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Nice trip!! Living the dream ;D Where are the rest of the pics?

More pics  http://climbingjay.smugmug.com/gallery/2802566

similar to the snowpack you'd more typically see in the first week of June.-

hoping to get down there 1st w/e in june, will probably feel like, and I'm expecting late june conditions.  wish i could go one of these weekends... especially since its probably been snowing off/on all week there. :-[

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We are going up Sat. night and will be parking at Marble Mountain.

This sounds a lot like my weekend plans.  See you out there!  ;D

Anyone that is thinking about a Shasta trip this year might consider that the snowpack there now is probably similar to the snowpack you'd more typically see in the first week of June. Per the last rec report, the roads to Northgate and Clear Creek are within 2 miles of being open, which is usually the signal that the skiing's at its prime (the moment the trailheads are 'officiallly' open on those other routes it can sometimes be just slightly on the downside of the skiabilit...

Great report. Good to see more skiing in my backyard.

We started earlier at 6am . A lot depends on your speed and how much effect the sun will have on the snow. We took about 9 -9.5hrs round trip

There you go Andy!  Good beta on the N. chute; I admired it 1-1/2 months ago.  I'll PM you next time I do Ellie.

No SnoPark permit required now.
Our group started up at about 7:45 AM. and there were lots ahead of us and lots behind.

Nice work -- that's a great loop.  Minor correction on your descent though... looks like the couloir you skied was down Vasiliki Ridge, if I'm not mistaken.  (Heh -- see below, I'm mistaken!)  Kangaroo Temple is off to the left, over the next pass.  Skied that couloir with some friends last spring and man, that's a beautiful, consistent line.

Do you need a snopark pass to park there? We are going up Sat. night and will be parking at Marble Mountain. I have a trailhead pass- but not a snopark pass.
What time did most folks start out in the morning the day you were there?

XCJer,

No that wasn't me, I must have just missed you.  I spent most of my time wandering aimlessly out towards Sand Peak, before I realized I wasn't going to have time to ride it and get back to the valley to head to the coast with my wife ;)

The snow was pretty good.  They'll get a little today and tomorrow, but it'll go fast.

Did you see anyone on the top of Hoodoo?  We spoke to a guy from Sisters up there.  Was that you? 

I skiied down that north run too.  Not too shabby up high but a bit wet and sloppy down low.  Wish I would've gotten up earlier before the snow deteriorated.  In regards to describing the snow conditions in the TR, couldn't have said it better myself. 

Nice work and glad you survived your ride.  This:

Lessons learned, we were never so happy to ski out onto a dubiously frozen lake in the springtime.

Is hilarious!  ;D

I have always gone up the east face(the alternate ski route down in Martin's book) with no problems. It gives me a good feel for the conditions on the way up before traversing across for the last bit of the climb. No large cornice to deal with,but, the runout could be rough if you went for a long ride. Nice trip! One of my favs up in that area.Jay

Wow, great to read an Alaskan report!  Much, much more around Turnagain, check with the locals about that and the Girdwood Valley (Chugachs) or accessing the slopes above Anchorage (accessing from upper Huffman Rd - Chugach's again).  Another easily accessible area is the Independence Pass area, out of Palmer (on the way to Valdez, just 45 miles from Anchorage on the highway towards Glenallen)- to say nothing of the greater Valdez area (unlimited slope and glacier skiing), on each side of T...

Wooooooo!!  Excellent -- anytime y'all need up-to-the-minute weather, give us a buzz.

Glad you were able to get yours. We didn't feel like being patient enough since we wanted to hit some runs on the lifts. Had Slot not had frozen tracks, it would have been side-slip and jump turnable to around the bend, but as was the frozen grooves would have made it hard to stay upright. It would be great to hit it on a powder day!

Bummer! A couple friends and I considered doing Adams this weekend, but were thwarted in part due to an unexpected injury. Sitting at home nursing my knee, I watched the weather evolve, culminating in this from Camp Muir: At ~7 am, winds averaged 92 mph, with gusts to 125 around 8 am. Since the wind was straight out of the southwest, you could've just skied up the South Spur without skins.... The preceding NWS forecast for Rainier consistently predicted high winds for Sunday, but nothing qu...

All good info! Thanks! now where's my bike trailer

Awesome- looking forward to this Saturday.  ;D  Was the snowpark parking lot open for parking & car camping?

The last time I was down there (just prior to the activity), it was open but I also remember a year where the road was
gated just before the entrance to the snowpark.

Bummer Eli, Jerry and I were thinking about you guys. We thought you would have had much better weather than us. We were talking about Hidden Lakes Peak Friday. Jay

That col saw alot of traffic on Saturday, and there were still parties making it up the track during those photos.

No less than 10 million people have commented on how sunburned my face is today.

I went up a bit W of Meany Crest, directly towards the glacier and to the R of a big gully system. The entire basin is pretty well covered right now.

I was able to ski in and out from the TH without having to take off my skis for anything other than the stream crossings (biggest hazard of the day). Snow at the road was still about 2-4ft deep.

If it corns up it will be awesome.;)

Sound like an interesting day!  -Will-