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Yes very informative report and some fantastic photos of pyramid and triumph to name just a couple

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My buddy Andy and I were probably the unknown skiers. Glad you guys got some good snow. When we headed down, we were afraid we were already too late. I was a little concerned for others on the route. The snow heated up faster than expected.

Congrats on your first volcano!

I have a few more pictures of you guys if you want them.  They're all pr...

Makes sense, I remember thinking about skiing what was probably that same meadow on a past hike.

My buddy Andy and I were probably the unknown skiers. Glad you guys got some good snow. When we headed down, we were afraid we were already too late. I was a little concerned for others on the route. The snow heated up faster than expected.

Congrats on your first volcano!

Sounds just like your kind of trips, thanks for the TR!

Seven Fingered Jack, Maude, Buck Mtn, Bonanza, and Glacier Peak from left to right?...Duncan Hill on the far left?

snopark permits are needed until something like 4/1. After that, in addition to your summit permit, you need a Northwest Forest Pass for parking. Clear as mud, eh?

Last week lots of mud one mile in. Enough to stop a non big truck. I'd guess you could get some further but wouldn't count on it.
Hopefully someone else has pushed past the mud in a 4 by and knows.

Your photos are always incredible! Long time admirer

Great! That one has been on my list. Was there skiing before the ridge over to Baldy? Hard for me to recall how much vertical there is after that.

Thank you for report and good pictures.

Indeed, Kamtron - perfected my survival skiing for 25 years in northern New England.

Here's a (very similar) trip report with embedded pics (!) .. sorry for my tech spaz going on above. http://bcinne.blogspot.com/

Any idea how far you could get up Stafford Creek?

cool!  one day...

Pizzas or pictures, glad to be of service  ;D

Muchas gracias!

Me Gusta!

Just when I needed a shot of pizazz, you delivered ! Thanks !

Thank you all for your kind feedback, glad you enjoyed the report and pictures. By no means do we set any speed records on our trips - there is so much to explore and ski and photograph to just fly by it in one day. Really a stunning area. Kinda bummed about the huts - it will be less of a wilderness experience and more crowded in the future.

Hi Pinch! Nice to meet you on Baker and thanks for taking our pics, too!

Wonderful report, as usual, with pictures to match, sounded like the perfect pace to see it all and do it all thanks.

Thanks for the report and the pics, Adam.
Welcome to TAY.

Very nice! I did this trip in 2007 with my wife and we both remember it fondly.
Good to hear that it is still not that crowded. That might change with the new hut plans that were recently approved, http://www.spearheadhuts.org/spearhead-huts-given-final-approval-receive-park-use-permit/.
First on the plan is replacing Russet Lk hut and having is open by winter 2018.
Then, as funds become available, a hut near McBeth and one near Pattison...creating a European experience, with t...

Thanks for the report. But all the pics are broken and not publicly viewable, at least for me on a Mac (tried viewing in both Safari and Chrome), and even trying to view the images URLs at googleusercontent.com directly in a new window did not work.

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Yeah, we were surprised too!

The Salt Creek snotel was calling it just shy of 2' still at 4800' on the N side but th...

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How far down were you able to ski off of Eldorado?

All the way to the end of the boulder field.
Other notes: Bergschrund on the Boston side of Sharkfin was crossable on a bridge that may melt out soon. Big question is, Will the lake melt out before the road reopens?

Did you get a chance to yo-yo the hiway ?  Fun, short and popular.  Thanks for the reminiscence .  X

No, unfortunately gave up on touring due to the rain and relatively low snow pack at the highway. You roll the dice I suppose.

Was cool to see the airborne sports people do down there (paragliding, kite skiing and such).

Thanks for the Diamond report.  Considering heading down there later this spring - surprising to hear that the snow level is already that high. I figured that they had decent accumulation in those parts, but I guess it was a warm winter.  Do you figure the upper slopes (above treeline) will still be good in late May?