May 20, 2011, - Camp Muir and Nisqually Chutes

Matt and I hit up Camp Muir under awesome weather - sunny skies, passing clouds for some periods of shade, and virtually no wind.  The snow is still quite mushy with young corn developing.  The skin track to ascend Panorama Point was quite icy at 10:30 am too.  We left Muir around 2:50pm.  The best skiing was the first 1,000 - 2,000 feet below Muir, but even so, there were still pockets where it was grabby. 

We descended the Nisqually Chutes at 3pm. which have seen a lot of activity this week, and were quite cut up.  Pretty grabby towards the bottom as well, and from there on the rest of the way out.  Only 1 very small point release, which did not even run more than 50 feet and only a few inches deep.

Met a skier who summit at 1pm and descended Fuhrer Finger around 2pm.  She said she wished she had ascended and descended earlier, as it was rather mushy in the Finger by then.

Pics - http://radkaandchris.smugmug.com/Skiing/Camp-Muir-Nisqually-Chutes-by/17169146_w25CJN#1301987543_PvBTZkf