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Trip: Alpine Lakes - Colchuck Glaicer Date: 5/5/2008 Trip Report: On 5/4/08, my buddies & I intended on doing a short ski tour. Stopping at Stevens Pass, we weren't too enthused at the prospect of spending such a fine day on a minor objective so we opted for the Colchuck Glacier. Starting late at 10 am, we parked a mile or so below the trailhead due to snow, which tact on another 40 mins. We booted up the hard pack through the trail until reaching softer snow that permitted skinning. John packed his downhill set up and used hiking boots & snowshoes for the approach while Andrew & I rocked the AT setup. We ran into two snowshoers who turned around due to navigation difficulties before reaching Colchuck Lake. Upon reaching Colchuck Lake at 3 pm, we had a renewed vigor. The snow wasn't breakable crust but a light layer of corn instead. No one else was there, but a nice skin track. We set our turn around time at 5, not wanting to ski through the trees in the dark. About 1000 feet short of the col, we descended. A fantastic run in ideal spring conditions, I thought the best was over, but the real challenge was skiing through the trees back to the trail head. Hard pack, rocks, trees, and sharp turns with high banks from previous traffic made it a delightful second run. We made it back to the car at 9 without using our headlamps which is a successful day trip in my book. Gear Notes: Skis or snowshoes, the recent warm weather has made this post hole central. Approach Notes: The Mountaineers creek road is drivable, except for the last mile or so, a bit before the bridge.

When I am not on terrain that requires poles, I hold it upside down and pretend it's a lightsabre.

Amar posted a TR on TAY, http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=9953.0

True, the guys car was parked where the snow blocked the road, 4 miles up the 8 miles to the TH. I checked the road conditions on my way back from Shuksan.

I have had a piar for a couple years as my main go to shoe and haven't had a problem.

Aren't we supposed to be at the picnic now? I'm stuck at work, what's your excuse?

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Will these shinanegans ever stop!

Not only are they stylish, but functional. Like spandex or shorts over polypro. Seriously, most of the time on an approach, I am just in a base layer. Gore-tex will get you wet more from your own sweat than conditions. A windshirt can provide moderate protection with the breathability required for constant motion. My biggest complaint is $120 for $3 worth of nylon material with a DWR.

Very articulate, about what I would expect from you.

Ok, I'm taking Ivan's advice and trying to see if I can get a couple pages here; My opinions on: a. smoking in the muir hut Tobacco!?! BS, inexcusable and plain inconsiderate. I belive the original thread was about smoking pot in the Muir hut. Again, inconsiderate if there are other people in the hut to begin with. Then you ask, "Mind if we roast one?" I understand the wind is a bitch out there. On the other hand, if no one is in the hut, then it's fair game. I quit years ago for my own reasons, I appreciate being offered it, cause that's common courtesy but I'll politly decline. b. evolution vs evilution You mean evolution vs creation? I believe Science & Religion must agree. In the final anaylsis, science answers what religion can't about the physical world & religion answers what science can't about the spiritual world. I believe you can't get something outta nothing. If there was a true void or nonexistance, there would be no matter to build upon. Also, consider the improbable odds, that all these events would have occured to make this planet inhabitable. c. christianity Another Religion, in the same classification as other world Religions. The distinction that must be made is the teachings of the Founder and how man has interpreted it. d. obama vs. billary vs mccain Running short on time so making this simple. Obama has my vote. e. titanium sporks I own one, doesn't everybody? f. coke vs pepsi Coke. It's a no brainer and of course g. bolting n' sport climbing gotta start somewhere, but it's better than bouldering

I thought it was more of extending the proverbial olive branch, considering I disagree with the majority of KKK's statements.

Fair enough, We have appreciation threads for gearshops, now it's trendy to have appreciation threads for cc'ers. Let's face it, we owe it to these sprayers for our humor and office distractions. Love em or hate em, the board wouldn't be the same without them.

I don't think the kid was telling the whole story. I bet the tree people were chasing him.

Aww, for me!?! So lets have it, what is controvesial about me or my opinions?

Secondly, What's up with all these treads dedicated to specific members? We have one for Porter, Kevbone, JayB and John Frieh. What's next?

I heard that these rebates are actually a front or loan on our individual return that will have to be paid back in 08. Any truth to this? (because cc.com is my source for the truth & the news).

See how our canidates feel about it; http://uk.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUKN3038243520080430

Trogdor's right, that about ends the discussion.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/29/pirates/index.html The International Maritime Bureau says 49 attacks were reported in the first three months of 2008, compared with 41 for the same period last year. It recorded 263 pirate attacks last year, up from 239 the year before and the first increase in three years. Worse still, analysts estimate that the numbers are underreported by as much as 30 percent. A piracy case raises insurance rates for ship owners, said Ioannis Michaletos, security analyst for Greece-based Research Institute for European and American Studies. So, "unless there's a death, many ship owners won't report it," he said.

The only thing missing from that video was midgets.

Like I said on TAY, thanks for the heads up on the crevasse Amar! From sounds of the TR, it was more serious than I thought, glad you are ok. I haven't figured out how to post picks on TAY, but snapped one of you guys on your way down as my buddy & I were headed up. At 2 am Sunday, we didn't get the freeze we were hoping for and gave up our summit attempt after considering other factors. Dug a snow pit and went back to our tent.

Woodchips, considering all you did was take it out of it's package, it is still not used. I would buy it. I trust backcountry enough to inspect all returned goods. I highly doubt the possibility of the situation you describe would actually occur.

Hey, those rebate checks might actually be coming to a bank acount near you. http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/24/pf/taxes/Stimulus_checks/index.htm?cnn=yes

Yes, with threads as long as my chewed off fingernails.