January 19, 2013, Granite mountain (I-90 exit 47)
1/19/13
WA Snoqualmie Pass
5410
9
Great corn above 3500' for 2pm descent. Minimal west wind. 6-8" slush on south facing slopes below 3500'. Skied the central gully within 500 yds of the car. Kinda brushy after that.
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Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 5629 1149 Radius Search
Range Granite Mountains North America Rocky Mountains
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 6762 2792 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 4331 3314 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 7626 1666 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-NV Great Basin Ranges 8419 2846 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Central and Southern California Ranges 5633 1953 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 7144 1064 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Central and Southern California Ranges 6600 400 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 7366 1566 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-ID Idaho-Bitterroot Rocky Mountains 8479 1715 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain-South Peak USA-WA Cascade Range 7080 440 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-MT Central Montana Rocky Mountains 10640 1200 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain-Granite Peak USA-NV Great Basin Ranges 8339 339 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-OR Columbia Plateau 9040 80 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountains High Point USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 5295 1855 Radius Search
Range Granite Mountains North America Intermountain West
Peak Little Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 7089 1009 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 4052 1072 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 4699 1079 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 6688 0 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain Canada-BC Columbia Mountains 6680 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-TX Great Plains 969 89 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain Benchmark USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 6739 243 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 8920 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-OK Great Plains 2177 257 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain-Peak 7185 USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 7185 185 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 5629 1149 Radius Search
Range Granite Mountains North America Rocky Mountains
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 6762 2792 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 4331 3314 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 7626 1666 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-NV Great Basin Ranges 8419 2846 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Central and Southern California Ranges 5633 1953 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 7144 1064 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Central and Southern California Ranges 6600 400 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 7366 1566 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-ID Idaho-Bitterroot Rocky Mountains 8479 1715 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain-South Peak USA-WA Cascade Range 7080 440 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-MT Central Montana Rocky Mountains 10640 1200 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain-Granite Peak USA-NV Great Basin Ranges 8339 339 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-OR Columbia Plateau 9040 80 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountains High Point USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 5295 1855 Radius Search
Range Granite Mountains North America Intermountain West
Peak Little Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 7089 1009 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 4052 1072 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 4699 1079 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-WA Cascade Range 6688 0 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain Canada-BC Columbia Mountains 6680 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-TX Great Plains 969 89 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain Benchmark USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 6739 243 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-CA Great Basin Ranges 8920 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain USA-OK Great Plains 2177 257 Radius Search
Peak Granite Mountain-Peak 7185 USA-AZ Southwest Basins and Ranges 7185 185 Radius Search
Yep, the Granite Mountain south of Canada and north of Mexico! :)
Great report! Any signs of significant recent instability on the south face?
Juneuary touring on Granite: It is fantastic to harvest corn with an eclectic group of fog busting ski enthusiasts without spending more than 50 minutes traveling from Seattle.
not that it matters, but wherever that list is from got the MT granite peak's elevation wrong. its 12,799 not 10640
you from montana burns? granite be my stomping grounds...and you're right they got the elevation all wrong...course there could be another granite in the beartooths....
@silas. i was going to do this yesterday...but i was an idiot and went for gunn peak again...all north facing with a crappy 4mi logging road approach and THEN 3.5k of climing. needles so say i climed 3k vert which was just the logging road and then had to turn around and get impaled by fallen trees.
thanks for the post, we followed Sunday and had a great spring day. perfect corn. busting the last part to the road was the most fun part, huh!?
We followed up on Sunday as well - quite a few parties up there... at least 3-4 groups on skis/boards and a few other paries on foot.
We left the descent a bit late at 2:30. Enjoyed excellent snow until around 4000', where it started to get a bit sloppy. Thanks for the timely report that reminded us of this big south face! We followed tracks down the central gully, but didn't have the desire to tangle with as much brush, so bailed to the trail for the short walk out. Had we known the conditions, we would have taken out at the higher trail intersection.
Erik
We left the descent a bit late at 2:30. Enjoyed excellent snow until around 4000', where it started to get a bit sloppy. Thanks for the timely report that reminded us of this big south face! We followed tracks down the central gully, but didn't have the desire to tangle with as much brush, so bailed to the trail for the short walk out. Had we known the conditions, we would have taken out at the higher trail intersection.
Erik
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