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author=savegondor link=topic=11433.msg47508#msg47508 date=1228851714]
Nice to meet you too!! I'm sorry you didn't reap the harvest we did. But then Karma is probably at play here. :)
I'm not sure that I want to know what you mean. ;) Good to meet you guys too. I'm headed up tomorrow with the idea of a hybrid route. If I don't return, send your brother out with the nordic poles to probe for me on th...
Good call Mack. Telemetry reflects some good convergence action at Stevens recently. It may not be much longer till the wheels start a turnin' ;D
Thanks for the recon work Chugie.
Have a good trip Chris. Remember to carry a camera. We'll want to see pictures.
Have a good trip Chris. Remember to carry a camera. We'll want to see pictures.
It was spitting frozen rain for a while and then the sun came out and then the clouds rolled in but no precip up until we left at about 2.
Hope it doesn't wash away as its a nice heavy , dense base type snow.
Got your message Joe about it snowing a foot in Alyeska. Sounds good . Hopefully there will be more by the time we get there on Friday. Yeeehaaaw!
Hope it doesn't wash away as its a nice heavy , dense base type snow.
Got your message Joe about it snowing a foot in Alyeska. Sounds good . Hopefully there will be more by the time we get there on Friday. Yeeehaaaw!
Way to do your part in packing out the slopes before the pineapple express does its thing :'(.
It must have been hammering precip while you were there. The telemetry was showing big totals, unless that was Chugie pissing on the sensors :D.
Looks like it may have snowed another foot if the temps were cold enough.
It must have been hammering precip while you were there. The telemetry was showing big totals, unless that was Chugie pissing on the sensors :D.
Looks like it may have snowed another foot if the temps were cold enough.
Sounds like a bunch of us are jumping on the lifts at the local resorts---
the heel lifts, that is. ::)
the heel lifts, that is. ::)
Yea we saw the guy with kicker as well. He was building it when Chugach went up to him and pee'd over it, sorry about that.! He said he was going to practise his jibbing and then had a skate boarding contest in Renton in the afternoon. I want his lifestyle!
We didn't think there was enough snow so we retreated to Crystal.
Just goes to show you that sometimes you've just got to get out of the car.
Well done !
We didn't think there was enough snow so we retreated to Crystal.
Just goes to show you that sometimes you've just got to get out of the car.
Well done !
Nice work finding some good ol' concrete! I am yearning for more of it... bring it on, however high the water content may be!
Maybe I need to cash in some frequent flier miles and head to Grenoble...
Thanks for the TR. Please keep sending stoke from the continent when you can.
Thanks for the TR. Please keep sending stoke from the continent when you can.
author=Plinko link=topic=11433.msg47503#msg47503 date=1228847271]
Sweeet!!! All that sunshine and fresh pow...definately the place to be! It was nice meeting you both! Our grand plan turned into a grand work out with very few turns, so you didn't miss anything (except lots of rocks everywhere :p ) by staying at Muir Snowfield. Way to get after it!
Here's what we saw....
I see the loud colors of snowbell w...
author=Kyle Miller link=topic=11433.msg47510#msg47510 date=1228855986]
Way to get great conditions up there savegondor to get pow and sunshine on muir is few and far between.
seems like the pattern that sets up muir for pow pow are those more northerly fronts that come from the Queen Charlettes and drop strait south with Winds out of the West instead of the Southwest. Then storms more often end calm and cold instead of...
Way to get great conditions up there savegondor to get pow and sunshine on muir is few and far between.
Nice to meet you too!! I'm sorry you didn't reap the harvest we did. But then Karma is probably at play here. :) Give me a clear day and I'll be where you were in a slit second...looks like good scenery to boot!
author=jeff_s link=topic=11416.msg47482#msg47482 date=1228789836]
Somebody musta been reading your mind (or reading TAY)---I just heard on the radio news that someone has asked for permission to erect a Festivus pole at the capitol...
Second that. NPR this morning. In response to the Nativity and the Athiests...a festivus pole.
Sweeet!!! All that sunshine and fresh pow...definately the place to be! It was nice meeting you both! Our grand plan turned into a grand work out with very few turns, so you didn't miss anything (except lots of rocks everywhere :p ) by staying at Muir Snowfield. Way to get after it!
Here's what we saw....
Here's what we saw....
Ditto, our group of four made it to Pebble Creek on Sunday, after almost being blown over multiple times by gusty winds, salvaged a couple turns and beat feet back to the car.
I'm definitely jealous... I was up there Sunday and there was almost zero visibility above Pebble Creek and wind that almost knocked my partner and I down a few times. Looks like a perfect day up there!
Sunday was the day of the runs "that shall live in infamy".
C'est bien, Marq. Bon courage et ne tuent pas te.
modified because I did not realize it was on a sunday... makes sense now!
chris
chris
author=Jerm link=topic=11416.msg47456#msg47456 date=1228720391]
Festivus for the rest of us!
... maybe we should see about installing a Festivus Pole at the state capitol?
Somebody musta been reading your mind (or reading TAY)---I just heard on the radio news that someone has asked for permission to erect a Festivus pole at the capitol...
Oh yeah, I LOVE FESTIVUS! I can't wait to sit around at the family dinner and tell all of my family members all the things that I think they should improve or work on!
Sweet pics. It looks like you had a great time!
Were you Backcoutry skiing?
You probably know this, but watch out the extremely skechy snow conditions these days. Within the last 2 week-end 5 people died in avalanches (including 3 very experienced italians extreme skiers) and more than 10 heli rescues were done just yesterday.
Were you Backcoutry skiing?
You probably know this, but watch out the extremely skechy snow conditions these days. Within the last 2 week-end 5 people died in avalanches (including 3 very experienced italians extreme skiers) and more than 10 heli rescues were done just yesterday.
Festivus for the rest of us!
... maybe we should see about installing a Festivus Pole at the state capitol? I'm sure there are plenty of people who would like to air their grievances. We could put it right between the manger scene and the atheist plaque. Bill O'Reilly would have a field day!
... maybe we should see about installing a Festivus Pole at the state capitol? I'm sure there are plenty of people who would like to air their grievances. We could put it right between the manger scene and the atheist plaque. Bill O'Reilly would have a field day!
You're in France skiing powder and I'm getting my sorry ass dragged to the Tacoma Glass Museum by the wife so I can get some "culture" and there is no snow.
Life is not fair!
Could you adopt me please!
Life is not fair!
Could you adopt me please!
Yeah Scoot that's because we both have a lot of grievences!
author=Robie link=topic=11416.msg47431#msg47431 date=1228697155]
I got my Fetivus pole .
Robie I didn't know you where a Festivus devotee! Me too.!!! My favourite part of Festivus is " the airing of the greivances". Such fun. I love Festivus!
Must ..... remain ..... calm ..... will ....snow ..... here .....too....someday
Kudos a le dirtbag francais. nice photos
Looked at telemetry instead of cutting wrists. Crystal starting to build base!?
Kudos a le dirtbag francais. nice photos
Looked at telemetry instead of cutting wrists. Crystal starting to build base!?
Great pics! Makes me want to visit the Alps again. Maybe you could take a minute or two and post a couple of your favourite pics here instead of cross posting. Hope you have solid season over there!
Nice Robie,
I was up there last week and there was very little snow (patches).
The road was hennas, with wet ice the last 1/4 mile to the trailhead.
Glad you got in some glide time.
I was up there last week and there was very little snow (patches).
The road was hennas, with wet ice the last 1/4 mile to the trailhead.
Glad you got in some glide time.
Four of us skied the route the week before you guys, in possibly slightly better conditions. Three went to the summit, one had the good sense to spend the day harvesting powder lower on the mountain. The expanses of blue ice at the Lunch Counter were pretty impressive. One of us was able to make a complete go of it from summit to the base of the Crescent without clicking out, but the rimey traverse was far from pleasant. In addition, one of us took an eye-opening 1-200 vf sliding fall on the way...
Added map for bedal access info - see topic:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=10193.new#new
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=10193.new#new
Added Map: (FS 4096 does not appear on some maps)
Updated from scouting in Nov '08, The trail is also in good shape up to at least 3000' (near the start of the glades). There has been sporadic volunteer maintennence since we skied it in May. With a decent snowpack, should be able to ski/skin from here. The trail is not the best for skinning, but is brush free, and as of the cleared of most of the smaller blowdown.
Updated from scouting in Nov '08, The trail is also in good shape up to at least 3000' (near the start of the glades). There has been sporadic volunteer maintennence since we skied it in May. With a decent snowpack, should be able to ski/skin from here. The trail is not the best for skinning, but is brush free, and as of the cleared of most of the smaller blowdown.
12.06.2008
25cm new snow over night. some wind loading on north, northeast aspects. a lot of people out but not many in the alpine. I hooked on with a group of 3 from Calgary and toured up Balu Pass. Pits revealed storm snow instabilities and an easy shear at 40cm with the new load. Ski'd low angle aspects from the pass, with heavier density snow really making it slow. Bailed after 3 trips up and saw a pretty large slide path that had release and slid through the trail up. Lots of peop...
25cm new snow over night. some wind loading on north, northeast aspects. a lot of people out but not many in the alpine. I hooked on with a group of 3 from Calgary and toured up Balu Pass. Pits revealed storm snow instabilities and an easy shear at 40cm with the new load. Ski'd low angle aspects from the pass, with heavier density snow really making it slow. Bailed after 3 trips up and saw a pretty large slide path that had release and slid through the trail up. Lots of peop...
Sounds like you gave that place a good Rogering! :D :D ;)
Man, that's some spectacular terrain!
Great trip guys!!! Your trip so much like ours to Adams a few weeks prior, but the ice sounds even worse. Ha. Still looks like good fun. Pics and all from everyone are great additions.
Very very nice :D
Now I know what I shoulda done yesterday... :'(
Now I know what I shoulda done yesterday... :'(
Great report, glad that the trip was fun! I agree: My joy-o-meter works like such -
Company + fun = 100% on the joy-o-meter
Company + fun = 100% on the joy-o-meter
Thanks for the conditions update! Glad you had fun!
I think only Pandora & Amar understand the kind of skin showing I'm referring to, as well as a couple of others from that 'HOT' day on Baker. HAHA
12.5.2008 Coffee shops, Christmas music, oh and this...
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-65_metric_e.html
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-65_metric_e.html
author=daveb link=topic=11377.msg47313#msg47313 date=1228456222]
I was showin some skin when the sun was out. I tried to get Amar to join, but he wasn't persuaded.
Imagine that... ;D I was wondering if indeed the weather substantiated wearing a tank top. I would not have thought it to be that warm this time of year.
Nice trip folks! Well done.