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I've been wondering what the Castle tour is like. Thanks for the TR. :)
What time did you start the descent from the Castle saddle?
What time did you start the descent from the Castle saddle?
Skip and Jerry Hoadley were both Alpental patrollers back in the day.
Tim, Glad to hear you finally got back to Fairy to see and ski many of the slopes that your knee limited you back on our previous trip. Fairy Meadows is truly a ski mountaineers mecca. Our first trip was an "11" on a scale of 10. The DVD you created of our trip is in my will. :) Zap
Ross, Rock Creek is just south of us and we'll probably visit in a few days. Evolution requires access to Lake Sabrina and according to Caltrans access ends near Aspendel currently. Things will definetinely open up more within the next week because the annual trout opener is Saturday, April 30. This is a key date because the roads we use to gain access to trailheads are plowed for the trout opener, not backcountry skiers.
A site to check for some trip reports is...
A site to check for some trip reports is...
Zap -- thanks for the Sierra TR's and Big Thoughts. I am planning a trip down that way from May 5 -- 11 -- am thinking probably Evolution or Rock Creek. I am assuming with the heavy snowpack that almost anything in Moynier would be good this year. Any particular beta would be appreciated. Also, are you aware of any web sites that have current info on Sierra conditions (of course there couldn't be anything remotely as good as TAY!). Thanks.
Ross
Ross
Hoadley's ehh? Would that by any chance be named for Skip Hoadley? I know he used to work ski patrol at the pass years ago. I met him when he was the winter rec. coordinator for the Cle Elum USFS district. He's now retired. He introduced me to the term "Guanch". (see my post in "Random Tracks"). Sounds like you found now guanch up there on "Hoadley's".
pc
pc
Some more info re: slide. It was not there Tuesday eve so must have happened Wed. No surprise. The Pass had seen a big change early in the week:
New Snow on Sunday, couple inches covering dense corn. Maybe some good skiing somewhere, but I couldn't find it. Ended up at Rainy Pass.
Monday more new snow, but very warm and no sign of cold anytime soon. Snow glopping in the sun, but still pretty dense down in the pack and in the shade. Not consolidated, however.
Tues -...
New Snow on Sunday, couple inches covering dense corn. Maybe some good skiing somewhere, but I couldn't find it. Ended up at Rainy Pass.
Monday more new snow, but very warm and no sign of cold anytime soon. Snow glopping in the sun, but still pretty dense down in the pack and in the shade. Not consolidated, however.
Tues -...
Fantastic!
Funny, the "other" line is next on the hit parade. A recon from below looked like a great rock-lined chute w/ weird kinks and exposure. Thanks much for the info.
Glad you liked the photos (and trips down memory lane).
Funny, the "other" line is next on the hit parade. A recon from below looked like a great rock-lined chute w/ weird kinks and exposure. Thanks much for the info.
Glad you liked the photos (and trips down memory lane).
That slide was there Thursday morning. I don't know if slides like that typically worry me. They move at very low speed if you happen to be there when it actually comes down, so as long as your terrain management is good you'll either be watching it from somewhere else or at least will have enough time to get out of the way (and somewhere to get away TO).
I think it will corn up eventually but it's a ways off from doing so. But when it does corn up you may as well go somewhere else besides Al...
I think it will corn up eventually but it's a ways off from doing so. But when it does corn up you may as well go somewhere else besides Al...
Thanks. I was hoping to find a Friday Alpental report. I think I'll pass on Alpental this weekend. I just hope that it settles and corns up before it's all gone!
It is part of a run called Hoadley's. Note the correct spelling is "Hoadley's"
The top part leads down to Hoadley's Hallow, but you have to keep on the skiers right of the rock outcrop that goes down a steep avy prone gully and opens on an apron which finishes below Airplane Turn. Also, on the other side of the ski area boundary. It was a good poach on last turrns on a powder day. At least it was that way when I was young. 8)
Nice...
It is part of a run called Hoadley's. Note the correct spelling is "Hoadley's"
Is that the common name for this line? "Thunderbird"?
Cascadesfreak is correct. I was pointing out the differing nostalgic memories evoked by your trip report.
The "common" name for the line is either Hoakly's or Hoaglys, something like that. It's a great line and fun to watch people rip it from the chair. I've only done it once but it's pretty cool little shot. Nice trip, thanks for sharing!
Is that the common name for this line? "Thunderbird"?
I'm not sure of the name of the line you skied, but "Thunderbird" is the common name for that "huge peak" (or is that a mole hill ;D) in the background of your posted photo; otherwise referring to the "steepest"
ski run at Summit West ;D Funny reference wickstad! (presuming you were in fact jokingly referring to Summit West as that...
Is that the common name for this line? "Thunderbird"?
Always interested in the coverage around Crystal --- Thanks.
Funny sheispiste. That photo takes me back to when I was about eleven years old. From the base area I looked up to see this huge peak emerge from the clouds.
Would I ever be able to ski Thunderbird?!
Would I ever be able to ski Thunderbird?!
Tucks? as in Tuckerman's Ravine? Although it was my first "backcountry" ski trip, that I remember fondly hiking with my long (185s) Olin's strapped onto an old external frame pack in the rain when I was 16 years old, I never thought I'd see that "backcountry" site turn up on TAY.
Nice photo of your recent adventure.
Nice photo of your recent adventure.
If the road is clear to the washout and the steep fishermans trail is reasonable travel to 4K, then Snowking is do-able in a long-ish day (long-ish being relative, but you seem to be up for big days from seeing reports here and on wta.org...). Definitely an extra bit above Shuksan, though. Better ski:hike ratio than Dickerman!!
if I ever reach my career goal of "ski bum" you'll find me "working" in Valdez. I've never seen so much white and so many 30-35 degree slopes.
Thanks for the info Jason, much appreciated.
We might just go after the Sulphide after all with the approach on SnowKing. We are doing a one-day trip only - so that or Ruth might be the better option.
We might just go after the Sulphide after all with the approach on SnowKing. We are doing a one-day trip only - so that or Ruth might be the better option.
I knew Jerry wouldn't be able to resist - Nice video! Great pictures Jeanette!
I didn't take a camera??? ??? ;) The lighting must've been nice with those breaks in the clouds. Glad you had a good day out on the bd tour, and lucked-out with the weather!
--Chris
Now it can settle in for a week or so and then maybe we'll get some more before we break out the summer corn boards, eh?
Sure was a good thing to have the "fatties" for this one though. ;D
Yeah, but 'cept... how 'bout those pictures?
Nice PICTURES Jeanette. :)
Was it snowing, or what? Gotta love it. Now it can settle in for a week or so and then maybe we'll get some more before we break out th...
Nice PICTURES Jeanette. :)
Was it snowing, or what? Gotta love it. Now it can settle in for a week or so and then maybe we'll get some more before we break out th...
JW gets busy. Hey, it didn't look too shabby out there! What are we...a bunch of whiners or something?
My footage of you Jerry, well, I'll do a better job next time. Lesson for the week: when filming or otherwise using photographic equipment, gloves should be removed.
My footage of you Jerry, well, I'll do a better job next time. Lesson for the week: when filming or otherwise using photographic equipment, gloves should be removed.
I didn't take a camera, but John took a few photos. It would have been a good day for them though; the light was nice. Or perhaps I appreciated its subtleties a bit more. The shadows on the cornices, the back lit powder turns, the huge shadows cast by the changing cumulus clouds and snow squaws across the way. Our relaxed pace allowed time for this sort of contemplation. Or perhaps I've had one too many martinis tonight ;)
So Ron says to me: Why do you suppose we thought the snow would be any better on the same exact aspect just a 1/4 mile south. My answer.... I dunno,Jack 8)
Hey, I was one of the 2 dudes you passed on your way out. There is a post of our TR on the Cascade Climbers page.
All I can say is what you skied was really impressive! Cranking turns above the Icefall and the sweet little air someone got off one of the small ice bits. We were checking out your tracks on the way up and oohing and aahing.
The snow was deep! More of a wallow than a climb but we bailed a bit below where yall did. Your boot tracks were hardly visi...
All I can say is what you skied was really impressive! Cranking turns above the Icefall and the sweet little air someone got off one of the small ice bits. We were checking out your tracks on the way up and oohing and aahing.
The snow was deep! More of a wallow than a climb but we bailed a bit below where yall did. Your boot tracks were hardly visi...
nice report, Matt! i'm glad you guys found great skiing, as well as good weather. i can't wait to see your photos.
-kam
-kam
Good to meet you too, Jan. Hopefully mother nature will provide a few more opportunities for post work freshies this season.
nice Tim! sounds like y'all had a good time.
Sorry to hear that not all the runs on your 'to-do' list were in shape...but now it might be easier to convince you to go back to the hut next season :)
Sorry to hear that not all the runs on your 'to-do' list were in shape...but now it might be easier to convince you to go back to the hut next season :)
Welcome to TAY Mustang5, Paradise is open ALL winter, you must be thinking of Chinook Pass...Yeah, either that or possibly Sunrise. Man, I wish they'd keep THAT open year 'round. :D
Might have to cough up a bit more taxes tho, to get that additional 1000 ft of elevation access all winter long. Let's take up a collection!!! ;D
Definately worth the trip, eh?Does a worm poop dirt?! ;) Sure was much more fun skiing than the glare-ice conditions we skied the last time I was at Pan Pt. (January).
I'm not really sure what happened next except that it involved a lot of blowing snow, poor visibility and several stunted attempts at runs.
So THIS is what happened next ;D ;D
Nonetheless, we had excellent skiing conditions on the ESE facing ridgeline we skied. :)
Even though we changed our destination several...
The backcountry is definitely where the goods are. I didn't know that about the snowcat. I know about their guided half and full-day trips, but that is good info to know. The legs and lungs take a bit of pounding trekking about between 8-9000' so any help getting to the top is a good thing! Gives me something to look forward to next year and typically it seems they open sooner than most areas around here.
Welcome to TAY Mustang5, Paradise is open ALL winter, you must be thinking of Chinook Pass which is closed during the winter, or Hwy 52 from Packwood to 705 (Mt Rainier entrance) is also closed during the winter months.
Assuming you are from the PNW area and on the west-side of the mountain, and are heading south towards Mt Rainier, you would take either hwy 161 or hwy 7 to Eatonville, continue on 7 through Elbe after which the road turns into 705 to Ashford and continues to the Mt...
Assuming you are from the PNW area and on the west-side of the mountain, and are heading south towards Mt Rainier, you would take either hwy 161 or hwy 7 to Eatonville, continue on 7 through Elbe after which the road turns into 705 to Ashford and continues to the Mt...
Glad you enjoyed the terrain around Anthony Lakes. As you realized the single lift can provide access to some great terrain when operating. They also provide single ride snowcat access to some of their backcountry.
Zap
Zap
a nice little whipper on a Titanium screw
Hauling someone with a broken ankle out of there would suck.
How do you get to Paradise during the winter? I thought the road was closed during winter?? Anyway htmb.
Nice Sky. Great attempt! I read on cc.com that some others also turned around on this route.
Thanks for the report, Glenn.
I believe you can change the trip date using the "modify" button above and to the right of your trip report. Just make your change, scroll to the bottom and hit "post."
I believe you can change the trip date using the "modify" button above and to the right of your trip report. Just make your change, scroll to the bottom and hit "post."
You have to watch out for the innocent looking ones - they're always trouble :)
... Lorelei.
These two comments reminded me of the chauvinistic (clearly NOT my way) quote (which I obviously do NOT condone):
"No matter how fantastic she looks, somewhere, somehow, she's making some poor bastard's life miserable" ;)
I guess that could go both directions, eh?
Sorry for th...
Snowking looked great! The access I've heard is not fun, but I'd still like to get up there. Ruth mnt shouldn't have more than a mile or so of road, while I imagine the trail won't be entirely skiable. I was up at Baker/shuksan arm this weekend and found 2 feet or more of slop. This will be good stuff after some freeze/thaw for a week or more. Right now it isn't very safe. Sahale will still be good. I was in the general area several weeks ago and I can't imagine that there is less snow now than...