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It is possible to skin up it. Depends on your skill and the snow, but that goes without saying. You might need to switch to booting at the top. I think it maxes out about 40 degrees, maybe slightly less. Bring ski crampons.Quote:
Originally Posted by rod9301
Snapt go look at the Shasta avy advisory
Is ther an echo in here? :)
I'll just post this for good measure:
Just think about that ... likely started way up by Thumb/Redbanks, jumped the lake, and then continued to run well past Horse Camp. That's like a 1.5 mile long track, over 4000' vertical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasta Avalanche Advisory
Shasta sounds like fun this time of year but I'm not sure I'd want to put myself into the gut of any capture drainage, like Cascade Gulch, with that much overhead exposure.
Rod you sure ask a lot of questions. Just go and figure it out for yourself.
Thats fair,i guess I was looking for shortcuts
On the Sierra High Route? On if you can skin something. You seem to get out a lot. Can't you read a map?
There are no shortcuts in the backcountry. The world is as you experience it.
A friend of mine just did some corn fun on South side of Lassen. Here's, uh, er, site won't let me post a link to video due to JONGage, but dial up youtube and search for "Backcountry snow conditions in Lassen MLK 2015" and you'll find it. Looks real decent, I may have to get up there soon.
Sunday. Got a hair up my arse and left Reno at 2am. Grazed a mule deer buck going 65 to keep me awake. Left Bunny flat a little after 6:30am. Made it to Thumb Rock around 12:15.
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Skiers and boarders dropping in and making lots of noise and no tracks. Nothing above 12,200 softened due to it being consistently breezy but below that was amazing.
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I wanted to drop this but the wind was blowing right up the face keeping it firm. If it was a calm day it would have been all time. If you stepped back 5 feet from the face it was warm and calm on the ridge:
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Ran into a buddy of mine from Tahoe above Helen Lake on the way down and was shocked to see his set up. Dude is a ripping skier and apparently he likes to go light. His 3foot 8inchworms:
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Surfs up!
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Not a single air on that whole damn lip.
Get back up there young man!
I was part of the group on the upper mountain. Ice cubes frozen into a hard layer. Repeated pelting by rhime chunks. Scary skiing.
Thanks for posting, might be the best option for a decent backcountry adventure in the next month.
I wanna see some TR's from the backside.
Yeah, it's winter, but the trail heads are all open right now.
check it out
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/...e7566a87_c.jpg
I'll be up there soon...
The skier in the background got a nice drop down.Quote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
Jibmaster, do I read the map right, is brewer creek free of snow, so you can drive to the trailhead?
Yes.
http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/earth/
Still recovering from two injuries + got a new job.
Otherwise, I would be up there, taking advantage of the midwinter backside availability.
I can't get up there soon enough!
Would like to see/hear of others who can take advantage of this window...
Wow, that's fast for a buck...must have had a tail wind:fm:Quote:
Originally Posted by BGnight
That is one funky BC set up, kind of BC snowledblades.
Did I see correctly more than 15" of water forecasted for shasta thru feb 9th?
Skied Lassen area yesterday 1/31/15, Mt Diller to be exact. Pretty fun given circumstances. South east and south west sides were decent, the ridge extending back down toward Lassen entrance from Diller was the best turns we found, that was about 3:30 after it baked in the sun most of the day.
https://www.tetongravity.com/images/...ler__forum.jpg Showing south west and east bowls of Mt Diller
https://www.tetongravity.com/images/...ler__forum.jpg Skiing South west bowl
https://www.tetongravity.com/images/...ler__forum.jpg Lassen's southern exposure from Diller
Thanks for the info. Photos look like they were taken in the 60s. :fmicon:
He's old.
That was the last time it snowed in California.Quote:
Originally Posted by LightRanger
Well I think shasta might be set for a while now. Must have gotten at least 6 feet out of this storm. If anyone has any pics would be great to see.
I thought those were pretty good for a Poloriod ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by LightRanger
Who's gonna hit up the backside this next week/weekend?
The snow levels look perfect for the vehicle approach.
updated snow map: 2.16.15
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http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/earth/
Shasta was all time on Sat, Sunday was good too. That place got schralped.
Thanks for the intel.......
I am going for it with some buddies on the 28th.......for my 40th. A BIG backcountry day was my only wish......and given conditions in CA/NV, Shasta is definitely the call. Just hoping for clear sunny skies that day.
There could be some precip.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/mou...weather/337168
Not that should stop you. Plenty of avy sheltered trees to ski...
I'm gonna try and sneak in a Feb. trip just before that storm.
Did you guy summit, or just make turns down lower.
Yeah, have been watching that weather....but thanks for sharing. That could definitely screw up my plans.....colder and bit of snow after two weeks of warm would really ice things up.
Shasta was unreal yesterday, like in excellent.
Lots of Ice chunks flying around, so be careful.
I got hit by one and it wasn't pleasant at all.
We have snomo's so we skied I think about 30k of vert from 10k to the PL over and over again. Resort boots and no backpacks, it was too fun. We cut over skied Grey Butte too. Grey Butte is pretty dope, If i was doing a short tour, I would do Grey Butte. We also looked at Shastina from Weed and it looked steep and fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Huckwheat
If we are up that weekend I would be more than happy to treat you to some sled laps for your 40th.
Dang.....that sounds like some great fun!!!! Thanks for offer too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dhelihiker
I am targeting a full summit push.....it has been 10 years for me......call it my mid-life crisis. :)
What were the Temps? and Wind? Did it corn up or is it still soft? Man Id love to get up there this coming weekend but it looks like cold and windy= boilerplateQuote:
Shasta was unreal yesterday, like in excellent.
Judging by what I found Monday and what Rod found yesterday, looking at the weather, I think it's safe to say that today (or tomorrow) is the last day it will be soft in the upper elevations for quite some time. Monday was hot and breathless after noon even above 13k (there was a pretty good breeze that morning). Felt like June. With winds, then lower temps, and then unsettled weather coming in the near future, I'd say Shasta is gonna only be good on the lower slopes (if you can find any that aren't hammered with tracks...lower avy gulch was HAMMERED). I wish I was there today!
Lassen might be good?
6200 foot leg cramper to the car:
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It wasn't corn yet, but good, soft hero snow.
it was windy till about 12, not sure about temps on the mountain, but@4k it was close to 60.
Anything that angled away from south was still frozen.
Thanks guys.
Had a good talk with a super knowledgable ranger from McCloud. We are watching the weather for Sunday (hoping winds die a bit by then), then targeting some lower level South side stuff (probably not summit). Hopefully we still get a window with a sunny day and lower winds. We will see.
Roads opened to the Devastated area but, might be in little windy and cold this week.
We had a fun day up on Shasta yesterday. Beautiful. Deep base. Winter Conditions. Great Climbing. Horrible skiing.
Details
--Yes winds were ripping up high (but not bad most of the climb)....probably the 85mph predicted.
--It was sunny and gorgeous, albeit chilly. Most of climb wore 2 shirts, light hat, and mtn bike gloves (but when I stopped would throw on the puffy).
--We got to 13,000, via the line climbers left of Red Banks cliffs (got in 6500 ft of vert)....climbing was great, totally sticky for skinning and great with crampons.
--Snow was rock solid and a brutal chatterfest of a ski.
I was with 6 buddies from a decade back......none of us had gone that big in some years.....we all had our hall passes from wives and kids.......we had an epic adventure on a gorgeous mtn and all loved it!!!
Next time want both the summit and some corn though. :)
It doesnt have to be fun to be good time! Sounds rad!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Huckwheat
Quick photo TR
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Huck, your photo(s) don't show for me.
Pretty sweet that they apparently opened it on request:Quote:
Originally Posted by kix515
http://www.backcountrytalk.earnyourt...ll=1#post25807