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Dave,

Believe it or not, but that was much better skiing than what we ultimately decided on that day...

-s

what next? I'm waiting to see you post a trip report for late season turns on the small slopes of year-round snow at the base of Big Four Mtn....one mile approach, lowest elevation year-round snow in the lower 48 (supposedly)...  just don't fall into the ice caves.  
;D

Robie, If I knew it was you I 'd have left a half rack ;)    Joe the cover is still good , maybe three feet at Reflection Lake.

you don't have to stop in july.  there are patches in september, see.

I used to be a skier, now all i do is hang around the parking lot and drink beers that I find in the snow. BURP!

Nice report and photos Kam.  It was great to finally get out with you.  We'll have to do it again soon.

Sag/JW-Good pictures-I like the picture of Jerry-he has that look like-- I guess it don't matter about the weather, at least I got a cold beer at the bottom! Maybe you can recover the loss on the homeowners insurance. Nice shots of Ron-He looked like he was kicking some ax! Did he do the climb w/o poles? Sorry I missed out on all the fun and follies. Is there some good coverage still on the toosh? Glad you had fun!

I was there? I can't remember seeing my self. Oh wait I remember trying to snowboard up hill now. Great report and the best orange I can remember having in awhile.

I thought by now they'd be no snow.  Glad to hear I might be able to get one more day in on Granite.
Thanks for the info!

So I am assuming that if you ventured skiers right that you ended up coming down the Mazama face.  That is a pretty steep section that is usually 40 plus.  Must have been a nice ski.  I always get there too late in the season, by choice since things around here can be good till then, so the fumeroles, ice, falling rocks, and sandpapper snow (snow so dirty and gritty when your done you have a fresh base grind) become an issue.

Like you mentioned from the top of Palmer to at least mid stati...

I like the image of trail running in T2s.

And if you envision Donnelly, he'll be in his 10lb. apiece alpine boots. Like he said, not that crazy.

Looking forward to getting up there next week!

I carry my skis with my boots in the bindings strapped to my pack.  I carry each pole in one hand but I try not to use them when running, I don't want to be dependent on them.  My shoes are trail running shoes, if I ran in my boots I'd have no soles left.  I might be crazy but not that crazy to run in ski boots. ;)

As a trail runner and skier I'm intrigued. Are you running in your ski boots? How do you carry your skiis/poles? Any more details would be appreciated. Thanks

Yeah, sag's the Man . . . he may be getting in more AT practice than he's letting on, though, I saw him sneaking up the Paradise road yesterday with skis on his pack!

Jeanette - Nice add ons.
Joe - That "on the fly" ski pole pick up should have been in a warren miller film.  And great lead on the downhill bushwhack (and don't worry, MadDog LOVES that stuff, you're automatically invited back).
Amy and Jim - You're quite welcome, it was great having you along, you're definitely "low maintenance" ski partners.  Join us anytime you're willing to settle for our geezerly pace.

Thanks for the great day! It was a real treat to go hiking with this group of fine folks. Great Pics JW, Ron and Sag! The initial hike, though a grind, had very beautiful green moss covering the sides of the trails with wonderful streams- the sights were terrific! I apologize to Mad Dog-she will never trust me again. This confirms why everyone always says-be careful when you follow Joe through the trees. Standing and watching at the bottom looked like a pinball game. Sag's skiing is very inspiri...

Thanks for letting me join you all as well...I had a great time...despite getting to know a few of the trees intimately on the way back down to the trail...next time I decide to body slide down the hill I'll remember to bring my skis along...

I skied around Shuksan about 12 years ago or so. We came up the Sulphide and skied counter clockwise. I don't remember the details but it wasn't overly technical. I remember Hell's HIghway being very straightforward - much easier than when I had did it in October.

I had tried to jump that little lip at the top and got hit in the back of the head with the polls. Teach me to try and be like CMOIR.

Great pictures. Thank you for letting me tag along.

Great shots, Stefan and Jerry.
Yeah, not my fave in terms of access, but certainly a nice little gem in terms of nice skiing.  Good summary report Stefan.  
Kam, yesterday would have been a good day to mooch a ride on sag's splitter 'cause he left them all home!!  That's right, he's darkside skiing now and after like 3 trips out he's skiing like a champ (like a 40 degree pitch in the Tamanos north cone yesterday!); didn't fall once.  In fact I don't think anyone fell ye...

Thanks for reporting Stefan. Although the hike to turns ratio was quite high, it was still a very enjoyable day. My photos @

Sounds like a cool little "quicky" stash.
Thanks, Donnelly.

Sag,

nice report and thanks for sharing the photos.  i'm glad you guys found some decent skiing.

say, can i borrow your split board sometime?  i'd like to give it a try.  you don't mind if i do a little "tree skiing" with it, do you?

-kam

I added a terraserver satellite image of our approximate route to the TR on my site if anyone is interested.