November 18, 2010, Blueberry Chutes (Table Mt)

nicely done, actually heading to those exact chutes tomorrow. Any snowpack observations? Sluffing, slabbing, windloading? Any natural activity in the area after the storm? How was travel up to the flank of table (deep I bet).

Any details would be appreciated, thanks.

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nicely done, actually heading to those exact chutes tomorrow. Any snowpack observations? Sluffing, slabbing, windloading? Any natural activity in the area after the storm? How was travel up to the flank of table (deep I bet).

Any details would be appreciated, thanks.

Snowpack seemed rightside up to us, less wind affect than we expected.  Uphill travel was straightforward, deep but light powder.  One of our party rode a slide for a hundred yards or so.  It was caused by another group a couple hundred feet above him.   We two Seattlites were very fortunate to have experienced Baker guides showing us good runs to avoid rocks, even to the point of where in the run to ski.   

It's anybody's guess what tomorrow will bring for you.   Have fun, be safe.

Nice Silas!

Yah right on, we know our way around up there. We were up on Saturday so we know where the rocks are/were. Thanks for the notes, we'll be treading very lightly before we step near anything. Conservative calls  for tomorrow, its still dumping!

we'll share back our results, play safe everyone!

Good one!

I am looking forward to a report....So I can make a good decision of were to go this weekend....

Thanks!

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One of our party rode a slide for a hundred yards or so.  It was caused by another group a couple hundred feet above him.   

Thanks for the report! It sounds as I imagined it would be. Figured we where missing out on some good pow condtions(I don't mind a rock or two). Ironically, the above quote was my main reasoning for not wanting to go to that area.

Glad to hear no one is worse for the wear.

Went up yesterday (Friday November 19th). Incredible day, snow was blower, bottomless and perfectly stable, what more could you ask for?

Visibility was in and out but we knew our way around and shredded some gnar, skied a nice mini N facing chute to 45 degrees, little sluff, no slabbing. A couple of laps in the Blueberry chute zone had us wishing we could freeze time and just do lap after lap. Truly a day i won't forget. Back at it tomorrow!

6ft Boulders we were jumping off last weekend were completely buried, what a start to the season.

Photos...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2335259&id=172005633&l=c421227411

anyone know what Facebook messed with to make the new album and all my old albums look horribly compressed, just awful, booo facebook!