danhelmstadter Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Trip: Chair Peak - NE Buttress ski Date: 4/19/2011 Trip Report: Yesterday I had the pleasure of climbing and skiing the NE Buttress of Chair Peak with Drew Tabke. We found good ice, and good skiing. Careful snowpack evaluation and safe travel techniques were necessary as there were some weaknesses and loaded areas, though we were blessed with ideal cool and cloudy/sun breaky weather which helped to hold things together while affording visibility for the descent. It was nice to end the day with a few laps in late day sun at Vantage. Drew's TR with photos. http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=20601.msg87757 Quote
j_b Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Nicely done Dan. Your reports do change our psychology of the do-able, but beware the backlash because climbers are ambivalent about people skiing their lines. Quote
Dan_Miller Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Very good work Dan! I strongly suspect it was highly enevitable that the route be skiied. The evolution of alpinism. Were the NE Buttress of Chair Peak somwhere near Chamonix I have no doubt it would have been skiied some time ago. However, my comments do nothing to demean your fine skill set, and you guys noting that the conditions were there to make it reasonable for you to do so. When I climbed it some years back I wouldn't have thought (at that point in time) that it was a potential ski. My how things have changed. Congrats and all props to you two. Almost makes me want to run up there tomorrow to just check out what tracks may remain. Keep at it Dan! Quote
jordansahls Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Wicked ski! How did the North Face look? Quote
telemarker Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Trip: Chair Peak - NE Buttress ski Date: 4/19/2011 Trip Report: It was nice to end the day with a few laps in late day sun at Vantage. Let me guess, you skied Bob's Your Uncle and Sensimilla... Nice going bro! Quote
AlpineK Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 That's a killer ski line! I've looked at it for years and thought about it but lacked the guts to do it. Way to go Quote
danhelmstadter Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Thanks for your comments! Jordan, I didn't get a clear look at the north face but I think there is a monster cornice gaurding the route. Quote
kinnikinnick Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 saw your tracks up there yesterday...fucking RAD! Quote
Doug_Hutchinson Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Drew and Dan - so freaking rad! This is the year I expect to see many other climbing testpieces fall to your (and others) edges. Besides the ski, climb; later that same day/evening we assisted Drew closing down the bar in a North SEA taqueria for a triple crown. Bonus points for the division of labor - one posts on cc.com and one on TAY - that is teamwork. Thanks for the stoke. Quote
alecapone Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Gnar dudes! seen your rig this saturday afternoon in the tumwater. was expecting something coming from the east side,,, then this! Nice style Dan and Drew! Quote
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