East Coast reprezentin'! Wherever Shmerham goes he finds the pow ...Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeLau
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East Coast reprezentin'! Wherever Shmerham goes he finds the pow ...Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeLau
Yeh, it was great skiing with everyone, special thanks to Powder11 (Toby) and Lee and wife Sharon for guiding us to the goods. Oh and Athan, although it was a very short guided trip ;)
Never skiied so fast for such a sustained time as when skiing with maggots.
lee
thanks for getting those photos of athan and i
biggest crash i've had by far in a few years. nothing but a bruised lip feel lucky
we got some good vid of disease ridge today
C'mon, where's the photos from today, people? (impatient? who, me? :D )
Thanks for a fun day out today, everyone. It was awesome to meet some of the mags.
Rob
whew, got home from the summit and I'm tired and it was awesome! Just great skiing and hanging with everyone. I headed up on Thursday and spent three great days scarfing the pow that the storm brought us.
Skied Fresh Tracks with pow 11 then hit Peak which opened up after being closed Weds. Waterfall was going off pretty large.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54883.jpg
hooked up with Lee and his big group after lunch, here's Lee
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54881.jpg
smerham
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54882.jpg
Flute
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54884.jpg
mainly tried to get shots of the photographer LeeLau when I could, he's a good slut too
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54885.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54886.jpg
sometimes even the best make mistakes ;)
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54887.jpg
Brian takes his first crack at Couloir
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54890.jpg
Missed Athan but caught Postman22 hucking alligator rock in the Basin, dude goes large!
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54889.jpg
Saturday I hooked up with Squirrel, Arty50, Bomber, and new mag Yassi(boardname?). Too bad we were missing Bomber's husband Brian (rehabit). He's recovering from knee surgery and went slednecking instead. For us, Blackcomb was the ticket with a hike into Corona on the agenda. Definitely rates as one of my coolest runs and best ski experiences ever. I was in awe how gorgeous it was. Thanks for leading squirrel, you know yer the man right! :yourock:
As we reached the top, the view into the backcountry was spectacular
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54899.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54898.jpg
Arty skis into the backside as we head around back to Corona
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54892.jpg
Sarah (Bomber) makes her way up the final pitch to corona
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54904.jpg
Husume looking a little more tracked out than our target.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54905.jpg
Yassi looking pretty happy to be here
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54903.jpg
Squirrel and Art climb a bit higher up Corona
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54900.jpg
here goes Bomber into the land of smoke and money (Arty & Tim wait below)
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54901.jpg
squirrel
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54902.jpg
Corona Pow
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54895.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54897.jpg
A new perspective on Spankys
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54908.jpg
Squirrel traversing out for some more
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54880.jpg
Arty still milking the pow as the end of our descent nears
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54894.jpg
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we get to admire our handiwork
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54878.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54896.jpg
Later on Arty straightlines it into Sapphire Bowl
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54893.jpg
Squirrel's on his heels
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54906.jpg
bombed around to finish the day up, buzzing with energy from an excellent day. :biggrin:
Summit 2006 group shot (left to right) Sharon (LeeLau's wife), Smerham (ryan), Shirk (Brian), Viva, Splat, Pulver (Rich), Droopy (George), SnowDog (Hilmar), bklntrayc (Tracy), TheAD, Rodger (Dodger), Divegirl, LeeLau (Lee), Legoskier, Ubersheist (Josh)
sweet pics, corona bowl is awesome.
I'm headed up from van now, probably skiing whistler, head out on the bumps to see what didn't get skied yesterday. anyone who wants to go, give me a call
Nicely done ladies and gents! I"m insanely jealous!!
Holy shit...Whistler was a good choice for the summit afterall. Every shot just makes me regret even more not being able to make it up this weekend.
And the Corona Bowl shots sort of make me wanna cry. Nice work you guys!!!!
Sick pics. It seems that Ullr has been kind to the Summit this year.
Crafting a new chapter.
Nice!
alligator rock is right above sun bowlQuote:
Originally Posted by stebed
that photo led to the worst crash i had in a few seasons but goo shit anyways.
these photos are off leelau's site
http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrblackc...orrock1132.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrblackc...orrock1129.jpg
well after landing the drop i was prob going around 50mph and didn't see another 10 foot windcliff until i was already in the air. the landing was really flat and i landed nose heavy. held on for a bit then hit a mogul. apparenlty my skis went about 20 feet in the air and i cartwheeled about 10 times to a dead stop
nice line Phil! yeah those wind drifts in that area are trecherous.
that photo is definitely sick, job well done boys.
Sweet pics so far!!! I'll post a few of mine up tomorrow, just got back in the states.
A big thanks to the local tour guides, LeeLau, Sharon, Pow11, Atrain, postman, and anyone else I left out. It's all a blur to me, so many good lines, so much pow, and a totally stoked group of people. Around the 5-7th days, my legs finally kicked in and I hit the groove, too bad I had to come back to reality today. Apologies again to Lee's knee during a photog session, damn snow snake :D
What a freakin' week.......
B)
Bump. We need some photos from Sunday!
Well, since I ran into some other mags at Baker this weekend they can count as summit photos:
Bakerboy, mtbakerskier, hop, etc. hiking up to the Chimney
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_54959.jpg
yeah thats great and all
but this is the whistler summit photo thread not the baker photo thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by postman22
Whoa that was a little snarky. It's actually the Summit 2006 photo thread, and as I'm sure you know, it was a PNW Summit, not solely a Whistler summit, thankyouverymuch.
phil and athan - I'll send you some pics from Alligator Rock. I just picked out the best ones because the rest were blurred. PM me your email addresses. They're big pictures; what a splendid cartwheel that was
Here's a few pics so far:
Thought I'd post a few of mine.
Sharon getting knee deep in Harvey's
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
Great scenic shot from 1/4 down Peak to Creek
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
My favorite bowls, Coccalorum shot from the top of Mondays:
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
From the bottom of Monday's, straight up :)
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
Corona Bowl from Saphire, about the same time the maggot crew was coming down:
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
Another of Corona Bowl from Saphire, about the same time the maggot crew was coming down:
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
The rest are here:
http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums...=slideshow.php
B)
ElderAldo
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
Leelau huckin' somewhere in the slough
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
Pakalolu in Blackcomb, fun stuff!
http://www.killingtonzone.com/albums..._IMG.sized.jpg
B)
More from Saturday - backcountry in the Musical Bumps http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrmusica...umps110306.htm
Shirk and Sharon on the hunt for freshies
http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrmusica...ronflute12.jpg
Dodger on Oboe
http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrmusica...gerflute10.jpg
Seatosky on Oboes trees
http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrmusica...backside16.jpg
Suffering up to the top of Cowboy Ridge
http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrmusica...boyclimb19.jpg
Lee I will be trading the black jacket in for a more photo slutable colour :)
Either orange or bright blue.
Hope you recovered from your tour on Sunday, you looked a little burnt.
LeeLau:
You TR's Pic's and website are (OUTSTANDING)!! THANK YOU!
I think I must have been on sensory overload when looking through this thread the first time.
Is it just me or is this a really good picture?
http://www.leelau.net/2006/tgrblackc.../brian1119.jpg
Down climbing onto the road at Stevens Pass
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59832173-M.jpg
Z-bo snapping a pic of Sq99 OB at Stevens.
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59832223-M.jpg
Pulver ripping Colouir on Whistler
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59832395-M.jpg
Lee and shmerham practicing powder 8’s
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59832439-M.jpg
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59831671-M.jpg
Lee shrapling some pow in Flute
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59831689-M.jpg
The ironman of the Summit, Doger in some light fluffy
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59831901-M.jpg
Sq99 ripping the trees OB at Whistler
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59831963-M.jpg
We found some peeps KIR in the fartbags, notice the slowboarder with Panda helmet cover also.
http://shirk.smugmug.com/photos/59832113-M.jpg
Nice photos all around! It was good to see some familiar faces and meet a few new maggots in Whistler. I'm really impressed that Pulver correctly identified everyone in that group shot and managed to remember most of our real names, too.
Photos from Whistler first Monday of the summit. International trees.
Photos by Brad Christensen...or B-RAD.
Red base bros in their element.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_55135.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_55136.jpg
Whistler flat-out ruled this past weekend. Plenty of snow, bars and fine eats.We must have hit 10 different bars in 4-nights, and all of them in walking distance of our pad-not mammoth by any stretch.
Great to see familiar mags and meet new ones.
Partial clearing on Thursday-looking towards Blackcombs 7th Heaven
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55187.jpg
Heading back to the Village...only 3000 more vert...
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55189.jpg
JDabasin in some trees off Peak Chair, no idea the name of the area, but it didn't really matter
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55200.jpg
Denver Ken sampling some no-name trees..
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55191.jpg
Ken about to make-out with some pine bark..
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55188.jpg
JDabasin heading to the Blackcomb Glacier with a breeze in tow
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55193.jpg
Our playground on Saturday-this area in Blackcomb was the schnitz..
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55195.jpg
Closer view of the area..
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55196.jpg
Around 4pm for 3 straight afternoons..
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55197.jpg
"Did you boys need another shot?"
"Uuhh not really, but O.K."
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55198.jpg
Apres for three, at the Longhorn....good Lord!
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55199.jpg
1st one in three years that I've missed and, damn, it looked like a good time.
Props to smerham for the bi-caosal summit feast and a big ol' shout-out to dodger for being such a wicked cool maggot in disguise. I still r4ecall the weirf way he ended up ripping it up at the B.c. summit on the sketchiest of circumstances. Then, when he called us up in Alp D'huez last december cause he was in the area with his 14 y3ar old daughter, I knew trhat his trust was highl. Fortunatly, in a moment ofpity, bad_roo politely declined his invitation and saved us all froma potential lawsuit....
Cheers to all.
Sick and ashaemd and happy )and not here at all),
d.
Sir, I salute you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnballs
Shit you guys must have really started it up after Pancake and I left. Wow! Nice work Barnballs.
This would be how you forgot your camera at the Longhorn that afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnballs
After seeing this bar tab I'll return the favour on two Jagger shots when I make it down to Mammy.
yea, then left the entire backpack at Affinity Ski shop..after trying to explain the blown edge on the Goats.Quote:
This would be how you forgot your camera at the Longhorn that afternoon
Brilliance all around.
BWAA!!!
well played! 18 shots!!! That's par golf baby!
Edit: Will post my lame scenic shots here as well... soon my precious
Too bad food and drink don't qualify for the GST refund!