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jtack -- the snow in the Gunbarrel was the real deal! Drifted full of lovely powder. On Baldy, Micah is a good skier and he used his ninja skills to make a nasty windslab look good. We had an abnormally warm March that put the hurt on our snowpack, but as far as the new snow, we have a couple things going for us. Both of these shots are at an elevation about equal to the summit of Mt Adams. Then the desert climate always keeps the snow dry. It's a differe...

4/22/15 12:55pm

jtack

That's a great shot, and the snow looks great. It's hard to imagine snow that cold, with the weathere we have here in the NW.

4/22/15 12:54pm

hedonaut

looks like some sweet pow in the sunshine, yet cool. glad you're getting some.

4/22/15 12:53pm

hedonaut

yeah, very cool--nice twofer. looks like you hit the conditions right!

4/22/15 10:57am

sierra_slider

Nice.

4/22/15 8:47am

danpeck

April 19, 2015, Stars at Washignton Pass

I like the reverence and caution you had on this trip and in the video.

Good work.

4/22/15 7:37am

tabski

Such beautiful terrain.

4/22/15 6:05am

kamtron

April 18-19 Mt Adams festival

Jeff with the huck

4/22/15 3:30am

tabski

April 18-19 Mt Adams festival

Rock solid technique.

4/22/15 2:59am

dfhkvs

Diamond Peak, OR, 19 April.

Ah, we wondered what happened to you guys (and your dog?). I was actually thinking Pioneer Gulch Trailhead (not Rockpile) would be the best, and it lies essentially at the base of the SW bowl? Glad you guys made it up and down ok! That large wet slide in the W bowl must have been from 1-2 days prior. We skied down to its toe; impressive in size.

4/22/15 2:20am

Kyle Miller

Awesome man!! Been really enjoying your videos.

4/22/15 12:46am

Boot

Diamond Peak, OR, 19 April.

Pretty epic vid guys!

4/21/15 11:46pm

Sha-Ray-Ray

We were one of those few people climbing Diamond Peak with you! We've done it in mid-April three of the last four years, and the snow levels this year were dismal. Last year, we started skinning at about 5,000 feet; this year, we couldn't put skins on until 6,000.

We also started at Corrigan Lake TH this year -- starting at Rockpile TH is way more fun!

Due to the recent loose wet avalanche and lots o' pinwheels in the middle of the SW bowl, we opted to climb...

4/21/15 8:36am

Norseman

Great turns, man.

4/21/15 8:33am

christoph benells

awesome, and my favorite sigur ros song too.

4/21/15 4:02am

skibum.roberts

thanks all, its def my favorite mountain for getting good pow turns in, the Northwest couloir is a must for those looking to get 3 k of 45 degree turns in.

4/21/15 3:01am

skibum.roberts

author=discostew link=topic=34161.msg140936#msg140936 date=1429583082]
Nice work and great video! I've always wanted to do a line off of Shuksan.

What camera do you use for your videos?

i have the sony helmet cam and the sony ax6000

4/21/15 2:54am

avajane

I hope that same inch of snow falls at Whistler tomorrow night!

4/21/15 2:54am

tabski

Sick stuff, Adam.

4/21/15 2:51am

Charlie Hagedorn

Mighty fine!

4/21/15 12:27am

ski_photomatt

Nice video! Must have been something to have nice powder like that all the way down the NW Couloir!

4/20/15 9:55pm

discostew

Nice work and great video! I've always wanted to do a line off of Shuksan.

What camera do you use for your videos?

4/20/15 3:26pm

avajane

Awesome guys. Beautiful.

4/20/15 2:36pm

Pete A

Late March pow at Icefall Lodge, BC Rockies

wow! great video and nice work!

4/20/15 1:50pm

discostew

Must have been fun being there the first year. I imagine you got some first descents!

Our guide Pierre told us they're opening a new lodge next season somewhere east of Revy if I recall correctly. Smaller groups and more north facing terrain but smaller skiable vertical relief than Icefall. It's definitely on my radar now.

4/20/15 1:29pm

peteyboy

April 15, 2015, Heliotrope

Thanks Marcus! Much appreciation to all our great photographers.

4/20/15 1:16pm

Gregg_C

Thanks for the video. That was quite fun to watch from the dry eastern side of the state.

4/20/15 1:14pm

Marcus

I'll get on it when I'm back from Penticton, Pete.

4/20/15 1:03pm

peteyboy

You guys are brilliant. So much for high risk punch through isothermal mush. Way to get after it yet again.
I miss the changing of the lead picture on the site as the seasons roll. Radka's shot is as beautiful and emblematic of what pulls us to go as a picture can be. But let's bring back the changing lead pic! It's Spring (forget for a moment the winter we just had) - I nominate that second shot of Mike ripping it for lead pic.

4/20/15 12:52pm

jtack

HA! I was wondering!

4/20/15 12:41pm

Lowell_Skoog

author=mikerolfs link=topic=34148.msg140900#msg140900 date=1429421051]
The price for a cookie was to read your fortune aloud followed by "in bed". A super day.

My fortune:

4/20/15 11:29am

mikerolfs

Here are a few more photos:

Dan tele-hop turning above a narrow and steep spot.

Lowell enjoying the terrain

This is Lowell on our last run making the cooked snow look like it's still firm corn. Just to the right of him, you can see my tracks where I punch through the surface...

4/20/15 11:24am

jtack

Nice pictures, sure looks like a great trip, Dan, you were dressed for photo success with that red wind shirt! And that's a great shot of Mike taken through the tight terrain. Thanks.

4/20/15 10:48am

skier8484

author=lrudholm link=topic=34148.msg140904#msg140904 date=1429449811]
You should definitely frame that second photograph. Really nice.

Agreed! Great shot.

4/20/15 10:29am

lrudholm

You should definitely frame that second photograph. Really nice.

4/19/15 12:23pm

danpeck

The adventure was real, the scenery world class, and the company first rate! I'll try to post pics in a couple of days when I get back from my travels.

4/19/15 9:38am

mikerolfs