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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

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

Hi Oyvind-
Sounds like a great day for you!!! I'm heading out to Adams tomorrow and wondering if you have any beta on the condition of the SW chutes, or any suggestions for another route to be done solo on Monday AM. I've been up the South Climb twice, only to be weathered off just below Piker's both times. Wouldn't mind trying another way to the summit and perhaps something other than the SW chutes, although they would be my first choice, seeing as I&#...

7/8/06 1:11pm

Matt C

July 2, 2006, MRNP - Sunrise Chutefest (prefunk)

Thanks Fatass!!! The NFNWR was a great ski. Unfortunately the Sorcerer Lodge dates don't work for me...but I'm sure it will be just as much fun (or more...if thats possible) as Fairy Meadows was.

The name Cheekeye for Mount Garibaldi comes from the Squamish Nation. Apparently it means "dirty place". Take one look at Dalton Dome and Atwell and you'll know why they called it that.

7/8/06 10:07am

ron j

Got some pretty good shots of you guys.
It's not that hard to get good shots of such good skiers.
check them out HERE.

7/8/06 7:33am

Marco

July 2, 2006, MRNP - Sunrise Chutefest (prefunk)

Great day everyone! More photos here.

7/7/06 9:13am

cascadesfreak

June 23 â 24, Mt Shasta, West Face

The U.S. Geological Survey has some good history on the naming of several of the Cascade Volcanoes.

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/Historical/volcano_names.html

As an amusing side-note, I vaugely recall reading some historical account years ago about the City of Tacoma's strong campaign during the later 1800's to change the 'official' name of "Mt. Rainier" to the native name "Tacoma". If I recall correctly, there was wides...

7/7/06 7:54am

Jonathan_S.

author=Jeff Huber link=topic=4999.msg21039#msg21039 date=1151308462]
Back at camp I met TAY celebrity snoslut (it was sweet to meet you Eric!) and then headed back to Bunny Flat.

Picking up the story where Jeff left off:
Once Jeff was about to leave, I casually yo-yo’ed that a nearby hill again. Was shocked to see skiers still descending from up high at almost 4:00 - significant wet slide risk by then. Was even more shocked to see the...

7/7/06 7:25am

philfort

author=Marcus link=topic=5049.msg21389#msg21389 date=1152310213]
Glacier's name, I believe, is Dakobed... Got that from Lowell's site...

There's a paragraph in CAG (the green one I guess?) that implies Dakobed means the same thing as Tahoma, just a different dialect. It lists a bunch of variants of Dakobed - basically a series of letter substitutions that morphs it into Tahoma.

Don't all these...

7/7/06 7:14am

ema

A complete list would be nice. In addition to the above:

Pitt-----------McLoughlin
Cheekeye---Garibaldi

I'm off to ski on Koma Kulshan--the great white watcher!

7/7/06 7:10am

Marcus

Glacier's name, I believe, is Dakobed... Got that from Lowell's site...

7/7/06 7:04am

gregm

from wikipedia:

Mount St. Helens was known as Louwala-Clough which means "smoking or fire mountain" in the language of the local Native Americans, the Klickitats.

According to their Bridge of the Gods tale, Wyeast (Mount Hood) and Pahto (Mount Adams; also called Paddo or Klickitat by natives) were the sons of Great Spirit. The brothers both competed for the love of the beautiful La-wa-la-clough (Mount St. Helens).

7/7/06 7:01am

powscraper

Hood is Wy'East. Also St Helens is Loowit, according to some brief googling.

7/7/06 6:32am

curmudgeon