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Now says May 20th.
https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/road-status.htm
https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/road-status.htm
that's a ways back there! That second image captures the hike well--beautiful and wild.
great capture all-around, nicely done.
great capture all-around, nicely done.
MattT, that's awesome! We thought we heard/saw people on the summit, but weren't sure. Sad we missed you up there. Hope you had a good tour/climb.
Nice linked blog. Easier reading than TAY for sure.
After summiting Shuksan we spotted you 2 from the edge of the Sulphide. I wondered where ya'll had come from. Nice effort
Snapped this pic of you about to make the crossing to the WS.
After summiting Shuksan we spotted you 2 from the edge of the Sulphide. I wondered where ya'll had come from. Nice effort
Snapped this pic of you about to make the crossing to the WS.
Surprised to see new snow in your photos. I wasn't aware the mountains got snow last Sunday.
Thanks for the reply - we're looking forward to checking it out!
The chute was very easy traveling in boots. We were there around 1:30pm, so it was easy for kick steps. I felt comfortable without an ice axe, but if the snow was harder or if more rocks melted out I could see an ice axe adding a comfort factor.
I dunno, as with all things it's up to you I guess :)
Oh, I wouldn't follow our skin tracks out of the gate. Don't ascend unnecessarily getting to bench lake - stay further climbers left.
I dunno, as with all things it's up to you I guess :)
Oh, I wouldn't follow our skin tracks out of the gate. Don't ascend unnecessarily getting to bench lake - stay further climbers left.
Great vid, thanks for sharing and if you don't leave the link we can't watch. So nothing shameful about leaving links, I do all the time.
My favorite part was the crash on the jump. Funny.
My favorite part was the crash on the jump. Funny.
Thanks for the report - we've never skied there but were thinking of trying it out later this week. Did the chute above snow lake require crampons/ice axe for the ascent?
The south facing face of Hyak was about baked a month ago. I did a quick evening tour that required a short boot up to the stream crossing and skinned from there. The snow on the north side was fairing much better at that point. I drove by two weeks ago and it looked like a booter to the beer can with marginal skiing at best between the patches even midway up.
Sad to hear Summit West is toast. She provided some good turns to the car on 5/1. Snow is melti...
Sad to hear Summit West is toast. She provided some good turns to the car on 5/1. Snow is melti...
great write up jason! it's cool to see how good all those photos i remember you taking turned out. i really like the shot of the indian head descent, even though it looks like i'm trying to punch my way through an invisible wall.
thanks again for going "fishing" down the whittier couloir. we'll have to go back for that one in better conditions.
and of course, here's the shameless obligatory link to my video of the trip...
thanks again for going "fishing" down the whittier couloir. we'll have to go back for that one in better conditions.
and of course, here's the shameless obligatory link to my video of the trip...
I love the log crossing pic. Glad you were able to get out!
Great report on a fun tour.
In years past that road would be opened to Snow/bench lake before the whole Stevens canyon road.
In years past that road would be opened to Snow/bench lake before the whole Stevens canyon road.
Awsome!! Nice job Seth,
Lets see some more photos, Hope your wife is healing up well :)
Lets see some more photos, Hope your wife is healing up well :)
We need to find a way to harvest these trip reports and / or create an app that shows progress up-road as a function of date. How hard can that possibly be? It would just have to be a marker on a map.
thanks for the update.
The ranger station said the road was still snowed in at least 4.5 miles from Morrison Creek just last Thursday. I don't think they really have any idea.
The ranger station said the road was still snowed in at least 4.5 miles from Morrison Creek just last Thursday. I don't think they really have any idea.
Nice work, how many sunny days of skiing left are in the finger would you estimate?
Great choice while everyone else is running around the cascades!
Did a solo tour yesterday afternoon to the top of the padded seats, too. Very few folks out and about; I ran into a group finishing-up as I was starting up who reported that Upper Nash was firm but skiable. By the time I got up there 145 mins later the E-Bowl side had gotten sticky but the late afternoon descent down l'Internationale offered superb corn, I suspect partly due to the morning's light drizzle which I mist out on ;D
Called my mom while lounging about in the thin...
Called my mom while lounging about in the thin...
Eh, I'd say there was one higher risk move crossing that warm slope low on the cleaver in late afternoon. Nothing really beyond that I'd characterize as a close call. Thankfully the run out on that wasn't horrible.
Found similar elsewhere at the Pass. In the open, skiing is good above 4k where there's snow; in the trees, there's oodles of tree litter. South and west facing slopes are starting to get cooked, even in the trees. I think Snoqualmie has passed through the worst of pollen-season. 70mm skis worked great.
Wow, a lot of close calls in that report. Glad you guys are ok!
Perfectly Sane,
That's a great moniker. BTW, I think every adventure is perfectly sane on google earth ;) Too bad reality isn't so kind. I guess it helps the in story telling at least. Thanks for reading!
That's a great moniker. BTW, I think every adventure is perfectly sane on google earth ;) Too bad reality isn't so kind. I guess it helps the in story telling at least. Thanks for reading!
Nice work kamtron and philfort! Thanks for the great TR and inspiration.
Awesome work getting out there guys. Such a cool place. So much adventure to be had in the olympics.
Hi Lowell, not surprising that other folks have explored back there. The Eel route would be a logical place to go.
It must have been very difficult for early travelers to get into those valleys before the National Park infrastructure was built. Those early skiers were rugged.
It must have been very difficult for early travelers to get into those valleys before the National Park infrastructure was built. Those early skiers were rugged.
Hi Lowell - I read that in preparation for this climb - thought the inline skate cache idea was brilliant for your high-orbit trip.
I just re-read the Tahoma Glacier part and it looks like you took the gully below Glacier Island - we had scoped out a line above that for our descent that looked less crevasse-ridden, but it sounds like it's probably more fun to go straight down the middle of the Tahoma with those large seracs on either side.
Anyway looked like an awesome...
I just re-read the Tahoma Glacier part and it looks like you took the gully below Glacier Island - we had scoped out a line above that for our descent that looked less crevasse-ridden, but it sounds like it's probably more fun to go straight down the middle of the Tahoma with those large seracs on either side.
Anyway looked like an awesome...
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History note:
From our research, at least two other groups have skied in the Anderson area before. In 1941, a group of soldiers crossed the Olympics through Anderson pass.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19410322&id=beJXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3314,5094858&hl=en
http://www.alpenglow.org/ski-history/notes/comm/woodward-john.html
In...
I had a somewhat similar experience approaching the Tahoma Glacier from the west in June 1997. After that failure, we decided to ski the route by carrying over the summit from Camp Muir. That turned into a really nice trip in June 2003. I wrote about it (with a bunch of background info) here:
http://alpenglow.org/skiing/tahoma-2003/index.html
http://alpenglow.org/skiing/tahoma-2003/index.html
Thanks for the great images and story telling Jason - clearly a NW epic.
At the choke points of the run we were hitting rock on the boot pack up.
Hope the center spline has better coverage.
Hope the center spline has better coverage.
Great tour. I was looking at the map and realized we actually went a quarter of the way around the mountain and back. I was also interested to see that the USGS map shows the Ingraham/Cowlitz descending to 5,200 ft, a full mile below where we crossed. Has anyone looked down on the Cowlitz in late summer and noted where the ice ends?
Cool tour! Thanks for posting.
Corn skiing was pretty good, though the snow pack melting out fast up there this season, some lines no longer go (already).
My observation at about 4k on North facing was roughly between 2~3' snow depth.
Git'r while you can.
My observation at about 4k on North facing was roughly between 2~3' snow depth.
Git'r while you can.
I was also in this area on 4-30 and 5-1. What an amazing weather window for spring skiing! I camped at about 6K feet on 4-30, and skied Iron Peak on 5-1. If anyone wants to see photos of the bear cub foot prints in he snow, I can got some good photos of them. You can view them in my photo album below:
https://www.facebook.com/the808/media_set?set=a.10153662835212613.107374...
https://www.facebook.com/the808/media_set?set=a.10153662835212613.107374...
Great day to be on Silver Peak. Almost did not happen! The road prior to the cut off to Mt Catherine has a significant amount of snow making it impossible continue. Was turning around when I met Art. Not wanting to go alone we teamed up to give it a try. Walked the first hundred yards then skinned up when the snow appeared to be continuous. Let our shoes behind (big mistake) then continued on. The road cleared at the Mt Catherine trail head and we continued on in ski boots for close to 1....
I'd never seen Bear tracks follow a skiers skin track before.
Saw a cub two weeks ago SW of Earl. I've seen Cougar tracks in my skin track from the previous day.
Everything like an easy walk - or snack.
Saw a cub two weeks ago SW of Earl. I've seen Cougar tracks in my skin track from the previous day.
Everything like an easy walk - or snack.
The NPS has issued citations to friends of mine who biked the Summerland closed (by a sign)road. beware. not sure if this is a current practice.
Cayuse pass is open ,Chinook still closed .White river road gated at 410. Supposed to open May 16 per Park website.
Am I interpreting correctly that you cannot drive the White River road? Where is it gated?
Emmons from the prow: big photo
A party of two skied up to Camp Schurman yesterday to go for the Emmons route today. And I came across another group of two climbers along the trail on my way down, not sure what their plans were.
A party of two skied up to Camp Schurman yesterday to go for the Emmons route today. And I came across another group of two climbers along the trail on my way down, not sure what their plans were.
Jealousy is high. Any shots of the Emmons?
we made it in an Outback with no problem. there are a two minor wash outs where you could get high centered if not careful.
" Gonna try north facing tatoosh tomorrow even if I have to sneaker walk ."
The sneaker walk. This is an exercise for the young. ;)
The sneaker walk. This is an exercise for the young. ;)
Very nice reporting on multi discipline touring.