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The smaller coolie lookers right of Y (not sure of the name) was skiing great today. The upper 1/3 of blue canyon exit was superb but got sticky towards the bottom.
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I believe this is the face above the hairpin you are referring to.
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aaaargh gimpy, UCL, dyno and MapleLeaf ... friggin jealous. Woke up in a shitty motel in Napa today a little hungover and the only turns I made this whole weekend were some pretty sweet sidewalk jump turns in front of Pizzeria Delfina while waiting for a table. Hey when you're jonesing for turns and all you have is no snow and freestyle walking, you gotta scrap for it ...
telemike, we talking post surgical flareup? Hope things are on the mend there. +vibes.
100% agreed. Was just so smooth and good on the way out.Quote:
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Jealous too. Was sitting in the fog all weekend. Hope it stays smooth for a while longer. Will be carless next weekend, but can pitch in for gas money.
schralph - not my wife, my mom - she's very ill in hospital - touch and go
I still managed to take the old guys out for a tour and turns Sun. Owen's adopted grampa, a good ski buddy who lives next door, got out for his first backcountry ski day ever at 64. He did great and had a fine time. All he could say was "That's a lot of work!" It was fun to finally get him out there.
I probably won't be up there until the temps drop a bit.
Shit. Looks like my snow-quality based decision to sit out this weekend blew up. Oh well. The summery weather in Tahoe was still pretty damn enjoyable.
Holy hell 'The Y' looks snowless and boney....:)
Yes, that's the face I want, looks like a little line there on the right but that will probably melt off soon...I think it may be skiable lookers right of the photo a bit longer....where's it wider. Its just hard to get the strength to go over there after sessioning up the Y earlier in the day. Still trying to gather family logistics on getting a day out there, but I should probably just give that up :)
I might have a photo showing the wider section lookers right on my brothers camera that I can look for later.
On another note, mike thanks for the tip on Alicias sugar shack, the breakfast burritos were off the hook and she was open before 7am.
You got it Kid! We love's Alicia's sugar 'round here...
call me when it freezes
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Middle of the pic and far right looks good to go from the top. I've wanted one of those lines since the first time I drove over the pass.
Saturday.....
telemike,
What's the rules with snowmos on the pass this time of year?
BCR, telemike's on a dialup so I figured I'd requote this sftc post. I don't know if it's changed since 3 weeks ago, but in case you missed this post:
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Originally Posted by sftc
bcrider - schralph has the beta
you can ride on the west side of the pass, on the Stanislaus NF side, outside of the Wilderness boundary
the east side of the pass is closed by the Humboldt-Toyabe NF
I can show you around the snomo accessed bits if you like - mostly, people just spin around in circles or tow up a few smaller shots - good ski terrain gets hammered by snowmachines
pm me if you want to talk tonight
almost fergot...
I'll be up there tomorrow w/ a local partner - leaving Twain Harte around 0600 - Alicia's at 0620-30 - we can run a car shuttle - you might see us hitchhiking
what's the consensus on Leavitt? Do you park at Blue Lake and ski up and down the same route? or do you park at the pass and shuttle/hitch-hike?
Most going for Leavitt start at the top, Going for Deadman / Dead Dog you can do either since it's less of a straight shot from the top of the pass. Hitching to the top works best when you stand in the road, stop cars, and ask reallllly nicely. Otherwise they just wave and smile at you as they go by!Quote:
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Have fun tomorrow, hoping everyone gets a little freeze!
^^^ Last time it helped to have a member of the fairer sex in the group.
Yes, definitely hike from the top along the PCT. After hitting leavitt you can either descend to blue lakes or backtrack to no name. My friend and I will be there as early as we can leaving from SF. Mike, if we see you we might be able to do a shuttle. We're in a white cherokee.
Thanks y'all. That's what I figured, but I thought I oughta check in and see what other folks are doing.
Kel - I'll be in a buddy's green Subaru. Plan is to go from the pass to Leavitt Peak and out Blue Lake Cyn. We've also thought about wandering up LL Rd towards Ski Peak and such.
a great day in the mtns with a good friend today
saw a bunch of cars at Blue Lake and the pass - probably a few Maggots
rolled along to Leavitt Lake Road - walked a bit on the dirt and mud and snow - crossed the easy snowbridge over the crick - skied delicious snow - good freeze, good corn - saw no one else
drank beer, ate pig
I saw a few tracks in places I'd never seen before today - good on you folks for hitting something other than the obvious
Sunday and Monday should be good
goodnight
Sorry to have missed you Mike. We rolled in at 9 am groggy as hell. My jong newbie friend had a pretty good fail, bringing his dynafit boots and 14-year-old resort skis and no poles. Good thing the snow held up on sat for post-holing.
Screw din release:
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Still fat and the Paris Hilton slot still goes (not in pic):
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Deadman still goes:
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Jibbing at blue canyon on Sunday
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Headless jibbing:
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Good times.
embrace the fail, Kel
I guess you had fun, eh?
cheers!
Yes, got the Y again and had a mellow day at Blue Canyon on Sunday.
You made your friend boot pack to the Y? Nice.
It was pretty funny, but the dude's a mountaineering bull who knows all those frenchy boot pointing terms. Also, the PCT is about half dirt now. It's actually faster when you don't have to keep loading and unloading your skis every couple hundred feet.
Thinking of heading up to Sonora Pass Sunday. Anybody seen how it's held up over these last warm days? How's the stream crossing where Blue Canyon meets 108? Any recent observations greatly appreciated.
Hey Guys,
This is a long shot, but did anyone come across an OR Bivy at the Sonora pass top parking area in the past few weeks? I left it out in the sun to dry, and completely lost track of it. Thought a friend may have had it but it turns out they didnt. This was about 4 weeks ago.
Much obliged if anyone has an info.
Thanks!
Someone has it. There is a 'found bivy sack' note nailed to a tree up there with a phone number on it. The tree is adjacent to the parking spot just west of the pass, eastbound. Now you need someone to get the number (and hope the storm doesn't blow it away). Good luck!
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Mike, have you left for Mammoth yet???
just got back
a great day at Mammoth Thu w/ Owen
a great day out of LL w/ Sweet Lew yesterday
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a great lap up and down Sonora Ridge today - snow was surprisingly smooth and good at 1100am - I didn't see anyone else
I'm probably going back up tomorrow - I'll look for the note
on a related note, anyone lose some gloves at the eastbound parking area at the pass on the south side of the road? I found 2 pair in the hanging in a tree
excellent day on Sonora Ridge
no note to be found - sorry
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Sweet Lew gettin down
check out his blog
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anyone headed thisaway this weekend? rolling through on the way to the East Side? Fri night through Tue morning hall pass
back from another couple of days skiing at SP - I'd been considering going south to Tioga, and was convinced by a PCT hiker who'd had some shipping chaos and needed to get to Yosemite Valley to pick up 2 drops - he filled up my tank and bought me dinner at the MoMart, so all I really lost was time - a conversation with some S. Yosemite Mtn Guides at MoMart who said they slogged into and out of Conness convinced me to head back north to Travertine HS and back to Sonora Pass
the coverage and skiing were excellent - I skied the east side of NoName then climbed back out over the ridge into the main bowl both day - solo Sunday, and with my newbie gaper buddy on Monday - he had fun
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Leavitt still looks fat - right entrance of the Y starting to burn out - planning to meet some folks next Sunday at Blue Lake Canyon at 0700 for car shuttle
I know...sweet blog....
oh and I just might try to go up Thu morning, too
I'll be headed through tomorrow with a large caravan of fathers and sons. It's the 37th annual Men's Camp Trip! Shit I'm getting old...
You gonna be in the truck? I'll look for it and stop and say hi if I see ya.
always in the truck
have fun!
Debating a Sonora day on the 24th. Can you still ski down to the river/hair pin? Thinking about the Y, one of the middle shots, then over to deadmans.
you can ski most of the way to the hairpin - maybe a bit of walking before the creek crossing, but not much - thinking about the same thing Sunday
late start - snow still good 10am-1pm
laps off east side and north side of Sonora Ridge were great
windy as fuck
heading up Tue eve for Wed am turns