Mount Baker, Coleman Deming
October
5, 2007
Photos
and story by Jason Hummel
Mount
Baker offers pleasant surprises when you least expect
them. Snow through the summer, steeps when everywhere
else has melted out, and powder in Rock-tober.
My
e arly morning wake-up call was just after mid-night
and after an hour I was meeting a group of folks I hadn't
met before. Pete and Dave I knew from trip reports online
but hadn't, until then, met in person. After introductions
we drove to Bellingham where we met two others. Later,
at the parking lot, we met Baldwin.
At
the bottom of the Coleman Deming the snow was gloppy
until we began working our way up the glacier. Here
the snow quickly changed to powder and only improved
until we topped out at the col, ~9500-ft where the wind
picked up. Beyond which, on the Roman Wall, the snow
became slabbly. With fading light and swarming clouds,
we decided to stop.
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There's
no other way to say it, the ski down was amazing!
Honestly, the best early season conditions I've ever [ever]
had in Washington. I hope this bodes well for the season to
come! If so, it will be exceptional.
The
snow was even more gloppy down low than on our way up that
morning, but not enough to diminish our thrill. It was better
than walking, there's no doubt about that. Dave and I continued
skiing all the way to the car.
In
the end, we couldn't help but cheer. There wasn't a sad face
in the bunch, only smiles and laughter. What a DAY!!! In fact,
am I still there. Right now, I'm still smiling.
Here's
a photo-explosion for your viewing pleasure.
More
reading: BAKER's Coleman-Deming, October
2006
Alpine
State OF Mind.
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