March 9, 2011, Snoqualmie Pass
3/9/11
WA Snoqualmie Pass
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Tried to sneak in a tour for Alfred before the temperatures got too warm today. We succeeded, and enjoyed knee deep wet powder from 5500' down to 4000', then 4" on crust in the trees to 3000'. Time for brunch, too early for beer and strudel I guess.
Silas you forget to mention why we bailed. 8-10" soft slabs on hoar frost have formed and are EXTREMELY touchy up on mt snoqualmie right now. The warm & clear nights clearly did some damage. How many slides did we set off, 5, 6? We skiied the phantom slide since it was too sketchy to commit to the slot.
Here's some pics, one with a lovely sympathetic slide to our skintrack.
Creamy turns low in the phantom
Perfect oval shaped soft slab.
Some glimpes of Alpental before she is swallowed by the clouds.
Careful out there the next couple of days folks. Hopefully more snow and warm temps will eradicate that layer.
Here's some pics, one with a lovely sympathetic slide to our skintrack.
Creamy turns low in the phantom
Perfect oval shaped soft slab.
Some glimpes of Alpental before she is swallowed by the clouds.
Careful out there the next couple of days folks. Hopefully more snow and warm temps will eradicate that layer.
Good info, thanks for that. And a location revealed to boot, albeit a popular one!
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