Rutschblock Test with a SnowCat

As you know, it's been snowing in Cali. Kirkwood's "The Wall" has a pretty steep entrance under the chair that they like to cut an easy path to with a cat after every big snow. This amounts to a big ass heavy skicut at the top of the slope. Guess this was a bit much for after the last storm/wind cycle.

Upper crown was about 5-6ft, and went down from there. Debris trail went down to almost top of Buckboard.

http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_56795.jpg

Closer view of crown...
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_56801.jpg

Wooh !
Good thing the cat didn't get caught in it. Must have surprised the operator :eek:
I bet KW would like it if this photo disapeared...

I'm sure they are pretty stoked it happened early on a weekday at least... Took them a little longer to open this chair than usual after that little, um, incident. :fmicon:

It'll be interesting to see if they did any "clean up" activities after closing yesterday to cover up the evidence, and make that slope a little friendlier... Knowing them they'll tie off the cats and groom part of it.. They seem to get a kick out grooming at some insane angles...

Wow!

Five years ago that pitch slid on a powder day during operating hours. Not even close to that in size, it was small, but it is a mogul run...

I've seen the Cirque and 99 Steps run to the flat.