tobytortorelli Posted May 29, 2001 Share Posted May 29, 2001 wanting to ski one or more of the sisters in early june. how's the snow down there? bachelor closed with 6" at 6000' on may 28th. this i know. but how's the sisters' looking? is there a web cam of the area? is the cascade lakes highway open? would there be ridge hopping to connect snow? any information will be helpful. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapertimmy Posted May 29, 2001 Share Posted May 29, 2001 tt- Jon and I were on the South sister this saturday and the snow isn't looking very good, and what is there is going quickly. The cascade lakes highway opened up last week, so access is fine, but the forest service is in full force with their trailpass ticket books in hand i suggest stoping at mountain supply in bend and getting a no trail fees sticker to piss em off. Anyhow, Jon and I were sloggin up the hill (s. side dog route) with chinook the wundermutt, and there is minimal snow until you hit moraine lake, from there, the snow is melting quick on the table, and likewise on the ridge to the summit. We spoke with some folks that skied it this past saturday and said the turns were cruddy at top, ok in the middle, and cruddy at the bottom, real thick heavy cascade cement. His comment was he wished the snow was the same as this time last year, but with this year's sunny weather... i guess that about sums it up! bachelor is closed as of memorial day weekend... you can see the dwinidling snow pack at the web cam www.mtbachelor.com. we recieved a trace up here at bachelor last night, but nothing that will help with the snowpack conditions on s. sister :< Sooo, unless you are planning on skiing the glaciers on the sisters, you might want to rethink your plans! Let me know if you decide to come down though, I'd love to tag along on any adventures, and if you need a place to crash, the unabomber shack is always open! cheers timmy ps- I have a view of South sister from my window here at bachelor, so I could give you an up the minute update if needed... sorry I had to brag, but i have a sweet view from here! i'm trying to get a webcam setup from my window, but getting a private ip punched through to the isp is a bit tedious here. [This message has been edited by tim (edited 05-29-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobytortorelli Posted May 30, 2001 Author Share Posted May 30, 2001 thanks alot tim. isn't there a web cam from the rocks pointed at the sisters? can't find it. guess we will have to ski hood northward this year. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapertimmy Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 I don't know of any web cams from my side that show s. sister, we only have 2 pointed at bachelor itself... maybe I can aim it at sister for the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted June 2, 2001 Share Posted June 2, 2001 T- The Prouty Headwall on South Sister is in excellent shape for skiing right now, and so are the west aspects of Middle Sister. The SE Ridge on Middle has some good shots as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapertimmy Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 s. sister got some new this weekend, and the south sloggit ridge is covered with fweshies. i don't know how long it will last but thought i'd letcha know ------------------ just can't sit, gotta get jiggy wit it tcrawford@mtbachelor.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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