AARON1

Hell ya I am serious about this trip. I am currently planning to ride up to Timberline to get an idea on how long it will take. Any takers.

Need input for planning a trip up to Mt Hood. I plan to ride up to Timberline lodge from NE Portland pulling a B.O.B trailer with my AT ski and climbing gear in it. I'm going to do this pretty early in the year (April, May) before the burgshrunde opens up. The plan is to ride up climb to the summit ski down and ride home. What I am not sure of is what time to leave Portland. I don't really want to ride Hwy 26 in the dark and I don't want to climb to early in the night. From my house it is about 55 miles to timberline lodge. This may be wishful thinking but, if I can average 8 to 10 mph it would take 5 1/2 to 7 hours on the bike part. Has anyone ridden to timberline lodge and how long did it take? I also don't want to do this by myself. The climb an the ski down would be a breeze, I'm more worried about

Still looking for some more people. Let me know if anyone is interested.

This kind of crap pisses me off. Don't you think if, and that is a big if, the airlines, Boeing, Port Authority, and WTC have any responcibility the people going into the building have some responcibility. If the defendents in the lawsuit should have known that this would happen shouldn't the people going to work in the WTC have known.

Looking for at least 3 more people to go in on a season passes at Mt hood Meadows. According to there web site if you get 4 or more people together to purchase the season passes they will sell them to you for $400.00 each. If anyone is interested in going in on the passes let me know. Buy the way I really don't want to here everyones opinion on the expansion over at Cooper Spur. I just want to ski.

A friend and I are planning a trip to Stuart and are taking our significant others along. They are non climbers and would not normally partake in a trip like this. So we are planning on hiking in to the South side and staying 3 to 4 days. Him and I plan on leaving the ladies in camp and climbing in the area. My question is do you know of any place we can camp in and around the Mt. Stuart area?

Do you guys have any suggestions for skiing this late in the summer or is everything sun cupped and melted out. Any place in Oregon and Washington would work.

I have a Mchale and an Osprey ether 42. Both of these packs I would recomend. I use the Mcale for multi day trips and the Osprey for skiing. I would suggest going to a shop and trying on what they have. With a lot of packs today you can't really go wrong if it fits you.

One more thing I think my next purchase will be with Nunatak just in spite of your post.

I think your post on CC.com was chicken shit. If I were planning a trip like yours I would have put a little more thought into it and had gear ready several weeks prior to leaving. I have talked to Nunatak before and from the sound of it I don't think he purposefully screwed you over. Sounds like another shit happens story. Chalk it up as experience and go on with your life but don't try and hurt someone else because of your misfortunes.

I might be heading up to the Sunrise area to do some skiing next weekend.

Anyone been up to ski Snow Dome yet? What are the conditions like?

I am looking for info on the Bailey Traverse. Personal experience, guide books or what ever else you have.

Has anyone done Dog, Ruckel, and Defiance in a day? What order did you do it in? And how long did it take you? I thought about doing this last Summer but did not get around to it. The order I would do it in would probably be Ruckel, Defiance, and then Dog.

I have a pair of Atomic TM EX's with Silveretta 555's and Garmont G-ride boots. I was looking at the Freeride bindings for this set-up but found out when I did a little research there has been a lot more warranty claims on the Freerides verses the Silveretta's. I really like these skis. They seem to be somewhat stiffer than some of the other AT skis out there.

Has anyone tried the Mountain Hard ware Tempest SL Jacket?

Thinking of doing a ski trip up the South side of Adams and need to know how close you can drive up to Cold Springs Camp ground.

Just got a pair of Garmont G-ride boots and was wondering what crampons if any people have had good luck with.

Fritchi Freeride Garmont G-ride Atomic TM EX Say no more

Opinions are like assholes, eveyone has one. My vote goes to the Mt. shop on NE Broadway. I suggest going to all of the shops in town and find one that works for you.

A group of 5 of us went down there last year. It was probably one of the best skiing days I have had. At the time they had two cats. They split you up into two groups and for the most part you don't see the other group at all. Make sure you get hooked up with a group that really wants to ski. Lukely we got in with a good group. Buy the end of the day we had skied two more runs than the other group. It is expensive but well worth it.

Has anyone been up to Meadows in the last couple days? I was wondering about the conditions. Thinking about going up on Saturday. If anyone wants to go up let me know.

Has anyone had a chance to use the Bibler Tripod Bivy?

I got a Mchale pack a couple years ago. It is the best pack I have owned. Not only are you buying a quality product, you are also supporting a local business.

Three of us were up there last month and there was not a lot of snow then.