bradleym Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Happy New Year! more images here: http://bradleymclain.zenfolio.com/p367776816 [img:left]http://bradleymclain.zenfolio.com/img/s6/v6/p271700890-5.jpg[/img] Quote
Teh Phuzzy Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I don't suppose my snowmen where still out there, eh? Quote
luvshaker Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Did anyone get out ON the mountain during the clear weather? Quote
ivan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 sure - plenty of folks up there on new years day - no wind at all that day, but fuck-all cold of course - pretty good walking conditions, though my fat-ass was postholing more than i woulda liked Quote
bradleym Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 Did anyone get out ON the mountain during the clear weather? it looks to me as though someone did, but not via the hogback. identify yourself! [img:left]http://bradleymclain.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v12/p732906009-5.jpg[/img] Quote
ivan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 folks still walk up the hogsback before traversing over to the obvious bootpack going up the old chute... Quote
bradleym Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 folks still walk up the hogsback before traversing over to the obvious bootpack going up the old chute... true, it just looks to me like a lot more bootpack to the left of crater rock than on the hogback. trick of the shadows perhaps. Quote
iain Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 How is the windslab on the upper mountain? Telem was showing some sustained winds. Queen's Chair area specifically. Quote
ivan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 didn't go up luetholds or the reid iain so i don't know about the queen's chair - one of your pmr buddies, erik, was up on the hogsback w/ me and he pointed out a crown in the vicintiy of the west crater rim - didn't seem dangerous to me, but then i'm a sinner in the hands of an angry god Quote
iain Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 those pmr guys start drinking their own urine when someone throws a snowball at them. I would not want to be hiking wcr after those storms though. Quote
ivan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I would not want to be hiking wcr after those storms though. agreed, plus there might not be a boot-track i could draft in over there! Quote
wdietsch Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 pretty good walking conditions, though my fat-ass was postholing more than i woulda liked Well if you'd learn how to frick'in ski, you wouldn't have that problem now would ya'? Quote
stevetimetravlr Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Its pretty darn warm up on the mountain, at least compared to here in Hood River. Here is the link I use, it is spot on and very handy in figuring out whats going on up there for a blow by blow hour by hour update. http://www.nwac.us/weatherdata/mthoodmeadows/now/ Quote
sean_beanntan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I was on the summit on Monday, nice late start had us on the summit at 3pm..Yea for cold weather climbing!!! temp inversion kept temps nicely in the 20's, winds upper teens on summit. Groomed slopes made for good skinning. Stached skis at Palmer, boot pen to 10,100 variable from surface to 8". Top layer light snow with poor bonding but no big wind layer. Snow Pit at 10,300 SE aspect on 30 degrees failed at 23cm on a Q1 CT 26. Bond failed on a rounding surface. LIttle energy or propagation observed in pit. Another smaller pit revealed similar. Bootpack to hogsback is a low traverse with 2 traverses from hogsback to west crater, lower traverse just above the hot rocks seemed the better option. A little ice step in 2 oclock gully has climbers heading straight up to the rim. Bergshrund open on the left but good snow bridge, hogsback spine even more to the left than last year. A good day on the hill for sure However seems like the weather is changing Quote
Sheep Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) i thought for sure i would see some trip reports, summited on sunday morning, all around excellent conditions, low temps w/ winds 0-10mph variable snow & ice around 9k, variable snow from unconsolidated to firm wind blown snow with little/no ice above 10k, excellent solid, climbable rime, which may be gone after the weather system looked like some unstable snow on WCR Edited January 4, 2011 by Sheep Quote
ivan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 posting trs for s side ascents generally earn ridicule Quote
stevetimetravlr Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Winter ascents get my respect. Edited January 5, 2011 by stevetimetravlr Quote
jfs1978 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 heheh...lets just keep that Mt. Hood in winter time myth going. Keeps the riff-raff out. Compared to a spring-time Mongolian Horde Siege of the Hoodwand, things were downright pleasant Sunday morning. A relatively leisurely parking lot departure of 5:15am, temp inversion keeping us nice and toasty warm in the low 20s, mostly firm and stable snow, almost windless summit, clear as a bell summit views, slightly less obnoxious than normal boot-pack up the trade route, complete lack of rope/climber-floss teams above you in the old chute, and down in time for breakfast AND a quick session at Smith Rock on the way home... Yup...the South Side ain't so bad in the winter time. Nice start to the year. The rest of the mountain awaits. Quote
Alewarrior Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 That boot pack looks to be to exposed to rock/ice fall. I wouldent go that way. The better option is to go lower route to hot rocks and up. Better safe then dead, I always say. Super nice pictures in this thread. Nice job and thanks guys. Quote
Alewarrior Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 Thats a great place to eat your lunch. Quote
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