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You were among a half dozen TAYers that I meet this weekend. Yes, my son, a friend and I just got back a few hours ago from two full days of vistas, turns, goats, turns, camping under the stars, turns and some more turns on Ptarmigan Ridge.Definitely my best September since I joined the club.TRs will have to wait until tomorrow.
Of course, avalanches can occur any time of year, but I have to say I'm a lot more worried about them right after a big storm than in the middle of September. If nothing else, September skiing frequently means evaluating one single slope as safe or unsafe, whereas in February you frequently have to evaluate not only the snow you ski on, but the areas you traverse to get there and back. Also, the current conditions don't make you wonder about deeply buried weak layers that could cause...
Just remember, as some on this website can attest to, avalanches can hit you just as hard in September!
Fun and painless September turns 8).....really painless after a few Mountain Margs. 8) I'm sorry to have missed Billy....here's a shot of the whole crew
The Goat was beautiful and Ron's correct as I was last one down and watched the Goat move into a positon where he could watch each skier and you could tell by his head movements that he follwed each skier. Way cool! Thanks for the pics Mad-Dog and RonJ. Margareitas weren't half bad either.
In the first photo, is that the Sister's range in the background?
Looking great everyone! Sorry I missed out, hope to see you in October...
"significantly more hiking"? Ye of little faith (alright, you're often right) - significantly more hiking unless it involves no hiking at all - in the fresh pow of the new season! Who's with me?!!!
And Billy did certainly seem to enjoy the festivities...
While he didn't seem to have any interest in joining us in our passion for the infamous mountain margaritas, he certainly showed an interest in our means of downhill conveyance.
Here's a sequence showing Billy's careful observation of a skier's descent, which was repeated for each of four skiers:
While he didn't seem to have any interest in joining us in our passion for the infamous mountain margaritas, he certainly showed an interest in our means of downhill conveyance.
Here's a sequence showing Billy's careful observation of a skier's descent, which was repeated for each of four skiers:
Nice job Dave, way to get those September turns, gritting it out on the fierce Palmer Couloir.
Well written for a lurker. Your retirement is kicking in, naps after skinning that huge vertical on the Palmer. Goodriddance work!
Well written for a lurker. Your retirement is kicking in, naps after skinning that huge vertical on the Palmer. Good
Nice job, Chris, and a good push.
- that was a trippy, liittle trip report; it's always a good idea to know how much softening has occured - especially in those couloirs, Cheers !
Oh yes last year on Sept 30th was by far the best Sept ski turns I have ever had. Glad you were able to ride the Flett and make it out before dark.
Its a rather sketchy hike in the dark.
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=7856.0
Its a rather sketchy hike in the dark.
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=7856.0
Yes, I remember pretty clearly!! On September 30th last year I found myself up on the lower Muir Snow field in a blizzard. ...Well maybe not a true blizzard, but winds speeds were at least 30mph and there was snow blowing everywhere. Coming from the sky and from the ground. All the other skiers and boarders were on there way down, and here I was making my way up. I laid my poles down on the snow to adjust my boots, and around 30 seconds later they were almost buried. ...
Cool mose, glad to hear you took advantage of this beautiful area...if you hit it again towards the end of Sept., you might encounter fresh POW. We got about 2' of it last year at the end of September - good stuff! Great tr - I love the sunset pic especially! I think you're right on...I believe it's about 7 miles up to the top of the snowfield on the E side of Observation, W side of Echo rock...14 or so miles RT.
Saw you guys on the hike up the day before. My wife and I camped at High camp the evening you arrived, and the next morning went up to the Park Butte lookout early on our way to the car. Sure enough, saw you with a high-power monocular in the lookout tower as you were getting over the crest!
Indeed, the 7th.
What I am calling the North Cirque was the terrain from the farthest end of Table Mountain (west) and to the right (north) toward the saddle and plateau to the North. The blue on the topo map pretty much correlates to this persistent snow field. It is the snow that is visible approaching Artists Point on one of the hairpin turns. Ptarmigan ridge looked pretty bare until the Coleman Pinnacle and around there it looked to be similar 600-800 foot vertical patches. Any new sno...
What I am calling the North Cirque was the terrain from the farthest end of Table Mountain (west) and to the right (north) toward the saddle and plateau to the North. The blue on the topo map pretty much correlates to this persistent snow field. It is the snow that is visible approaching Artists Point on one of the hairpin turns. Ptarmigan ridge looked pretty bare until the Coleman Pinnacle and around there it looked to be similar 600-800 foot vertical patches. Any new sno...
...I did Heliotrope the weekend before this one. I was planning to go back this weekend, but the forecast held me back. I may go this coming Saturday; if you're interested, perhaps we can go together.
The east side is pretty bad in my experience. Pockets of good, but nothing like Heliotrope. I've heard OK things about heading up higher than Heliotrope, but Skykilo's report is the most glowing I've seen by far. I haven't ventured up p...
The east side is pretty bad in my experience. Pockets of good, but nothing like Heliotrope. I've heard OK things about heading up higher than Heliotrope, but Skykilo's report is the most glowing I've seen by far. I haven't ventured up p...
thanks for the beta, sounds worth the travel from down south
A friend and I climbed/skied the Coleman Deming yesterday...saw two skiers coming down the Deming as we were going up, maybe that was you? Anyway, I agree...by far the route is in the best shape I've seen it in for September. Other than walking down the pumice ridge for a couple of hundred feet, we were able to ski off the summit and all the way down to the hogsback camps at 6000' without taking off the skis...
I'll pass on some beta, trumpetsailor without bothering to post on a separate subject - sorry. We too thought the upper Muir looked a little gnarly although not as bad as a typical September. We skied the Paradise and found it to be quite good - smooth and buttery corn in spots. Crevasses are out but can cross and /or end run all - stay skiers left at the snout.
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Found about 600 vertical feet of descent from the top of Table Mountain in the north cirque.
Can you give some more detail on what/where "the north cirque" is? And did you see any snow farther out on Ptarmigan Ridge? tx
Uh, I'm pretty bad with dates, but I think today is the 7th.
I can't swear what it'll look like next month, but I'm betting October will require more hiking. Not too much, though. Good luck completing the summer!
Did you see any new snow? I haven't been up to Artist Point in a few weeks, but we got snowed on last weekend on the other side of the mountain.
I can't swear what it'll look like next month, but I'm betting October will require more hiking. Not too much, though. Good luck completing the summer!
Did you see any new snow? I haven't been up to Artist Point in a few weeks, but we got snowed on last weekend on the other side of the mountain.
author=Joedabaker link=topic=10854.msg44503#msg44503 date=1220653657]
What the heck??? Telemark Tips putting a non-tele turn skier on the cover???
That's the best tip that one can give to telemarkers; fix your heels. ;D
Way to get the turns and 'freshies' no less!!!!!!! Now you've got me thinking about handing out (begrudgingly...) $$$$$$$$$ (to THE EVIL EMPIRE...POWDER CORP) for my early season "discount" season pass for of course, Mt. B. Nice that you have big 'R' in your backyard...ski pow just about any time of year...it looks like.
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...and you will always get your photo on the cover of T Tips.
What the heck??? Telemark Tips putting a non-tele turn skier on the cover???
I never thought I would live to see the day!
Unless of course, on tele gear, not making tele turns.
But that is a whole different beast to possibly be discussed in Can...
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A good introduction to summer skiing for you. It's always like that.
...and you will always get your photo on the cover of T Tips.
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How much fresh came before you started grooving, Snow Bell?
Let's get one thing strait - I never stop grooving. (I pause my groove for sleep and Dr. Phil, but that's it)
Welcome to the community Jay G.
I am sorry that my pal and I didn't come over and say good morning the other day but we were not sure that our condition (laziness...
author=jaygantz link=topic=10854.msg44492#msg44492 date=1220576601]
Hi everyone, I'm totally new to TAY. I was skiing with Silas on Monday and I think his report sums up our experience perfectly. As for the Reverends, this was a great first ride. Obviously my setup is heavy, but I'd definitely do it again for Sept 1 skiing! We did stay above the clouds for a bit at the top, as mentioned (see photo).
Nice picture.
Hi everyone, I'm totally new to TAY. I was skiing with Silas on Monday and I think his report sums up our experience perfectly. As for the Reverends, this was a great first ride. Obviously my setup is heavy, but I'd definitely do it again for Sept 1 skiing! We did stay above the clouds for a bit at the top, as mentioned (see photo). How much fresh came before you started grooving, Snow Bell?
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I like the pix. I take it you like the new camera.
Love the new camera. You should see the raw 17 meg images.
I'll take good snow with fog over good weather with crappy snow any day.
Great trip; thanks.
I like the pix. I take it you like the new camera.
Great trip; thanks.
I like the pix. I take it you like the new camera.
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... Silas. I saw him in the lot that morning but my buddy Jeff and I were too lazy to go over and say hi.
Yeah we saw two guys loading skis on their packs, figured we'd see them as they passed us on the way up. Never saw you, now we know why. :)
We made good time down to Pebble Creek (2-3 short carries) where we transi...
author=Stugie link=topic=10854.msg44467#msg44467 date=1220468824]
The reverends are some tight boards...
Glad you noticed them in the picture. I ski on Revs, too, when the powder's deep. It made me jones for winter seeing the rev schussing down the mountain!
Nice timing on the fresh stuff, Silas!
The reverends are some tight boards...
We did Longmire to Mowich and were camped at Klapatche first night. That morning we had big, soft flakes falling onto our bivys. Definitely thought of the possibilities higher up...glad you guys reaped the goods!
We did Longmire to Mowich and were camped at Klapatche first night. That morning we had big, soft flakes falling onto our bivys. Definitely thought of the possibilities higher up...glad you guys reaped the goods!
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Gotta love Mother Nature's Labor Day present.
I'll have to agree with Silas. I saw him in the lot that morning but my buddy Jeff and I were too lazy to go over and say hi. We had set a goal of relaxation for the day and were off to a good start. Having arrived at Paradise around 8, we managed to start up at 10:45. Right on target. Despite our ex...
I was at the Paradise Patch on Sun helping Stewie get his August turns and it was snowing heavily there. Good call on getting early September freshies.
Looks like those slacker rangers didn't get around to raking that patch yet ;)
Nice goin Silas! Happy Labor Day to ya. I shoulda gone today, 4" of the white stuff sounds wonderful.
Sounds a lot like Sunday. Foggy with new snow... Welcome to Fall!
As someone who's spent all weekend moving, ALL those pics look great! Way to harvest summers bounty, if not booty...