10/2/2016, Heliotrope Ridge Not So Smooth

10/2/16

WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)

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Posted by Donnelly_M on 10/2/16 3:38pm

Wanting to get the month of October out of the way, I decided to take my chances on Heliotrope Ridge where continuous ice, crust, and snow could be found at 6300 feet. I would highly recommend ski crampons be used until more snow falls. I almost backed out of skiing as the first 300 vertical feet were the hardest to skin up and ski down. There were some good conditions higher up. A good storm will smooth this area very nicely!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CDBWIE4jl0&feature=youtu.be

10/13/16 5:00pm

telemack

Thanks for the report. I'm really hoping for some freshies for OcTAYber 8)

10/14/16 8:52am

kamtron

The current Rainier forecast is looking nice for a refresh, although it might get warm in the weekend

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