danhelmstadter Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Trip: Mt. Shuksan - Curtis Ridge Date: 3/25/2012 Trip Report: I was looking forward to schlarping the fabulous powder that I had just skinned past on the White Salmon, but maybe, just maybe instead I would drop into a steep west facing line that I've eyed wistfully for years, the line is however quite exposed, steep, and windward... So my expectations of finding acceptable conditions were low. I reached the col from the sunnyside where I could survey the said line, looking down on it my first thoughts were -- there's no way I'm going to ski this thing! but after some time of thoughtfully soaking up the fearsome view, I slowly weaned myself off comfortable thoughts of powder on the White Salmon and adjusted to the possibility of accepting commitment to the exposure below. I downclimbed the first few hundred feet to scope conditions, and was amazed and stoked to find mostly powder with just a few crusty sections here and there, I scampered back up to the top drunk off stoke. The descent was awesome, favorite turns of the season for sure. Crossing under the seracs at the bottom was creepy, but over quick enough. Quote
SeanO Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Wow, makes me scared just looking at the pictures. Awesome, especially the pic of your ski tips in the air. Quote
Woodcutter Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I'd like to see that funny creature that makes the red circle footprints Quote
telemarker Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 The Shuksan legacy grows...Nice one Dan! Quote
Atraslin Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Another day at the office for Dan. Looks like a wild line. Quote
Stefan Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 You have thoughts that say, "there's no way I'm going to ski this thing" ? cmon! you aren't normal like all of us! amazing what you do. Quote
Dave7 Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 you guys make me miss the PNW more and more.... Quote
mountainsloth Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Get this man a crown and dub him king of Shuksan! Quote
Joe_Poulton Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Nice, windward seems like a good choice post the big trigger Mount Baker Ski Patrol did...looks like a great line! Quote
SmilingWhiteKnuckles Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Testy-shrink? Check. Nice line and thanks as always for the inspiring reports, words, and vids! Quote
Lowell_Skoog Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 I've been wondering when somebody would ski this line. I found the following picture in my brother Carl's collection. I think he and his friends may have had their eyes on it a few years ago. I don't know if they ever made an attempt. Congrats, that's a nice looking line. Quote
Gaucho Argentino Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Dan, do you have an idea how many degrees that slope close to the top is? Is it possible to ski overhanging powder? :-) You have some big pelotas, amigo... Quote
olyclimber Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Another TR saved thanks to images plucked from the Wayback Machine! Quote
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