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If you look four posts above yours counterfeitfake said it did. Freezing levels were down below 3k this morning and all day out skiing. Go get some.

I have some pictures from afar from wednesday. I'll try to get them online by tomorrow. More or less looking pretty plastered white from the several storms we've had over the last week.

Someone should go climb abiel peak. there is some fat looking ice currently

Alex, Some are from there, some are from guye peak. Nothing is anticlimatic when its 1-2 ft of untracked powder. 5 new this morning, should be nice again. Sobo, You taught me never to turn down free drinks...

Dane - its only better now! Hope all is well... Despite 49 hours after the last storm there are still lots of untracked pow to be found... Happy new years all!!!!

Hey Dane I have a friend who may be interested in these...

4+" fell over night made for some great skiing. we skied the slot which held great powder after we got past the icy entrance. n face of snoqualmie...my other photo didn't upload

real ski porn:

north face of snoqualmie is faaaaaaat. pictures to come soon

^What DPS said. In a good year there will be a little pillar/steep section to the trees instead of rock.

Did the top of the NE Buttress route look in?

Looking to pick up a pair of Nomics or Quark Ergo. The older generation is preferable. Used and abused is fine. Thanks.

Here is what i was talking about: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=865079 Either way, nice work getting out. With the inversion going on I bet snow lake will be much more prime for ice than the source lake area.

Pat wrote a TR about a line in this area, I'll see if I can find it.

Big inversion going on up at alpental over the last 48 hours... 12 8 600 33 29 20 96 17 9 12 358 0 0 0 45 12 8 700 36 30 20 95 14 10 12 339 0 0 0 45 12 8 800 35 30 21 94 15 11 16 306 0 0 0 45 12 8 900 36 31 23 96 18 13 18 338 0 0 0 46 12 8 1000 38 33 25 88 19 15 18 358 0 0 0 45 12 8 1100 39 34 28 86 15 10 17 333 0 0 0 45 12 8 1200 38 37 28 84 18 12 17 351 0 0 0 45 12 8 1300 38 36 29 81 17 13 16 353 0 0 0 45 12 8 1400 39 37 29 90 18 12 15 353 0 0 0 45 12 8 1500 38 37 29 90 21 16 21 351 0 0 0 45 12 8 1600 36 37 28 91 18 18 21 0 0 0 0 45 12 8 1700 37 36 27 90 13 18 23 6 0 0 0 45 12 8 1800 37 35 26 92 13 16 18 360 0 0 0 46 12 8 1900 41 35 25 92 7 16 18 19 0 0 0 46 12 8 2000 44 33 24 93 13 14 18 20 0 0 0 45 12 8 2100 44 34 23 93 16 11 15 13 0 0 0 45 12 8 2200 45 33 23 94 17 10 13 9 0 0 0 45 12 8 2300 40 30 21 94 26 4 8 41 0 0 0 45 12 9 0 44 33 21 95 24 5 9 5 0 0 0 45 12 9 100 44 32 21 94 24 10 12 24 0 0 0 45 12 9 200 44 35 19 94 30 9 11 28 0 0 0 45 12 9 300 40 31 20 95 28 7 10 64 0 0 0 45 12 9 400 39 30 18 95 29 11 14 112 0 0 0 45 12 9 500 39 29 18 94 34 14 17 112 0 0 0 45

http://wastateice.net/Guide.aspx

Colin, I've been using the mammut 8.9 for a while and have had no problems.

counterfeit - these are all located above the rap wall, or at least at its same elevation. Alex - I'm glad you saw that too. It caught my eye this morning, there almost looks to be a potential line forming up between the two. Mercyful - look forward to your TR.

I've put more recent updates in the WA ice conditions thread.

Went for a morning walk... -Alpental I-IV: no or little ice. none climbable -chockstone falls: no ice -flow reversal: fatter than last week -source lake line: fatter than mercyful's picture -saw two climbers coming up from the valley. due to their very loud conversation i heard them say they want to climb both source lake line and flow reversal today. i look forward to that TR.

Maaaaaybe some stubbies...the top out was still not completely iced over, might as well TR it. Or wait for it to fatten up so the rest of the season its good to go.

Anything in particular you're looking for?

So did anyone hop on the NF? That schrund crossing looks exciting..

David, I'll hold on to them for you until you get out of the academy. Sincerely, Your favorite climbing partner

Surprised no one has started this yet...especially since Edlinger said this forum is for local reports only. Anyway, had a productive day out today checking out ice conditions in WA. Drove out to Strobach with Josh. The main road is drivable to 609 with some minimal ruts. Several climbs are forming up nicely. We were able to climb around at the bases but they need a little more time before they are good to go. Stopped off at Umptanum falls on our way back, able to climb some nice plastic ice on the main drip and the smaller flows. Alpental strasse and alpental pillar off of the alpental road are forming up well. these cold temps will help. I'm planning on running up t source lake thursday to check out the ice up there. Happy ice season.