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March 12, 2006, MRNP Mazama Bowl Birthday Bash

Tim,

Do you have to encourage this!!! Mike is already unbearable as it is. The guy is way overexposed! Paul takes good pictures of course. Now if we could get him to point the camera at others we would all be happy to take him out again.

Things are looking good for the weekend again!!!

I love March as well.......And April.........

3/15/06 2:27am

sag

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.

3/15/06 12:53am

mghalle

Letsroll,

You did in fact meet who you think you met plus our wives Sunday. I had to work Sunday and finish off recovering from a lingering flu. Saturday may have been the best powder day I've ever experienced on Høød.

Got any hockey tape yet?

3/15/06 12:31am

letsroll

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

3/14/06 11:45pm

curmudgeon

Those are amazing pics, Paui!

I love March. ;D ;D

3/14/06 10:50pm

Mr_D

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

3/14/06 7:50pm

Marcus

Hi Chris,

EDIT: Yeah, I forgot about the slide across the way. Nason's on the other side of Smith Brook and Lichtenberg though -- that ridge runs down off of Skyline. Is that Heather? Not sure...

That wasn't us -- I wonder where it was... Conditions were fairly stable, but we didn't really ski anything that was steep enough to move, except that last pitch to the car (which was delicious, chopped up mashed potatoes).

Excellent editing Nate, as usual....

3/14/06 7:49pm

Nate R

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.

3/14/06 7:29pm

Tophervw

Good work~

We all have out go to's!! Were you folks the peeps that reported the slab side listed on the NWAC AVY forcast? If so was it on the face directly below where the ridge line gets into the trees?

Nice video work...as always

cheers

3/14/06 5:28pm

Paul_Russell

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

3/14/06 4:53pm

letsroll

March 12, 2006, Red Mtn. Pt. 5722 ( Cle Elum Val.)

At least someone is thinking when they are making smarta%$ comments.....lol.

Yo oldman, what were you up to last weekend?

3/14/06 7:50am

John Morrow

Sounds like you hit the jackpot again. If I hadn't already commited to Paradise I'd have been there too. I'm curious on how you're descent varied from the time we did it a few years ago. I'm also amazed that Bill S. was able to drag himself out for his 3rd day of the week. Talk about the energizer bunny.

Jim, snow in the basin rivaled last time. Remember back to when we left the top of the clearcut heading to the north basin on the upper l...

3/14/06 7:40am

OldHouseMan

March 12, 2006, Red Mtn. Pt. 5722 ( Cle Elum Val.)

Hmm.. Must be in Utah or Colorado then. That's east of Meadows. :)

Jeff, Your way off base. He said East of Meadows. Utah and Colorado are SW of Meadows. I think he was skiing cinder cones in Eastern Oregon.

3/14/06 7:38am

John Morrow

Sunday was my first real test of my new rando setup (TLTs, Atomic MX 11s, Scarpa Martix boots) and the conditions were super for it. A bit rusty after all this time, but I can see the light. All I need is a few more turns in snow like that off the top.

From what I saw you haven't forgotten a thing. Wish I were that graceful.

3/14/06 7:03am

Nate R

Yeah, what a surprisingly good day. It was only our second trip so it wasn't feeling quite as played out. Did not expect the open slopes to be that nice. The skin track cutting right across the middle of it was a little annoying. Here's a video:

3/14/06 6:56am

Joedabaker

Great run-who has not driven by that and wondered about skiing that slope. I used to dream of skiing the old line I think on the lookers left before they put in the one you skied.

I could be mistaken. And I don't want to be a kill joy.
There was a time when that run was off limits and illegal.
Only the highway department was allowed to access that area.
Also, skiing from Alpental chair 2 to the old highway.
Something about endangering the highway for avalanches????
The word...

3/14/06 6:50am

Jeff Huber

So do you use leashes?

I use leashes, but not the leashes that come with the Dynafits. I use a variation of what Lou Dawson recommends here (scroll way down). They work well and weigh next to nothing.

3/14/06 6:45am

guilty as charged. although, it was only two of the three that were hollerin'. all slot virgins. i didn't make a peep as i was too shocked that i finally got to shred the slot-- and in those conditions. we shoed up with boards on packs. i think split boards may be the way to go though. i've waited a long time to get in there and am truly stoked on the experience. it was a lot longer of a run than i anticipated too. so many wall slashes that i lost...

3/14/06 6:27am

geo

I saw you guys along the road, almost pulled a 3 lane "jersey style" turn to pick you up. However, I thought that would endanger the kids in the back seat. 8)

My 3 year old ripped it up that day on little thunder ;)

3/14/06 5:01am

letsroll

Looks like everybody hit thier secret stash this weekend and would like to keep it that way.

3/14/06 4:59am

letsroll

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.

3/14/06 4:51am

altasnob

"North Cascades area"

that really narrows it down.

3/14/06 4:10am

lapaz25

Yep, I hitched back to the pass and left the 2 guys on the side of the road. Okay...I just happened to pick up the car and come back for them :)

3/14/06 3:16am

TeleRoss

YEEEHAWWWW!!!!
;D

3/14/06 3:04am

kuharicm

Sun, March 12, 2006, Nisqually Chute

So did you hitchhike back to the pass? I'm confused ;-)

-Matt

3/14/06 12:08am

lapaz25

Nice job on hitting the chute! Sorry the conditions were, shall we say, much less than ideal. And JibberD, I completely agree this is a fair weather tour. When we did that the weekend prior, we were extremely thankful vis was good, thus making navigation a cinch. I would never attempt the Chutes in flat light or whiteout conditions, even with a GPS/map/compass.

~Lara

3/14/06 12:05am

lapaz25

Lara the photographer here...will be posting a few photos shortly. As for hucking the top, yes it's possible, but you've got to hit it just right. You also need to be able to check yourself before the next set of towers not too far down from your landing sight :)

Thanks for the great ski and report, Greg!

3/13/06 10:25pm

iain

We met up with the wives of the guys who broke trail the first day, how funny that was.

hmm, they're not married last I checked.

3/13/06 10:20pm

iain

I compromise by having a brake on only one ski. Actually one of mine ripped off when the ski released. Generally ski brakes shouldn't do that. :D It was hard to keep it on the ski after that, and I eventually lost it on Mt. Rainier.

So do you use leashes? I've been thinking about taking the bd clipwires off my (your old) hammerheads and using those.

3/13/06 8:38pm

David_Coleman

March 12, 2006, Red Mtn. Pt. 5722 ( Cle Elum Val.)

I heard from Sky after the fact that you 2 were up there the same day. Didn't recognize anyone, as there were a number of folks in the "apron" area of both of those runs as we exited.

There were 3 snowboarders that came out of the Slot & skied down to us that were hollerin' their entire descent. Definitely some sick conditions 8)

3/13/06 5:10pm

Larry_R

What a great trip! I sure want to thank John for dragging my sorry rear end up the hill. I wasn't completely recovered from midweek ski camping, but it was worth it. A learning experience for me too, not being used to skiing with a group, and normally stopping for more clothing when my hands go numb/white, or snacking on a power bar when my blood sugar gets low, or controlling my own pace. But the group was so kind in putting up with me.

This aspect of Red Mtn. had a very different feel...

3/13/06 4:54pm

letsroll

There is always one....lol.....jeff.

3/13/06 10:19am

Jeff Huber

BTW - where those brakes on your guys' Dynafits I saw in the parking lot on Saturday?! If so take them off. You'll save almost 4.25 ounces per ski!

3/13/06 7:55am

Jeff Huber

I will say it is east of Meadows ;)

Hmm.. Must be in Utah or Colorado then. That's east of Meadows. :)

3/13/06 6:36am

Salal

You must be talking about the top of the slope. Can one gain enough speed to launch that proper? Maybe if you made a slingshot with the powerline posts you could do it ;)

3/13/06 5:08am

GregLange

PhilFort:
There COULD be mandatory air, depending on age and ability. I have too much of one, and not enought of the other. However, Alex seemed to think that the face, about 50' of vert, was feasible. He's a MUCH better skier than I, however.

Good Luck...

3/13/06 3:01am

Mr_D

Get back to work Mr. D

Busted by the man.

Shouldn't you be replying to Dru's latest post on cascade climbers?

3/13/06 2:06am

powscraper

That was you guys, eh? Hooting and hollering? You guys should have followed our bootpack back up the slot... I did my best Ben impression at the Crooked.

3/13/06 1:54am

ron j

Nice one, Greg.

3/13/06 1:28am

stemar

Those 2 tracks were from my wife and I on saturday.
The Slot was already tracked before we got there, so we too headed for the Crooked instead. Getting into the Crooked couloir in flat light is funky I thought. Did you drop off the cornice up high, or go in where we did? The run wasn't the deep pow we were hoping for up high,
but it was good snow and a great setting. But the lower section where it steepened and necked down was awesome. The 3 people who did th...

3/13/06 1:26am

Tony_Bentley

Right On!

You passed us on the way out of the couloir. After skiing the slot, we were heading back up the slot to make another lap down the crooked. I saw your entrance and it looked good! Snow was SOFT.

Dave, got any photos of Ben hucking the cornice?

3/13/06 12:41am

skip

Funny - we were talking about that very line this weekend. Nice work.

3/13/06 12:28am

cascadesfreak

Nice work! I've been eyein' that line since about 1983 (of course that was long before I even had the ability to ski such slopes and was still learning how to snowplow at Alpental ;D), but still have never skied it...

3/13/06 12:15am

iain

Get back to work Mr. D

3/13/06 12:14am

philfort