layton Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 Anyone know how N facing slopes are doing at moderate to higher elevations in the N.Cascades (4000'-9000'). Anyone been slogging since the nice weather came? Postholing? Neve? Powder? Crust on depth hoar? Pure hell? This has nothing to do with how the skiing in. I'm talking fer walking and climbing on. Sadly to say, I haven't been able to get out and know for myself. It'd be REALLY nice to know. Quote
shuksan Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Could be 6-12" of powder??? http://www.seawfo.noaa.gov/products/SABWA Quote
BURP Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Postholing? Yep Neve? Yep Powder? Yep Crust on depth hoar? Yep Pure hell? Yep hey look at me I'm dancing Quote
Necronomicon Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Useless? Yep. How about: "I recently tore myself away from this digital climbing fantasyland and went outside. I found the folowing information, directly relavent to your question...." Not: "I'm a useless fucking idiot. Here's why: I spew nonsense, I have nothing to say, but try and say it anyways. I contribute nothing, I know nothing, but I pass off my ignorance a knowledge. One time, me and Michael Jackson took two twelve...." This is why this website sucks so bad sometimes. Useless... Quote
erik Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Useless? Yep. How about: "I recently tore myself away from this digital climbing fantasyland and went outside. I found the folowing information, directly relavent to your question...." Not: "I'm a useless fucking idiot. Here's why: I spew nonsense, I have nothing to say, but try and say it anyways. I contribute nothing, I know nothing, but I pass off my ignorance a knowledge. One time, me and Michael Jackson took two twelve...." This is why this website sucks so bad sometimes. Useless... good morning mr smiles! was chosspile harsh on you last night?? Quote
layton Posted February 7, 2003 Author Posted February 7, 2003 Please excuse necro, he is a mean person. Anyone have any useful info? I've seen the 12" of powder forcast, just wondering if anyone has any 1st hand info. I'll find out for myself either way. Quote
Dru Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 (edited) looks like this today note stumps sticking out in the bottom clearcut and hoar frost/dusted snow on rox higher up and avvys point releasing from warm rocks this is a nw facing slope and summit is 7500' +/- Edited February 7, 2003 by Dru Quote
plexus Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 American Border Peak from the NW. And that's an area that receives a fair amount of snow, and if it looks like that...the outliers are going to be looking bare. Quote
Dru Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 snow is lower in north/east facing valleys. i was told you have to walk on snow going up centre creek right now. also near chilliwack lake , snowlevel is down maybe 1000' abovethe lake. but near the mouth of the valley, there is no snow at all up to 4500' on sunny south facing slopes, and no snow below 3000' on n facing slopes. Quote
minx Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Anyone know how N facing slopes are doing at moderate to higher elevations in the N.Cascades (4000'-9000'). Anyone been slogging since the nice weather came? Postholing? Neve? Powder? Crust on depth hoar? Pure hell? This has nothing to do with how the skiing in. I'm talking fer walking and climbing on. Sadly to say, I haven't been able to get out and know for myself. It'd be REALLY nice to know. all of the above. just back from a trip that included guye (n. side) cave ridge and snoqualmie. The conditions were pretty good overall. The snow is consolidating nicely. Icy in the shade as you would expect. Soft surface in the sunny sections but relatively firm underneath. Even the occasional powdery section is in good shape. The N. sides were solid. Quote
layton Posted February 14, 2003 Author Posted February 14, 2003 Near Hope snow conditions include much unconsolidated surface hoar. Not good. Anybody been out side in the N.Cascades? Similar, or neve? Quote
catbirdseat Posted February 15, 2003 Posted February 15, 2003 On Rainier (S. side) it is very firm wind crust, but at high elevations (above about 8,000 ft) it is drifted into sastrugi and there are exposed sections of glare ice. Muir Icefield, I mean Snowfield is a nightmare to ski right now. It needs some fresh snow, badly. Quote
plexus Posted February 15, 2003 Posted February 15, 2003 From what I've experienced and what I've heard from friends from different locales (Persis, Sauk, south end of Twin Sisters, Jackman Ridge, Hadley Peak, Dickerman) is you get frozen crust below and somewhere in the low 4,000s you get unconsolidated powdery stuff. It seems like that throughout the range at least from Hwy 2 north. Might head out on Sunday to Illabot area, expecting the same thing. Not too much snow forecasted with this system coming in. Just hope it's not real wet otherwise avy conditions will get increasingly more dangerous. Quote
layton Posted February 16, 2003 Author Posted February 16, 2003 We really need this new snowfall right now! But it needs to stop and get nice out. Quote
plexus Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 michael_layton said: We really need this new snowfall right now! But it needs to stop and get nice out. Seems like you want the best of both worlds Michael....have patience grasshopper, the snow will stop some day and then you can dance. Quote
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