June 11, 2017, Colchuck Glacier
6/11/17
WA Cascades East Slopes Central
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Ed & I brought our skis up the NBC and the extra effort was worthwhile! There were a few patches from the Summit to the col but the real fun started at the col. Nearly 3k feet and 1 very short carry brought us to where the trail enters the boulder field on the south west end of the lake.
We saw a couple other groups getting their June turns as well.
We saw a couple other groups getting their June turns as well.
Nice work! I was in the area on Friday and the snow was firm. I bet it was perfect for the NBC. I skied on Aasgard too early and got rattled. I had a turn-around time of 11am though, as I needed to pick up kids from school at 2:45 in Wenatchee :)
It was actually a tad softer in the NBC than I would have preferred, that route gets hits by the sun early!! The North Face was quite firm though and the Glacier was softer than we expected (around 12pm I believe) considering the lack of sun.
Any chance you spotted a solitary skin lying around on the glacier or the snowfield between the glacier and the trail? I lost one a couple weeks ago.
author=Scottk link=topic=38627.msg156356#msg156356 date=1497400329]
Any chance you spotted a solitary skin lying around on the glacier or the snowfield between the glacier and the trail? I lost one a couple weeks ago.
Sorry, I can't say that I did. We were moving pretty quick.
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