Lassen / Shasta Conditions Anyone?

[pajamas]

atmospheric river is right, but not in a good way until Sunday. Rained through Saturday but Sunday paid off at the smaller volcano with 6-10 inches of fresh and very stable. got 1 steep and exposed line before the cloud deck dropped again and started snowing, then two more great runs. No wallowing and fast turns.

[SchralphMacchio]

Oh my goodness, I hope this is somewhat close to accurate. Remember this is measuring SWE, not inches snow coverage. By my math there should be well over 20' of snow depth at this sensor location.

[LightRanger]

I believe it was at least 20' prior to last week's storms, so, yeah. Nuts, eh?

[SchralphMacchio]

^ NPS site says on 2/23 they measured 12' snow depth @ 44% snow water density (64.5" WC) at Lake Helen.
http://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisi...conditions.htm

But since then over 20" of SWE have been added, according to the sensor, which would be more like 25% density given the age of the snow.

Lets revisit this conversation in a couple of weeks after a few more dumps

[LightRanger]

Doh. I was just extrapolating from SWE. I texted t-money. (Heh.) I'll see if he knows, though chances are he hasn't been out there since the recent storms. He did say this morning that "Snow surveys are going to be a bitch up at higher elevations."

[jskierpx]

Planning on skiing Shasta first weekend of April, conditions and weather dependent of course. Will update here following the mission if it pans out.

[LightRanger]

I predict good things. Photo I saw yesterday showed 10-15 feet on the ground at BF.

[jimw]

Looks like another couple feet coming out of this storm. Jeezus those 2 mountains have gotten hammered lately. Gonna be a great spring!

[TahoeBC]

Far away shot from the Rose Wilderness yesterday

[Skiwurrel]

Ski bum from Canada checkin in, anyone from Oregon want to trip down to Shasta? I'm backpacking around mt Hood but I'll pitch in for whatever

[splat]

Lassen from Almanor yesterday.

[Dhelihiker]

I was up weekend before last and it was $$. The upper mountain was firm but as we all know that place changes by the minute. 8' banks in the parking lot.

[Pete.]

Skinned to about 10,200' on Casaval Ridge Saturday. It was buttery smooth from about 9,500', and only slightly worse above that. Sticky for the last half mile or so to Bunny Flat.

[fourcairns]

Conditions were pretty good yesterday (4/7). I skied down avalanche gulch, left of the heart. The entrance was entirely rime ice for the first 300ft or so followed by a few punchy turns. I found spring corn ~13k and below until hitting the base of Lake Helen. There was a bit of water skiing back to Bunny Flat, but it was still fun nonetheless.

[jskierpx]

Have to push our mission planned for this weekend back because of weather. Glad everything is looking good though. Should be a long ski touring season up there.

[abraham]

Have to push our mission planned for this weekend back because of weather. Glad everything is looking good though. Should be a long ski touring season up there.

I'll be around there text weekend or so

[meggers]

Anyone head up to the devastated area today at Lassen? Conditions report?

[jskierpx]

And what's the road plowage situation?

[meggers]

And what's the road plowage situation?

Open to the devastated as of this morning, and plowing has started on the south end today!

[96avs01]

Since NPS pushed the North gate opening from Friday to today...went poking around Shasta. Healthy, will be skiing to the lot at BF for weeks at least. Afternoon effort to stretch the legs after AM turns:

[Ted26]

Thinking of heading over to lassen/Shasta around may 8-13 or so, how're things looking over there? Still holding up down low?

[jibmaster]

From today, April 26, 2016
Pilot Pinnacle and Lassen


Brokeoff Mt.


Diamond Peak

[jibmaster]

Trip Report:
http://www.backcountrytalk.earnyourt...-April-26-2016

[jimw]

Thinking of heading over to lassen/Shasta around may 8-13 or so, how're things looking over there? Still holding up down low?

Shasta and Lassen have gotten hammered all season. It's going to be epic as far as coverage during your timeframe.

Went up with PJ to Lassen last weekend after the last dump. Legit awesome pow on Sat. Did someone mention Brokeoff mtn??

[snapt]

Jskierpx and I eyeballed that line years ago. Nice work!