I just got back from Mt Bakers south side and the snow level is at 4500 feet. Long story short if you want a easy access 6000 vert run head for the Easton/Squak Glaciers. Also if you really like pain...
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I just got back from Mt Bakers south side and the snow level is at 4500 feet. Long story short if you want a easy access 6000 vert run head for the Easton/Squak Glaciers. Also if you really like pain...
Other then our enterance and exit we only had to hike on about 500 verticial feet of dirt. 98% of the time we were skinning.
Just got done doing a 6 day traverse of the Alpine lakes wilderness and the snowpack is still fat around 5000 feet. Here are a few pics
Downy creek to Bachelour creek.
I am so back logged in my writing that I thought I would put up a few pics of my latest adventures before heading off for another one. Enjoy.
Spire Peak area...
:nonono2::nonono2::nonono2:
Crystal Mountains slackcountry was sick on Saturday but best of all I had it all to myself :D
Yep that was me. Sorry I didn't stay to chat but I had things to do. :D
Nice to meet you by the way
Simply amazing.I was in the white room as I ripped down the waist deep pow of west face only...
The Southback at Crystal was sick today.
I literally ran circles pulling in 14 laps off the Kings North face.
They are still good lines to be had.
Crystal sucks, no need to go tomorrow!
but man was Monday sick!
Tuesday was great (as long as you stayed away from High Cambell) and come to think of it Wednesday was rather good as well.:D
I think I saw you about 30 times at Crystal today. ;)
Trew coat
Trew Bibs
Prior board
Straightlining everything
See you in line :D.
Patrol will be waiting for the avalanche danger to somewhat stabalize. I know they did some control work on Northway so I presume that will be open first. Then they will possibly do a "limited"...
Chair 6 opened around 1:30. :D
I wont be at Crystal tomorrow. Nor will I be wearing a Orange Trew coat as it was so horrible today. :biggrin:
While snowboarders from all over the world are running all over Crystal Mountain scoping out possible lines off the King for the North Face Freeride contest we focused on this Gem in the Crystal...
Welcome to the PNW. This seems to have become the standard over the past few years but as stated before lets not forget November....
today was even better then yesterday at Crystal
Im thinking about heading that way for the next few days. Do you think good conditions can be found in the Backcountry above 6000 feet?
Deep,wet and heavy
http://i565.photobucket.com/albums/ss95/Kylemiller411/Winter%2010/November/Gunbarrel/DSC08848.jpg
and a bitch to break trail...
Crystal got 18 inches overnight.
Looks like someone needs to track out Green Valley tomorrow. :D
It looks like the freezing level will hover around 7000 feet next week. Hopefully we will get some precip.
As for websites to check other then Turns all year I go to
Wsdot-...
sunny skies and pow on friday sounds good to me.:D