AlpineK Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Trip: Snoqualmie Mountain - Phantom Slide Date: 11/28/2010 Trip Report: Early season skiing can be exciting. With a limited base and almost no consolidation chances of skiing a sick line are low. Logs and rocks hide just below the top too. Jeff H and I decided to ski up the Phantom Slide on Snoqualmie Mountain with low expectations. Of course we kept talking about skiing the Slot The waterfall didn't look, "in." Navigating around the waterfall cliffs was exciting, and so was most of the lower uptrack. The clouds moved in and out on the way up. We got nice views of new snow. Alpental Jeff Upper ridgecrest Summit tower Sure enough the Slot didn't look like it had enough snow On the other hand there was nice snow facing south I did hook my pole on a log and break it early on, but the skiing was nice on the upper slope. The rest of the Phantom was kind of a jungle adventure, but a low snow pack can do that. It won't take much more snow to fill things in. Approach Notes: Go well to climbers left of the waterfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Nice. Thanks for the conditions update Kurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetsailor Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Thanks for saving us the trip! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 As long as you kept expectations low it was fun post Thanksgiving exercise. I was curious what the snowpack looked like too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 That makes me feel better. I was supposed to head out that way on Saturday but caught a cold and bailed on a good friend last minute. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hat's off to you guys for some hard work skinning. I was touring up their last week and breaking trail was a bear to say the least...... It surely kicked my butt and I didn't anywhere nearly as high as you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Looks like the snow will be piling up now. Good report Feck - thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cman Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nice work. Is that one of your new poles you broke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nope, an old one. Now I really need a new set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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