March 1, 2009, Heather Ridge
3/1/09
WA Stevens Pass
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Will and I decided to try and seek out good snow in spite of the adverse forecast. Occasionally, we get lucky. Didn't rain at Stevens at all. Shady and sheltered aspects, as well as some that get windloaded were quite nice. Snow seemed to be the same as everyone's seen lately - pow over a possibly decomposed crust atop the bulletproof layer. Got one settlement on a convex windloaded NW aspect, nothing else moved all day. Windloading was loading up W slopes in the morning, E slopes in the evening. Snowing when we left.
Get on it, Monday warriors.
Get on it, Monday warriors.
I knew there were some TAYers up there. Glad you had a good time. I was up there camping with a group of scouts next to Skyline Lake. I was able to get a way for three runs from the high point of the ridge down to the lake (twice Saturday night after sundown, with headlamp ;D). On the lake side, as long as I stayed in or near the trees, the snow was great! In the clearings (and of course the way out) the crust made it slow going.
Saw lots of folks Saturday and Sunday passing us as they headed up and over, and then back out with smiles on their faces. I talked to a few people, mostly lurkers - you know who your are. I was a wee bit jealous, thinking of all the nice snow on the backside, but...duty called. All scouts returned safely to their homes. I think.
Saw lots of folks Saturday and Sunday passing us as they headed up and over, and then back out with smiles on their faces. I talked to a few people, mostly lurkers - you know who your are. I was a wee bit jealous, thinking of all the nice snow on the backside, but...duty called. All scouts returned safely to their homes. I think.
author=Rusty Knees link=topic=12506.msg52221#msg52221 date=1235978092]
I was up there camping with a group of scouts next to Skyline Lake. ....I was a wee bit jealous, thinking of all the nice snow on the backside, but...duty called. All scouts returned safely to their homes. I think.
Rusty Knees, that brings back good memories of hauling camping gear in on sleds with young scouts and building igloos and caves for hours up there, and watching the stoves and dinner sinking and sliding off into the snow. Seeing the tele skiers going on beyond the lake was one of the things that got me to start trying tele and AT skiing.
Rusty, I was one of the grinning folks who chatted with you on our way out from the north side and reminisced about my own boy scout snow camping experiences. Those kids are lucky they've got some folks willing and able to take em out there - what a great learning experience. Glad you got a few turns in.
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