Sept 4, 2006, - White River/Palmer Glacier, Mt Hood
9/4/06
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What a beautiful day to get some September turns in. I met Todd in the Timberline parking lot and we left around 7:15am. We hiked up the road along the magic mile canyon to the base of the Palmer in t-shirts and shorts. There didn't seem to be many people riding the lift, but we did get a few puzzled looks as we hiked/skinned up the east side of the Palmer.
We headed over to the White River canyon and continued up the snowfield to around 9300' where the snowfield ended. There were some great crevasses to skier's left on the WR glacier. The snow patches above towards the summit were hideously cupped. The ride down was great, with spectacular views into the White River Canyon and beyond (though it was a bit smokey). The snow was excellent corn and very mildly cupped. We rode down the WR snowfield, and then with a small traverse, rode down the Palmer groomers and down the magic mile canyon to 6300'. The return on investment was about 91% (3000'/3300'), and we were back in the parking lot by 12:30. Not bad for September ;D Also, Timberline is closed now until the 15th, so one could probably get some good turns w/o any people.
We headed over to the White River canyon and continued up the snowfield to around 9300' where the snowfield ended. There were some great crevasses to skier's left on the WR glacier. The snow patches above towards the summit were hideously cupped. The ride down was great, with spectacular views into the White River Canyon and beyond (though it was a bit smokey). The snow was excellent corn and very mildly cupped. We rode down the WR snowfield, and then with a small traverse, rode down the Palmer groomers and down the magic mile canyon to 6300'. The return on investment was about 91% (3000'/3300'), and we were back in the parking lot by 12:30. Not bad for September ;D Also, Timberline is closed now until the 15th, so one could probably get some good turns w/o any people.
Nice. We were next to you riding the lifts to get Sept in:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=5279.msg22287
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=5279.msg22287
Thanks for the update Jeff. May be heading to the Palmer for those Sep turns next weekend!
Nice report Jeff,
I figured there were some TAY'ers up there. We would've stayed around for another run but had other commitments for the afternoon. By the way, what a difference a year makes in snow conditions (re/last Sept.) :)
I figured there were some TAY'ers up there. We would've stayed around for another run but had other commitments for the afternoon. By the way, what a difference a year makes in snow conditions (re/last Sept.) :)
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