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That beer was my old man's.  It was funny. I met three groups on the way up the n ridge sunday. Two of them asked me about that beer  ;). 

What a great weekend!

Great to see that you and your dad had an enjoyable trip. Those shared memories last a lifetime.   ;)

  I believe that my group talked to you briefly on the False Summit, Buck. The mountain really did ski fine from top to bottom.

Bob Wiebe

Gracias Senor Tim. Federales habla problema e ski hombres ? Construca barricado eh ?

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Who skied the "bestest?"  8)

Vinny gets the style points for his solo 6pm descent.

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At the bottom we watched the rest of our party descend NFNWR, a cool site.

Who skied the "bestest?"  8)

Our group was also asked about our permits as we neared Cold Springs on our way out by a ranger who was a bit lost.  We saw a female ranger in the rocks above the lunch counter who appeared to be taking our picture as we skied by.  I guess we're a photogenic bunch.  We parked at Morrison and were fortunate getting a ride out from some climbers who had "punched through" to Cold Springs.  Unfortunately I left my poles in the back of their truck.  As for the...

No man, I think that is me!  That's was my sixth or seventh day skiing, ever.  ::) ;D <-- (just to be clear, these are here b/c I ski crappy)

http://students.washington.edu/ashwortj/NWMountains/Rainier060626.html

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Awesome. I plan on heading up there with a newby on the 4th. It will be the first time in years I've climbed anything with snow and not ski...

from lara's camera near the summit

Hey!
I was in the party of 5 that ran into you guys at the snowline. We ended up camping at a great spot on the ridge about 1/4 mile before the carry past Cathedral  Rock. Off snow, 360 degree views, running water, the works!

Skied to the summit via the notch below the spire above the Daniel Glacier the next day. Daniel and Lynch glaciers are really filled in. The Lynch was begging to be skied, but we didnt have time.  We descended via the notch south of the east summit...

Awesome. I plan on heading up there with a newby on the 4th. It will be the first time in years I've climbed anything with snow and not skied it.

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I'm interested in discussing the Adams + St Helens fees. But how about moving that to Random Tracks? I'll start ...

Outstanding idea.  Thanks.

And Tim:  thanks for the report on conditions and access.  I spent myself on Baker this weekend...

I suppose the rationale for collecting the "volcano fees" is to help defray the costs of patroling the slopes.  The beneficiaries of a government expense should pay the costs, right? If so, then I would suggest that the government levy a fee on flag waving in order to help defray the trillion-dollar-a-year cost of supporting the bellicose jingoism that the flag has come to represent.  >:(

Just my opinion.

(Go ahead, Mark -- hit the button!)

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The feds are shaking everyone down for their $15 volcano permits, even turning folks back that do not have their permits on them. Some scofflaws were rumored to be skinning through the trees past their checkpoint. ::)

Just a thought, if they plan to turn people around they should supply enough permits at the ranger station for people to give them money...

What a great way to celebrate Father's day and congrats to your Dad! 

Wolf and I had a great time on the SW Chutes. The first 2500 feet was really good corn...and I at least enjoyed the rest, despite the mush factor. Amazingly we were able to ski from the summit. How often is that possible? I think we started down around 3:30.

Somehow we missed the feds, so our purchase of the volcano pass was...er...uh...foolish. But at least we didn't have to worry about it. We took the black butte variation to the lunch counter. The feds must have been on the no...

i agree, nice report scottk!  way to get your kids exposed to climbing/bx skiing/sledding at such young ages.  :)

there's that big of a patch on bandera??  cass, why didn't you bring skis?? ;)

I have to admit that I once thought about coming back with skis when hiking Mailbox in late winter, but quickly my mind shifted to "what the HELL are you thinking of?" But I love knowing that someone actually found it to be a worthy enterprise.

I've done both Broken Top and South Sister, but not on the same trip.  It would be possible to do both in a day each with 1-2 nights camping, but later in the summer the approach to the South Sister becomes longer (and Broken Top too!) due to the south exposure.  The hike in with boots becomes longer to find continuous snow for skinning).  This can make for a pretty long day from start and return to the trailhead ;)

If you get too lost up there you could stay at the Stash Shack, there's three bunks and a bunch of stale Budwieser 8)

Well said!  ;)
Trip photos are posted here

Wish I could have joined you.  The Turtle looked in fine form from Muir on Sunday.

author=cascadesfreak link=topic=4964.msg20914#msg20914 date=1150782634]. . . crossing without taking off the skis . . .

When are you jibber dudes gonna learn to stay in the park?  ;)

Had marathon Father's Day duties Sunday, but we went to Interglacier yesterday - on the way down, we traversed far skier's left in the bottom bowl (Glacier Basin?) and found continuous snow down to the trail, making the log crossing unneces...

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Here's a few photos from the Sulphide Glacier on Shuksan taken 6/18/06:

Nooksack Tower

Just an observation, but that's actually not Nooksack Tower, but Jagged Ridge with Cloudcap Peak on the far right.  Nooksack Tower is out of the frame way left, maybe not even in view from this vantage point. 


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