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It's funny, this day started out with high ambitions to very low ambitions due to the high winds and wind slab building on our objective. Then a little of Ben's fine bourbon and a few little Pow pockets, on lee trees, had our ambitions rekindled.
We ended up finding some good 1200vf  protected gullies. With weak legs after a few laps our ambitions were lowering, but Alas Scott's ( with his later arrival) ambition level higher than ours, (and us not to deny his meter). So up...

That dog was precious. I was sad I didn't bring my Sammy up there. Did the clouds sock in completely, or did they stay high? I really wanted to ski the skiers right side, direct up from hogsback. But we were lazy and followed a couple trail-breakers to lightning rock for a couple laps.

I was there too - part of the group that thatcherk1 skis by towards the end of his video (we were a combined group of five, plus a dog).

Snow was much better than I thought it would be considering the wind was so strong it almost knocked me over a couple times on the way up. 

We ended up cowering below the rock at the top with a bunch of hardcore Canadians while we transitioned.  Apparently going goggle-free is a thing north of the border.  ;) 

Best skiing was straight up from Hogsback. Discostew and I started lookers right and with each run moved lookers left and every run was an improvement (i.e less wind affected, more powdery). The skiing was great but the wind was difficult; it stopped completely around 2 PM as clouds moved in. The trail had areas of verglas and few falldowns since our first trip on Oct 22. Great day to be out.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/runningclouds/albums/72157672131356284

That looks great! These early winter days when the roads are still open are so nice.

Can you ski/skin all the way to/from the parking lot?

Thanks for brightening up a h.s teacher's day! Stevens will be as far as I make it this weekend. Indeed, from the photo, the snow was "very nice"!

"It was like the snow simply slipped vertically from the wings of angels." ah, true poetry. Dod, you have such a way with words.

Sweet! Early season is slim Pickens on highway 2. Even if you are willing to pay the price.

Any idea how much snow at smith brook's rainy pass? I did the west face from Smith Brook(snow Creek) side a few weeks ago. Highly recommended over the south if you can get there. 2'000'+  of perfectly pitched* slopes with nothing but grass. Bareley a rock or shrub... entry fee is less, and more enjoyable too.

Seen another set of solo tracks coming from the south rout...

Sunset descents up there before strict gate closures are a treat. The light can be sublime.

Thanks for sharing!

Really nice vid and skiing. WOW. Thanks!

Campground is closed  ;)

Alone in the wilderness! ;)

Are you from the future?  Who wins the election?

Oops looks like this post doesn't say November 11 anymore....

Thanks snoholic, and my apologies too, runcle, for the drift. Good you both got out and got some turns. Didn't look so windy from a distance, but obviously was pretty gusty both days!

Snoholic, just wondering how was the road? Will fwd car with snows make it to the trailhead, or awd needed? Crevasses nice and visible? Thanks.

There are a couple shots of the trip I took with Ben last weekend up Rainier on my Instagram if you wanna have a look.

https://www.instagram.com/caseymommer/

Second what Charlie said, TAY is a useful archive. TR value is diminished when the image links rot away. If I wanted my TRs to disappear the next day I would just post to FB. 

Just upload your pictures somewhere like imgur or flickr and link them with the img tag

TAY shouldn't even offer to host images when there are plenty of free, high-quality alternatives out there.

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Skiing was good on 28th.
Why can't I post pictures?

I couldn't figure out how to post pictures either, not sure if it's my lack of tech savviness or if there's something wrong with the site.

Thanks for the TR.
I like to read about MRNP skiing, then check the webcams for the Tatoosh and the parking lot  :)

Thanks for the report. I have been curious how the skiing is up there.

Next time I will try and connect with you and hitch a ride!

Great trip post.  Way to get the goods! 

Well done.

2000'+ of nice corn skiing was the real thing. :)  229 months.