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Thread: Two days of skiing with NWskier
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06-29-2016, 11:11 PM #1
Two days of skiing with NWskier
I've been bad about posting pictures this year, and in general, but this is a start.
From last weekend 6/25. NWskier and I made plans to hike up and ski something in the Tatoosh where neither of us had skied before. The hike up was in thick clouds almost the entire time, kicking steps was fast enough and there were enough dirt patches that we didn't skin at all. We only had one slight detour where we tried to make a route go before deciding it was dumb.
We got to the saddle and had this view of Adams and the valley down to Packwood
Following the trail, we climbed a little rock chute to the saddle between Pinnacle peak and the castle
getting around a little shelf with Unicorn peak in the background
Skinning to the castle
Faint tracks
NWskier set the track to the highest bit of snow
Looking over the back and down at the climbers and both saddles from earlier
The mountain poked out for a minute
Skiing time again!
Finding routes through the trees
And a three minute walk to the car
Done with another great day of skiing
Last edited by abraham; 06-30-2016 at 12:23 AM.
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06-29-2016, 11:46 PM #2
At the beginning of May we made plans to ski in the Goat Rocks wilderness but had to choose another plan after finding the trailhead was unreachable due to snow. We decided on white pass, no better way to be introduced to a new mission than after its closed but NWskier was happy to point out what was what on his home mountain as we skinned up to the top for some back bowl skiing.
A view of the day's plan A, with Adams sticking up in the back
We skied a short shot then started skinning up to the PCT. NWskier setting the track
Up top we found swarms of lady bugs
http://www.summitpost.org/exploring-...adybugs/723486
Then it was time to ski again. NWskier gets first tracks
For the next lap, I had eyed something a little tighter and steeper just above the earlier chute. It looked like it went but it rolled over steeply and we weren't completely sure about the narrowest spot. We ate a little lunch and decided to do it, NWskier disappearing over the roll
From the bottom. first chute on the right, second to the left
Second line, Rainier, and our skintrack
Heading over to the next run, lots of bare faces to the east of us
We took a little break to wait for the snow to soften a bit. My tracks
NWskier after shooting the gap through the rocks
And into the trees
Heading back to the ski area at the end of the day
And my poor skis, halfway through being cleaned from the ski out on the cat tracks and dirt patches. We were warned
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06-30-2016, 06:31 AM #3
Sweet!
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06-30-2016, 07:00 AM #4
Agreed, looking good.
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06-30-2016, 07:51 AM #5
way to hit it boys
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06-30-2016, 08:46 AM #6Registered User
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Strong work!
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06-30-2016, 06:46 PM #7
Nice!
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07-01-2016, 10:04 AM #8
Good times Abe! Thanks for hanging with me.
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07-01-2016, 10:33 AM #9
Tatoosh. Nice. Strong work indeed young men.
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07-01-2016, 11:46 AM #10
Right on, coast stoke!
Master of mediocrity.
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07-01-2016, 05:16 PM #11
Shit that looks like fun.
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07-01-2016, 05:28 PM #12
Makes me smile. Nice!
Move upside and let the man go through...
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07-01-2016, 05:37 PM #13
Solid missions lads !!
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07-06-2016, 11:53 AM #14
Nice job, guys!
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07-26-2016, 07:48 PM #15observing free range rude
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busy spring NWS. nice work guys.
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