July 8-10, 2011, Mt. Baker Colman/Demming Corn

Left car at noon and booted up Grouse Cr to around 6K on Heliotrope Ridge to camp.  Great turns in wet corn above camp.  Instant cheesecake saved my boring dinner of mashed potatoes w/ fancy sausage.
Skinned and walked to the summit Sat.  9am to 5pm no crampons wanted.  Skied the corn down.  The new snow had fillied in most sun-cups.
On Sunday we toured the E facing aspects arround camp to give the W facing slope into Grouse Cr time to soften.  Skied from camp to the car but removed the skis twice for brush/rk.

Compressed gas (cartrige) stove: MSR Reactor used up 2 std. canisters to melt water for 3 skiers for 2 nights.
*I* will not repace *my* bluet stove untill someone designs a canister stove w/ all 3 of the below features:
1)regulator
2)generator/vaporiser
3)gravity feed option for fuel.
White gas rules, canisters drool for melting snow.