Bwwwahhhh more of this less and less weather babble pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by rideit
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Bwwwahhhh more of this less and less weather babble pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by rideit
more please:)
rog
Oh, now I get it...Quote:
Originally Posted by lionelhutz
& Utah Blower is for pussies!
Bwaahahahaha. You could substitute that BD reference with a whole bunch of other employers. Great job whoever wrote that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
So I don't want to hijack nor do I want to start a new thread...but this is my first season in slc and I am in need of knowledgable touring partners. I can get out most mornings, just need to be at the bottom of the canyon by 915a so I can do the work thing.
If you're interested in showing someone around, send me a pm. Front Range mag references available upon request. :)
Colorado references are void in Utardia.:the_fingeQuote:
Originally Posted by guest
What about New Jersey or Black Diamond references? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
I was actually very reluctant to go begging for touring partners on tgr but I am having a hard time getting those I do know to tour here. Only trying to give some other random person a way to verify that I might know what to do with a beacon. :)
The only reference valid here.Quote:
Originally Posted by guest
http://photography.nationalgeographi...-494801-sw.jpg
That is a serious looking avalanche.
I miss trackhead.
Moroni rocks.
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3'-4' by wednesday morning!
Def. Possible. The first 1/2 of the storm is just now being captured by higher resolution computer guidance and it keeps getting wetter. This am it was a good 2 inches of water my early monday am...so that's totally possible.
Quite the system.
I'm actually looking at the 100 inches in 100 hours storm which was in late november 2001 for guidance. Not that we're getting close that here but it's an informative read.
Well I'll try also.
Santa Fean making a last minute trip to Alta, Thanksgiving - Monday. I would like to do a mellow tour or two. I'll bring my avie gear and skins, but if I can't find a partner I'll just plant my butt in a chair to give y'all something to snicker at. I've taken an avie course, but it's been some years, so this early in the season I'd like to keep it on relatively low angle terrain.
blyslv (at) yahoo.com
I'll be happy to buy beer, any kind of beer.
Staying at the Peruvian (killer deal!).
I will be up at Solitude all weekend - if anyone is up there, would love to meet up for a run.
Posted this in last years thread, links to 9 day table of SLC Avy Rose forecasts that could be used for trending.....
http://www.utahclimbers.com/misc/avy9daytable.php
Also this 7 day bottom line compilation:
http://www.utahclimbers.com/misc/avy7.php
(This is working again after the UAC changed the way they archive the forecasts, should be more reliable now too.)
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Originally Posted by lionelhutz
Oh yeah, that's what I like to hear.
Finally made it out west and I'm working Sat-Mon at Brighton all winter. Pretty damn stoked. If anybody is up there I am always down for a ride break.
My name's Rob. I work in the rental shop.
Yeah, wetter is better!Quote:
Originally Posted by sfotex
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Originally Posted by skinny_kid
yo rob sat-mon good days to work. i work at brighton also, see you on the mnt
Does the radar act weird when there is a SW flow? According to the radar, LCC has been getting moderate precip all day, but the cams and stake do not agree.
It was on and off all day at Alta. What little fell was blown to hell by the nuking winds.Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
So it was deep huh?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ski_adk
Don't know if this helps answer your question, but the weather gut on TV last night said they had the radar set extra sensitive for the approaching storm, so it was reflecting even when there was no precip.Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
Seems kinda misleading to me.
12" and nothing but graupel
http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpres...1/IMG_9199.jpg
it was fast and buttery
http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpres...1/IMG_9200.jpg
it's dumping in PC
http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpres...1/IMG_9218.jpg
Saw where the KSL weather guy said that when this system is all said and done, there could be totals up to 5' in the canyons. wow.
That looks fun as hell!! I have to go to grand junction for work tonight, fuck meQuote:
Originally Posted by The Gnarwhale
Meh, it's still REALLY early in the season......there will be plenty of days to come that are much, much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by springsproject
Forcasted for the next 36 hours:
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Upper PC saw about 16''+ in sheltered locations. Upper east had a sensitive windslabs. Sheltered trees skied very good all day.
My Pet Powder Goat
http://www.tgrmedia.com/i.ashx?w=800...ap_730X550.jpg
Mika
http://www.tgrmedia.com/i.ashx?w=800...ap_730X550.jpg
No signs of slowing down in Old Town.
carpe skiem, dudeQuote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpres...1/IMG_9255.jpg
happy hound
http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpres...1/IMG_9246.jpg
Not bad for November
http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpres...1/IMG_9269.jpg
About 2' of new as of noon today on the PC side. The most recent top foot is less dense than yesterdays graupel, but not by a lot. Tilt tests revealed several of density changes in the new snow. CT's produced easy-scoring collapses in the less dense layers but all had q3 shears. We stayed out of wind-slabbed terrain, but I bet there's plenty of em waiting to pop along ridgelines.
We were just over the ridge from you, testing out the pen perimeter, but not before I forgot my jacket and Guy forgot his boots. I guess that's the early onset of Alzheimer's in my case.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gnarwhale
I like this shot. It reminds me of the past weekend.
http://www.tgrmedia.com/i.ashx?w=800...ap_730X550.jpg
Heard/felt four different collapses on south-west aspects around 9.5k’… pole-probing-skintrack-get-the-hell-outta-there observations seemed to be indicative of a not-so-supportable layer only a couple feet down. Didn’t dig a pit… just skied to the car and scurried off to work. Just important to note that even those aspects that we might assume to be fool-proof can proffer the heebie-jeebies. Be safe out there.
Snow wasn’t blower pow, but I’m not complaining… was probably exactly what we need for the snowpack, this time of year. Felt good to get the legs burning.
Great snow. Great shot. Enjoy it out there. :D
http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpres...1/IMG_9269.jpg
that JVJ?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gnarwhale
about a dozen peeps skiing the meadows yesterday some collapseing but nothing really moving.
Next few waves of energy will rotate in until wednesday afternoon. Maybe another 1-2 feet. Depends on the events of tuesday night and how far down into the wasatch range the real atm. instability makes it. Regardless its going to come in VERY cold with pretty nasty winds and windchills. I'm no expert on windloading but it sure seems like by wednesday afternoon there might be some sketch-tastic pockets and hard packed windslabs in areas with West/NW exposure.
Skied Saturday and Sunday in upper BCC 10k-10.5k mostly straight east facing shots. Also skied some N and NW trees. Winds were just howling and made the skin interesting, but every windslab we found and jumped on was quite stubborn. Did meadowskipping and tree laps with no instabilities noted up to maybe 30-35deg at rollovers, which we were mostly able to skirt around...
No quality shears on any pole-isolated hasty pits, really fast and fun snow. Plan on getting some more tomorrow... super psyched on the quality early season.
Mid-elevation, east aspects. Too lazy to dig a pit and get all techy. No instabilities on our slopes up to the mid 30's.
Used to carry an 8lb HDV camera, now I carry a cell phone for video and pics;)
Bouncy hero snow, light winds, occasional sun. Nice day.
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till someone dies, and they will, again and again, there.Quote:
Originally Posted by skifishbum
be safe
rog
I lost a friend in one of the lower angled runouts below the meadows last year. Believe that would be the first death in the area. Doug's drop didn't kill him, just broke a leg. He died in south fork.
They finished with the meadows, today.
I thought conditions were surreal. No naturals, plenty of wind load.
We stayed conservative(not the meadows).
http://www.wowasatch.com/pictures/Wi...2/treeline.jpg
Word has a monster coming out in the bc around Hidden Canyon, Brighton. Cornice kicker.
looks very nice amongst the quakies.Quote:
Originally Posted by wra
rog