March 24, 2018, Hurricane environs
3/24/18
WA Olympics
1940
3
Cross post from the mothership.
Planned a large day out in the Olympics but bailed due to weather. Picked the low hanging fruit instead in the familiar places for a casual day just shy of 5k.
Found great pow on the proper aspects and in the shadows of the trees. Morning sun got to the rest but everything skied pretty well. Good tree tour once the alpine became socked... from the high krummholz subalpine firs, which created an array of steep wind-formed gullies in their wakes awash with gravity-bound graupel, to the lower glades dominated by cedar. Finally found a certain skiable avenue I've been seeking for years.
Some pics:
Planned a large day out in the Olympics but bailed due to weather. Picked the low hanging fruit instead in the familiar places for a casual day just shy of 5k.
Found great pow on the proper aspects and in the shadows of the trees. Morning sun got to the rest but everything skied pretty well. Good tree tour once the alpine became socked... from the high krummholz subalpine firs, which created an array of steep wind-formed gullies in their wakes awash with gravity-bound graupel, to the lower glades dominated by cedar. Finally found a certain skiable avenue I've been seeking for years.
Some pics:
Great photos! It was fun sat too, tho a bit sticky in places.
Shangrila!!!!!!! Thanks for the post--pics...
Great pics as usual, Scott. We should plan a tour. Those slanted couloirs in pic 3 are nifty! Reminds me of some stuff I saw in Chile
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