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I would think maximum snowpack depth would be sometime in late March or April.

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Last Saturday the gate closed at 5:30pm to uphill traffic.

Why not check the telemetry for nearby areas: http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/nw05000.htm 77 inches at Grace Lakes near Stevens 84 at the base of Baker

Here's what looks like an old FAQ (since they mention SA *might* be turned off in the future): http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/gpsfaq.txt 1.3 What accuracy can I expect? 1.5 How do some users get centimetre accuracy? 2.3 Why does the reported altitude vary so much? I use a Pete Bros. analog altimeter. Often I don't take it because of the weight - I should probably get a watch. But it is easy to calibrate, just turn it.

I don't think GPS altimeters are nearly as accurate as a (properly calibrated) barometric altimeter. That's why some GPS's have baro altimeters in them (like the Summit). But I guess they're quite a bit better than they used to be now that selective availability is off.

I have a friend who takes his dogs along with us often, and occasionally they get bloody paws, and leave red spots all over the snow. It seems to bother the humans a lot more than the dogs - the dogs usually aren't even aware of it.

Hmm, it only snowed a few inches Friday night to Saturday morning. I think they are just lazy.

Cool.... check out this link mudslide

Yikes - what sketchy conditions. We skied at Rogers earlier this month. We set off a few small slabs, which turned out to be harmless in the end, but they totally caught us off guard - we really misjudged the conditions. Glad I don't plan to be skiing in the BC interior again this season...

Going to Paradise to try to get dragged around by kites... hope there is some wind.

I don't think the pass has been plowed through the winter since about 1990 when the price of timber made it feasible cost wise (?) I'd be up for a spring trip up there... I wonder if a snowmobile would make it a reasonable wknd trip..

Looks like... Maude?

Those high talus benches are pretty characteristic of the Forbidden - Sahale area... so I figured it was something in there, and someone already mentioned forbidden and boston. The other one... the peak in the right background looks like shuksan, the one right center looks like triumph. On the right looks kind of like the southern pickets, but then that couldn't be Triumph way back there. Is it Paul.. Bunyan's Stump or Pinnacle?

The other one... I dunno. It looks like something on the Inspiration ice cap area, but I can't tell what. What's the pointy summit in the background, would that be too big a hint?

Sharkfin tower? (the ridge photo)

no I can see how it looks like Verboten... those hanging talus slopes over on the right... my first guess too. But then, there's that big bergscrhund there too. Is it the peak you did in the Coast Range with Fred? Rusty peak?

Yup, it is Fisher.

Maybe the stuart range should be banned from these mystery photos, it all kind of looks the same.. Maybe this is too obscure. Another hint: the ridge in the foreground eventually leads up to Black Peak (to the left).

you said it was probably part of the Mt Stuart batholith, right? Does that mean its part of the Stuart range or really close by? Or is it a trick? I don't know my batholiths, maybe they extend really far... really looks like the chossy stuff immediately north of highway 20. If its near Stuart... Cashmere Mtn maybe? does that have a steep north side?

Not Mesahchie, or anything on Ragged Ridge... but you are definitely in the right vicinity...

Caveman: Torment

My peak is a little obscure, but it is over 8000ft, and close to a road. Not Whitechuck.

What is this one? Hint: the right skyline is a bit of a sandbag at 5.4

East ridge of Inspiration, the face on the right being the north face russian route or whatever?