Lassen / Shasta Conditions Anyone?

[buildakicker]

Also, Lassen has been emasculated! What happened to the Summit Dong?

Probably in some gov auction soon! Keep an eye out

[jibmaster]

http://www.backcountrytalk.earnyourt...sen-2015/page6

[Wickedbrew4u]

Was up there this past weekend. Hotlum Wintun route. Brewer creek road is fine all the way up to the trail head.

No sun cups above 9,000 feet or so. Camped at 10,500.
We got some crap weather. Sat night wind picked up then Sun was full blast. Sustained 40-50 mph. 70 gusts probably. Topped out at 10:00. Waited until 12:00 but nothing softened up at all. Made for an interesting decent.

Should be good for anyone else that partakes. Coverage is ideal.

[TEXASS]

Was up last weekend too. Avalanche gulch. Snow starts at Horse Camp. Summited saturday and rode from about 150 feet from the top. Not too bad on that side as far as softening.
Went up above lake Helen on Sunday towards the trinity Chutes but pulled the plug after it appeared the corn wasnt going to form. Got a bit over 11 K of riding in two days

[jibmaster]

Went back.
To the Gravel Creek TH.

Sorry for the link, but scroll down past my TR from last week:
http://www.backcountrytalk.earnyourt...sen-2015/page6







All the pics
https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=117...%203%2C%202015

[jibmaster]

Headed back to the Gravel Creek TH, Clitoris Falls and the Hotlum Glacier
http://www.backcountrytalk.earnyourt...sen-2015/page7

[Nevada29er]

Anyone headed up this weekend? I'll be on the Hotoon route from BC.

[Nevada29er]

Pics from Lassen 6-14 and Shasta 6-21.

Shasta is smoove corn above 11k. Below 11k, giant suncups, garbage skiing. Camp at 10k and go for the goods, still exceptional from the summit down H/W. Did the Hotlam direct route to summit (lookers right). The chute narrows to 45d plus at the top.


Lassen N Face


Creamy Lassen Corn




From Shasta Summit


Summit Shot


4,000' corn run...

[jskierpx]

Anything from this last low pressure that was bringing more to our north?

[LightRanger]

Check the Lassen NP Facebook page.

[jskierpx]

Nice! Looks enticing

[meter-man]

Any reports from Shasta this season?

With these wee little cold storms in Tahoe, the big beacon of the north doesn't pull so strong.

But telemetry shows 21 inches of snow on the ground at Sand Flat (near Bunny Flat). http://www.skimountaineer.com/MtnWeb...telemetry=true

[emcee]

I think last night's storm gave shasta a good, cold, deep pounding

[snapt]

Dad just texted me from bunny flat, apparently a big rockfall came down from the red banks all the way past lake helen in the last storm.

[Dantheman]

No idea on current conditions, but the 7-day QPF is showing >10 inches of SWE for the area. Gonna be bonkers if it's cold enough.

[SchralphMacchio]

Dad just texted me from bunny flat, apparently a big rockfall came down from the red banks all the way past lake helen in the last storm.

Shasta Climbing Rangers posted this one on Facebook yesterday:


Pretty sobering thinking about your overhead exposure when climbing that route ... also pretty exciting looking at West Face covered fairly well and the Trinities starting to fill in ...

[pajamas]

DAMN!!! that is impressive. It went past Helen and the main bivy/camp spot.

Also, last spring there was a boulder release/rock fall off Casaval Ridge. Avi Gulch is bad enough with the ice/rock coming down Red Banks each season.

[SchralphMacchio]

I'm sure some of this 11.2" is going to hit Shlassen ...

[buildakicker]

I'm sure some of this 11.2" is going to hit Shlassen ...

One of the best NOAA maps I've seen for the west on a couple years.

[jskierpx]

Does anyone have recent beta on Lassen or shasta? Was thinking if this high pressure holds maybe check out LNP or even shasta if conditions warrant. Thoughts?

[SchralphMacchio]

Does anyone have recent beta on Lassen or shasta? Was thinking if this high pressure holds maybe check out LNP or even shasta if conditions warrant. Thoughts?

My thoughts are that the ski season will be very long if we get mostly freezing nights this spring and summer:
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?LLP

Sensor is showing 63" of water content and 20' of snow on the ground ...

[Dhelihiker]

Ask me on Monday, I predict wind and ice

[Dhelihiker]

Shasta is in good shape, I had some really good turns. Its going to be a good spring season me thinks

[jskierpx]

Lassen/shasta is probably getting crapped on with this AR event going on right now.

[SchralphMacchio]

As long as we have freezing nights in May and June, it's gonna be a good long spring at shlassen!