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author=nbsar link=topic=40598.msg161442#msg161442 date=1525494172]
Posting Photos of the Poachers (People, sleds, and/or Trucks) can result in useful enforcement from the sledding community.

Snowmobilers of many stripes know that visible wilderness poaching brings the closure of riding areas sooner, so guilty parties may get talked to or a righteous beat-down from sledders intent on keeping the little slice of heaven that is currently open for motor...

5/8/18 10:17am

nbsar

Posting Photos of the Poachers (People, sleds, and/or Trucks) can result in useful enforcement from the sledding community.

Snowmobilers of many stripes know that visible wilderness poaching brings the closure of riding areas sooner, so guilty parties may get talked to or a righteous beat-down from sledders intent on keeping the little slice of heaven that is currently open for motorized use.

5/8/18 7:17am

hedonaut

Heck yes
Looks fatty

5/8/18 6:09am

Shred

So Sick!!

5/8/18 6:07am

Alisse

May 2, 2018, Mt. Hood Meadows-Closed Midweek

Yesssss!!!

5/8/18 5:32am

OregonDead

30 feet to snow is as good as it gets at Meadows. ;D Keep up the good work!

5/8/18 2:36am

nunatak211

Fantastic! Loved the images on Insta as well.

5/6/18 11:01pm

skykilo

I love it!

5/6/18 2:07pm

skykilo

April 19, 2018, Magic Mountain, NE face

Psyched.

5/6/18 1:03pm

skykilo

Beautiful

5/6/18 4:51am

samthaman

Coleman headwall is looking pretty fat right now !

5/6/18 2:41am

Shred

May 2, 2018, Mt. Hood Meadows-Closed Midweek

Onward, We were able to start skinning at Boston Creek.
We stayed on the left side of Soldier Boy untill treeline (around 5k) where the terrain opened up and we were able to cruise over to the arm.
There were a few short little brushy shenanigans, but all in all, the route was quite enjoyable.
I think this route is ideal when there is snow to the road, but It would most likely be a brush fest with thinner coverage.

5/6/18 2:10am

tabski

Viva El Zap

5/5/18 8:16pm

Onward.

Thanks for the report. At what point were you able to start skinning? Can you say a bit more about using the SB Creek cut? How are the routefinding and schwackiness ?

5/5/18 2:47pm

kamtron

April 29, 2018, Wenatchee Mt. 10 Grand

Something like 1-2 miles of snowy road to the trailhead, melting fast.
Fun times!

5/5/18 2:19pm

cumulus

5/2/2018, Swauth

yeah I slept at around 6K from the 1st to the 2nd of May... central/N. Cascades.

May 1st was a swirling drizzly fog of a day with fairly uniform mushy isothermic snow on most slopes (about half a foot or more new from the weekend).
Really cold that night with everything frozen in the morning... put on ski crampons and switched to booting on steeper slopes. Variably supportable crust. By 9:30am S/E slopes were cooked with cornices dripping and crumbling, while the other northern s...

5/4/18 9:36pm

bensidor

Thanks for a great TR Jamie! Couldn't have asked for a better group to do this with. For what should have been a miserable sufferfest, it was really a great time.

My feet start quivering when they get within 10 feet of my boots...it might be a few days yet before that relationship is healed.

5/4/18 1:22pm

MW88888888

April 27, 2018, Cave Rock - Palisades Bowl

Great to be hearing about the adventures in the Sierra. Funny how that big empty lot was verboten. What would a night out as security be without rousting a nice couple?

You guys can appreciate this - finally made it to the San Gabriels this year (March) to ski Baldy bowl, wishing and praying the snow would be good. It was merely "ok" but beat non-existent by a long shot. And those LA denizens are a very happy bunch to be around, must be all the...

5/4/18 12:59pm

RudyGarmisch

Free beers just elevated this route on the radar - any clues to their location?

5/4/18 11:04am

JasonGriffith

author=snoholic link=topic=40598.msg161317#msg161317 date=1524862116]
Sledders poached summit

Stupid SOBs. The USFS needs to step up enforcement. Leaving the Rec. area is way too common.

5/4/18 10:32am

T. Eastman

Good weed, eh?

5/4/18 6:26am

Chamois

HA! Very good. An "A" for persistence and creativity! Once I got to an alpine route and I asked my partner to take out the rope - his eyes got real wide! Ahhh shite.

5/4/18 6:20am

OregonDead

Great TR. Love the improvised traction devices. You going back for the beer? Someone needs to go on a rescue mission. Lol.

5/4/18 4:52am

bs.

it was a fun day, and i was glad to get a chance to mop up the last of the good weather stretch.

author=danpeck link=topic=40602.msg161333#msg161333 date=1524974348">
I'd love to see any photos from your crew showing the conditions of Cache col, Magic mtn, and Hurry up.

hopefully better late than never! (click to link to the full res version).

5/4/18 4:51am

Scotsman

Looks to me that one of the seasons weak layers got lubricated and slid.
Not sure it happened during the recent sunny spell. IMO it more likely happened during the following wet spellÂ at the end of last week and this weekend.
That's what was worrying me when I saw people touring steep terrain this weekend with bad spacing protocols.

Pure conjecture.
Anybody know when it slid?

5/4/18 4:51am

dberdinka

Maybe not touring during the first significant warm up of the year is a good place to draw the line. I'm sort of surprised at all the TRs from people that went out during what was a very significant warm up following a cool, wet late spring. But to each their own.

5/4/18 3:22am

jtack

Boy Lowell, talk about dodging a bullet, that thing would sure break your glasses! Great tour, and your timing was perfect!

5/4/18 2:49am

snoholic

April 29, 2018, Wenatchee Mt. 10 Grand

Left the summit about 4pm after hanging out up there for 1.5-2hrs. Had a very leisurly day. (left Seattle after 6am that morning.)

5/3/18 11:49pm

Jim Oker

You are makingÂ me nostalgic forÂ my last tour with the dog we had beforeÂ our currentÂ one. He was a great outdoor partner but had somewhatÂ gimpy hipsÂ soÂ generally he didn't go touringÂ with me aside from when there were bulletproof conditions with perhaps a few inches onÂ top, or reliably consolidated corn skiing which typically meant laps at a close ski area. So our last tour together was a mellow outing at Mission, duringÂ which I went fairly slow on the down and waited a l...

5/3/18 3:13pm

mikerolfs

April 29, 2018, Wenatchee Mt. 10 Grand

So glad we did this, Jamie! Thanks for the report and the great company. Here is a posed photo from the top of our last run. We all tried to look strong, but I can see fatigue in each of us :)

5/3/18 6:00am

rlsg

apr 30, 2018, Eastern Sierra Ski Trip, April 30-May 14, 2017

author=Lowell_Skoog link=topic=40592.msg161292#msg161292 date=1524704016]

For several years, I've observed an informal ritual of touring at Crystal Mountain right after they close in spring. I like to tag a few high points, enjoy the spring views, and mark the closure of the lift skiing season.

5/3/18 4:28am

rlsg

Awesome..going to check them out...so disappointed with the Denali...bruised clavicles ..welts on hips...butt cramped...ugly picture for sure..scapula too...great it theory..but if it brings you to tears with even a tiny load as well as the occasional big load....

5/3/18 4:21am

Scotsman

apr 30, 2018, Eastern Sierra Ski Trip, April 30-May 14, 2017

Thats a bit sobering!
I was in the ski area on Sunday mainly for touring fitness training( it sure wasn't for the skiing).I stayed mainly on the groomers as the snow conditions were atrocious and snow was 6" of rain soaked mush.

Big wet slide down Powder Bowl crossing the cat-track.

Saw group of 4 putting a skintrack( or boot pack..couldn't see in the mist) up towards Throne shoulder..... hate to be that guy ... but they where all bunched together, no sp...

5/3/18 12:24am

cchapin

We've been using Deuter exclusively for 7-8 years now. Radka's day pack is the Guide 30+ SL and overnight is Guide Tour 35+ (she also has the Guide 40+ for climbing\hiking). I use the Guide Tour 45+ for skiing and Guide 45+ for climbing\hiking. The Tour has a dedicated compartment for beacon\shovel\probe and the regular Guide has a dedicated bottom part for sleeping bag and whatever else fits. I don't know if Deuter still makes the Guide Tour though as I can't find it on thei...

5/2/18 12:25pm

rlsg

apr 30, 2018, Eastern Sierra Ski Trip, April 30-May 14, 2017

Say ...what brand/ type / sizeof packs you using...i have a gregory denali which kills my back...even with a small day load (my flimsy millet 40 L is super comfortable so I use instead..want to take the gregory back to rei at some time..bought before the one year return deal..)?

5/2/18 10:11am

FreeBird

Here is some video from our trip.

https://vimeo.com/267294995

5/2/18 9:26am

Lowell_Skoog

apr 30, 2018, Eastern Sierra Ski Trip, April 30-May 14, 2017

Okay, that's spooky.

Posted to the TAY Facebook group by Pavel Sova yesterday:

Our ascent of Silver Basin on April 24 went right up the middle of that slid...

5/2/18 3:27am

Pete A

what a fantastic trip and great photos as always. I'm so envious you got to spend two weeks down there... Becky and I got in a way-too-short four day trip in March 2017 and it wasn't nearly enough time.

5/2/18 3:15am

Greg Malloure

apr 30, 2018, Eastern Sierra Ski Trip, April 30-May 14, 2017

Hey thanks for the photos! Looks awesome. What time did you all start skiing down at?

5/1/18 2:34pm

rlsg

Wow... awesome trip / write-up..monumental for sure...

5/1/18 12:24pm

jtack

apr 30, 2018, Eastern Sierra Ski Trip, April 30-May 14, 2017

Thanks so much, lovely pictures, as usual, we drove 395 last year so lucky to hit the big snow. Down that way for work last week no, where near as much snow as last year. Food,beer, hot springs, snow, don't need much more than that!

5/1/18 8:14am

Charlie Hagedorn

JasonH has photos and a sweet TR here: http://www.myadventurecrusade.com/2018/04/29/mount-rainier-ski-circumnavigation/

5/1/18 4:57am

Alisse

April 26-27, 2018, Hidden Lake Lookout

Sounds amazing! Nice work. Got any pics?

5/1/18 3:00am

Pinch

Nice pics.

Everyone should know- if you utilize a hut that is maintained by volunteers, you should-

1- bring hut booties (shoes).
2- dont kick snow off ski boots in hut, or on door jamb.
3- cook outside when you can.
4- leave it better than you found it.

5- (list can be added to by others).

Just posting because huts "exploited" on the internet tend to become more visited (imagine that). As a result, Winchester Hut is now clo...

5/1/18 2:14am

jtack

April 26-27, 2018, Hidden Lake Lookout

Thanks for the great pictures and report, looks like some serious digging was involved. Weather looked flawless as well!

5/1/18 1:58am

danpeck

April 19, 2018, Magic Mountain, NE face

I'd love to see any photos from your crew showing the conditions of Cache col, Magic mtn, and Hurry up.

Nice work!

4/30/18 5:22pm

hedonaut

Aw yeeaaaah. Tried that one a while back but we got turned away by spooky deep snow. Glad you guys sent it

4/30/18 5:12pm

discostew

wow, i knew sleds were powerful now, but i had no idea they'd be able to climb any of the walls that lead to the summit

4/30/18 2:04pm

jhamaker