Re: Tuolumne Ski Tour- Trip Report
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:06 am
Did that 28lbs include a bear can? Just curious.
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Nope. I've invested in the Ursack, which may be quasi-legal??? I don't want to ask. Never lost a scrap of food to bears ever. BTW Russ, since I know you are up on pulks, I carried the majority of my weight (+ Frank's food bag and thermos, and the shovel) on the pulk- 25-30lbs. The snow surface was such that it mostly slid along rather than pushing through- so that worked well all along the road sections, and most of the way up, and all the way back down the Snow Creek section, minus the hill up from the Valley.Did that 28lbs include a bear can? Just curious.
Parson's Lodge certainly is in a better location. Off the road, brilliant views, and right by Soda Springs for the champagne water. I asked the winter rangers if it might become the future ski hut, and they said it is such a big open building, that it's hard to heat. Was there a stove in there in 1980 bobby?I did the same trip in March of 1980. It doesn't seem like much has changed, but at Tuolumne Meadows we slept in the Parsons Lodge.
Better location... it depends. Parsons has no trees around it to drip off water. Yes, it is a big drafty building. We used the wood fireplace and still the place stayed very cold.Harlen wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 12:08 am
Parson's Lodge certainly is in a better location. Off the road, brilliant views, and right by Soda Springs for the champagne water. I asked the winter rangers if it might become the future ski hut, and they said it is such a big open building, that it's hard to heat. Was there a stove in there in 1980 bobby?
In 1978, I was on my second X-C ski trip at Carson Pass. A SAR team was practicing high angle rescue on Round Top, so they had a steel rescue sled. However, they were dragging it across a melted snow surface, which led to a couple of inches of ice stuck to the bottom of the sled, and that made it impossible to drag. My buddy and I were there on X-C skis, so we were carrying MaxiGlide. We got the SAR team to scrape off the ice, and then we applied MaxiGlide to the bottom surface. That was the end of their problems.