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From my vantage it looked like if someone wanted to go up Goat Island the best approach (snow covered) is staying to the right by the bridge and traversing to the south end and back tracking up the ridge. What do you think?
I suppose you could go that what, but above the point where the trail crosses the creek the is a lot of avalanche debris and slide alder -- so it it might be a bit messy. Since the bridge is currently usable -- I...
I think we saw you guys heading up for your second lap as we came out in the open at the bottom of Glacier Basin. Looked nice! We pondered following you up, but decided to keep moving toward Steamboat Prow. Our best turning snow started from close to the elevation of Mt Ruth, so between conditions and relative solitude, I think you had a nice optimization strategy.
I'd go back to check out Ruth soon, but I'm happy to let the memory of the "trail" die back a little...
I'd go back to check out Ruth soon, but I'm happy to let the memory of the "trail" die back a little...
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Hey Pete, that was probably Mary and me. We did a traverse through Summerland and Panhandle gap to the Ohanapecosh gl, then to Whitman Crest and down the Frying Pan. Beautiful day. I think we may have seen your group at the Owyhigh TH as we drove out.
If it was just shy of 7 p.m., that was us -- I think we saw you up above, on the way to Panhandle,...
I was wondering if the party we saw touring east of Pandhandle Gap had some TAY'ers
Hey Pete, that was probably Mary and me. We did a traverse through Summerland and Panhandle gap to the Ohanapecosh gl, then to Whitman Crest and down the Frying Pan. Beautiful day. I think we may have seen your group at the Owyhigh TH as we drove out.
I was with Spicoli shooting the footage of his descent to the nisqually chutes. I think I might bring an extra set of drawers next time. It sounded like an exaggerated shotgun blast, and its force and boom was so big I thought it was on the opposite side of the glacier but it was fifty feet above and to the left of me (and Andy). When it slid, it moved extremely slow and didn't bottom out for what seemed to be about 5 minutes. We were actually aiming to descend thru a chute to skiers lef...
Sweet. Thanks for the TR and encouragement to go do the walk to the pass - looks like its worth the effort.
Congrats on getting back to the left coast as well. The Sierras rock. Be sure to spend some time down around Bishop and environs.
Congrats on getting back to the left coast as well. The Sierras rock. Be sure to spend some time down around Bishop and environs.
SPICOLI,
thanks for triggering the slide. Glad I wasn't the one to do it and glad it was a remote trigger. Though next time, please make the whole slope slide. The snow underneath the slide would have been great skiing, but that only lasted a few hundred feet. We contemplated skiing it, but thought better of skiing the lower half of the chutes which hadn't slid.
Also thanks to Amar for inspiring me to milk the cow(litz) cleavage(er). Glad it didn't slide.
thanks for triggering the slide. Glad I wasn't the one to do it and glad it was a remote trigger. Though next time, please make the whole slope slide. The snow underneath the slide would have been great skiing, but that only lasted a few hundred feet. We contemplated skiing it, but thought better of skiing the lower half of the chutes which hadn't slid.
Also thanks to Amar for inspiring me to milk the cow(litz) cleavage(er). Glad it didn't slide.
I was the one who remotely triggered that slide that ran the length of the chutes. I was about 50 yards away when it went.. making turns well above the main entrance.
Nice work Randy,
Standing on the top of Tamanos looking for tracks on the Fryingpan, to far and to bright to see tracks from a far. That looked like great Terrain over there!
From my vantage it looked like if someone wanted to go up Goat Island the best approach (snow covered) is staying to the right by the bridge and traversing to the south end and back tracking up the ridge. What do you think?
Standing on the top of Tamanos looking for tracks on the Fryingpan, to far and to bright to see tracks from a far. That looked like great Terrain over there!
From my vantage it looked like if someone wanted to go up Goat Island the best approach (snow covered) is staying to the right by the bridge and traversing to the south end and back tracking up the ridge. What do you think?
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I was wondering if the party we saw touring east of Pandhandle Gap had some TAY'ers in it.....I was with the party of seven who toured by ya where you were having lunch on Sunday. We were doing a traverse from Summerland to Owyhigh Lakes via Cowlitz Chimneys (TR and pics later today)... beautiful area up there....very cool views of the broad east facing terrain of Rainier.
We were in there climbing this weekend. This chute looks like it's still in shape (see the photo). Royal Basin is still full of snow that is corning up very nicely in the early to mid morning.
On the approach in, continuous snow is not found until after the lower meadows but it's easy to keep the skis on after that.
On the approach in, continuous snow is not found until after the lower meadows but it's easy to keep the skis on after that.
I'll have to ask Zach about that. That may have been him. But if it was, the parents didn't hear about that escapade.
Nice shot of Sherman! Me likey. Is Interglacier starting to open up any more than it has already? (1 small crevasse, just below 8400' - 6.6.08)
TY Randy. Good call on your part though. And, despite the start and though it's sad, it seems that no matter where we go now we can share "Stupid Moments in Snowmachining". Whether it be a cornice on the rim of St. Helens, a snow bridge spanning a large crevasse on Baker, or just trying to maul past hikers on a gravel road doing 40mph, they sure are helping to make the other snowmachine riders look REAL bad. ::)
Way to grab it! I think Ruth gets overlooked in comparison with Interglacier, but with the way it's rock ridges sit, it's more protected from the wind, but still accumulates some good deposit. And it sits perfect for the sun to hit it for some nice corn! Way to nail it!
Glad you had a great Father's Day! Did your son Zach ever meet up with some guy @ crystal on Gold Hills to jump a kicker over the maintenance shed?
I actually wanted to ski Kendall on Friday but it looked so melted out I steered clear. Glad to see you getting after it!
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2nd that.
Scotteryx good catch. Yeah Forbidden, not Formiddable. I got them mixed up FOR some reason. ::)
"Surrounding views...
Formiddable..."
Actually, it's Forbidden.
With the North Cascades, they are almost always named something scary...... just not Pilchuck ;-)
Formiddable..."
Actually, it's Forbidden.
With the North Cascades, they are almost always named something scary...... just not Pilchuck ;-)
We skied in the Tatoosh range and had a high camp below The Castle. We spent some time watching the activity on the Muir snowfield with binoculars (at times it looked like Chilcoot pass during the gold rush). We saw a bunch of people gathered at the debris field from that slide and followed it up to the large crown fracture. It looked ugly even from a distance and gave us pause. That aspect at the back of the Tatoosh range had similar fresh slide activity. The corn at the top,though,...
I wouldn't have thought you could ski to the car at Kendall after looking at Summit West on Thursday. Good to know there's still good snow there; maybe I'll get another chance to hit I-90 before it's all gone. Let me know if you want someone to tag along and justify you taking a slow pace.
Altasnob, were you with the party that skied the chute in the west rock ridge? If so, cheers on a sweet looking line/cornice cut.
Forgot this weekend was UW graduation so traffic through Seattle was nuts. Yeah, we were late. Baker had crossed our minds but then El-ho came up. Had to pounce on that.
That's a sweet crash pic, but if you'd said you were imitating superman and meant to to do that; I would've believed it. Nice one!
Sunday afternoon QB says : Alpine start would've been better! Nice TR's Stugie and Slut!
Good times other then the tent pole ;)
heres a link with more photos
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125628
heres a link with more photos
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125628
Not that long a day, 8 hours. In perfect snow conditions earlier in the season it should be possible to knock an hour or so off that without too much trouble. In fact in terms of effort it is not realy that much more than going to the summit, the elevation gain is about the same. I doubt if you saw our tracks as it was pretty icy when we descended the Reid but that is a great ski and there were no open slots on the section we skied. Nice work on the Reid, I would love to ski th...
NICE JOB wow what a long day. Think i may have seen your tracks down there on the Reid Glacier. That ice fall is sort of spooky (at least it was for me years ago...) lots of slots/ or potential slots... Sounds like fun but don't think I have the stamina to do that: "Man must know his limitations"...Dirty Harry I believe... Way to go-- that is so inspiring......
June 15: ditto :-) but saw one small skier-triggered slab on the way up today that a skier following our tracks yesterday apparently set off (he came down later than we did).
We were looking for you guys at Baker. Glad you got some great corn! Nice pics too! I love the North Cascades...such great touring! So I'm curious, did you guys make it to the airport on time?
When we climbed that in May of last year there was a HUGE slide in or about the same area you are referring too. My pics came out blury, but the crown was about 3-4' and it was about 600-700' across, descending a good 1/2 mile.
To underscore the danger you smartly avoided, please see a related TR at:
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/806042#Post806042
I believe that's the steep east face of Monitor Ridge which is an in-your-face candidate for a slide whe you climb on the Swift Creek trail. It finally happened. MSH can lull you into complacency. Your trip report and the CC TR pulls us back to eternal vigilance.
JJS
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/806042#Post806042
I believe that's the steep east face of Monitor Ridge which is an in-your-face candidate for a slide whe you climb on the Swift Creek trail. It finally happened. MSH can lull you into complacency. Your trip report and the CC TR pulls us back to eternal vigilance.
JJS
Nice work. Ive always wanted to head that way from 123 and your lines look like art work on the mountain canvas.
Nice, I hope my first day of retirement is that nice !
Maybe we ought to start a retired guys lodge with huts at Ashford and Greenwater.
Maybe we ought to start a retired guys lodge with huts at Ashford and Greenwater.
Very nice Joe. If it tired YOU out it must have been a strenuous tour. That chute looks great.
Now that it how to start your first day of retirement!
Congratulations on both retirement and getting some nice corn.
Congratulations on both retirement and getting some nice corn.
I was there yesterday, the 14th for some fun in the sun. Skiing was pretty good on slushy new snow over a firm base. Getting a bit lumpy at the bottom. You won't be able to ski to the car much longer.
I was hoping for a picture of you howling... ;) Nice bit o' vert for a day! That looks like a nice tour! Nice work!
I forgot to mention there were several wet slides off the E-facing 'Muir Wall' above the old Ice Caves during the early afternoon. They all stopped where the slope angle eased.
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The jet dipped south and brought precip and unseasonably cold temps to Northeast California. Dunk and I drove via Westwood to the Manzanita Lake entrance of Lassen NP, and then to the parking lot at Devastated Area. Only a fraction of the mountain was visible from 6500', but we could see a small sluff on the ENE aspect. After a discussion about risks, etc., our tour...
Gary ,Glad you and Dorothea got out . i'm moping around here being that I'm on call this weekend. I'm living varcariously through through trip reports.
Andy, Dorothea & I followed your tracks as far as "5th" crossing. What an honor to ski once again with a 78 year-young legend! Perfect corn from almost the top of Cowlitz Rock to the base of River Run. Amazingly clean & smooth for the middle of June!
Robie, the Valley Road is still barricaded about halfway to 4th Xing, unless additional parking is needed on busy days. No problem to scale the roadcut on either side of Paradise River. Joe...
Robie, the Valley Road is still barricaded about halfway to 4th Xing, unless additional parking is needed on busy days. No problem to scale the roadcut on either side of Paradise River. Joe...
Thanks Andy ,Sounds like you have been busy ! Is the paradise valley rd open yet ?
Short hike? As the newb in the group, I'd like to point out it was a very long hard hike, worthy of notation in the annuls of history. I only realized later that it was two hours and forty five minutes from leaving the car to returning to the bottom, and at least 30-45 minutes of that was my partners waiting for me to catch up. Perhaps I need a little more practice with the technique of using these funny skin things. Rolling uphill to engage the edge in a traverse == bad.
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awesome, i'm glad people are still getting after it back home.