Silver Star beta?

[Peter_Baer]

Anyone been up there lately?

[JERRY_SANCHEZ]

THE ROUTE IS GOOD FOR SKIING AND CLIMBING BUT BETTER FOR SKIING. I WENT UP THERE THIS PAST SUNDAY AND WENT UP SILVER STAR BASIN TO THE SUMMIT. THERE WAS PLENTY OF SNOW TO SKI ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO THE HIGHWAY. THE SNOW WAS POWDER AND SWEET. THE SUMMIT WAS PRETTY EASY WITHOUT REQUIRING ROPE AND HARD MOVES. JUST 3RD CLASS STUFF WITH SOME SNOW. AVALANCHE CONDITIONS SEEMED LOW AS WE DIDN'T SEE ANY SLIDES BUT THIS CAN CHANGE. IF YOU GO UP THE MAIN CLIMBING ROUTE (UP THE COL) I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS LIKE BUT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.

HOPE THIS HELPS

JERRY

[dbb]

I SUFFER FROM A RARE DISEASE CALLED VOICE IMMODULATION!!!

[This message has been edited by dbb (edited 04-17-2001).]

[Peter_Baer]

Well we tried going up via the Burgundy col route yesterday. The plan was to camp at the basin below the col and summit Sunday morning. Unfortunately, with the warm weather recently, the snow on the (west-facing) rib leading up to the basin was getting increasingly gloppy as the afternoon progressed, and the thought of what that was doing to the avalanche danger in the gully up to the col (which we'd have to descent late morning/early afternoon the next day) was enough to turn us around. Also, the afternoon squalls were dumping snow at an alarming rate, so that made the decision easier.