Cold pics for a hot day (Mt. Washington powder day!) 4-24-09

[awf170]

Mt. Washington picked up 14 inches of nice dense powder Wednesday into Thursday. Knowing that it was going to be quite warm out Friday we got a stupidly early start of 6:30 Friday morning to harvest the pow. Sadly we were unable to ski the summit snowfields because of ridiculous winds (we were barely able to stand) but we were able to harvest some sweet powder along of the cog + take in some amazing views. Skiing powder one day then dying because of 85 degrees temps the next is quite the interesting experience.

A solid foot of nice dense powder on the tracks making skinning quite nice:

There seems to be a bit of confusion as to what season it is:

Skinning over some massive drifts:

The 120mph winds the night before did some interesting things up high:

Peering over the edge:

Trying (and sadly failing) to trigger an avi in the Great Gulf:

Gpetrics slaying the Cog pow:

 

[TheBEast]

Nice! I hear things have been interesting up on the rock pile with that storm and subsequent heat!

 

[severine]

Very cool pics, Austin! Nice TR!

 

[RootDKJ]

and the winner of the best pics of the season award is....

 

[awf170]

Nice! I hear things have been interesting up on the rock pile with that storm and subsequent heat!

Yep, and that is why we hit it before the heat moved in. I wouldn't have been caught dead on Washington yesterday.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Awesome pictures!!!..how long does the skin up the cog railroad take you guys?

 

[awf170]

Awesome pictures!!!..how long does the skin up the cog railroad take you guys?

My best is 1:40 base to summit. In perfect conditions I could most likely do it in an hour and a half. At a comfortable pace probably 2-2.5 hours.

 

[skiing is life]

epic. here i am sweating like a pig and its 87 outside. the wasps are out and have started building a nest outside my bedroom:-o

 

[bigbog]

..nice

Great pics Austin, looks like you picked the day to go....

 

[bvibert]

Nice pics Austin. Way to get after it!

 

[Trekchick]

This TR is off the hook!!!

 

[Glenn]

That's awesome! Love the pics of the snow....and then the brown valley. What a contrast!

 

[skidmarks]

Nice job! We almost got skunked on the ravine side.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Seriously unreal pics Austin, i hate to say it but i read your report 2nd usually after looking at the great pics you always take