January 22, 2006, Illumnination Rock Circumnav
1/22/06
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Under cold and windy conditions we made a ski circumnavigation of Illumnination Rock on Mt Hood.
We went counter clockwise, dropping over Illumination Saddle on some nice carvable wind-deposit. The Reid was totally filled in and provided the best skiing of the day. A steep traverse to the ridge bordering the Reid to the south provided an exit at ~8100' . We continued around I-Rock and eventually had to skin a few hundred feet to get over Big Zig Zag Cyn.
Some pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpope/sets/72057594053070765/
We went counter clockwise, dropping over Illumination Saddle on some nice carvable wind-deposit. The Reid was totally filled in and provided the best skiing of the day. A steep traverse to the ridge bordering the Reid to the south provided an exit at ~8100' . We continued around I-Rock and eventually had to skin a few hundred feet to get over Big Zig Zag Cyn.
Some pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpope/sets/72057594053070765/
Nice work Nick. I see there's as much rime on Hood as ever.
I love the exit shot from the Reid.
I love the exit shot from the Reid.
The light on the horizon on Sunday was spectacular. A few of your photos captured it well -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpope/90460471/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpope/90460471/
That rime just looks otherworldly...
The light on the horizon on Sunday was spectacular. A few of your photos captured it well -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpope/90460471/
Note that every other volcano in the NW was in bright sunshine, while Hood was stuck under a huge black soul sucking lenticular.
Note that every other volcano in the NW was in bright sunshine, while Hood was stuck under a huge black soul sucking lenticular.
Yes "soul sucking lenticular" is a good way to put it. Maybe Ullar was upset there was too many AT skiers on Mt Hood on Sunday? It did make for some nice colors though.
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