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author=jeff_s link=topic=10852.msg44483#msg44483 date=1220542706]
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.
author=Snow Bell link=topic=10854.msg44463#msg44463 date=1220424146]
... 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!
author=silaswild link=topic=10854.msg44434#msg44434 date=1220313964]
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...
Photos posted as promised. I've put my best 28 up at my web site, but here are the best three:
Upward into the fog.
Yes, it snowed on us. In August.
Upward into the fog.
Yes, it snowed on us. In August.
That trip looked hella rad. I'm going up on Friday if you can take the day off...
I think I was one of the 100 you passed on your way down right above Pebble Creek. Red boots with skis on my back.
My story is similar, but with a later start from Paradise (11:30am). Got to Muir at about 3pm. The clouds had indeed risen and I didn't see sky until 9500'. I wore trail runners up to 9000', where I switch over to my AT boots when I saw slush and ice and realized I needed something to kick steps with.
You can thread around the patchy parts jus...
My story is similar, but with a later start from Paradise (11:30am). Got to Muir at about 3pm. The clouds had indeed risen and I didn't see sky until 9500'. I wore trail runners up to 9000', where I switch over to my AT boots when I saw slush and ice and realized I needed something to kick steps with.
You can thread around the patchy parts jus...
author=malcolm777b link=topic=10777.msg44322#msg44322 date=1219907343]
... Imagine that....skiing right next to the road in the Olympics in September. Who woulda thunk?
Easy access patches in the fall are quite cool.
author=jpLingo link=topic=10836.msg44317#msg44317 date=1219871767]
You should really invest in a metal detector then traveled more established routes. You will be raking it in. . . . So much so that the 5% idea fee I collect will be nothing ;-)
Yeah, I lost a ski up in Devil's Kitchen this year. Maybe someday someone will find it.
I just skied that same slope today. It was the same slope that I got my July turns on, though it was MUCH larger a month ago. It's still good, and I predict that it will be around in September. Imagine that....skiing right next to the road in the Olympics in September. Who woulda thunk?
author=Slo-Steve link=topic=10836.msg44296#msg44296 date=1219772136]
I found a pretty new water bottle Sunday and a watch the week before. At this rate, I'll never have to work again!
You should really invest in a metal detector then traveled more established routes. You will be raking it in. . . . So much so that the 5% idea fee I collect will be nothing ;-)
Thanks everyone for the kind words :D.
Wow, that first BIG turn was way scary, :) but after that it was just like riding a bike ;D.
Wow, that first BIG turn was way scary, :) but after that it was just like riding a bike ;D.
More powder to ya ! Hope to share some with you soon.
Congratulations Jeanette. You are an inspiration to all!
I was thinking, too, that if I ever break my leg, I want to do it just like you.
I was thinking, too, that if I ever break my leg, I want to do it just like you.
Ah yes, my partner mentioned how a certain nearby area was a secret stash for a certain skier...
Nice trip report, Jonathon! I'm a bit surprised that at least one of the moderators let this pass with all of the photos, since it is suspiciously close to his hidden stash. ;D
I appreciate all of your detail. Thanks for the pictures. After your report, I'm thinking of swapping out my ski poles for two umbrellas. Kudos for your wife going with you for some of the elevation gain!
I appreciate all of your detail. Thanks for the pictures. After your report, I'm thinking of swapping out my ski poles for two umbrellas. Kudos for your wife going with you for some of the elevation gain!
I second - breathtaking photos, that dragons breath one is especially incredible.
Glad the cups were filled in for ya - definitely hard to complain about smooth snow in August!
Glad the cups were filled in for ya - definitely hard to complain about smooth snow in August!
Wow, Breathtaking photos.
That's a fantastic overnighter.
That's a fantastic overnighter.
Thanks for the inspiring TR and especially the great cloud pix!
I'm praying for further fresh snow up there in September, as I'm under orders to take off at least 10 days from work in the next month.
I'm praying for further fresh snow up there in September, as I'm under orders to take off at least 10 days from work in the next month.
author=wolfs link=topic=10831.msg44282#msg44282 date=1219731931">
... Weather down in town wasn't the greatest, was it decent enough up on the mtn?
"Decent enough"? Yeah that would sum it up nicely.
No rain. "On instruments" car to top of climb. Broke out of the cloud base at the bottom of Golden Gate face on the way back down. Broken clouds and sunbreaks after that.
You did fine, Jeanette, rea...
Way to go J.....another August in the books!
Jeanette - GREAT job!!! I look forward to skiing with you in Sept!!
a few pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jshefftz/20080819Muir
http://picasaweb.google.com/jshefftz/20080819Muir
Being in Seattle with Slush Cup in progress was frustrating, but alas, this trip was primarily non-skiing.
Complete week-plus TR here:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47416
Paradise Glacier pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jshefftz/20080821ParadiseGlacier
Complete week-plus TR here:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47416
Paradise Glacier pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jshefftz/20080821ParadiseGlacier
author=telemack link=topic=10831.msg44291#msg44291 date=1219769354]
Spill the beans---are you now in the AFC? ("August Freshies Club" 8))
Well let's see, I've been laid up for a while and it's been quite a while since I've seen freshies, so I suppose to me yep, freshies it was ;).
I was thinking about the up coming winter yesterday and i found this link
http://www.almanac.com/forum/read.php?9,196837,259244,page=125
Scroll down to the august 16th & 25th entry. It's for north Idaho mostly and i don't understand most of it, but i sounds promising.
http://www.almanac.com/forum/read.php?9,196837,259244,page=125
Scroll down to the august 16th & 25th entry. It's for north Idaho mostly and i don't understand most of it, but i sounds promising.
Spill the beans---are you now in the AFC? ("August Freshies Club" 8))
Congratulations on your first post! At least you got to slide those big bad ol' boots down the hill. ;D
On the subject, does anyone know if this wet summer weather is part of a longer pattern?
I read somewhere this spring that we may well be in the middle of a 2-3 year La Nina pattern with another winter like the last one in store! -can't remember the source....
On the subject, does anyone know if this wet summer weather is part of a longer pattern?
I read somewhere this spring that we may well be in the middle of a 2-3 year La Nina pattern with another winter like the last one in store! -can't remember the source....
Nice work Dan! Holy crappola, way to nab some gnarly tracks in August! Major kudos!
Meadow Rovers eh - that's their official moniker? Andrew called them 'Volunteer Flower Arrangers" - that still cracks me up.
Anyhow - way to get out! Weather down in town wasn't the greatest, was it decent enough up on the mtn?
Anyhow - way to get out! Weather down in town wasn't the greatest, was it decent enough up on the mtn?
Way to streak! Another advantage of Mondays is fewer Meadow Rovers ::)
Whoa, solo on the Quien Sabe in August? Yeah baby
As telemack said, access onto the glacier appeared to involve steep, loose rock and/or bare glacier ice until we traversed NE updrainage to the cleaver that separates the Paradise from the lower Cowlitz. If the snow tongue between the bare glacier and the cleaver melts, access by scrambling up the cleaver looks feasible and not too onerous. Above that, the glacier is still in very skiable shape, although with some medium-large cracks showing, but easily avoidable. It'd be...
Dan, that first shot is very impressive. Are you gonna go back into Canada and ski some of those lines. I went to Norway and you can ride a t-bar for some 'intermediate terrain', over there. Keep on rackin' 'em up, Rob
That photo scares me, especially near those holes at mid photo!!
Good job Dan!
Good job Dan!