August 4, 2012, Mt. Baker Coleman-Deming
8/4/12
WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
2032
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No, not perfect corn but not too bad either.
Peter and I had a pretty good ski on this route on Saturday. We started our descent at about 11:00 which was probably about a half hour late since the snow on the Roman Wall was already starting to get a little deep and challenging. The snow stayed pretty fast for most of the run though with some leg burning, small sun-cups towards the bottom. The Pumice Ridge is melted out so a carry of 150'-200' is required. Crevasses in the usual spots but no sketchy bridges or crossings. We saw no other skiers heading down on Saturday and only 10-12 people on the summit. Several skiers/ boarders were on their way up on Saturday as we were coming down - including a guy with a one-of-a-kind party dress!
Definitely worth the effort and our third year in a row on this route.
Peter and I had a pretty good ski on this route on Saturday. We started our descent at about 11:00 which was probably about a half hour late since the snow on the Roman Wall was already starting to get a little deep and challenging. The snow stayed pretty fast for most of the run though with some leg burning, small sun-cups towards the bottom. The Pumice Ridge is melted out so a carry of 150'-200' is required. Crevasses in the usual spots but no sketchy bridges or crossings. We saw no other skiers heading down on Saturday and only 10-12 people on the summit. Several skiers/ boarders were on their way up on Saturday as we were coming down - including a guy with a one-of-a-kind party dress!
Definitely worth the effort and our third year in a row on this route.
Awesome! Thanks for the beta. I'll be up there on Saturday, so this is just the information I needed.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
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