Thanks guys! Hope to be in the Sierras again soon!
Bob how many times have you done Shasta??
Yes, Steve, I glissaded down from maybe starting 400ft below the red banks to about 10,500 just before Helen Lake. I didn't want to start higher since it was too steep and still icy. There was a glissade track that high from others from other days though, possibly when it was warmer. The snow was actually solid and firm the whole time with zero postholing which was nice.
One person I heard attempted to glissade in the chute and then something went wrong and he and his axe separated and he continued down another 1000ft sliding and tumbling. I didn't see his fall, but a Guide there did, though I found his axe up high.
