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04-06-2017, 02:03 AM #401Caltrans asks that no pedestrians, bicyclists or other vehicles go beyond the closure gates while maintenance crews are conducting snow removal/clearing operations. Safety is our priority, for the public as well as Caltrans’ workers.powdork.com - new and improved, with 20% more dork.
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04-27-2017, 09:50 AM #402
Sonora Pass
Hwy 108 opened to Kennedy Meadows this morning.
Edit: CalTrans says they are cleared on the east side up to 8500' about 5 miles from the county line.
No estimate of an opening date yet.
I'll have some aerial photos to post early next week.Last edited by ~mikey b; 04-27-2017 at 01:42 PM.
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-28-2017, 08:01 AM #403
Headed out on a 4 day snow survey trip for Hetch Hetchy this morning. Flying up south of the pass and skiing down to Cherry Lake measuring snow along the way. A helicopter and stocked backcountry cabins will make this a meadow skipping delight.
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-28-2017, 11:10 AM #404
Nice...have fun!
Should be interesting to see when the road fully opens this year
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05-01-2017, 05:35 PM #405
Just got home...
Off to open mic night with Owen.I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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05-01-2017, 05:42 PM #406Registered User
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Damn, Mike, that's a dream gig. Trip report and photos to follow?
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05-01-2017, 08:33 PM #407
Yes
Bond Pass to Kibbee Ridge with heli support.I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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05-02-2017, 12:08 PM #408
Sweet, man. Can't wait for the full TR.
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05-07-2017, 05:06 PM #409
I'm heading up from Bridgeport as far as I can get tomorrow, looks like a bit of visibility and maybe some fresh from the weekend, anyone want to come and find a good zone? Or recommend one its the first time I've been this way. Cheers!
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05-07-2017, 06:51 PM #410
Seriously jealous, Mike. That's some of my favorite (summertime only, due to access) Yosemite backcountry out there.
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05-07-2017, 07:06 PM #411
I'm struggling with my camera technology sorry...
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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05-07-2017, 07:06 PM #412
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05-15-2017, 01:02 PM #413
Taken around 8000' on the west side of 108.
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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05-15-2017, 10:49 PM #414
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05-15-2017, 10:49 PM #415
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05-16-2017, 10:15 AM #416
I'm going through my pictures today finally...
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05-16-2017, 02:26 PM #417
been slow on the TR....
Went out a couple of weeks ago with a couple of friends of mine on a snow survey out in a remote part of my backyard. This is generally a lesser traveled part of the Sierra along the border of Yosemite NP and the Stanislaus NF. It's difficult to access in the summer, and even more so in winter. This trip was done as part of the CA Cooperative Snow Survey with support from the USFS. This route has been skied since the 1940's, to measure snow and water for Hetch Hetchy. We were dropped off and picked up by a helicopter with special permission from the FS for this task. The cabins we used are stocked and supplied for the specific use of the snow survey crews. This was my first multi-day snow survey trip. I was lucky enough to be with two great guys and have ideal spring snow conditions for our mission. All in all we skied something like 60-70 miles in 4 days - mostly meadow skipping. We passed by a lot of great skiing along the way that we simply didn't have time for in 10 hour days with a lot of traveling and 2-3 survey courses per day.
Flew out of the Bald Mtn helitak base up on 108 in a 212 from InterMountain out of Columbia. They flew us out towards Cherry Lake and up along our route so we coulad asses some of the snow conditions.
landing at Summit Meadow - our first survey course and the start of the skipping
leader of the group
my fellow follower
our only real turns to speak of - on the way down to Horse Meadow where we spent our first night
Last edited by ~mikey b; 05-16-2017 at 02:43 PM.
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05-16-2017, 02:50 PM #418
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05-16-2017, 02:52 PM #419
Sonora Pass
No that's Holy Mazurkiewicz
Not a MaggotI didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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05-16-2017, 07:56 PM #420
F-yeah, remote-stoke counts as stoke! thanks for the report. I've been eyeing a summer route up kibby creek canyon but still haven't figured out how to get around the north side of kibby lake without either taking a whole day going up and down the ridge or having to freeclimb a 50' granite face and then haul packs up behind
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05-16-2017, 10:23 PM #421
sweet - I'm glad someone appreciates this sorta trip
so the cabin at Horse Meadow is the biggest one - and like all the others its buried in snow and takes a bit to dig out
so from Horse Meadow we had to make our way toward Huckleberry Lake - we had a route choice to make - stick to the north side of Cherry Creek and ski under Sachse Monument or go to the south side of the creek - the south facing stuff had a bunch of recent avalanche activity, and looked like it would continue to be active - rather than ski below active avalanche slopes above a slide for life to the creek, we went on the south side an traversed the safer north facing slopes
the boys were happy with our route selection
but I was not happy with our next bit...
I've never really been into skiing across frozen lakes but we skied a couple of miles along Huckleberry Lake - it was really no big deal but
looking back
after a bunch of skiing including extra few miles back and forth to do a survey course, we found our cabin for the night under Paulsen Dome - you won't find Paulsen Dome on the map - it's named after a Sonora jeweler who worked as a snow surveyer back in the old fogey days
Ryan digging out the stove pipe
Adam and Ryan
Paulsen Dome
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05-16-2017, 10:29 PM #422
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05-16-2017, 10:36 PM #423
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05-16-2017, 10:45 PM #424
We thought we were headed home but we ended up flying to Gianelli for another survey.
Flew over DR
and Hwy 108
on our way home
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05-17-2017, 07:43 PM #425Registered User
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Thanks Mike, great photos of a fabulous trip. We're all envious.
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