TR: Mount Hinman ski tour June 3-5, 2016

After talking for 8 years about skiing the NE flank of Mount Hinman, Randy and I pulled it off this weekend. Great tour.

ETA: Pics can be seen here: http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8020971

Randy skinning to Cathedral Pass:
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High camp on the Hyas/Daniel Glacier divide:
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Summit day, early morning turns from high camp:
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Daniel Glacier cirque:
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Skinning across Pea Soup Lake, objective in sight:
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Negotiating creep cracks above Lower Foss Tarn:
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Summit tea:
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Randy and the Foss Glacier:
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We skied 2500' verts from Hinman summit to the head of the East Fork Foss River terra incognita:
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Packed up and leaving camp:
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Randy descends to Hyas Glacier basin:
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Working back around Cathedral Rock:
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Great trip. That last pic gives me the willies. Where are the trail shoes?

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Originally Posted by AaronWright

That last pic gives me the willies. Where are the trail shoes?

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That's the Peggy's Pond trail, a bit scrambly but not too bad. Trail/camp shoes are in pack because the PP trail is a 20 minute carry between skiing. We skied down to a couple hundred verts above Squaw Lake.

two thumbs up.

Great job Steve.

Approved.

Ah, nice one! Those slopes sure look nice from Mt Daniel.

At what elevation did you find skinnable snow on the approach?

So cool!

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Originally Posted by Norseman

At what elevation did you find skinnable snow on the approach?

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Around 5000', a bit above Squaw Lake. Skis off for the SW aspect melted-out stretch from just over Cathedral Pass until a bit below Peggy's Pond. Plenty of snow to ski on Mt. Daniel, e.g., Hyas cirque, Daniel Glacier. We saw lots of ski tracks in the former, none on the latter. Lynch Glacier looked great (although we surprising saw no ski tracks) but Pea Soup Lake is melting fast so it might be best to ski the Lynch from the top and skin back up it.

Roger. Thank you Steve

Nice TR Steve. Thanks.

thx for the TR
very cool

Cool pics, nice looking camp spot :)

Sweet TR!