lisa Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 I'm was out last week on an overnight ski trip enjoying freshies and I am looking to do it again this weekend. I would like to climb and ski and am thinking Mt. Baker Coleman/Deming or, Rainier Camp Hazard/Kautz. This maybe to early to tell if the weather will hold that long but thought I would throw out the idea, others are welcome! Quote
salbrecher Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 How far up the baker road is it plowed? Quote
Billygoat Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 This is funny Lisa, I was just wondering where you were today. I wasn't sure why I have not often seen you here. I figured you had better things to do like go skiing. Sounds good. I wonder if I could get away. Kinda short notice for me. Fri/sat or sat/sun? It is supposed to get sunny and stay that way all week. probably won't be good for the snow. If it warms up tho it might corn up for the descent. How would that affect the crevasse danger and is there a potential for icefall this time of year in these conditions? Is it possible to skin all the way on Baker or would you put on crampons at the Roman Wall? Quote
salbrecher Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 If you have ski crampons you might not need em but it gets pretty steep. Quote
Billygoat Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 How steep do you reckon it is? 45* 50*? I climbed it once in '95 but wasn't concerned with that. What's his name's UTB is the only one (tele) with a crampon right...? Quote
salbrecher Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 (edited) Maybe 100ft of 40-45. It's casual. Easily skiied if good snow Edited February 3, 2003 by salbrecher Quote
salbrecher Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 (edited) Seems that December 17th 2002 the road was snowed in to 1500 ft leaving 10 km of logging road. 300 posts! Edited February 3, 2003 by salbrecher Quote
Billygoat Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 Congrats I have a ways to go. I remember that guy now, Armand Dubuque. Anybody use his binding? How is it? Has anyone tried the crampon feature? Quote
salbrecher Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 I've used the ski crampons but on AT not tele skiis. It works great in hard spring snow or for scary traverses. Quote
lisa Posted February 3, 2003 Author Posted February 3, 2003 Sounds like it will be Baker, easier for others and no costly fees. The forecast looks sweet, the Roman wall will probably be icy, no worries. I believe the road is snow covered 3 miles from the trailhead, a good warm up before entering the woods. We will be out two nights, there are four of us going so far. 2 from Whistler and one moving out here from Veil. Have you been touring much billygoat? Quote
Billygoat Posted February 3, 2003 Posted February 3, 2003 Do you mean overall or just lately? About 80% of what I did the eleven years I lived in Colorado was tour. Now that I have been out here for the last seven plus it is reversed; 80% on piste (too hard to match kick wax to this cascade concrete). I just did some on and off piste all last week up at Sun Peaks in BC but that was like being back in Colo. This year has been poor condition wise and I have been busy but I did Inter-Glacier (two laps) in a day this past July and one day I was up doing numerous, epic early season powder shots on the far back of Table Mountain this past December before everything turned manky. Other than that, just some on piste at Bakehead and Whistler last season. My usual the last couple years have been overnighters out to Coleman Pinnacle and various overnighters up and off hwy20 including Silver Star which we dubbed "the Marquis du Ski" for the heinous approach. The long and short, I have all the gear and know how to use it, I'm just not in bomber shape. I might be at the back of the pack but I suffer well. I'll start cranking out the work and hopefully free up the weekend. Fri/Sat would be better for me but if it doesn't work out this time I would still be interested in going soon. You seem serious about backcountry touring which sounds good to me. How often do you get out...? Quote
GaryH Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 I live in Tacoma and would be interested to climb Rainier in the up coming months. PM me with particulars Quote
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