pdk Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 To the two guys we ran into that got turned back by weather on the cascadian couloir on Stuart this past weekend, I have your shovel handle if you want it. Found it on the road on the way out. PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrythellama Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 i cannot believe anyone actually climbing cascadian couloir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Sit start tespiece variation, brah. Â Maybe they were to ski it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdk Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 they were on tele gear, so i assume so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 It is a pretty nice ski run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_vent Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 I thoroughly enjoyed hiking up it twice, the second time I used it as a morning workout (car to summit in 3.5 hrs) and was home for lunch with my girl at 2. The views are great and the sand helps your knees on the way down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 hey matt-- what's the best approach for skiing the cascadian? yeah- obviously from the teanaway side but to the top of the couloir on skis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I'm not sure exactly what your question is, Minx. We took Turnpike Creek for the approach, and found a dry campsight right below the Cascadian even though there was plenty of snow for touring over the pass and down Turnpike Creek. In the couloir itself, there was one spot where it was melted out and we took the skis off for that, and then higher up it was icy and we booted up to the false summit. The final climb to the actual summit, without axe or crampons, was "exhilarating." Skiing down, we found the rib just west of the couloir offered some good terrain outside of the avalanche debris that littered much of the actuall gully itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Thanks Matt. Â Â That's pretty much what I was looking for. Just wondering if you skied up the couloir or took another variation up. Couldn't think of what would ski up better than that but thought I'd ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 We pretty much followed the couloir, but didn't stay exactly in it either on the ascent or descent because the avalanches had made it icy and full of debris. There are no significant routefinding problems, though; you can go just about anywhere but even though we had white-out at the top we had no doubt where to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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