April 10, 2005, Colchuck Glacier
4/10/05
WA Cascades East Slopes Central
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Snowpack very stable save for a bit of wind-loaded snow higher up the glacier. A bit crusty, but no complaints--fun skiing.
Did you guys ski from the saddle in the picture?
How far up Mountaineer Creek road could you drive?
More information please...I'm leaning toward a couple days in the area this weekend....
Were you able to skin in or did you have to boot pack?
Ranger said road was clear to within 2 miles of trailhead, true?
Was the slope below Asgard (sp?) Pass skiable as well?
Were you able to skin in or did you have to boot pack?
Ranger said road was clear to within 2 miles of trailhead, true?
Was the slope below Asgard (sp?) Pass skiable as well?
I'm interested in more beta, too!
>>Did you guys ski from the saddle in the picture?
We skiied from a couple hundred feet above the saddle. Although the avy conditions were particularly stable, I still felt a bit uneasy about the somewhat wind-loaded conditions higher up the glacier; thus, we did not venture much above the saddle.
>>How far up Mountaineer Creek road could you drive?
I made it all the way to the TH in my 4WD Tacoma--I would not have wanted to try it in a vehicle with less clearance. Road snow free until the 8-Mile TH (i.e., about 1 mile from the Colchuck/Stuart TH). The last 1 mile follows deep snow ruts.
>>Were you able to skin in or did you have to boot pack?
Only the first few hundred feet of trail is snow free; skinning in would not have been much fun; there is solid boot pack to follow. I did, however, manage to ski nearly back to the TH.
>>Was the slope below Asgard (sp?) Pass skiable as well?
There are a lot more obstacles visible within the slope than I have typically seen during this time of year; nevertheless, the Aasgard slopes looked like good skiing to me.
Have fun!
:D
We skiied from a couple hundred feet above the saddle. Although the avy conditions were particularly stable, I still felt a bit uneasy about the somewhat wind-loaded conditions higher up the glacier; thus, we did not venture much above the saddle.
>>How far up Mountaineer Creek road could you drive?
I made it all the way to the TH in my 4WD Tacoma--I would not have wanted to try it in a vehicle with less clearance. Road snow free until the 8-Mile TH (i.e., about 1 mile from the Colchuck/Stuart TH). The last 1 mile follows deep snow ruts.
>>Were you able to skin in or did you have to boot pack?
Only the first few hundred feet of trail is snow free; skinning in would not have been much fun; there is solid boot pack to follow. I did, however, manage to ski nearly back to the TH.
>>Was the slope below Asgard (sp?) Pass skiable as well?
There are a lot more obstacles visible within the slope than I have typically seen during this time of year; nevertheless, the Aasgard slopes looked like good skiing to me.
Have fun!
:D
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