Steamboat photos

I was at Steamboat from the 17th to the 22nd of February. I brought film cameras, so finally got everything developed, scanned and uploaded. It was a good trip, but the snow could have been better. There was a major dump about a week before we got there, but then things dried out and warmed up drastically by the time we got there. We did get a few inches of fresh, so nice conditions on Friday, 2/20, but otherwise things varied from very hardpacked and somewhat icy, to sloppy in the afternoon. Still, we had a great time.

Here are a couple shots for you. I don't think the Powder magazine photo editor is going to be banging down my door, but there are a few keepers!

Shot of the mountain from downtown Steamboat. Steamboat Springs is a nice little town:
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson/images/neg1-01.jpg

Here's what I like to see: lots of snow coming down at the top of Storm Peak:
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson/images/neg1-15.jpg

Skiing a few inches of fresh on Friday morning:
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson/images/neg1-21.jpg

More Friday morning porn. Almost a "where's waldo" photo. Good thing he's wearing that neon jacket!
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson/images/neg1-22.jpg

OK, I really like this shot and I took it with my fixed focal length Olympus point-and-shoot. This is on Shadows, for those of you who know Steamboat:
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson.../neg1-24v2.jpg

OK, that first set were all taken on negative film with my point-and-shoot. Here's a few I shot with my Canon SLR on Provia 100F slide film.

About half my group in the Pioneer Ridge area. The guy with the mouthguard on his helmet is a dentist, and I'm not kidding! I think he likes the fact that the helmet looks totally ridiculous:
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson.../slide2-01.jpg

Nice bluebird morning
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson.../slide2-03.jpg

Blue sky, fresh snow and frosty aspens. Not bad, not bad at all.
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson.../slide2-08.jpg

Skiing Shadows
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson.../slide2-10.jpg

50 foot cliff huck ;) This is in the East Face area
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson.../slide2-19.jpg

Here's one that I'm actually in, from someone else's camera. I'm standing on the left.
http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson/images/mike15.jpg

Here's a link to all the photos: http://home.comcast.net/~seussnelson...boat_main.html

We're gapers, but gapers can have fun, too! Hope you enjoy the stoke :)

Very nice pics guy, quality stuff there. I love the pics of the tree skiing, it looks so serene.

nice 50 footer!:D ....those were some all around sweet pics!

Nice EVO8 in the first one

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Originally posted by CantDog
Nice EVO8 in the first one

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that was the first thing I noticed too. Plus the yellow D90 to the left.

holy crap. i just got home at midnight from steamboat. was there from last saturday until yesterday. it dumped huge right when i got there and the whole week kicked freakin' ass!!!

i haven't touched a computer for 9 days and am recovering from the solo 14 hour straight shot home yesterday. i wanted to put up some pics before i try at a trip report :D

2 plus feet of semi-fluff for my first day in town, skiing b/c on buff pass -

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...3/buff_bw1.jpg

mmmmm.....powder

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...buff_first.jpg

i'll save my favorite shot for the trip report but here's a teaser from the first day. my buddy's wife lovin' it at 3 1/2 months pregnant

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall.../chelsea_3.jpg

Those are sick pics X! Keep it up.

BTW-Is that a ski rack on the sled? How'd they do that? What kind is it? thanks

yeah brett, some kind of ski/snowboard rack. that was just some random dude going by as i was taking pics so i don't know what the deal is with it. looked homemade to me.

Hey xboat, thanks for blowing away my pix! Excellent shots. I guess that's what a couple feet of fresh will do. The timing for my trip was all wrong: lots of snow before we got there, lots of snow after we left. That's the way it goes sometimes.

sorry man, i wasn't trying up your pics. some of those look like postcards. real nice.

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Originally posted by xboat
sorry man, i wasn't trying up your pics. some of those look like postcards. real nice.

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Yes, I'm sure mine would make it into Steamboat's promotional brochure ahead of yours, but we all know that's not necessarily a good thing.

I was only kidding about you stealing my thunder. Your shots look great. wish I could have been there for that! I'll be looking for the TR and more pictures to come.

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great pics! Those conditions look pretty damn good to me, but skiing a 400 vert ice hill everyday may have distorted my opinion of what is "good."