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March 27, Paradise, MRNP

3/27/15
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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Posted by DOD on 3/29/15 4:04am
warm and windless in the carpark, but plenty of snow pluming off Anvil rock. Big Lenticular over the NE of the mountain. We decided to ski down to 4th crossing and then up the paradise to avoid the wind. Calm and sunny conditions until 8500ft where we were met by much stronger winds around 35mph.

Transitioned and skied down in some nice corn between 8500 and 7k. Poopy slop below that. Didn't tempt anything steep. Lots of storm slab release on SW through to NE aspects all between 7500 and 6000ft.
this one came down during the day in the paradise valley.. one of the bigger ones i've seen their

Were you guys plannin on goin all the way to the summit  8)?

we whur goin for da summit!!...but den we ran outta water!!! - Kentucky style ;-)

Wow you saw that slab come down? Cornice-triggered?

We bailed off the Muir route and went up the Paradise, too. Best turns of the day were soft and creamy on the first slope of the Paradise glacier down to Cowlitz Rocks saddle.

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