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Topic: April 22, Nisqually Chute, Mt. Rainier (Read 1657 times)
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jd
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With the good weekend forcast an overnighter to Rainier was in order. We started skining from Paridise at 12:30. A brisk wind kept the snow firm all the way up. We didn't set any speed records on the climb. After a break at some rocks above the run we finally dropped in about 4 p.m. to find we had timed it just right. Many people were skiing and boarding the Muir Snowfield, but we were amazed that there were no tracks in the chute. We found good smooth corn all the way down by staying on the steeper skiers right side, there were many snowballs and shallow sluffs off the left side into the center. The run down to the bridge was tempting, but without a car shuttle set-up we were worried about hitching back up so late in the day so we took the conservative choice and headed back to Paradise. We worked hard to get some good photos and were happy with the results.
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ron j
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Great pictures, jd.
Sounds like you timed it just right.
Pretty windy up at the entrance on Saturday, eh?
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JibberD
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Those are some great shots indeed!
We skied the chute earlier this season in a trap crust and it was, hands down, the second worse skiing of my life.
Looks like you guys did good.
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allyson
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you worked hard for those photos, and it shows! they look awesome. we were up in that area this weekend too for a class, and some of us managed to ski down to the bridge from glacier vista on sunday. i'd never attempted that before, and it was great! unfortunately we did not have a car down there though, and had to hitch...but it was still early-ish, and eventually i got a ride to execute the shuttle. looks like you all had a good time too! 
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snowshoe?? why would you??
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gregL
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Yeah, nice pictures! We were there Sunday as well after class, tricky crust on the top, then smooth going lower down and around the corner from the main chute. We were able to follow Allyson's tracks out at the bottom, made it quite a bit faster than having to break trail in the sticky mush . . .
Some more pictures here:
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