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author=telemack link=topic=7886.msg31500#msg31500 date=1191646692">Indeed. I don't think I've ever skied freshies below 6,500-ft around here this early in October.
Crazy-early for freshies, eh.
Just got around to resizing the rest of the pics which are posted here.
Nice work! Impressive tracks on the steeper section on the high point above Sourdough Gap (saw your tracks when Kevin and I were skiing there yesterday (Oct. 5th). Thanks for setting the skin track along the PCT; it greatly facilitated our gliding approach in the morning.
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Wonderful way to start the season. You're spoiled now. The photos posted and the link to Jason's site were great. Jill wants a new camera. ;)
Thanks for the photos guys. It was great meeting you all. I threw some photos and stuff here: http://cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/baker/colemandemming/colmandemingoct2007/cdoct2007.htm
I hope there is more of to come :)
I hope there is more of to come :)
Who hoo! Great day and nice pics. Nice to meet you guys. Snoslut, did you post any other pics online anywhere?
- Matt
- Matt
It was nice up there - we were just finishing our first run when we saw your group head out. The light went flat just as we finished our second lap and started descending.
Orange Pekoe.
How much closer to perfect could it have been?
Kyle could have had a functional camera for first. >:( ;)
Actually Scott broke his own trail staying high around Pebble Creek. After I caught up with him near the base of Moon Rocks I took over till Muir. From the base of MR it was deep. Maybe that's why we didn't see any non-sliders. Postholing knee to thigh deep would have been ridiculous.
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Nice to meet you, and glad we could help out. Hope the rest of your day was uneventful.
You are more than welcome for the beer Eric. Thanks to you and Kyle for cutting the skin track and for taking photos and for posting a great TR and for the company. I could not believe that we were to first group to Muir yesterday. Not only have I never seen more skiers than climbers up there, I have never seen so many skiers up there at once and didn't see a single climber. How much closer to perfect could it have been? I hope to find out.
Nice pic on splitboard.com too! You guys were tearing it up! Fun stuff...I like the Liberty Cap glacier hanging in the background!
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Dude, I'm so freakin jealous. I can't wait to hit it again...asap. I've had the powder bug...since, well...I guess it hasn't left, hence being on TAY! ;) Eric, those are some SICK photos, especially the one you told me about with Kyle flippin the lid on the quarter. I like the 3rd pic in that series the best...rock on! Nice shots and I will be there with the Canon S2 next time too. ;)
Pete and Dave:
Nice trip, considering that there still IS a bit of skiing in Argentina and Chile!
Let's hope that..
A) This layer doesn't freeze into a sheet at the bottom of it all over the next week of thawing; and
B) There's lots more where it came from!!!
Nice trip, considering that there still IS a bit of skiing in Argentina and Chile!
Let's hope that..
A) This layer doesn't freeze into a sheet at the bottom of it all over the next week of thawing; and
B) There's lots more where it came from!!!
you cant complain about first tracks down Muir I had a great time and I look forward to the next weather window
Congrads about us getting the cover of splitboard.com
Congrads about us getting the cover of splitboard.com
Wow - killer photos, snow, and turns. I am so jealous!
Nice day indeed! Scott K and I didn't leave the parking lot until 1:30 and arrived at Muir at 5:00. We too skinned from the parking lot all the way up to the huts. Temps had dropped by that time of the day, and while the upper 1500 feet or so was nice powder, we encountered crust down to Pan Pt. We skied down Pan Pt all the way to the parking lot. Back in business!
man, that all looks so fun. awesome photos too!
looks like winter out there guys! luckies!!! ;)
Here are some more pics to go with the great turns we dished out:
Jason checking out a HUGE gaper!
Pete and Jason just above the col between Colfax and Baker. After setting off a small windslab, we decided it would be a good idea to descend rather than chance the Roman Wall.
Pete putting in hard day of work digging trenches.
Jason checking out a HUGE gaper!
Pete and Jason just above the col between Colfax and Baker. After setting off a small windslab, we decided it would be a good idea to descend rather than chance the Roman Wall.
Pete putting in hard day of work digging trenches.
I really should have ignored my usual Friday morning sleep-in, idled for awhile at the border and joined you on the mountain. Baker did look good even from some distance.
Yeah! I'm not exactly new to the PNW but its been a while. Good to be back, meeting new folks, and getting on a volcano again. Looks like I'll have to start hanging around here some ;)
Thanks for the report. Way to get some early season pow.
I will definitely be going up after work, Friday early afternoon.
I will definitely be going up after work, Friday early afternoon.
looks like my buddy is drivin up from portland to hit up muir on sat morning, anyone still lookin to go?
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest :-) It has a reputation for rain for a reason. I ski 3 to 5 days a week on my weeks off (every other week) and it seems at least one if not a bunch of those days are spent skiing in a cloud. And I have discovered that not only does rain fall out of clouds, it falls within the cloud also. On the good note your snow was new snow and starting to cover up the dirty ice of last month.
We just saw Tony Furtado here in Seattle and I u...
We just saw Tony Furtado here in Seattle and I u...
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Looks like I may have just missed you guys but I did see your tracks. I agree, it was wet Sunday. I left T-line around 1ish and went about halfway up the Palmer snowfield above the Silcox hut. The snow quality did get a tiny bit better up high but not by much. I was able to connect snow patches to within a couple minute walk to the T-Line lodge.
Yes, i bet we were co...
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Yeah, but does it beat a day on the couch eating ice cream? ;D
I think I'll investigate that... Watch for TR to follow...
Nice pics. Nothing like what I experienced on Sunday.
Looks like I may have just missed you guys but I did see your tracks. I agree, it was wet Sunday. I left T-line around 1ish and went about halfway up the Palmer snowfield above the Silcox hut. The snow quality did get a tiny bit better up high but not by much. I was able to connect snow patches to within a couple minute walk to the T-Line lodge.
author=Volcanogrrl link=topic=7858.msg31406#msg31406 date=1191272247]
Well it sorta drifted in a lot of places as we got higher, but maybe it was a foot deep? It was hard to tell.
The rain really wasn't so bad. Beats a day on the couch!
Yeah, but does it beat a day on the couch eating ice cream? ;D
Well it sorta drifted in a lot of places as we got higher, but maybe it was a foot deep? It was hard to tell.
The rain really wasn't so bad. Beats a day on the couch!
The rain really wasn't so bad. Beats a day on the couch!
sounds like a great weekend! sorry to hear you got rained on, on hood. How deep was the fresh snow at your highpoint?
Excellent TR and thanks for the stoke (as if I needed to think about skiing more).
Hopefully I catch up with you guys on a tour one of these days. I love powder, sun and carnage!
Hopefully I catch up with you guys on a tour one of these days. I love powder, sun and carnage!
Hopefully this year, none of the months will be hard to get in! A foot of new pow on Rainier the end of September though is definitely not regular, although, it does happen. And like snoslut said, if you're willing to hike, none of the months are really too difficult to get your turns down.
I'm still feeling like I dreamt up Saturday. Snoslut, thanks for the fun time hanging out Sat. night. We gotta jam out some more...that was HELLA fun!
I'm still feeling like I dreamt up Saturday. Snoslut, thanks for the fun time hanging out Sat. night. We gotta jam out some more...that was HELLA fun!
JibberD - Yes the carnage refers to the clear cut pics.
Volcanogrrl - Now a days anytime you can slide on powder before November is a treat. Typically Aug. thru Oct. can be considered the make or break for streaks. However if you willing to go the distance there are no tough months.
Stugie - The pics I took of you on the first lap on the Flett was out of focus. UGGG! Otherwise I would have used them. They turned out killer if you looked at them through a...
Volcanogrrl - Now a days anytime you can slide on powder before November is a treat. Typically Aug. thru Oct. can be considered the make or break for streaks. However if you willing to go the distance there are no tough months.
Stugie - The pics I took of you on the first lap on the Flett was out of focus. UGGG! Otherwise I would have used them. They turned out killer if you looked at them through a...
Great TR! Looks like fun. Idda tried to join you but had fun at Hood.
So, i'm pretty new to this whole "turns all year" business, but aren't those pretty awesome conditions for september? Or is august the tough month to get in?
So, i'm pretty new to this whole "turns all year" business, but aren't those pretty awesome conditions for september? Or is august the tough month to get in?
So does the "Carnage" in your title refer to clearcuts seen in the last photos?
Oh king of the tr, that was awesome! Nice write up! Talk about the greatest skiing I think one could encounter in Sept. for sure! Good times, good friends. Like you stated, after this, it's time to switch gears. Can't wait to head out again! Nice pic selects too...I like the one of Brian and Kyle and the blankets of white pow!
Tony M and Andy Martin lapped the same patch for a minimal 1,000 vert - just enough to keep our respective streaks alive!
Hopefully this is the harbinger of a solid La Nina winter.
Hopefully this is the harbinger of a solid La Nina winter.
I'm planning to go back up to Pebble Creek today and, if conditions are good, would consider going tomorrow (Monday).
Anyone available Monday? (October 1!)
Anyone available Monday? (October 1!)
Great news. ;D 5-6 inches of new sounds great and it looks like just the beginning for this system. Way to get some freshies in September and I hope that I will not be far behind.
Muir this week or next weekend anyone...?
Muir this week or next weekend anyone...?