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I don't know what's crazier, skiing that line or that there were three parties with skis on Liberty Ridge at the same time. " Well done fellas! Heckuva an accomplishment
Baller!! Can't wait to see the POV!
Hi guys, here are a few other photos Aaron took, and he is trying to get some more from gopro video. As soon as the weather ceases to be good...
author=joke link=topic=38522.msg155984#msg155984 date=1495807199]
You can always go to the other sides of the mountain, or to one of the other snomo-free volcanoes in the state.
Sledders are constantly riding in the wilderness on the Coleman Deming side. I ski over there (using a sled to get up the road) 4-5 times a winter and I always see sleds in the wilderness. Three weeks ago I was guiding with clients and...
That is a seriously radical line!! Congratulations to you both! And I'm glad you both got down safe. Way to time the conditions! I'm truly impressed. Can't wait to see a couple pics too.
Looks like Lowell is going to update the history books now.
Looks like Lowell is going to update the history books now.
About the same time, though the biggest ones were early afternoon, around 1-2.
Chapeau gents. And yes, show us some pics!
Damn. That's rad. I only tried once in march and it was half hearted. Way to slay a very cool route. This and the Cryogenesis route are both burly. Glad you made it safe and wow...I used to have nightmares about skiing that route ;)
author=Charlie Hagedorn link=topic=38539.msg155986#msg155986 date=1495812803]
Aha! It has been done. The claim of a first descent can no longer motivate people to ski in there.
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Got damn! That's a helluva line. Nice one fellas.
Aha! It has been done. The claim of a first descent can no longer motivate people to ski in there.
Congratulations on picking off one of the last unskied big lines, but more, we're very glad you came home. There's a reason it's been so-long unskied.
Congratulations on picking off one of the last unskied big lines, but more, we're very glad you came home. There's a reason it's been so-long unskied.
author=tabski link=topic=38522.msg155955#msg155955 date=1495667133]
Hopefully they ruin it for everybody.
You can always go to the other sides of the mountain, or to one of the other snomo-free volcanoes in the state. I think snowmobiling offers a very unique opportunity on Mt. Baker. The overall area in the cascade range available to snowmobilers is very small compared to that available to back-country skiing and sno...
Woah. Heavy line, gentlemen! Holy shit! Please put up more pics if you took them.
So that's what you guys were up to. Cool!
Well done! If you've got more pics, we all want to see 8)
Nice work!
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author=pdale22 link=topic=38539.msg155978#msg155978 date=1495761142]
Here we were passed by a group of three rando race guys doing a speed climb of Liberty Ridge and ski descent of the Emmons. They were really moving on their light gear and quickly overtook the Jackson group of three ahead of us as well. We also owe them beers for breaking trail up the upper half of Liberty Ridge.
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I like that photo a lot
I also like WyEast face, it's a perfect date if skiing were a girl, or a boy, or a penguin if one was a gender indiscriminate penguinm lover run. Rock on!
I also like WyEast face, it's a perfect date if skiing were a girl, or a boy, or a penguin if one was a gender indiscriminate penguinm lover run. Rock on!
Nice loop! Hawkins is an under appreciated gem. 4k' of relief on the Camp Creek side and most of it is great tree skiing. It's our go-to spot for high avy conditions during big storms in the winter. Super easy snomo access too.
Great edit! Really captures how fun (and not scary) that line is in good conditions. And, the shots from Longs Pass are a great touch.
The T-Bill is back! Last I heard, you were flying around in choppers, counting goats....
Nice trip there, Bud.
Nice trip there, Bud.
Did you happen to notice how far up FS-4330 you could drive? Looking to hit Daniel as soon as I can get there.
What approximate time of day did you see the big slides? Just trying to get a sense for consolidation. Over the weekend, the big stuff started moving ~10:30am+.
Went up on Monday the 22nd. As noted, it would have been a breeze up to the snow except for the missing log on last river crossing. It was a pretty narly bushwack upstream trying to find place to cross. Detour added about hour each way.
Booted up the couloir to climbers right to the pass. That one is starting to melt out a bit at top, so the one to climber’s left might be a better option, especially for the ski down.
Fun ski down in the spring mush...
Booted up the couloir to climbers right to the pass. That one is starting to melt out a bit at top, so the one to climber’s left might be a better option, especially for the ski down.
Fun ski down in the spring mush...
Here's a different view :-)
https://vimeo.com/218798345
https://vimeo.com/218798345
Thanks for the info. Lucky sledders! Looks like the crevasse that one normally would expect to be on that part of the squak
Hopefully they ruin it for everybody.
(To specify, since e-sarcasm doesn't translate well, personally I'd prefer snowmos be prohibited on Baker, at least above ~6k'.)
Then again, good on the crew rallying up there to try and rescue the sled.
(To specify, since e-sarcasm doesn't translate well, personally I'd prefer snowmos be prohibited on Baker, at least above ~6k'.)
Then again, good on the crew rallying up there to try and rescue the sled.
Nice TR! I believe we met at Longs Pass in the morning, and then again off and on through the ascent. I was in the group of three camped at Longs Pass Saturday night.
Nice video! I was in the group of 3 that met you up at the false summit, and again back at the cars (thanks again for the watermelon, it hit the spot on a hot afternoon).
they were two skiers who borrowed a snowmobile to ride up to near the crater and then skin from there. They rode into a wide open crevasse at 8900ft, hit the other side and fell down in. Definitely not sledders by any means. Until their incident they were the only snowmobiles that went high onto the glacier. My friend and I were up below crag view when we saw the helicopter come and go. We were surprised to see snowmobile tracks going up that direction as we noted the freshly opened up crevasse...
Anyone been over Sharkfin recently? Wondering what it's going to be like this weekend.
Just pin it to the summit! Throttle-thumb, engage!
See https://www.facebook.com/NorthwestGlacierCruisers/
I saw a different facebook post on this....they gunned it right into the already wide open crevasse because they couldn't see it and it hadn't been there earlier in the season. Hit the far wall, plummeted 80' and walked away from it.....
Sweet vid! Way to shred that sucker.
According to the sledder site, the guys who fell in were skiers/boarders riding double up to get in some laps, which seems to be confirmed by the drone footage linked in the Bellingham Herald article. Sledders also said the snomo was successfully extracted. Looks like it was a bridge collapse, but how they missed that sagging bridge is beyond me. Can't imagine they thought it would "go".
avajane - Thanks!
Shred - gotcha, thought I'd solved the mystery when I saw your vid.
Shred - gotcha, thought I'd solved the mystery when I saw your vid.
goleary, We did this as a day trip, so wasn't ours. There were two gentleman that camped at Longs Pass that night, that were headed to Fortune. I believe that was their stuff stashed.
Good luck. Hope you find the owners.
Good luck. Hope you find the owners.
Nice video. It looks like one of your party may have left their french press at longs pass (I see it in the first second of the vid next to the red pack). I brought it down with me if the owner wants it back...PM me.
Surprised that doesn't happen more often. I guess they called it in to SAR? That's a big object to litter up there. Glad everyone is okay though.
author=Good2Go link=topic=38522.msg155921#msg155921 date=1495554226]
....holy crap about the sledders! No pics?
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article152049372.html
A little more POV than I like, but there was to much skiing to be had :D
https://vimeo.com/218675042
https://vimeo.com/218675042
Great report! Also, holy crap about the sledders! No pics?
Cool route, nice write-up and pics.
FWIW that looks like a Spruce Grouse : )
FWIW that looks like a Spruce Grouse : )