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April 25, 2004, Teanaway PK, Bean Pk, Iron Pk.

4/25/04
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Posted by John Morrow on 4/25/04 4:58am
Beverly Th is open and just a couple insignificant snow patches on the road to there.  Erik S., Stan S., and I booted on frozen snow to 4800 ft. on Beverly Creek Trail but we could have skied from about 4100 ft.  Skinned up the broad south gully of Teanaway Pk (6779) first.  At the saddle at the top of the gully it is pretty steep and exposed.  We measured a very short 40 degree slpoe.  Then easy to the top on the upper east slope.  Great corn coming down.
Here we split.  Stan and Erik went to Iron Peak and had a great looking run down it's east face.  I went across Fourth Creek basin to true Bean Peak (6743).  What many people think is Bean is actually known as Mary's Peak (6640+ft).  This was my last descent of a list I've made up of 20 ski descents in the Teanaway.  The run was short on the NW slope but fun exploring.  If anyone is interested in the list here it is:
Miller Peak 6402
3 Brothers 7303
L. Navaho Pk. 6442
Navaho Peak 7223
Earl Peak 7036
Bean Peak 6743
Mary's Peak 6640+
Bill's Peak 6917
Teanaway Peak 6779
Iron Peak 6510
Sorry, I lost it before I finished the list:
S. Ingalls Peak 7640+
Fortune Pk. 7382
High Esmerelda 6765
Hawkins Mtn. 7160
Skookum Pk. 6394
Jolly Mtn. 6443
Sasse Mtn. 5730
Hex Mtn. 5034
Red Mtn (C.E. Valley) 5880+
Thorp Mtn. 5854

Anyway, there are some great runs off these.  All can be ascended and descended right off the summits. Many can be skied in the winter easily and fun in Spring.  It is intended to spark interest in the Teanaway and Cle Elum Valleys to show the snowmobilers that it is definitely not only them out there.  Happy skiing.

Nice report John, and thanks for sharing your peak list - all wonderful trips & runs.  Along the lines of your thoughts re sking the Teanaway, can you imagine the destination, both Nordic and backcountry, it would be, if it was skier only from 29 Pines to the road end at the Long's pass trailhead?  Something to think about! or work for!
GerryH

Yeah, I think about that alot Gerry.  And perhaps a stragetically placed yurt or two at road ends would make for some neat high country multiday touring and nice warming shelter for nordic skiers!

Congratulations John on completing your 20 peaks!

What would it take to talk you into converting this into some sort of skier's guide to the Teanaway? No one knows this area like you do!

Larry

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