Jan 1, 2007, - Kendall Stump
1/1/07
WA Snoqualmie Pass
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Went up to Kendall Stump starting at 10 from Gold Crick. It was snowing moderately and cold enough. About 200m from the top the snow turned to ice rain, and in the course of 5 min a warm hairdryer breeze filled the whole valley, turning our ice rain to steady rain. Skied off the stump, first half is windcrust, turning to waterlogged cement on the way down into trees skiers left. Pretty much survival skiing. Luge run out the road again. Nice day despite the condish.
There's another layer we'll have to watch, eh?
Thanks for the report.
Thanks for the report.
Our experience was similar: same 20 degree temps on arrival at 8:30AM as we found Saturday and Sunday, but seemed to warm as we climbed. Snow showers got heavier too, so we bailed after one run luckily before skiing got as bad as you describe. Traffic started to jam up on I-90 already by noon, I hear it got really heavy later.
By the time (3pm) Dorothea,Diana and I got back to the top of Silver fir lift I had a 3/16 of ice on my helmet and I swear we could took of our jackets and pants and they would have stood there by themselves!
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