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Was up at the South entrance of Lassen on Saturday. The snow walls flanking the path into the visitor center are damn near 11 foot high. Made it up above the sulfur works for some short mellow turns in the trees (had the girlfriend in tow on snowshoes so couldn't do anything too rad) and it was snowing the whole time getting denser as the day went on. At about 1:30 when we got back to the car is was a mix of rain and snow. This summer is gonna be good for some volcano skiing that's for sure. Obligatory stoke pic. Attachment 200686 Not sure why it's sideways though.....
Wait for next year
Whats laying at Bunny right now?
Probably some high school kids in the back of a minivan.Quote:
Originally Posted by beer30
So romantic up there.
^ yeah, the crystal / Lemurian worshippers don't show up at Panther Meadows until it's dry at Old Ski Bowl ... but at that point you have more types laying up there.
With the amount of snow up there this year any guesses as to when would be best timeframe to make a trip over ?
2 days ago! Conditions on Friday looked ridiculous. Or, as soon as it corns up. I don't think they will start plowing the road up to Bumpass until May, and that's only if they want to get it open to Bumpass Lot by Memorial Day, which seems like a big if to me.
Does anyone know if touring is allowed within Mt. Shasta Ski Park now that they are closed for the season?
id say may will b best from bunny flat this year assuming the faucet turns off. other trailheads should be awhile.
CMS, just check a USGS quad. My Shasta topo is in my car, parked 3 blocks away, but I have to imagine that is USFS land. If they aren't in operations then you should be good to go unless you see earth or snowmoving equipment in active use.
Thinking a bit more about my previous comment @Ted26: there is still something like 12' of snow down at the south visitor's center and over 20' up at 8200' survey site, possible 40' drifts up by Helen Lake ... I can't imagine they will want to tackle plowing until there is less snow to move ... who knows what kind of budget they have or when their fiscal year is. Our Federal E branch has obviously been stingy with cash for like that. So basically, south side is great now while roads are not plowed, just skin the road to get to what you want. North side will be great when they pop the road to Devastated Area.
Was wondering the same thing, Ted. Thinking about Memorial Day or maybe a July 4th trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted26
Schralph, I'll be back in the Bay this summer. We should grab beers and chat Shasta at some point!
The Ski Park is pretty low elevation, and they may even close the access gate (it is private property). There are so many better options to tour, I would avoid the Park.
Probably a foot of new today at Bunny Flat, we'll be skiing all summer at this rate...
Mt. Shasta Ski Park is entirely on private land according to Wikipedia. Even on USFS land, policies vary widely which is why I was wondering. I was rudely shut down at June Mountain the other day when they weren't operating.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
Well, either will be awesome, whether the road is opened or not! I bet not by Memorial Day (I seriously think there are 40' drifts likely on parts of the road up there), and hopefully yes by 4th of July for Devestated shuttle runs :)Quote:
Originally Posted by fool
But hurry on back, I'm moving to Eugene OR in July. Either way, Shasta is the same drive from Oakland as it is from Eugene.
Oh I had no idea. I wouldn't even bother then. All the lower elevation stuff above Horse Camp is fun meadowskipping that will be great skiing for a while, Cascade Gulch isn't really that far of a skin either.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrystalMountainSkier
Shasta is gonna be insane this spring/summer. Crazy coverage! Here's a few stoke pics from a month ago. Mud creek isn't even muddy. :)
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...w/IMG_2572.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-IMG_0285.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-IMG_0286.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-IMG_0369.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-IMG_0382.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-IMG_0380.jpg
Coming out the old ski bowl, I was all stoked because there were like 15 foot snowbanks at the road closure at Bunny Flat, so I could easily ride all the way back to the car on the road. Only problem was there was so much snow that I completely missed the road crossing and rode way down past it, and ended up having to skin back up to it. Good problem to have I suppose!
You're not allowed to post until you're back from Alaska
I'm back... and I had to post something in order to distract myself from the pages and pages describing the epicness in CA that I apparently missed while I was gone! AK was pretty OK though I guess...
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-IMG_1462.jpg
OK back on topic...
Keeping the shitter vent clear of snow - another good problem to have! :)
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-IMG_0274.jpg
FKNA
No, your not allowed to post until you have filed a complete AK trip reportQuote:
You're not allowed to post until you're back from Alaska
Nice! Okay, will do...I'll touch base when I get settled; sounds like Shasta is going to be aweseome all summer!Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
Given the rate of progress plowing from the North entrance, optimistic to see the road clear and open to the Devastated Area by first weekend in May?
https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvis...ing-update.htm
Looks like the road is open to the Devasted area. Anyone been to the north side yet? Thinking of heading up Saturday night from Tahoe for a Sunday ski.
Hitting Shasta on Tuesday/Wednesday for the first time and I'm stoked
Got a couple peeks at the peaks from the plane Tuesday morningAttachment 205494Attachment 205495
great shots, especially the first one.
What aspect is that?
The first one is Shasta, basically looking northward from above. The cloud burning off in the morning made it magical.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoarhey
The second is Lassen.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the first one is Avy Gulch route of Shasta with Ski Bowl visible on climber's right.Quote:
Originally Posted by chunder
Second one is mainly the west aspects of Lassen, North ridge and NW shoulder climber's left, main west face ski run in middle, and south face w/ navel visible on climber's right.
The first pic is the West face with Shastina buried in clouds on the left. Avalanche Gulch is on the right with the upper part and red banks in the sun. That's what it looks like to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
^^^yup that's right. The clouds burning off my brain made my sense of direction disappear into thin air.
Hmm now I'm turned around ... you telling me that big double-hump rock thing on the ridge separating the sunny bowl from the shaded bowl isn't Shastarama point / top of Mud Creek Glacier?
Compare the pic to this map showing Shastarama Point and Green Butte (which I believe to be visible in the lower right portion of above treeline visible in pic)
https://mapcarta.com/23487928
Yes it is but the photo is looking east not north.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
I think shralph is right. That's avy gulch center of pic. The west face of shastina is diller canyon. That is not diller.
Shralph is right for sure. View is straight at Avalanche Gulch. Prominence on the right is Shastarama Point, with Mud Creek directly behind it.
I had to do a double-take too, but it's obvious if you look at it on Google Earth.
Now I'm confused.
Okay, maybe it was the perspective. Yes, Avalanche Gulch in center view is ENE. Weird how different things look from 30k.
thanks guys
cloud threw me off
I guess if it's morning, then the sun is coming from the east or slightly east-southeast, so that aspect is southwest.
avy gulch is SSW, sun rises about 15 degrees north of due east this time of year in Northern CA.
Not meant to be a pissing contest though, wanted you to know what routes you were looking at in those photos!
West face of Lassen is a fun mellow run, long slog from Manzanita Lake (which I did a few years ago) but easy when south road is plowed to Bumpass Hell. Right now road is open to Devestated Area on NE bowl, which is a spectacular run.
Well? Did you see Jeff R's party up there?Quote:
Originally Posted by B.Gillis
Unfortunately I only got as far as yuba city before my CEL decided to blink and my engine decided to misfire like a bitch. There's always later this month or next month I guess ..Quote:
Originally Posted by DIYSteve