PNW 2021/2022 Season! La Niña ahead!

[alpinevibes]

It's not rad or big but it's refreshingly different, and super quiet. Have you ridden the stuff up the Dungeness?

Have not ridden but had heard about it. Sounds like a day trip for that and some Sunny Farms shopping is in order

Good hits from TAY.

[Buster Highmen]

Outdoor Emporium in Seattle has it all, a set of rubber rain gear is a pretty useful item in the PNW, hiking around the woods in a fall monsoon is actually enjoyable and nobody else will be around

What happened to snoqpass?

[Norseman]

What happened to snoqpass?

Got pissed and jaded and too busy for internet bullshit?

[Norseman]

Anyone care to join me at Hurricane tomorrow for a ski tour?

[Buster Highmen]

Thing #1 and I headed to Crustal.

[Buster Highmen]

Got pissed and jaded and too busy for internet bullshit?

I can relate.

[Buster Highmen]

The morning murk was impressive, inciting motion sickness wooz. Clouds blew in and out until noon when a few sucker holes appeared before it finally cleared before 1.



A heavily windblown inch filled some dips in between scoured ice bulges. Made for tricky turns.

Trees still frosted.



Iceberg was perfectly groomed from wall to wall and while compl33tly whited out at the entrance before noon, eventually halfway down it cleared up encouraging choice mondo honker boater ballroom turns.

[Norseman]

couple phonepics

[MagnificentUnicorn]

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[Benneke10]

Does anyone know how far you can drive up towards the Park Butte trailhead on Baker?
Edit: got my answer, snow starts 2.5mi from th

[plugboots]

[plugboots]

[cstefanic]

I'm broken as fuck but chats with people who got laps in said it was 10/10 spring skiing today.

[plugboots]

Tough call, skiing new snow or skiing that snow as “corn” in the sun the next day.

[Benneke10]

very happy to be living in WA again after a few years away

[rfconroy]

[plugboots]

I skied the Birthday tour today with the guy it was named after on his 75th birthday.

[rfconroy]

Hey - Was hoping to get some basic info for El Dorado for those who have done it before.

Big questions are: How much of a slog is the bushwack/boulder field? Is crevasse rescue gear required for this tour?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

I skied the Birthday tour today with the guy it was named after on his 75th birthday.

How’d Don do on those Koms and Pins?


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[plugboots]

He skis them fine. For the steeper climbs he’ll put skins on, otherwise he just takes a mellow approach, so basically he has no transition time. (He does not do a teli turn by the way.) he just says he likes the no-fiddle factor.
His turns:

[John_B]

That's cool plug. It's funny I was always under the impression that the Bday tour was referencing Sally rather than Don.

[Backward_Banana]

Re: Eldorado -

Relative to other things in the N Cascades, Eldorado is pretty straightforward. Not really a schwack anymore, there's a great trail (better than the trail to Boston Basin if you're familiar). Boulder field is great when it's covered with snow, so go soon.

I chose to rope up, some people choose not to, entirely depends on what you are comfortable with.

[Benneke10]

I heard the boulder field is melting fast. I was hoping to ski eldo this weekend but the weather doesn't look promising

[Wapow]

That's cool plug. It's funny I was always under the impression that the Bday tour was referencing Sally rather than Don.

Same here. It's called "The Sally Portman Birthday Tour" in the Burgdorfer book. Speaking of WA Pass OGs, anybody know what happened to Skier X (as identified by the vanity plate on his truck)? Always used to see him posted up at the hairpin with a big umbrella and bbq on his sled. Was a real fixture up there, but haven't seen him in at least a few years. Hopefully he's moved on to better pow.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

He skis them fine. For the steeper climbs he’ll put skins on, otherwise he just takes a mellow approach, so basically he has no transition time. (He does not do a teli turn by the way.) he just says he likes the no-fiddle factor.
His turns:

Cool, I’ve seen video of him skiing those up at Sherman Pass. I’m tempted to get a pair for roaming in the spring


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