TR Replies

I'm a little old school and have never posted nor planned to post a notice on a computer but Joedabaker's reference to an elder couple caused a mixed reaction of incredulity and hilarious laughter in my wife and I.  I suspect my wife and I are the elder couple referenced.  We could not resist the temptation to defend our youth. We still think of ourselves as 20 something but after a day of skiing we know its not true. If I recall correctly when we were 20 or 30 we also thought a person...

I third that idea.

Don't wait; if you can do it sooner, go for it.  I too have some great photos to share (one of my mountaineering hobbies), but the added hassle so far hasn't been worth it.  I love to see other's pics and feel they make a TR.  Some are truly amazing.

Gregg - I don't think it's fair to blame you for having everyone drive to one of the two parking lots worth driving to last winter (and from what I saw, clearly the better of the two). Some b'hammers were rather distressed early season to see me in "the secret area everyone knows about" and to learn I was from pugetopolis, but heck, everyone's tracks spotted years before led me to peruse the map, and alas it was an easy conclusion to draw, and last winter it was just too strong a draw....

Like Phil points out, snomo assist is really a totally different usergroup than pure snomo (BTW Phil, do you still own that sled? ;)  ) The  Skyline riders probably wouldn't even care if the discrete snomo rider group that represents snowmobiling's public and policy-setting face stated they'd agree to not ride up there anymore. They're either taking turns or trading uptrack for sixpack, the sled is means to end.

I noted this same issue in a Skyline TR from a while back. My conce...

Hey Oker,
I think it was funny that I had a spelling error after pontificating! Serves me right. You can criticize me in fun or seriousness, I will not cry, but I do like to argue.

I must admit, the humor was not lost on me after you pointed the typo out. Just wanted to be sure you didn't think I was calling anyone names. I like to debate too, as you may have gathered in the past  ;).

I think it's likely to become a more and more frequent occurrence, give the rising popularity of backcountry skiing, especially sled-assisted bc skiing.
No self-respecting sledhead would go there for the sledding itself - your day would be done in 5 minutes.

I wonder if we'll see them on Arrowhead soon too...

Yes, more love xoxoxoxo (where's the heart symbol?), and I'll contribute to getting this to be a record setting thread - after all, that wouldn't be right for Snoqualmie Pass to beat out Baker!  ;)

My take on the numbers is different from yours, Tim. To me, the more significant indicator of love and appreciation for a trip report is not how many responses it gets, but how many views it gets. I do trips that are not the pure climbing-for-turns type that are most popular here, so there...

Dear Rando,

Sorry to bore you with my poor writing, selfish pre-eminence, and preadolescent fit. You are right on all counts - I'm afraid this incident brought out the worst in me. I admit to being a cranky old timer (with preadolescent tendencies when worked up) who does believe that muscle powered sports are better for both the practitioner and the environment than motorized. Of course the use of a car to get up there negates my ecological superiority, and why should I care if they get...

YES!!! Page two!!

Hey, no pain here.  I was just trying to stir things enough to see if a Baker thread could reach page two.

25 down and 41 to go to beat out that December Snoqualmie thread by MW8888888888888888888888.

FWIW, I love Baker. It takes me as long to drive to the upper lot as to Paradise, and then there's the Longmire gate roulette to deal with (read this past weekend's reports...). All the B'hammers I've met are great people. The ski area has that mellow feel - more A-Basin than Aspen in attitude and infrastructure. I've even thought about moving to B'ham due in part to the consistent snowpack up there (but the real estate values have gone wild up there lately as far as I can tell). If it's love yo...

haha, tim place's TR is classic! yeah, thats pretty much what all my TRs would sound like. Charles has a good point though, so if you guys want TRs, i'll give 'em.  ;D

BTW in the lower right of that picture of baker is peak 5628. i have been waitng for that thing to get stable and deep, so if anyone is headed out there, email me  ;)

Randonnee - as if you should be talking.  Coming from a fellow that ACCUSES Amar of Fraud simply because of a difference in the reported gas price at a station & what it said on his receipt! I think you need to work on your vocabulary with the assistance of a Thesaurus. ???

Toby T:  I thought the same thing until this morning.  Try www.imagecave.com.  Quick, easy and free.  Even gives you the url to link your photo in with.

Hmmm, I have recent photos of avalanche crown lines, wind-rippled snow, snow-stability testing video, and great skiing photos in the baker area, but I am unable to upload these files easily to this forum. Are there any new developments in this regard, Charles? I think I would post TR's if there was an easy way. Pictures are great information providers (worth a tousand words), and I would probably tend to post TR's if I could add a photo very easily to some text. Note-(creating a web-space, trans...

I'm getting the impression that people here view the purpose of trip reports in widely differing ways. Maybe some see trip reports mostly as "achievement reports" while others see trip reports as "conditions reports"? I would tend to be on the conditions end of the spectrum. I agree that something like, "30 degree slope, 600' runs. ÊUP and down. Snow good," is not what I'm looking for when I read trip reports. There are lots of recent examples of the type of report...

No snowmobiles in that area would be welcomed by most self-powered users. That would be fine with me. I am suggesting that one needs to take a reasonable and civil approach. It sounds like some are just getting all fired up and have not even discussed their concerns with the snowmobilers. There is no signage to prohibit  snowmobiles, so neither user has priority until something is established. If some of you want to make a change, find out who owns the land and contact them to express your...

Perhaps JimD's language is a bit inflammatory, but many of us share his feelings.  Skyline Ridge is one of the shortest approaches around.  Perhaps those compelled to use machines to access there ought to stay in the lift assisted backcountry of the ski areas.  
Historically, Skyline has always been non-motorized.  Leave it for those who earn their turns by skinning up from the a parking lot.  There are many other places day touring skiers cannot access that are avail...

The light on the horizon on Sunday was spectacular. A few of your photos captured it well -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpope/90460471/

Note that every other volcano in the NW was in bright sunshine, while Hood was stuck under a huge black soul sucking lenticular.

The light on the horizon on Sunday was spectacular. A few of your photos captured it well -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpope/90460471/

Nice work Nick. I see there's as much rime on Hood as ever.

I love the exit shot from the Reid.

OK, here is a TR for Saturday:

Up and down the Swift Creek trees.  30 degree slope, 600' runs.  UP and down. Snow good.

C'mon -- you don't need that kind of stuff from Baker  That's a Paradise TR!!  ;D ;D

(Asbestos underwear in place)

For the last six weeks, I have been hitting low vis days and staying around the Bagley Basin area (the "Seattle Chutes").  I have too much respect for Baker's backcountry to belittle it with a flurry of Blueberry Chute TR's.

When I get out to Ptarmigan, or Upper Mazama Bowl, or the Stoneman, or Lake Ann -- you'll hear about it.

(Unless, of course, it is a secret stash!) ;D

thats pretty much what i was saying in l...

Actually..."preadolescent fit" needs an article; and it would still be fairly awkward.

That's not Phil you're editing there, but I was referring to him...

Well, I'm guilty as charged. I ski the Baker BC just about every weekend.

In the beginning of the year, when I was always looking for partners, I posted here looking a couple of times and didn't get any responses. Mostly I would hook up with people in the parking lot. After a while, I gave up asking if people were TAYers. I always just ended up explaining what TAY was, and they gave me a look like I was some crazy Internet lurker. So I gave up.

Now, my regular partner is a great...