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July 3, 2016, Colchuck summer fun

...wow what a difference a normal snowpack makes... images below are from July 4th last year. It was laughable to even consider skis much below Snow Dome itself. The Blue was entirely bare, which was actually a blast to walk on, I just figured it would be like that only in September...

7/8/16 2:22am

mikerolfs

author=mtbakesz link=topic=36705.msg149537#msg149537 date=1467845528]
It was great running into you guys up there! I was the friend with the family you posted a picture of. They were all excited to see the little bit you wrote about their youngest, and shared your post on facebook.

I felt compelled to share that the most impressive part about that family is not their kids mountaineering accomplishments (their older son, 11, broke his elbow and wasn&...

7/8/16 2:01am

mikerolfs

author=Marcus link=topic=36699.msg149536#msg149536 date=1467817335]
Nice! Does that ribbon/couloir up to the right lead to the backside of Colchuck Balanced Rock? I remember looking down on a sweet line from just below the summit.

I think that is the one you probably looked down on. It looked to me from the map that it might be too steep on the enchantments side to be a pass through. Do you recall if you could have gotten from t...

7/8/16 1:53am

wickstad

July 3, 2016, Colchuck summer fun

Surely you tried to push it to see if you could get it going again.

7/7/16 1:21pm

mtbakesz

It was great running into you guys up there! I was the friend with the family you posted a picture of. They were all excited to see the little bit you wrote about their youngest, and shared your post on facebook.

I felt compelled to share that the most impressive part about that family is not their kids mountaineering accomplishments (their older son, 11, broke his elbow and wasn't able to join but is very much cut from the same cloth). The kids' dad, David, is battling brai...

7/7/16 1:19pm

Marcus

Nice! Does that ribbon/couloir up to the right lead to the backside of Colchuck Balanced Rock? I remember looking down on a sweet line from just below the summit.

7/7/16 6:00am

degnaw

We passed you guys as you were getting onto the Blue glacier - great work hauling in the board!

7/7/16 3:29am

sam18802

18 miles only gets you to Glacier Meadows. Summit day from Elk lake (15ish miles) was around 11 miles or something one way. Fun times.

7/7/16 3:28am

mikerolfs

Nice work carrying your snowboard up the Hoh! I've walked that trail. Its a long ways. Isn't it about 18 miles to the mountain?

Sorry to hear you are moving away from the PNW. I hope the east coast treats you well.

7/7/16 12:05am

Robie

July 4, MRNP Paradise Gl

That kinda sums it up nicely. Basically it was a good day for navigation skills. Good chatting with you. Your baby stroller was still there when we left. Our readers ought to count on carrying skis to Van trump very soon.

7/6/16 11:49pm

PS44

June 27-30, 2016- Adams and Hood

Awesome.
I noticed your tracks on Saturday.

7/6/16 1:49pm

Jonathan_S.

author=dfhkvs link=topic=36697.msg149510#msg149510 date=1467475745]
KLW, did you ski SW chutes down to RTM and then back to cold springs on that trail? I usually (earlier in the season) ski SW chutes to 7000', and then traverse back on snow. I was wondering if, in later season (now), one can just keep skiing down SW aspect until you hit the trail. Sounds like that is what you did?

Dave.

Although that's not wha...

7/6/16 1:10pm

mikerolfs

July 3, 2016, Colchuck summer fun

What a trip! Here are a few photos of Jamie skiing...

This one is near the lake. There was a perfect lane through th...

7/6/16 1:02pm

jtack

A few more pictures from the adventure, a hard won spot,still have a sore knee.

7/6/16 12:48pm

FreeBird

Awesome smooth corn everywhere ;D
Photo By: Rory Robison

7/6/16 7:52am

PS44

Nice to meet you up there (again). I will just add that the Flett headwall had a smooth snow and skied very nice indeed, with no sluffing. There is a convenient bootpack on the right side of the wall (sharp tool recommended for the top part).

7/6/16 12:02am

runcle

Thanks for the report. Hoping to head that way soon!

7/5/16 2:58am

Lowell_Skoog

author=mikerolfs link=topic=36699.msg149506#msg149506 date=1467438128]
We witnessed two summer scary snow events in the cirque. Here is the first. This happened before we arrived, but not much before. The sidewalls are still crisp. Maybe yesterday? Scary avalanche:

Interesting to see the old ice surface unde...

7/4/16 11:29pm

Andrew Carey

June 27-30, 2016- Adams and Hood

Yeah, nice report!

7/4/16 10:29pm

dfhkvs

KLW, did you ski SW chutes down to RTM and then back to cold springs on that trail? I usually (earlier in the season) ski SW chutes to 7000', and then traverse back on snow. I was wondering if, in later season (now), one can just keep skiing down SW aspect until you hit the trail. Sounds like that is what you did?

Dave.

7/4/16 9:57pm

Zap

June25, 2016, Grindstone Mtn

A great TR and photos of "To Hell and Back" . ;)

7/4/16 1:14pm

mikerolfs

author=jwplotz link=topic=36690.msg149491#msg149491 date=1467356128]
Man what a neat area. Well done!
Did you ski this aspect? Did you hike by Lake Sylvester?

No, we went up Chatter Creek and skied the East side. That looks pretty nice though.

7/4/16 8:55am

Zap

June 27-30, 2016- Adams and Hood

Great photos and comments on your Facebook link. ;)

7/4/16 4:11am

Jonathan_S.

June 29 Mt Adams

author=dfhkvs link=topic=36695.msg149497#msg149497 date=1467390483]
thanks for the great photos; did you ski SW chutes or south side? If the former, how much shenanigans (carries, etc.) to get back?

D.

I just posted some beta here:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=36697.0

We returned from the SW Chutes by first skinning from ~7,800' (or lower since...

7/4/16 3:07am

dfhkvs

June 29 Mt Adams

thanks for the great photos; did you ski SW chutes or south side? If the former, how much shenanigans (carries, etc.) to get back?

D.

7/4/16 3:07am

jackal

Nicely edited video capturing the whole experience and area.

7/3/16 3:17am

Blizz Mountain

June25, 2016, Grindstone Mtn

Nice - like the map track! Helpful for those of us who are not familiar with all the routes at MORA.

7/2/16 1:32pm

jwplotz

Man what a neat area. Well done!

Did you ski this aspect? Did you hike by Lake Sylvester?

7/2/16 2:05am

glenn_b

Nice video. Note that you're stepping across the Inter Fork of the White River, probably ill-advised and/or dangerous on the main fork out of the Emmons.

7/2/16 1:57am

kamtron

June 17-21, North Cascades NP, Isolation Traverse

Welcome to TAY
Looks like a beautiful day

7/2/16 1:09am

Midwest2Northwest

Awesome TR! Great move on the 'rest day'!

7/1/16 3:00pm

Seemore Skinner

Minimal bugs, I was surprised.

7/1/16 1:27pm

JimD

June 28, 2016, Paradise

Great days guys! Thanks for jump-starting that last excellent lap Silas.

7/1/16 9:04am

rlsg

Regarding s. sister--how were the mosquitoes?

They can be horrendous--especially at trail head.

7/1/16 3:07am

KickSteps

6/26/2016, MRNP - Muir and more

Thanks for the great TR. I was camped inside the huge split boulders and waved at one of you from them Saturday night. I went up and repeated your Old Snowy run on my Mtn Surfs when you both skinned up to Ives. McCall basin looked sweet, but I was the only guy on skis in my group, so sided on the side of caution. I want to go back in late July...hopefully there will be east side snow still left? The Goat Rocks are heaven to me.

7/1/16 1:28am

Donnelly_M

author=Andrew Carey link=topic=36687.msg149471#msg149471 date=1467162273]
Looks like you waxed your skis ;) We watched you last time skiing the Paradise Glacier--skiing? More like stepping down LOL Glad you were able to get up some speed this time! :)

I had my skis freshly waxed and also carried some rub-on wax and will make it a habit to have my skis hot waxed every couple of trips along with applying rub-on wax before each run....

7/1/16 12:27am

Andrew Carey

6/26/2016, MRNP - Muir and more

Looks like you waxed your skis ;) We watched you last time skiing the Paradise Glacier--skiing? More like stepping down LOL Glad you were able to get up some speed this time! :)

7/1/16 12:05am

Midwest2Northwest

Great TR! Thanks for sharing!

6/30/16 3:55pm

Seemore Skinner

Skied S Sister on the 25th, still some good snow right after the cold weather but going fast. Lot of hiking for 1500 ft. of vert.

6/30/16 12:35pm

Onward.

I removed the images and added a link. Thanks for letting me know they didn't work.

6/30/16 9:33am

Buke

June 26, 2016, Mt.Baker - Squak

I love the Goat Rocks and especially the area around Snowgrass Flats. Sounds like a great trip.

Images aren't showing up for me either. It could be that they're hosted on Google and they aren't set to public? Or it could be that google doesn't allow hotlinking. I'm not sure but I definitely can't see the images.

6/29/16 11:09am

Pete A

a little iphone video of conditions-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILowPLex6JY

(ski 'partner' was not Becky- the wifey/nurse-in-training was finishing up a 3x12 series of shifts at the hospital Saturday night and wasn't too keen to join Ross and I for the 4am Sunday start on Baker)

6/29/16 4:46am

jtack

June 17-21, North Cascades NP, Isolation Traverse

Just another good example of if you don't go you don't know! Looks like a great trip, I have already missed several potentially good trips because I thought it was "too late" nice going

6/29/16 3:46am

saltydog

Hurricane Ridge...has anybody been out lately?

i think there were some bugs

6/28/16 9:59pm

Onward.

Duly noted on the tracks, I was wondering. Not sure if the pics are a problem for others, I can see them from multiple devices.... bah technology

6/28/16 3:49pm

water

June 12, 20, 26, ONP, Elk Mountain

[on my end your pics aren't showing up and I bet they are great]

Nice to meet you both, thanks for letting me tag along. I should have ridden McCall side but didn't feel right messin around over there solo for my level of risk tolerance. Sorry I didn't get back down to give you beers.. I fooled around and went over to a rock outcropping after skiing half way down to go get more photos, ya'll took off pretty quick.

btw I asked for ID on the big tracks up...

6/28/16 11:55am

rlsg

COOL...1500 works anywhere..fun to be able to sus those shots out...

6/28/16 10:04am

Marcus

June 26, 2016, Mt.Baker - Squak

Nice Pete! Happy to have your partner back for a while, I imagine.

6/28/16 9:59am

jtack

I have always started at Sunrise, that's where he origanal trail to the lookout was/is. The gate to the main lodge is closed, making Sunrise an easy option.

6/28/16 7:12am

mikerolfs