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:D :D :D :D :DYeah, Username, where were ya? You don't have a job, What's your excuse for missing out on a kick ass party? I wouldn't have a job if I were studying back in NC, but then I would've missed out on all the fun on Sunday!!! ;D 8) :D :D :D :D :D :D TAY parties Kick butt!!!

8/3/04 4:17am

gregL

Yeah, '04 Shuksans with Dynafits? Half a year of skiing and sags already working on the quiver! I like your style, Stefan!

8/2/04 11:45pm

snoslut

Jerry's shot #64 is a winner . . . is that Kelly Slater?

Na but sometimes I like to pretend that I am. ;D Thanx for the comparison though.

8/2/04 11:42pm

Jeff Huber

Wow thanks for the great photos and video. I too am sorry I missed it!

8/2/04 11:37pm

Charles

Sorry I missed it - next year I will line up child care if I have to. The video is great! I like the progression from cautious to all-out. Haven't had a chance to look through the photos yet, but with all of the good photographers I'm sure there are some great shots. Congratulations to all on what was obviously a perfect way to get in some fun August turns!

8/2/04 11:05pm

sag

OK kids I have to say I'm sorry. I got new skis and forgot everything else, so the few pics I got are from the approach and one of Jerry on the way down the skree field. Good views but no action.

the shots I got are here
http://community.webshots.com/album/170789532KvGbcB

8/2/04 10:12pm

gregL

July 17, 2004, Squock Glacier (Recent Photo)

Jerry's shot #64 is a winner . . . is that Kelly Slater?

8/2/04 9:12pm

Jason_H.

;D Thanks for the story. It made me laugh. I love those kind of days in the mountains. It is what brings me back.

The moon dance
the river lance
my soul dives
the turning moon cries

The sun sighs
tomorrow hides
But now
there is no foul

This second descends
the moment defends
No time can taint
This day I paint

---a picture
of my adventure
an instant
not distant

The mountain high
the bird cry
The thunder cloud
the...

8/2/04 7:09pm

Joedabaker

Outstanding Company!!
What a great time!! The pictures just bring back the memories! I love Skip's shot of Pete doing the "Pete Rose" into home plate! A must see!! Great pictures by all!! Thanks Mad Dog for the Home Wrecker! Thanks JW for all your efforts to make it happen! A great way to bring in August and clean my Tele boots. I can't wait to check out Randy's Viddy. Great meeting new faces and look forward to us sliding down hill in the future.

8/2/04 6:32pm

jimjar

July 17, 2004, Squock Glacier (Recent Photo)

Awesome pictures. Can't wait till next year when I am going to pull my back flip rodeo over the pond. Thank you to all who put this incredible day.

8/2/04 5:35pm

wickstad

Here is a photo taken on July 31, 2004.

8/2/04 4:45pm

snoslut

Great vid randy. Awesome pics jw and skip. Especially the one of jimjar doing the nestea plung. Ah sun, beer, snow, pond, laughs...good times. Can't wait till next year.

Did the goats not get an invite?

Hey username the single plankers were Allyson, Eddie, Jim, Stephan (and skis), and myself.

8/2/04 10:12am

skip

Mine are split into my favorites:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/170254329/170584298CkFUOB

And my almost favorites:
http://community.webshots.com/album/170586563XPjvCf

For some reason webshots is being fussy tonight - if you get a screen that says something to the effect of "This album has been moved", just hit refresh on your browser once or twice - that should take care of it.

enjoy!
-s

8/2/04 9:27am

powscraper

That is a classic!

8/2/04 8:26am

My photos are at

8/2/04 7:43am

Pete A

yup, who would've thought that 160 vertical feet of snow and a meltwater pond could be so much fun.
Had a great day up there, hopefully meet up with some of y'all for bigger trips this winter.

8/2/04 7:29am

skinnyskier

Sweetness.

Thanks for the tunes, the stickers, the turns, and of course the company.

Couldn't have started August any better.

8/1/04 10:46pm

sag

that was a perfect day. views, music,laughs, people and conditions could not have been better.
thanks to everyone that played I had a blast.
I'll get the few pics I took up soon

8/1/04 10:28pm

prgsmall

Sounds and looks like it was a BLAST!

I was up til 4 AM at the going away party for a good friend of mine. (She's moving to Santa Fe). Needless to say, my day was just beginning as the turns were being made in the slush! Look forward to being able to attend next year.

Peter

8/1/04 10:18pm

Randito

If you are having trouble with the Neptune site, the video is now also availible here: Link

8/1/04 9:28pm

ema

And to think that I spent the weekend indoors at a PC working on a presentation.Where are my priorities??

8/1/04 8:47pm

amy

I'm with Skip - definitely the best Slush Cup I've been too! I'm looking forward to next year's festivities...snoslut promised he'd be sporting a bikini...

Thanks, Jerry, Ron, Mad_Dog and gang for another great time skiing!

8/1/04 7:27pm

skip

Thanks Jerry, my fellow participants, and the fine, fine people at Olympia beer without whom the day would not have been possible. I can say without question this was the best Slush Cup I've ever been to, and I look forward to 2005.

I looked through my pics last night and there's some really good ones; I'll post them tonight.
-s

8/1/04 6:35pm

powscraper

Who were all of the snowboarders in the video? Guess I should have gone... >:(

8/1/04 6:27pm

ron j

Wow.
Randy's the man for getting his viddy processed and posted so quick. Nice job Randy.
I can't think of a better way to get fall turns in. What a hoot. Thanks all, for showing up and helping make it a time to remember. We even drew a spectator crowd of climbers at the top of Castle Peak; we could hear them cheering up there. Ran into one on the way down and he said they liked Jimjar's crash into the water the best... the one where he went totally submersed and lo...

8/1/04 5:17pm

JMor

Wow, what a day, 20 "slush cuppers" participating in the 2nd annual event! ;D As the day went on, the sun heating the slope and the competition, we moved from the "kiddie" pool to "BIG" water, with higher speeds, bigger splashes, wet boots, and many laughs, finishing up with our usual tailgate party at the end. ;D
Can't wait until next August. 8)

8/1/04 11:15am

Randito

A quicky video TR is here: 12MB WMV7

8/1/04 9:45am

markharf

If I'd known there was a hug from Mad Dog at stake, I'd've been there. As it is, I guess I'll have to be satisfied with written reports and photographs.

7/30/04 8:59am

andyski

July 12, 2004, Nisqually chute

Went to the Pinnacle area today (July 30) and found similar conditions to those reported (big surprise). West side of pinnacle had reasonable descents, but on bumpy suncups. Plenty of snow on that side, it appeared. The slope on the E. side (starting from near the top of the ridge down to the trail) was great for about 6 turns, then cupped-out. The hike is so sweet that any turns at all are a bonus. Saw the goat herd flock from the nob just SW of Pinnacle across the west snow slope I later skied...

7/30/04 4:41am

TonyM

Greg- Sitting in hot/humid Singapore in my brothers apartment reading TAY trip reports, trying to think cool. Glad you got it and see you again someday.

7/28/04 8:45pm

cascadesfreak

July 24, 2004, Nisqually Chutes, MRNP

Jerry & Ron- Looks like you guys had a nice line over there by Unicorn Saddle ;) Have fun at the Slush Cup! I look forward to it next year 8) I may try to get some turns in while in Alaska, if I can find a place there that'll rent rando gear this time of year :)
Cheers!
--Chris

7/28/04 6:45pm

GregSimon

July 12, 2004, Nisqually chute

Tony - I got the ski strap you mailed. Thanks! Greg

7/28/04 7:32am

July 24, 2004, Nisqually Chutes, MRNP

Good time to Muir! I'd pass out and fall over if I went that fast 8) . Sounds like fun in the chute. Have a good trip to Alaska! Too bad you can't make the Slush Cup, next year man!

7/27/04 9:09pm

cascadesfreak

Looks like you had a good late July snow slope up there in the Tatoosh (Looked like a nice line below Unicorn Saddle when I viewed it from the Muir snowfield on Saturday....funny when I saw that snowfield I was thinking "I wonder if Ron J. and others are on that snowfield today" ;D)
Cheers!
--Chris

7/27/04 7:40pm

ron j

July 24, 2004, Nisqually Chutes, MRNP

Thanks for getting your link fixed, Stefan. Very nice pictures, BTW. You also go some great pictures of Robie's sweetie (I mean the goat, in this case).

7/27/04 7:36pm

ron j

Nice report, Chris.
Looks like you pretty well squeezed the last dregs out of that line :)

7/27/04 5:53pm

wickstad

an explosion of alliterative grace
Mark

Indeed!

7/27/04 11:07am

markharf

Thanks for the reports. I'm trying to decide whether to head out that way this weekend or save it for the dog days of September.

to ski tour in July with corn and cantaloupe, wildlife and wildflowers in silence and solitude.

Such an explosion of alliterative grace can only mean you're no longer working endless hours, yes? I call that good news.

Mark

7/27/04 8:34am

Alan Brunelle

Got a count on the goats. They should rename the lake 36 goat lake! That is plus or minus a goat!

I will try to post a picture once I set up a free web site somehow. Will take me a day or so to get the time to set it up.

Mark, I did the trip so that I could scope the Sholes and the east slopes just past the Portals. I could see the slopes clearly, but ml's report should be trusted. Note, I could see some cracks opening on the Sholes from my views near...

7/27/04 6:42am

ema

In older hiking books, the melt-out lake on the sunny side of Coleman Pinnacle is refered to as 14 goat lake. So, two dozen sounds like they are doing well!....I skied on Sat. evening and it was O.K.... the night on Table Mtn. and the amazing Northern Lights were definitely the highlight. (although smokey!) Anyone have an update on the fire?

7/27/04 6:02am

Toured to the Sholes with sb on the 21st. While one aspect was akin to skiing on frozen cantaloupes, the fall line from the Portals and the higher adjacent slopes produced grins. Also found delightful slopes northwest of Coleman Pinnacle.

Twenty or so goats were beating the heat on the snow near the junction of Lasiocarpa & Ptarmigan ridges. It was a day to remind one how special the Cascades are: to ski tour in July with corn and cantaloupe, wildlife and wildflowers in silence and s...

7/27/04 2:44am

gregL

How about a picture of the goats, BigSnow?

7/27/04 1:16am

markharf

It is odd that access to the Cougar Divide area has been limited because of wild life sensitivities, yet in an area such as the Coleman, where there is tons of human activity, that these goats seem to be thriving. I accept that I may be wrong, maybe there used to be a hundred goats ten years ago, but it is hard to imaging the area support much more animals at that elevation and in those winter conditions.
Alan

I've wondered about this, too....

7/27/04 12:24am

Alan Brunelle

I have some photos of them at a distance. I'll make a count. I would say that there were at least two dozen. It is interesting that there happened to be an article in the Seattle Times (Sunday?) on how the goat population in the North Cascades has tumbled, yet stabilized after skyrocketing in the Olympics.

These goats seemed to like to stay on the snow while I was there. My guess was to stay away from bugs or stay cool. They were high on the snowfields just to the...

7/26/04 11:17pm

gregL

Mad Dog and Stefan with soul patches is one for the ages!

7/26/04 10:35pm

David_Coleman

July 24-25, 2004, Mt Rainier, Emmons-Winthrop

that's funny...I've been along Ptarmigan Ridge many times skiing, and I've always seen a fair number of goats...in fact when Scott, Ben, Charles and I were there in 9/01, we saw what amounted to probably 2-3 dozen in a herd along the trail where the snow is (closer to Coleman Pinnacle & further west).

7/26/04 9:34pm

ski_photomatt

Sounds like nice skiing, way to get after it Amar, John and Phil. Congrats on the summit. It's great to hear everything worked out.

7/26/04 9:05pm

sag

we all apreciate robie bringing his goat along, just wish he would have turned of the radio when they had their alone time.

Great pics JW and Ron

mine are at
http://community.webshots.com/album/168035530FEAztR

7/26/04 6:29pm

ron j