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Tampico Snow Report - 2011 - Part 3
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...But thanks for the reports all year TampicoEXTREME AVALANCHE HAZARD WED. INTO THURS.
There is an extreme avalanche hazard for the east slopes of the cascades:
200 PM PDT TUESDAY MAR 29 2011
...AVALANCHE WARNING FOR EXTREME DANGER WEDNESDAY...
THE MAJOR WARM FRONT WITH MOISTURE OF TROPICAL ORIGINS SHOULD MOVE
TO THE NW TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOST OF WEDNESDAY. MOTHER NATURE IS
ABOUT TO APPLY MAJOR RAIN AND WARMING TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEEP
LARGELY UNCONSOLIDATED WINTER SNOWPACK THAT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED
SIGNIFICANT RAIN OR WARMING. TOTAL SNOW DEPTHS ARE AT WINTER MAXES
YESTERDAY AND TODAY AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CASCADES. THE CASCADES HAD 10-20 FEET OF SNOWFALL LATE FEBRUARY TO
LATE MARCH AND IT HAS REMAINED COOL SINCE. THE RAIN AND WARMING WILL
LOAD AND WEAKEN SURFACE AND UPPER SNOW PACK LAYERS AND SHOULD CAUSE
AVALANCHES ON WEDNESDAY. INITIAL SURFACE AVALANCHES MAY CAUSE
RELEASES TO LAYERS FROM EARLIER IN MARCH OR FEBRUARY OR EVEN
JANUARY. MODELS VARY BUT THESE CONDITIONS MAY LAST INTO THURSDAY AS
WELL. AVOID ALL AVALANCHE TERRAIN WEDNESDAY.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.NWAC.US FOR DETAILS.
The weather should cool down again for the weekend somewhat.
There is also a HYDROLOGICAL WARNING as well, for rapid rises in small creeks. With the wondrous late snowfalls we have had, all those little jumpable creeks the last few weeks (exception: bagger in the Nile) may widen and deepen considerably over the next few days, especially at the lower elevations. There may even be water running over the groomed trail in spot, cutting a rut (as happened last year). Please watch for this over the next couple of days. This may screw up the grooming schedule also.
There is a lot of snow (even down low) for this time of year, so when it melts there could be boukou water
coming down off the sides of the hills, especially the south faces.
Tampico
There is an extreme avalanche hazard for the east slopes of the cascades:
200 PM PDT TUESDAY MAR 29 2011
...AVALANCHE WARNING FOR EXTREME DANGER WEDNESDAY...
THE MAJOR WARM FRONT WITH MOISTURE OF TROPICAL ORIGINS SHOULD MOVE
TO THE NW TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOST OF WEDNESDAY. MOTHER NATURE IS
ABOUT TO APPLY MAJOR RAIN AND WARMING TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEEP
LARGELY UNCONSOLIDATED WINTER SNOWPACK THAT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED
SIGNIFICANT RAIN OR WARMING. TOTAL SNOW DEPTHS ARE AT WINTER MAXES
YESTERDAY AND TODAY AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CASCADES. THE CASCADES HAD 10-20 FEET OF SNOWFALL LATE FEBRUARY TO
LATE MARCH AND IT HAS REMAINED COOL SINCE. THE RAIN AND WARMING WILL
LOAD AND WEAKEN SURFACE AND UPPER SNOW PACK LAYERS AND SHOULD CAUSE
AVALANCHES ON WEDNESDAY. INITIAL SURFACE AVALANCHES MAY CAUSE
RELEASES TO LAYERS FROM EARLIER IN MARCH OR FEBRUARY OR EVEN
JANUARY. MODELS VARY BUT THESE CONDITIONS MAY LAST INTO THURSDAY AS
WELL. AVOID ALL AVALANCHE TERRAIN WEDNESDAY.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.NWAC.US FOR DETAILS.
The weather should cool down again for the weekend somewhat.
There is also a HYDROLOGICAL WARNING as well, for rapid rises in small creeks. With the wondrous late snowfalls we have had, all those little jumpable creeks the last few weeks (exception: bagger in the Nile) may widen and deepen considerably over the next few days, especially at the lower elevations. There may even be water running over the groomed trail in spot, cutting a rut (as happened last year). Please watch for this over the next couple of days. This may screw up the grooming schedule also.
There is a lot of snow (even down low) for this time of year, so when it melts there could be boukou water
coming down off the sides of the hills, especially the south faces.Tampico
unload areas
Where are people unloading?
Where are people unloading?
Unloading at the corner by the berm which isn't there !!
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Summertime Blues
Active member
wow that is not very far up the road
Large Tree down on Middle Fork Rd
There is apparently a large tree down on middle fork road approximately by the beaver dam area (1/2 way to Tree Phones). This could cause a clusterf**k
if a large number of people try to drive further up the middle fork road this weekend in an attempt to unload.
The grooming council did ask for one more pass over the loop, and to move the tree (which is a hazard) off of the road. This attempt was unsuccessful as the agencies involved did not want to go past the contracted deadline of 04/01 of each year.
The tree will be removed by DNR personnel next week.
Forecast is for more snow this weekend. Conditions are icy down low in the mornings.
The Yakima Ski-Benders will have their annual Ahtanum Cleanup on July 9-10, 2011. Lots of fun, we accomplish a purpose and the food is great (membership has advantages).
Thank you,
Tampico
There is apparently a large tree down on middle fork road approximately by the beaver dam area (1/2 way to Tree Phones). This could cause a clusterf**k
if a large number of people try to drive further up the middle fork road this weekend in an attempt to unload.The grooming council did ask for one more pass over the loop, and to move the tree (which is a hazard) off of the road. This attempt was unsuccessful as the agencies involved did not want to go past the contracted deadline of 04/01 of each year.
The tree will be removed by DNR personnel next week.
Forecast is for more snow this weekend. Conditions are icy down low in the mornings.
The Yakima Ski-Benders will have their annual Ahtanum Cleanup on July 9-10, 2011. Lots of fun, we accomplish a purpose and the food is great (membership has advantages).
Thank you,
Tampico
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There is apparently a large tree down on middle fork road approximately by the beaver dam area (1/2 way to Tree Phones). This could cause a clusterf**k
The grooming council did ask for one more pass over the loop, and to move the tree (which is a hazard) off of the road. This attempt was unsuccessful as the agencies involved did not want to go past the contracted deadline of 04/01 of each year.
The tree will be removed by DNR personnel next week.
Forecast is for more snow this weekend. Conditions are icy down low in the mornings.
The Yakima Ski-Benders will have their annual Ahtanum Cleanup on July 9-10, 2011. Lots of fun, we accomplish a purpose and the food is great (membership has advantages).
Thank you,
Tampico
Well it's too bad they didn't authorize 1 last run with all this new snow... at least it will save the tiny bit of money left over for next year.
Is there a warning sign or note telling that the road is infact blocked or will it just be a surprise to everyone?
Thanks again for your reporting Tampico!
Thanks for reporting the tree down guys. My father, myself, and some friends are headed up there tomorrow (Friday). Is the snow up high any good? Thanks again for the report!
your saying right at where the snow berm is normally situated?
Me Stuck just off the road going to sec 3.
Snodawg pausing at a tree well at the same time I'm stuck.
The snow was a lot deeper than I expected. But man is it warm up here. Yes I'm still up here while I'm sending this. I've got 45 miles on the sled right now and about 10 miles back to the truck.
Snodawg pausing at a tree well at the same time I'm stuck.
The snow was a lot deeper than I expected. But man is it warm up here. Yes I'm still up here while I'm sending this. I've got 45 miles on the sled right now and about 10 miles back to the truck.
Me Stuck just off the road going to sec 3.
Snodawg pausing at a tree well at the same time I'm stuck.
The snow was a lot deeper than I expected. But man is it warm up here. Yes I'm still up here while I'm sending this. I've got 45 miles on the sled right now and about 10 miles back to the truck.
I hate you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I spent half my day in a damp/moldy well-house re-plumbing everything and installing a new pump that ultimately didn't work correctly
All things considered, I'd have rather been sledding
Section 3
A Beautiful Day
Those M8's will sidehill without even trying
But they also will get stuck in less than a foot of snow, just a couple of hundred yards from the truck
Awesome day today.
Snow was soft and fluffy this AM, but quickly turned into very heavy, wet snow. Oh, Well!!! Not many people today, lots of fresh snow for us. Be advised: I wouldn't recommend following our tracks.
A Beautiful Day
Those M8's will sidehill without even trying
But they also will get stuck in less than a foot of snow, just a couple of hundred yards from the truck
Awesome day today.
Snow was soft and fluffy this AM, but quickly turned into very heavy, wet snow. Oh, Well!!! Not many people today, lots of fresh snow for us. Be advised: I wouldn't recommend following our tracks.
some more pics.
this is a 180 deg panoramic(ya gotta love sony)
snodawg checking the deeper layers of the snowpack.
this is from last weekend below the big bowl.
here is a close up. yup that is a broken steering post. and yup it sucked to ride it that way because i couldnt steer except on the trail. the hose clamps and duct tape were not strong enough! lol
this is a 180 deg panoramic(ya gotta love sony)
snodawg checking the deeper layers of the snowpack.
this is from last weekend below the big bowl.
here is a close up. yup that is a broken steering post. and yup it sucked to ride it that way because i couldnt steer except on the trail. the hose clamps and duct tape were not strong enough! lol
That was some classic McGyver. The best part is cuttin off 3" of your shovel handle with a Leatherman Hacksaw and wrapping around the post. Big thanks to the guys that helped us out by donating a couple of more hose clamps and the chunk of rubber hose.
Here's a video of Casey (when he's not jerry rigging his sled lol)(he got a 2011 demo m8 for this ride but his '09 just works better than the demo...go figure)
and another one setting the highmarks
This is why it takes us three hours to get off the mountain. Why ride the trail when you can play in the trees.
Here's a video of Casey (when he's not jerry rigging his sled lol)(he got a 2011 demo m8 for this ride but his '09 just works better than the demo...go figure)
and another one setting the highmarks
This is why it takes us three hours to get off the mountain. Why ride the trail when you can play in the trees.
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I drove right by it and forgot to look, I guess iwas to excited about all the untouched deep snow! Lol
where are they parking
want to go Friday
want to go Friday
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Summertime Blues
Active member
Saturday we parked in the trees just below where the berm would normally be. Only a few bare spots. Big tree down as reported above just after the 2 mile mark. Trail was beat to heck.
