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Sweet...! Glad to see you made it over there. :)
Nice--I just climbed out there last fall--trailhead from the same State Park. Beautiful place--nice 5.6 climb of 6 pitches in a perfect setting. Never would have thought to ski there--especially with Shasta a mere 10 miles away!
That's allright. Once you eventually become sponsored for your climbing skillz & mountaineering achievements, you won't remember you paid a 1/2 week's pay for those Oaks! ;)
How are Jenny's blister doing? Is she enjoying her first europe ski trip?
I recommend skiing powder in Washington, Dan.
:D
:D
author=Amar Andalkar link=topic=9486.msg38306#msg38306 date=1205811022]
All my fault, eh? I don't even know how to reply to that . . . >:(
Actually, my recollection is that I'm the one who refused to descend any farther, but we can pretend that Amar was calling all the shots. ;)
author=David_Coleman link=topic=9486.msg38343#msg38343 date=1205875651]
Yo Pandora - I d...
hi amar - your ski mountaineering site has been a great resource for me so i thank you for that.
There's a notable difference in snowpack between anything west of Cayoosh Pass and east. Snowfall drops off dramatically after say the Downton creek drainage and decreases a lot at Brew in Lillooet. It stays cold so the ice climbing is ok but the area doesn't get a lot of snow. I'd say anything below about 1500m isn't great skiing around there - due to...
There's a notable difference in snowpack between anything west of Cayoosh Pass and east. Snowfall drops off dramatically after say the Downton creek drainage and decreases a lot at Brew in Lillooet. It stays cold so the ice climbing is ok but the area doesn't get a lot of snow. I'd say anything below about 1500m isn't great skiing around there - due to...
Thanks for report.....waiting patiently for video.
http://www.leelau.net/2008/brew2008_03_16/ - full story
Awesome trip. I'm heading there next week for four days with WAH. Snowpack permitting, some steep lines sound great. It seems most ascents are ski/bootable -- any reason for crampons/whippet? Thanks.
author=Robie link=topic=9471.msg38304#msg38304 date=1205810083]
That's a deep thought! As a old spelunker now you got me wondering why they call it Cave ridge. anybody know?
There are several caves there that are developed in marble. The most extensive cave, called Newton Cave, is 600' deep and 1800' total passage length, and includes several roped drops.
Caving, especially in alpine caves involving...
If you keep high above the creek (climber's right) it isn't too bad, but the first bit is always the hardest, and worse in low snow.
author=LeeL link=topic=9491.msg38303#msg38303 date=1205809584]all-you-can down MSG at the Totem chinese restaurant
Way to git it, Lee!
Ausgezeichnet. We skied der Schartenkopf (south of Kuhtai) two years ago with the Trommsdorffs, accessing it by snowmobile from Niedertai. You could see Greiskogel from the summit.
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Great trip and great report Ron. You led us a merry chase and I thoroughly enjoyed the adveture. ;DI think the good snow started again about 3900'. That two inch crust between the top and 3900' must have developed in about 24 hours. Yikes! Yes, a little wallowing on the banks of the Nisqually. Thank you for not posting those shots!!
Day 6 - Peak 8600 and Day 7 - ski out
for more - http://www.leelau.net/2008/coast2008_03/day6/
for more - http://www.leelau.net/2008/coast2008_03/day6/
Jeremy and Mike. Did I see you Sat at Backpacker's Supply?
Hi Lisa,
It definitely was a great day. It was nice meeting both of you and hopefully we can ski sometime soon.
Keegan (& Aaron)
It definitely was a great day. It was nice meeting both of you and hopefully we can ski sometime soon.
Keegan (& Aaron)
Yes, I also believe you are correct in that the phenomena of one spraying snow into one's own face while decending a sweet line in powder can also be referred to as a face shot. Nice work, it looked fun!
NW girl ,
We did both! If you must know we navigated around the top of the thing and cut it with our skis ;)
We did both! If you must know we navigated around the top of the thing and cut it with our skis ;)
I like that paraphrase! Yeah, we did luck out with our ride (Thanks Monica and Jeff!)
Don't forget the bridge over the Columbia on hwy 97 is closed. You'll need to detour to The Dalles.
Alternate Tolkein paraphrase: "Not all who vomit are drunk."
;)
Brave move, counting on a hitch to crystal that late in the day, esp. on a Sunday.
;)
Brave move, counting on a hitch to crystal that late in the day, esp. on a Sunday.
Mileage stats and that kind of thing...
3.14.08 = 3.5 miles - 2600' gain/1200' drop (approx.)
3.15.08 = 2.0 miles - 1700' gain/1700' drop (approx.)
3.16.08 = 11 miles - 1200' gain/4300' drop (approx.)
3.14.08 = 3.5 miles - 2600' gain/1200' drop (approx.)
3.15.08 = 2.0 miles - 1700' gain/1700' drop (approx.)
3.16.08 = 11 miles - 1200' gain/4300' drop (approx.)
Yo Pandora - I didn't know you were sponsored by Oakley? 8)
Hi Ron, I'm sure you've read "A Year in Paradise". The author described his weekly hike from the Paradise Lodge to Longmire for supplies and mail throughout the year. I often wondered about his route. Now I wnt to re read it and see if it follows your adventure. Fun trip report.
Don aka Rusty Knees
Don aka Rusty Knees
It might be comforting to know that the 15-16th held whiteout conditions for us at Chinook Pass with dashed hopes of descents of Naches and Yakima. :( Nice pics though! Looks like a fun trip though and still managed some great turns!
Great read, nice writing! Sounds like a great trip. Red Mtn. is a great area!
Robert -- great photos -- much better than ours. I counted at least 15 descents on Saturday, but it looks like other than a bit more crust on the drop in, you still had great conditions Sunday as well.
I love the photos high up in the slot.
I love the photos high up in the slot.
Basically just get on 97 and head north!
It's in south central washington about 30 minutes north of the Columbia river on hwy 97. The nearest town is Goldendale.
It's in south central washington about 30 minutes north of the Columbia river on hwy 97. The nearest town is Goldendale.
Nice looking area! What state is this in and more specifically. how do I get to the trail heads from Bend, Or?
Cool maybe next season I'll try that out.
Day 5- Sessel and Pk 8600 - http://www.leelau.net/2008/coast2008_03/day5/
I've heard of some caving up there with some narrow squeezes...
It takes between 1 or 2 hours to get to one of the good skiing slopes from the parking area (there is a small primitive pull out area right at the top of the pass just past the Satus Pass sign). It depends on whether or not you are breaking trail or get to follow a snowmobile track and which hill you are aiming for.
You can get to the old ski hill in about 20 minutes, but it doesn't have much vert.
You can get to the old ski hill in about 20 minutes, but it doesn't have much vert.
I think it was in one of Beckey's guides that there used to be caves, but they were dynamited for safety reasons.
The following link has this to say, "On the way down we visited Cave Ridge. Caves were not hard to find at all. We found about a dozen and a half. A lot of the cave entrances where real small. Many were too small for a human, and all were slimy and not very inviting on such a pretty day. We noticed official cave registers at a couple of openings. We hiked the trail tha...
The following link has this to say, "On the way down we visited Cave Ridge. Caves were not hard to find at all. We found about a dozen and a half. A lot of the cave entrances where real small. Many were too small for a human, and all were slimy and not very inviting on such a pretty day. We noticed official cave registers at a couple of openings. We hiked the trail tha...
author=vogtski link=topic=9486.msg38312#msg38312 date=1205814659]
Ron, congratulations to you and your group for reviving this historical route!...but why did you wait a year to post this TR? :)
Opps ::); there's another one I gotta fix.
Thanks, Gary for pointing that out and for the great additional info.
I find the historical info about the early Paradise skiers fascinating. Thank you for being so forthcoming with what...
I've only been up there in summer. I was wondering what it'd look like in winter.
Donno why it's called 'Cave Ridge.'
I was just wondering if you meant 'circumnavigated' rather than 'circumcised.' Kinda different meanings. ::)
I was just wondering if you meant 'circumnavigated' rather than 'circumcised.' Kinda different meanings. ::)
author=ron j link=topic=9486.msg38279#msg38279 date=1205785600]
I actually thought the skiing was pretty good unless you found it necessary to turn.
My new favorite ronj quote :)
Toby - we went in on Friday night and there were 4 skis outside. We slept inside on the lower level to not bug anyone as we wanted to leave early the next morning. As we were up and out of there by about 730am we didn't actually confirm how many people were there. Then we exited on Sat night so not too sure how many people were there but the parking lot was full - mind you there were a lot of daytrippers around.
Next time I'm going to try to climb j...
Next time I'm going to try to climb j...