04-13-14 - Snowmobiling to the Crater on Mt Baker

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04-13-14 - Snowmobiling to the Crater on Mt Baker

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What an awesome day on Mt Baker... rode all the way to 9,800ft to the summit crater... epic!! :beer:
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Early on, went up toward crater but got too icy, decided to try again later
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Black Butte, Nooksack
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Sisters From Park Butte
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Park Butte Lookout
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And I took this one last August 2013
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Did some climbs around pocket lake.. this one got a little hairy :eek:
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Re: 04-13-14 - Snowmobiling to the Crater on Mt Baker

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Since the snow had softened up we decided to try for the crater again. Before the boiler plate chicken head wind-whoops were making it too dangerous.

Still had to hammer pretty hard to make it up, hard to hang on
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Made it all the way this time. I had to pin it in reverse to stop after I turned around.
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Parked at the wilderness boundary edge and walked up
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Crater at 9,800ft
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We had the only snowmobile tracks above Big House, around 7,500ft
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The bump to the top right is Grant Peak, 10,768ft
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What it looks like from there, took last year in March
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Crag View
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Got some good skiing in
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And some cornice jumps
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Re: 04-13-14 - Snowmobiling to the Crater on Mt Baker

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I'm just now catching up on all your trips.... Pretty awesome!
WINTER IS HERE
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