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Nice trip report Jason. I just blew away about an hour of work reading it. Hopefully the boss doesn't cruise these threads.
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Wow, what a tour in really big terrain. Nice work.
We got the pass when we were there in December and wondered if we really needed it or not. I think we were OK in the Best Western lot but after hearing your story I'll be sure to get one before parking anywhere else. It really seems absurd for the park to make such a big deal about a $6 pass - it seems like a warning or more reasonable fine would been more appropriate.
We got the pass when we were there in December and wondered if we really needed it or not. I think we were OK in the Best Western lot but after hearing your story I'll be sure to get one before parking anywhere else. It really seems absurd for the park to make such a big deal about a $6 pass - it seems like a warning or more reasonable fine would been more appropriate.
Instead of skiing today, I opted to spend the weekend healing. As usual I became bored as so this is what I did. I hope you enjoy...
http://cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/Haganpeaks/routes/haganpeaks/haganpeaksfeb2005/haganpeaksfrontpage.htm
http://cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/Blum/routes/northwestface/northwestfacejan2005/northwestfacejan2005.htm
http://cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/Haganpeaks/routes/haganpeaks/haganpeaksfeb2005/haganpeaksfrontpage.htm
http://cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/Blum/routes/northwestface/northwestfacejan2005/northwestfacejan2005.htm
hey Greg:
it was a wonderful surprise to run into you and your family at Whistler. maybe next time we'll be able to take a few runs together. as for the snow, i agreee that it was hard in places, but i managed to find really fun stuff off Spanky's Ladder at Blackcomb. most sheltered aspects kept the snow relatively soft, and most importantly, carvable! you could easily sink your edges. Amar and i ran a few laps on Spanky's with smiles, but found the luge course at...
it was a wonderful surprise to run into you and your family at Whistler. maybe next time we'll be able to take a few runs together. as for the snow, i agreee that it was hard in places, but i managed to find really fun stuff off Spanky's Ladder at Blackcomb. most sheltered aspects kept the snow relatively soft, and most importantly, carvable! you could easily sink your edges. Amar and i ran a few laps on Spanky's with smiles, but found the luge course at...
I was one of those people finishing Spearhead traverse; thank you for the room in the hut and the hospitality.The trip was a blast with snow conditions varying from different kinds of crust to good powder on N-NE aspects.No problem with snow coverage over cravassees(good),a bit sketchy down climb to Overlord glacier(shallow, sugary snow with bad footing)could be by-passed by skiing around.Moonlight ski descent between Whirlwind and Fissile peaks was magical...Thanks to guys from Squamish(one day...
Kam, sorry not to be able to get together for turns after seeing you and Allyson at Whistler on Saturday; the week was dedicated to lift skiing with the family - lots of vertical on "East Coast" like hard pack. Went out a couple of times at twilight for rando laps (Whistler patrol freaked out once when I started skinning up just before sweep, so it had to be after 5:00 PM).
Quite a few interesting potential touring sites visible from 99 to the north of Whistler as well - locals...
Quite a few interesting potential touring sites visible from 99 to the north of Whistler as well - locals...
Whoa! An epic tale, ably told!
But wait: who's this "rabble?"
I sure wish I'd written this sentence.
a day with the rabble...
But wait: who's this "rabble?"
[We]snowplow, fall, curse, slam into unseen banks, curse some more and flail like druken dervishes down the icy trail until the full moon lightens our mood and the path in front of us.
I sure wish I'd written this sentence.
Oh, by the way, we ar...
Mike, I was on light tele gear -- fairly skinny Atomic TourCarve skis with soft Targa G3 bindings and Garmont Excursion boots. My experience has been that my boots have popped out of the bindings when torqued sideways. In this incident, the ski on the leg that broke did not get hung up, it just kept sliding while my left leg was hung up by the sapling, so I don't think releaseable bindings would have made a difference.
Don,
Have a speedy recovery, from another 53 year old male. I'm curious whether you were on telemark or randonee gear? A friend of mine broke his hip at Alta a few years ago(also a 53 year old male) in a weird spin out type of fall without binding release. Your report was a good wake up call for a season with low cover. Good luck.
Have a speedy recovery, from another 53 year old male. I'm curious whether you were on telemark or randonee gear? A friend of mine broke his hip at Alta a few years ago(also a 53 year old male) in a weird spin out type of fall without binding release. Your report was a good wake up call for a season with low cover. Good luck.
... an excellent picture courtesy of the flying photographic phenom, John Scurlock ...
Sky, we were really hoping that you wouldn't discover John's site for a few years -- to give the rest of us a shot at one of those lines first! ;)
A big part of the joy of this trip for me was bouncing around the Hagan Peaks deciding what to do, without knowing what was there beforehand. I didn't check Beckey or look for photos of them anywhere. We just went there knowing that there was a nice, open glacier and cirque with lots of little peaks. It was so rewarding to see a nice looking line from afar, go there, ski it, and get giddy ogling the views the whole way.
Watch out Sky. The nex...
Hahaha, that TR caused some serious grins. Glorious napping indeed. I think my most glorious nap was below Young's Peak, after I plunged over the handlebars so suddenly that I had no idea what was going on until I realized my head was buried in powder up (not down) to my navel. After extricating and skimming the slope to make sure nobody was looking I promptly took a nap on my pack right there in the sun-soaked crater. What fun ;D
I always forget how close Rogers Pass is. I left town mid-afternoon Friday, arriving 5 1/2 hours later at the Frontier Motel, a garishly lit, faux-Western place in Revelstoke, surrounded by snowmobile trailers and huge pickup trucks. Silas and Rob pulled in long after I went to bed, having wrestled with traffic (and apparently lost) in Seattle, Everett and Bellingham.
They took my suggestion of a 7:30 start as a joke--a joke, can you imagine?--and dawdled a bit the following morning....
They took my suggestion of a 7:30 start as a joke--a joke, can you imagine?--and dawdled a bit the following morning....
Gregg, how was your Three Pass tour? It looked like as nice a day as you could ask for. When we returned to the parking lot, Nathaniel's Suburu was totally trapped by Parks Canada trucks. We tried to persuade them to cut you loose, but they seemed to have accumulated a very personal grudge against him. Hope that worked out.
Pete, Ema and Stebbi: Obviously I underestimated the logistical impediments to joining you from our downmarket lodging in Revelstoke. See you soon, someplace closer...
Pete, Ema and Stebbi: Obviously I underestimated the logistical impediments to joining you from our downmarket lodging in Revelstoke. See you soon, someplace closer...
Yeah I was happy to be a neon superfreak, Casey. That Wild Things Andinista was a joy to carry, too; I should thank Jim for the loaner. Bright yellow pack and neon green jacket, I felt like a shiny booger being flicked by peaks which were a bunch of wild, unruly kids.
So I looked at the newest red Beckey, and the highest peak we skied on the second day was what his guide calls the S Peak, which is the highest. The Beckey also calls it 7,080 feet, so I recant my retractio...
So I looked at the newest red Beckey, and the highest peak we skied on the second day was what his guide calls the S Peak, which is the highest. The Beckey also calls it 7,080 feet, so I recant my retractio...
By the time we came down from Terminal Peak you guys had headed down. Looks like you got nice turns on the small triangular face below Perly Rock. We found the right side of Perly Rock untracked and quite good.
After the rave reviews last week, I counted 24 people on the Coleman Pinnacles Sunday. Time for the other side of the story:
http://media.admcs.wwu.edu/video/test/coleman.wmv
;)
http://media.admcs.wwu.edu/video/test/coleman.wmv
;)
did you see Kelvin on the new Kung Powders on Sunday?
Kelvin seemed to enjoy his skis even in the crusty snow...the skis have great design :-)
Nice pic by the way, Kam.
Wow, that sounds just like my trip on Monday. Nice job on the skin track. Have to admit we followed the mutineers lead and hiked the snow lake trail out. Seemed easier then the crusty ski followed by the sketchy ski trail out.
Sky forgot to mention how psyched he was about how eloquently his ski jacket matched his backpack on this trip. 8)
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are the microwave towers close to another route called the plumber's crack? similar in name to the one in the tatoosh, but obviously different in appearance. just wonderin'...
yes. the "other" plumber's crack is steep and deep. i made a photo of it. wanna see it??
hey kam, nice photos, it looked gorgeous up there! are the microwave towers close to another route called the plumber's crack? similar in name to the one in the tatoosh, but obviously different in appearance. just wonderin'...
hey all, looks like a fantastic day despite the tricky snow conditions and near-death casswipin' experience...nice photos by everyone too. (skip: the shots of rainier and the sunset are poster-worthy!) :)
I added a photo which Mike sent. Mike, could you add a description to your original post?
Charles
PS - Adding someone else's photos is not something I normally do, so please don't expect this to be a general service. ;)
Charles
PS - Adding someone else's photos is not something I normally do, so please don't expect this to be a general service. ;)
I saw you getting loaded in the ambulance.
Hope you have a speedy recovery!!!!!!
Hope you have a speedy recovery!!!!!!
here's a picture of pete tele-ing in fine form on youngs peak/steps of paradise 
I'm assuming you skied the KK Garage Customs again.
yes, i did. i also skied a few days on them at Whistler. they ski well and they like to go fast. the only complaint i have is they weigh as much as a pair of water skis. but i don't mind the width (135mm at the shovel) so much. anyway, Kelvin and i are working on a lighter, backcountry version. did you see Kelvin on the new Kung Powders on Sunday?
too bad...
So THAT's why we didn't see you on Sunday.
Cool trip. Glad you guys had a good weather and a good time. I'm assuming you skied the KK Garage Customs again.
Cool trip. Glad you guys had a good weather and a good time. I'm assuming you skied the KK Garage Customs again.
Hmmm...
I think I misread the topo; the highest of the Hagan Peaks seems to be 6960 feet. So I'm curious about something: I've seen Hagan spelled Hagen elsewhere. Does anyone know anything about this? Could this be another Johannesburg-type name issue? Anyone?
I think I misread the topo; the highest of the Hagan Peaks seems to be 6960 feet. So I'm curious about something: I've seen Hagan spelled Hagen elsewhere. Does anyone know anything about this? Could this be another Johannesburg-type name issue? Anyone?
I don't always like to write all this junk, that's why the post started "all I can say is...."
I gather that my previous post came across as more critical than I intended. My apologies. Please check your pm's.
This trip rocked. I took the most pics I've ever shot and was taken aback by the terrain, approach and surrounding views. Frankly, I was humbled and facinated by one of the best places I've been in the cascades. I can't say I'll be back anytime soon, but I definately plan on going back again just maybe as part of a traverse. Ha. Anything to avoid that schwack ... ;D
Ouch!
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
too bad there's not two of them, white lines
Or if you'd gone solo, something invovling kilo
Blow du Blum
hypogenesis
ok I will stop now
Or if you'd gone solo, something invovling kilo
Blow du Blum
hypogenesis
ok I will stop now
JibberD,
Yes, that's what I thought when I saw your post above. Two on maybe matching pairs of yellow skis. We said a quick hi at the bottom of that little run. Good to see you out there, and thanks for the kind words.
Yes, that's what I thought when I saw your post above. Two on maybe matching pairs of yellow skis. We said a quick hi at the bottom of that little run. Good to see you out there, and thanks for the kind words.
Hi, just to let you know that the chute on the south face of Lundin Peak (Snoqualmie Pass) is also called the Cocaine Couloir. Instead of the narrow line you describe the Lundin line is large and wide and maybe a reflection of the appetite of the 70's era ski patroller who named it. Anyway, the Cascade range is certainly big enough for the both of 'em. Great trip report!
slideshow? I provide wall?I second the motion.
Wow, Don, that's a bummer about your hip.
Sounds like you made some pretty good calls after getting hurt, tho.
Glad you weren't solo.
Heal fast.
Sounds like you made some pretty good calls after getting hurt, tho.
Glad you weren't solo.
Heal fast.
Sounds like it was another good annual British Columbia Pres. Day weekend trip! This is the first time I've missed it in the past 3 years (I had to work over the weekend >:(, aside from the 1 day ski outing in the Tatoosh Range on Sunday). Looks like the weather was stellar! and a good group of folks ;)
Kevin- where were some of the other "usual suspects" (Mark, Nick, etc.) this year?
Tom- Nice skiing with you and Eva the previous weekend at Mazama Bowl! [guess I'm presum...
Kevin- where were some of the other "usual suspects" (Mark, Nick, etc.) this year?
Tom- Nice skiing with you and Eva the previous weekend at Mazama Bowl! [guess I'm presum...
Is plummer's chute the real tight one visible from the road on the way to paradise? The one I'm thinking of looks STEEP...If so, how steep/tight is it?
If you're looking at Plummer Peak, it's the one that runs down the center from mid-way up the mountain almost to the bottom (not to be confused with those running to the passes on either side of Plummer). You can see it from the road clearly, and it looks both tight and steep. Once into it,...
Wow Don I hope you're doing as well as you sound given the circumstances.
I'm pretty certain I was one of the two skiers who skied the "real snow" just before you in east Edith Creek Basin. I called it a N aspect in my report because that is where the first ~8 turns were before turning onto the the W aspect for the runout. And the NNW aspect is where we dug our pit. We watched you and others poking around Golden Gate and above and it didn't look like anyone was...
I'm pretty certain I was one of the two skiers who skied the "real snow" just before you in east Edith Creek Basin. I called it a N aspect in my report because that is where the first ~8 turns were before turning onto the the W aspect for the runout. And the NNW aspect is where we dug our pit. We watched you and others poking around Golden Gate and above and it didn't look like anyone was...
Gang: nice photos and video! it looked like a beautiful day.
Cass: glad you're stil in one piece. ;D
Cass: glad you're stil in one piece. ;D
Is plummer's chute the real tight one visible from the road on the way to paradise?
The tight chute you speak of may possibly be Zippers off of Lane Peak. There's also Lovers Lane too, which at the moment looks suicidal.
I'm trying to learn more about the paradise/tatoosh area at mrnp. Is plummer's chute the real tight one visible from the road on the way to paradise? The one I'm thinking of looks STEEP and appears to go up looker's right when viewed from the road. If so, how steep/tight is it?
Nice TR- Glad you were able to make it out after the knee-twist.
Good to hear that conditions were good on the Anniversary Glacier....The peaks in that area (Joffre and Matier) are awesome (sorta reminds me a bit of the Stuart Range). I was up at Keith's hut a couple years ago on President's Day weekend (in a good snow year), skiing mostly shallow-angle slopes just below treeline (owing to poor visibility and somewhat sketchy avy conditions); but the Anniversary Glacier looked like it w...
Good to hear that conditions were good on the Anniversary Glacier....The peaks in that area (Joffre and Matier) are awesome (sorta reminds me a bit of the Stuart Range). I was up at Keith's hut a couple years ago on President's Day weekend (in a good snow year), skiing mostly shallow-angle slopes just below treeline (owing to poor visibility and somewhat sketchy avy conditions); but the Anniversary Glacier looked like it w...
Scott, your trip reports would be more useful if they included information on conditions: stability, aspect, pitch, surface, ski penetration, road reports, snow levels, depth, temperatures, routes, elevation....or whatever else seems relevant.
Conditions: Sunny Fu**ing bluebird
Stability: Some people think I'm crazy
Aspect Pitch:
1st Run: 35
2nd run: 25
3rd Run: 40
4th run: (table/herman saddle) 30-35
Surface: Wind bl...
Thanks for sharing the pics Ron and Jeanette! and nice viddy Jerry! ;) Great seeing all of you out there! It looks like your crew found some nice snow in/near the trees! 8)
We found some nice powdery snow in the trees on our descent, though our exit gully was a bit tight and rocky in places....with some ...
We found some nice powdery snow in the trees on our descent, though our exit gully was a bit tight and rocky in places....with some ...
Nice photo. I like the way the compressed perspective leads down the ridge to the Park Glacier.
Scott, your trip reports would be more useful if they included information on conditions: stability, aspect, pitch, surface, ski penetration, road reports, snow levels, depth, temperatures, routes, elevation....or whatever else seems relevant.
Scott, your trip reports would be more useful if they included information on conditions: stability, aspect, pitch, surface, ski penetration, road reports, snow levels, depth, temperatures, routes, elevation....or whatever else seems relevant.