering aspect to it! Sounds like a good trip.
I thought the TR title was funny and of course the content was awesome.
Lee, please keep it up. I really appreciate the conditions reports and the stoke.
Dear Skier-X and Alpymarr
the "we're here, you're not" was meant to be a joke to friends who should be skiing but are instead stuck in the prairies.
Sorry you are all butthurt about it.
More snow reports to follow for you lahar dar my delicious stalker fan
the "we're here, you're not" was meant to be a joke to friends who should be skiing but are instead stuck in the prairies.
Sorry you are all butthurt about it.
More snow reports to follow for you lahar dar my delicious stalker fan
author=SKIER-X link=topic=12199.msg51115#msg51115 date=1234243300]
That accent of Mt. Cred. was soooooo boreing ! Try the Humble Pie in town, it doesn't taste that great but it's good for your soul . X
Word.
RK: This has me looking forward to this Sunday...I think....
Good info, thanks. I'll look it up before our '10 trip. Do you have that same weekend for next year?
That accent of Mt. Cred. was soooooo boreing ! Try the Humble Pie in town, it doesn't taste that great but it's good for your soul . X
Craig Kelley,Trevor Peterson,Fred Becky,John Clarke.
Terry Fox.Rick Hansen!
Peter Croft,Kelley Slater,Carl Skoog,Eric Pehota,Doug Coombs,Ned Overand Humble people!
Steve Clarke,Paul Kariya.Dali Lama,Herman Maier!ex stone mason!Mahre brothers!
Inspiration!
Terry Fox.Rick Hansen!
Peter Croft,Kelley Slater,Carl Skoog,Eric Pehota,Doug Coombs,Ned Overand Humble people!
Steve Clarke,Paul Kariya.Dali Lama,Herman Maier!ex stone mason!Mahre brothers!
Inspiration!
Nice work y'all. And thanks for the picture of the north face of Alta -- I tried to head in that direction on Sunday, but didn't make it a quarter of the way.
thanks everyone
Pete, I was just thinking about you Sunday as I remembered you telling me about skiing...
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i was hoping someone was playing around up Gold Creek on Saturday....Alaska and Chikamin were on my mind, but opted for the low hanging fruit of a nisqually chutes ski instead. Looks like y'all had great conditions! nicely done :)
Pete, I was just thinking about you Sunday as I remembered you telling me about skiing...
Lee's trip reports are incredibly inspirational and have done me a lot of good, especially when I was far away from mountains or during lengthy periods of homesickness and related depression.
My ability to publish trip reports is very limited for a variety of reasons but, like Lee, I do try and make a contribution to this community.
Lee contributes a lot of valuable photographs, route information, snowpack information, and generally is one of the bright lights of the...
My ability to publish trip reports is very limited for a variety of reasons but, like Lee, I do try and make a contribution to this community.
Lee contributes a lot of valuable photographs, route information, snowpack information, and generally is one of the bright lights of the...
Nice pics Lee and thanks for the updates. Don't feed the troll.
I skinned out to Great Scott bowl Sunday afternoon, happy to find softening snow conditions (… finally after skiing there last couple times on boiler plate or ice). Terrain at skiers left of main drainage was in great shape, temps helped to soften up the wind crust, some good turns. Higher up in the bowl, some loose snow in areas over firm base but soft enough to hold a good ski edge (maybe newly tuned edges made a difference this time). Temps in the low 40s. Some exposed...
Hey, I was there too. We were the couple in Larkspur. My wife made the Mac n Cheese.
We ended up connecting wind protected patches over by Wedding Pt on down to Midway (with wind assisted traverse in in between) on Sat, followed by snowmobile shenanigans with the boys.
Skied all the way out on Sunday by staying along the ridge from the top of Wild Bill, foolishly scraping down Sideburn and then pushing our way along Coulter Creek back to the lot. Coulter Creek was filled...
We ended up connecting wind protected patches over by Wedding Pt on down to Midway (with wind assisted traverse in in between) on Sat, followed by snowmobile shenanigans with the boys.
Skied all the way out on Sunday by staying along the ridge from the top of Wild Bill, foolishly scraping down Sideburn and then pushing our way along Coulter Creek back to the lot. Coulter Creek was filled...
I could finish by describing in detail the demoralizing beatdown dished up by Gold Creek on the way out, but I won't. Children might be reading. All I'll say is that it takes about the same amount of time to go in as it does to come out. By the time the three of us reached the car darkness had long since fallen. You've all been warned. RyanL http://www.turns-al...
Sweet! Looks like a great ski, I've wanted to do that ever since I looked up Gold Creek Drainage from I-90.
hey skimtner & Robyn,
Thanks for the Avi link Robyn.
Do you guys know of any telemetry / snowfall data resources for (any part of) the Sierras? I'm heading into Ostrander in Yosemite and my main resource has been Badger Pass and Sierra Summit websites.
Looked on TTips and did some Googling but couldn't find anything.
Thanks.
Thanks for the Avi link Robyn.
Do you guys know of any telemetry / snowfall data resources for (any part of) the Sierras? I'm heading into Ostrander in Yosemite and my main resource has been Badger Pass and Sierra Summit websites.
Looked on TTips and did some Googling but couldn't find anything.
Thanks.
Thanks for the fun read Don. That is one good way to compensate for the obvious lack of powder shots in recent TR'S.
Happy Birthday tele wunderkid!
Keep me in mind, I would like to get out with you guys again soon.
Happy Birthday tele wunderkid!
Keep me in mind, I would like to get out with you guys again soon.
had not found that site. Perfect, thanks for the link. Looks like there might be some good snow up there. Just need to plan a safe tour or two.
Awesome. Dang.
Monica, I hope my advice wasn't too bad :) and BTW, that deproach really can suck. I remember forgetting my flashlight and with an overnight pack, in the pitch black, spending hours going back out that way (which we didn't come in on, so no clue where the heck I was going). What made it worse was that it was a solid sheet of ice, 6 degrees and we had to ski all the way to the freeway interchange. Oh man, good memories of Gold Creek Valley. Good thing my secon...
Monica, I hope my advice wasn't too bad :) and BTW, that deproach really can suck. I remember forgetting my flashlight and with an overnight pack, in the pitch black, spending hours going back out that way (which we didn't come in on, so no clue where the heck I was going). What made it worse was that it was a solid sheet of ice, 6 degrees and we had to ski all the way to the freeway interchange. Oh man, good memories of Gold Creek Valley. Good thing my secon...
i was hoping someone was playing around up Gold Creek on Saturday....Alaska and Chikamin were on my mind, but opted for the low hanging fruit of a nisqually chutes ski instead. Looks like y'all had great conditions! nicely done :)
Ha! I'll be damned... we happened right onto it. Really needs more snow for that bottom to fill in though. But the icy trees were fun too, in a different way :)
Here's some photos, John. We toured around Table Mt. on Saturday and found plenty of crust on south facing slopes. North facing slopes were still soft.
beautiful pics, and it sounds like a "A" for effort is in order!
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Thanks for the report Clem,
Maybe Jane and I will be lucky too this week. That is, if get over this labyrinthitis, brain tumor or whatever it is. :-)
Larry
Lar,
If it's a brain tumor, I have a swiss army knife. I could meet you at the clinic and you could coach me on what to do! Some of that north run on Dawg just mig...
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