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It was spring time when we descended this gully and the snow was in ideal spring corn conditions. I side slipped through the narrow spot and had to negotiate around rocks laying on the surface of the snow there. Getting through that rock funnel as quick as possible was my main concern at the time th...

I descended this route on skis after traversing from Camp Creek to Galena.
Probably 15 yrs ago in the spring.

Other than the snow being peppered with fallen rocks this was a great route.

Looks like it is in great shape this year---Think I'll revisit it.

Thanks for the great pictures!

Matt,

Thanks for converting this.

Now that I can see in detail the extent of the closure I feel a wee bit nauseated

Some of my favorite mountain bike routes are closed even though they were not part of the burned area

I,m not able to open this.

I get an Adobe message saying that the file is corrupted or is not a supported file type.

Hints? Anybody-----Matt??

Taken from ACH between La Canada and Mount Wilson by observatory staff. Their comments below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Images from the Angeles Crest These photographs were taken by Susan McAlister as we drove back up from a grocery...

Just looked at the tower cam: http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm#imagetop 12:00pm Things are not looking good for Mt Hillyer area. It looks like the fire has "erupted" again in that area. Hopefully the Forest Service Station has not burned. This is sooo nauseating seeing this happ...

Bill said: "flying Yugo" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You're killing me partner!!!! It may have worked on the San Diego fire where it probably would have mowed down whole blocks of houses with tons of water before they could burn. But flyin' Yugo----that's a good o...

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Camp Creek is dicey after winter storms due to avalanches.

I think some cabins at the canyon bottom were wiped out by a big slide off of Camp Creek 15-20 years ago.

I prefer spring after the snow has consolidated.

Jim

They are about a mile and a half past Newcombs to the east on ACH. UPDATE ON THE STATION FIRE As of Saturday, September 5, at 7:00 a.m. Angeles Crest Christian Camp is still safe and protected! The firefighters are continuing to hold the line against the fire. Last night at 8:00 p.m., we received wo...

I found this on the Waterman web site. Mountain News September 6th, 2009 Over 250 Firefighters are stationed at the Angeles Crest Christian Camp. They have spent the last few days trying to save Newcombs Ranch, Chilao and the Mt Waterman Areas. We did lose some structures in the Chilao area, but at ...

Matt said: "Big and Little Mermaid Cyns are threatened. I would be surprise to see them allowed to burn as they are large Marijuana producers" This is a plus amongst all the negatives. Burning out all the low life Mexican mafia parasites in our forest brings a smile to my face. Good riddan...

The Baldy ski area is closed this weekend but is planning to be open for the race on Monday.

According to ----http://www.mtbaldy.com/snow-report.htm

This route is nice in the Spring when good firm snow makes climbing Little G easier. We climbed Little G first via Camp creek and dropped our overnight gear and skis off at about a third of the way towards Galena and went on to climb it and returned to our gear to bivi/camp. The next morning we wait...

I guess a closed forest trumps bad air quality.

It's not looking like a go.

The air quality looks awful today. ftp://ftp.aqmd.gov/pub/globalist/Advisory.pdf http://www2.aqmd.gov/webappl/gisaqi2/VEMap3D.aspx http://www.mtbaldy.com/web-cam.htm The race promoters statement that "There is no fire burning anywhere close to Mt Baldy." Seems a little --well----uh----igno...

http://newteevee.com/2009/08/11/the-meg ... ally-done/ Sorry, I just didn't anyone thinking that this was a good idea and getting hurt in an attempt to repeat this stunt. :wink: :wink: But hey bunjee jumping has become a money making venture.------You don't have to do it --you can charge others to ...

About 25-30yrs ago a guy was killed by a large rock at the bottom of the bowl. He was with a Sierra Club group who were practicing self arrests during white-out conditions. No one saw nor heard the rock coming. You can count on rock fall happening when the temp is above freezing and especially below...

The available lengths 60 and 65 cm are a wee bit short for general snow travel. Lengths 70cm to 80cm are better for hikers.

Jim

If anyone participates in this please DO NOT PRACTICE SELF ARRESTS WHILE WEARING CRAMPONS. Wearing crampons during self arrest practices will ensure certain carnage and limb twisting---this has been proven by many unfortunates. Same warning for sitting glissades -take your crampons off before starti...

I,ve climbed and skied the gullys coming off of the summits of Burnham and Throop but not the ridge between. It is steep but not much vertical. Throop is interesting as it seems to catch more snow than the other peaks and hold on to it into summer some years. A few years back I was able to ski top t...

The straight on shot of that gully makes it look steeper than it is. The steepest part is just above the top of the gully and is 30-35 degrees. This is a fine route in the spring when you can crampon up before the sun softens it and then ski down on fine corn snow after the sun does its job. There a...

Angeles Crest Repairs I rode from Vincent Gap to Dawson saddle at the end of August and found the repairs nearly completed including all new asphalt. However there is a section half a mile from the gate that must have washed out during the heavy thunderstorms and there is only one lane left and what...

Thanks for starting this site!

I am particularly interested in the current conditions and trip reports.

Looking forward to using and contributing!!

Jim