StreetBoss Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I have some friends looking to slog the Colmen-Deming Route. Any idea about the road or approach conditions? I can only imagine that some of you have skied the mountain a few times already!! Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtree Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The latest from a TAY post: "Still cant get to the trail head. We skinned 2 miles-ish after parking and walking for about a mile. there's just enough snow to detour most from driving the mile we walked." More here...http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=24712.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al filo Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 We did last weekend the North Ridge in the Baker. Road conditions: The access road to Heliotrope is block 2.5 miles before the parking (be prepare to walk 1h15´ more). Approach conditions, we crossed all the Coleman glacier without floation, with snow almost to our knees, very hard job, with hiden crevasses to watch out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley81 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 How was the ice bulge on the upper part of the North Ridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al filo Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 If you mean the two ice pitches of the route, they are the only good we found, a bit brittle, but good. We climbed through the ridge and it was great in that part, all the rest, deep snow almost to the knees. I do not know how to upload pics...sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I do not know how to upload pics...sorry Click on "Gallery" in the menu bar at the top of the page (between Trip Reports and Search) Then click on Upload Photos Fill in the form, then click on the button "Select Files for Upload" which lets you browse your folders on your computer and select photos to upload. When done selecting click the upload/submit button and you are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 http://www.nwac.us/forecast/avalanche/current/zone/5/ Key points: As a result of this hopefully final spring avalanche cycle, back country travel is not recommended this weekend into early next week. With the magnitude of anticipated warming, greatly increased avalanche danger should reach to high elevations and a majority of avalanche terrain, likely reaching up to 10-12,000 feet or higher on the volcanoes and significantly impacting climbing routes and conditions. In order to ensure their safety during this period of increased frequency and severity of spring avalanches, back country travelers will need to: be very observant of changing snowpack conditions manage terrain choices very wisely be very conservative in decision making Concern #1: Increasingly large and dangerous wet loose or wet slab avalanches with some climax slides releasing to the ground. Concern #2: Increasing likelihood of cornice failures, which may entrain large amounts of wet snow on the slopes below and trigger both large wet loose and wet slabs slides. Concern #3: Glide cracks where full snow pack releases to smooth underlying surface such as rock faces are probable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al filo Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Thank you for helping to upload pics, done, however still learning. I just created my first TR and something I did wrong, I copied the links to enter image but not appearing the image in the TR, only the link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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