[TR] wing ridge - 12/2/2006

[fheimerd]

Trip: wing ridge -

 

Date: 12/2/2006

 

Trip Report:

Drove over to wing ridge this last weekend. 6hours from p-town with icy roads out east. I've been out there four or five times over the last couple of years and every time blue skies and light snow. Coverage was a bit thin down low but north facing bowls and ridge flanks were in excellent shape with 1 ft of light snow. No wind, no crust only a light light dust. It was bouncy bouncy all the way down on every run. Camped out on the ridge. Skied till about 8:00 pm under natures answer to the question of night skiing and then woke up at dawn to ski some more. The whole time we were there we only saw one other group of enterprising skiers. They were having so much fun on thier first turns of the season it was great to watch.

Great weekend

pics to come.

 

Gear Notes:

winter camping and ski

 

Approach Notes:

a few hours

 

Edited December 5, 2006 by fheimerd

[gapertimmy]

FKNA! I heart the wallowas.

[rbw1966]

Let me know next time you go so maybe I can either tag along or plan accordingly. Every time but one that I've been over there the weather has been crappy.

 

I'd love to ski there sometime.

[kurthicks]

whoever's going down there this season: let me know and I'll come down and ski with you (or at least try to). just like Timmay says, I heart the wallowas too.

[fheimerd]

here are some pics

[beecher]

nice to see some people willing to admit they skied something that isn't a climbing route, now that looks like fun! hard to beat night skiing.

[gapertimmy]

sick pix!

[Kit]

Nice turns!

 

I wondered if the Wallowas got as much snow... anyone else notice that the Aneroid Snotel site isn't reporting snow depth? The Mt. Howard site must get all the snow blown off it.

 

Kurt - I'm in CdA now, but I'll be looking to head that way, too.

[iciclespyder]

Here's a video from this trip:

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Edited December 6, 2006 by gapertimmy

[fheimerd]

yeah the snotel site seems fucked up. I think it is measuring precip. not actual snow accumalation. Coverage was spotty on ridges and over windfall but otherwise 3-4 ft.

[gapertimmy]

hey i edited your post so the video shows up in the thread... use the little TUBE button to drop it into your posts

[Kit]

Hey where did you guys stay? In a tent, yurt, or motel?

[gapertimmy]

in his TR sounds like they camped on the ridge... so not in the yurts, and i'm guessing there isn't a hotel on the ridge

[Kit]

Uh yeah, got it. heheh. Thanks timmy you can eliminate my completely inane question if you want. I read the TR, but it didn't sink in, apparently.