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I just completed Avy level II from Mountain Madness. I highly recommend this organization. I also highy recommend Avy II for anyone spending a lot of time out in the snow.
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Thanks for the report - I have had that dream myself, though unrealized, and have stuck to exploring the environs reachable by road end at mazama so far...
pictures?
Cold nights for camping indeed! I have often dreamed of a modest backcountry hut, placed in the footprint of the summer overlook area, it would make a nice friendly base for exploring in winter, BC style...
- Kevin
pictures?
Cold nights for camping indeed! I have often dreamed of a modest backcountry hut, placed in the footprint of the summer overlook area, it would make a nice friendly base for exploring in winter, BC style...
- Kevin
Beautiful pics!!!!!
Very nice!! makes me a little homesick.... must get Guinness quick. Glad you enjoyed your time there!
Thanks, Kenji, for leading a fun trip (first time up Jim Hill for me).
Here is a link to a photo-annotated GPS track from our trip:
GPS track
Dick
Here is a link to a photo-annotated GPS track from our trip:
GPS track
Dick
Way to go, O adolescent pow-hound.
8)! Rugged trip even on snomos. Picture a winter ascent in there before sleds/roads....
Thanks for that window into your travels. I have always wanted to get up in there in winter as well. I'd bet those slopes up by lib bell this winter have to be pretty loaded. Had the wind done its damage up that way as well?
I saw some waterfall ice in your picasa web pictures, does it look climbable? If so, how high would you estimate the ice goes up. Thanks
I can imagine that they're worried about folks inadvertently skiing into the lake. It's not hard to believe that rangers would be worried about less skilled folks following the tracks of someone much, much better, blowing an edge, and winding up in the drink. Can't say I'd agree with that logic, but I can see where it might come from.
Hmm. Sounds like a fun trip, especially the boat part. Wonder why they citate you? Doesn't make sense.
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It looks like fun to ski down to the lake?
When we were there a few years a ranger said that it was illegal to ski on the lake side of the rim, and that any attempt to do so would be met with a citation/fine/etc. Still didn't stop us from dreaming about packing an inflatable raft, skiing one of the aesthetic chutes down to the lake, paddling out to Wizard Is...
Great shots Jessica!
It was my first time out that way as well. And the day before, a circumnav of Table Mountain too... 10 years ago, I had my inaugural taste of backcountry skiing at artist point, and the view of shuksan in bluesky, with fresh powder in the trees had me hooked!
A most wonderful day out indeed, in great conditions and great company! The horizon is nicely filled by a palette of snowy singularities, enchanting as just about anyplace in BC or the alps....
It was my first time out that way as well. And the day before, a circumnav of Table Mountain too... 10 years ago, I had my inaugural taste of backcountry skiing at artist point, and the view of shuksan in bluesky, with fresh powder in the trees had me hooked!
A most wonderful day out indeed, in great conditions and great company! The horizon is nicely filled by a palette of snowy singularities, enchanting as just about anyplace in BC or the alps....
Hiya Scotsman! greetings and salutations from the land of Joyce and Wilde. Forgot skins eh :) well it happens to us all, no worries - usually it's my rasta buddies though! Hope you're doing well, glad to see a posting from home. Things here are great, although snowpack is minimal the foam on top of the Guinness is really creamy. Enjoy man enjoy.... do say hi to my buddies for me!
Oh, and remember your skins when you plan on going touring:) Cheers, Gary.
ps last time I c...
Oh, and remember your skins when you plan on going touring:) Cheers, Gary.
ps last time I c...
I'm new to flickr, Chair Peak photos are on page 4 on flickr.
..."Anyone know of accessible snow other than Hurricane Ridge?"...
There's a lot of great terrain in 7 Lakes Basin, but it's 9 miles up the Sol Duc river trail, so it's at least a 3-day trip to make it worthwhile. I haven't skied it, but last summer a ranger told me some skiers go in right after the road opens in April. I'd like to try to hook up with a group to go there this spring.
There are some inviting slopes in Badger Valley, with an...
There's a lot of great terrain in 7 Lakes Basin, but it's 9 miles up the Sol Duc river trail, so it's at least a 3-day trip to make it worthwhile. I haven't skied it, but last summer a ranger told me some skiers go in right after the road opens in April. I'd like to try to hook up with a group to go there this spring.
There are some inviting slopes in Badger Valley, with an...
Wow, I skied my August turns there. Pretty different. Absolutely beautiful pictures. Thanks for the inspiration.
Nice report. Nice Stuart area photos - are there some of the Chair trip out at Flickr too?
Funny comment on the poaching. I've always gone by the "it's only your line when you're looking back up at it" rule, but I am also typically the one being "poached" as I tend to like to get to the top of the things I climb versus cream-skimming only the powder slopes. I have learned to take it in stride.
Funny comment on the poaching. I've always gone by the "it's only your line when you're looking back up at it" rule, but I am also typically the one being "poached" as I tend to like to get to the top of the things I climb versus cream-skimming only the powder slopes. I have learned to take it in stride.
Savegondor, glad that all that walking did yield you some good turns. We figured that you must have found something cause we didn't hear a peep out of ya until the afternoon.
Savegondor wrote:
Nope some ointment put that thing into remission, that is until I bump into that tree again. ;D
Savegondor wrote:
And watch out for snowslut these next few weeks...we need to see if that rash he got from a mossy tree spreads.
Nope some ointment put that thing into remission, that is until I bump into that tree again. ;D
Very nice
Did you cycle/race at Cappadocia?
Did you cycle/race at Cappadocia?
These photos are amazing!! A perfect night for a tour! Hope you still had fun despite the "variable" conditions!!
my only addition, being the post holing dupe that I am, is that actually NE aspects were blower as well, the E aspects had mostly blower and some breakable crust, and it was the SE aspects (the approach that snowslut and company used) that were boiler plate nasty. I had two very nice runs on the terrain I could access via the highway 200 snowshoer's and 100 dog-walking boot packers had worn halfway to the top of Heather Ridge. They had even worn a trail up the PCT: So i walked u...
Nice shots Jess -- the shoulder seems fully recovered!
Lee, you could have just dropped that cornice onto the crown! Actually, just wondering about depth cause its hard to judge from those pics...looks to be around 2 metres...
Check out Brian Baker's video of his Rainbow heli-drop...his vids are always entertaining...
http://biglines.com/blarticles/3364/Powlicious-_Another_Film_From_Brian_Baker
Check out Brian Baker's video of his Rainbow heli-drop...his vids are always entertaining...
http://biglines.com/blarticles/3364/Powlicious-_Another_Film_From_Brian_Baker
Dave,I am usually free during the week and maybe I could join you on some outings. Pls.let me know.
Manfred
Manfred
Very nice! And great documentation, too. Thank you.
Like Jason said,
Good work as usual, Lee!
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Photo #2 is really cool.
Good work as usual, Lee!
looks like the perfect pnw bluebird day, kenji! 8)
cass--you're still there?? ;) nice breakin'-through-the-crust photos!
matt, to be perfectly honest - about the last thing on my mind was to go anywhere near that thing and measure it.
Geez, that was a deep slide...all the way to rock. Any ideas how deep it was, Lee?
Cool shots. I've only had a few times to try night photography. It's a fun challenge.
With all these reports, you are making me jealous. You get out a lot.
With all these reports, you are making me jealous. You get out a lot.
Cool TR, thanks for sharing! Welcome Pass is a great place. Nice work getting up there; I've only been there in the summer, but I recall that trail being relentlessly steep in the upper section.
Hey, awesome link! Looks a lot like many of the trails I ride in southern washington. If you come down this way, I'll show you a few.
The Red trip is called the Seven Summits trail. I wrote about that here :: http://www.nsmb.com/trail_tales/7summits.php
Photo #2 is really cool.
When I was up in canada I heard of this heli biking. Sounds pretty interesting. On the cheaper side, I also heard that around Red Mountain, there is a shuttle service which allows you to park at one end of a trail and ride to the otherside, then be taken back.
I've heard there is a lot of riding up there, but other than lift biking at whistler I've never biked any of it.
When I was up in canada I heard of this heli biking. Sounds pretty interesting. On the cheaper side, I also heard that around Red Mountain, there is a shuttle service which allows you to park at one end of a trail and ride to the otherside, then be taken back.
I've heard there is a lot of riding up there, but other than lift biking at whistler I've never biked any of it.
The one thing Ive learned from beating around the bushes here is that there is almost always an alternative to icy groomers
I have 2 full days and another day with only 3 hours on this trip. I should have plan this trip 4 full days so I can ski the hill around the crater lake not just only Mt Scott. There are great many hill around Crater lake.
Anyway skiing at the bowl of Mt Scott bowl was great.
Cem
Anyway skiing at the bowl of Mt Scott bowl was great.
Cem
Nice coat, Peter! Are those extra long pockets for the Champagne?
Aha, now i know where you have been. I hate working because of this!! Great Scott etc. was good on Sat. Guess your making up for sick days missed, like the ones in Utah ;)
I wish I could but I usually have Tuesday and Wednesday off. I also have every other Friday morning off but this is not one of those Firdays.
BTW does anyone know how to move this to the correct page?
BTW does anyone know how to move this to the correct page?
wipe/michael/peter: nice to see your smiles! nice photos, too!