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When I read this post my heart sank, because I'd been talking this trip up with Pico for several days, but he couldn't go Saturday and I was afraid there would be a line like going to Muir on the uptrack on Sunday.  We decided to go anyway and it was just spectacular.   The light dusting overnight filled the tracks so there was just the hint of a track at the top, the rest was filled in.  We dug a pit and isolated a shovel column and I got a shear about 8" down after 5 firm t...

Were you among the people we saw coming down the south face of Chair around 3:00 PM? Saw a man and woman on the skin up from Snow Lake, and a large group with a couple of split boarders in the bowl.

We skied the North face of Chair Peak after a few lift-served BC runs at Alpental; no one else was there (though lots of people ahead of us went toward Snow Lake); we could hear people climbing above us and one had left his approach skis at the base of Chair Peak.

The climb over the not...

I got your tracks in one of my photos on my www site.  We were a little apprehensive about trying hucks, even though the snow was reportedly stable.  So I just dropped in via a little ramp higher up and tried to do a little cut.  We thought maybe the top of the Crooked constituted a nice little start zone.  Although maybe it would just be a small slide, coming to a rest in the flat spot immediately below...? who knows...

I skied both the (Shotgun and Ribbon?) lines off the north side of Kendal last weekend.  In 2004 I first toured into this area via the easier line to the skiers left of Shotgun, then exited out the Gold Creek drainage...definately not the best exit plan due to the long flats of the Gold Creek drainage.  
But last weekend, skied the Shotgun to the valley floor. Skinned up to the central couloir(Ribbon), and boot packed up the chute...which was a pain with all the new snow.  The...

Hello, Martin.  Long time.  I believe McClellan's steep faces were skiied long ago.  I did one east side one over 30 years ago, and I'm pretty sure others were well ahead of me, there, and to the north as well. Unfortunately, I can't be more specific.

Nice work! Have any of your crew been on the N side chutes recently? Those looked like they were in rare form and worth the effort as well.

Thanks for the post.

We saw one significant crown on a northerly aspect.  We didn't say any tracks, but I heard that there were some people skiing it.  See post by md2020

Anyone else planning this run, be sure to bring the "luck o' Lara" with you:  

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/maintenance/avalanche/

As Joe says, a ticket would be an unpleasant end to the day.

So did you do the official Coombs Steep Camp deal or was it some other arrangement? I'm curious about what goes on and how they handle the different kill levels and such.

I've prowled the website for La Grave and it really looks incredible.

I don't know if you can make it out in the photo, but the one looking south in my TR shows a pretty long avy crown in several spots. Not sure if that is what you meant by activity.

Great time, folks.

Groovy video, Jerry.

Good woork guys way to get at it.  Did anybody notice any activity over in the tatoosh last week?

I saw your tracks up there from the highway! :D

Nice one Jerry! Thanks, Stefan and crew for a great time!

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Hey, thanks guys!  Oftpiste, you should definitely go for it.  It was incredible.  We had folks of all ages/abilities on the trip, from 17-75 years old!  But, I wouldn't suggest you wait until 75 -- just do it!  Coombs is a great guy and the most amazing skier.  It's definitely worth the trip.

--Scott

I found a better one Gregg!  You look great, awesome hair.

WOW - great shots Paul!!

Still good today, Wednesday the 15th . . . we went in the scenic way through Commonwealth Basin and around Guye Peak. A hard crust topped with a bit of loose corn and about 1" of fresh made for some interesting "no grip" skinning along the SW ridge of Snoqualmie, ski crampons highly advised. After the reports from the weekend, we expected bumps in the Slot, but the combination of loose slough and about 3" of ne...

okay, added Mt Baker since Gregg_C already mentioned it elsewhere.  I was a guest to this stash...thanks to Gregg and Mike for the great weekend and tour.

http://www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=ha1;action=display;num=1142129853

No worries. There is another 500,000 acres to ski on in the North Cascades. Plenty to go around as long as the access doesn't get any easier.

It is best not to exploit the SECRETS.

A fun day out for sure!
Thanks for sharing the wine  ;D

http://www.cascadesfreak.com/gallery/MazamaBowl3-12-2006

mmmmmmm peanut butter pie. I'm eating some right now. Thanks to all that came and thanks to mother nature for the fresh snow and sunshine. That, topped with pie made for one of the best b-days to date.

live and learn.  Guess I will pay better attention next time.

mmmm yes they were.  Or that was the impression that I got when they said.."the wives are at home and so and so's wife was going to start dinner."  Then I ran into thier female partners the next day.

What Iain is saying (in a rather cryptic manner):
"I broke trail with Hoodie, and we both aren't married."

-Mr.D

No, nothing slid on our side of the freeway (at least not while we were there), but we could see what looked like a big slab had let loose across the freeway on Nason Ridge (?).  The bed surface was glimmering in the sun and it looked like there were ski tracks heading directly into it.  Kind of creepy.  We took pictures of it, which I'll post this evening.  I'm curious if anyone knows anything about it.

okay, added Mt Baker since Gregg_C already mentioned it elsewhere.  I was a guest to this stash...thanks to Gregg and Mike for the great weekend and tour.

http://www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=ha1;action=display;num=1142129853