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Wow Gimp, that's quite a difference from Powderhouse. The wind really howled up high yesterday afternoon and evening though. Was it universal where the wind slabs were, or just on certain aspects? Even the trees were slabby? How steep are those lines - compared to the Powderhouse trees?
......guess there's a good reason why those two long clearings exist, huh?
Oh, and the bush whacking from High Meadows to the base wasn't too bad?
Way to check out a reeeaaaal nice line, and bail with caution.
yep, good call gimpy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sierra Cement
Here's hoping for a future assult on the peak. :)
[silently weeping in the cubicle]
Just wait 'til next weekend. Bro's will be mounted, gnar will be killed.
That is all.
Whoa! Nater on alpines!!! Looks yer haulin to there Nate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vets
Where was that pic taken? Looks fuuuuuunnnn..........
You better believe it... Hauling about as much ass as a 5 foot run in will let you...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
Taken out in one of the gullies in Palisades bowl.
Alpine skiing is cheating. It's too easy. And the boots suck (thanks for loaning them to me LPH :D ). I knew my feet felt cold, but the incredible pain when they started to warm up was a bad sign. A bit of frost nip on the bottoms of my toes...
Thanks for the loan of the skis and boots... Helped me confirm that I do want the stiff Bros. Review to be produced in a different thread.
Yeah, I was sweating on the way to the mountain, I was so excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
Feels good, eh?
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Originally Posted by Sierra Cement
Powderhouse was so good today may do it 2morrow as well. :fm:
joe -- the slabs were consistently everywhere up high. when you look at those lines you can see where the pitch eases back a bit from the top rollover to the summit. everything above this rollover was slab as well as everything out in the open w/ an easterly aspect. even in the well spaced trees there was some slabs in spots and pow in others. the line we skied was $$$ even though we had wanted to ski the lookers left path. that one looks like a slightly steeper more consistent fall line but it was all wind slab as it faces more easterly where those fucking winds were coming from. we'll be back for that lookers left sumbitch :wink: and the approach from high meadows was a cakewalk in and easy skating out. 3 hours in and 1 hour down and out. and the pitch is prolly similar to the steepest tree section of powderhouse, and maybe a bit steeper over some rollover sections
just got home from 5 days in squaw. saturday was sick as fuck! even though no KT or Cornice or Headwall (for the mostpart) the skiing was some of the best for thanksgiving weekend. 2 weeks of finals and im goin back to squaw for 5 weeks.
re: Mother Nature
Keep it coming!!!
Were people hoofin it over to Headwall and Cornice ?
Anybody poach West Face this storm?
are you still here?Quote:
Originally Posted by hucksquaw
So this would mean a 4:30 Dawn Patrol Start!!! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by gimpy
At least the drive is less than 10 minutes. Sounds like something to me. A friend of mine who did it regularly last winter skins up a little extra ridge lookers right of Trimmer on his way out for some extra turns on his way back to High Meadows.
Hardrider -
Was Powderhouse still dog deep today?
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I heard Bodie got his first day in last week with you and Len on Powderhouse.
I miss you guys so much. Well, not really. I just miss the snow. But the company's always nice too. :D
traversed to northbowl from siber but thats about as far as we were goin. west face still needs a little more cover.Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
no man, class started mon. but ill be back in 3 weeksQuote:
Originally Posted by Darkside
hmmmmmm, very interesting indeed. still wayyy too earrlyyy to call this, but again, hmmmm...
FOR NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE 12Z/18Z ECMWF/GFS MODEL RUNS LOOK INTERESTING FOR SNOW MONGERERS. THE 500 MB HEIGHT PATTERN APPEARS REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO LAST SATURDAY/S SNOW EVENT...AS THE HUDSON BAY LOW IS PROGGED TO ROTATE EAST AND ALLOW A CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. AS ALWAYS SNOW LOVERS...DON/T GET EXCITED QUITE YET! THE PROGGED FLOW PATTERN IS VERY LIKELY TO CHANGE MANY TIMES BEFORE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNYDER