Dustin_B Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 An email a friend sent me: Plowing began today (March 17th) to re-open Highway 20 east of Ross Dam. You can monitor the progress (and see when they opened in past years) from this website. They have some neat aerial pictures of the avalanche chutes off Cutthroat and Liberty Bell/Early Winter Spires. See details here Quote
JoshK Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 Hey, does anyone know what mile post wash. pass is at? Even though they might not have the highway open, if they plow a few miles in, you could save some time riding a bike up from the east side closure gate. I just wonder how far it would be. Quote
allthumbs Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 JoshK said: Hey, does anyone know what mile post wash. pass is at? Even though they might not have the highway open, if they plow a few miles in, you could save some time riding a bike up from the east side closure gate. I just wonder how far it would be. Â milepost 162 Quote
JoshK Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 trask said: JoshK said: Hey, does anyone know what mile post wash. pass is at? Even though they might not have the highway open, if they plow a few miles in, you could save some time riding a bike up from the east side closure gate. I just wonder how far it would be. Â milepost 162 Â thanks, dood. That's not too bad; the closure gate is at MP 170. Quote
Stefan Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 just bring this to the top due to the update on their website.... Quote
Stefan Posted April 4, 2003 Posted April 4, 2003 And.....another update.....both sides met yesterday....... Â http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/regions/northcentral/Maint/Area3/nc2003/default.htm Quote
klenke Posted April 4, 2003 Posted April 4, 2003 Wouldn't it be nice to know when they thought they'd FIRST open the road? Â That way, I can know when to line up for the ensuing stampede. Quote
JoshK Posted April 4, 2003 Posted April 4, 2003 Only 6 or 7 feet of snow at WA pass, that's pretty depressing. Quote
erik Posted April 4, 2003 Posted April 4, 2003 JoshK said: Only 6 or 7 feet of snow at WA pass, that's pretty depressing. Â HARDLY DOOD!!!! Â LESS SNOW MEAN DRIER ROCK SOONER!!!!!! Â THOUGH I HATE THE DUMB LONG WANDERING TRAIL TOWARDS BLUE LAKE!! Â Â Quote
JoshK Posted April 5, 2003 Posted April 5, 2003 It means yet more glacial recession... Â DOn't get me wrong, I like dry rock, but I like my glaciers too. Quote
A7U Posted April 5, 2003 Posted April 5, 2003 Yeh, glaciers didn't start receding until the Ford Explorer came out. Thanx, sphinx, u r SO on top of it. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted April 6, 2003 Posted April 6, 2003 A7U said: Yeh, glaciers didn't start receding until the Ford Explorer came out. Thanx, sphinx, u r SO on top of it. are fukin kidding man. everything is cyclic and those ice chunks have been melting and growing for eons.. btw- easter is 4-20-03. Anyone want to have a keggerator at blue lake pking? Quote
philfort Posted April 6, 2003 Posted April 6, 2003 Interestingly, the snowdepth at Rainy pass is only a foot lower than when the plowers reach the pass last year (admittedly a week later), which was supposedly a "good snow year".... Quote
Sphinx Posted April 6, 2003 Posted April 6, 2003 A7U said: Yeh, glaciers didn't start receding until the Ford Explorer came out. Thanx, sphinx, u r SO on top of it. Â What's the matter, didn't get laid last night? I was KIDDING. You could call the post FACETIOUS. Christ. Quote
glassgowkiss Posted April 7, 2003 Posted April 7, 2003 (edited) 04.03. east meets west according to dot web page. so when can we start driving? Â Edited April 7, 2003 by glassgowkiss Quote
Billygoat Posted April 7, 2003 Posted April 7, 2003 nuther week or two depending on how much dumpage we get the next week or two. Quote
plexus Posted April 7, 2003 Posted April 7, 2003 Billygoat said: nuther week or two depending on how much dumpage we get the next week or two.  Ahh.... I hear a few mountains calling my name  BTW, has anybody done Frisco snowcovered? Did it this summer, but that ridge looks like it could be fun snow-covered...better than the loose as rock on the satelite peak to the west.... Quote
mattp Posted April 7, 2003 Posted April 7, 2003 The basin on the NE side of Frisco is a very good ski bowl. In telelmark boots, I once found the last 200 feet to be more than I wanted to scramble without a rope or ice axe, but if you were up there planing to climb the thing I bet it wouldn't be very hard. Quote
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