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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 spell  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?

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

You are making  me nostalgic for  my last tour with the dog we had before  our current  one. He was a great outdoor partner but had somewhat  gimpy hips  so  generally he didn't go touring  with me aside from when there were bulletproof conditions with perhaps a few inches on  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, during  which I went fairly slow on the down and waited a l...

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...

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..)?

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...

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

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!

Sounds amazing! Nice work. Got any pics?

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

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

I think your party was more fit.
By ski backpacking, do you mean ski touring?

My party of four, five yrs ago, 3min+ slideshow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ6KIWvjaag

Looking fwd to some traverses when Cayuse Pass opens.

Man I miss adventuring with The Brit!

You skinned right past Flying Pie & passed it up?!

That one's been on my bucket list for awhile, moreso now because I can see it from my deck. I might have to go looking for your skin track next week...

Another awesome TR.  I loved my one and only trip to Mammoth last June.  I was lucky enough to meet a local who showed me around. We ended up doing a cool boot pack from the top that ended in a run to the closed canyon lodge.  Love that you debated between parking in the shade and parking right by the snow.  I had the same debate and opted to park right by the snow in the mill lot.  Car ended up like a greenhouse and all my ice melted but I was stoked to be literally �...

I've never gone up on the ridge, I just kind  of cycle the Blue Square areas, breaking right just before the trail goes into the woods is a good way in, to the waterfall. A few sleds and a million snowshoes keep the 2 mi of flat groomed to sugar most of the winter. Weekdays are so quiet back in there

Gnarly.  Good job choosing your Dad. 😂

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I think on the E side of the river you can still make it without any walking.

Looked likely!  Crossing to the west on the lower glacier let us avoid the main river channel.  The "walking" also involved a lovely scramble up a waterfall under the bridge.

I think on the E side of the river you can still make it without any walking.

I like your trip report. But you walk a quarter of a mile to get to the bridge wow.