11/21 Exselsior

[Lushbomb]

short and sweet..

DEEP!
COVERED!
Trail of a thousand tears in.

its not even thanksgiving!!

didn't happen with out proof..

proof

we have arrived

Sled2Shred is stoked!

ok nuff with the stargazing.. commence destruction!

can u say DEEEEEP!! i think i have a crush on powduuuuuurr after this carve..

the next zone for demolition

and then we went home..

it was an ok day i reckon

 

[Flakey]

I have a b0ner...

 

[rmk2112]

Where is that?!? How do I get there?!?

I think I just had a wet dream, but I'm awake. Does that count?

 

[Lushbomb]

GO EAST 542! and then up the trail of a thousand tears..

 

[rmk2112]

Canyon Creek SnoPark?
Rd 31 past the BearPaw wye?

Or it it past the snow park? Am looking at my map and I see Excelsior Pass

 

[Lushbomb]

Am looking at my map and I see Excelsior Pass

 

[Comp 670]

Wow.... I really want to call you some really bad names but I will refrain...

That looks like EPIC conditions for this time of year.

 

[Cascade Crud]

@#%! So all the terrible lighting was at schribers today. Why wasnt that a flat light whiteout? I am sooooo jelous.

 

[Lushbomb]

@#%! So all the terrible lighting was at schribers today. Why wasnt that a flat light whiteout? I am sooooo jelous.

this was yesterday inbetween the storms thats why.. about 2pm on saturday the next storm rolled in FAST! and the light went to sh*t.. thats when the stucks happened

pic right before the storm trucked in like a freight train loaded with snowboulders

 

[Cascade Crud]

this was yesterday inbetween the storms thats why.. about 2pm on saturday the next storm rolled in FAST! and the light went to sh*t.. thats when the stucks happened

Istucks

 

[SLED2SHRED]

I almost feel as if I'm still there. Rad Powder Sleddin! Can you say BARS DEEP!

 

[Lushbomb]

I almost feel as if I'm still there. Rad Powder Sleddin! Can you say BARS DEEP!

haha.. yeah, except i'm way more sore then i was yesterday when we were there

BAR DEEP? well i can't see my bars here.. does that count?

 

[eazyduzit509]

Thats so sick! MAAAN! i cant take these pictures anymore! Sleds sitin outside in 4" of powder with old gas in it, i need to take charge! SACRAFICE THE CARBIDES!!!

 

[newtrout]

Awesome pics. Looks like a perfect day.

FYI for people that haven't ridden Excelsior, make sure you know where your at and where the wilderness boundaries are. The standard route that most poeple take into Excelsior actually crosses through wilderness, and its very easy to cruise on down the ridgeline to the east into wilderness without realizing it.

It's a great place. Let's keep it open.

 

[christian]

wow we went yesterday (Sunday) All your tracks wore gone but our vis was...well we didnt have any....

NICE PICS

 

[ruffryder]

Awesome pics. Looks like a perfect day.

FYI for people that haven't ridden Excelsior, make sure you know where your at and where the wilderness boundaries are. The standard route that most poeple take into Excelsior actually crosses through wilderness, and its very easy to cruise on down the ridgeline to the east into wilderness without realizing it.

It's a great place. Let's keep it open.

Do you know of an on-line source that has detailed maps of the wilderness for that area? Also for Baker, I have been looking for a while...

 

[newtrout]

Do you know of an on-line source that has detailed maps of the wilderness for that area? Also for Baker, I have been looking for a while...

This is the best online source I've found. Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest seems to make it a lot harder to find this info than some of our districts down south.

http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS

 

[newtrout]

They don't seem to enforce it (or even post signs) here, but I believe the basin in the background of this photo is wilderness. I might be mistaken where this photo was taken. I'm sure someone will correct me.....

 

[Kordero]

I think I have a greentrails map at home that will clear up this issue. The last I looked at the map I thought the wilderness boundary included the basin but the un-treed and ridgeline portions were not wilderness. Does that makes sense? Basically, if you accidentally dropped down into the trees you would eventually cross the wilderness boundary.

I will add I don't think ALL of the open bowl behind the sled is open to sledders. I thought the boundary came over the top of the ridge in the distance then down into the basin. I'll pour over the greentrails map when I get home tonight.

If all that isn't clear as mud make no mistake if you're riding there you are riding on the edge of the wilderness boundary. Buy yourself a green trails map and make sure for yourself.

 

[CoyoteGirl]

Just beautiful.......................