It's going to literally be insane when it actually snows. If and when we get a pow day I will be trying to beat any road closure or just going up way way early. The LCC shitshow will be of proportions never seen before is my guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by getoutside
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Said the same thing headed up BCC this morning. Powder day traffic. Decent turns up Mill D though.Quote:
Originally Posted by getoutside
Don't know if I have low expectations or if it was really good, but the turns off collins this morning were super super fun, found some untracked un-rocky turns. Much joy. Also jumped off some stuff. Also joy. Soft snow is better than hard snow and rocks.
Left at 12:30, was getting warm. The first time it snows over 12 inches on a weekend is going to be insane.
The traffic is gonna be ridiculous on a bluebird day, and if it is a stormy morning, there will be car wrecks and slide offs for sure.
Going up canyon yesterday I witnessed a real close one. Right at the start of the two lane passing zone, a late 90's Ford F-150 passed in a right hand corner and lost the rear end. He powerslid with his left rear wheel in the other lane for about 40 yards and nearly clipped a Land Cruiser or Sequoia coming down.
Was impressed with his skillful save and shaking my head at his poor decision making. Hope it wasn't one of you bone heads.
mind saying what aspect/elevation you were at? curious to get out this weekQuote:
Originally Posted by alias_rice
He didn't save that shit. They were winching him out of the trees when I went by. (Upside down)Quote:
Originally Posted by monkeywrenchMoose
On Saturday there was a car upside down in the creek. Wetting roads without any slick factor. Couple of bong rips and texting is all I could figure
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Couldn't agree more, my mojo was restored this morning by creamy turns down lone pine on the first lap. Went for a short walk later in the day and got to make a few more nice turns. Life is goodhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eb7ba02bce.jpgQuote:
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Nah, he did, I followed him up and watched him pull onto the bypass road like 5 min later. Didn't realize someone else went into the woods though. Doesn't surprise me.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobMc
This one was scary because he almost took someone else out. The tree winch job sounds like it was a 1 car issue.
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Originally Posted by detrusor
Upside down in the creek? That had to have been real low down in the canyon.
That looks excellent! Up grizzly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dshack89
Way to farm that shit dshack! Gets me giblets all a quiver! Fuck I need to go for a walk SOON!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dshack89
headed up soli way hooked up with the ice grom
wife got taken out by a one plank dweebs poorly jibbin crowded cat tracks
grom and i scored some fresh off the new and improved sol bright
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rolled out hwy down to tl for sums mores shark dodging freshies
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headed over to a way more populated b right on groomers seemed a little less icey over there but minus the groom
millie and gw look like ass
headed back silly way via the sol bright and backyard bugaloos
shrubby but fun
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hooked up with a couple bmf's from the sfotex clan
one of which rode the bullwheel round fore the alert lifty stopped and snatched him
zaed and fried sum beater bowls
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got taken out by another sliding face first aint no pizzaing the gay tray jerry wonder
talked sticker game
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and apresed hard
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alpha coffee tea and hot choccy
fuck yeahs
good shit kids
We were skiing the north aspect off the cone. Powder park 3 I believe. Ski tracks says top elevation was 9200'.Quote:
Originally Posted by mbillie1
There was some spooky black ice from frozen rain Saturday. I saw two flipped cars and one other accident right in front of me, as I fishtailing in RWD trying to go to 4WD. That was on I84 though on the way to Snowbasin, low down. BTW, Anyone know the name of the canyon before Mountain Green?Quote:
Originally Posted by detrusor
Weber Canyon, that windy SOB.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
After 10 or so days of skiing pure shit at PCMR and Canyons, it was a pleasure to make turns at DV. Given the lack of snow and conditions, It is hard to believe how nice it is over there. Just about 90% of all lifts operational, no crowds, fine corduroy, now all we need is for the weather to cooperate. Like is good on this side of the wasatch.
Windy as hell up high in LCC. lots of snow transport going on. The recycled pow on Silverfox is money!
Farmer John vs I am my own artist.
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wasatch wiggle.
Way to get after it fuckcat. Thinking about going for a walk this weekend if your interestedQuote:
Originally Posted by F#*k You Cat
Whoa...be fucking careful....Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFugitive
Agree with skidog. This may not be the best time to tour. Let's see how things shake out. If we get 18-24" with over 2" water weight things will be dicey to say the least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skidog
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you see the video from Cardiff doing column tests yesterday at 9500ft? SCARY.....there is feet of sugar.Quote:
Originally Posted by F#*k You Cat
Easy fellers... its okay. The majority of that is in the next 24 hours. Im lucky if I will be able to get out by sunday. Although i have limited firsthand this season I have followed the snowpack and understand the abject hazards that we are dealing with. I had chat w fucat a while back about touring. If this weekend isnt it I am good w that.
I have no problem pulling the plug on a tour and have done it the two times I toured this season and skied my skinner. Theres old and theres bold. There isnt old n bold. Im old and enjoy meadow skipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFugitive
This rain might be enough to saturate the snowpack at low-mid elevations if we're lucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFugitive
It's going to be interesting to watch the uac report for the rest of the week.
here is the video i was talking about...this seems scary on a 31 degree slope
https://vimeo.com/250179484
Oh yeah that looks ugly for sure. My last tour dug pits on two potential aspects NW and NE and bailed. That was in BCC out Pioneer ridge a couple weeks ago. Talked to patrol going out and coming in. They appreciated the beta and thanked us for turning back.
If it is avy-pocalypse like everyone is predicting (which is totally plausible, we are setup for it) I may just do a recon up grizzly or catherines for the excersize cause I need it. No skin off my nards...
36 degrees at 6:30. pretty solid sw wind. a little grabby on the down in patsy trees.
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^ wet as hell around noon up that way. saw a party descending who said they ripped something out "pretty big" up on patsy. I went to the pass and came down the < 30º trees. it skied like shit, wet and grabby. aspect/time of day probably to blame, but wasn't gonna fool around with the n-facing... nice walk up anyway
low-mid elevation? it was raining up to hellgate this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirshredalot
[emoji445]Rain is a good thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirshredalot
I just can't believe its raining at 8K in January.
rain to 8K was not that big of a big deal when i had a snowbird pass, but it's quite a miserable thing now i ski at snowbasin.Quote:
Originally Posted by snowaddict91
Yeah, but I doubt it'll be enough water moving through the snowpack to "fix" things where we have feet of facets. We will see how it shakes out through the rest of the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRUTAH
The isothermal 6 inches of glop in the Toll Canyon area was at least pleasant for my lunch break fish scale excursion!
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Originally Posted by snowaddict91
couple years back (maybe 5 or 6 now) we had a rain event in the wasatch that brought rain all the way up to 10K feet. .....was the most miserable conditions for many weeks after....slide for life shit...watched 2 of my buddies enter into Stonecrusher at alta only to immediately slide without chance of stopping half way down the run...needless to say i backed off and took the ridge between jitterbug and crusher (which was actually pretty good since its treed mostly) to get to the saddle traverse into where then ended up stopping from their slides for life on crusher...
Its still weird to see rain this time of year that high up...but you know...orange man said its nothing to worry about so carry on.
Watched 2 of my buddies take the same death ride down the Needle. One self arrested on a whippet and was almost taken out by the other who was miraculously stopped by a small wind lip right before going over the low-angle cheese grader cliff bands at the bottom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skidog
Here's to hoping we won't tip toe around the rest of this shitty season.
That was some season. That encounter sounds much scarier than stone crusher. Sure they could've hit a tree or whatever, but they slid down the middle of the run so all we're fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
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Agreed. Gonna take a lot more water than 2" to see widespread avalanching. Nothing wrong with going for a walk; walking and touring are two different sports in a winter like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFugitive
If one is familiar with the terrain one is in and understands instability, there isn't anything wrong with a "walk".
I membah! I membah hopping into primrose off of the chips switchback and not stopping my somewhat controlled side slide till I hit chips again LOL... I memba!Quote:
Originally Posted by Skidog
Bingo! I leave johnny getrad at home when I'm touring. I go fast take chances inbounds where the wrecking crew is nearby to pickup the pieces. Its been a stressful holiday season for me between fuckshit snow, work, family in town, edible air in the valley and all kinds of non particular bullshit. The soul is frayed around the edges and a walk in the mountains is needed... then maybe some time on the river...Quote:
Originally Posted by telefreewasatch
River going to take me, sing sweet and sleepy,
Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home.
It's a far gone lullaby, sung many years ago.
Mama, mama many worlds I've come since i first left home.
Goin' home, goin' home, by the riverside i will rest my bones,
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.
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