Comments on: Cascades Redemption — Guest TR http://www.wildsnow.com/1636/cascades-backcountry-skiing/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:52:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Randonnee http://www.wildsnow.com/1636/cascades-backcountry-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13102 Randonnee Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:43:45 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1636#comment-13102 Hey NB, I hope that you all survived the deluge without problems. We scored a pretty good day for the Crest, I needed sunglasses for a while! But then, that preceding continuous stormy weather- no break in precip between rain to snow for crust formation and no clearing for faceting with the gradual cooling created great stability conditions. Unfortunately the main portal to skiing the Wenatchee Mountains, Blewett Pass Hwy 97, remains closed due to reconstruction of washouts. Perhaps next week we may return to the usually sunny geographic center of the state for ski touring. Hey NB,

I hope that you all survived the deluge without problems.

We scored a pretty good day for the Crest, I needed sunglasses for a while! But then, that preceding continuous stormy weather- no break in precip between rain to snow for crust formation and no clearing for faceting with the gradual cooling created great stability conditions.

Unfortunately the main portal to skiing the Wenatchee Mountains, Blewett Pass Hwy 97, remains closed due to reconstruction of washouts. Perhaps next week we may return to the usually sunny geographic center of the state for ski touring.

]]> By: NORTH.BEND http://www.wildsnow.com/1636/cascades-backcountry-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13099 NORTH.BEND Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:57:04 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1636#comment-13099 Rob, Glad to se you're getting out safely. But, you got to quit telling everyone how awesome our snow is. Let me know when it gets all crappy, I'll come over for a tour. Regards, -NB. Rob,

Glad to se you’re getting out safely. But, you got to quit telling everyone how awesome our snow is.

Let me know when it gets all crappy, I’ll come over for a tour.

Regards,

-NB.

]]> By: Randonnee http://www.wildsnow.com/1636/cascades-backcountry-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Randonnee Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:34:55 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1636#comment-13098 Glad that you liked it, Nathan. It was a nice tour after a long wait for reduction of hazard in a crazy snowpack. In the North Cascades serious deeply-buried hazard remains and avalanches are rippin' there. Glad that you liked it, Nathan. It was a nice tour after a long wait for reduction of hazard in a crazy snowpack. In the North Cascades serious deeply-buried hazard remains and avalanches are rippin’ there.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.wildsnow.com/1636/cascades-backcountry-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13097 Nathan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:03:55 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1636#comment-13097 Rob, great post. Love the pictures and the redemption. Also, thanks for letting us in on your avy decision-making process. In this year of avalanche issues coming to the fore nationwide, it's really nice to be able to confirm my own decision-making processes by hearing from someone else who has experience and expertise. Rob, great post. Love the pictures and the redemption. Also, thanks for letting us in on your avy decision-making process. In this year of avalanche issues coming to the fore nationwide, it’s really nice to be able to confirm my own decision-making processes by hearing from someone else who has experience and expertise.

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