May 20-21, 2017, Sahale Arm
5/20/17
WA Cascades East Slopes North
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Conditions now, TR later.
Snow at the level of the parking lot. Up Soldier-Boy Creek to Sahale Arm, returned same. Found no clean way to avoid shenanigans on the way up or down at the ~4-4.7k level, but readily avoided the active shooting gallery of Cascade Pass. Those shenanigans will be more arduous within a few days.
Snow soft but working on a melt-freeze crust; give it time, it's the only way. Plenty of activity on all steep slopes, but J-berg dropped fewer impressive slides Sunday than Saturday. A lot of cornices have dropped, but some remain. Readily cut pinwheels and slow hissers ~10cm deep on our return trip.
Anyone know whose heli flew through Cascade Pass around 1 pm? I have photos for you.
Snow at the level of the parking lot. Up Soldier-Boy Creek to Sahale Arm, returned same. Found no clean way to avoid shenanigans on the way up or down at the ~4-4.7k level, but readily avoided the active shooting gallery of Cascade Pass. Those shenanigans will be more arduous within a few days.
Snow soft but working on a melt-freeze crust; give it time, it's the only way. Plenty of activity on all steep slopes, but J-berg dropped fewer impressive slides Sunday than Saturday. A lot of cornices have dropped, but some remain. Readily cut pinwheels and slow hissers ~10cm deep on our return trip.
Anyone know whose heli flew through Cascade Pass around 1 pm? I have photos for you.
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