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NWAC telemetry for the period in question, including the relevant header notes about total snowdepth at the times that they were added or updated:
Northwest Avalanche Center
Paradise, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington
MM/DD Hour Temp RH Wind Wind Wind Hour Total 24 Hr Total Solar
PST F % Avg Max Dir Prec. Prec. Snow Sno...
Northwest Avalanche Center
Paradise, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington
MM/DD Hour Temp RH Wind Wind Wind Hour Total 24 Hr Total Solar
PST F % Avg Max Dir Prec. Prec. Snow Sno...
Hey Mack and Matt, thank you for the update and report on the conditions in the Olympics.
cheers,
Chris
cheers,
Chris
very jealous of the opportunistic grab of this elusive line. good job!
Scott, great to see a report, been wondering about/missing your TR's. I made a failed attempted at Vahala, after the big snow, and eyeballed some of those big lines you have ticked off, on my way home. Good to have you back on the board.
North and west aspects off of Maggies skied well.
Explored Diamond Head today (12/24). Unsurprisingly, still really thin coverage. From afar it looks enticing, but the basalt sharks are lurking just below the surface.
It did give us plenty of time to debate which is more disruptive to to a PNW bc adventure... Gullyf'd or Alderf'd? Walls of wallow vs. barbed Byzantine conduits of Alderville. Might as well have been discussing presidential candidates or varieties of turd sandwiches.
Ah, yes. We love this. Repeat the mantra. The amalgamation of the name of said flora and appropriately attached 4 letter word belongs in the backcountry dictionary.
Yeah I know that road. I probably skied the clearcut 20 years ago in alpine gear. Then had a horrible time getting out...
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Where exactly is road 800 Glenn?
From the N Sno-Park at the pass, ski the road past the groomer shed and to a junction where the Scotty Crk Rd goes straight. The left fork is Rd 800 which runs along the Kittitas/Chelan county line toward old Blewett Pass. The old clearcuts along the way are pretty much grown in so not very good for turns. Try the upp...
we found your skin track yesterday 12/22, and we were SO stoked! thank you guys big time! owe ya a beer... we got plenty of trail breaking too after dropping off the N side of Lichtenberg and certainly turned to type 1.5 fun.
We also found the snow un reactive, with only the top 2-3 inches that fell overnight dry sluffing on steep slopes.
We also found the snow un reactive, with only the top 2-3 inches that fell overnight dry sluffing on steep slopes.
Where exactly is road 800 Glenn? I'd like to check it out. Could you make turns off the road? I was down on Kings Ridge which is lots lower but often has more snow. Couldn't make Turns off road at all.
Brian
Brian
Skied a sunny Rd 800 from Swauk Pass toward old Blewett Pass yesterday. Big views from Bonanza Pk to Adams and west into the Stuarts. Finally good coverage down low with the higher basalt talus slopes(Diamond Head, Windy Knob, etc.) filling in.
The Summit East Nordic center opens tomorrow for those of the XC persuasion. The upper trails should be great.
Oops, I should have checked the website, I'm not sure why I thought it was opening this weekend. Word to the wise, never trust an old guy.
Really Silas, I thought it was Tuesday. If it is tomorrow then my boys will be happy.
A bit different from the Oly peninsula, huh! I went by Shasta several times this fall and found it more bare than I'd ever seen it, almost scorched looking, so it's nice to see your photos of it snow-covered again.
The question is not the decision making process, just the terrain choice. Steep, north facing couloirs were the bullseye for the forecast and Moderate specifically states'Heightened Avalanche Conditions on specific terrain....' which then requires the user to identify that terrain on a map so it can be avoided.
Managing hazard in terrain features such as the KAZ breeds false confidence since the consequences of a ride are significant. Similar stories ended poorly so I am gla...
Managing hazard in terrain features such as the KAZ breeds false confidence since the consequences of a ride are significant. Similar stories ended poorly so I am gla...
Did 3 laps on Hyak today. By mid afternoon front side and back side were pretty tracked up. Did two laps down the rampart chair line to find fresh lines (and fresh stumps)
Some creek crossings required a bit of snowshovel engineering to fill in the creek in order to make a dry crossing.
Some creek crossings required a bit of snowshovel engineering to fill in the creek in order to make a dry crossing.
Silver Fir was the right call this morning. but I should've gone back to Hyak and toured in the afternoon. Thanks for the quick report, I'm looking forward to utilizing your skin tracks tomorrow
I think the hazard was ridge top or near shallow wind slab on all but N and NE slopes with a mod rating? Correct me if my memory doesn't serve. We tip toed into it. Not a lot of evidence of wind loading. Close aspect was stable. I'd skied it a week before and was pretty confident that if it released it would be on one specific convexity. Carefully cut the top very slowly. It did release at the roll and it went with slough.
I felt ok about the event,...
I felt ok about the event,...
Impressed to see you found the only forecasted hazard, congrats.
We had very similar conditions on the 16th. Skied out into Kendall AZ. Did have one skier triggered windslab release on us in the left side of the twins couloirs; 15cm deep and propagated wall to wall (Approx 6 meters).
Thanks man! Let's go ski soon once the pass has some more snow.
man that looked so great! Good day for a board. Way to get it, great vid!
Thanks for the encouragement. We found good snow up top still and lapped that. The cooler was totally chopped up and the bowl was heavy mashed potatoes. Still worth it for all the views and good turns at the top. ;D
Nice! We skied great snow on the north slopes past the pinnacle on Saturday, and noticed your tracks through the portals. I was wondering what you were up to. Looks like a fun weekend!
It mine as well have been spring skiing! Skinning shirtless, corn etc. Those pics of the Hill were taken on the 8th. The smoke moved in on the 9th! I thought I smelled smoke. There was a reddish hue, smog like. I should have trusted my sniffer!
Thanks for the weather info! Amazing that smoke from Southern Cal would be making it's way up here this time of year!
Thanks for the weather info! Amazing that smoke from Southern Cal would be making it's way up here this time of year!
The smoke was from the LA fires: http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/12/los-angeles-smoke-reaches-northwest.html
That third photo looks like spring skiing!
Were you seeing just fog and clouds, or was there actually smoke?
Were you seeing just fog and clouds, or was there actually smoke?
I've seen no reports from the volcanoes- any thoughts on the possibility of corn on Muir or St Helens?
The upper slopes are mostly East facing and the winter sun does't hit it much. The snow might stay powdery especially in steep chutes down to the lake. The trail is broken, nothing to lose with nice views!
So did it feel 57 degrees out?! Â Wish I understood how and when powder can last in these types of conditions. I would have figured everything had turned to ice/afternoon slip. There must be some temperature/humidity threshold.
Awesome photos. Any thoughts on snow conditions this weekend with all this sun?
No Fog Bowl, getting that Bryant couloir, Crispin?
Ye Olde Snoqualmie valley fog. Burning off by mid-day?
Thanks for the report -- looks like the jeepers are still having fun with RD 9070 :(