bad call, go to LT!!!
I would be so there if I didn't have a final today...20" vs. 3/6", damn.
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bad call, go to LT!!!
I would be so there if I didn't have a final today...20" vs. 3/6", damn.
The Bowl was pretty sweet today, for those who aren't pussies. Classic variable conditions, powder and rain crust. :biggrin:
Pat's Bumps have been renamed: McKay's Way. :wink:
Haha! Gotta love the little shit storm that Betsy Hands is creating about the lift breakdowns. There's an article over on the Independent - http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/...nt?oid=1350437 - that's good for a few laughs. A joke to even think about that legislations, but if nothing else it's bringing some needed attention to the situation.
How was the outrun this weekend?
Harder and bumpier. It spurred a contest to rename it on Friday night, on the black board, at the Last Run. However Pat's Girlfriend erased it. Among the offending entries were: Pat's Power Trip, Midget Magic, Ronnie's Rutline, and Pat's Painful Passage (I can't remember the rest).Quote:
Originally Posted by FreakofSnow
Pat insists that there isn't enough snow on the upper part to groom it without churning up loose rock, and that a few inches on new snow in the ruts would make it groomable. :rolleyes2
I'm finding the whole situation amusing this year, the bumps really aren't bothering me, so I feel uninvolved in the dispute, whereas in previous years, I got all hot under the collar, and sounded off loudly about it.
I expect it will be groomed this week and everyone will forget about it as a subplot of the Mt. Dumpy drama until next year.
Oh, and happy first Monday of the season. It looks to have some promise. Woot.
How was the Bowl on Monday? Thinking about heading over there Tuesday.
Variable, but Pat's Power Trip is amazing and makes the whole thing worthwhile.
wait the chair brokedown? no way. an observation from this season in colorado... coppers chairs arn't much better than snowbowls, just more mechanics
Where does my $500+ dollar season pass go when I haven't seen a single improvement except to the road and thinning out trees? Sure I bet the road is expensive but everything else can't be. I feel like they have got to have the money to upgrade. I've been considering wearing a harness and carrying a static line so I could hop off in a hurry if it got a little chilly being stuck on griz.
^^^I was thinking that in the '90's after I got lowered from the griz chair.
Had a few corn turns on Friday on the lower south facing slopes. Also found some nice cold old powder in the trees. Coverage is great for this early, but I hope the next storm(s) are big and arrive soon.
Um, really? :rolleyes2Quote:
Originally Posted by bryanthebold
The lift shut downs were due to ice on the cables, and fully loaded lifts, leading to cable slipping on the bullwheel, this tripped emergency shut downs. The lift's safety protocols functioned as they were designed to under these circumstances. You might as well complain that the brakes on your car stop it from rolling.
Perhaps you should talk to some people within the operation about the operating expenses before making assumptions. The place barely breaks even on a good year.
Let's ski together.
I'll be up there tomorrow. Red coat, plaid pants. Enforcers with the stupid hellboy graphic.
Thinking Wednesday again, then Lost Trail on Thursday. Anyone wanna share a car (I friggin rule at driving in the snow, and I'm a good DD since I don't like to drink much, if at all, while I ski)?
I'll be at Snowbowl every day until the first Tuesday in march.
Oh and Stuck, planning on going to LT on Thursday, when Snowbowl is forecast to have 20-30" of new snow by then, is truly gapertastic.
Big fat flakes coming down while I was cross country at Pattee Canyon today. Hoping the same was going on at the 'bowl? Should be some fun wet snow Thursday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasputin
Shit was awful, got worse every run today. Crowded, lift lines, no good turns. Rasputin looked angry.
Also, rode the lift with a patroller who told me that a couple days ago, after sweep, they got a call that someone was lost in Neffland. Four patrollers went out, found a snowboarder who had lost his board, and two of them walked him out Grant Creek, hitting the road around 4 AM. :eek:
I hope that dude bought those peeps about 10 cases of beer, minimum.
^^^wow, that sucks.
yeah, was there yesterday and it sucked. that 2" all get wind scoured into ice.
What is this 20 to 30 inches? knowing snowbowl it'll be 2 to 3. who knows. was just thinking of all the snow falling at lost trail that is untouched right now.
Rasputin, Root, how do I find you guys? I need to learn Snowbowl a little better and I'm getting over my pussitis.
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/...a/montana.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
Stuart Peak tells you about the Rattlesnake at 7000' (i.e. top of Griz more or less).
Saddle Mountain tells you about the top of Lost Trail.
Learn it, love it, live it. Here's a tip: The Bowl is picking up more from this storm than LT and I might have been sarcastic above. Don't you have a pass? Anytime the Bowl reports 2" but NOAA calls for dumpage all day it's probably worth it to check out what's happening up there.
thanks. Anyway. Who wants to ski together?
MYou don't find us, unless you start taking your ridalin.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
Twas pretty decent today with the heaviest snow falling below the Griz chair, which is what we need to.cover up some of that hard stuff. Rosebud was where it was at for.me today. The new CRJs are killing it, plus like Root said you instantly get.high when you put them on with rasta theme and all.
Root did u see those 5 trees that fell near the bottom of the chair. Flashbacks?
stuck- lost trail is running lifts (holiday schedule: open 12/23-1/2) you should go there tomorrow
I'm easy to spot, I'm quite tall with a long beard in a braid, wear all black, and I look like Rasputin, but prettier. :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
I'll be there for opening bell tomorrow.
There was about five inches of heavy wetness today, and the crust was in the process of being dissolved by the wetness.
Stuart is showing 10" in the last 24 hours, and 4" in the last 6 hours. I drove in from Portland last night, and it was storming all the way, with torrential rain, becoming snow at higher elevations. This is not a localized squall, it is a major, region sized super-soaker event, so Stuart, at three miles away, is a pretty good indicator for The Bowl.
Stuck, the twenty to thirty inches I mentioned (and it is about half way to twenty methinks) was the point forecast for The Bowl through Thursday, the link goes to a page you would be wise to bookmark, and check before making plans.
Fixed it for ya, Mr. Cain. :biggrin::wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by FreakofSnow
And yes, Red Bud was sweet.
woot woot! bring on the glop! see you all soon....
My phone autofilled for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasputin
But fuckit, it's BONER CITY TODAY, 15" of it
LET THE GONG SHOW BEGIN.
nothing but dust on crust today, but at least it was nice and sunny.
stuckathuntermt: all us tgr guys at the bowl have butt capes and nicely trimmed mustaches, make sure and say hi!
buzzed on powder hound, woot!
how fucking awesome was today?
Hey ormandy!
Don't forget your sunscreen fools. Last two days have been blistering. Hopefully, there are a lot of weak legs tomorrow but, I"m sure the late to the party guys will make up for it.
:cheers
Ha! I love how those old dudes totally rip.Quote:
Originally Posted by 406
I think I saw Rasputin from the chair, but not knowing his real name, I didn't wanna shout like a dickhead. I do have some tact in real life. I swear.
Anyway, awesome day. Should be more awesomer tomorrow.
And did something bad happen up there? There was ski patrol calling someones name after 4, and an ambulance waiting at the bottom. Hope everyone's okay.
[quote=stuckathuntermtn;3116337]Ha! I love how those old dudes totally rip.
I think I saw Rasputin from the chair, but not knowing his real name, I didn't wanna shout like a dickhead. I do have some tact in real life. I swear.
Anyway, awesome day. Should be more awesomer tomorrow.
And did something bad happen up there? There was ski patrol calling someones name after 4, and an ambulance waiting at the bottom. Hope everyone's okay.[/quote
3 guys got caught in a slide on point 6. I wouldn't have wasted my time hiking today and cant figure out why they did. they were fine and called in the slide on their own. one of 3 was hurt not , significantly. Two days later I can see it but, today? really? why waste time hiking. Fortunately, it was a lot of lights and no show....as far as I know.
This sums today up pretty well.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1293685598
Slarvalicious. Still nuking when I left at 3, tomorrow should serve up some more. I had about 4" on the truck when I left.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1293685598
A few pics from last week touring around behind the bowl.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1293685598
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1293685598
whoo!
wow, why the fuck would you go outta bounds when it's nuking like that?
Good, cuz like a dickhead is the worst way to shout from the lift. Keep showing up for opening bell on powder days, and you'll meet me soon enough, though in today's insane throng I was hidden amongst the masses.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
Incidentally, I was riding today with couple of the beaver tail mafia, none other than "Up Chuck" and "The Hoe Man". :wink:
Oh, and, WOOT WOOT, powder Wednesday!
And more to come......
Brrr, I guess I'm too much of a woos to brave these cold temps. Yesterday was yummy though.
On yesterday's slide, note Karkanan's language on the Avy email:
"I would not be surprised to see a soft slab avalanche step down to this deeper weakness. This would be an unsurvivable and destructive avalanche."
Those guys got lucky yesterday.
I look forward to the report of the slide site, they plan to go up today and inspect.
Yeah, ski patrol was giving Dudley an escort up this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by mercuryhg
Was insanely good today.
Also got to ride Griz chair with Rasputan.
Good to meet 406 today.
Sadly, someone got lost tonight, no word as of 7:30pm tonight. May he make it home alive.
The signs at Snowbowl were clear, "Extreme avalanche danger". With much, thigh deep, untracked in-bounds, currently there is no good reason to dip into the cake before it's cooked.
If you can hike to untracked, perhaps you have the energy to find it in the less traveled regions of the area. Riding a lift is not a sin.
I skied knee deep powder right down into the lot today, which means all lower mountain terrain is skiable; The Bowl is stuffed like a Christmas Goose.
I expect it will keep delivering all season. Mt. Dumpy, woot woot!
edit: the currently reported 50 inches at the base is the most I recall seeing reported in the past seven seasons.
So at the end of Wednesday, which was the best day at I've seen at the bowl (conditions wise, not so much crowd wise), I managed to lose a ski in the Booze Box area. In fact, I ate shit off of that cliff, and then my ski was MIA. I'm with Rasputin that poking around out of bounds currently is not a supremely good idea, and I will be out of Missoula on the 3rd, so I don't think I will have a time to go get it.
Here is my proposition for any of you current Snowbowl skiers. I have a $150 + shipping for anyone that can find it. It's a blue and white Faction Royale with a Marker Duke on it. You can PM me if you want more clear directions to where I think it is. If you have a metal detector, I don't think it would be that hard to find, but I couldn't find it in the 1.5 hours I spent digging, and it was a long run out Paradise on one ski at 5 o'clock.
The disclaimer: It is outside the ski area boundary, so please don't going looking for it without the appropriate gear, and give Bowl Patrol a heads up. Also, you're looking at your own risk, and $150 is not worth hurting yourself.
I hope you all are enjoying the Bowl, as I sit in morning with one ski. It was rad up there on Wednesday.
Pet Rock?
I haven't been a snowbowl pass holder for almost a decade, so I'm not sure of the names of anything. Its the area just outside the boundary to the skiers left of the lower entry to East Bowl. The traverse out brings you the bottom of the hill on North Dakota downhill. Pet Rock sounds right, it's maybe a 10-15 footer, but has a good take off and you could send it a ways if you wanted (I didn't). We think maybe my ski took off down into the skis below it, but there was no ski track, and nobody saw it. I thought I was going to stick my landing, but then went head over heals and that was all she wrote.
Just another mediocre day at Snowbird...
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...200_6440_n.jpg
...stolen from Snowbowl's facebook.