Wasatch Back: 2/23/08 Photo TR.

While we may not get as much snow as our bretheren to the west (BCC, LCC), the wasatch back is sure purdy, and provides exciting times.
Hiking the ridge at The Canyons. Pics. of the NE side of BCC:
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The approach to Square:
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Most of my lines today, were carved right here:
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A few action photos:
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It was a beautiful morning

Nice shots. I'd have to agree that this morning was beautiful

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Originally Posted by schindlerpiste

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So today was my second time ever at the canyons and we skied down right to this gate and it had big "access point closed" signs all over. Yet obviously people were up there skiing. Is there some sort of other way in? Or do you just ignore the closed signs and duck the rope?

Spent the day skiing on the new line motherships at a line demo. It was a pretty good morning for sure, not too much new snow, still hitting the crust underneath the pow, but I can't complain.

The new mo'ships are rippers, fun skis. Felt just like an axiom with a bit more sidecut. Stiff and bomber construction. I was on the 186, they didn't have the big length.

I'm a PC ridgeline jong. Where is Square Top in relation to these photos? Just out of view to the north?

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Originally Posted by schindlerpiste

The approach to Square:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/97/img0572tg4.jpg

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The rock wall is on the south face of Squaretop. You can see the lines on it's East face, as well.

I'm not really sure if this qualifes as park city back. That I believe is the hyper flat area between strawberry reservoir and diamond fork. Besides it never snows at the can anyway.
Regards,
j^ke

Those are sweet pictures. The snow conditions actually made me tear up a bit. Fucking Midwest.

I havn't been to the Canyons this year, but last year for sqtop u had to hike up from the top of 99/90 to the metal gate with the warning on it. Then traverse/decend (north) to the saddle and hike sq top.

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Originally Posted by DARYLL

I havn't been to the Canyons this year, but last year for sqtop u had to hike up from the top of 99/90 to the metal gate with the warning on it. Then traverse/decend (north) to the saddle and hike sq top.

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this is exactly how you get there. hanging snowfield was decent but got really sloppy in the afternoon as well as most stuff in the sun. Cinder Chutes was mashed potatoes halfway down. North facing stuff was money all day.