Muir Snowfield from Camp Muir, Elevation 10,000ft
September 27, 2001
1 day
Ben, Jason, Josh
Ben hiking near Panorama Point.
Photographer: Josh
It was late September and we needed to ski. Our last ski was Dome Peak but we had no intention of carrying our skis 17 miles to ski a measly 1 mile. We decided to be lazy and head to Rainier.
Josh and Jason resting above Pebble Creek.
Josh and Jason getting ready to ski.
Josh skiing by a rare crevasse on the Muir Snowfield.
Jason carving some new snow down low.
Josh testing his edges on some steep ice near Pebble Creek.
It turned out to be a decent ski. New snow helped fill in the suncups and cover the dirt. Most of it melted the following week but we knew it would be back. I returned 2 weeks later to make sure.