Steve and I drove 12 hours to ski Mt. Hood July 7th 2009.
Yes, we knew it would be dismal conditions for skiing, but we needed a short vacation out of Tahoe and wanted to see some glaciers before they are gone.
Yes, I was strangely already satisfied with our effort after the first few pictures where I get a volcano, flowers, and backcountry ski touring in the frame.
Yes, we should be skinning on snow from the car.
Yes, we practiced roped travel technique even though the snow was rock hard.
Yes, glaciers are beautiful.
Yes, we still have the rop one. No we didn't need it right here.
Yes, that patch of snow up there is the steep part. Actually, that's 2000' of snow above us.
Yes, now we're back in our element.
Yes, we felt we could find our way home if we got socked in.
Yes, the summit is supposedly attainable from this route. No, we weren't about to scramble on ultra loose, sulfur smelling rock for another hour to get there.
This is the normal route to the summit above the ski area.
Yes, we are psyched!
Yes, looks like a whiteout.
Yes, skiing looked descent and the clouds were thinning.
Yes, You're supposed to ski the Wy'East from a lower parking lot below these snow gullies, and get twice the vert we skied.
Yes, there are cracks to negotiate.
Yes, the skiing really was as horendous as this picture shows.
Yes, this is a sign there is rock fall hazard nearby at times.
Yes, those are our tracks. On the slope I eyed from the car saying to myself that we'll walk down.
Yes, we skied through the terrain park with all the young rippers.
YES!
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