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Zap
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June 25,2011 Hillman Peak,Crater Lake Natl Park
« on: 06/25/11, 09:25 PM »
We got lucky on Saturday because they opened the North Entrance Road on June 24 at 1pm.  Coming from the Cascade Lakes Highway made it an easy approach.  The snow banks along the North road were enormous and the coverage on the surrounding terrain provided lots of eye candy.  The only limiting factor was the limited pullouts.  As we rounded a bend the sight of Hillman Peak was soooooo inviting, especially since there wasn’t a track on the short and steep slope.  I again adopted the “Mark H’ philosophy of a gentleman’s start time and left the campervan at 12:30pm. This year I used a smarter approach via the right climber’s ridge which provided a pleasant ramp with a slight and refreshing breeze.  This year I also stopped short of the upper ridge line.  Last year, I went to the top and discovered I was on a knife edge with an unfriendly descent into Crater Lake.  The descent was short, steep and sweet corn. It was a pleasant short excursion on snow. Another sunny day with corn snow.  The only thing better would be if my ski buddy,Jill, were skiing with me.  Wink  There are numerous short roadside tours available between North Junction and Rim Village.
 
Photo 1-View looking north from Hillman Peak
Photo 2-Nice corn turns
Photo 3-View of Hillman Peak along left side of Crater from Rim Village

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Re: June 25,2011 Hillman Peak,Crater Lake Natl Park
« Reply #1 on: 06/25/11, 10:16 PM »
Beautiful.  What a spectacular place to ski!
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Re: June 25,2011 Hillman Peak,Crater Lake Natl Park
« Reply #2 on: 06/26/11, 08:09 AM »
Nice!  I'll be down that way in a couple of weeks with family for camping and am hoping to get away for an hour or two for a few scraps on Hilman and maybe Mt Scott.  Looks like the snow is holding up well since I was down there on Memorial weekend...
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Re: June 25,2011 Hillman Peak,Crater Lake Natl Park
« Reply #3 on: 06/26/11, 04:39 PM »
Great to see you and Jill back in action Zap.
I pedaled around the lake last summer drooling at all the great ski lines. One of these days but the dang thing called work keeps getting in the way.
Your photos seem quite clear and sharp. Did you get a new camera during convalescence?
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Re: June 25,2011 Hillman Peak,Crater Lake Natl Park
« Reply #4 on: 06/26/11, 06:04 PM »
Quote from: NickD on 06/26/11, 04:39 PM
Your photos seem quite clear and sharp. Did you get a new camera during convalescence?
It's Jill's Panasonic DMC-FZ18 which is a couple years old but still works.

So, how's the hip ?
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Re: June 25,2011 Hillman Peak,Crater Lake Natl Park
« Reply #5 on: 06/27/11, 08:27 PM »
So, how's the hip ?
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Gonna get a new one. Originally scheduled with Jill's guy in June but delayed it until August with a different cutter. Autumn is good time for rehab for the following season.
Keep sending us those stoke reports.
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