Ski Trail Down Mt St Helens

Started by Bill, Sep 30 2004 11:51 AM

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#1 Bill

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 11:51 AM

Hey, I think it maybe fun to ski down St Helens right about now. Even without snow the potential debris flow could be a fun one time adventure. :)

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 01:23 PM

Have fun Bill, if you survive, I'll try to visit you in the ICU.

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#3 Kicking Horse

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 02:02 PM

haha

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#4 floridaskier

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 03:48 PM

So they think it's gonna blow any day now, is that what's happening? Last chance to get a little snow on the sides before it's replaced by lava rocks

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 04:08 PM

It's not going to be a volcanic erruption, just a steam erruption from what I've been seeing on the news. But the snow could very well melt away or be covered up from the steam blast depending how big it will actually be.

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#6 Kicking Horse

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 06:55 PM

is there a ski area on Mt St Helens?

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 07:13 PM

No, maybe a rope tow or something a long time ago.

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#8 liftmech

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Posted 01 October 2004 - 03:33 AM

At one time there were several rope tows like at Paradise on Mt Rainier, as well as a lodge. The rope tows were gone well before 1980, and the lodge is buried under 200 feet of what used to be the north face...
I saw the 1980 eruption from my roof; that would definitely be a 'one-time adventure' as Bill says. Imagine suffocating on what amounts to fine glass particles!

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