March 6, 2018, Snoqualmie Mountain Slot Couloir
3/6/18
WA Snoqualmie Pass
3861
7
I realize this post may be a bit late for conditions reporting purposes but I figured some would enjoy photos of the adventure nonetheless.
Constrained by a 1pm meeting I had to make it into work for we got a relatively early start and were skinning by 6 am.
Shot 8 in the early morning light...anyone skied this?
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We broke trail the entire way.
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Tinkham and Silver looked quite spectacular across the valley.
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Summit Central, East & Roaring Ridge beyond.
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Keechelus & chair sporting their winter coats.
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May be hard to tell here but there was a skin track up on to the bryant shoulder and some sweet tracks on the rib along the looker's left side of the couloir.
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Some sweet spines formed on the wall above the snot and the winter wonderland that is Snoqualmie pass beyond.
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First tracks in the Couloir
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It was quite deep in there
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I could work on my action shots...
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Looking down towards the middle fork.
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Looking up the Snot.
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Winter routes on Snoqualmie's backside.
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Time to high tail it outta here.
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A wee bit of wallowing was required to get up and out the exit.
What an aesthetic line. It was 2/3 of our first time skiing the slot and it sure lived up to the hype. 5.5 hr c2c including a bit of messing around at the entrance (attempting to cut a cornice & jumping around on belay) and an equipment malfunction on the backside.
Luckily we had some buffer time built in and I made my meeting with no issues.
Constrained by a 1pm meeting I had to make it into work for we got a relatively early start and were skinning by 6 am.
Shot 8 in the early morning light...anyone skied this?
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We broke trail the entire way.
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Tinkham and Silver looked quite spectacular across the valley.
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Summit Central, East & Roaring Ridge beyond.
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Keechelus & chair sporting their winter coats.
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May be hard to tell here but there was a skin track up on to the bryant shoulder and some sweet tracks on the rib along the looker's left side of the couloir.
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Some sweet spines formed on the wall above the snot and the winter wonderland that is Snoqualmie pass beyond.
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First tracks in the Couloir
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It was quite deep in there
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I could work on my action shots...
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Looking down towards the middle fork.
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Looking up the Snot.
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Winter routes on Snoqualmie's backside.
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Time to high tail it outta here.
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A wee bit of wallowing was required to get up and out the exit.
What an aesthetic line. It was 2/3 of our first time skiing the slot and it sure lived up to the hype. 5.5 hr c2c including a bit of messing around at the entrance (attempting to cut a cornice & jumping around on belay) and an equipment malfunction on the backside.
Luckily we had some buffer time built in and I made my meeting with no issues.
Great photos....nice write-up too..timing perfect!!!
Thanks for the great write-up.
Gawd that last photo. I can't even tell what manner of twisted up happened. Feels like we shouldn't be able to see the guy's skins!
Gawd that last photo. I can't even tell what manner of twisted up happened. Feels like we shouldn't be able to see the guy's skins!
Thanks!
Mike - on that last photo, we probably could have skinned up and over if we were more determined but booting for 30 ft seemed more efficient. Probably a bit of a weird perspective. I shot the photo looking down at my two partners who were attempting to follow my poorly set bootpack...it was deep.
Mike - on that last photo, we probably could have skinned up and over if we were more determined but booting for 30 ft seemed more efficient. Probably a bit of a weird perspective. I shot the photo looking down at my two partners who were attempting to follow my poorly set bootpack...it was deep.
Very nice - especially the pictures from the high perch!
Goleary nice report. Great pics of the surrounding area. And great memories for me.
You asked about Shot 8. I haven't skied Alp for a long time and I've never been too good on nomenclature but if it is the large cleft in the buttress in your 1st pic that was first skied in ~1971 by Mike Prettie (sp?) head of pro patrol and later the Alpental area manager and, I think, Skip Hodley (sp?) also on the pro patrol (later head of patrol). It might have been Craig Wilbur, also on the pro patrol, and not Skip, but I'm not sure, it was a long time a ago and memory fades.....)Â Â IIRC Craig later worked for Wsdot as head of avy control on the pass. Skip went to Sun Valley I think and maybe his brother Jerry too and IIRC were pro patrols there for a while. Haven't seen those guys in a long time. The tracks they left remained extremely visible from the day lodge, for a good 2 weeks as we had a long cold spell with clear weather every day. Those long-lingering tracks were quite impressive to 2 weekends worth of commuter skiers. This is when extreme skiing was just beginning in Europe with Sylvain Saudan et al.
You asked about Shot 8. I haven't skied Alp for a long time and I've never been too good on nomenclature but if it is the large cleft in the buttress in your 1st pic that was first skied in ~1971 by Mike Prettie (sp?) head of pro patrol and later the Alpental area manager and, I think, Skip Hodley (sp?) also on the pro patrol (later head of patrol). It might have been Craig Wilbur, also on the pro patrol, and not Skip, but I'm not sure, it was a long time a ago and memory fades.....)Â Â IIRC Craig later worked for Wsdot as head of avy control on the pass. Skip went to Sun Valley I think and maybe his brother Jerry too and IIRC were pro patrols there for a while. Haven't seen those guys in a long time. The tracks they left remained extremely visible from the day lodge, for a good 2 weeks as we had a long cold spell with clear weather every day. Those long-lingering tracks were quite impressive to 2 weekends worth of commuter skiers. This is when extreme skiing was just beginning in Europe with Sylvain Saudan et al.
Thanks for the history lesson Eric. I can't help but stare up at that thing every time I head back into the alpental Valley.
Yup, I stare at it too when ever I'm up there. Its such a cool line right in your face from the lodge. Maybe the trees have grown up and you can't see it any more from there, IDK. Reminds me of High Rustler at Alta only just a bit more work.
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