August 16, 2011, Paradise Glacier

8/16/11

WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)

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Posted by silaswild on 8/16/11 9:45am

Thanks Justin, Stefan, Amar, and Andy for a fun car to car tour in perfect weather! 2" of nice corn, buttery on steeper slopes, and still minimal cupping. Some runnels on the flats between the glacier and mazama ridge but not bad really. By the weekend there will likely be some walking required along mazama ridge.

http://vimeo.com/27802760 http://vimeo.com/27802951 http://vimeo.com/27802988

8/17/11 1:26am

andrew-carey

Nice to meet you, Silas, Stefan, and Justing and nice to see Amar again.

8/17/11 11:19pm

cumulus

almost didn't go - so glad I did!

heading towards Paradise

!#%^F! skiers! right through my front yard!

no skiing pics, but I think Amar has some...
(also note restraint, no parking lot pics...)

fun times - thanks y'all!

8/18/11 2:36am

freebird

Ended up with Wednesday off instead of Tuesday so I missed you guys. Had to go check out this car to car skiing in mid August ;D
Has anyone skied to the car at Paradise this late in the year? Won't be continuous much longer. Skied a few lines I have been eying the last few years.

http://contour.com/stories/paradise-glacier-081711

http://contour.com/stories/paradise-glacier-081111

Some pics...

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.274072375943375.88141.100000218445455&l=d7f6f02997&type=1

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.274063719277574.88138.100000218445455&l=0b3404f072&type=1

8/18/11 1:29pm

andrew-carey

according to the news, this is the most persistent snowpack ever at Paradise; but I know that when I was still doing TAY in the 90s we skied to the road a number of times in mid-August.

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