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Wow, that looks like it was tons of fun. Great pictures too. Count me in if I'm around next summer!

7/11/06 7:38am

ron j

July 8, 2006, Mt Rainier - Flett and Russell Glaciers

Robie and Stefan:
Nice job with the pictures, guys.

7/11/06 5:08am

Merk

Hey snoslut, nice report. very helpful. and nice turns too! keep up the fine work.

7/11/06 3:42am

pin!head

July 1, 2006, Klickitat, NFNWR

Big white man....how about GRANDE' GRINGO.

7/11/06 2:08am

sag

July 7, 2006, Cooper Spur, Mt. Hood

pics link
http://community.webshots.com/album/552136348vOxkDV/0

7/10/06 11:36pm

Paul_Russell

Thanks for the info Zap. Was thinking about heading down there some time soon.

7/10/06 10:21pm

blitz

I was up at Flett Glacier on Sunday too, with Scotsman and our spouses. It was a great day for hiking and taking pictures 8). We stopped climbing and took a 1700' run on the Flett just below Observation Rock (I have my own picture of the brown lake). Snow cups were soft enough that they did not hinder us.

Though the run was not long, glacier runoff water tasted great and alpine wild flowers were out of this world!

This ski season has bee...

7/10/06 2:19pm

ema

July 8, 2006, Mt Rainier - Flett and Russell Glaciers

;D I'm glad you got that Marcus! My favorite movies; Top Gun and First Blood!!

author=Marcus link=topic=5098.msg21454#msg21454 date=1152572998]
I only saw that knee drop 3 or 4 times in FM! Looking good.

But I was on AT gear!!! I do remember the tele-daddys though. :)

NickD- we left early (4:30) from the truck, but we had a sick person in the group and lingered at around 6,000' to watch the vocal proje...

7/10/06 2:10pm

Robyn

Nice pics! I scrambled Observation/Echo Rocks on July 4th last year and saw a handful of people making tracks on the glacier, I couldn't help but wish I was one of them. Looks like similar conditions this year. Now if I could just get up there and ski it myself...

7/10/06 1:37pm

Telemon

July 9, 2006, Scott Paul Trail

I am sorry that our communication lines were disrupted, Silas. I wish that I could have linked up with you. Maybe next weekend?

7/10/06 1:19pm

sag

It really was a great day. Great friends, good snow and nice weather, I could not have asked for more.

yeah Joe, you knew I'd still be skiing. Ya just don't stop doing something that makes ya smile that much. To bad you couldn't make it, it has been to long. As far as new skis you would laugh at the size of my quiver now, I have a serious problem. Technically those skis are not the new ones any more ;D

7/10/06 1:10pm

Robie

July 9, 2006, Muir snowfield

Here,I found my pics.Not chute quality but high on scenic skiers
sunrise pics

7/10/06 1:01pm

Robyn

author=ron j link=topic=5106.msg21461#msg21461 date=1152580599]
Congratulations on your "coming out" Robyn.
Nice report; thanks for posting.
Did you have to "deski" to get down from Pan Point?

Yup, there and Pebble Creek were really the only spots, before we got close to the parking lot and just ran out of snow.

7/10/06 12:35pm

mattd

July 9, 2006, Muir snowfield

No problem adding the photos. In fact, they match exactly the view the next day, Sunday. It was a beautiful day!

7/10/06 12:31pm

Paul_Russell

Thanks for the report Robyn. Sounds like you had a great day. Hope that snow stays close to the parking lot into August!

7/10/06 12:08pm

JMor

author=snoslut link=topic=5102.msg21441#msg21441 date=1152551538]
Without mentioning names some of us were even fortunate enough to get a tongue lashing from the ranger.

author=Joedabaker link=topic=5102.msg21452#msg21452 date=1152570326]
Sound like a wild party. Who would have suspected the "Home Wreckers" would cause such a fuss.

No fuss, no muss, our "geezer"...

7/10/06 10:35am

wolfs

July 9, 2006, Muir snowfield

I was in the Gang o Four on Sat, parked right next to md2020 I am thinking now.

'twas a very nice day for skiing. Perhaps a bit cuppy in parts, but firmness of underlayer way better than a previous trip Jul 4 2005, where the Russell was rather mushy. OTOH coverage on the Russell headwall was considerably less; was not possible to ski from the 10200 point this year, would have been last year this time.

Some notable observations on the first photo for benefit of future t...

7/10/06 10:16am

ron j

Congratulations on your "coming out" Robyn.
Nice report; thanks for posting.
Did you have to "deski" to get down from Pan Point?

7/10/06 10:03am

Robie

Ahhh! My heart was with ya !
One thingthat is fun up there as the year progresses is small ice caves above Cateye.

7/10/06 8:42am

Robie

Last but never least Bob Grubb showed up and made a few runs with us.
What a beautful day and somewhere I have some pics.

7/10/06 8:09am

Marcus

author=TobyT link=topic=5098.msg21434#msg21434 date=1152505023]
Thanks Iceman, you can be my wingman anytime...

Bullshit! You can be mine...

Sorry, just couldn't leave that untouched. Nice work again boys -- Toby, I only saw that knee drop 3 or 4 times in FM! Looking good.

Matt, photogenic as always. 8)

7/10/06 7:25am

Joedabaker

author=snoslut link=topic=5102.msg21441#msg21441 date=1152551538]
Without mentioning names some of us were even fortunate enough to get a tongue lashing from the ranger.

Sound like a wild party. Who would have suspected the "Home Wreckers" would cause such a fuss.

Great day for the event maybe next year.
Good to see that Sag is still skiing, and on a new set of BD skis.
Joe

7/10/06 7:16am

ron j

author=Jason_H. link=topic=5102.msg21450#msg21450 date=1152568755]
So, ah, Ron, I heard that there were some chutes by the lookout ;D

We missed those. So much to ski, so little time, eh? ;)

7/10/06 6:59am

Jason_H.

So, ah, Ron, I heard that there were some chutes by the lookout ;D

7/10/06 6:56am

Jason_H.

Awesome. Crazy to see how many people are getting on the NFNWR this year! Nice pictures.

7/10/06 4:49am

JMor

It certainly was a great chute fest :D, great weather, skiing, and friends, what more could you ask for. The snow conditions were fantastic, and our favorite chutes were at the peak of their harvest ;D.

7/10/06 4:47am

JoeE

PF (Pucker Factor) = 4

some more pictures here

http://mysite.verizon.net/res7r3ar/joescascadetours2/id2.html

7/10/06 4:29am

ron j

Great TR, Eric.

And You're Right, it was a fun tour with great friends

nice lines

7/10/06 4:27am

md2020

Brenda and I were up there on Sat and found decent conditions. The strip of snow out of Spray Park up to the Flett Headwall was a bit of a disappointment compared to the last couple of years - this is probably the latest we've ever toured up there however. It was the first time for us up on the Russell Glacier so we weren't sure what to expect. Lots of small cracks and some crevasses opening on the west edge. Some ice coming through that we had to be aware of - the dirtier snow was usu...

7/10/06 2:16am

NickD

RB and I were up there Saturday and saw you guys descend. What time did you start Toby? We were heading for summit via Roman Wall. One particular crevasse half way up that required an end run on lava rock thus de-skiing both up and then down (too big for 50 somethings to jump). So we called it a summit at just over 10,000. Still a pretty good 5200' run. Some smooth and some bumpy. Mr tele instructor was using a lot of parallels on tired legs.
That was a good spot you found at the appr...

7/10/06 12:40am

ema

July 1, 2006, Klickitat, NFNWR

For those interested, you can check out the current suncup situation in a picture located in the Squock Glacier TR from July, 9th. That picture is at approx. 7500', when they are smaller. It's interesting how different people interpret the same conditions. I guess my alias as "optimist prime" may be in jeopardy!!

7/10/06 12:24am

ema

author=philfort link=topic=5049.msg21391#msg21391 date=1152311122]

Don't all these mountain names just mean "big white thing"?

Perhaps some of these names do (but some don't). And, in my opinion, it sure beats "big white man".

7/9/06 3:35pm

gregL

Wonderful story and a fitting tribute to Carl - thanks for the posts and pictures!

I thought of Eldorado and actually mentioned it to my wife as we headed out of Rockport enroute to Mazama this weekend . . .

7/9/06 3:21pm

Michael

Great trip report - thanks for sharing. What a great sign to know which would be the right summit to go to!

On the dust issue: what did people do as the next step once the blow technique doesn;t work? Shops will clean it up, but also charge a good chunk of money for it...

7/9/06 1:17pm

ema

Thanks Iceman, you can be my wingman anytime...Damn, they changed the forecast ::)

7/9/06 1:14pm

skiing_addict

More pics from mark:

Heading on up the Adam's glacier. This was the steepest section, but not much over 45:

Oyvind demonstrates the perfect tele turn as I demonstrate my inability to hold a camera level when short on oxygen:

Joe cranks 'em:

7/9/06 12:57pm

Paul_Russell

Hey Kam - thanks, the weather was fantastic as were the conditions. and of course, I'm no longer to be trusted ;D......my favorite action shot of the year from Greg. btw, I liked your pyrex incident this past weekend, a close second to the hibachi.

hk

7/9/06 12:29pm

ron j

Thanks for sharing that, Lowell.
Paul - Great pictures.

7/9/06 12:17pm

kam

Lowell: what a great report. i enjoyed reading it. also, to you and Paul: eye-pleasing photos! with Paul skiing in shorts, the weather must have been fantastic.

edited to add..
Paul: i just noticed your signature with respect to the "hibachi". that's pretty funny!.. ;D you know i find myself significantly more aware of your actions after that incident.... ;)

7/9/06 12:14pm

Paul_Russell

Thanks for the clever solution, and of course you would find it on Amazon. ;)

7/9/06 11:27am

ATnicholls

Re: Dust on digital sensors...

To clear dust from my sensor, I've been using a floor pump with a basketball needle pump attachment similar to this ----

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000BYMWE/103-7823698-0244612?v=glance&n=3375251

It gives a good, accurate blast of air. You'll obviously want to be carefull not to touch the sensor with the needle, and be sure to switch the camera to "sensor-cleaning" mode.

A great way t...

7/9/06 8:35am

Paul_Russell

Thanks Lowell. I noticed that and thought it to be some spots on my lens filter which was dirty. But I did a test after cleaning it today, and you're right it was the sensor. I was able to clean it with a hand blower and that appears to have done the job. BTW, I've never had a problem with my Nikon 8400 that way (non-SLR) after LOTS more rugged use than with the new Cannon D-20. Will have to keep an eye on it.

7/9/06 8:00am

Lowell_Skoog

Thanks for the photos, Paul.

It looks like you might want to use a blower bulb on your camera sensor. You'll notice some spots in the sky in some of your pictures (e.g. skinning on the summit).

As I mentioned yesterday, I've noticed spots on some of my pictures and, in fact, I know that my sensor could use some cleaning right now. (I've used my blower bulb as well as I can, but I haven't been able to get rid of all the spots.)

I did a test a f...

7/9/06 7:07am

Matt C

Iceman says you're liking the new Jack BC's, Toby. Check out the Drop Knee linked photo. I was finally able to get all that lahar mud/concrete off my boots...it took some major scrubbing though.

Deep:

http://www.biglines.com/photos_large.php?photo_id=62765

Views:

http://www.biglines.com/photos_large.php?photo_id=62766

Drop Knee

http://www.biglines.com/photos_large.php?photo_id=62767

7/9/06 4:50am

Paul_Russell

July 8, 2006, Sunrise Chutes, going fast

Thanks for a great day in the mountains Lowell, and for being part of remembering Carl and your mother in such a special place. To have it mostly to ourselves on such a beautiful day was really amazing and somehow appropriate to the occasion.

Lowell skiing the NE flank of Eldorado

Approach on Eldorado Gl

7/8/06 9:33pm

ron j

Thanks, CD.

7/8/06 3:08pm

ClimberD

July 8, 2006, Sunrise Chutes, going fast

I found a nice chute west of Antler. It's located on the trail from Sunrise to Dege where the trail intersects with the ridge trail.

Only turns in this bowl today.

7/8/06 3:07pm

Snodger

July 1, 2006, Snow Dome, Mt. Hood

Hey Stoudma,

Sorry I haven't been on TAY lately and didn't see your message till yesterday. Then tonight I found time to try and put up my pics but realized I haven't yet installed my camera's editing software onto my new computer so I can't put up the huge picture files til I shrink em down. Perhaps later tonight or tomorrow- no promises though. Looks like theres some more recent info n the board anyway. Have a great trip!

Roger

7/8/06 1:55pm

BillK