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I've got a pretty good idea of where at least one good 'Silica Cup' location might be, although sand dunes are transient by nature and this could all look different than what I remember from at least 4 years ago.
Oh and by the way check out
Oh and by the way check out
is that a pond at the base? a potential location for the Slush Cup perhaps.Possible, I suppose, but likely to hit more brush than water...
The local "sandboarders" mentioned another dune somewhere nearby where slush cup-style landings are common (sliding down a dune into a small lake at the base of the slope), though I wasn't able to locate that spot during my brief reconnaissance of the area.
Way to go!
Fun photos and and nice turns Cass.
Fun photos and and nice turns Cass.
is that a pond at the base? a potential location for the Slush Cup perhaps.
Atta boy, Wipe! Way to keep it real.
Talk to you when I get back at the end of the month.
-s
Talk to you when I get back at the end of the month.
-s
It was your pictures of the Palmer "glacier" that convinced us to head south!
err, I meant am. though I did pash people coming down who left at 2am.
I started up the trail head at about 11:15pmWow - your alpine start is quite impressive!
Looks better than what we have in the Cascades right now ;)
Bummer, I missed all the fun last weekend! ;) Nice patch work!
that was sort of like skiing on a popsicle! gotta love that hard stuff... ;) thanks for a fun day guys.
I'm impressed! Your resolve for September turns is very commendable.
Nice report, Lara.
Now you "got that out of the way". (Geoffrey Lewis)
Now you "got that out of the way". (Geoffrey Lewis)
Kudos for making the trek down there. I drove past Shasta in late August, it had more snow on it then I've ever see in August before and it looked (from I5) whiter/less rough then it typically does. The week I was in the Bay Area it was also much cooler then in Portland!
"What the hell were we thinking?"
I think I know the feeling!
Lara and Co. good to hear you got out for a hike on Sat. nice work on the patch skiing! you guys beat us by 10 vf. who would have thought there would be other patch-skiers in the area.... would love to see the photos ... i have a patch fetish. ;D
It would have taken me 28 laps to hit 560' with the snow we found this weekend. After 6 I was worked.
Well done.
Well done.
HB it was nice to meet you. Congrats on hitting the 10 year mark!
You guys were on the Pinnacle "glacier"? I can't think of what else that would be 'cause it's not "The Stash". I was checking that out on Sept 3rd and ended up "skiing" 30 ft of blue, dirty, crevassed to death ice on the Paradise (TR coming soon...)
Nice job finding some snow-much better than what we did.
~Lara
Nice job finding some snow-much better than what we did.
~Lara
...for a Joy-O-Meter score of 21.71% (560/2579).
21.71%! you're right, that is MASSIVE. glad you guys found more than two turns... ;) by the way, nice photos.
I still say you were nuts and I was too. I figured I would run into Jeff someday. I was the teleskier up there Saturday enjoying the good stuff. That was way better than the Dome in August. That marked 120 months and that could be the end. (ten years should be enough) Certainly the string will be done unless we get the same early start in October that we got with last year's awesome season. There sadly is no snow left for us nuts. HB
so there's sure to be a new installment to his ongoing "Instructional Series".
said video
Edited to add: And no, I'm not planning on counting this as official Sepember turns.
Somewhere in the raw footage, in the background, you can hear Steph asking "will this count for September turns"? Th...
more visuals...
1. this reminds me of Virginia...
2. Greg ascends a moraine crest
3. Greg and Skip make a figure-eight
4.
1. this reminds me of Virginia...
2. Greg ascends a moraine crest
3. Greg and Skip make a figure-eight
4.
Hole at bottom of Palmer
Oh my, I'm glad I didn't get to close -- that really does look like a Sasquatch den!
And to think that people have accused me (ME!) of fanaticism.
It was good to get out but I'm not sure about doing the same next weekend. Hopefully there will be some October snow. Here are some more pictures.
Jeff skiing
Jeff with White River in background
Plamer littered with rocks...
Jeff skiing
Jeff with White River in background
Plamer littered with rocks...
Nice find, gang (um... ah, I think). ;)
Kam, nice to see you in town.
Kam, nice to see you in town.
Another great September in the books.
Next year: scree fields.
Next year: scree fields.
10 gallons regular gasoline for Allyson's car, $29.93. Two foot long submarine sandwich for Skip's stomach, $8.68. 25 vertical feet of skiing in September, priceless!
Kelvin
Kelvin, Allyson & Skip
Kam & Skip
Skip levitates while...
Kelvin
Kelvin, Allyson & Skip
Kam & Skip
Skip levitates while...
very nice...that's a fun dune indeed! 8)
Skiing water flowing over blue ice was definitely a new condition for me! I have to say, I prefer it to inverted moguls (or sun-bathtubs, as I heard them aptly named) filled with years of ablated dirt though. I would definitely recommend that anyone making the slog to the 10,000 foot mark, leave your dominatrix at home because you will be getting spanked! I haven't seen suncups that bad since I skied Adams a couple of years ago around this time. A few hundred feet down fr...
hahaha...
"S-N-to-tha-izzow"
"Piznark glacia"
"hucklebizzles "
maybe all August and September TR's should be Gizoogled....
"S-N-to-tha-izzow"
"Piznark glacia"
"hucklebizzles "
maybe all August and September TR's should be Gizoogled....
Hello Matt. It was great running into you on the summit. Glad to hear had a good run down. Sounds like you guys had a great trip skiing the Cascade volcanos. Hope to see you guys again out in the mountains. Have may happy and safe turns.
Rich_B
Rich_B
JibberD
Oh , I was really there and I have the wrecked skis to prove it. 8) I saw your e-mail the night before but couldn't contact you as I was not logged in on the computer I was using. ??? Looked for you though!
See you up there in September. ;)
Ps. Any news on your Japan job? Latest issue of Powder has big article about skiing in Northern Japan. You might find it interesting.
Chris
Oh , I was really there and I have the wrecked skis to prove it. 8) I saw your e-mail the night before but couldn't contact you as I was not logged in on the computer I was using. ??? Looked for you though!
See you up there in September. ;)
Ps. Any news on your Japan job? Latest issue of Powder has big article about skiing in Northern Japan. You might find it interesting.
Chris
Chris, you're a new form of animal spawned on the Muir Snowfield. How many times is that for you this year?
Sorry I missed you Sunday. I decided to leave the parking lot early because I thought if I slept I wouldn't be able to wake up...then poof...the infant streak is gone. Wondering how I missed you on the trail though...are you sure you were really there? ;)
Sorry I missed you Sunday. I decided to leave the parking lot early because I thought if I slept I wouldn't be able to wake up...then poof...the infant streak is gone. Wondering how I missed you on the trail though...are you sure you were really there? ;)
I was there last weekend and skied the top of the zig zag -- surprisingly mellow suncups and not too dirty. Unfortunately it was dawn and rock solid when I made my descent. The Palmer was fun but certainly not much of a glacier. It is possible the weather front today brought some fresh snow in up there. Andy
I figured it must have been a group of TAYers heading out from that brutally small snow patch. Who else would pack skis out towards Coleman pinnacle on the August following one of the lowest snow pack winters for lower elevations. Nice to briefly meet you all.
Yes and it was another TAYer (me) headed in there in the afternoon on the last unworking day of the month. I didn't start hiking until 2:45pm as I was waiting for the sun and rain to soften up the snow patches. &nb...
Yes and it was another TAYer (me) headed in there in the afternoon on the last unworking day of the month. I didn't start hiking until 2:45pm as I was waiting for the sun and rain to soften up the snow patches. &nb...
Yes Jeff, and she told me to bring my skis when I go to visit the jobsite this winter in Skagway and she'll take my skiing with her Whitehorse buddies.
I shall keep you informed and sing your praises to her ;)
Chris
I shall keep you informed and sing your praises to her ;)
Chris
Kudos for getting out! Taiya says she spoke to you last week. :)
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
It's, alas, a deception. The vast majority of the glacier is heavily broken. On the upper left fringe (where it isn't in the canyon) there would be some good turns for 750vft or so, but skiing down into White River canyon would neceistate many mandatory serac hucks.
On the drive up the Zigzag glacier looked okay and bigger then the Palmer, but I didn't feel like hiking over there.
On the drive up the Zigzag glacier looked okay and bigger then the Palmer, but I didn't feel like hiking over there.
but is that a deception, or does White River Canyon look alright?
Way to keep it rolling, Jeff. The Palmer webcam looked pretty scary, and your pictures confirm it!