Mount Washington - 12.3.2009

gpetrics · Dec 3, 2009

Date(s) Skied: 12.3.2009

Resort or Ski Area: White Mountain National Forest Ski Area

Conditions: Slabby windbuff, with softer pockets

Trip Report:
So my good friends and co-FIS-ers, Sam and Allen headed over to Mount Washington on Wednesday leaving me relegated to my last day of teaching for the fall term. Looks like it was a good thing I had to work and didn't make it over there... they had an EXCELLENT day:

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bvibert · Dec 3, 2009

Really cool TR, thanks for sharing it with us! Too bad you couldn't make the trip with them...

TheBEast · Dec 3, 2009

Not that's what I'm talking about!!

Ice Queen · Dec 3, 2009

That might be the coolest TR ever.

skiadikt · Dec 4, 2009

Ice Queen said:
That might be the coolest TR ever.

incredible. very radical especially for this time of the year. huntington>summit>lip! they've certainly set the bar very high ...

Marc · Dec 4, 2009

Cool TR, but man... I've learned my lesson more than once about skiing down what you haven't hiked up. Big time gamble. Glad it worked out for them though.

drjeff · Dec 4, 2009

Marc said:
Cool TR, but man... I've learned my lesson more than once about skiing down what you haven't hiked up. Big time gamble. Glad it worked out for them though.

Agree! Just hope that one day we don't end up reading about members of the F.I.S. needing sometype of backcountry rescue

automagp68 · Dec 4, 2009

MAN!!! so sick!!!

That is like my dream trip! Wish i could ski like that

Johnskiismore · Dec 4, 2009

Cool!! Nice TR!

riverc0il · Dec 4, 2009

Marc said:
Cool TR, but man... I've learned my lesson more than once about skiing down what you haven't hiked up. Big time gamble. Glad it worked out for them though.

That is what I was thinking when I saw the pics of the headwall. In April on a bright sunny day, no problem usually. After the first significant snow fall. Yikes. Snow could have very easily ended and cliffed em out.

Funny about the Sherbie being the hardest part of the tour. :lol: I always think think whenever I ski Tuckerman. I got no love for that trail.

awf170 · Dec 5, 2009

Marc said:
Cool TR, but man... I've learned my lesson more than once about skiing down what you haven't hiked up. Big time gamble. Glad it worked out for them though.

Not to speak for Sam and Allen... but my guess is that there plan was to just hike down the TRT if the Lip got too sketch since most of it is still exposed. Or at least that is what my plan would be if I was skiing the Lip with early season conditions. The TRT just cuts over to Sluice which is very easily skiable with one good snowfall.

gpetrics · Dec 5, 2009

awf170 said:
Not to speak for Sam and Allen... but my guess is that there plan was to just hike down the TRT if the Lip got too sketch since most of it is still exposed. Or at least that is what my plan would be if I was skiing the Lip with early season conditions. The TRT just cuts over to Sluice which is very easily skiable with one good snowfall.

i'm not sure they had EXACTLY that in mind (since i'm not them), but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that they were extremely well prepared for this journey with contingency plans and the correct tools for the job. these guys didn't just hike up with their piste carvers and hope it was skiable. they are getting to be very experienced ski mountaineers at this point, and what may seem risky in a photo i'm sure was quite calculated in the "real world video"...

that said: accident's can always happen... but without risk there is no adventure, right?

@AWF: when are you coming up my way? I have a present for you (for which you owe me 25$ ; )... let's get some skiin' done!

awf170 · Dec 5, 2009

gpetrics said:
@AWF: when are you coming up my way? I have a present for you (for which you owe me 25$ ; )... let's get some skiin' done!

Once it actually snows again... you free this week? I'm thinking if the Wednesday/Thursday storm comes through I'm be heading your way.

gpetrics · Dec 5, 2009

awf170 said:
Once it actually snows again... you free this week? I'm thinking if the Wednesday/Thursday storm comes through I'm be heading your way.

sounds good.

i have to give & grade my final exam monday. not much else going on

Mike P. · Dec 6, 2009

The parent in me says, looks risky, The outdoorsman says, impressive, most impressive. (That's from a hiker, not a skier too)

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