Cascade ski mountaineering, 2004

With the season winding down, I've updated the Chronologies on my history website, alpenglow.org/ski-history, for 2004.  Most new entries are marked "undocumented," which means that I haven't written or posted abstracts of the trip reports.  I'll get around to it eventually.  I've also added a "strawman" annotation on routes for which the previous history is uncertain.

Some of these reports have been published in the Summer 2004 issue of the Northwest Mountaineering Journal (www.nwmj.org).  The NWMJ was assembled in the middle of the ski mountaineering season, so several reports won't be published in the journal until next year.

Here's a summary of new route activity that I know about, with links to published trip reports, when available:

February, 2003: Big Kangaroo, North Couloir ski descent, by Katharine Bill, Ottis Buzzard, Chris Clark and Scott Johnston (Johnston personal communication).
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts3.html

February, 2003: Wallaby Peak, "Life is Good Gully", by Larry Goldie and Scott Johnston (Johnston personal communication).
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts3.html

February 2, 2004: Chair Peak, South gully ski descent, by Sky Sjue (strawman).
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/EclecticChair/EclecticChair.html

February 21, 2004: Mt St Helens, Crater Wall ski descent, by [names withheld] (personal communication).<br><br>Late February, 2004: "Jay Peak", Crescent Couloir ski descent, by Armond DuBuque, Craig Hatton and Scott Wicklund (DuBuque personal communication).<br>www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts.html

March 23, 2004: Mt Maude, NE Couloir ski descent, by Jason Cassarino and Ross Peritore.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1080236015
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts.html

April 2-4, 2004: Nooksack Traverse (Baker Ski Area to Ruth Mtn), by Sam Avaiusini, Jason and Josh Hummel, Sky Sjue and Lowell Skoog.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1081186250
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...l/fpart/1#Post330729
www.cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineerin...nooksacktraverse.htm
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/Nooksack/Nooksack.html
www.alpineslider.com/nookie1.htm
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Nooksack.html

April 3, 2004: Dragontail Peak, NE Couloir ski descent, by Ross Peritore.
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts.html

April 11, 2004: Monte Cristo Range ski circuit, by Josh Kaplan (strawman).
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...l/fpart/1#Post333480

April 26, 2004: Big Jim Mountain, NE Face ski descent, by Rob Castillo, Armond DuBuque and Jim Jack (DuBuque personal communication).
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts.html

April 29, 2004: Mt Buckner, North Couloir ski descent, by Josh Kaplan and Sky Sjue.
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/NFCouloir/NFCouloir.html
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts.html

May 13, 2004: Mt Shuksan, Price Glacier Couloir ski descent, by Ben Kaufman and Sky Sjue.
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/PriceCouloir/PriceCouloir.html
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/PriceCheck/PriceCheck.html

June 4, 2004: Mt Adams, Lyman Glacier (south portion) ski descent, by Amar Andalkar, Sam Avaiusini, Cyril Benda, Corey Bloom, Jason Hummel and Sky Sjue.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1086464821
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/SouthLyman/SouthLyman.html
www.alpineslider.com/AdamsLymanSouth.htm
www.cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineerin...ionLymanJune2004.htm

June 4, 2004: Mt Torment, North Face ski descent, by Andy Dappen and Martin Volken.
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
Also see 5/15/2004 descent of Moraine Lake Couloir:
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

June 4, 2004: Magic Mtn, NE Couloir ski descent, by Phil Fortier and Matt Peters.
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
www.mtnphil.com/Magic/Magic.html

June 28, 2004: Mt Degenhardt, Degenhardt Glacier ski descent, by Ross Peritore and Sky Sjue.
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...d/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1089010711
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/Degenhardt/Degenhardt.html

July 4, 2004: Sherman Peak (Mt Baker), NE Face ski descent, by Cyril Benda, Jason and Josh Hummel (Jason Hummel personal communication).

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I've also posted a few earlier routes, previously unreported.  These were uncovered during research for my "Cascade Steeps" article in the NWMJ (www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Steeps.html).  These reports are based on personal communications:

April 28, 1979: Mt Stuart, Cascadian Couloir ski descent, by Eric and Kurt Feigl.

June 1984: Mt Adams, Avalanche Glacier ski descent, by W.D. Frank and Gary Nesvig (strawman).

Spring, 1985: Robinson Mountain, East Cirque ski descent, by Sprague Ackley and Hope Barnes.

Circa 1985: Cannon Mountain, NE Couloir ski descent, by Gordon Briody and Rob Harris (from Gordon Briody).

Circa 1987, spring: Mt Shuksan, Summit Pyramid ski descent, by Steve Vanpatten, Jim Witte.

Circa 1992, spring: Mt Rainier, Wilson Headwall ski descent, by Jim Collinson (from Ned Randolph).

Circa 1993, spring: Tenpeak Mountain, North Couloir ski descent, by Andreas Schmidt.

Circa 1997: Mt Stuart, Sherpa Glacier Couloir ski descent, by Jeff Mazinko and Shane Wilder (from Armond DuBuque).

Circa 1998, April: Mt Spickard, North Face ski descent from true summit, by Steve Hindman.

Circa 1998, spring: Mt Cashmere, SE Face ski descent, by Gordon Briody.

Late 1990s: North Gardner Mountain, NE Couloir ski descent, by Sprague Ackley and Brian Povolny.
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/041_Shorts3.html

May 2001: Klawatti Peak, South Face ski descent, by AMGA exam group (from Martin Volken).

June, 2001: Mt Rainier, Tahoma Glacier complete ski descent, by Matt Farmer and Ned Randolph (from Ned Randolph).

If you find errors or omissions in my records, or if you know about earlier reports than I've listed, please let me know.  You can contact me through my website, alpenglow.org/ski-history.

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www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=255098#255098

I've been notified of a descent that I missed. (Excellent! That's why I post this stuff.)<br><br>April 24, 2004: Mt Hardy, NE couloir ski descent, by Dave Burdick and Phil Fortier.<br>uw.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1519
www.mtnphil.com/Hardy2/Hardy2.html
www.alpinedave.com/mt_hardy/ne_couloir/ne_couloir.htm