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September 1, 2014, Camp Muir

9/1/14
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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Posted by telemack on 9/1/14 2:51pm
     Pretty messy conditions on the Snowfield.  I dropped sneakers at 7400', and was in the fog all afternoon.  Never saw Muir after the Nisqually bridge until I was right under it.  Skinning was okay, mostly in the boot track, but it never softened much in the whiteout and the less-pummeled snow had a grabby top layer of dust.  The best turns were in the tracks of previous skiers, and I ended up on glacial ice and even side-stepped across a two-foot crevasse that was poorly bridged with what looked like leftover new snow, perhaps with bits of the hail last week.  I saw three skiers and three boarders in the gloom.
     Surprisingly breezy and clammy for late summer.
     For those wondering about closer and better goodies, there is still a remnant of the Pinnacle Glacier, and several hundred feet of wide, "somewhat" smooth snow around 8000'.  There are leftover patches below Pebble Creek of one-two hundred feet.  The N-Chute still is partly in, but would take sketchy scrambling, as well as a waterfall....

I climbed up to Camp Muir today
To find some September snow play.
I skinned then I turned,
Tough arcs fairly earned---
So I have seven years now of TAY!

And I bow down in awe to streaks such as Tom Szwedko's.    8)
That's dedication, Mack. Not sure how you streakers do this stuff.

way to get in september before school starts!

How do streakers do it?  They just drop everything and go.

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How do streakers do it?  They just drop everything and go.


In more ways than one ;)

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