Colin Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Anyone been up in the Alpental Valley/Chair Peak Basin these past couple of days? How was the snowpack? Had many people skied up the sloped past Source Lake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot'teryx Posted December 24, 2001 Share Posted December 24, 2001 Colin, I went up on Saturday to Snow Lake and saw plenty of Backcountry skiing going on. It looked real good in the basin below Chair Peak, especially in some of the couliors that some folks had skiied. The snow pack was solid and there had not been many slab releases at all, just a few small ones on the upper part of traverse to the basin. I got some images I got put on the web, so send me an email later to remind me. L8R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky_Mcpot Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 I went up to the base of Chair today to check out the North Face and NE Butt. North Face looked like it needed some more snow but doable. NE Butt had been climbed recently and looked good. The snow below Chair to the North was awesome. The ride down from Chair to Source was awesome!! Back country boarding rules!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky_Mcpot Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 Oh yea avy danger was very low...every thing is consolidated and stable for the most part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted December 26, 2001 Share Posted December 26, 2001 On Sunday I climbed NE Buttress and saw Colin soloing the north face. He said it was in fine condition. NE Butt was ok, the weather since then should bring it into better condtion. Tried the NE Slab of the Tooth on Saturday. It did not go for us. Found 2-3 inches of rotten ice overlayed by snow. If this weather pattern persists, the conditions should improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitseeker Posted December 28, 2001 Share Posted December 28, 2001 Anyone heading up there soon? If the weather holds, I may give it a try on 1/1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CascadeClimber Posted December 29, 2001 Share Posted December 29, 2001 Got back about an hour ago from the North Face of Chair. First, congrats to Colin for a fine solo (IMHO). There is ice on the route, especially the first pitch, but there is also a lot of granular snow over rock, making for poor sticks and unsure footing. Of note: A moderately sized slab release high above the approach gully (the one above Source Lake, not the one to the base of the route) ran the length of the gully. I'd guess two days ago? There was one set of downhill tracks in the debris, but none up. Not huge, but more than big enough to kill. I expected the snow to be much more stable than it was. Also of note: We were the only ones up there today! What gives? I'll have a TR and some pics up later today. Happy New Year all- Loren [ 12-29-2001: Message edited by: CascadeClimber ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr._Good_Time Posted December 30, 2001 Share Posted December 30, 2001 Mr. Good Time rides again. Cheers all. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted December 30, 2001 Share Posted December 30, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Mr. Good Time: Mr. Good Time rides again.Cheers all. John Whats up nerd! Long time no spray Going to Index tomorrow. Drop me email if you wanna go ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr._Good_Time Posted December 30, 2001 Share Posted December 30, 2001 I'll bet I am fatter. Haven't climbed since Silent Running in Aug. I'm going out with Erik and John J. manana. Call me in the next five minutes if you want to go. 425-646-5383. Ciao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted December 30, 2001 Share Posted December 30, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Mr. Good Time: I'll bet I am fatter. Haven't climbed since Silent Running in Aug. I'm going out with Erik and John J. manana. Call me in the next five minutes if you want to go. 425-646-5383.Ciao. See you there. I got a rope rocket coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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