October 28, 2009, Heliotrope Ridge
10/28/09
WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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Conditions: about 2 inches of snow at the trailhead (3700ft), 12 inches at 5000ft (no base), and the glacier above and west of the hogsback had 4 to 12 inches of fluff over a more solid base of new snow followed by glacier ice.
The glacier skied great, but crevasses are still a major concern. We skied down to 5200ft but will need to break out the P-tex before our next trip. One more good storm and skiing to treeline will be possible (providing there isnt a big melt from the predicted warm day on Friday).
It was a great October ski day.
The glacier skied great, but crevasses are still a major concern. We skied down to 5200ft but will need to break out the P-tex before our next trip. One more good storm and skiing to treeline will be possible (providing there isnt a big melt from the predicted warm day on Friday).
It was a great October ski day.
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Looking good guys, here's hoping it lasts through to saturday
-lee
-lee
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