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| the tahoe bc : Julie, Kaichi, Mike, me |
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| skyward |
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| weather station at alpine meadows |
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| where are we? |
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| the lucky guy with three lovely ladies. |
Cara Berhenti berkeringat Malam
11 years ago
Showing posts with label backcountry snowboarding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backcountry snowboarding. Show all posts
It was a pretty mild winter this season. Not at all like the last, when the Stark's word were realized. This year, winter whimpered. Nonetheless, snow was shredded, friends were met, new friends were made, and the hope for the next season has not been lost...
Digging out photos....and dreaming of more snow...
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| Tracks on Bonapart Pt, Antarctica |
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| Pete going skyward |
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| mt. williamson |
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| Mandy |
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| Kokanee Provincial Park |
uh, did somebody forget to mention that it's spring? i know i'm still stuck in snow mode, but this current snow storm isn't help my activity transition from snow sporting to my summertime activity of rock sporting...but i did just get a photo from one of the guys from my BC bc snow trip....i'm gonna post it, just because i want to go back.....
along the lines of going back, some of us did put in for the lottery for another week at the cabin next season. it'll be pretty gosh darn cool if we do get it. cross your fingers, we find out on may 18th.
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| All strapped in and ready to blow the taco stand....our flight out of the mountains (photo by Brock....using Steve Hyde's camera) |
along the lines of going back, some of us did put in for the lottery for another week at the cabin next season. it'll be pretty gosh darn cool if we do get it. cross your fingers, we find out on may 18th.
if you want to go straight to the photos...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157623778091554/
day eight....4/2/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast: 30% snow flurries
snow accumulation: 4cm
storm total: 4cm (new storm system)
area: tanal peak, happy valley.
we hiked towards tanal peak with the goal of summiting the thing and then skiing down something in the area called happy valley. we wanted to head to an area that isn’t too steep (35+) and would have enough stuff that twelve people and tear it up. it snowed the entire day and powder was light, deep and sick. our groups yo-yo-ed a section of the the valley. we were socked in the whole day. not much sun...very little photos..but we got deep sick pow!
day nine....4/3/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast:mix sun and clouds, 60% chance of snow flurries
snow accumulation: 28cm
storm total: 38 cm (new storm system)
area: hut, outbound...
are we really gonna get out? it’s been snowing since we got up. will the whirlybird fly today? huh? if we don’t, it’ll cut everything very very close!
day nine....4/4/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast:mix sun and clouds, 20% chance of snow flurries
snow accumulation: 3cm
storm total: 41 cm (new storm system)
area: hut, outbound...
nope...we didn’t get out yesterday. today, the weather was clearer here at the hut....and eventually the whirlybird came...
we made it back to spokane just in time for the first of our group to fly out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157623778091554/
day eight....4/2/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast: 30% snow flurries
snow accumulation: 4cm
storm total: 4cm (new storm system)
area: tanal peak, happy valley.
we hiked towards tanal peak with the goal of summiting the thing and then skiing down something in the area called happy valley. we wanted to head to an area that isn’t too steep (35+) and would have enough stuff that twelve people and tear it up. it snowed the entire day and powder was light, deep and sick. our groups yo-yo-ed a section of the the valley. we were socked in the whole day. not much sun...very little photos..but we got deep sick pow!
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| looking into happy valley |
day nine....4/3/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast:mix sun and clouds, 60% chance of snow flurries
snow accumulation: 28cm
storm total: 38 cm (new storm system)
area: hut, outbound...
are we really gonna get out? it’s been snowing since we got up. will the whirlybird fly today? huh? if we don’t, it’ll cut everything very very close!
day nine....4/4/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast:mix sun and clouds, 20% chance of snow flurries
snow accumulation: 3cm
storm total: 41 cm (new storm system)
area: hut, outbound...
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| morning of actual departure....it's clear! |
nope...we didn’t get out yesterday. today, the weather was clearer here at the hut....and eventually the whirlybird came...
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| landing! |
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| in the bird and loading cargo! |
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| our awesome group!! (photo by steve h's timer on his camera) |
if you want to go straight to the photos...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157623778091554/
day five....3/30/10
avi forecast: high
weather forecast: 100% snow
snow accumulation: 7cm
area: cafe latte, i think.
and it’s still snowing. really. so we decide to hit up the trees again. somewhere close to the hut. so we went across the lake (that’s next to the hut) and did four runs. i’m not sure what the name of the area was, but it was sooo good. and it snowed the whole day. i had a shit-eating grin on my face the entire time. yes, even on the hikes up. :D
day six.....3/31/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast: partly cloudy, flurries.
snow accumulation: 7cm
area: unnamed peak, beaujolais
and we see some sun....we hiked over to an unnamed peak next to mt. john carter [the name of that peak was probably named after the guy, but there are some funny names here]. there is a ridge called mega-sore-ass ridge. named as a play off staga-sore-ass ridge that is not too far from [insert name here]. the prominent features in the area is definitely the battleship [literally looks like the profile of a battleship] and the pyramid [literally looks like a triangle] and the kokanee glacier above that. given our semi-good forecast and avi conditions, we decided to bag a peak and see what’s good from a higher vantage point. the hike up was decent. we had a little bit of a tense moment when the skin tracks we laid “whomped” or settled, as in the slope we were on sank under six people. moving in a group of 12 may not have been the best idea. at that point, we spread out the group.
the views from the top of the peak was spectacular. we were a little over 2000ft above the hut.
day seven......4/1/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast: partly cloudy with 30% snow
snow accumulation: 3cm
storm total: 30cm
area: the hut....
rest day!!! much needed rest. i think i can really only go two days on. i could feasibly go three days on, but i think i would be pretty gosh darn slow. i’m stiff, i feel everything, i’m sore, i ache. plus, it’s nice to have a day to read (i already finished three books) and putter and write the tr, edit photos, or nap....the possibilities are endless.
went out to the slocan chief cabin for a nice an easy tour and to check out the interpretive display in the cabin. for the winter, a lot of the displays were put away. it’s a bit of area history, from the mining times (pre-park days) to when the place became a park and then to the folks who tended it and did a lot of the development of it. it was a pretty neat tour, with teh sun peeking out from the clouds every once in awhile.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157623778091554/
day five....3/30/10
avi forecast: high
weather forecast: 100% snow
snow accumulation: 7cm
area: cafe latte, i think.
and it’s still snowing. really. so we decide to hit up the trees again. somewhere close to the hut. so we went across the lake (that’s next to the hut) and did four runs. i’m not sure what the name of the area was, but it was sooo good. and it snowed the whole day. i had a shit-eating grin on my face the entire time. yes, even on the hikes up. :D
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| touring towards caffe latte |
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| Tina in a steep little chute |
day six.....3/31/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast: partly cloudy, flurries.
snow accumulation: 7cm
area: unnamed peak, beaujolais
and we see some sun....we hiked over to an unnamed peak next to mt. john carter [the name of that peak was probably named after the guy, but there are some funny names here]. there is a ridge called mega-sore-ass ridge. named as a play off staga-sore-ass ridge that is not too far from [insert name here]. the prominent features in the area is definitely the battleship [literally looks like the profile of a battleship] and the pyramid [literally looks like a triangle] and the kokanee glacier above that. given our semi-good forecast and avi conditions, we decided to bag a peak and see what’s good from a higher vantage point. the hike up was decent. we had a little bit of a tense moment when the skin tracks we laid “whomped” or settled, as in the slope we were on sank under six people. moving in a group of 12 may not have been the best idea. at that point, we spread out the group.
the views from the top of the peak was spectacular. we were a little over 2000ft above the hut.
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| skyward |
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| adjacent peak |
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| pano from the summit of unnamed peak |
we skied down (descending about 600ft) to the saddle and had lunch there. we were now on top of the area called beaujolais. after lunch, we skied (i rode) a 1400ft run down to the bottom. it was hard to get the shit-eating grin off our faces so another run was in order. we climbed back up and did another 800ft run. a group of us headed back to the hut after the second run. it was good and we were tired. it was a good day. |
day seven......4/1/10
avi forecast: considerable
weather forecast: partly cloudy with 30% snow
snow accumulation: 3cm
storm total: 30cm
area: the hut....
rest day!!! much needed rest. i think i can really only go two days on. i could feasibly go three days on, but i think i would be pretty gosh darn slow. i’m stiff, i feel everything, i’m sore, i ache. plus, it’s nice to have a day to read (i already finished three books) and putter and write the tr, edit photos, or nap....the possibilities are endless.
went out to the slocan chief cabin for a nice an easy tour and to check out the interpretive display in the cabin. for the winter, a lot of the displays were put away. it’s a bit of area history, from the mining times (pre-park days) to when the place became a park and then to the folks who tended it and did a lot of the development of it. it was a pretty neat tour, with teh sun peeking out from the clouds every once in awhile.
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| slocan chief cabin and yes, it's snowing... |
if you want to go straight to the photos....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157623778091554/
day one.....3/26/10
the flight from reno to spokane....was very uneventful....very....got to stop in boise, but never got off the plane. met up with the crew in spokane. 12 total. the characters.....aaron, steve b, steve h, gretel, tina, mandy, pete, josh, thorsten, lenny, owen, and me. picked up the rental cars and drove through northern washington. spokane to nelson, bc, canada.
arrived at nelson around 8ish. dinner and then try to get some rest before we head out to the helipad.
day two....3/27/10
avi forecast: considerable
weathe forecast: partly cloudy
snow accumulation: 0cm
area: smuggler’s bowl
nelson to the kokanee glacier hut....by helicopter. we all gathered at the helipad at 8am in the little airstrip of nelson. nelson is on one arm of the kokanee lake (which is a pretty big lake) and nested in a pretty step lake-canyon. what neat about his hut, is the fact that it’s helicopter access only in the winter. everything has to be flown in. well, simply put, after the briefing, we waited for our turn to get flown in.
finally, after three trips of of cargo and our first load of people, it was our (gretel, steve h and i. the custodian’s son rode with us as well.) turn. let’s just put it this way...pretty gosh darn cool, riding in a helicopter. i think i really like the fact that we are so low to the ground and the tree tops. it was as if i could reach out the door and top the treetops. since the normal way we go in (over a gigantic headwall) was socked in with clouds, we went the longer way, giving us a longer ride. the pilot was safe and didn’t really do anything to rattle us. but he did get a squeal from gretel when we descended onto the heli pad with a sharp bank and fast descent.
we have arrived. off-loading and shuttling things into the hut and after that, we waited for the last bird.
the hut itself is timber built, no nails, only pegs and grooves. the hut us beautifully done and an absolute treat in the middle of the wilderness. it’s got all the comforts of home without the distractions. yes, there is wi-fi. yes, there are comfy beds, yes, everything is heated.
after the orientation, we got to go out there an do a mini-tour to see the area we will be in. we went to an area called smuggler’s bowl, a save area below the battleship and the pyramid (two very prominent features nest to the hut. we did a couple of laps in what turned out to be really really fun powder bowl.
day three.....3/28/10
avi forecast: high
weather forecast: 100% snow
snow accumulation: 0cm
area: helen deane
it stormed overnight and it got windy. our main concern for today is the wind loading of the snow. since it was going to snow all day, we decided to head to low angle aspects in the trees and below treeline. we headed to an area called helen deane. we split into two groups. our group ran three laps in the area. since we were 45min-1hr from the hut, i decided to head back with josh and mandy, while everybody else took another lap in the area.
no photos that day...i was soaked to the bone that day...
day four.....3/29/10
avi forceast: high
weather forecast: 100% snow
snow accumulation: 28cm
area: the hut
REST DAY!!!! i totally needed it. so far, this is maxing me out a little bit. i’ve never done something like this and it’s quite taxing. really. this is my new definition of earning my turns. everything we did was awesome so far. i read. i started this post...mandy, tina, and i held down the fort and was the dispatch. we had radios and had timed calls as a check to make sure everybody was okay. folks came in by midday to take a break and warm up. gretel, steve h, owen, and steve b stayed in, while everybody else went back out. we had an hour yoga session, which probably worked me even more.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157623778091554/
day one.....3/26/10
the flight from reno to spokane....was very uneventful....very....got to stop in boise, but never got off the plane. met up with the crew in spokane. 12 total. the characters.....aaron, steve b, steve h, gretel, tina, mandy, pete, josh, thorsten, lenny, owen, and me. picked up the rental cars and drove through northern washington. spokane to nelson, bc, canada.
arrived at nelson around 8ish. dinner and then try to get some rest before we head out to the helipad.
day two....3/27/10
avi forecast: considerable
weathe forecast: partly cloudy
snow accumulation: 0cm
area: smuggler’s bowl
nelson to the kokanee glacier hut....by helicopter. we all gathered at the helipad at 8am in the little airstrip of nelson. nelson is on one arm of the kokanee lake (which is a pretty big lake) and nested in a pretty step lake-canyon. what neat about his hut, is the fact that it’s helicopter access only in the winter. everything has to be flown in. well, simply put, after the briefing, we waited for our turn to get flown in.
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| lenny and our gack |
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| our bird |
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| me in the bird |
finally, after three trips of of cargo and our first load of people, it was our (gretel, steve h and i. the custodian’s son rode with us as well.) turn. let’s just put it this way...pretty gosh darn cool, riding in a helicopter. i think i really like the fact that we are so low to the ground and the tree tops. it was as if i could reach out the door and top the treetops. since the normal way we go in (over a gigantic headwall) was socked in with clouds, we went the longer way, giving us a longer ride. the pilot was safe and didn’t really do anything to rattle us. but he did get a squeal from gretel when we descended onto the heli pad with a sharp bank and fast descent.
we have arrived. off-loading and shuttling things into the hut and after that, we waited for the last bird.
the hut itself is timber built, no nails, only pegs and grooves. the hut us beautifully done and an absolute treat in the middle of the wilderness. it’s got all the comforts of home without the distractions. yes, there is wi-fi. yes, there are comfy beds, yes, everything is heated.
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| morning in the kitchen |
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| view of the winter entrance of the hut.... |
after the orientation, we got to go out there an do a mini-tour to see the area we will be in. we went to an area called smuggler’s bowl, a save area below the battleship and the pyramid (two very prominent features nest to the hut. we did a couple of laps in what turned out to be really really fun powder bowl.
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| pano from smuggler's ridge |
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| our tracks in smuggler's bowl.... |
day three.....3/28/10
avi forecast: high
weather forecast: 100% snow
snow accumulation: 0cm
area: helen deane
it stormed overnight and it got windy. our main concern for today is the wind loading of the snow. since it was going to snow all day, we decided to head to low angle aspects in the trees and below treeline. we headed to an area called helen deane. we split into two groups. our group ran three laps in the area. since we were 45min-1hr from the hut, i decided to head back with josh and mandy, while everybody else took another lap in the area.
no photos that day...i was soaked to the bone that day...
day four.....3/29/10
avi forceast: high
weather forecast: 100% snow
snow accumulation: 28cm
area: the hut
REST DAY!!!! i totally needed it. so far, this is maxing me out a little bit. i’ve never done something like this and it’s quite taxing. really. this is my new definition of earning my turns. everything we did was awesome so far. i read. i started this post...mandy, tina, and i held down the fort and was the dispatch. we had radios and had timed calls as a check to make sure everybody was okay. folks came in by midday to take a break and warm up. gretel, steve h, owen, and steve b stayed in, while everybody else went back out. we had an hour yoga session, which probably worked me even more.
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| arse kickin' yoga.... |
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