TR Replies

June 22-23,2006, South Route, Mt.Adams

Thanks a lot you guys for the information. Much appreciated.

--Scott

6/27/06 12:00pm

Telemon

We met the unruly dogs on our way in, around 5,900'. Dogs generally don't scare me and when I called to them, they seemed confused, but continued to bark at us. All the while, their owners were yelling them to stop. Not a positive experience if you have problems with dogs in the backcountry.

6/27/06 11:56am

willawaw

June 25, 2006, Middle Sister - Hayden Glacier

I would say you could go very light given the conditions. I would get a good map/compass or gps to zero in on the trail in the trees if you haven't been up there before.

The climbers trail up is pretty pedestrian up to the col.

There are crevasse issues, but I should have left my axe and other things at home and just taken the whippet/helmet/skis.

6/27/06 11:44am

rnbfish

June 22-23,2006, South Route, Mt.Adams

was there on the same dates. opted for the south face as well. i have been riding the SW Chutes several times each season for a number of years. the south face tends to get sun cupped- looked like vanilla ice cream.... sweet corn cream
hope you did not get chased by the dogs that the couple had and had no control over.... worst example of dogs outside i have ever seen.

6/27/06 9:31am

powscraper

Hm, well I only see one set of tracks on that side in that photo, those being made by the skier. So unless I didn't leave any tracks... (oddly I don't remember hucking that big, but I guess I could have been a little out of it. ;D)

6/27/06 9:23am

lapaz25

June 24-26 Mt Shasta Bananza

Well, actually, I do think those pics are of Eli and me skiing since we hit camp at 1:10pm (and crossed 2 other tracks(username?)-the only 2 people skiing in front of us!).

The track you see crossing the Winthrop from St. Elmo's is the Liberty Ridge route. Um, no thanks.

Eli-thanks for posting a TR. I'm just now getting around to doing that sort of thing! Awesome trip, but skis make for a heavy pack on the way to camp....I do it again to avoid walking...

6/27/06 9:16am

lapaz25

HUGE congrats, Eric!!!

~L

6/27/06 8:34am

markharf

June 25, Fuhrer Finger, Mt Rainier

I've found similar conditions during a few previous trips up that way. Earlier in the year, the roadway is blocked by snow and the area is overrun (by my standards) by snowmachines; by the time you can drive up close, the only obvious skiing is on relatively short, mellow runs in sheltered bowls. I've heard that there is better skiing available earlier in the year in slide paths above the road (surely Mazama folks have scouted these thoroughly), but I've been far too e...

6/27/06 8:23am

IandI

Right on. I skiied it Saturday. Saw some other skiiers and some other tracks. The whole run from top to bottom was great, though some of the terrain from about 8,000 feet down was a bit sun cupped and runnelled. Pretty bitchin for sure though.

6/27/06 7:09am

ultragrrl

Yeah, we parked below slate peak, which I believe is beyond hart's pass. But, it maybe melted out my now. The only snow on the road was at the two hairpins. The first is where we parked and then there was one other hairpin that also had snow. The snow at the hairpins was maybe 3 feet deep tops. The rest of the road was snow free.

On the way up we cut the hairpins and scrambled directly up hill to join the road. On the way back down we decided t...

6/27/06 6:21am

summitseeker

Thanks ultragrrl. So you parked below Harts Pass. Did you then ski the road all the way to slate pass? I'm hoping to get in to the Buckskin Ridge TH which is at slate pass. Any additional info you could provide would be great.

Thanks,
Scott

6/27/06 6:20am

Jason_H.

Funny film phil. Ha. Those goats were sure cool.

Mount Adams is my favorite mountain. I'm glad my knee allowed me one more trip this year. I may get one or two more before surgery. We'll see. At least the bad knee will help me with my terrible gorrilla downhill turn. ;) I need all the practice I can get.

6/27/06 5:48am

Sam Avaiusini

June 16,17, 2006....Shuksan attempt

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Who skied the "bestest?" 8)

you decide...

6/27/06 1:58am

blitz

sorry bout rain, looks like you had good time anyway - as always, we should all quit jobs so can ski any day we want ;)

6/27/06 1:43am

kevin

June 25, Fuhrer Finger, Mt Rainier

Hey there, I'm the guy who was sleeping in the middle of the trail at Squaw lake on Sat morning. Thanks for the nice wakeup call. I went up Sat and bivyed just below the middle summit of Daniels. Four other friends came up later in the afternoon and we had a great night on top. The snow was a little soft, and you are right about those sun cups. They made the ski decent a little trickier in places. When I was ascending Daniels by myself I came to the...

6/27/06 12:40am

a_clark

This was a very good trip with good company. A lot of people on the mountain over the weekend. Surprising that knowone else was skiing the route. Conditions were exceptional.

6/27/06 12:29am

teter

ptarmigan traverse, June 22, 2006

I was camping on the summit of the 3rd burrough on saturday night and I noticed a traverse line that seemed to go from St Elmos pass all the way accross the winthrop glacier and as far as the eye could see does anyone know anything about this track

6/27/06 12:03am

Pete A

very envious I am.... nice job knocking out all those miles and vert. in one day!

6/26/06 11:42pm

Jason_H.

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!

6/26/06 11:22pm

JMor

June 19 â 21, Mt Shasta, Avy Gulch w/ Dad

author=ron j link=topic=4994.msg21065#msg21065 date=1151363413]
It was real warm while we were there with the forecast to continue, and the drifts probably went down from 6" to a foot during that one day. So I'd be real surprised if lots of parking wasn't melted out by then.

There are a few problematic downed trees across the top end portion of the CS campground road and sprinkled throughout the campground itself. They have st...

6/26/06 3:33pm

Zap

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

6/26/06 3:16pm

Jerm

We actually talked to the guy that got seperated from his girlfriend, and he said there were 4 rescues in the area that day. Any idea what the other circumstances were?

6/26/06 2:37pm

Telemon

June 22-23,2006, South Route, Mt.Adams

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

6/26/06 2:35pm

iluka

Nice TR, telemon! You were probably following some of our tracks from last week down the chutes! A great run... much better than that shot we did off Herman's saddle earlier this year!

6/26/06 1:28pm

Robie

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

6/26/06 12:41pm

Gary_Yngve

I hope you guys remembered the Guiness at around 6600 or 6800 near the left side of Adams Creek?

We saw it on our way in Saturday and our way out on Sunday.

It was so tempting, but we didn't want the bad Mountain Karma. :)

6/26/06 12:04pm

philfort

June 25, 2006, Middle Sister - Hayden Glacier

author=username link=topic=5007.msg21078#msg21078 date=1151376216]
Who skied the "bestest?" 8)

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

6/26/06 12:02pm

loofus

I skied the South Sister the day before this report. I camped the previous night and was surprised at how warm it stayed late into the night. Although things firmed up overnight, it was never cold. If the weather stays the same, you could probably dispense with some of the cold weather gear. I didn't take crampons or an axe, but they would've come in handy in the morning hours. Neither were essential, however. You could probably get away with packing...

6/26/06 11:43am

powscraper

author=David_Coleman link=topic=5007.msg21075#msg21075 date=1151375014]
At the bottom we watched the rest of our party descend NFNWR, a cool site.

Who skied the "bestest?" 8)

6/26/06 11:27am

Stimbuck

Glad to hear you had a good one!

We debated about the Daniel Glacier for some time and decided against it due to the warm temps and uncertainty about crevasses. Sounds like there was another group that needed a recue as well...

Stimbuck

6/26/06 10:46am

Buck

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...

6/26/06 10:01am

allyson

cassskip: H-O-T-T you are! ;D

6/26/06 9:08am

powscraper

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

author=Jason_H. link=topic=5004.msg21062#msg21062 date=1151359183]
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...

6/26/06 8:42am

teter

Hmm could this be you skiing down around 1 PM this pick was taken from Steamboat Prow

6/26/06 8:31am

Eli3

from lara's camera near the summit

6/26/06 8:10am

ron j

As of Monday morning 6/26 the drifts are puched through to a few parking spaces at the west end of Cold Springs CG. Three foot plus drifts going east in the caampground from there and around the 2 heads. It was real warm while we were there with the forecast to continue, and the drifts probably went down from 6" to a foot during that one day. So I'd be real surprised if lots of parking wasn't melted out by then.

We we also asked to show our climbing permits in the pa...

6/26/06 7:44am

Jerm

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...

6/26/06 7:01am

cascadesfreak

Nice work! 8)

6/26/06 6:59am

Jason_H.

June 25, 2006, Middle Sister - Hayden Glacier

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.

6/26/06 6:30am

Buck

I was planning on heading up South Sister for some turns this week, but your trip report on Middle is swaying me in that direction. I've not done it and the Hayden looks enticing. I'd prefer to go as light as possible and wonder what I might get away with in the way of gear. I imagine this heat wave is opening things up a bit. I appreciate any beta. Thanks.

6/26/06 6:10am

markharf

author=wolfs link=topic=4994.msg21055#msg21055 date=1151352044">
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...

6/26/06 5:00am

wolfs

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

6/26/06 4:14am

curmudgeon

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!)

6/26/06 3:19am

gregL

Sorry I wimped out, guys, but thanks for the report! Much less snow than 2 years ago, it seems.

6/26/06 3:14am

Matt

author=tim_place link=topic=4994.msg21032#msg21032 date=1151296181]

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...

6/26/06 2:17am

cascadesfreak

June 19 â 21, Mt Shasta, Avy Gulch w/ Dad

Nice to get back to the Goat Rocks with skis. A stellar day out all around.
Additional trip photos posted here

6/26/06 2:16am

Scottk

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

6/26/06 1:34am

Michael