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05-11-2018, 11:24 AM #726Registered User
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This Volcanic shredporn is excellent. Great work and beta!
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05-11-2018, 12:15 PM #727
Great beta...heading that way in 2 weeks.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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05-11-2018, 01:03 PM #728Registered User
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05-11-2018, 04:58 PM #729
Jibmaster,
It's a pretty big snowfield (1.5-2ft deep, 30-50 ft of driving), and worse it's on a curve. I don't think it will melt out this weekend, but should be passable by next weekend. Without that snowfield, you could almost drive to where we put on ski's.
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05-11-2018, 05:21 PM #730
Good stuff mr. h.
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05-11-2018, 08:18 PM #731
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05-12-2018, 01:25 AM #732Registered User
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05-12-2018, 05:21 PM #733
Nope.
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05-12-2018, 05:47 PM #734
Great beta there Mr. Hankey. Sounds like a great few days.
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05-12-2018, 11:23 PM #735
Lassen / Shasta Conditions Anyone?
Finally got McLoughlin in good corn today, after years of staring at it from Shasta and Lassen.
So much easier when the summer TH is open, otherwise it is a longass slog from Highway 140. It just opened the last few days ... and I was surprised to see 3 other parties on McLoughlin today.
Could barely make out Lassen and Shasta today as well - they looked pretty socked in. But views of Crater Lake rim (Scott) and Thielsen were amazing.
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"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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05-13-2018, 09:08 AM #736Registered User
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Very nice indeed! Good work. It's on my list.
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05-13-2018, 06:07 PM #737
BTW. totally forgot to say - thanks for the cool viddy above, B. Gillis. got me stoked before our shasta trip!
Shralph - well done on McLoughlin. Awesome pics!
Mr. toad, not sure if your question was for B_ or me regarding "if you should go?". hope you went and had a good time (if so).
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05-15-2018, 06:38 PM #738
I haven't looked at every page of thread. Starting to concoct idea of overnight trip to Lassen with my tween kid. What is the story for relatively easy bc outing? I know it can be done there, but am very light on details. It'd be his maiden voyage on AT gear, if I can convince him that his season is not yet over. I've never been to Lassen.
Cheers
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05-15-2018, 11:12 PM #739
Bodywhomper, the best time of year to go is when the south road is open to Bumpass Hell.
Roadside access along the southwest and southeast aspects of Ski Heil Peak make for really easy skiing. The north side of Ski Heil is a super fun short shot (500 vert maybe? well worth an out and back). This area can be linked up with a longer tour out to Pilot Pinnacle and/or Eagle Peak if the kid has stamina.
Lassen proper is also easy from Bumpass or Lassen summit parking area once plowed, only 2k vert.
Right now with the south road only open to Sulphur Works and the north road open to devestated area, most skiing is going to be a sufferfest slog for a young one.
Beware two things:
1) The Road is of questionable stability right now due to a recent rockfall and that may really delay road opening.
2) when the road is fully plowed and deemed safe, the NPS will typically keep it closed for one full weekend for cyclists only. This is a bummer because often you can drive from South visitor center to Bumpass Hell just to ski if plowing is “mostly done” ... then once the plowing is complete they re-close the road from the south.
Moral of the story, call a ranger and wait until the road opens from the south to Bumpass ... unless you want to do a bike-ski tour with your kid (which you can do right now).
https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvis...ing-update.htm_______________________________________________
"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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05-16-2018, 12:01 AM #740
Thank you!!!
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05-16-2018, 07:54 AM #741Registered User
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There is a link on the Lassen website that shows Road plow and road opening status. Schralp posted the link.
If the road is not open to Bumpus hell or or summit and you're committed to going anyway your best option is probably parking at sulfur Works and going up to Ridge Lakes. You're probably hiking on the summer trail until you hit snow line.
I think devastated area approach to snow line is melting quickly but it is relatively straightforward with great terrain on the northeast side.
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05-16-2018, 11:37 AM #742Registered User
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You can park at Sulfur Works now but the bowl above Ridge Lakes was pretty sloppy on Monday - it has not been freezing or clear overnight. The north side of Diamond Pk might ski well - get there by hiking up the road and taking the "Ranger's Cutoff" up the south side. Folks are cycling up to Bumpass or the summit parking area and skiing from there. We met some who had skied the peak on Sunday and said it was firmer than they had expected.
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05-16-2018, 02:48 PM #743FullWatts to the world!!!
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hopefully theyre getting some of this storm
were expecting up to a foot above 8000
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05-16-2018, 09:02 PM #744
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05-16-2018, 11:15 PM #745
That road has been in really good shape since 2014 and an Impreza could make it. It used to be a lot worse. Just don’t come in from 97 (via Military Pass) .... it’s well graded from 89 to Brewer Creek.
Probably still won’t be able to get to the TH proper but it’s not a big deal. Just drive until you are blocked by snow, then turn around and find a nice camp spot nearest the last switchback. You can usually head straight south and find a ribbon of snow this time of year, even in a dry crappy high snowline year like this one._______________________________________________
"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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05-17-2018, 12:18 AM #746
Thanks Schralph, I feel like you have the answer to just about every question in this thread. Every TR and route guide I could find for the Brewer Creek trail head said the road was garbage. Glad to hear that's not the case now. Now I just need the weather to hold up.
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05-18-2018, 06:42 AM #747
Park road will open 5.27
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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05-21-2018, 10:08 PM #748
Holy crap, I nearly got skunked on Mt. Shasta on Saturday. Literally, well, actually, the fucker gave me the biggest stink eye and said the summit block was all his.
I was so stunned it didn't even dawn on me that I should risk the wrath of the dude to get a selfie with him.
Conditions for the ski down were the best I've experienced on Shasta, with about a half-foot of consolidated powder from the summit through the Trinity Chutes transitioning to porn below the Chutes to Lake Helen, followed by really good corn on the west facing slopes to about 8,500 feet. The last 1,500 feet was wet snow, however the snow in the creek went to within 1/4 mile of Bunny Flat.
Sorry for the upside down photos. I'm too lazy to fix them.
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05-29-2018, 02:26 PM #749
Made my way up to Shasta this weekend. I was rolling solo so I skipped out on the hotoon and opted for the more popular avalanche gulch. That being said I did drive over to brewer creek to check it out and you can drive all the way to the trail head now. I got to bunny flat Friday during the rain/fog so I got a nice parking spot. Saturday was still rainy and overcast so I hung out and waited for the sun to finally come out. I knew it would be busy but I didn't anticipate so many people. It was like half of Northern California showed up just to take a picture at the trail head and leave.
I gave it a go Sunday. Dirt hiking to horse camp with skinnable snow from there. The snow however was destroyed from the masses post holing so skinning was quite a bitch. Opted for the bootpack after a little while and should've made that call a little earlier. The wind was the xfactor for the day and unfortunately it was just a bit too much. The climbers gully kept you fairly sheltered from the wind but once you got below helen it was unavoidable. I knew I wouldn't be summiting so I climbed up to the exposed rocks climbers left above helen while getting destroyed with little ice/snow pellets the whole time. I watched one guys tent just crumble in the wind, looked like he snapped a pole. Almost lost a glove down the mountain as well due to the wind.
Skiing down was phenomenal. I dropped just after 10 from 11.3k and the moraine's skied really well. Corn was about as perfect as it gets. It almost felt like taunting. Slashing amazing turns above the hordes of people suffering up the gully below me. Made my way back to horse camp in about 20 minutes and walked back out. I always get a kick out of the tourists when I'm hiking and the questions they ask.
Sorry for the no picture post but the wind just kept me from taking out any devices.
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05-29-2018, 09:36 PM #750
Just got back from Shasta. Had to dig our way into Brewer Creek TH on Saturday. Got stuck trying on Friday. Had to dig out in the pissing rain, no fun. Camp about a mile town the road in the pissing rain, no fun. Saturday we were determined to get to the TH, and after helping to get a Subaru unstuck in the same place we stuck a Silverado 4x4 we headed up and had to do a little road work, but made to the end. Soon after the hoards started to arrive. Skinned up to about 10K the first day and camped at the TH. Skinned in to last decent trees to camp, then skinned up to about 11K. Wind was pretty brutal, and summiters said the top was horrific. Monday we started about 4 AM and the wind was slightly better but still high. Have it up at 12,800 and skied a mix of wires and variable snow. The rain on Friday went to at least 12,800', so made for a very funky snow pack on the Wintun glacier. Lots of mani on the way out, but did get about 1,000' of good corn. Wired weekend for sure.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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