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Baker Lake Road where Skagit County starts is a speed trap. I recently got a ticket there too. At the county line the speed goes from 50 after 10 miles to 35. I got nailed at 51 in a 35 - ouch and hadn't had a speeding ticket for like 10 years. I've contested the ticket and got it deferred, an option you may want to consider since the insurance increases are huge.

8/30/04 8:59am

skip

August 29, 2004, Camp Muir, MRNP

In the event this was out of mind, some additional pics to rattle the memory are to be found at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/181931018CqKqOc

Sorry for the delay in gettin these out - I done been outta town.

8/30/04 8:50am

wolfs

On the way up I only saw 2 boarders, freeheeler (wolfs), and an at'er descend.

Hmm. Mistaken ID or perhaps my evil twin, getting in better turns than I did, as I was car camping in the rain at Baker. There was a ton of precip, but snow level at Baker/Shuksan appeared quite high, I think the top of Park HW got some recent fresh but nothing that was easily reachable got cover. I also got a good look at the Ruth Mtn snowfield/glacier on a hike to Hanne...

8/30/04 8:39am

gregL

"I don't accept VISA"?

Classic!

8/30/04 7:25am

Joedabaker

Kam-
You crack me up!!
Although after a little simple math, I probably got around 1400 vertical on my ladder last weekend working on my house. Should have slung my skis so I could post a report ;). I would have rather earned my vertical the way you did than by tediously sanding a 3 story log home.
Good work and thanks for the laughs!!
Joe

8/30/04 4:12am

skykilo

That was month 27 for me. 27 is 3 cubed, and that is just awesome.

My age is 25, which is 5 squared. Could things really get any better?

Two numbers with only one prime factor each has to be good, right?

I think my total lifetime days skied is near 180, which is about half a year, or one half circle by the reckoning of how much the earth gets around the sun each day.

I'm sure I'll have a few more wet days before I get there, but hopefully I'll make...

8/30/04 2:34am

jimjar

And here I was at home working on my broke down car while pouting about not being on the mountain.

8/30/04 1:03am

Paul Belitz

August 29, 2004, Camp Muir, MRNP

No photos? Hogwash!

Sorry Justin, I couldn't resist! ;D

Actually, the dialog went as follows:
Cop: "Where are you coming from?"
Me: "Baker Lake Road"
Cop: "What were you doing up there?"
Me: "Skiing! (points behind the seat with thumb) You can see our gear right there!"

I nearly laughed out loud. I guess he didn't believe that we didn't get cold and d...

8/30/04 12:40am

Paul_Russell

Nice to meet you snoslut. You looked great on those big turns going down. Have to agree, it was a terrific day for August. Some the best snow conditions I've had on Muir, although a bit short. But no complaints on 1500+ vf for this time of year with a climb-ski ratio of about 2.5. The Turtle and Van Trump looked to be in excellent shape for those willing to hike a bit further.

With more precip forecast this week below 7000' freezing level, it might be shaping...

8/30/04 12:40am

David_Coleman

kam - I love that photo - it's almost like driving down the freeway with the skis on your rack in August/September....I'm sure people are like ???

8/29/04 11:46pm

kam

Casshole: insane? i don't know what you're talking about. i think this looks pretty normal...

Ron J: september is a special month: Skip and I will celebrate our TAY anniversary. knowing Skip, he'll want something more burly than Ruby -- 50 vf. patch is a bit much. recall Skip's big smile last september after skiing

8/29/04 11:22pm

cascadesfreak

Oi!, my bad ;) 60:1

8/29/04 10:36pm

Paul Belitz

600:1?? Then either Kam skied 10 feet, or you hiked 60,000! Now THAT'S a big day! ;)

8/29/04 9:58pm

cascadesfreak

"The Casshole didn't bring skis?" Weak! ??? ??? ???

600:1 Hike elev. to ski elev. ratio!? Yeah, a bit of a stretch for my definition of sanity, but well suited for the Kamster ;)

Skip didn't even go on the trip? Weak! ;D

8/29/04 7:40pm

skip

The Casshole didn't bring skis? Weak!
Fine work on your part, Sir.

8/29/04 6:39pm

ron j

:)
Dude - you're an animal :)
That's gotta rate up there with Glacier Peak on the Torture Point scale.
Are ya going back there next weekend for September turns? Or do you have something a bit further out in mind for that? ;)

8/29/04 4:42pm

August 27, 2004, Camp Muir again, MRNP

Impressive vertical 8)

8/27/04 9:05am

Kenji

I would be tempted for more turns, but I've got some family things to do this weekend.

Another option to consider is upper Van Trump up to Camp Hazard. The slope looked really good, but it would be a long hike from Commet Fall...

Have fun!

8/27/04 8:09am

Paul_Russell

August 27, 2004, Camp Muir again, MRNP

Thanks for the report Kenji. Glad you had a good trip. I might have to get some turns in this weekend before it's gone!

8/22/04 9:03am

Jeff Huber

August 14, 2004, Paradise Glacier MRNP

Hope we get another day of precip like last Friday to provide some nice local Sept and Oct turns.

And lots of that we're getting, though why can't it come on a Friday?

8/22/04 8:22am

TonyM

August 15, 2004, Heliotrope Ridge

Mark- Nice to meet you on the trail that day. Scott (my 14 year old running ahead of me) and I had a great time. Have a good one. Tony

8/22/04 7:36am

lapaz25

Yes gentleman...my 200th ski day in my life, no estimates here! I've been skiing 27 years, but only really went for it about 8 years ago (been "streaking" for 3+years now!). I wish I could say I've skied more, but it can only get better from here!

~Lara

8/19/04 9:33pm

powscraper

So that was your 200th ski day ever? Congratulations! Have you counted all along, or is that just an estimate? Hmmm... I'm gonna waste some time and estimate how many days I've skied.

25. (All the other times you were alpine climbing in reverse.) This Lara person is whoopin' yer ass bro.

8/19/04 8:53pm

skykilo

Thanks to everyone for making my 200th ski day an absolute blast! I had a wonderful meeting, skiing, playing, and eating-we all have wonderful tastes! My surgery was a success (though different than expected)and I plan to be up and skiing by the end of September assuming all goes well. I look forward to heading out with the gang again!

~Lara P.

So that was your 200th ski day ever? Congratulations! Have you counted all along, o...

8/16/04 10:34am

Charles

Charles, my nephews were warned ahead of time that no lifts were available

I figured that was the case, but hey...I think that's called literary license. Good to see you again - maybe we can get together again for your annual October 31 ski!

8/16/04 9:10am

Telemon

O.K. I'll bite. They are Baker and Sherman. Unless you are refering to the relatively minor peaks to the right (west). Going from left to right, they are Bastile (7,842') and Hadley (7,515').

The following picture, taken the same weekend, is on the Sholes Glacier. Baker is nicely framed by the Portals.

8/16/04 8:10am

votodd

It was a fine day for some turns indeed. And here are some pictures as proof:

http://community.webshots.com/album/175134866tfTrkn

8/16/04 12:37am

paul_smith

August 15, 2004, Heliotrope Ridge

Ah! It was a good day indeed. Charles, my nephews were warned ahead of time that no lifts were available still the vertical offered by The Stash is greater then any "Ski Area" in N.J.[I believe?] And they may have appriciated a lift as they climbed back to the top of the stash vowing never to listen to me again. My sister, her daughter, and my younger brother were also along for the hike. They were impressed by the mountains' size and by the numbers of skiers they saw and also had a wh...

8/15/04 10:29pm

David_Coleman

Hey Mark - As for September, there's always the Artist Point side...there were a few prominent large snowfields (the usual in the area) in and around the Coleman Pinnacle and to the south. Then, there is of course the Sholes and Rainbow. The Rainbow offered a fairly lengthy ski run for us last weekend down to it's toe. ;)

8/15/04 5:30pm

ron j

August 15, 2004, Heliotrope Ridge

Nice report, Mark.
Up to your usual "good read" quality.
I'v come upon water emanating from a hole in the surface of the glacier, but I never been the primary cause of the flow. That must have been quite a start.
Glad you've still got stuff to ski up there. We've already downgraded to "recon hikes" 'til the end of September.
Keep up the great work.

8/15/04 8:55am

Schmitz

June 15, 2004, Mt Baker, Watson's Traverse

thats a great pic!

what are those two peaks in the background? i'm not familiar with the area.

8/15/04 8:18am

Lowell_Skoog

And to the question of face shots (in June): absolutely.

One of the (very few) advantages of shooting film, using mailers, and being busy is that sometimes you don't file your ski pictures until the dog days of summer. So, here's a reminder of the season just passed. That's June 15th powder John is skiing on the Park Glacier.

http://www.alpenglow.org/misc/1088-013-june-powder.jpg

8/15/04 5:14am

GregLange

August 14, 2004, Paradise Glacier MRNP

Silas: Thanks for the post; I had a blast! The turns rejuvenated me until I can find some (meager) snow next month. Hope you'll join me then, or have a good outing planned I can tag along for.

8/13/04 5:33am

I think were getting off topic ;D

8/12/04 7:41pm

Darryl

Huh, I heard it was re-christened the Babe Bucket. It had been the Rust Bucket but Jerry painted one of the seats in it.

8/12/04 5:25pm

Only one CM, nothing repels women like a station wagon ;) ,

8/12/04 8:07am

gregL

Jerry: Your boat is no doubt christened the "Chick Magnet II"?

8/12/04 6:20am

Sounds like I missed a good trip. I was stuck on my boat watching scantily clad women, Blue Angels and oh yeah hydroplanes ;) See you soon ---- Jerry

8/11/04 9:22pm

lapaz25

Thanks to everyone for making my 200th ski day an absolute blast! I had a wonderful meeting, skiing, playing, and eating-we all have wonderful tastes! My surgery was a success (though different than expected)and I plan to be up and skiing by the end of September assuming all goes well. I look forward to heading out with the gang again!

~Lara P.

8/11/04 8:11am

Telemon

Markharf and I were on the Sholes Glacier the Sunday before. I thought that maybe someone would be interested in a different view of the area in question.

8/10/04 7:59pm

JMor

It was a very fun ski, and the weather couldn't have been better. Thanks to everyone who contributed to our potluck BBQ. Yum ;D

8/10/04 6:27am

David_Coleman

Hey Corey, we planned it that way so you could see that you were truly missing the goods ;). Seriously, I wanted to go higher, but Paul and Amar insisted on doing more skiing than "traversing". My thirst for crevasse travel was quite high that day! 8)

8/10/04 1:17am

alpentalcorey

Good show. That makes 2 years in a row that you guys skied on Baker in August the same day I went down to Timberline. Kind of a wierd coincidence. Had fun though, and got to spend a night down at Breitenbush relaxing, so a pretty good weekend.

Hey Amar, I'm about to write you a pm on another topic altogether... Check it!

8/10/04 1:01am

Jeff Huber

The Russell looks pretty scrumptious. How long does it take to get to where you start skinning from the parking lot?

8/9/04 11:59pm

snoslut

Thanks for the info. Next time, maybe next weekend, I will spend a day or two up there.

Damn mosquitos >:(

8/9/04 11:29pm

wolfs

Interesting. Just based on pix I've seen and personal experience it appears that the lake has alternated from brown to green to brown at least twice since 2000. Meee-yow!
Snoslut: there would be a ton of carvable vert on the Russell. Other reports indicate that a typical high point before the bombing range is a knob on Ptarmigan Ridge at 9200; it's a little hard to see but that knob appears in my photo just a little R of dead center, and would have been where I'd gone w more time (note: other...

8/9/04 9:53pm

ron j

Very nice report, Charles.
That's always a reliable and enduring destination, albiet not as close to the car as geezers prefer.
It is always fun to meet new folks to enjoy the backcountry with (Jordy and Lara, for me) as well as ski with others that you haven't seen for a while. Lara drew quite quite a crowd, eh? :)
And hey, MadDog, great job on the Apre' BBQ/Tailgate Party!! It was especially fun with the mix of new and familiar folks. MadDog and I were commenting on...

8/9/04 8:33pm

ron j