Know_Fear Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 (edited) Skied 1/2 the Mt. Hood circum nav on Saturday - Timberline to Cooper Spur snow park. It's a great ski tour! Unfortunately we spent too much time switching between skis/crampons and opted to bail at the Elliot Glacier. Great corn snow on the Elliot. Skiing on the middle Elliot Glacier was a treat. Normally it has too many cravases for skiing. The route is in good shape this year. Most of the cravasses are filled. The snow was a bit hard in the morning. You'll definately want to have crampons/ice axe. Be prepared to ski several steep, exposed sections or drop lower to avoid them. The Coe has a lot of debris from recent avi/ice fall. Links to annotated photos: N. side of Illumination Rock Leauthold area - upper Reid Glacier traverse Reid Glacier exit (lower Yokum Ridge) To Reid exit To Sandy/Glisan N. of Sandy/Glisan Glisan/Ladd crossing Looking at Coe seracs Coe Glacier icefall Coe Glacier exit West side of Elliot Glacier Our exit, and high exit from the Elliot Glacier Edited April 6, 2004 by Know_Fear Quote
steepconcrete Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/515/1156n_side_illum-med.JPG Quote
gslater Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 Great pics. Very handy reference for those us who have yet to explore that route... Thanks. Quote
bdog Posted April 29, 2004 Posted April 29, 2004 Su weeet! Nice traverse and good pics! Tracks on the elliot .. very nice! Quote
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