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I apologize to Mad Dog-she will never trust me again.It was a great day, and at least you didn't say you'd call in the morning, so I can trust you at least for now on another outing. ;D ;D You see the funny thing about that whole "follow me" deal is that I already knew what was coming since I had climbed that same area last August. We still had fun, and managed to get in some pretty good turns, and I didn't have a...
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...
Nice photos ronj. You managed to capture some of the blue skies.
Anyways gotta love them trees that sometimes jump in front of you. >:( Well the bright side is the pine made everything smell so fresh and so clean clean. ;D
Anyways gotta love them trees that sometimes jump in front of you. >:( Well the bright side is the pine made everything smell so fresh and so clean clean. ;D
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...
If no one else is going to, I'll post the token pic.
Here's a shot of SplitBoarder Stefan (sag) on something like his forth outing on skis:
This guy's a quick study.
More pics at:
http://groups.msn.com/WildHeartsSkiing/_albumlist.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
Here's a shot of SplitBoarder Stefan (sag) on something like his forth outing on skis:
This guy's a quick study.
More pics at:
http://groups.msn.com/WildHeartsSkiing/_albumlist.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
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.
Nice one Jim. I think your almost there. Nice shots jw and sag. Can't wait to see ronj's pics. Once again thanks for the tour and all the laughs.
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.
Oh yeah, there's my man Jim rockin the double-ski-pole boarding technique. ;D
We (Dave, Zach and I) were the trio remarking on the insane "figure 11" form. We never went above 7000' for the day - mostly yo-yos around Panorama Point. Weather improved for a bit between 10 and 12. Got a few peek-a-boo views of the mountain and even some brief sun breaks. Snow conditions were really quite nice between 6000' and 7000'. We rated the overall day about a 5 out of 10 - with some moments as high as 8 and others down around 1 or 2. But i...
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...
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...
This is a great tour, Zap.
I, too, prefer the "2nd car variation". It does seem easiest to me to access it from Castle saddle.
I'd love to see the pics you took, and I suspect the rest of the gang would, too. We couldn't see much when we put in the ones on the Unicorn.
I, too, prefer the "2nd car variation". It does seem easiest to me to access it from Castle saddle.
I'd love to see the pics you took, and I suspect the rest of the gang would, too. We couldn't see much when we put in the ones on the Unicorn.
Sounds like a cool little "quicky" stash.
Thanks, Donnelly.
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
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
Amazing and very motivitational, thanks!
And, if anyone has other overview shots of the Lyman glacier I'd love to see them!
And, if anyone has other overview shots of the Lyman glacier I'd love to see them!
I added a terraserver satellite image of our approximate route to the TR on my site if anyone is interested.
Nice.
Glad you're finding some stashes on the east side.
Glad you're finding some stashes on the east side.
Right here, studying for finals! >:(
nice...too bad I had a meeting on Thursday! Ben, Paul and Jeff...where were you guys??
Sweet. You guys are so 8). I wish we'd had ski gear for getting off of the North Ridge (of Baker I mean)...
How close can you get to the alternative northside Adams trail, I believe it is called "Divide Camp Trail?" It should be a lot closer to vehicle access and looks like it's pretty much the twin of the Killen Creek Trail. Might be a simpler alternative coming from Randle(?).
Puede ser que hicieron algo que tal vez, no me sacaria la madre? ;) No lo puedo creer! Y...
How close can you get to the alternative northside Adams trail, I believe it is called "Divide Camp Trail?" It should be a lot closer to vehicle access and looks like it's pretty much the twin of the Killen Creek Trail. Might be a simpler alternative coming from Randle(?).
Puede ser que hicieron algo que tal vez, no me sacaria la madre? ;) No lo puedo creer! Y...
La vida es bella y milagrosa.
Nice report & photos Sam. They look great. What with 4 cameras in action I doubt I've ever been on a descent with more photographic coverage. I ate a late breakfast with Sky this morning and he was about to go drop off his slides. I can't wait to see all the rest of the photos. Amar, since Sam put a link to his photos, maybe you could post one in the thread? Better yet, make me a CD.
Que nunca se olviden los dias como ayer.
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Nice report & photos Sam. They look great. What with 4 cameras in action I doubt I've ever been on a descent with more photographic coverage. I ate a late breakfast with Sky this morning and he was about to go drop off his slides. I can't wait to see all the rest of the photos. Amar, since Sam put a link to his photos, maybe you could post one in the thread? Better yet, make me a CD.
Que nunca se olviden los dias como ayer.
Edited to a...
I guess I'll go ahead and add the single allowed image to this thread, it was really hard to pick from nearly 100 photos I shot during the descent. The upper half shows Jason getting airborne below a truly massive overhanging serac, while the lower half shows Sam arcing past a gnarly serac with two small windows in it.
Great trip and a great report, guys.
Keep up the awsome work.
Keep up the awsome work.
I have to admit that I was the only one of the 6 of us that didn't want to ski such a heavily crevassed glacier sight-unseen, but I don't mind being the voice of caution in such a gung ho group. In the end, the others turned out to be right and the route not only went, but it was fantastic. In fact, the south Lyman Glacier turned out to be an easier ski descent than the Adams Glacier would have been (there's already one sketchy looking bergschrund crossing up high on the Adams).
Anyway, s...
Anyway, s...
Very nice report on access and snow conditions. Thanks.
Nice job! - looks like fun :D
Wondered what conditions were going to be like on Adams what with the reports of water ice, and all the new snow - looks like it worked out though...
Wondered what conditions were going to be like on Adams what with the reports of water ice, and all the new snow - looks like it worked out though...
Thank you "HIKER1" for your reply. Paul has been out of town for some time.
"The snowmobile could not be recovered right away but I know the snowmobiler involved and his insurance company are working with the Forest Service to extract the snowmobile. He does not want to leave it up there to pollute the environment, but organizing an extraction of a 600lb machine take a little time. I'm sure it will be removed from the crevasse."
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"The snowmobile could not be recovered right away but I know the snowmobiler involved and his insurance company are working with the Forest Service to extract the snowmobile. He does not want to leave it up there to pollute the environment, but organizing an extraction of a 600lb machine take a little time. I'm sure it will be removed from the crevasse."
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Nice to take some turns with ya finally Joe. We're pretty much first chair at Crystal everytime but have never taken a line together.
Skinut thanx for the scout on Muir.
Skinut thanx for the scout on Muir.
I have to hand it to Skinut. I had a full work day planned and Skinut's Muir Report got me into the garage cleaning and waxing my boards at 11PM dreaming of that perfect smooth Muir decent. Skinut you nailed it -I counted 6 maybe 7 tracks from the day before. Because the surface was so smooth I skinned an easy pace nearly the whole way to Muir. Thanks for the heads up! Your convincing report played a major part in making my day memorable.
Like Snoslut mentioned-BEWARE of Tracks leading d...
Like Snoslut mentioned-BEWARE of Tracks leading d...
Glad you got up there with all that great snow! ;D
Jim- skiing the White Salmon is no big thing.
maybe 40 degrees at the most. The thing is, though, the bottom is at a pretty low elevation. This traverse really should be done earlier in the year. But, looking at it from the ski area, as long as you stay skier's left and avoid getting under the hanging glacier at the bottom, it is still skiable to White Salmon Creek.
maybe 40 degrees at the most. The thing is, though, the bottom is at a pretty low elevation. This traverse really should be done earlier in the year. But, looking at it from the ski area, as long as you stay skier's left and avoid getting under the hanging glacier at the bottom, it is still skiable to White Salmon Creek.
Tim - I have to admit that for the first time ever, I didn't take a good long look down Hell's Highway, which I regretted later because it is such a cool view. I just didn't step up to the edge, so I didn't see much more than you see in the photo, other than the not-too-large lip that's uphill of the col. If the coverage there is comparable to the coverage we found elsewhere, it should be fine based on past years' looks down HH.
Looks like a cool traverse - how tough a ski is the White Sa...
Looks like a cool traverse - how tough a ski is the White Sa...
I'm very envious of your weather. We'd planned to climb Nooksack Tower via the White Salmon and a traverse of the Sulphide on Memorial Day after participating in the Ski to Sea race. Instead, we headed home after sitting in the lodge watching the rain pour down for two hours with the cloud level below 6000.
Great break dancing!
We are thinking of a Sulphide-Hell's Highway-White Salmon traverse if I can grab a weather break. How did Hell's Highway look as a ski route to you on your way past?
We are thinking of a Sulphide-Hell's Highway-White Salmon traverse if I can grab a weather break. How did Hell's Highway look as a ski route to you on your way past?
I've not done it, but one guy I spoke with who had said it was not too technical, though there are certainly more crevasse issues than on the Sulphide route (e.g. he felt it made sense to ski roped for at least part), and there's a steep pitch or two as well. He also said it is a day unto itself so he didn't think it made sense as a day trip - better to camp up on the Sulphide and head for the loop the next morning.
It has always looked like a cool route from the various angles I've looke...
It has always looked like a cool route from the various angles I've looke...
Hi Jim Oker.
Nice Report. Way to utilize the weather window.
Have you ever circumnavigated the summit pyramid?
It looks as though it would not be too technical from the
photos I've seen. Am I wrong?
Nice Report. Way to utilize the weather window.
Have you ever circumnavigated the summit pyramid?
It looks as though it would not be too technical from the
photos I've seen. Am I wrong?
You are fortunate to have it so close to town.
Yup ;D
Great report, Jeff.
Mt Hood certainly is a beautiful mountain, and I.S. is a really great day tour.
You are fortunate to have it so close to town.
Mt Hood certainly is a beautiful mountain, and I.S. is a really great day tour.
You are fortunate to have it so close to town.
I appreciate the great historic notes from Lowell . Is there a tome from which you draw this information?
Not yet. I'm writing one. My research findings can be found here: http://www.alpenglow.org/ski-history
Thanx for the 411 skinut. I'll be there tomorrow real early. BTW how did the Paradise Glacier look?
You guys did a great job! That area is not easy to travel through, I can attain to that having skied between hogsback and tieton several times. Awesome work!!! I love the remote nature and the lack of people. My first overnight hike on my own was to old snowy, goat lake and the old lookout on Johnson Peak. I remember getting chewed out for having music. I could barely hear it from 5ft away. Ha. Good times...
I sure enjoyed this area and yes we were very lucky to get the great weather. I appreciate the great historic notes from Lowell . Is there a tome from which you draw this information? Getting into this area with more primitive equipment would be problematic.
I'll bet Bill Grubb, family and friends also skied it from their cabin in Packwood quite a while back. That is a beautiful lonesome area. I've hiked it in summer, entering from the trail out of Lk Packwood. What a great ski trip!
Charles,
Nice tracks! We saw your tracks on Monday, but not those. Although at times the snow was so thin we were bearly skiing.
Nice tracks! We saw your tracks on Monday, but not those. Although at times the snow was so thin we were bearly skiing.
it is continuous snow from the high point of the main west gully on the west face at around 13,300ft? down to hidden valley. I have no idea how quickly it melts out, but it looked like plenty of snow up high while we were there. There were bands of rock between the various gullies, but thats just walking across small sections of choss, no actual climbing obstacles.
The one fellow in our group who opted to summit instead of yoyo said that the snow at around 13,000ft was starting to soften arou...
The one fellow in our group who opted to summit instead of yoyo said that the snow at around 13,000ft was starting to soften arou...
The pioneers of skiing in the White Pass and Goat Rocks area were Chuck and Marion Hessey of Naches Washington (*). Chuck and friends probably did the first skiing on Hogback Mountain shortly after the White Pass highway was opened in 1951. In March 1953, Chuck, Marion and their friends Dorothy Egg and Tom Lyon skied from White Pass to the Goat Rocks and back, taking about a week. They slept on bough beds, cooked over campfires in the snow, slept in sweaty Army surplus tents, and toured on woode...