JasonG Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 Trip: Mount Ann - The Path of Powder Date: 1/2/2017 Trip Report: I've noticed that there is a dearth of the fresh summit views on the site of late. That's to be expected, of course, given the season, but we do live in a remarkable neck of the woods with year-round peak-bagging opportunities. Take Mount Ann, for example. It is nothing much to look at in summer, not much more than a bump on the ridge south of the trail to Lake Ann and the Fisher Chimneys. In winter, however, it is transformed into a fine ski outing with great fall line descents and hard to match views of Mount Shuksan in its rime-encrusted splendor. The crowds of summer disappear and you have the powder, views, and valley to yourselves...... Gear Notes: The full backcountry ski kit. No need for whippet or axe. Approach Notes: skis, naturally 1 Quote
ivan Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 no good having fun, this'er world's supposed to be solely for serious bidness hard to gauge the average sobriety of that thare group too... Quote
JasonG Posted January 12, 2017 Author Posted January 12, 2017 If Gordo would've joined us, it just might have broken the internet! Quote
tanstaafl Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 Those certainly are some beautiful photos. I especially like the guy in full race position in the second to last photo. He is ready to GO. I assume you left from the ski area? I was skiing Kendall that day; as I recall it was pretty cold. Quote
JasonG Posted January 13, 2017 Author Posted January 13, 2017 For sure, COLD! You'll notice the ice in Kit's beard.... Yep, we left from the Heather Meadows lot. Scott, like Charlie Sheen, has one speed- GO! Glad you liked the photos! Quote
tanstaafl Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 Thanks again to Jason for your photos; skied this yesterday and the inspiration was this very trip report. Snow conditions were not as stellar as they appear to have been here; but what an insanely nice day. Beautiful views, good company, not another soul seen after we left Austin Pass, and soooooo warm! The only time I wore a jacket all day was on the downhill. Quote
JasonG Posted December 11, 2017 Author Posted December 11, 2017 That's great! Glad you enjoyed the valley, it usually is pretty lonesome back in there. And the views are never bad on a nice day! Quote
tanstaafl Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 yeah, kind of strange how lonesome considering the beat in skin track and snowshoe trails, but I'm not complaining about that! Hey, what does it mean that I have reputation of 1? Quote
tanstaafl Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 Re. current conditions: Compare and contrast snow level/coverage with Jason's photos third and fifth from bottom. (Not my photo, as usual I didn't even remember to *bring* a camera.) Quote
JasonG Posted January 4, 2018 Author Posted January 4, 2018 Current conditions as of 1/1/2018 on Mount Ann - Wicked Sick..... How is is that we are the first up after days of no precip? The cornices didn't all fall during the rain: I never have the energy to go over there: Komo Kulshan: An OK backdrop to the final skin to the summit: The rain certainly caused a bit of a cycle in the Baker Backcountry: Thanks for another good day Mount Ann! 1 Quote
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