February 24, 2008, Mt Shuksan, White Salmon Gl.

Mr. Soprano and company advised good conditions above bottom cirque on Whitehorse and this was our original objective, but a 9:30 pm weather check called for travelling further North, so we did.  Monika and I got a decently early start just shy of 6 am from the White Salmon lodge.  Headed straight down to the valley floor at the end of the road beneath Chair 8.  Snow was hard frozen and a fall would not be pleasant.  But with no style points awarded we were soon at the valley floor and started skinning up.  Soft and wind packed powder from the bottom of the route to the top of hells highway.  Booted up winnies slide as the facets made skinning more work than fun.  Top half of summit pyramid not in very good ski shape so we left the skis and kept booting.  Weather in and out, a little fog and a little snow, very little sun, but pleasant.  Skiing down the route was super fun, I think we even pulled off a face shot or two in the packed powder.  A very nice day out.