Dec 19, 2010, Snoqualmie Tour

A group of us went up to Snoqualmie on Sunday looking for some new terrain and good snow. We got a bonus and saw Gus--  the hamster discussion inspiring mass response inducing Stoneman Couloir dropping Wonder Dog-- preparing to throw down on the Slot.  After that, the rest of the day seemed mundane.

Top of Snoqualmie:



We skied the top pitch of the Crooked and then veered hard skier's right to cross a ridge before heading down towards the middle fork. Snow was wind slabby, but our bomber avalanche control had us all turning off our beacons before dropping in:

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Here's a shot of the ridge we crossed:



Purrrrrr:



Amar, sketched but solid:



We decided to stop our descent around 4800', although coverage was good enough to drop lower. Our plan was to cross back over the ridge connecting Snoqualmie with Lundin.  Looking towards that ridge from our lowpoint:



As we goit higher and closer to the sun the views continued to get better and better:







Red's definitely in condition:



Snow felt a little more stable on the the Commonwealth side, fore those who are interested

Thanks Dave(s), Jeremy, Amar, and Monka for the great day. Sure feels good to be skiing again........