Marcy via the Van Hoevenberg

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  • BrawnyMan
    Member
    • Sep 2006
    • 65

    #1

    Marcy via the Van Hoevenberg

    Carried skis from the Loj past the Dam to the Phelps trail junction. The trail is melting fast from Phelps trial to Indian Falls and won't last long. Above Indian Falls the snow pack is still very deep. The summit snowpack is deep and the corn snow is perfect for skiing.

    Special Equipment: Skis or snowshoes above 2500'. Near the Loj the trail is icy and very dangerous with bare boots, believe me. Stabilicers would be very helpful.

    Comments: No rotten snow problems. The snow was very supportive in the tracks. Even the dog didn't have trouble with postholes.
    Last edited by BrawnyMan; 04-20-2008, 11:42 AM. Reason: additional comments
  • alombard
    Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 223

    #2
    Glad to hear you had a good trip. I ended up doing Algonquin and Wright. A good ski day for sure. Still plenty of snow for skiing above 3,000 feet.
    -alombard #5624W

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    • mikeharo
      Member
      • Oct 2005
      • 70

      #3
      Any idea of longer (next few weeks) forecasts? How long will snow hold up considering that forecast?

      Glad to hear you had a good day
      I love UBU

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      • alombard
        Member
        • Jul 2007
        • 223

        #4
        It will be a while before you can't ski Marcy anymore. It holds decent snow till mid May. These warm days/nights will melt the trail, but the bowl/above treeline will be good for at least 3 more weeks. That's just my guess.
        -alombard #5624W

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        • Rookie
          Dream Farmer
          • Apr 2005
          • 899

          #5
          A good sportsman sinks his cans ..... nice !
          What it is is in your head !

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          • Hobbitling
            spring fever
            • May 2006
            • 2239

            #6
            I dont get it.
            He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.

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            • BrawnyMan
              Member
              • Sep 2006
              • 65

              #7
              Well hobbitling, since you asked...

              I have not seen this first hand, but I have been told (by stripperguy) that in old issues of either "Field and Stream" or "Sports Afield" magazine (circa 1960) a certain beer advertisement showed an image of a “responsible” camper submerging his beer cans in the lake. The title read..."A good sportsman ALWAYS sinks his cans”! I found it enlightening to say the least. I am still baffled by the concept. It's not just acceptable act...it's a RESPONSIBLE act?!?!??!?!

              If this sounds familiar to anyone out there I would love seeing this first hand.
              Last edited by BrawnyMan; 04-25-2008, 02:54 PM.

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              • Neil
                Admin

                • May 2004
                • 6129

                #8
                I spent many summers on Lake of the Woods, which is in Minnesota, Ontario and Manitoba. Back in the good old days it was common practice for people to sink their garbage. Bottles, cans, old barrels, brass beds, appliances etc. etc. all of it went into the drink. Uninhabited islands were also used as garbage dumps and when my parents bought one such island in 1974 we carried boatload after boatload of garbage off of it.

                Times and attitudes change.
                The best, the most successful adventurer, is the one having the most fun.

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