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Topic: November 24, 2002, Mt. Shuksan, Sulphide Glacier (Read 1286 times)
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David_Coleman
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Ben, Sky and myself thought that with the weather system that rolled through last week, the North Cascades would be our best bet for skiing some fresh snow. ÊWe knew however, that as the freezing level rose towards the end of the week to around 9,000' any new snow likely went through the cycle and would be boiler plate. ÊSure enough, as the FL dropped to around 6,000' at the beginning of the weekend, this is exactly what we were faced with. ÊSnow began just below the first saddle (approx. 3,700'). ÊBegan skinning from this point to avoid post-holing. ÊReached upper saddle at 5,200' and continued onward towards the snout of the Sulphide. ÊSurprisingly, the conditions of the Sulphide were much better 1 month ago. ÊThe runnels this time around were huge, making for difficult skinning on the lower slopes. ÊBy the time we reached the first pitch, they were less prominent allowing us to skin the entire way. ÊCouple of the large crevasses from my trip 1 month ago have filled in quite nicely. ÊThe route, however, is essentially crevasse, but definitely NOT runnel free. ÊStopped close to 8,000' where again, the runnels were enormous. ÊAs we knew conditions were not going to soften up, and thinking we could yo-yo a south facing slope just above the saddle at 5,200', we stopped to grab a bite to eat and then skied down. ÊGreat weather with excellent views, but definitely felt like the Sulphide was excluded from those storms that have been hammering us since early November.
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Charles
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Thanks for the great info, David. It's disappointing to hear that the old snow has still been getting worse over the last month. I'm going to check out what's left of the new snow tomorrow, probably around Chinook Pass, and I'll report what I find.
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