[TR] St Helens Dec 2 - Worm Flows 12/2/2009

[Rootsman]

Trip: St Helens Dec 2 - Worm Flows

 

Date: 12/2/2009

 

Trip Report:[/b

 

Longer version posted on TAY.

 

Short version:

 

The skiing wasn't great but the snowpack looked bomber. At higher elevations we found both boilerplate ice and a 1/2 inch, wind-polished, breakable crust which covered 1-2 inches of softer snow. Below this was a solid mass of well frozen snow, apparently all the way to the deck. We made a couple of ski cuts at the top of the steeper bowls to no effect. There were also a couple of small releases from cornice collapse but nothing propagated. Lower down it was just a solid mass, hard frozen. Good coverage on the route and approach trail after the first trail junction. The usual exposed rock on the ridgelines higher up, the gullies are all well filled. The road to Marble Mtn is currently dry, but the parking lot is only partially plowed at the moment.

 

 

Approach Notes:

Stomp through woods.

Edited December 6, 2009 by Rootsman

[Ryan Canfield]

Fun fun, good work - here's the link: http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=14707.0