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Thanks for bringing in that stellar day gang 8)
Ed & Joe - If you have any interest in getting a copy of our gps track for the day on a topo shoot me an email -- I didn't have your addys.

1/17/08 1:27pm

Kneel Turner

January 13 08- Yodelin and Steven's Pass Outrage

Thanks for letting me tag along. What a great day w/great company! How lucky we are to enjoy the mountains w/friends. NIce pic of Holly rippin' N-face, BTW. Hope to see you all again soon. -Ed

1/17/08 11:54am

silaswild

Stevens Pass staff members discussed some of the topics in this thread at the Mountaineers Headquarters last night:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=8822.0

1/17/08 11:22am

Jan 17 08, Chair Peak Basin Alpental, Wa

author=rj link=topic=8845.msg35530#msg35530 date=1200626473]
3 of us toured Chair Peak Basin 1-17-08, pretty beautiful tour. We skied east facing terrain, dug a pit on 38 degree slope east facing. Hard rain layer at about 8-10 inches. R block test showed non-consolidated break on 1st jump above the rain layer, 5 + subsequent jumps failed to break any deeper layers. Skiing had some small crust higher with soft pow conditions down b...

1/17/08 6:18am

matthaeus

January 12, 2007, Sellrain/Tirol/Austria

I just got news from friends in Innsbruck that they still experience the Föhn. So it does not look too good in Tirol right now, unfortunately.

1/17/08 5:29am

skykilo

January 17, 2007, Pineapple Basin, Alpental BC

Thanks for your report.

1/17/08 3:07am

Stugie

TR: Spooning is only allowed in bed...(1/6,10and11)

Glad you've been having fun...hope things are well slut. Catch you later.

1/16/08 3:43am

Robyn

TR: Spooning is only allowed in bed...(1/6,10and11)

You guys rock!! Good memories from this winter break will not soon be forgotten...
Drop me a line if you find yourselves in Tahoe for any reason this winter. Now that there's actually snow here, my backyard is full of possibilities for adventurous shredding!

1/16/08 3:37am

LeeLau

Jan 13, 2008, Joffre Shoulder

I don't know what the scale is - I would guess better then 1:50,000 and definitely not 1:100. The garmin mapset works well

1/16/08 1:56am

Eli3

Jan 13, 2008, Joffre Shoulder

looks like a fun trip - how do you like the garmin canadian mapset on the GPS? Is the 1:100,000k series good enough for anything? I have the 24k series for the us parks (which is fantastic), but those candians need better topos!

1/16/08 1:31am

bcpinhead

TR: Spooning is only allowed in bed...(1/6,10and11)

That looks amazing!!!!!
Nice job kids!

1/16/08 12:56am

Tophervw

author=danengel link=topic=8796.msg35459#msg35459 date=1200499360]
I'm a photoshop guy too, ;D

I thought you may have added some snow to my face and gogs in those 1st pics....I'm on to you Engel....

1/16/08 12:02am

danengel

I'm a photoshop guy too, so I figured you might have used it to "enhance" Chris' riding abilities. It's all about smoke and mirrors, right?!!
;D

1/15/08 11:37pm

bc_skier

TR: Spooning is only allowed in bed...(1/6,10and11)

Dan,

With PhotoShop I can make anybody look good...accually we all know Chris is good on that splitboard!

I know I am exceding the photo limit but had to be fair and post a shot of Dan. I hope I do not get put in the Turns-all-Year jail for posting to many photos. May be you guys can bail me out if I get locked up!!!

1/15/08 11:04pm

snoslut

Jack wrote:

Sunday was a fun group Robyn is a rippin' skier too.

Without a doubt a fun group, except those skiers that kept falling down hill and poached our cliff line that they didn't even hit. Refer to pic of unsafe bc travel.

<Bottomline>Robyn effin charges!</Bottomline>

Jack wrote:

1/15/08 4:31pm

Gary_Yngve

January 13, 2008, Snoqualmie Pass

That snow was sooooo goooooooooood!!!!!

1/15/08 1:48pm

savegondor

author=Jim Oker link=topic=8787.msg35430#msg35430 date=1200435807]
Nice report.

I'm glad we don't typically have to worry too much about depth hoar in WA. During my one trip to CO in the winter in '93 (when I incidentally took a level 1 avy class with a few well known experts including Tremper teaching - good stuff!!), they had something like 3+ feet of depth hoar with just a little over a foot of newer snow on top. It was a ve...

1/15/08 12:41pm

skierlyles

Nice work guys, looks like everyone had a good day out except for me (stuck doing homework). Chris- we gotta get back up to Sahale and get some turns one of these days. Maybe this spring? Will be in touch.

Nice faceplant, l think your beard needed some water- he must've been hungry for some pow too!

-the other Chris

1/15/08 12:36pm

skierlyles

TR: Spooning is only allowed in bed...(1/6,10and11)

All I can say is wow! Joe- I dropped those classes and am skiing all winter, no more homework on beautiful weekends for me! Decided I needed to get my priorities in order- Let's ski!

See you all out there soon.

Chris

1/15/08 12:17pm

jack

Sunday was a fun group Robyn is a rippin' skier too.

Hopefully we will get some more good terrain in soon.

1/15/08 12:13pm

Snow Bell

Thanks for the pictures you guys, it's nice to have reminders of the wonderful conditions. The snow, sun and company sure came together. ;) I am glad to have learned some new terrain and to have met Holly, Jen, JW, and Ed. I appreciate the opportunity to plod along with the geezers and pick up a thing or two along the way. I hope to do it again soon. Thanks again to JW for the lift up to Paradise for the last run. We made it down to Narada just before dark and enjoyed some of the ni...

1/15/08 9:03am

Bandit

That's a great shot of Rainier. You can see a line up The Fuhrer Finger that looks sweet.

1/15/08 9:01am

Tophervw

Don is tha MAN, Dan! Don't be hatting because I got hella tight steeze!

1/15/08 7:25am

danengel

Don, you sure are making Chris look pretty good. What kind of deal have you guys worked out? ;D

1/15/08 6:23am

Jim Oker

Nice report.

I'm glad we don't typically have to worry too much about depth hoar in WA. During my one trip to CO in the winter in '93 (when I incidentally took a level 1 avy class with a few well known experts including Tremper teaching - good stuff!!), they had something like 3+ feet of depth hoar with just a little over a foot of newer snow on top. It was a very weird snowpack - lots of whoompfing VERY tricky to ski especially with the much-skinner telemark ski...

1/15/08 5:32am

Michael

Hi all - great to have Cass here for a few days for some skiing in my new backyard...you are all more than welcome to do the same ;-)! Kam - we'll come check out the Virginia backyard at some point ;-)

Paul posted more pictures here.

1/15/08 5:15am

Teleskichica

And a few more to add to the photo album.
Highly recommend the following action shot of JW "Oof . . .", but don't forget to view a short clip of Legdragger, "Yeah, Baby!".
Great day of...

1/15/08 5:03am

Teleskichica

WOW--love those pictures. More???

1/15/08 4:53am

bc_skier

Chris...checking out the goods!

1/15/08 4:48am

cascadesfreak

January 12, 2007, Sellrain/Tirol/Austria

author=kam link=topic=8790.msg35393#msg35393 date=1200369666]
some friend you are. switz --- sssshmitz. sheesh.

Kam - fly on over and join us in your classic weekend trip style! (You could probably fly in, ski and get back to Virginia in the same day ;) .)
Greg - Thanks for the Schnapps warning :) . Michael passed on the story of your Schnapps experience from last year...
Robie- I think they have cheesburger's here, but not...

1/15/08 4:34am

cascadesfreak

Lift skied at St. Anton today (western Austria); fairly icy beneath chopped up freeze-thaw snow on most slopes, but still found some powder on shaded aspects and good snow coverage up high. Heading for France later this week...apparently the last storm hit southern Switzerland/France pretty good (~70 cm new snow).

1/15/08 4:04am

ron j

January 12, 2007, Sellrain/Tirol/Austria

Here's Photos of the 3 females of the day's posse, havin' their way with the great snow and great weather:

Holly

Jen

and Jeanette

More pics under the thumbnail:

1/15/08 3:53am

Spin Fast

Not necessarily the report I would like to hear! Hopping on a plane tomorrow for Munich, after which I'm supposed to meet up with the fiance and the rest of the US telemark ski team in the Czech. They are supposed to race tomorrow in Slovenia but apparently there is literally no snow...to the point where the organizers are trucking some in. They did report good conditions in France though...

So my question is, once the racing is over, where shou...

1/15/08 2:10am

Nate Frederickson

Jan 13, 2008, Stevens BC (video)

Thanks for the links TS. I'm now going to call it surface hoar buried in the snowpack. Very interesting how they definitively say surface hoar is the culprit in avalanche accidents in maritime climates.

1/15/08 1:44am

scumbag

Way a beautiful day...I was working so I couldn't venture around and had to stay with-in stevens pass proper...great photos!

1/15/08 12:48am

md2020

January 13, 2007, Paradiseapalooza

got my computer and telemarktips account working again.

1/15/08 12:42am

md2020

Jan 6, 2008, - Avalanche above Paradise

I took this photo last Sunday 1/13. There's a significant pillow formed near that slide.

1/15/08 12:40am

md2020

January 12, 2008, Snoqualmie Stair Master (SSM)

oops. Wrong thread.

1/14/08 10:39pm

John Morrow

Jan 13, 2008, -- Mt Margaret

Thanks Randy,
Glad it turned out to be a bluebird day above the fog for your trip. It is good to get some idea for later in the week. Sorry to steal M+P away from you.
Probably run into you soon, John.

1/14/08 2:42pm

Berzerk

Jan 13, 2008, Stevens BC (video)

Nice pics! And a sweet bluebird day to boot. Where at the pass were you.

1/14/08 2:37pm

Boot

January 13, 2008, Goat Island Mtn

Your Welcome. Pretty good timing for a BC taxi to come by.

Boot

1/14/08 2:25pm

Randito

January 13 08- Yodelin and Steven's Pass Outrage

Steven's expansion plans include building new parking lots (not garages) in the summit area.

http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/files/the-mountain/MDP_Fig4-14_Proposed-BaseArea(100).pdf

1/14/08 1:15pm

telemack

From Kiwiland to Schweiss-world in one season!

1/14/08 1:12pm

Teleskichica

Just say you miss us and we might feel bad enough to ski with you again at the "real Alp" when you get tired of those Alps. ::)

1/14/08 12:01pm

kam

January 13 08- Yodelin and Steven's Pass Outrage

hey, Wipe! i thought you were going to stop by Richmond, VA, for some ski mountaineering? what am i, chopped liver? we had plans to bag the highest point in my neighborhood, remember, the 288 overpass? some friend you are. switz --- sssshmitz. sheesh.

1/14/08 11:30am

BrianLee

I can understand your frustration, but it is a Stevens Pass controlled property, therefore they owe you nothing. As for said employee, I am not surprised he was skimming a little off the top. Opportunistic Genious or Filthy Bastard? I guess that depends on your perspective. Most area emplyees and people who live up in the mountains generally hate seeing all the people from "the west side" coming up to "their" mountains, and usually will happily screw anyone from the city that...

1/14/08 10:17am

Charlie Hagedorn

Depth Hoar has radically different structure and mechanical failure modes from Surface Hoar. Check it out! (in fact, check out the whole page if you've never seen it, it contains large chunks, but not all of, Bruce Tremper's informative avalanche text.

Edit: In fact, if you find the page informative, go grab his book! I've...

1/14/08 9:47am

Nate Frederickson