[TR] Alpental area- 11/14/2006

[ilookeddown]

Climb: Alpental area-

 

Date of Climb: 11/14/2006

 

Trip Report:

I did a tour of the top of Alpental today. In my opinion there is more of a base above 4K ft than this time last year. Ended up skiing my skin track down due to low visibility but it was still a great ski. Stability is also very good. Around 4100ft there appears to be an ice layer about 8” down but seems do be bonding well. There is another one 6” further down which I will be concerned with due to the warm temps tomorow. I think it will be an interesting week to come. So check stability as you go and be safe.

 

Gear Notes:

Standard stuff

[tradclimbguy]

Very nice. Most excellent!

[johnebravo]

I'll be headed up there on Sat for an overnighter. Snow or Source Lake, maybe pineapple pass. Hope to test out my new split board. Hope conditions are good, I'd hate to have to spend the day in the lift lines at Crystal.

-Johnny

[Plinko]

Ended up skiing my skin track down due to low visibility but it was still a great ski.

 

Do you mean MY skin tracks? What time of day were you up there? Nice to get out...we're off to a great start so far

[ilookeddown]

Didn't take the skin track that was set b/c it looked like it went over below nash from the bottom. Found one at the top of the chair but left it at the top of the cat track.

 

As for conditions, yesterday a few friends went up and found freezing rain and breakable curst. They said it wasn’t very enjoyable.

[fenderfour]

When going on backcountry expeditions, please feel free to post chubby-inducing photos for us poor folk in the cubes.

 

THank you.

[Kat_Roslyn]

I went yesterday, i think I met your friends, though I still found it very enjoyable, more fun when I met them.

[ilookeddown]

Yea, they told me they ran into someone. I was told that you were very solid skier. If you want to get out let us know.

Edited November 17, 2006 by ilookeddown