Frikadeller

Sounds like you brought up the idea of beer and pizza... I expect to see you in the parking lot with said provisions around 1-3 pm... (saturday please) And I WILL be thirsty and hungry.

Rah rah rah there "Frenchy".... You can take that "dyyyenaaafiit, and yer Raaannoneee setup "back to the alps where you came from.... What was the outfit you're gonna wear? Nah, wherever your decent device comes from, it's all fun! Norway, France, or the USA, it's all good.

Oh, I thought that this was going to be a pictorial type of thread... Oh well..

I will also be there on saturday! Look for a a goon on a splitboard wearing a green cap, red/gray jacket and a goofy look on his face, stop by and say hi!

You ss avy poo pooers, are, well, wrong. Slides ARE common coming off the west side of crater rock, as well along the upper portions of WCR. I have even seen evidence of slides coming off hogsback towards devils kitchen. Especially after the recent dump that we got this week, I would keep my eyes open. Not saying you should cancel your plans, just keep the mind thinking about it. I'll be up there that week end, and I'll most likely be carrying probe, shovel, and beacon (as usual) because, well, that's just how my crew rolls.

Like Ivan said it's snow from the pull out on the road, but..... Do us skiers and Boarders a favor, and walk to the side of the trail, and not in the skin track (if there is one). There is nothing more un nerving as to be comiing down the trail at speed and round a corner, only to find people in the middle of the trail. It is not very wide, and I have had a few near misses coming down in the past.

Ya know, it's never too late to learn how. Once you do, you too will be lugging that extra 10-15 pounds of usefull gear up the hills.... Plus you can ditch the slowshoes... Plus you get more time to Back at the parking lot at the end of the day!

This is prime advise! Learning, and mastering the bivy is as, if not the most, important part of learning how to climb. If you don't know how to bivy, all else is lost in the alpine. There are many climbers that have died as a result of not knowing what to do if they become benighted on a trek that turns into an epic.

Back on topic: I have used both freestanding and non-freestanding tents with various results. Once I bivied on Snowdome on the NF of Hood with a Eureka Solitare tent which is not free standing (a solo hoop tent) and guyed it out really well, and had some crazy east winds that night which I thought where going to blow up that little tent, but it survived. On the other hand I had a four season tent (free standing NF VE25) get shredded and poles bent and broken by helicopter wash at Lake Ediza, when the SAR crew came by to drop off a crew and supplies on a mission to find a missing member of our party. I have endured some really high winds in a NF Tadpole tent on the SS of hood, and it seemed fine (three season back packing tent, freestanding) and still use that tent to this day with confidence above the tree line as long as you guy it our right. The mesh parts to take some spindrift, but the rain fly usually catches most of it. So, really, I would prefer a freestanding tent for the most part, not to mention, they are also easier to erect. But then again, perhaps a $19 tent from wally world could work too, just don't be surprised to find it wet and cold inside when the top half flies away in the wind...

Mid week stuff sux for me. I have to pay the mortgage somehow. Shit, next weekend also looks like a shitty weather deal. Damn you PNW jet steam and ever changing weather. There has to be a way for like minded folks to hook up to enjoy the Mtn.

Holy crap!!! That Sandy Headwall looks tasty, yet Ivan-ish dangerous. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/504/medium/West_Side_2.jpg Nice shot though of the Queens chair, and the summit ridge along the Mazama chutes...

I have not seen any reports, but if you wanna come along, I am thinking of taking a look in the next couple of weeks. And, you do not have to bring the sled, I splitboard, so we can harvest the goodies on the downhill side of things..

A few years ago, I rode that old belching thing up the palmer. I was approached in the parking lot outside the climbers cave by someone that had it reserved. We piled that thing full and as I remember it was only $20 each. You might want to take that approach if no one from here commits.

http://current.com/items/89891774_twouble-with-twitters.htm

Did you bring your sled?

Sweet!!

I am going to be in the area tomorrow, I'll keep an eye out to see if it made it to the glacier. But it has also been snowing today, so it might be buried by now.

I know what always helps me around those sulfur spewing volcanic vents, is a nice 7 minute break, and spark up a Camel Light! You never smell the sulfur after that, and you get a nicotine injection to boot! Are cigarettes considered "aid"?

What Mtn.Guide said, but you can also consider this: Many XC skiers go up the tilly jane ski trail, and then just ski the mellower road back down to the car from the hut. This might be a viable option if you're not a strong downhill skier. just snowplow all the way down the road, if you need to slow down. In warmer weather you might actually have to pole or skate a bit...

That's the upper part of zig zag glacier. We dropped in at the hot rocks next to west side of crater rock. That picture shows my partner following my line as you exit the tighter spots near the top. The picture (which sux, my camera is old and does not take really good pictures) was taken from I rock saddle.

They're not the same? Have you ever seen the Mazama's get in your way? They are not "kids on snowshoes"... More like a bunch of people roped up on the "Palmer" for "practice" and you are trying to ski past that while yelleing: "Simon, don't cut the rope!!!" or "stupid, stupid, stupid stupid!" and realizing that no one get's the movie reference... Plus, well, they just clog the plumbing. (Nice group of people, and they work really hard at keeping climbing access available, but when they conduct their classes, they can make the mountainside a little "crowded"... Have you even seen them invade a gorge trail like dog mountain? whoa!)

What's with the shitty comments about snowboarders? Like "you" skiers are any "better" than us, huh? I'll bet I took a WAY better line down than you did on your lame ass "skis" that weekend... Sheesh...

This picture reminds me how I am glad that I was there pretty early on saturday to get first tracks down the steep part of the saddle, from this picture it looks like a cluster fuk, and I would be dodging mazamas and kids with snow shoes. I saw them all coming up as I came down.