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Alright, I'm lame (and a Crystal jong) and can't figure this out for myself so am looking for opinions.
The wife has time to ski this weekend and I'm trying to find the best conditions so she has a halfway decent time. Snoqualmie sounds slayed and crusty (maybe Hyak since it's been closed all week?). Is Crystal going to be worth the drive and the cost of tix? I realize the sb will be powless, but will it still be decent? How far of a hike is it to get out there?
I prefer gold lame'. Jumpsuits. With nipple tassles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yonder_River
Crystal will be a shitshow for sure, crowded and manic. But the sb will not be powless. Cut with swatches of sweet, likely, but not powless. The hike is hard to measure in distance given the traversing. If you count the traversing, it's probably about 2/3 to 3/4 of a mile with about 1/3 of a mile of booting. (these are estimates from one with a distrorted sense of time and reality).
If you're in shape, the hike to the top of the King is about 20 minutes. Twice that for flabby deskjockeys.
Glad I am no longer a deskjockey, other wise I'd be called flabby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Or flatulent.Quote:
Originally Posted by shirk
There is close to six feet of pow as of today when they opened the gate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yonder_River
If you have to ask how long the bootpack is, it's probably not worth it.:rolleyes:
Thanks for the info, sounds like it will be worth it.Quote:
Originally Posted by slasher
Feel free to dismount off your high horse, I can hold my own when it comes to hiking for my turns. I'm just asking for my wife's sake, she rips but her legs are a twee bit out of shape due to putting in 70 hours weeks as a resident. :rolleyes2
You're welcome. You'r ewe lcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yonder_River
With or without nipple tassles?Quote:
Feel free to dismount off your high horse, I can hold my own when it comes to hiking for my turns. I'm just asking for my wife's sake, she rips but her legs are a twee bit out of shape due to putting in 70 hours weeks as a resident. :rolleyes2
if the question is 'is it worth it' and 'it' is skiing, then
YES
:D
You sir, are another level. We must get some turns in together sometime. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
See front o' da Chinook line....le toque da st00piditee...Quote:
Originally Posted by Yonder_River
somebody was going big out south today:
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010264.JPG
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010265.JPG
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010266.JPG
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010267.JPG
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010268.JPG
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010269.JPG
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010270.JPG
http://www.summitexpeditions.com/tes...i-P1010271.JPG
Going big in a fartbag no less!
somebody photostitch that shit!
Note how he landed precisely in someone else's hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by cmor
I'll be heading out to the backcountry south of the southback tomorrow. I have a pass so I'll just ski out from the south face of silverking but if you don't have a pass, Crystal offers a one ride backcountry ticket up quicksilver lift for $10. It's a 30 min skin to get into the Morse Creek drainage from there. PM me if anyone wants to tag along.
I'm bored, so here you go
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p.../sequence2.jpg
Too bad they missed his head in the second shot
FKNWEeeeeeee
I did not know about this. Good to know, as I don't have a pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by altasnob
Sick pics! Does anyone know who said ripper is wearing the pink f-bag? Also, where is that cliff band?
Today was one of those days I wish I didn't have a job.
Note how "she" landed precisely in someone else's hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenWA
no idea who it was.
Arete Butler, bottom skiers left of Brain Damage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Rico
nope, any other guesses?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Holy shit, that was a chick? So were Ingrid Backstrom or Laura Ogden back at the old stomping grounds today?Quote:
Originally Posted by cmor
Is that pic from the back side of the throne?
So, went up today. Overall, a pretty good day except that I got a concussion putting a knee to my face in Northback. Not super sure what happened. Just skiing off of Niagras, not going super fast, just pop[ed between two trees and got bucked foward somehow. Face went right into my knee. Bloody nose, seeing star, concussion. Put my knee right under my right check bone. Luckily didnt break my helmet or my goggles, didn't lose any teeth, and didn't have a seizure (I have a history of having grand mal seizures following concussions). Took me sometime to make it down thru the trees and out of Northback. Ho Chi Man sucked....threw up in the middle of it. Got to patrol, who cleaned me up and made me chill for awhile. I think I am out for at least a week, maybe a bit longer. My head is killing me now. Going to go and get an X-ray at Urgent care in the morning just to double check I didn't break anything in my face.....fullface/mouth guard would have been nice today.
Anyway, both South and North Back are still in pretty good shape. Because the snow is so light it is easy and fun to ski even when it is chopped up. Since I was solo I didn't stop to take many pictures, but here are a few from today. Only stopped to take pics on my first run out to Southback, after that it wasn't really worth it.
Rainier in all its Glory
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...crystal001.jpg
Southback
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...crystal002.jpg
Three-Way
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...crystal004.jpg
Dropping in
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...crystal005.jpg
Looking Back up
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...crystal007.jpg
Overall, a pretty fun day besides my knee to face meeting. Hope everything goes well tomorrow morning and I can be out there in a week or two.
FUCK iggy. fuck.
i'm glad you're ok. looks fucking sick out there! i hope all goes well tomorrow and you can get back out... be careful though and don't push it. seizures aren't good you know..
Nice pics Scotty! Glad you did make it up there, sorry I couldn't come with. Even if I hadn't gotten hurt I had to be at work at 7am friday...:nonono2:...to take another stupid test!
Anyway the Injured Reserve list grows. Who else wants in?!?
btw the knee feels better with each day. It'll be tempting to go up next week sometime for a mellow groomer day, to see how it feels...
Looks like you had a good day besides the leg bone connecting to face bone.
Great pics.
Glad you're alright.
Give me a buzz next time you are headed on a solo mission.
So are we going to hear who/where this was or is it some kind of secret? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cmor
Iggy, hope your melon is feeling better. Sounds like a pretty freak thing, especially considering that you were wearing a helmet.
Concussions are no good, lord knows I've had more than my share.
winner...Quote:
Originally Posted by iggyskier
I was going good today. My knee is feeling much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by cmor
That's the lower cliff band of Avalanche basin, about halfway between the Throne and King, and is east facing.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenWA
The skier may have been either Laura Ogden or Ingrid Backstrom. Impressive...that looks to be 50-60 vertical feet, easy. TGR is due back next week to do more filming.
I skied Xtral today, and found wind affected slopes on north aspects like the face of the King.. Dropped into Lobotomy, didn't like it, crossed it and Pinball to get to some nice wind dep on a sheltered NE side of the open line just past Pinball. Then went over to a few chutes before ThreeWay and scored totally untracked consistent 12-16" og sweet pow on one of the steepest lines. Next we hit Throne Chutes, which were OK. After that spent the rest of the day skiing Left Angle and Guntoer ridge lines in much lighter and mor econsidtent powder. Found plenty of untracked... Dang the glading that Tom Parks and crew did a couple summers ago is freaking awesome. Nothing like 1800 vert of 32 degree trees....... and now much more skiable.
South slopes were rough and stiff and generally to be avoided. Bananas was schweeet but had bumps in it! and was really filled in.
We were going to tour out toward Crystal Peak, but it fogged in at 10 am, then started lightly snowing for the rest of the day.http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...AvyBasin2w.jpg
Here's Wayne G on a better day, last Feb...