09.05.10, Mt. Shasta, the east side
9/15/10
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Usually at this time of the year I am fixated on keeping my Joy-O-Meter (JOM) as low as possible to avoid getting too excited about the upcoming season (, , and of course that
The next morning, we left the TH with a solid night's rest and happily strolled through the woods. Before we knew it, the mountain was in full view -- well, at least for some of us:
We climbed more or less up the Hotlum-Wintun Ridge (I think) to just shy of 12,000 ft. Not a cloud in the sky. As we climbed, the breeze started to pick up a little. Surprisingly there were very few sun cups and the snow was pretty smooth. Lower on the mountain the snow was nicely softened by the sun, but above 11k-ish the cool breeze was keeping the surface somewhat hard. But I can't complain one bit for September sake.
In the end we skied about 2800 vert. ft. and walked about 4800 vert. ft! Pretty nice for September! And congrats to Ben for making his first turns-all-year!
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The next morning, we left the TH with a solid night's rest and happily strolled through the woods. Before we knew it, the mountain was in full view -- well, at least for some of us:
We climbed more or less up the Hotlum-Wintun Ridge (I think) to just shy of 12,000 ft. Not a cloud in the sky. As we climbed, the breeze started to pick up a little. Surprisingly there were very few sun cups and the snow was pretty smooth. Lower on the mountain the snow was nicely softened by the sun, but above 11k-ish the cool breeze was keeping the surface somewhat hard. But I can't complain one bit for September sake.
In the end we skied about 2800 vert. ft. and walked about 4800 vert. ft! Pretty nice for September! And congrats to Ben for making his first turns-all-year!
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Thanks for TR...I had a hunch that it was not too cupped out...
Nice job boys.
I love the JOM on the watch.
Only Kam would have that custom on a watch. Gotta have a pretty positive mind set when it is below 1%.
I love the JOM on the watch.
Only Kam would have that custom on a watch. Gotta have a pretty positive mind set when it is below 1%.
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