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Thanks, Mej.
Lots of us watching the Adams reports to try and pick a good time to go. Your info, especially the road access, is very valuable.
Lots of us watching the Adams reports to try and pick a good time to go. Your info, especially the road access, is very valuable.
Ron-My guess would be-What are the N-NW chutes below the Unicorn to Snow Lake? I'm surprised that those chutes still had snow in them. I looked at skiing them about a month ago, but due to time restraints and sloppy boot deep goo they were left to melt away. I figured that by the time the Stevens Canyon road opened those sweet lines would be gone! Great work! What did the pitch-O-meter say how steep those are? My guess was 40 plus degrees and the ones skiers right are maybe 45 plus? Sorry that I...
Great job guys- way to hit that open pitch. That NE pitch would have been tough to pass on. Did you notice on the hike up continuous snow from that NE shot to the valley? About how much snow was on top of Tamanos? Good hiking and fun talking with you last Saturday.
Joe
Joe
Well,another fun trip. I'm amazed at how much enjoyment can be found in a truly crappy day if you just go out there. Thanks again to Ron and Jeanette for the great recon hikes they do each fall to search out the lines we ski each week. Once again it was difficult to get any good shots. What I have are at
Nice pics Ron. Can't wait to see Jerry's. Sure could have used some clippers from the trailhead. Anyway I really enjoyed making turns in zero visibility, boot deep styrofoam powder up top. Couldn't even feel how steep it really was. Below that I could not help but notice, when I stopped after the first traverse, how the slope felt like it was moving down and so did my body. Avalanche? Nope. Oh yeah vertigo. Was an adventure filled with wind, rain, snow, sleet, sun breaks in the distance...
All day long I've sat around wondering who'd be dedicated enough to be out there skiing the slush today, rather than waiting for the sunshine and warm, caressing breezes arriving tomorrow....and now I know the answer. Thanks for the stability testing and the new benchmark phrase: "eclectic weather."
Ron, some of your thumbnails don't open full size for me. Might be one of those Mac vs. PC artifacts.
Ron, some of your thumbnails don't open full size for me. Might be one of those Mac vs. PC artifacts.
Ron,
Nice report and photos, especially the well composed shot of snoslut and the beautiful view :)! The skiing looked pretty fun and I'm glad you guys found stable snow. I was up near Mnt. Roosevelt and witnessed a wet snow avalanche on a 45+ degree NE aspect that ran for 500 ft. or so. The slide generated a lot of noise -- very exciting.
-kam
Nice report and photos, especially the well composed shot of snoslut and the beautiful view :)! The skiing looked pretty fun and I'm glad you guys found stable snow. I was up near Mnt. Roosevelt and witnessed a wet snow avalanche on a 45+ degree NE aspect that ran for 500 ft. or so. The slide generated a lot of noise -- very exciting.
-kam
Nice, Stebbi! Sounds like good 'fun'.
Nice report, Donnelly.
Good to know there's still som skiable snow left on Granite.
Good to know there's still som skiable snow left on Granite.
May 28th, 2004 and there was 3-4" of new snow on Upper International with about one 1" on Lower I. You can still manage to ski a solid 1300 vertical feet before having to take the skis off. Alpental will be good for another week or so.
Way to milk out the last dregs just minutes from the car, Zap.
Thanks for the TR - informative and a good belly laugh. Hey, we've all had such days. My MSR bladder leaked 3L into my pack a few weeks back. At first I thought I was sweating a lot, but eventually I clued in..
I'm aiming for Adams at the next weather window. Looks like this weekend will be similar to the weather you experienced, but a weak high is forecast for early next week. I've got partners for next weekend, but not for a midweek opportunity. Anyone else interested in Tues night thro...
I'm aiming for Adams at the next weather window. Looks like this weekend will be similar to the weather you experienced, but a weak high is forecast for early next week. I've got partners for next weekend, but not for a midweek opportunity. Anyone else interested in Tues night thro...
It was at least a mile, perhaps two before the campground at the end of the road. However with this weather my guess is that this will open up by the second week in June.
A valiant attempt, KD.
Did you happen to notice whether the place you go stuck was before or after Morrison Creek Campground?
Did you happen to notice whether the place you go stuck was before or after Morrison Creek Campground?
Your killing me. I should have been there >:(
Hey, I've only done the C-D three times now, I can certainly do a fourth!
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Click ---> ;D<--- for a TR.
ha ha...
Looks like the real Mt. Baker Ski Area is getting lots of love this year...
... Do you think this refers to the West slopes that are above Lake Annette and the Lake Annette trail? Sounds like it does.I think you may be right. When they said they "left the trail at 3400" I was thinking they might have gone up from the Twin Lakes side, as the parking on the Ollalie side is like at 3800. I've seen climber types go in from the road switchback east of twin lakes. But your theory makes more sense; it would be much...
Thank you for the report, Ron. Do you think this refers to the West slopes that are above Lake Annette and the Lake Annette trail? Sounds like it does. Having skiied the west slope several times, as I know many other TAY posters have, this certainly gives pause. I am not sure I have seen too many or any 45-50 degree areas on the west face, because I am pretty sure I don't ski anything nearly that steep! It could be that towards the south aspects of that west slope,...
As long as we're on the subject of Silver Peak, here's a good reason to check out the avy blog once in a while (and contribute to it, too!):
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Tim Kirk reported @ 05/19/2004 11:30 AM PDT
This was reported from a Mountaineers member on a scramble of Silver Peak. His report is posted below:
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I just thought I would share a scary story from yesterday.
My father and...
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Tim Kirk reported @ 05/19/2004 11:30 AM PDT
This was reported from a Mountaineers member on a scramble of Silver Peak. His report is posted below:
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I just thought I would share a scary story from yesterday.
My father and...
5 summits in 5 days. Sounds like fun. Who's in? All I really know at this time is I have Thursday-Monday off. I was thinking of heading towards Adams some time Thursday. Maybe even throw a little Mt. Hood into the mix.
The shovel looked like it had been buried a while... possibly lost earlier in the year.
The good lines go from all along the north face, especially from the saddle, and then east. Your "silver buddy" has good self preservation instincts, however. We took the same approach on those north facing lines years ago. There ARE cliffs, 2 sets of 'em, and they can sneak up on you. So a lot of the lines DON'T "go" either because of the cliffs or the fact...
The good lines go from all along the north face, especially from the saddle, and then east. Your "silver buddy" has good self preservation instincts, however. We took the same approach on those north facing lines years ago. There ARE cliffs, 2 sets of 'em, and they can sneak up on you. So a lot of the lines DON'T "go" either because of the cliffs or the fact...
I'd be up for Adams this Wednesday afternoon/Thursday. Have to work Thu evening though. The forecast might work out OK, possibly maybe... How about it?
Not mine.
I will explore that NE basin area next time. My "Silver buddy" has always been a bit of an Eyore (sp?) about that way ("it may not go, it looks like cliffs..."), but it sure looks interesting to me. Heck, if the sledders can highmark, we must be able to find some good lines there too!
I will explore that NE basin area next time. My "Silver buddy" has always been a bit of an Eyore (sp?) about that way ("it may not go, it looks like cliffs..."), but it sure looks interesting to me. Heck, if the sledders can highmark, we must be able to find some good lines there too!
I think Jim is saying he wants to do five summit of Adams in five days. Right Jim? ;D
Now you've done it, Jim. We'll have to tie Stebbi down until next weekend. ;D
Well that will teach me to not join you. Adams???
What about Adams? ;D
Cool! That looks like it was fun. Well sorry for the misdirected attitude I gave you a little while back. Did you get on Baker? We'll take you up there if you haven't been already...
Sounds like you may have explored the NE lobe of the basin a bit - true? If so, did you ski all the way out that direction?
Yeah, Jim, we went up on the NW side (twice, ran in to Randy on the second one) but descended 3 different lines from the center to the far NE side. We actually knew the area from lots of prior trips, but some of the steeper gladed lines we had in mind were devoid of snow. Skied out to the clearcut without removing s...
Well that will teach me to not join you. Adams???
So Jeanette, the queen bee, have you decided on a name for the chute?;D It's a secret ;D and thanks worker bee for kickin in the steps. To bad we had to quit, I was up for tackling another chute, so much to do.
http://newschoolers.com/PHP/Videos/Uploaded/7014HiddenLakePeaksmall.WMV
Neat trip. How did you get Matt away from the lab? Might I suggest skibiking (see recent Spray Park/Flett Glacier gallery) on the gated roads; it makes the journeys on the road much faster and the downhill is nice.
Matt
Matt
Good work, guys - you were definitely doing a good job of milking the season up there! Nice to have that south facing road head up close the north facing basin, huh?
Sounds like you may have explored the NE lobe of the basin a bit - true? If so, did you ski all the way out that direction? We stuck to the NW lobe last weekend, and from a distance it looked like you could find continuous snow from top to bottom in the NE side but there appeared to be some sketchy potentially rotted out are...
Sounds like you may have explored the NE lobe of the basin a bit - true? If so, did you ski all the way out that direction? We stuck to the NW lobe last weekend, and from a distance it looked like you could find continuous snow from top to bottom in the NE side but there appeared to be some sketchy potentially rotted out are...
Great pics Ron and Jeanette. By the way thanx for not making Evan and I wear blind folds. ;D The fog worked in your favor until our last run when things started to clear up a bit. The bushwhack out thru the pines made the ride home freshier. Overall a great trip with lots of surprises. 8) Except for those loud people that we would occassionally hear from time to time. That last line definitely completed the day. My bunions were a little tender from kicking steps in with soft boots. So Je...
It was a great ski and now I also have been taught how to post pictures, so here are a few I took yesterday 8)
http://groups.msn.com/WildHeartsSkiing/pictures
http://groups.msn.com/WildHeartsSkiing/pictures
It certainly was a great trip.
The snow on all aspects was nicely consolidated. Surface was softened to "hero corn" consistency. Coverage was light for May but there's still some great tours left into the basin.
Here's a shot of "snowslut" cleaning up the last line that we skied.
5/25 @ 0957... Picture change time :) Jerry wrote the report so why shouldn't he get some "thread pic" time? 8)
The snow on all aspects was nicely consolidated. Surface was softened to "hero corn" consistency. Coverage was light for May but there's still some great tours left into the basin.
Here's a shot of "snowslut" cleaning up the last line that we skied.
5/25 @ 0957... Picture change time :) Jerry wrote the report so why shouldn't he get some "thread pic" time? 8)
Thanks to Stebbi for a great day. ;D
The gullies are melting fast. Having been there twice in the past week has make this fact painfully obvious to me. But we had some great skiing from the summit to about 7000. And the glop is best handled by staying in the steeper gullies, where the skiing can still be quite fun. The low angled glop is just miserable. You can park essentially at the trailhead now (100 yard walk), and can still ski down to the end of the gully with a few short carries. <...
The gullies are melting fast. Having been there twice in the past week has make this fact painfully obvious to me. But we had some great skiing from the summit to about 7000. And the glop is best handled by staying in the steeper gullies, where the skiing can still be quite fun. The low angled glop is just miserable. You can park essentially at the trailhead now (100 yard walk), and can still ski down to the end of the gully with a few short carries. <...
Jeffey, let me know if you want company on a day trip on Hood. I'll do likewise
Will do. For the immediate future though I think I'm out of hall passes :-(
Could you define "contaminated"? <snip> (Or, heaven forbid: Henry's bottles, prophylactics, used needles etc.
On the lwr mtn there was a large volume of treebark and dirt in the snow, and the snow was just bizarrely slo...
Great steep skiing shot there, Charles. I particularly like the implied tension manifest in the way the background shrubs all lunge horizontally, straining for life-giving light and air.
... and it's gratifying to see that my mission, starting with "Backcountry skiing" is accomplished. Regards, Rainer Burgdorfer
It certainly should be, Rainer. Most of us guard our dog eared copies of your original guidebook like a pit bull with a fresh bone. I even still have the signed photocopy you made for me years ago after I called you and begged you for a copy long after the first book was out of print.
Thanks for...
Re: deep slush... I had a similar experience (one of many) on Glacier Peak many Fourths of July ago and was utterly humbled by Luke Edgar and Gorio Bustamante who rode snowboards like gods while I grunted through every turn. I'm new to this website and it's gratifying to see that my mission, starting with "Backcountry skiing" is accomplished. Regards, Rainer Burgdorfer
There's still a lot of great skiing on Mt Hood, it's just not at the lower elevations...At this point probably the best way to ski the WyEast face is from Timberline and crossing the White River drainage. YMMV.
PS to PCX-XCD and any OR lurkers: Next year I think we should have an OR Hood Meadows TAY Ski fest akin to the WA'ers Crystal Ski fest at the base of upper/mid Heather Canyon on the first weekend after the resort closes :-).
C...
Gaper, I am a Portland resident and have explored up into that Superbowl tour a few times. It was much nicer this time last year. Good idea about the Mid Heather gathering. You bring the pony and I'll slog in the keg cups!
It's a kick to go on a trip where so many are kicking out photos of the trip. It really adds to the fun... thanks to all you shutterbugs.
That said, really, Kam's the man.
Great work, Kamster. You really have a knack for taking a fantastic, fun day and turning it into a permanent, everlasting, warm fuzzy memory.
Thanks, mate.
That said, really, Kam's the man.
Great work, Kamster. You really have a knack for taking a fantastic, fun day and turning it into a permanent, everlasting, warm fuzzy memory.
Thanks, mate.
No, that's great. In this photo I can actually see where we went since we were in clouds all day on Sunday. I only had a green trails map that didn't mark Fortune Mt so now that I see the photo it all makes more sense. We dropped over to the left on the before Fortune which was a mistake. Very cool. Thank!
Richard
Richard