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Sort of "insular" here in Oregon....  So where is Jolly Mt..  Maybe  I should take a geograpghy course on Washington!!!!!!!

Yeah, Russian roulette without a loaded gun just loses something......

Don't you guys know "you are playing russian roulette with a loaded gun going out there" it is "3 levels above extreme"!
I think regulations require adequate warning to folks when the helicopter is used to drop bombs, but that was a little over the top yesterday. That was such good snow!!!!!!!!

wow awesome photos!

Sounds great! Much better than staying home watching football, which is what my ski partner (aka Husband) wanted to do; I went biking instead.

Regarding the 10 AM opening, I don't think I'd be whining about that! A noon or 1:00 opening (if the gate opens at all!) has been the norm this year. Not sure what the deal is, but that's another post for another day.

We've found ourselves doing a lot of "Plan B's" this year due to the Park Service...

That did not suck.
Was a bit shocked at the stability. I would have expected more sluffing, particularly across the street.

OK rather than replying to the questions via email and pm I will try to clear up my confusing report here. I drove both ways, first up penny creek and that is where I skied the road. I then exited penny creek and went a little north of Quilicene and tried the Lords Lake route. I didn't have my altimeter watch with me yesterday but would guess I was stopped both times around 1200, a good reference would be the intersection of roads 27 and 28 on a topo. The forecast shows rain at this elevati...

Nice. We almost went to Paradise yesterday, but decided to head to Crystal instead.  The bc skiing at Crystal was fabulous too  ;D.

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but on a fantastic powder day how can you stand to stop skiing long enough to set up and take photos?)

It's really had to stop and take a few pictures, but if you do it early on, you can get the camera put away and just ski  8).

I can further confirm that, in that particular pit, I believe that Silas found conditions to be really quite stable. In addition, I engaged in my own, far less sage, but still effective, crash-pit-digging, again without generating any slides.

Good snow with fun folks! Thanks again!

Great shots Cass!! Man - you do need a snorkel there.

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um, i would have to dispute that -- not everywhere! :)

:) Well...I guess one of the advantages of VA is that at least you don;t need a snorkel to get around...

It was agood day eveywhere. 8)

Fabulous day guys. Thanks.

The reason I read TAY on Friday is to see what my brother Larry has to say, since I can't call  til late Friday night or Saturday due to his schedule. I am so curious as to how his week went, and I envision always being there too.  I can only make it out with him overnight every two or three weeks, and if he didn't go, I wouldn't either.

So Lar, keep posting so I don't have to wait til Saturday to see what you are up to. I love to see you write about you...

The "police officer" was a security staff member for the Pass, just doing what he was told I guess.  A dozen of us had the same experience with him, tho fortunately some of us had a nice chat with a pro patrollman driving to Alpental to work the problems there. 

Quite likely that the security fellow has never seen a snowshoe or backcountry ski, kinda out of his element which is probably ticketing illegally parked cars. 

just can't fit 11+ hour trip within daylight hours. riding pow by headlamp can be quite enjoyable.

Always kinda nice when you get 5+ feet of new snow in the days leading up to Groundhog Day.  :thumbsup: 

As alpymarr says, "I love big dumps"  ;D

A well written report plus pics of an area that I haven't been, I can't find anything to complain about there. Thanks for the report and keep them coming. I think there's room enough for all the different types of reports but I guess we'll see.

Thanks *so much* for the encouragement John, SG, and Silas. It makes a big difference in my enthusiasm. Maybe I'll do that TR about how to ski camp with Raynauds when the temps are near zero after all. At least the tricks I've learned the hard way.

Larry

Ps: no Raynauds is not a buddy of mine from France.  ;)  If you have it, you know it. Hands and feet turn white and go completely numb with exposure to cold among other triggers. Treatment options are quite limite...

Thanks for the up-track!

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Sad to say, but the recent thread about the uselessness of this site has somewhat drained my eagerness to write TRs. The general tone, a bit harsh to my ear, made me wonder whether or not Fay Pullen has a better solution for my thin skin; she still does her wonderful TRs, but distributes them via private mailings.

Imagine if managing, moderating, and spam recovering TAY...

Thanks for this most useful TR John. I've always wondered about skiing that side of the hill. I used to ski camp right on the top, with access via Road 800 with XC skis. Used to until Jane and I almost got blown off the top on one trip.  :) After that I started camping a bit lower down nestled right against the line of trees, protected from the wind.

Larry

Never stop posting, Larry.   My humble opinion at the moment.  I will waffle over it for sure!  I very rarely feel that someone might be boasting, or whatever, on a post.  I typically don't read long segments , kinda skim them I guess.  But I really enjoy knowing what is going on out there.  Not just conditions, but who is out, the type of trip and terrain they are seeking, the few special pics they choose, etc.  Take Charles' trip up Lennox area.  Been studying that one for years and...

Hi John,

Have you ever found anything that indicates exactly where the old rope tows were at the Swauk ski bowl? I've been in touch with a fellow who lives in your area (I think) who's been trying to locate them. I wasn't able to give him any precise information. My guess is that they were somewhere in the drainage followed by the old Blewett road, but he was told by an old-timer that they were a bit farther east, closer to the Swauk campground. Any tips?

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I lived in NH for about 8 years and bought my first BC skis there in 1982---haven't used 2 ice tools since!  There are TONS of good tours there, and some good AMC huts.  Try the trails off the Kancamagus Highway for starters.  Ski on as many of the 4000ers as you can and you'll have goals for life.

And hey gang, let's not complain overly about having too much snow.  ::)  It's OK with me not go wherever I want for a few weekends in the winte...

Good to see fun to be had on the "righter" coast....I will be departing this fair state this summer with wife and kids to make a new homestead in New Hampshire - farwell Cascades....you give me hope that I can still get my "fix" without having to relegate myself to the icy hardpack groomers I remember as a kid...I hear Mt Washington has its share of fun tours too...thanks for sharing the video!