Kameron
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Cookies + pow = nice
That slope above Source definitely deserves more respect than many give it....
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Just noticed the ski tracks in your afternoon shot of the NW corner, sweeet
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Nice. Snoqualmie mountain was fun for that day, but Shuksan is another level. Thanks for the shots and stoke, I've got to get back there this year.
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Nice! We got a late start and ended up in that same zone. The snow was really nice on top. Wish there were more base. Next time will be better.
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13 hours ago, ScaredSilly said:
There is climbing culture and there are civil laws ... one might to read up on the later before spewing about the former.
"Lost property" versus "Mislaid property"
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16 hours ago, ivan said:
they seem to like the climate of the pnw just fine - i see them all over the place in folk's yards - don't seem to jibe well w/ the whole feng shui thing, but they do look quite suessian
I learned on this trip that araucarias actually grow significantly slower in their native range in Chile. A little research says they could grow 8-10x as fast in other climates. Compare http://www.chilebosque.cl/flora/araucaria_araucana.html vs https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/araucaria-araucana
So yeah, they like our climate a lot.
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iPhone 7 found on the Ingraham glacier, maybe 40' off the route, as I was skiing by. I stopped to check it out, must've been there a week or so. It didn't turn on but did once I charged it at home. I left it on for a week, no calls, posted here and on TAY. I guess the owner had moved on. BOOTY
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2 hours ago, ivan said:
i imagine skiing into a chilean pine is an extra phuck-you as compared to yer typical, god-fearing non-spiny spruce
Yeah, the araucarias are pretty stiff and very spiky (even the trunks are covered with the "leaves" when young). If you ever get a chance to fondle a young one, you'll be sure not to ski into it.
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Trip: Araucanía, Bio-Bio, Ñuble (Chile) - Lonquimay, Llaima, Antuco, Nevados de Chillán, et al
Trip Date: 10/01/2019
Trip Report:
I enjoyed two great weeks of skiing in Central-South Chile with Joe recently. We left Seattle on the evening of 9/29, skied our first turns on the afternoon of 10/1, last turns on 10/10, and I started my travel odyssey the next day, arriving back home on the 13th. This is the usual prime volcano season, but, as in the PNW, storms can come through at any time. The mountains received a strong and unusually cold storm right before we got there, so rather than skiing the corn we thought we would, we had to make do with dry powder. Luckily the weather was stable enough to get in a number of good summits. As we headed North, following the better weather, the snowpack changed into more typical spring conditions.
Big highlights were skiing in the Araucaría (monkey puzzle tree) forests, the quality of the snow, some excellent food finds, and spending time with Chilenos.
I'll let the photos speak for themselves.
Lonquimay & Corralco ski area
Lift-served pow at 5 pm
Pow off the top of Lonquimay
4000 ft later
Llaima
Big graupel from thunderstorms the afternoon before
Llaima's impressive summit crater with Lanín (left) and Rukapillán (right)
Thousands of feet of moderately steep pow
Tolhuaca (which we did not ski)
Pucón vibes
Antuco
Freezing rain crust, Laguna del Laja, and peaks E
Views of Sierra Velluda (right, near), volcanoes Callaqui, Lonquimay, Llaima, and Tolhuaca (left to right in distance)
Great chalk transitioning into corn
The road to Antuco
Nevados de Chillán
Antuco in the distance, "mountaineering" snow
Alpenglow & ash coming from the Chillán Nuevo, Nevados left and Viejo right. View from Onai
Thanks, Chopo & Fran!
For those of you interested in making a trip like this happen, the detailed beta is pretty easy to come by.
If you are perhaps interested in a guided trip, Joe will be offering one next year through Pro Guiding Service with similar dates. The focus will be on keeping it budget friendly and focused on good skiing.
Some other little plugs:
- Coni at Masajes Pucón did an excellent job helping my tight muscles on our down day, highly recommend if you're in Pucón
- Onai hostel, run by Chopo Díaz, who is one of the most decorated freeriders in Chile, is an awesome place to stay in Las Trancas, near Chillán
Standard + ski lifts at Corralco
Approach Notes:
Aeromexico -> Santiago, Sky Airlines -> Temuco, rental Subaru XC-
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That's WICKED fast!
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Going to Chile in 1.5 weeks for volcano shredz, will report back
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I've had a number of climbing shoe resoles done at Dave Page's, since I live in the neighborhood. I don't expect a resoled shoe to necessarily be "like new", so haven't minded when they fall apart after extensive use. I also had them do my mountaineering boots and that has held up great.
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Did the hedonist forget his food?
Looks like a cool area and maybe more enjoyable than the majority of your climbs, although of course I suspect a sandbagging.
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Fun hike. Would be a good solo @Alisse
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Wild, that looks like some full-on scrambling
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Sounds pleasant and civilized
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That's really cool. Seems like not many folks go up the Stormy Monday direction. It looks like Stormy Monday was in pretty damn good ski condition when you were there, too!
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Great report, thanks!
The N ridge is always a slog and can lead you into some terrible rock, for sure. Now that I've been up there 3 times, I know that with a bit of poking around you can find an easy way. I guess it's just the easiest option up the N side. Jason Hummell likes to do it in tennis shoes and apparently has done it once in sandals.
Actually, looking at your photo, it looks like you dropped onto the snow above the big tuna-shaped snowfield. On my first adventure/misadventure on that side, we ascended that snowfield as a possible "shortcut" and ended up climbing one pitch of low 5th class rock (solid) to the choss piles above. I know now that staying near the crest is better.
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If they work for your friend in TLT6s they should work in 7s. I find the Intuition liners too warm for use in spring and summer Cascade conditions. You'll probably need the low volume ones unless you have a lot of boot space. For more stiffness, go with the wrap style rather than tongue, but you will sacrifice some touring range of motion.
Another option would be the Palua brand, which I think is what Dynafit uses by default. Skimo.co sells a number of options.
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Thanks, I guess a lot of brands probably do this.
Won't worry about it
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I just got a pair of the Camp 390 aluminum crampons for ski mountaineering. They fit okay but the front bails are too wide, so I'm getting some movement. Probably not enough for them to pop off but I'd prefer a tighter fit. I'm considering putting some other bails and wondering if it's okay to mix and match steel bails in there. My guess is they might wear on the aluminum over time. Should I care? Does any brand make a narrow aluminum bail that I can swap in?
Thanks
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On 4/1/2019 at 6:33 PM, Marko said:
No good pics on the route so I included a shot of the start of last year's instant classic, the Turf Testament...
Turf Testament was looking pretty fat, at least in the bottom, when I skied down there on Friday morning!
[TR] Marble Creek Cirque - Lost Marbles Couloir 03/09/2020
in the *freshiezone*
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Nice report, Jason! Cool to see the views of Triad N face.
Tabke blew up Marble Creek with the Eldo Royal couloir last year, wish I could've skied it with them but my hip was in an overuse injury situation and I had to stay in camp. I'll have to go back for this one, who wants it?
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=41929.0