EISPIRATEN

Thanks for taking me along through the eye of your lens, Dave!
You got some great shots. Looks like y'all had a fabulous trip.

weather.gov National Weather Service Watches, Warnings & Advisories Local weather forecast by "City, St" or zip code One product issued by NWS for: Mount Baldy Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 315 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010 CAZ034>041-0...

Norma, how was Le Conte? You must have had some pretty great conditions, yourselves!

Hey, thanx for the plug, Hamik! I'm certainly not as lithe, nimble, bold, confident, & strong, etc. as I was when I was your age....But the fotos don't seem to be the worse for wear. That was the 1st slide I ever set off though. It's going to be a late night for me, or I would be joining my regu...

Happy trails, B'Day boyz!

Hey Sam,

Didn't see your query. Posted this link from yesterday on another thread:
http://picasaweb.google.com/EManBevHill ... directlink

More unstable than I reckoned for... I started a small point slide as I dropped into the West Bowl in the early afternoon. Scared the crap out of the poor climber directly below me! Couldn't see the facial expression because of a face mask. But it was definitely a surprise. It had really softened up...

Looks like just another fabulous day on Baldy.

Great ride! Just curious, was that the same music you were listening to on the way down?

Just found out about this and am planning on attending: Apr 6 Tue Ski Mountaineers Kurt Wedberg Presentation on his Everest Expedition: "The SMS is hosting a slide presentation by professional mountain guide, Kurt Wedberg, on Tuesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m., at the Griffith Park Ranger Station Audi...

This might be of interest to y'all:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... al+News%29

Interesting. But as with most analysis, it's about the assumptions. The big ?? is probably the subjective difficulty input, and I presume that makes a significant difference in the results. A total hike summation might be useful as well, IMHO. Thanks for posting. Your formula seems to be a lot more ...

Does Ryan carry gamma globulin in his 1st aide kit?

Although I don't believe I've met Dave G yet, I swear I could hear him suffering as I read the T/R, Sam.

Impressive, indeed!

The road from Islip to Dawson is pretty awesome, too, even when open to vehicles...

Of possible interest to local adventurers:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/03/hi ... es+2%29%29

I know. I oughtn't give Taco any crazy ideas!

Looks like your visualization of better weather is working, Ryan!

Looks like you had yet another day in Paradise!
Did you seen any (relatively) recent avy evidence?

Looks like tomorrow will be the better travel and play day especially with an alpine start: ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE...

Looks like you're getting the "hang" of The Bowl -- as well as your new camera, Norma!

Jim, was the route about "Zen and the Art of Crampon Maintenance"?

Hey, there, whatmeworry,

Thanks for reminding us about this site:

http://www.avalanche.org/

Definitely worthy of a review, (IMNSHO). At least it was for me.

"Auguring"? Now that's a descriptive term!
But with all that snow, at least you weren't sliding on the loose scree...

Thanks for posting the pix, Tracie; they sure do the day justice! Even without my skis, it was a glorious and fun filled day in fresh deep pow. :P And, yes, Mitch, it's sad but true. EMan's most recent salt & pepper beard "experiment" is history. Grateful too for the re-posting of the ...

Glad to read you were able to maintain your sense of humor!
And also that you were able to recover your ski in 1 piece.

Inspirational! You gals sure know how to write trip reports that bring us along on your journey...

Great job on the captions, too!
Looks like you sure are enjoying your new camera.

Glad to see you made it up Sentinel Dome.

I 2nd that emotion!

You sure captured the moment! Well done.

Well, it is likely to be worse descending than continuing on up. Got a plan B for getting home? I'll bet the latest Deadpod will keep 'ya truckin though!

Hope the warm weather isn't an issue for you.

Without another fire, the deep snow cover might provide the best opportunity. I've been contemplating attempting this, too, when the conditions are right....