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That's right everybody, like Amar said, the skiing sucked.   It was terrible.  Don't go to Baker.  Everybody, move to Colorado!

http://community.webshots.com/photo/84589800/84590473CjonzW

With much thought involved, I finally was able to catch Paul's best side.    ;)

Mark: I'm sure you understand my comments were completely tongue-in-cheek. Keep up the great, colorful TRs!

Gaper Jeffy
whose tongue is permanently stuck in cheek

I figured I would add a few more details plus a photo. Our camp was located on a large flat beside a major waterfall at about 5800 ft. From the first major creek crossing at 5100 ft on the Scott Paul trail, the most direct way is to follow the creek right to the waterfall (we followed a moraine ridge just west of this). We skied right to/from our campsite.

As for the route itself, the Squak Glacier is in OK condition crevasse-wise for August, we needed to belay only a single crossing duri...

Well Ron, you know what they say 'The check is in the mail':DAnd thanks for the cold cans of Bud they were mighty tasty!!

Paul

Um.. Ah.. I didn't actually see any $ change hands there, Paul.  If it actually did, it obviously means you should have paid it to ME!
8)

Congrad's.
Your great shot made "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" (so to speak)  :D

Selected climo data: (more here and many other places I'm sure if you look)

In short, both June and July were warmer and much drier than average.  I remember hearing that the dry spell we had was one of the longest recorded.


JUNE CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT FOR SEA-TAC AIRPORT NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE SEATTLE WA
230 AM PST TUE JUL 1 2003

TEMPERATURE DATA......
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Yeah.
Right On!
What about that, Mark?
;D

Greg - Thanks for the kind words.  Anything to help out a fellow bc skier -- especially one stranded in Milwaukee!!

Mark - I know how you feel, mate.  Those semi-senility years just keep getting closer.  Maybe if you can just remember how to get to Paradise I might figure out how to get my walker close to some skiable snow??.

As another data point, I'll note that last year when I visited Hadley in mid-August, the mosquitos were equally voracious.  Both of my write-ups on the experience mention how bad they were.  However, I thought that after getting through the mosquitos, the skiing was quite worthy of the effort.

To cope with the mosquitos, one could just start hiking from the car while wearing ski pants, jacket, and head net.  I stopped to put on my pants and jacket last year (no head net) m...

Ron: You and your group are uncanny at picking a spot, and then riding it out until you find the next great spot!

Nice photos. I'm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, checking up on my (enviable) soulmates laying down the cool lines. Thanks, again, for such great photographic documentation; it;s the next best thing to being there.


Greg Lange

I'm impressed, and yes, it does count as a streak-countable ski trip.  Let's face it, kudo's, to the kids for going that far and having a great time.  Shoot, this past weekend, I was wanting to "whine" about the time I hit the Stevens-Van Trump memorial until I remembered that your two BC skiers made it all the way back in there. Keep up the good work, you've only just begun to scratch the surface.  ;D

Mark, the good skiing is down low on the Squak, as you might have guessed.  I have never seen it without quality snow just above the gullies.  Scott Paul? (the immediate right) from Schreiber Meadows TH, and then let your instincts guide you.

Thanks for the report.  Where was your camp?  In other words, where was the good corn?    Surely not on the Easton?  Maybe down low on the Squak?

Mark

Niiice.
Good score, ema.
Thanks for sharing it.

ema, thanks for the report. From the recent TRs it looks like Ptarmigan Ridge is a good destination for August turns, and perhaps it will be so for the even more problematic September turns.

Jerry and Ron, great photos! Yet another summer skiing tradition is born. I'm wondering, though, why there are no photos of Ron water skiing??

Hey Mark...guess we just missed you.  I was wondering about the difference in actual distance.  From what I remember, you're out on the ridgeline on Skyline in no time from the car.  From there, it's just a long slog along the ridge.

Yes, the skeets were close to debilitating.  I would venture to guess that we were continuously swormed by a pack of several dozen in terms of actual numbers.

No question that the views get evermore impressive as you move south alon...

Thanks for the info.

The bugs really seemed serious on that trip, almost debilitating.

I'll have a good look at the map.  I was on Skyline Divide earlier in the season and it did look like it would have added considerable miles to the destination, but for an overnight probably not a big issue.

Thanks again.

Nice to see folks reporting from north of the boarder, Jonathan.  There's some sweet bc skiing in BC  ;) and we don't hear enough about your favorite haunts.  Thanks for your reports.

Looks like loads of fun ron j, Randy, and JW.
Nice pics in those gallery links!

If this becomes an annual event I'll try to make it to next years. I will be petitioning however for a "boarder" division. Our single surface-area gives us an advantage.  :)

We weren't skiing, but the folks that brought their skiis to the Sitkum on Sunday July 27 were healthily rewarded.
Suncups and runnels were relatively minor.

Thanks for the report and photos skykilo.

Great photos!!  ;D  Sorry I missed the "Slush Cup" event.  Does this mean that we are going to have to add a PFD to our 10 essentials for summertime skiing?   :D

A very nice gesture, Lowell.
In your own way, you're becoming a very significant part of the history of PNW ski mountaineering.
Thanks.