April 22, 2006, Mt Hood Newton Creek
4/22/06
OR Mt Hood
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Ann, Jonathan, and I skied in Newton Creek canyon today. We went in by skinning up the Heather canyon runout then gaining Pea Gravel ridge at the first wide opening in the ridge. We traversed the ridge to the 2nd bowl in the canyon. The east side of Mt Hood from Pea Gravel ridge:
Strong winds kept the slopes firmer than we expected. For our first run we skied down the 2nd bowl where Jonathan found corn on SE facing aspects. We then skinned back up the ridge traversing up the 1st bowl. Here the snow was softer. We figured this slope would soon be too soft to ski, but with the winds the slope did not soften further. We took 3 laps here; the skiing was quite good.
Ann:
Jonathan:
On our way out our navigator, Gaper Jeffey, skied .17 of a mile passed the Elk Meadows trail. For others planning a trip to this area, be aware the trail is non-descript right now. This trail is usually well marked and tracked, but dont always count on it.
Strong winds kept the slopes firmer than we expected. For our first run we skied down the 2nd bowl where Jonathan found corn on SE facing aspects. We then skinned back up the ridge traversing up the 1st bowl. Here the snow was softer. We figured this slope would soon be too soft to ski, but with the winds the slope did not soften further. We took 3 laps here; the skiing was quite good.
Ann:
Jonathan:
On our way out our navigator, Gaper Jeffey, skied .17 of a mile passed the Elk Meadows trail. For others planning a trip to this area, be aware the trail is non-descript right now. This trail is usually well marked and tracked, but dont always count on it.
I posted some more pictures here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonathanshefftz/album?.dir=d0d7re2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonathanshefftz/my_photos
This should be a direct link to slideshow:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonathanshefftz/slideshow?.dir=/d0d7re2&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonathanshefftz/album?.dir=d0d7re2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonathanshefftz/my_photos
This should be a direct link to slideshow:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonathanshefftz/slideshow?.dir=/d0d7re2&.src=ph
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