Frikadeller

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.

Maybe if you ski all the way to the base of I-rock, and then make a hard left. But, I dunno, I have never been to the backside of I-rock, but looking at the possibility from just the saddle, it might not work, and you'll end up booting anyways. Try it next time you're up there and let us know.

Hahaha... Sled decent! I wish I had seen that one. I once saw some guy that posts around here riding a shovel, but the sled would have topped that! I am sure the ski patrol must have blown a gasket.

That's the area i was thinking they must have gone. Yep, that area is filled with crevasses, some of them are pretty deep too when you go and look down them in the late summer / early fall. Those guys are lucky, it could have been worse.

That's interesting that you brought that up. I was telling my partner on Saturday, how the crevasses on the upper part of the WR where looking like they where opening up. I half joked that some gumby would come along and fall in. I have to stop thinking out loud like that. Billcoe brings up a good point about how a quick jaunt up the south side (to perhaps triangle morraine) in the fall can tell you alot about where the actual crevasse hazards exist. Billbob: where did these guys punch through? was is above the ridge where the rock wall camp is around 8300'? There are quite a few crevasses right in that area as the glacier goes down the ridge.

That must have been your tracks I saw heading over the saddle yesterday. I stopped off there on my decent from the hot rocks area, and the snow and ride was sweet, and missed the hordes skinning up the hill...

Whoa, already had too many and then giving out boot advise.

All I can say is: Eh....

Yeah, if you think it's bad on a regular Tele or AT skis, try to think of the double amount of fun this is on the wide ass skis of a splitboard...