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6/22/08 3:22pm
St. Alphonzo
June 14 Mt. Hood Circumnavigation
Aloha Dale, and All you friends of Mt. Hood climbing and skiing.
Please allow me to introduce myself. I came to Hood from Northern Michigan in "74 and met Dale Crockatt at Timberline Lodge. He is the man, no brag, just fact.  We did the high route around Mt. Hood twice in the late "70s. Once on on a day trip, and once with a bivouac. More later. Stay tuned. I've got a lot of stories, but all my pictures are ancient technology.
Thank you,
St. Alphonso
6/22/08 3:12pm
scotteryx
June 21, 2008, Paradise Glacier via Muir
Nice 2 meet you!
6/22/08 1:14pm
Charlie Hagedorn
June 21, 2008, Vesper Peak
Yep - we were the pair that you guys encountered earlier in the day. We booted up the wrong mini-gulley ahead of you, realized our mistake, skied it, and headed for the basin that leads to Del Campo. Skiing the avy debris gives new meaning to skiing trees. Fun day thrashing in the forest with a friend!

There are bomber avy-generated snowbridges in the basin leading to Del Campo, once the one that you guys crossed melts out.

I'll pull some of my photos if you guys post...
6/22/08 12:12pm
GregLange
June 19, Alpental Basin
Nice pix of your wife. Nice to ski Cowboy Mtn. with you last weekend, and good job getting more skin time. Up for a Sunday ski next weekend?
6/22/08 6:36am
kuharicm
June 19, 2008, Chinook Pass, Naches, 6597, Seymour Pk
Nice tour.

I'm thinking of doing this tomorrow (Monday).

Any advice of ski routes off of the north face of Seymour peak?

Did you do a car shuttle/hitchhike for this?

- Matt
6/22/08 4:42am
billdoyle
June 20, Alpental/Denny
Telemack,

Bill Doyle here, we chatted at the top of the lift.
6/22/08 2:06am
jd
Double Play on Del Campo, June 20, 2008
Thanks for the report Pete, I was thinking of heading up into Gothic Basin soon. I took the trail like you last time and it was a steep side-hilling hump.
6/22/08 1:55am
olwilli
June 17, 2008, North Sister, Villard and Thayer Glaciers
JD
  not sure if you're the same JD on TAY that my buddy kevin and i met on rainier last june or not, but live in bend and if you're down for skiing next weekend and need an extra partner let me know.  have fri/sat/sun off. 
cheers,
chris
6/22/08 1:27am
Pete A
Double Play on Del Campo, June 20, 2008
nicely done...definitely looks like the best way to get into Del Campo right now...we gave Del Campo a try on Saturday morning via Weden Creek/Gothic Basin trail.  Deep snow cover in the valley bottom, huge piles of avy debris, and high water levels in creeks made for very slow going...we ran out of time and turned around before even making it to Foggy Lake.  Have to opt for the Sunrise Mine side next time now that the slide alder jungle has been conveniently obliterated by avies.
6/22/08 12:56am
Scole
June Turns in Southern California (month 57)
Ahh Mt Baldy. I remember a multi-foot bluebird opening day when I lived down there. Good stuff..
6/21/08 4:00pm
Alexander
June Turns in Southern California (month 57)
impressive. very impressive!
6/21/08 2:10pm
jd
June 17, 2008, North Sister, Villard and Thayer Glaciers
Thanks again for the report since Eric and I are headed down there next week. I know what you mean about the photos eating time! Where you going next?
6/21/08 2:04pm
danhelmstadter
June 17, 2008, North Sister, Villard and Thayer Glaciers
Awesome! way to kill it Amar!
6/21/08 1:48pm
Shred
Double Play on Del Campo, June 20, 2008
What a great place to ski! Thanks Jim, for talking John and I into skiing another pitch. And for the record: I was able to sooth Regi's nerves...

Jim climbing the final pitch.

John slaying some steep corn.

Jim's proposed final ski
6/21/08 1:03pm
Stugie
June Turns in Southern California (month 57)
Wow, asandygal, thanks for sharing your pics of these areas!  I am memorized!  Way to get it - for 57 straight months!
6/21/08 11:43am
Charlie Hagedorn
6/20/08, Mt. Rainier, FF, from 12k
Nifty! Thanks!
6/21/08 11:30am
Amar Andalkar
June 16, 2008, Mt Hood, Old Chute + White River Glacier
I forgot to add some other route photos. I drove up Lolo Pass Rd afterwards, I was shocked to find it blocked by a large snowdrift at only 2900 ft, about 8 miles (?) from US 26. So no way to get the NW head-on shot of Sandy Headwall, but I could get westerly shots of Reid and Sandy:

6/21/08 10:29am
danhelmstadter
6/20/08, Mt. Rainier, FF, from 12k
got a "loaner" ;) camcorder from wal-mart, made a pretty mediocre video of my nonstop 12-8.5ish K descent of the finger, kind of cool sound effects though, no editing, it gets kind of boring, when i start traversing towrds the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3utitv3Bd0
6/21/08 10:16am
jd
June 16, 2008, Mt Hood, Old Chute + White River Glacier
Thanks for the report, we're heading down that way Monday, we'll see if the weather cooperates.
6/21/08 8:00am
Charlie Hagedorn
June 20, Alpental/Denny
I headed up that way today (the 21st) to make another mosey up Snoqualmie. Things on the N/E side of the valley are pretty well melted out. In the ski resort, coverage is still kind of ok, with solid coverage on International. Near the base, you'll be patching things together. The "backcountry"'s still mostly covered, as is the E aspect of Bryant. Access to the upper part of Snoqualmie's probably more enjoyable from the Commonwealth side now, though the steep forest was...
6/21/08 6:15am
jd
June 18 - Brunswick retreat - Cypress ski
Very nice shots - reminds me of evenings on Mt. Pilchuck looking down at the sound - only you're closer.
6/21/08 5:55am
Dave_R
June 20, 2008, Naches Circumnavigation Counter Clockwise
We too were impressed by the "rain"bow.  Very vivid.  Daughter Heidi & I were dragging her BF along for his first backcountry experience (freeheel, too!)  He survived, though the borrowed boots kind of ate his feet.

Zap, we too went CCW, but were behind you by an 1/2 hour or so. (Those darn kids always want to sleep in and miss all the sun crust...)

Keith, we heard no yodel, but likely chatted with you for a while on the south side of the peak.&...
6/21/08 5:48am
skierguitarist
Double Play on Del Campo, June 20, 2008
Excellent tr and wonderful photos...another cool place to check out!!  Thanks...
6/21/08 3:19am
danhelmstadter
June 14 Mt. Hood Circumnavigation
Awesome!

glad you got it in good condition.
6/21/08 3:03am
wolfs
June 20, Alpental/Denny
And hello to you, Telemack  ;D
Sounds like a great way to spend last day of school.

Rather than going to top C2 I ventured for a few laps in the 'backcountry' so I'll report on conditions there. Martin and Sharon bowls were still pretty good, some sections lumpier because of old slides but snow texture was softish and decent semi corn. From Stokes onward there seemed to be more incipient runnels and cups, and a little stickier too (pollen?) but still decently...
6/21/08 2:30am
asandygal
June Turns in Southern California (month 57)
Tioga Pass and Mammoth Lakes have been our destinations for our late summer turns... 

The Kook Chute served us well for September and August and July this past year:


- September


- August

6/21/08 1:30am
telemack
Interglacier(bluebird, suckerholes, and peasoup) 6/18/08
Chris:  Did you even mention this yesterday?  ???  Way to go
6/20/08 2:14pm
Zap
June 20, 2008, Naches Circumnavigation Counter Clockwise
Keith, we did hear your yodeling and Jill responded with a mini yodel.  ;)
6/20/08 2:00pm
Joedabaker
June 19, 2008, Chinook Pass, Naches, 6597, Seymour Pk
That is one of my favorite trips. Was going to do that last Sat, but opted for the Tamanos traverse.
I do it in different order, Seymour, 6597 and finish with Naches.
But it is fun just the same!
Looked like some acrobatic climbing in the ski boots on Naches!
Thanks for the picture(s) looking back a Naches, looks like my line to get to Seymour is still in tact.
That route last year had some skiing combined with spicy waterfall down climbs, an on and off again relationsh...
6/20/08 1:51pm
Joedabaker
June 20, 2008, Naches Circumnavigation Counter Clockwise
Nice job Zap,
When I was driving from Portland and over Cayuse, I almost drove off the road looking at that rainbow.
Glad you captured it in a photo! That was really some phenomena.

Nice trip on a pleasant day!
I wanted to run and get my skis, but I was to focused on the Union Creek thing.
6/20/08 1:42pm
Stugie
June 20, 2008, Shuksan NF up, WS down
Nice trip!  Sounds like you guys got some great conditions for skiing it!
6/20/08 1:38pm
ron j
June 20, 2008, Naches Circumnavigation Counter Clockwise
great info.
thanks.
6/20/08 1:32pm
Keith_Henson
June 20, 2008, Naches Circumnavigation Counter Clockwise
I was up there today as well. I climbed naches twice.

Pehaps you heard me yodeling?

Here's my shot of the rainbow as I approached naches peak via the north (?) bowl
6/20/08 7:30am
andyrew
June Turns in Southern California (month 57)
I remember in the fall of 2004, must have almost been October, there was a still patch of snow on the north side of Baldy!  Perhaps the beginnings of the North Baldy Glacier?  Would have only been good for two or three turns, tops, though.  That was sure a wet spring.

Anyway, way to get after it and thanks for pictures of some old stomping grounds.

-Andrew
6/20/08 7:03am
Stugie
June Turns in Southern California (month 57)
Nice job on month 57!  Nice streak!  So, I'm curious if you're willing to share where you're able to get turns in August and Sept...I'm guessing the Sierra Nevada somewhere?  Nice work, thanks for joining up in the TAY community!  Looking forward to more reports from CA!
6/20/08 6:30am
Randy Beaver
Interglacier(bluebird, suckerholes, and peasoup) 6/18/08
Wow, quite a change from 2 weeks ago!
6/20/08 5:59am
lordhedgie
June Turns in Southern California (month 57)
Your dedicated is admired.  However, feel free to consider a trip to WA anytime you need to get your turns in....  Our snow is more accessible.  ;)

What a relief you found snow at all...  That could have been a real letdown if you couldn't ski at all.
6/20/08 4:47am
Randy Beaver
June 19, Alpental Basin
Who's going to pioneer the Utilikilt @ 10K feet? http://www.utilikilts.com/index.php?page_id=46
6/20/08 4:29am
GoldMember
Mount Saint Helen's - 2008, June 16 (worm flows route)
Thanks!  That's helpful.  I kind of was guessing that the late snowfall might have been what was triggering.  Now that we're getting some heat, hopefully things will be pretty consolidated.  I read the Fuhrer's Thumb TR from Rainier (6' crown a week ago) and it got me wondering.
6/20/08 4:25am
Snow Bell
Mount Saint Helen's - 2008, June 16 (worm flows route)
author=GoldMember link=topic=10376.msg42030#msg42030 date=1213983037]
So I take it stability is good?  We're looking at July 1 for a climb/ski day.  Anything you can add to your already excellent TR?


Stability seemed good for us.  No hollowness or sluffing.  The slides that we saw (4) from the previous weekend were all on the same aspect (just south of east) and appeared to be a result of wind loading from the previous snowfa...
6/20/08 3:12am
GoldMember
Mount Saint Helen's - 2008, June 16 (worm flows route)
author=trumpetsailor link=topic=10376.msg42037#msg42037 date=1213985323]
The snow will be different on July 1.


Undoubtedly.  I'm just trying to get a sense of how conditions were compared to a week or so ago.  Sounds like the warmth may be consolidating the pack a bit, or at least I'm hoping so.
6/20/08 3:08am
Charlie Hagedorn
Mount Saint Helen's - 2008, June 16 (worm flows route)
author=GoldMember link=topic=10376.msg42030#msg42030 date=1213983037]
So I take it stability is good?  We're looking at July 1 for a climb/ski day.


The snow will be different on July 1.
6/20/08 3:02am
Jim Lamb
June 14 Mt. Hood Circumnavigation
Dale,

I remember your buddy Steve the Silcox host telling a few tales of wintertime counter-counterclockwise traverses. Don't know if he ever reads or posts here or not.

Jim
6/20/08 2:46am
Dale Crockatt
June 14 Mt. Hood Circumnavigation
I have skied around clockwise five times now since 1979- I wish it was more, and other mountains.  I have heard of much shorter trips counter-clockwise.  I am very interested in a description of the counter-clockwise route if someone has one!  But then there is nothing like just going out and figuring it out for yourself...  The circumnavigations provide an experience above any summit I have reached and skied.
6/20/08 2:30am
GoldMember
Mount Saint Helen's - 2008, June 16 (worm flows route)
author=skierlyles link=topic=10376.msg41935#msg41935 date=1213852941]
and yes of course- thanks to randy beaver for some beta! awesome trip, thanks for making it safer too. all the climbers were glad that the slabs were already triggered.


So I take it stability is good?  We're looking at July 1 for a climb/ski day.  Anything you can add to your already excellent TR?
6/20/08 1:55am
cascadianwarrior
June 15, 2008, Father/Son Early Winters, Wash. Pass
author=Erik d. link=topic=10342.msg41993#msg41993 date=1213918101]
Awesom, Alan.  Thanks so much for the beta.  I think we'll try the loop and hairpin.  I'll try posting a TR afterward.  Peace.  -Erik


Please do!  I'm thinking of heading up there on Thursday and would love an update on how the snowpack is holding up.  Have fun  :)

Travis
6/20/08 1:15am
Chrisp
June 19, Alpental Basin
Hey Lordhedgie,

We were the folks just gearing up when you made it back to the parking lot. Enjoyed talking with you. It was fun seeing your wife ski sessel in a dress. Have to admit I have never seen that done before  :) .

Nash was a great ski last evening.
6/20/08 1:12am
Marcus
6/14/08, Mt. Rainier, Fuhrer Thumb
What kind of camera are you shooting with?
6/20/08 12:57am
Double E
Mount Saint Helen's - 2008, June 16 (worm flows route)
Hella fun times, thanks again for joining me for this, guys!  ;D

Sigh... *one* of these days I'll get my photos organized and captioned and uploaded to the interwebz .... 
6/20/08 12:35am
Charlie Hagedorn
June 19, 2008, Alpental, Late Dawn Exercise
^^^ :).

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