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srx_600
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I will be out Dec. 28-Jan2 snow permitting. Staying near buckhorn
I'm no meteorologist, but is this even possible?
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I will be out Dec. 28-Jan2 snow permitting. Staying near buckhorn
Mt. Baker has some snow....
I'm no meteorologist either, which is a good thing, because I can't even spell it..... it would be a problem coming up with a proper business card, but I digress.
I've climbed Mt. Baker several times, neat stuff on the Coleman Glacier and Headwall. Nothing like the smell of fresh sulphur in the morning, straight from the center of the earth. Smells like Hell....
Anyway, since I'm no meteorologist, I'll claim an older mountaineer's immunity, and say that memory from my ancient past puts a few old "facts" we accepted as truth back when, that your post brings to mind:
- The Summit of Mt. Baker can get up to 1500 inches of snow per year. I have been there, stepped on it, looked over into the crater and sniffed it. I believe it.
- Up until the 1950's I THINK, Mt. Baker had the only advancing glacial system in the lower 48 States. (Never stopped to try to watch one actually creep - that takes too much time out of my busy schedule, but I have watched seracs the size of double-wide mobile homes tumble off the Nooksack Towers toward our route.)
- Some of the cracks in the Coleman glacier were 170 feet deep. (I never measured one, but I've been down inside a bunch of them at one time or another, and every time on purpose.) Also, I admit it - I've dropped more than one steamer down into those cracks. Sorry. Had to go.
Stovebolt
I'm no meteorologist either, which is a good thing, because I can't even spell it..... it would be a problem coming up with a proper business card, but I digress.
I've climbed Mt. Baker several times, neat stuff on the Coleman Glacier and Headwall. Nothing like the smell of fresh sulphur in the morning, straight from the center of the earth. Smells like Hell....
Anyway, since I'm no meteorologist, I'll claim an older mountaineer's immunity, and say that memory from my ancient past puts a few old "facts" we accepted as truth back when, that your post brings to mind:
- The Summit of Mt. Baker can get up to 1500 inches of snow per year. I have been there, stepped on it, looked over into the crater and sniffed it. I believe it.
- Up until the 1950's I THINK, Mt. Baker had the only advancing glacial system in the lower 48 States. (Never stopped to try to watch one actually creep - that takes too much time out of my busy schedule, but I have watched seracs the size of double-wide mobile homes tumble off the Nooksack Towers toward our route.)
- Some of the cracks in the Coleman glacier were 170 feet deep. (I never measured one, but I've been down inside a bunch of them at one time or another, and every time on purpose.) Also, I admit it - I've dropped more than one steamer down into those cracks. Sorry. Had to go.
Stovebolt
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Gotta love this Global Warming!
Yeah, if only we rode at 11k'.....!
We have had 8.333 feet in the last 7 days in Whistler area and 13.93 feet so far in November. It is calling for snow every day as far out as the weather forecast predicts. It's going to be a good year!!
WOW! That rocks and I know it is possible. I have Personally seen it dump 83" @ Wolfcreek pass CO. in a little over 3 days. unfortunatly it makes for incredibly dangerous conditions to say the least. Its the only time I have ever seen the ski patrol stand at the lift and tell people not to go up unless they where very experienced deep powder skiers .They where even offering lift ticket refunds. STUPID DEEP !
i have experienced an average of 5" per hour for several hours.......that's a lot of shoveling.
I'm no meteorologist either, which is a good thing, because I can't even spell it..... it would be a problem coming up with a proper business card, but I digress.
I've climbed Mt. Baker several times, neat stuff on the Coleman Glacier and Headwall. Nothing like the smell of fresh sulphur in the morning, straight from the center of the earth. Smells like Hell....
Anyway, since I'm no meteorologist, I'll claim an older mountaineer's immunity, and say that memory from my ancient past puts a few old "facts" we accepted as truth back when, that your post brings to mind:
- The Summit of Mt. Baker can get up to 1500 inches of snow per year. I have been there, stepped on it, looked over into the crater and sniffed it. I believe it.
- Up until the 1950's I THINK, Mt. Baker had the only advancing glacial system in the lower 48 States. (Never stopped to try to watch one actually creep - that takes too much time out of my busy schedule, but I have watched seracs the size of double-wide mobile homes tumble off the Nooksack Towers toward our route.)
- Some of the cracks in the Coleman glacier were 170 feet deep. (I never measured one, but I've been down inside a bunch of them at one time or another, and every time on purpose.) Also, I admit it - I've dropped more than one steamer down into those cracks. Sorry. Had to go.
Stovebolt
Now that is funny.
Someone show some pics !!!!!!!!!!!
Last winter? That was pretty crazy.
wow impressive!
I wish that would happen in the black hills...otherwise i think havin a new sled is gonna be pointless 26th of december we are gonna attempt to go out there
I wish that would happen in the black hills...otherwise i think havin a new sled is gonna be pointless
26th of december we are gonna attempt to go out there
TP = $100 per sheet....and you'd pay it.
...not so funny if you get all stretched out over one of those gaping maws, loosen everything that needs to be loosened, tuck and stow leg straps from your harness, lean back on a fluke, a screw and an ice axe and pivot in to crank one off..... and realize your paper is in a tent 100 yards away....
Bombs away!
Yeah, but at least you've still got your axe.
Good times....
Stovebolt
adventure is where you find it....
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Also, I admit it - I've dropped more than one steamer down into those cracks. Sorry. Had to go.
Stovebolt
Now that is funny.[/QUOTE]
...not so funny if you get all stretched out over one of those gaping maws, loosen everything that needs to be loosened, tuck and stow leg straps from your harness, lean back on a fluke, a screw and an ice axe and pivot in to crank one off..... and realize your paper is in a tent 100 yards away....
Bombs away!
Yeah, but at least you've still got your axe.
Good times....
Stovebolt
adventure is where you find it....
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Also, I admit it - I've dropped more than one steamer down into those cracks. Sorry. Had to go.
Stovebolt
Now that is funny.
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shmuckaluck
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Gotta love this Global Warming!
Hey guys,
GET THIS, I heard on the news today on the radio, that the scientists that record the earths temp. I don't remember the name of the organization, but they where fudging (lying) about the earths temp to make it appear that it was getting warmer when it was actually get colder. because they are making millions of dollars on the global warming scam.
Yeah, I'm a meteorologist in my senior yr and yes with the conditions you are looking at there it is! If you have looked the maps you will see that the models are predicted that the VERY strong low pressure system is almost stalled out over the pacific coast. The low is pulling very moist air up and over the mountains causing lift, which means that any place that the moist air has to rise it is going to dump HUGE amounts of precip.
Now go bust up all that pow for me
I'm nobodies metiorologist, but I'm bett'n that won't be "powder".
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