dave schultz Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Does anyone know if the North Face of Mount Hood has ever seen a ski descent? Can anyone tell me how long or how many rappels it would be to rappel the technical sections on the right couloir. Quote
Water Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 cooper spur and some of the face to the west (climber right of cooper spur, climber left of NF gullies) has been skied. conceivably if u carried skis up the gullies u could ski cooper spur or snow dome, I think. but only for truly experts (the spur). Quote
pcg Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Does anyone know if the North Face of Mount Hood has ever seen a ski descent? Dan Helmstadter and John Plotz have done it... http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=966443 Quote
ColinB Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 It was skied by some French guy back in the 70s and snowboarded in the 90s by that guy who climbed Light Traveler on Denali. Three 30 m raps should be all that's required (though maybe one more over the schrund). Quote
pcg Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 My recollection is the French guy skied Wy-East face? Quote
YocumRidge Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Three 30 m raps should be all that's required (though maybe one more over the schrund). What he said - if planning on skiing the right gully aka "5". You might wanna bring some gear to rap off (KB/angles - as the ice might not be your best option) These guys http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=966443 climbed and skied NE face - 50 deg snow with no raps required. My personal preference would be to climb NF and ski down Cooper Spur: [video:youtube] Quote
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