November 29, 2003, Castle Saddle, MRNP

11/29/03

WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)

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Posted by BrentH on 11/29/03 8:55pm

Worse than we expected, trap crust. Happy to get out with only bruising. No one else. Good weather with view of The Mountain (Fuhrer Finger had slid). Exited Sunshine Creek drainage to E of Castle bowl. Large (class 2), recent avalanches there. Gate did not open until 10 am, although road was clear.

11/30/03 4:25am

andrew-carey

we headed up Pan Pt Sat in dense fog, 1/2 way up 2 of the 4 of us thought it was too dangerous to continue; on the way down we got passed by a half-dozen or more going up; we skied mush to the parking lot; I kept wondering what it was like up on Muir and if the fog cleared to come down.

Sunday, I XC to Reflection Lake with my 9-month pregnant (due in 1 week) stepdaughter; frozen rock hard bullet proof crust; saw the fracture lines all below Voss Peak.

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