February 7, 2014-Mount Kalama
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Today conditions allowed for me to check a long standing tour off the list: Mount Kalama. Skiable conditions on Mount Kalama are rare, but everything came together early this morning, making for a perfect tour of about 750 vertical feet.
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Leaving from the hut
Starting the ascent up Fir St. Couloir
Making my way on River Watch St. Traverse
Climbing past Kalama Falls
Summit of Mount Kalama
The huts are much nicer on the summit
Powder turns on Taylor Rd. Glacier
Ready to drop into Fir St. Couloir
Looking back up Fir St. Couloir
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Arriving back at the hut
Hut Life!
It's funny, I've knocked some long standing tours off the list this year despite the challenging conditions: Nisqually Chutes, Van Trump Park, and Table Mountain, but this one may be the most satisfying.
Leaving from the hut
Starting the ascent up Fir St. Couloir
Making my way on River Watch St. Traverse
Climbing past Kalama Falls
Summit of Mount Kalama
The huts are much nicer on the summit
Powder turns on Taylor Rd. Glacier
Ready to drop into Fir St. Couloir
Looking back up Fir St. Couloir
Arriving back at the hut
Hut Life!
It's funny, I've knocked some long standing tours off the list this year despite the challenging conditions: Nisqually Chutes, Van Trump Park, and Table Mountain, but this one may be the most satisfying.
Pretty cool, man - way to go! Wondering if the hut is open to public ;- )
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Pretty cool, man - way to go! Wondering if the hut is open to public ;- )
This was all part of the master plan. Now that I posted a trip report of this previously secret stash, I expect the TAY hordes to show up en masse. The hut is open to the public, but isn't exactly cheap ;D.
running forest park i spied a few drops I'd like to take. enough snow in the trees yet? :)
Mount Kalama is open for night skiing!
Delicious weather in Portland this weekend! I'm holed up in a N Portland hotel, helping my daughter ready for midterms. It was sunny all day in Bremerton when I drove down yesterday. Wish I brought my skis for those study breaks...
jealous!
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