Brian contacted me with talk of powder on the Muir Snowfield. I didn't need much convincing, so we met at his house around 5:30 on Saturday, the 28th.
The morning started out rather foggy and crunchy.
That's Brian on the left.
That's Brian on the right.
After brief sunbreaks and blue sky patches, the weather cleared for good around 8000'.
The last 1000' to Camp Muir included strong, gusty winds . That, and the altitude, made for slow going. Just before reaching Camp Muir, I got blown over by one of the stronger gusts.
There were 5 volcanoes visible to the south: From left to right, the ancient Goat Rocks, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, (a barely visible) Mt. Jefferson, and Mt. St. Helens (below).
All of them are just visible in this picture.
Brian skiing the quality conditions on the upper Muir Snowfield.
My turn, with the Nisqually Icefall in the background.
Perfect snow conditions around 8500'.
Our turns are up there somewhere.
Camp Muir is another 1/2 mile and 500' above the pinnacle of Anvil Rock (on the right).
On the walk down, the cirrus clouds altered the sun while the valley clouds fought a losing battle.
It was a good day.
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