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For sure, that is impressive. Many more months guys!
I too just started my counter over after 19 months. Skipped august and sept. I don't even know if I will bother next summer. I guess that makes me a TAY-gaper. Although I prefer support staff.
Here are the few photos I took. Moslty scenery, and a few nice skinning ones.
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/luckyana/table%2011-5-08/
I too just started my counter over after 19 months. Skipped august and sept. I don't even know if I will bother next summer. I guess that makes me a TAY-gaper. Although I prefer support staff.
Here are the few photos I took. Moslty scenery, and a few nice skinning ones.
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/luckyana/table%2011-5-08/
Great report, as always, Bob. I will send you the pics of you coming down the NE face.
I wish now we had made a bigger deal of you and Chris' 5 year streaks. Maybe a snow noogie or dumping a poly bottle of gatorade over your unsuspecting heads like at the Super Bowl. Congratulations and many more turns to both Scotsman and Telemon!
I wish now we had made a bigger deal of you and Chris' 5 year streaks. Maybe a snow noogie or dumping a poly bottle of gatorade over your unsuspecting heads like at the Super Bowl. Congratulations and many more turns to both Scotsman and Telemon!
author=skierlyles link=topic=11170.msg45988#msg45988 date=1225947055]
telemon- more pics please, I am not satiated quite yet!
Chris
Well, Chris, I hope that this helps. http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=694104#694104
I cried tears of joy upon seeing this post.
Good call. Funnily enough, Joedabaker and I where talking about the same web cam photos a few days ago and we both noted how filled in it looked. Kudos on getting it done!
All in all a beautiful day. Bob and Chris, nice to meet the both of you; hope to get some more turns in soon (more than 5 in sequence should be our next goal). I again missed a month and am starting my counter over, as well as the annual ski-season counter. A damn fine day/month one! If everyone turns down the heat in their homes, and refuses to drive there cars this weekend maybe the storm will come in colder than forecasted. Either way, looks like it will turn back to snow and colder temps on...
author=Scotsman link=topic=11170.msg46004#msg46004 date=1225991509]
...I only cursed my Dynafits about 5 times due to icing and transition problems which was good for me! ;)
Scotsman, I was actually watching that transition time. You were definitely the fastest one every time, whether it was getting ready for a run, or changing back to climb. Also, thanks for doing the Lion's share of the trail busting.
Nice TR. Good to see that its on in the Wasatch.
BTW, what kind of batteries Wintzer use in his hat?
BTW, what kind of batteries Wintzer use in his hat?
author=Scotsman link=topic=11170.msg46004#msg46004 date=1225991509]
My scorecard for the day.
If only I could score my golf game that way. I guess that's why I ski. Nice tr, great pics! Looked awesome for early Nov.! Way to get it.
My scorecard for the day.
Companions where fantastic.
Weather was stupendous.
Snow was incredible in quality.
Views where beyond belief.
Skiing was" survival mode" due to rocks and lack of depth.
Huskies where in heaven.
Pizza and beer where sublime.
Ps. As Telemon said , I was the only AT-gaper, rest on tele gear and splitboards and I only cursed my Dynafits
about 5 times due to icing and transition problems which was good fo...
Companions where fantastic.
Weather was stupendous.
Snow was incredible in quality.
Views where beyond belief.
Skiing was" survival mode" due to rocks and lack of depth.
Huskies where in heaven.
Pizza and beer where sublime.
Ps. As Telemon said , I was the only AT-gaper, rest on tele gear and splitboards and I only cursed my Dynafits
about 5 times due to icing and transition problems which was good fo...
Whoa, I want that! Where are you these days? Looks like snowbird, last I heard you were in California.
Snowbird? looks nice....wish it would hurry up and get cold in the nw
author=Travertine link=topic=11170.msg45989#msg45989 date=1225948139]
I appreciate the Google Map links. Can you give a tutorial?
If you were aware of my limited computer comprehension, you wouldn't be asking me to teach the class. I will give it a try,though.
My SPOT device sends an email with a link to Google maps when I use the OK function on it.http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=48.8614,-121.6827...
author=Telemon link=topic=11170.msg45983#msg45983 date=1225944614]
Travertine-today was the virgin run for my new Pentax Optio W60. Other than the fact that I no longer have an eye piece to view the shot and must try to see the scene through the glare on the display, I was pretty happy with it. It is even more waterproof than my old Optio 43WR, (which was useful when I rolled in the deep snow pockets in the Blueberry Chute).
What a beauty of a day. It was cool to meet up with you guys. Unexpected on my part. Should have followed the carpool thread.
Rusty.. I like the caption on pic #20. VERY happy to have them all down safely at that point.
Rusty.. I like the caption on pic #20. VERY happy to have them all down safely at that point.
author=telemack link=topic=11170.msg45987#msg45987 date=1225946668]
Beautiful. Did you hit any submerged objects?
We all hit a few, but I checked my bases and no deep scratches. Lucky! ;D
Great climbing and skiing with you guys! Here's a few more pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Rustyknees/11508TableMountain1#5265408162685182194
As usual - Pizza and brews at the Shrine...
author=cascadesfreak link=topic=11170.msg45984#msg45984 date=1225944854]
Way to get the early November pow! It was a bit painful working out in Skagit County today while looking at the sun-lit fresh snow coating on Baker and the lower foothills that I couldn't ski!
Ditto!! As I was working on a rare visit to B-ham and driving down BakerView, looking at all the sweet white goodness. Sigh...
Good job boys-
I appreciate the Google Map links. Can you give a tutorial?
telemon- more pics please, I am not satiated quite yet!
Chris
Chris
Beautiful. Did you hit any submerged objects?
Way to get the early November pow! It was a bit painful working out in Skagit County today while looking at the sun-lit fresh snow coating on Baker and the lower foothills that I couldn't ski!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=48.8614,-121.6827&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=48.853986,-121.690836&spn=0.018354,0.055361&t=p&z=15&g=48.8614,-121.6827&iwloc=addr Shows the terrain of the area that we covered today. The marker is near the Parks building, a short distance from the parking lot. The high point of the day was a little over 1,000' higher. There must be a few TAYers whom have never visited this beautiful area, and now, very conveni...
WOW!! What an incredible day . . . thanks for sharing.
Hey there Telemon. Congrats on year 5! Nice tour today, wish I was there. I looked up around 3:30 this afternoon and saw crystal clear snow covered mtns. Nice goin!
Great photos Telemon! Amazing that just a week ago (to the day) we had to hike 2450' to snow!
Moscawulff is the M in my report; I should have looked for the spelling before starting my report.
skied within a minute or two of where the climbers and hikers trails intersect.. a little rocky
The honeymoon is already over. The light and fluffy election day is giving way to a soggy, pineapple dose of reality. Lets hope our crumbling infrastructure will not be further damaged. No more washed out roads. If the freezing levels are correct, Muir shoud get about 40 inches in the next two days. You can spread the wealth by breaking trail on sunday
author=Telemon link=topic=11157.msg45935#msg45935 date=1225845441]
Can foreigners vote on this issue? :D I might enter Baker's white booth tomorrow, ;D
YES YOU CAN! ...If you pay your taxes.
A number of my friends were seriously thinking of moving to CAN if McLame won; they didn't think they could afford to retire in their home country.
Let's hear it for Snowbama. ;D
Sounds mega better than last week - how far down were you able to ski?
The pinnacle at the far right we measured at almost exactly 7k, and there was exactly 1k of permanent snow/ice.
The pinnacle at the far right we measured at almost exactly 7k, and there was exactly 1k of permanent snow/ice.
I know I shouldn't have voted by mail. The best things are saved for those who wait.
Can foreigners vote on this issue? :D I might enter Baker's white booth tomorrow, ;D
Thanks for the update, my vote is cast.
author=Stugie link=topic=11147.msg45906#msg45906 date=1225824585]
I talked to Obama and he's going to drop the freezing level and bring massive snowfall to the central cascades if he's elected... :D
I just spoke with Sarah Palin and she says it's already snowing and people are already skiing in Alaska because they are mavericky up there and Todd's getting his snowmobile ready for some moose hunting.
She s...
I talked to Obama and he's going to drop the freezing level and bring massive snowfall to the central cascades if he's elected... :D
They've backed way off on the rain forecast; Paradise got 6 inches of snow last night; snowed here at my cabin (2000 asl).
Hope you're right; the steady buildup ain't happening yet and a lot of rain would destroy what has started.
author=trumpetsailor link=topic=11147.msg45871#msg45871 date=1225762887]
If the rain arrives as advertised, we should all be rather glad that we don't have a big snowpack yet....
It's really not the snowpack, but the newly fallen snow. Great news, tho, they're backing off the really heavy rainfall forecast! :)
author=acarey link=topic=11147.msg45867#msg45867 date=1225754552]
up to 10 inches in the next couple of day, followed by >:( >:( >:( up to 10 inches of rain to 9,000 asl--I hope not; pray it all goes North not just the majority (10-14 inches of rain forecast for the SW slopes of the Olympics, and 6-10 inches in North Cascades); I don't want another winter closure due to flooding (or for my cabin to go down rive). :'(
up to 10 inches in the next couple of day, followed by >:( >:( >:( up to 10 inches of rain to 9,000 asl--I hope not; pray it all goes North not just the majority (10-14 inches of rain forecast for the SW slopes of the Olympics, and 6-10 inches in North Cascades); I don't want another winter closure due to flooding (or for my cabin to go down rive). :'(
Nice! Way to get Nov. early...it's looking like winter is on it's way this weekend!
The glacier vs permanent snowfield designation has been discussed on TAY before, in regards to Muir and Palmer snowfields. I believe that the area that we (Telemon, Travertine, Mostick, and others) climbed last week is a permanent snowfield that occasionally displays cracks. We didn't see any last week, but I have seen some while hiking there in previous summers.
but then came to a couple of narrow crevasses so we headed hard right to get away from that and walked up near the prominent snow ridge on the way right side up to an obvious rock pinnacle at 7000'
Yes, Guynoir and his friend went up the snow ridge, including another skier and boarder the same day as us. I however, ignored the "glacial like" features since they were well covered the day we were there and I went right in betwee...
author=jdclimber link=topic=11122.msg45775#msg45775 date=1225385346]
Paul- Your skis appear to be broken. They have a heel piece and the boots don't appear to have bellows. ???
Hopefully you have not gone over to the darkside for good...
Good catch there jd. I'm afraid I've fallen into a bad crowd of alpine ski racers this year and have lost my way ;). I've saved one who is learning to tele...so you...
author=Travertine link=topic=11131.msg45792#msg45792 date=1225430723]
I guess I'm a little confused about the boundary of the actual glacier in that area.
Join the club. Every topo I've seen shows the obvious glacier area to the east as glacier, and the rest is just permenant snowfield. However, by mid-August, that snowfield generates deep crevasses... Really deep. I'm no snowologist, but r...