Blake

Friday is forecast for Rain, while Sunday is supposed to be merely "cloudy." In other words, I'm going up Sunday and looking for partners myself. If you can/want to switch then that , otherwise, have a good trip saturday in the rain.

You have to buy the $15 permit at this point, right?

People Eating Tasty Animals

What is it about Luna bars that make them "for women"? just marketing hype?

In Vancouver WA there is a store on 99th street called "A&L Bargain store" You can buy cases of cliff bars, balance bars, and "Triathalon" bars for $3-$4 for 12. Only some are past the experiation date too.

I am looking to do St. Helens some time soon, next week possibly. The weekend even better, I'd be booting up and skiing down, as I don't have AT gear.

That's an $87,000 Tax rebate from the government. Buy a huge gass guzzler (small SUVs don't count), and as long as you are a sole proprietor or in some type of business for yourself (part time is ok too) you got a huge instant tax break.

I think it's the true identity of snugtop.

That is great stuff! I think the pelton basin lake is called Spirit Lake.

What's the deal with the midnight "mazama" start? is that some kinda traditional group start time? Do they have classes up there that leave @ midnight?

Did you burn the ends to prevent unraveling? How's the ankle doing?

I cook in the tent, but it's a megamid with good ventialtion if/when I want.

Dru, was it a limited time thing? I can't find it under the "holidays" section.

So if we leave super early, and don't take an inordinate amount of time... is the consensus that the skiing wouldn't be worth it during a mid-late morning descent? Any guesses as to when it would become skiably soft?

Wait, maybe I want them extra long and dangly, it would be a new style. Totally functionless and strange looking has worked in the past (sagging jeans, extra long belts hanging down).

to anyone else who has the red and silver stubai ultralight crampons... is the strap about 2 or 3 times as long as needed to stretch to the front, inner ankle, and back to the outer edge of the ankle where it's secured? Do you all just try and tuck this log tag end into something to keep it from flopping loose?

I'm probably going to be up there sat night, leaving some time between 12:00 and 2:00 on sunday, when were you going? Is a Sno* Park Permit required for the T-Line lot?

I sure am.. some nice Atomics I bought from a guy on the CC classifieds too. I know there will be a million people, but maybe if we leave early (late?) enough we'll beat the crowd to the pearly Gates. Is the bergschrund a "non-obstacle" at this point? I'll bring the skis and boots along, and assess stashing them as the conditions warrant.

I'm possibly going up there sunday morning (or st. Helens). Any advice in terms of gear needed apart from crampons and an axe? Are you getting all your Avy info from NWAC? If I were to ski down from a spot below crater rock, but only have alpine ski gear, would it be prudent to just pack it along to the top, and carry it back down to where it became skiable? Or do you not think it would be worth the haul to bring them along? Thanks for any info.. going to be the first time up there after looking at it a million times.

Poor Zags.... thius year has seen a lot of very quality teams not make it in.

I'd be doing it from holden, because I'd be coming from Stehekin, and going out to the Entiat and up just wouldn't make any sense. Klenke, that pic helps a lot, it sounds like there are some loose gullies at the headwaters of Copper Creek: but once that saddle is gained, I agree that the south side of the east ridge looks fairly class-3 doable. Trip planning is addictingly fun.

Way to go! I've been looking for any info I can dig up about doing Fernow from holden in a day next summer, goig up Copper Creek. Did you happen to check out that line up the ridge from the headwaters of copper creek?

depends on what kind of special

Oregon Cascades?