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Went in via Nada / Snow Lakes on 6/26 and camped at south end of Snow. Hiked up to Viviane on 6/27 and had lunch at the outlet with 17 goats. Tons of snow up high, Viviane was 90% froze over but that was two weeks ago before all these high temps. Guarantee there is water running over the spillway dam on upper Snow. Not too deep, just don't stop and your feet shouldn't get wet.

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thanks for the update gents. Anyone go in from Snow Lakes this past weekend?

other that the crew that hit the South Route on Colchuck this weekend, any updates from the Snow Lake or Colchuck Lake/Aasgard Pass approaches? thanks

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Curious as to any new updates on the snow pack. I realize it is still late April and a spring "dump" could come at anytime .. however I'm wondering what the snow pack looks like @ Colchuck and Asgard compared to an "average" year?

Valdez ... I have a custom that Mr Rackliff did for me several years ago Thank You Mr Rackliff I've been able to easily go 3 nights out (spring/summer & fall) with room to spare. I've carried a full AT setup (boots locked into bindings), bivy gear, climbing rope, split the rack with partners and still have the extra room of the extension sleeve available if needed. Properly stuffed & loaded, it carried surprising well, however I think doing this with the standard waist belt would suck and Randy would be the first to tell you. If you felt that you needed to stiffen it up a bit, a plastic frame sheet can easily be sandwiched inside the bi-fold back pad.

Well said, one of the biggest POS ever made ... Althought they do make a decent paperweight

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Cold Cold World Chernobyl ... @ 50L say no more, light, simple and tough as nails.

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interesting .. isn't Wild Country owned by DMM?

a third vote for the CCW Valdez

Well, given that the kit comes with wet wipes for apres screw clean-up, I'd wager the cracks are probably pretty skanky. You know, lots of moss and shit... Bloody Marys tonight!!! It's Halloween, ya know! that's some funny shit Sobo

What would Sarah do ??

tons of places around Rimrock Lake and the South Fork of the Tieton River. Drive up the pass to the east end of Tieton River Road .. cross the bridge .. hang the first right and drive up along the Tieton River and you'll have your choice of numerous sites. Deeper into the woods, further from the highway, you probably start running into more hunting parties.

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very interesting ... really makes you wonder

Didn't Lowe make something like this 20~25 years ago?

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well said OW

CCW Chaos All you will ever need and built to take a beating but still pretty light on the weight. I would still throw in a lightweight day pack ala the Genie to boot.

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take the split board, should be lots of turns on Old Snowy. Here's a link to a previous trip in from the north fork/mccall basin Goat Rocks

Go in from the North Fork of the Tieton .. you'll have no problem getting to the trail-head at the end of the road. Two years ago the trail up to Tieton Pass got nailed with a ton of windfall .. pain in the ass packing skis. It should be cleared by now. Route finding along the Crest Trail south of Tieton Pass may be a little tricky with the heavy snow pack, particularity if you come back out the same way. I'd suggest camping in McCall Basin ... usually a good source of firewood and pretty much the last decent spot below tree-line. Access Old Snowy and Ives via Avalanche Valley to the south of the Basin. Go light and 1 night out should do it .. most people do it in two.