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Way to slay that dragon, Scotty.
Did you get any wet boots in the lower moraine?
Did you get any wet boots in the lower moraine?
Filbro ,thanks for the good reports. i just heard a rumor that white pass was no longer selling one way passes ??
any truth to that ? Do you have a season pass?
Thanks
Robie
any truth to that ? Do you have a season pass?
Thanks
Robie
Happy Birthday, Jeff - looks like you got a present you'll remember all year long!
I posted some photos of the group on this trip.
http://home.sprintmail.com/~mbdh/
Mike
http://home.sprintmail.com/~mbdh/
Mike
I have posted photos for the participants from The Mountaineers trip. I also posted the photo of Cooper and his snowboarding friend.
http://home.sprintmail.com/~mbdh/
Terry said he would email additional photos, which I will post when received.
Mike
http://home.sprintmail.com/~mbdh/
Terry said he would email additional photos, which I will post when received.
Mike
looks nice. happy b-day
where'd you guys ski?
jim
where'd you guys ski?
jim
Nice to connect another name and face Don_B. The top 2.5 feet of the ruschblock 40 feet below the top of the knob to the SE was also uniform dense powder. Trees and everything away from ridgeline was fun. Mike, pls pm me with the photo web page, thanks.
the prominent downward-left slanting couloir on Big Four
Yup... thanks for the photo.
The couloir just by itself would be a fantastic run to lap, it's long and isn't that steep (at least the bottom two thirds), and probably holds good snow most of the time. But probably not worth the objective hazards of getting up into it.
I think a shot from Dickerman might show our route.
Here's a good excuse for me to browse through my older photos from the Mountain Loop area ;D
Photo of Big Four from Dickerman Mtn
I took this photo near the top of Dickerman Mtn in July 1997; I'm not certain, but the prominent downward-left slanting couloir on Big Four (near righ...
Found heavy wind-affected snow just west of the pass today.... pretty underwhelming.
3-11 Update: Warm temps and sunshine from friday afternoon crusted the sun affected areas.
How fleeting the glory, but the thoughtful will be rewarded. Enjoy!
Edited to add:
Going to give the new three pics limit a test ride. 3/11/06 powder:
How fleeting the glory, but the thoughtful will be rewarded. Enjoy!
Edited to add:
Going to give the new three pics limit a test ride. 3/11/06 powder:
wow, Paul. it looks like there's slightly more snow than VA. nice photos though!
Larry, the highest summit doesn't really stick out too much in your photo, but I think it might be the subtle bump in between the two left-most bumps. It's also set back a little ways from the north face (there's a small basin up on the summit ridge, and the summit is on the south side of the basin). It's the easternmost of the two 6160ft contour lines on the map (editied: oh, I guess I mean the easternmost of the 3 6160ft lines).
Incidentally, the Dry Creek route is mostly hidde...
Incidentally, the Dry Creek route is mostly hidde...
Sounds like you hit it right!
I was up there Feb 27, all BC was closed, talked with a couple guys on the Patrol and they had never seen the slides go so big in the areas they control inbounds. They had about 12 inches of snow, was the heaviest snow I have ever skied (worse than the worst of Snoqualmie, Whistler and Baker combined), really nasty stuff. I know they had a fatality that week as well.
As they say.... timing is everything!
Good work.
I was up there Feb 27, all BC was closed, talked with a couple guys on the Patrol and they had never seen the slides go so big in the areas they control inbounds. They had about 12 inches of snow, was the heaviest snow I have ever skied (worse than the worst of Snoqualmie, Whistler and Baker combined), really nasty stuff. I know they had a fatality that week as well.
As they say.... timing is everything!
Good work.
Beautiful pictures.
I'm a new comer, as my username suggests.
Any suggestions on how to find climbing partners, where to get the equipment and (most importantly) how to get ready to do a climb ???
I'm the kind that loves nature, but does not encounter it much in her life. So, help is appreciated ;)
I'm a new comer, as my username suggests.
Any suggestions on how to find climbing partners, where to get the equipment and (most importantly) how to get ready to do a climb ???
I'm the kind that loves nature, but does not encounter it much in her life. So, help is appreciated ;)
Sounds like you two had a nice short day with 9000'.
TR on Kokanee trip coming soon?
TR on Kokanee trip coming soon?
And Larry, I wonder if I met you one time long ago up on the Coal Creek road? I did a few XC trips up there in the early 90s (?) and remember meeting a person who was camped at a sort of overlook along the road with a commanding view of the valley and Big Four's north face.
Charles, late 90's maybe yes. Early 90's no. Sounds like the place I liked to camp however. Just past the second and most impressive avalanche chute I can think of. N...
Glad you enjoyed some powder. I feel your pain Cyril!
I had to deal with some disgusting 'travail' stuff last weekend and spent Friday and Saturday whimsically staring at Mt Rainier in beautiful weather.
I had to deal with some disgusting 'travail' stuff last weekend and spent Friday and Saturday whimsically staring at Mt Rainier in beautiful weather.
Hey bill, sorry I missed you - the glacier was fun, although the stream crossing up and down five foot snowbanks was 'interesting'. Glad you guys had a good trip down! (i've since cheated and switched to AT)
Eli--I thought I recognized you in the parking lot. We were the two that were coming down the chute while you were re-grouping on the moraine. It was a little over my head for smooth skiing, but if you recall how things were a couple years ago, I feel pretty good about it. We weren't prepared to ski to the bridge, but that is definitely on the list.
Great photos.
Bill DeYoung
Great photos.
Bill DeYoung
Likewise == and I especially appreciated your patience with my ice ball laden dog. Hope we can do it again
Thanks Ross. I had a geat time. I very much appreciated your knowledge of the area and experience in the backcountry.
sorry Charles, I thought I took care of that.
John
John
Photos:
The north east facing glades to the left of the crown face affected slope and its runout zone:
The southeast facing glades we skied about 1/3 way up:
The north east facing glades to the left of the crown face affected slope and its runout zone:
The southeast facing glades we skied about 1/3 way up:
Let's not and say we did Allyson. ;D The technique I was refering to was one footy, pushing with poles. Damn good workout though!
I was on Silver on Saturday and saw the same crown Eric_N mentioned. I am pretty sure it was in the area of the two red arrows in the lower right side of Charles' annotated photo. I was wondering what was underneath. Thanks for the photo.
Hi Charles, yes I have seen this too. It hadn't really started yet but there was general avy. debris below that face. Checking my photos, there was the start of a glide crack in the area of concern. There are really nice glades safely to the right of your photo. Descend east off the top then traverse north (skiers left) to the saddle with the northern point 4883'. The glades are below and slightly skiers left. Or ski off Pt. 4883' instead to them. They are long and moderate, free of...
They don't need to write any books, all of their adventures are web-published. But Jason's idea of a coffee-table book filled with oversized gnar-gnar ski pics is pretty cool.
Just KIDDING about the book. It seems so many folks have written so many specialty guide books, I was letting my imagination run riot. In any case, with the steepness of your descents, you'd be laying out a red curtain, not a carpet.
Where is Big Four exactly? It looked fab-o.
I've been meaning to get back to this report for a while...
John, am I correct in assuming that this is the Snoqualmie Pass area Humpback Mountain? If so, and you were on E and SE slopes, then you must have gone up the Annette Lake valley and then ascended from the valley bottom?
Proceeding as if my assumptions are correct: Eric_N recently reported what I have often seen from Silver Peak, looking across the valley to the general east side of Humpback:
"There was a 50 ft wid...
John, am I correct in assuming that this is the Snoqualmie Pass area Humpback Mountain? If so, and you were on E and SE slopes, then you must have gone up the Annette Lake valley and then ascended from the valley bottom?
Proceeding as if my assumptions are correct: Eric_N recently reported what I have often seen from Silver Peak, looking across the valley to the general east side of Humpback:
"There was a 50 ft wid...
John and Gusk - thanks for sharing your trips. I have looked at Red on the map a number of times but never gotten organized to go there, but your reports and photos are a good motivation. And as John has pointed out, in a largely motorized area it may be "use it or lose it" for the designated non-motorized areas. I will definitely be making a point of letting the ranger know whenever I have enjoyed a non-motorized outing in the Cle Elum valley.
quite frankly if your not going to show up to OUR party all dressied up, then I don't want to know about your indiscretions( sob sob ) ???
I like getting lost in the woods too. But with skis plus way too much climbing equipment on my back. Smell those bothersome bushes? Smells like adventure! ;)
Yes, some lateral touring in this area opens up a lot of possibilities. The forest in the area seems to be consistently easy to travel through - widely spaced big trees - so that with a good snowpack one can enjoyably go just about anywhere. It's a great place to practice map reading skills and get that "lost in the woods" feeling without being at too much risk of it actually happening (I know, some people don't care for that feeling, but I do - I guess that's my version of "expos...
Scurlock has the only picture I've seen that shows any good detail of the Dry Creek route:
http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/40399578
Sky, don't worry, we left the north face untouched for you. I'll buy you a beer if you manage to ski that.
http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/40399578
Sky, don't worry, we left the north face untouched for you. I'll buy you a beer if you manage to ski that.
Catching up on some reading here...
Great descent and trip report (and good clean use of the three photos allotment). I've watched and listened to the slush avalanches coming off that huge face in May, so it seems like you chose wisely your timing for this trip. I'll never be up on something like that face, so your report and photos are the closest I can come to the experience of being there.
Does anyone have access to a full-face photo from across the valley, to the north (the vie...
Great descent and trip report (and good clean use of the three photos allotment). I've watched and listened to the slush avalanches coming off that huge face in May, so it seems like you chose wisely your timing for this trip. I'll never be up on something like that face, so your report and photos are the closest I can come to the experience of being there.
Does anyone have access to a full-face photo from across the valley, to the north (the vie...
I love it! I'll keep skiing my 30 degree cruisers and live vicariously through you all. Thanks for the inspiration and showing the true beauty of the mountain environs! Very special.
Yee-haw! Nice description, Jason. Sounds like an, err, intriguing venture. I don't think I'll be following you up there any time soon, but it's fun to see what you're up to.
Though I will back off in different spots from you guys, I share the "you don't know until you're up there" philosophy. There have been many times when we've looked up at a face or ridge and thought "no way that goes" but we said "let's go until we can't go furth...
We went in via Reflection lakes and traversed back to Plummer from there.
Lane chute looks great. I think I'll get that one next.
Lane chute looks great. I think I'll get that one next.
Cool Trip. Last year that was my "Home" area.
Looks like you guys were able to drive into Vincent gap - has the road finally opened all the way to the lot at the base now? Did you guys do the main gully run back to the cars or something else?
Have fun in So-cal! Next on your list should be snow creek!
Looks like you guys were able to drive into Vincent gap - has the road finally opened all the way to the lot at the base now? Did you guys do the main gully run back to the cars or something else?
Have fun in So-cal! Next on your list should be snow creek!
If by "W parts" you mean the Lane/Denman/Plummer/Pinacle area, then there's always the alternative route from Narada following the general route of the Wonderland Trail through the old growth and up over the saddle next to the road or around south of the saddle. An interesting variation and possibly safer, if one were expecting high avy danger on the slopes above the road above inspiration point. Depending on your destination, tho, (except for Lane Chute) it's usually...
Ron: the Leangs are nowhere as talented as the Hummels and the Skoogs. in fact, we like hotdogs and sugary snacks way toooo much to even be considered 'backcountry' skiers. i don't think the word 'backcountry' is even in the family's vocabulary. 'rocks, dirt, and patch', for sure, as illustrated in the photos... ;D
BTW, i have a surprise for you next week, and it's not showing up at Stefan's party. even better: me dressed up in skimpy glacier travel gear... g...
BTW, i have a surprise for you next week, and it's not showing up at Stefan's party. even better: me dressed up in skimpy glacier travel gear... g...
Heading down the south ridge towards the col...
funky ridgeline "skiing" (would have been easy, if not for the exposure on either side).
Phil- I think I rememeber you writing somewhere that you were headed to Chamonix this winter- the photo of you guys heading down the south ridge looks remarkably similiar to exit off the Aiguille du Midi. Only there you have a rope and guided clients to grab hold of if you lose...
funky ridgeline "skiing" (would have been easy, if not for the exposure on either side).
Phil- I think I rememeber you writing somewhere that you were headed to Chamonix this winter- the photo of you guys heading down the south ridge looks remarkably similiar to exit off the Aiguille du Midi. Only there you have a rope and guided clients to grab hold of if you lose...
Sorry I missed the dogerrific outing, Jibber; looks like a good time was had by all!
I was happy to demonstrate my crosscountry boarding technique. ;D
you know, there's been some folks who've suggested a race specifically for boarders, all cross country traversing, with plenty of flats and icy sections--no poles or unbuckling allowed. what do you think, eric? you in? doesn't sound that fun to me, but could this be the "technique" you were refering to? ;)
glad you guys had a good time...