Hiking Before The Mountain Opens?

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Post by madskier »

Anyone hiking Saturday?
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Post by Mister Moose »

laseranimal wrote:
the map is a 1997 version so yeah its out of date

map is oriented so that north is up
Due to lack of funding, most quadrangles haven't been re-surveyed (flown) in quite some time. Many I have looked at date even farther back into the 50's. They are based on aerial photogrametry and that's expensive. The updated ones I've seen have the new information, usually limited to new buiildings and different lake elevations in maroon overpinting the old.

As HS points out, the pomas on Snowdon really show the age of the map.
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Post by richm20 »

I plan on taking the trip up the hill on Sat.
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Post by Skieast91 »

What time is everyone going on on Saturday? :?:
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Post by dansbusy »

Want to meet at kbl at noon?
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Post by richm20 »

I think meeting at KBL is a bad idea, I don't want anyone from K to be put in a position where they have to tell us no.
I'm also thinking on getting up the hill early, so I can spend some time on top, then be at the Lookout for happy hour.
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Post by NewEnglander »

Deja vu
I seem to remember this thread from last year.
Ive never heard of anyone being told not to hike up or be stopped. I do know someone who go's up via the long trail. Havn't talk to him in awhile. Good excuss to call and talk skiing.
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Post by tyrolean_skier »

RustyK wrote:
b-5 wrote:Go 4 it!
If I were there i would be trecking my way up to make some turns!
Don't know about the new owners but in the past they allways looked the other way.
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I remember that day very well. John Lamb was skinning up and he did two round trips at least to our one. It was much tougher to hike in all that snow in our ski boots. Who has the picture of me laughing because I am stuck in the snow?
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tyrolean_skier wrote:I remember that day very well. John Lamb was skinning up and he did two round trips at least to our one. It was much tougher to hike in all that snow in our ski boots. Who has the picture of me laughing because I am stuck in the snow?
That's an easy one. That was my first day back on skis after my ACL replacement. We hiked up after the 3 footer in Oct.

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Good times, good times....

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Mmmmmm, sidecountry....
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Mtn Man wrote:
tyrolean_skier wrote:I remember that day very well. John Lamb was skinning up and he did two round trips at least to our one. It was much tougher to hike in all that snow in our ski boots. Who has the picture of me laughing because I am stuck in the snow?
That's an easy one. That was my first day back on skis after my ACL replacement. We hiked up after the 3 footer in Oct.

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Good times, good times....

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Thanks MtnMan for finding it. I too remember the good times that day and the following day too.
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Post by richm20 »

see you all tomorrow night, don't know if I will know who you are, but im sure Ill see you. Where's the "spot" for Friday night this early?
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Post by Hal U. Dewin »

richm20 wrote:see you all tomorrow night, don't know if I will know who you are, but im sure Ill see you. Where's the "spot" for Friday night this early?
Any forecasts yet?
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Post by richm20 »

Forcast is for hiking and happy hour Saturday. It should be cold enough now for th em to turn the guns back on. Ill be at KBL this time tomorrow to take a look up.
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Post by Skieast91 »

Blowing snow as of this moment, not sure what trails and on how many, just heard some chatter about guns on Rime, and air pressure around 85-90.

Should be a good hike saturday :D
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Skieast91 wrote:Blowing snow as of this moment, not sure what trails and on how many, just heard some chatter about guns on Rime, and air pressure around 85-90.

Should be a good hike saturday :D
I can confirm with a visual this morning--looks like several guns on Rime.
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