Nice AKbruin! Rad that you got 3rd Pillar in great conditions, in the middle of freakin' JUNE no less! For comparison, here's a picture from the end of April (APRIL!!!) 2013:
https://i168.photobucket.com/albums/...ditions-15.jpg
Next time it looks that nasty you can casually say, "yeah I skiied that a while ago, it was easy..." :)
My inner eastside geek feels the need to point out a couple of errors:
That is not Liberty. It's only a few feet away from the entrance to Liberty though, so you get a pass. But don't ever think about actually dropping into that, unless you want some serious airtime. That chute is "Sucker Chute Between 3rd Pillar And Liberty That Looks Great Up Top But Ends In A Big-Ass Cliff". :) So you'd still need a rappel... just at the bottom!
That's not Jolly Kone, that's "Sucker Jolly Kone That Looks Like Jolly Kone But Is Actually MONO Cone". :)Quote:
Ran into Jack Burton and his crew (and Jorion?) at the bottom for some beer, followed by a Jolly Kone stop.
(unless things have changed recently and I didn't notice...)
Doh, I guess all good seasons must... move to Shasta?? :) You get a look at Saddlebag road? Wondering if that's starting to melt out yet. I heard the TPR folks bought Saddlebag Lake Resort, and were planning to take over the boat taxi operation, but no idea if/when that will happen. I imagine any plowing of that road isn't gonna happen like it has in recent years. Also word on the street was TPR (which was closed all last year due to winter damage) may still not open this summer...Quote:
All in all, conditions are unbelievably good for mid-June (mid-June!), although I suspect they will deteriorate rapidly in the coming week.