cam yarder Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 Trip: Tahoma - Emmons Glacier Date: 7/9/2011 Trip Report: July 5-6th, Todd Kilcup, Carson Guy and myself, Will Dean, skied Tahoma after climbing the Emmons Glacier. Conditions couldn’t have been better—chattery sastrugi skiing off the summit, steep styrofoam below the ‘schrund, and various flavors of corn and slush down the beautiful fall line slope of The Corridor. We left Camp Schurman at 8:20 and reached the summit at 13:15, and our timing was right on for catching the shred in optimal condition. (Less than optimal, however, were the hordes of headlamped guides and clients roping up outside of our tentless bivy at one in the morning!) We left our climbing skins at camp because the route is more direct and steeper than later in the season; booting seemed most efficient. Skiing towards Liberty Cap from the summit and then contouring right to the boot pack on the Emmons currently allows for a complete ski descent of the mountain. This route was really incredible and such a gift to climb and ski with good friends on a beautiful day! Approach Notes: snow begins ~2 miles up the trail Quote
cbcbd Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Hope you guys brought extra SPF juice for this one. Ouch Quote
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