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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 25, 2011 - 09:02pm PT
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Unlike years' past, the NC Hwy is still over month away from opening. Two dozers (D6 and 8 for you metalheads),one Kodiak blower, 2 front end loaders and a grader have made their way close to the 1st Cutthroat slide today. My prediction- May 27, unless the weather stays like it is right now (see below).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157626170712679/
**HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
616 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011
WAZ042-261330-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
616 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE CASCADES TODAY...SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 3500 FEET AND ALLOW ANY OF THE
NUMEROUS SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT TO PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. AT LOUP LOUP PASS AND BLEWETT PASS
2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SEATTLE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
TONIGHT FOR HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS THAT INCLUDE THE PASSES ALONG AND
WEST OF THE CASCADE CREST.
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 09:18pm PT
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I talked to a friend who flew over the Cascades last weekend and said the mountains looked more like mid-January than mid/late-April.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 25, 2011 - 09:30pm PT
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I talked to a friend who flew over the Cascades last weekend and said the mountains looked more like mid-January than mid/late-April.
Yup. But that hasn't stopped Supertopians from advising the guy who asked about climbing near Seattle this coming weekend to get on something at Washington Pass. Or the North Ridge of Stuart. Or various other alpine routes.
Supertopo. Feh.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 25, 2011 - 09:31pm PT
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Dumb is dumb, Ghost.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Apr 25, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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The Washington Pass highway wasn't completed until 1972. I wonder how people get their sorry butts up there before then? Ever heard of snowshoes?
"What is known today as the North Cascades Highway was originally the corridor used by local Native American tribes as a trading route from Washington's Eastern Plateau country to the Pacific Coast for more than 8,000 years. After the California Gold Rush of 1849, white settlers started to arrive in the North Cascades looking for gold as well as fur-bearing animals. " wiki
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 25, 2011 - 11:44pm PT
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PLASTERED!
Yeah, well, me too. But how's the snow up there?
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 26, 2011 - 01:46am PT
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Snotel sites reporting up to a foot in most places west of the cascade crest as of 8:00PM. At this rate I'm leaning toward "plastered" myself. Cabin fever in May?
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 4, 2011 - 01:42pm PT
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This might explain why the NC Hwy is taking so long to open this year. WSDOT is just now getting to the big slides under Liberty Bell which will probably take at least a couple of weeks to clear.
5/1/11 snow depth-
http://www.nwac.us/data/CLISNO
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Unreal amount of snow. Thanks for posting the link.
Makes me happy I live on the East side of them mountains where the rattle snakes are already out.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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It is taking a long time to get anywhere. I still can't go north or east of my house without travelling 20 miles west first. The road into the winter route on St. Helens just opened up, and that parking lot is only at 2,800'.
We are building a parking lot for a crag at 4,800' this summer. I don't think it will happen in June as originally expected.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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We are building a parking lot for a crag at 4,800' this summer.
A new crag? Top-secret? If we promise to give you candy will you spill the beans?
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2011 - 05:57pm PT
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It's official- Noon tomorrow. May 25th will be the 2nd latest opening since the highway was built in 1972. An above average snowpack followed with a string of seemingly endless late winter/early spring storms has kept the pass sketchy up to last week. Helicopter bombing finally got most of the "clingers" off Liberty Bell.
[url="http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/northcahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157623371473447/scades"]http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/northcascades[/url]
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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May 24, 2011 - 06:48pm PT
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Getting sixteen and a half FEET of snow in March and April can put a crimp in things. I'm thinking alpine rock season will be a little late in the Cascades this summer.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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May 24, 2011 - 07:03pm PT
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Not a new crag - the lot is going in for Bulo Point. The USFS was going to decommission the road, and climbers got the USFS to agree to leave a portion open. Together we are constructing a small lot and turnaround near the access trail. This area is a nice day option with mostly short, moderate routes.
Construction should my husband busy while I am off on a climbing trip!!
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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May 27, 2011 - 03:00pm PT
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I'm hoping the backcountry will still be in great shape in July since I'm missing June.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Oct 25, 2011 - 12:01am PT
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the North Cascades looks like the real deal. I would love to climb there
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