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hahah we saw the rando crowd coming out of lisa falls yesterday. hope i don't offend anyone on this board by saying that they are a ridiculous looking bunch, dynafit tights and all. i'm sure they'd smoke me on the up (at least i'd hope...) but man, i don't know how much fun it'd be coming down on those little sticks.
So did that 15'' of snow in upper LCC get manky today? Will high north be good tomorrow?
Sun was out a bit
Skied a lap off backside Claytons pretty variable
10410 down to blood lake $$$ in sheltered trees
10420 down to guard road good high but got manky quick
Skinned back up cheesewhiz or sumthing to other side of hidden canyon ~ 9k
snow had set up and every steep slope cut slid ran full track on bed surface
I'd be hittin it early and watching exposed exits
yo-yo's on N facing were fun
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Lots of small soft slabs moved throughout the day, though all the pockets we encountered were so soft they didnt present much hazard
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South and west were still skiing well at 5pm when the clouds cleared, but the snow was already changing to wet glop minutes after taking this picture.
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^^^^nice^^^
Indeed it was a day not to be missed.
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Thanks to my buddy Alecs Barton for these pics
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!!!
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today rocked.
So just how many grams of shrooms had he eaten? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark H
Great shot!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gnarwhale
^thanks, just good luck on the timing
We started at headlamp-o'clock to beat the sun
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Small to medium sized soft slabs were easy to trigger and were faster running than yesterday.
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In that case, why not buy some numbered jerseys to help keep track of who's who and then organize 'em into a trailbreaking team? "Well ladies, I plan on starting about six, so if y'all could just have the skinner in..."Quote:
Originally Posted by StraightChuter
skied the y today.
good snow found in the top 1/3. the rest, well the rest was interesting. skiing on that dust layer isn't fun.
on a more technical note:
what nighttime low air temperature do you consider low enough to create a good refreeze?
do you consider the difference between daytime high and nighttime low?
Is there a certain nighttime low air temperature that is too high and makes the risk of wet slides to high in your opinion to ski the next day?
any thoughts or observations would be great, thanks
^
cloudy vs clear has a significant impact... aka radiational cooling
http://www.hko.gov.hk/education/edu0...adcoolinge.htm
Nice "look back".
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South and east aspects had supportable crust/pseudo corn at 9am. Skinning is still the preferred method of ascent due to deep booting and lack of any consolidation below the surface.
Tis the season for no probe, shovel, beacon. Leave the food and water at home too, just go light.:p
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Some shots of the last couple days.
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That rando crowd was the SLC Samurai and his fellow warriors. http://slc-samurai.blogspot.com/2010...isa-falls.html. After reading his TR I don't feel quite so bad about doing Lisa Falls........Quote:
Originally Posted by ectreeskier11
No season in the Wasatch is complete without a trip to good old Coalpit right?
Not a fan of the standard approaches to Coalpit so......right up the gut!
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Forrest Shearer joined us
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Forrest had his eye on this line....
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but the headwall was beckoning
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The crew (left to right). Forrest, myself, Zach, and Alecs taking the pic.
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Conditions allowed us to skin the whole ridge
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Always a pleasure to see the east face of Lone.
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So close to the city, yet so far...
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Me looking for the crappiest way down.
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Forrest "so good, people pay him to do this" Shearer launches in.
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Forrest's run as seen from the bottom.
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Zach had fun
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but wait there's more!
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the chute on the left side of the waterfall is filled in so we bypassed the rope
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lower gully was slop when we got to it around noon
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Thanks to Alecs and his Canon 7D for many of these pics
sick! 123
What about north and northeast? Still soft or has the sun and heat finally gotten to those?Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
No idea, didn't touch that aspect.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiski
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Tukuhnikivatz on the left, Tuk No on right. We went left
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Celebrate Spring by booting the steepest stuff you can find
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How bout some biking or climbing afterwards?
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Lazy boy on Tuk summit with Peale in the background.
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Looking northeast towards Mellenthin
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South Mountain and the Abajos in the distance
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Chute 260. We couldn't get a car up Hell Canyon so we opted not to do this 3600 foot gem.
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Try and guess what Jay is doing here
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The aptly named Red Snow Cirque between Tuk and Tuk No.
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We hit chute 170 then climbed back out and dropped into Tuk Cirque.
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The Delicate Arch frames Tuk nicely
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strange inconsistency.
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Just got back from Moab with Gnarwhale and we were talking about how nice these peaks look. That chute of the top of Mt. Mel looks tasty.
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Nice one Forrest
Skied some stuff up in the Park City area today. Still good coverage on most aspects above 8k. Found the best corn on low angle east aspects, around mid day at 9,200. The snow was smooth and travel was fast.
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We skied a crusty although edgeable shot out...
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nice indeed!Quote:
Originally Posted by ZachClanton
Yesterday Griz to tlp not much in wolvie looked good.
1000 turns to figure 8 variable but a few " of settled pow best in wind deposited/sheltered gullies
N facing Davenport meh.
Emma ridge S back to 210 good dirty corn dawg on 1pm exit
Perfect corn on SE aspects between 8-10k this morning at about 9:30am. Due south aspects will corn an hour or so later.
Thought I better go inspect McLean's new bolt on HOD:smile:
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It works!
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29-49 before saturday??????
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Point Forecast: Alta UT
40.6°N 111.64°W (Elev. 9797 ft)
Today: Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 43 to 46 mph decreasing to between 26 and 29 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 18. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind between 23 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Thursday: Snow showers. High near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind between 14 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west northwest wind between 18 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Friday: Snow showers. High near 23. West wind between 13 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 18. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
I like snow.
i'll be venturing out into the gnar that is sure to be the weather in lcc this afternoon (probably just a stroll in grizz). will be sure to report back.
^^Noaa lowered the numbers a little today. Looks like Alta-Collins has picked up 4 so far hopefully it dossent fizzle out.
grizzly - wasn't really gnar like i thought it'd be but the 4 inches or so on the ground skied VERY well, yeah you could obviously feel the bottom but it was smooth so it wasn't a big deal. obviously if we end up with a couple feet shit will be moving, but it seemed to have bonded pretty well.
should be sweet tomorrow through sun. who wants to tour this weekend?
we are def getting enough to make it smooth. I'll have all my gear on me and want to CHARGE this weekend. have bird pass, prefer to hit some easy access stuff (prolly just beyond ropes) before touring griz, cardiff, or alta? after the bird gets tracked out. sunday is my pick to sweat a lot on the way up.
Today felt more like early Feb than late April. Snow was delicious. Easy to get small pushalanches in the new snow layer to go.
Great day on Nebo before the storm. Settled powder in the coulior, sweet 'n creamy on the apron. Sooooo good!
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gonna do a quick lap or two this afternoon if anyone's interested.
Great shot of both couloirs. But that's pretty early to be booting...Quote:
Originally Posted by marauders
Curious based on our PMs a while back - did you end up coming in from Mona or the loop?
in bound at the bird - maybe 200 skiers - maybe 10 in mb. 18" was the claim but i was up to my thighs. working on the 2nd hundred days.
shhhhh aleks...
dammit ski season is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TrackHead this is for you http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/...for-hd-videos/
miss all you fellas, be back soon
better be. hope you at least got some back east.Quote:
Originally Posted by whapworth