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Cem!!!
So that's where you are!!! was trying to call you for a ski last week!!great trip keep us posted on your adventures. Turner wants to know when he can join you 8)
Charles
So that's where you are!!! was trying to call you for a ski last week!!great trip keep us posted on your adventures. Turner wants to know when he can join you 8)
Charles
Great Job!! How about picture of the bike ski setup? I am pretty sure I saw you heading up to Bachelor. Just got in from Argentina, is this your final destination?
Wow! Happy trails!
Wow! What a great trip. I believe I met you at the Mt. Shasta Ranger Station. I spoke to you about the different routes on the mountain. What a great set-up you have. I was very impressed. Keep on peddling and skiing! 8)
Let me be the first to say, damn...nice work!!!
author=MW88888888 link=topic=10217.msg41150#msg41150 date=1212496215]
June 1st and you ski right back to the road? I just looked and Alpy's telemetry has 70" at 3,100. Is that true? Shoot, you'll be skiing at Alpy until July. What a year!
If you count the snow loaded with gravel on the surface down at the road... yes... you can ski all the way to the road.
Seriously, judging from the looks of the tree...
I think Ron must be a fully "Instrument Rated" backcountry skier, capable of navigating with ease in zero visibility "CAT III", IFR conditions. Here's some further evidence:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=7253.0
Cheers! :)
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=7253.0
Cheers! :)
author=skierlyles link=topic=10223.msg41135#msg41135 date=1212458306]
Big Steve-
wondering what Kangaroo pass looked like and if it will be skiable for the next two weeks?
Is it a worthwhile area to consider skiing for the near future?
Chris
Lots of snow up there. We figured that the Birthday Tour should go for the next couple weeks, maybe longer. But this warm rain might accelerate th...
June 1st and you ski right back to the road? I just looked and Alpy's telemetry has 70" at 3,100. Is that true? Shoot, you'll be skiing at Alpy until July. What a year!
author=Merk link=topic=10217.msg41145#msg41145 date=1212466493]
Hey iluka, nice meeting you guys up there. Sure is a fun ski down the face of Red. Nice n steep! Too bad no view. Here's a pic...
Nice meeting you and your friend as well, Merk. Certainly was a fun descent... made even more interesting in the pea-soup!
author=kuharicm link=topic=10186.msg41009#msg41009 date=1212190919]
See you there this Sunday maybe... we're headed to ski that Needles chute.
- Matt
!Ten quidado! Not so much snow left.
Hey iluka, nice meeting you guys up there. Sure is a fun ski down the face of Red. Nice n steep! Too bad no view. Here's a pic...
author=Zap link=topic=10218.msg41141#msg41141 date=1212463717]
Mac, I've been whinning a bit lately and the upcoming forecast forrain/snow with a 4-5000' flpowder in June is a bit unusual. ???
Fixed it. :).
after reading all the trip reports with socked in drizzle further west, I just had to gloat a little. ;)
Mac, I've been whinning a bit lately and the upcoming forecast for rain/snow with a 4-5000' fl in June is a bit unusual. ???
I skinned up that route the day before, people driving by including the park rangers slowing down wondering, where the heck is he going? The second I put my skis down it started to rain, but kept going, booted the last steep portion right of Yakima peak. Skied the south face of Yakima and traversed back to the hairpin, skied through the woods and back to the car. Still a good ski (1400 vt) in the rain, at least there was no fog. A little rough in the woods to the car with firm 4" cupped sno...
Big Steve-
wondering what Kangaroo pass looked like and if it will be skiable for the next two weeks?
Is it a worthwhile area to consider skiing for the near future?
Chris
wondering what Kangaroo pass looked like and if it will be skiable for the next two weeks?
Is it a worthwhile area to consider skiing for the near future?
Chris
author=snoseeker link=topic=10219.msg41131#msg41131 date=1212455975]
Thanks for the report Chris. Not to worry, we sent the cyclists out on a SAR for you! What a great area and ingenious approach-thanks Ron! But I think his sidekick was Garfunkel, not Magellan.
changed it- would hate to misname his toy, as it is such an important piece of his arsenal.
good skiing with you all.
chris
author=Zap link=topic=10218.msg41107#msg41107 date=1212417427]
Ahhh ! Sunshine and Sierra corn.
Zap I can't believe you left to come home ;D
Robie sounds like a great trip. we went into Van Trump Park on Sunday and it did "rain" :-[ all in all a challenging ski out the bottom section wet, steep, fury, Aviy debris. yum!
Thanks for the report Chris. Not to worry, we sent the cyclists out on a SAR for you! What a great area and ingenious approach-thanks Ron! But I think his sidekick was Garfunkel, not Magellan.
I'd recognize Murray in far foggier weather -- nice job y'all. Glad you're getting out on some good trips.
We merely skinned the c. 80 vert feet up to the bump located directly N of CP Lake/W of the outlet, i.e., the low angle area c. 100-200 meters N of and above Chair Peak, and skied down the lower angle stuff from there. That's the obvious bypass of the outlet. The slopes we skied were fine, although littered with rocks and grit. The snow between there and Roosevelt summit rock even dirtier. Erosion happens.
We did the Chair Peak outlet as Jim mentioned - what did the slopes above on Mt Roosevelt look like? Is there continious line from near summit?
Tx, Russ
Tx, Russ
2 june: foggy, an inch or two of new over 6 inches of mush; when I got to Pan Pt everything was clear; when I got to McClure Rock, I could barely see my hand in front of my face; waited a while; it didn't change (probably did later in the day) so I skied down in the mush.
author=Randy link=topic=10223.msg41123#msg41123 date=1212441580]
We saw three skiers descending the rib just to the north of the tarn as we were climbing to the 6700ft pass -- I heard some hooting and hollering -- so it sounded like you were enjoying the snow.
That was us, in all likelihood. Hope we didn't make too much noise.
We saw three skiers descending the rib just to the north of the tarn as we were climbing to the 6700ft pass -- I heard some hooting and hollering -- so it sounded like you were enjoying the snow.
author=Dave_R link=topic=10211.msg41072#msg41072 date=1212344978]I'm not sure how much longer the gulley down from Chair Pk Lake will be a viable option as it seems to be going fast and there are some great gaping holes down to the creek below. Were we to do it today, I'd probably look higher towards skiers left and the slopes of Roosevelt for a nicer work around the cliff band/gulley.
Good TR. Fearing that the CP Lake outlet ski...
We skied from the hairpin to the knob (c. 7150') SW of Kangaroo Pass. We may have seen you. Our trip was a bailout after aborting our plans to do the Lyall Glacier (remnant) route from Rainy Pass. The clouds were penetrating through to Roo Pass, but no rain. Plenty of snow up there.
Hey - I think we ran into you on the ridge(?). We skied from Silver Fir into the basin, lunched on the ridge, and then skied down the west side to Annette Lake, crossed the stream on a snow bridge just below the lake, and then on snow all the way to the John Wayne Trail. That west valley was ripped by a number of big avies the past week or so - so tree-snappers.
We then hiked from the JWT back to our second car. A good ski and really only got spit on a little...
We then hiked from the JWT back to our second car. A good ski and really only got spit on a little...
Nice pow turns on the dome!!!!!!
Well, the full time ski-mountaineer errant has time to go back & hit it from PS. ;D
wait wait wait-
I wasn't going to give you any flak about the up-and-over bit, but now I realize that you skied from Columbia Crest to the saddle and didn't hit Point Success. The Point Success direct is the cherry on the sundae! Those are some of the best turns, with a steep continuous fall line, directly from the proper high point for the line.
Guess you'll just have to do it again and get it right.
;)
I wasn't going to give you any flak about the up-and-over bit, but now I realize that you skied from Columbia Crest to the saddle and didn't hit Point Success. The Point Success direct is the cherry on the sundae! Those are some of the best turns, with a steep continuous fall line, directly from the proper high point for the line.
Guess you'll just have to do it again and get it right.
;)
We had nasty pollen last year coming off Coleman Glacier on Baker about this time of year. I'd make sure you wipe all the Iodine off the bottom of your skis...it's REALLY bad for the environment.
Robie, nice to meet you and your crew up there. The upper portion of the Sunbeam drainage sure looked inviting, I bet that was fun! Love the pictures of cycling in ski boots.
We stopped to take some pictures of your group descending Foss, too bad the clouds didn't cooperate!
Cheers,
Nate
We stopped to take some pictures of your group descending Foss, too bad the clouds didn't cooperate!
Cheers,
Nate
Big thanks to Amar, Monika, and Dave for a super trip, I had a great time! Also a big thanks to climbers for leaving Muir so early! ;D ;D ;D
Yeah I noticed some pollen issues on Saturday while up near 3Way. Me no likey, nasty pollen it is!
author=artfreeman link=topic=10221.msg41106#msg41106 date=1212415459]
I've found that often if one stares at the various weather pages long enough, wishing it was better than it really is, eventually one comes up with cunning plan to avoid the clouds and rain. A plan available only to those with the most well developed skills of analysis and perception. Or, more likely, it is just the computer screen-dumbed mind playing tricks.
A...
author=NickD link=topic=10215.msg41092#msg41092 date=1212372258]
Nick wouldn't happen to be Nick D would it? Thought I might see him today on Fortune, perhaps with Brent on a visit!
John
I am recovering from December hip accident/surgery John. Living vicariously through your reports. Did my first bike ride yesterday so I hope to ski in July. Sort of a bookend season. Sunrise opening day is a target...
author=md2020 link=topic=10216.msg41100#msg41100 date=1212379256]
Brenda and I made a camp yesterday at the base of the southeast bowl at around 5800'. Good skiing there and in Headlight basin yesterday. Took a tour over to Ingalls Lake today. The approach from Esmarelda TH was a bit of a disappointment. With lots of snow on the trail I was sure we would be skinning all the way to camp. Wasn't to be. Those woods melt out so quick. Windy as hell last...
No, I've seen this before. It's Ron with his "invisible guitar" routine again ::) ::) ::)
Brenda and I made a camp yesterday at the base of the southeast bowl at around 5800'. Good skiing there and in Headlight basin yesterday. Took a tour over to Ingalls Lake today. The approach from Esmarelda TH was a bit of a disappointment. With lots of snow on the trail I was sure we would be skinning all the way to camp. Wasn't to be. Those woods melt out so quick. Windy as hell last night with plenty of rain. Wind this morning, as well as the clouds which kept pushing through, had us...
Ive seen that hand out before . Gimmee a beer !
Nice effort, cool to see a report from further south!
Cool. Almost looks like you got it better than we did! Schweet.
Hey John- That would be Nick C, and no problem on the advice. Trust me, we had second thoughts at the bottom! This tour might go for a few more days, but with all the other tours available to ski, I'd recommend considering one (or more) with a snow start. Thx!
Nick wouldn't happen to be Nick D would it? Thought I might see him today on Fortune, perhaps with Brent on a visit!
John
I am recovering from December hip accident/surgery John. Living vicariously through your reports. Did my first bike ride yesterday so I hope to ski in July. Sort of a bookend season. Sunrise opening day is a target. Sounds like the standard Hawkins thing where by the time you can drive close to TH, on...
John
I am recovering from December hip accident/surgery John. Living vicariously through your reports. Did my first bike ride yesterday so I hope to ski in July. Sort of a bookend season. Sunrise opening day is a target. Sounds like the standard Hawkins thing where by the time you can drive close to TH, on...