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According to Tom, this actually had been skied before and therefore qualifies as an entrance, although we didn't enter this way:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/cham...i-viewtram.jpg
And here is the entry ridge for many a run off the Aigui tram:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/chamonix/agui-ridge.jpg
Talk about anticipation:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/cham...-downclimb.jpg
Entrance to Poubelle Couloir:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/cham...erside-lrg.jpg
Entrance to the, shall we say, less-traveled side of the Aiguille Arete:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/chamonix/shadow.jpg
Envers du Plan:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/cham...ers-st-lrg.jpg
One of my favorite "entrance" memories from Cham:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/chamonix/endless.gif
One of the many Verbier stashes:
http://www.skiingpix.com/europe/verbier/top-bowl.jpg
Entrance to the backside of the Ghee:
http://www.endlessseason.com/2003/ja...e-to-teton.jpg
Scoping out a very scary drop from Mary's Nipple (supposedly has been skied):
http://www.endlessseason.com/2003/ja...to_jackson.jpg
ColdSmoke realizing how steep it is:
http://www.endlessseason.com/2003/ja...e-top_mary.jpg
Awesome shot from Alta's closing day from Brad Stewart's site:
http://www.endlessseason.com/2004/apr/bradstewart2.jpg
I like the look of this line.
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...dropin%7E0.jpg
Ok here are a few from some less well known spots:
http://www.skirando.com/images/pyren...uloir-mina.jpg
Couloir de la Mina - Porte Puymorens, Fr - about a 45degree entrance but flattens out to around 38degrees
http://www.skirando.com/images/pyren...morens/ian.jpg
View looking up.
http://www.skirando.com/images/auvergne/cable.jpg
Coulée des Cabines - Mont Dore
http://www.skirando.com/images/auvergne/redon-y2.jpg
The 'Y' Mont Dore, France
If you are a resident of the Axis of Weasel this month's French 'Montagnes Magazine' was impressed by our article on Mont Dore. Perfide Rosbifs.
http://www.skirando.com/images/auvergne/redon.jpg
View from Cable Car of the Y
http://www.skirando.com/images/chamrousse/Image2.jpg
Couloir W - Chamrousse
That looks like a pair of broken ski tips poking out over the edge. Damn Euro winters!Quote:
Originally Posted by bad_roo
This is Voodoo Chile, one of the many steep couloirs in a small valley in northern Norway.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic29360.jpg
The format is [img ]src[/img ] (without the spaces) :) (Also had to use members.lycos.co.uk)Quote:
Originally Posted by jonski
edg
hmm, I noticed hence the deletion!
try to get them back up in a bit....
Should be fixed now... Never had much luck from the top of the Aig. Rouge... it was closed most of the time, and when open was packed (on the varet) and cloudy. Mid-station has some nice stashes, however :) (As long as you kept away from the lanches, flying km and lower end of robert-blanc) The ridge from dou de l'homme -> lanches and coming off the end of that ridge are good though... It's the lee side so catches all the windblown basically from the Aig. Grive round (even if it's a bit heavy) and sloughs off nicely...Quote:
Originally Posted by jonski
edg
Thanks for that edg....forgot my manners, as well as how to link pics, last time!
Yeah, got quite lucky as was there for a month (feb->mar) and it coincided with some good snow snow made for some interesting skiing as it was my first visit to the area. Plus one of my best friends spent 5 seasons there so had the skinny on where to look for some nice stuff elsewhere in the area
Don't rate the link to La Plagne though - takes soooooo long to get over, it hardly seems worth it!
Feuz Bowl -Kicking Horse - Golden BC
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic20994.jpg
Redemption Ridge also at kicking horse
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic20998.jpg
I was surprised at the snow too - was there in April and not only was there powder but pretty much daily refills. Main problems were the crowds (both on and [not too far] off piste) and the temperatures - the snow lower down (~1800m) was getting soft really quickly - which lead to some rather painful head plants when transferring for plowed to unplowed (there isn't much resistance held up by a tele binding if your skis come to a grinding hault :D). Good times none-the-less.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonski
Tries the La Plagne link once, and it did take forever. There seem to be some good stuff over there if you're staying that side, but the sun tends to beat your to it, and if you're going over from Les Arcs just too much damned effort.
And no problem! :)
edg
http://www.baconzoo.com/library/data/media/7/AK3.jpg
and a real Boney Once is Enough in Jackson Hole BC
http://www.baconzoo.com/library/data/media/10/once3.jpg
http://www.baconzoo.com/library/data/media/10/once5.jpg
From my buddy:
Aaron Bear Chan
Owner
CASA Tours
Chilean Andean Snow Adventures
http://www.casatours.com
dodge's drop-tuckerman ravine (hermit lake in background)
dare I say, the best thread I've ever seen on this board....
dare! dare!
Kristen at the rappel of a goodie.
http://fritzrips.com/v-web/gallery/a..._at_rappel.jpg
Das Coalpit
http://fritzrips.com/v-web/gallery/a...n/normal_1.jpg
Storm Mtn.
http://fritzrips.com/v-web/gallery/a...erhorn/1_G.jpg
http://fritzrips.com/v-web/gallery/a...erhorn/6_G.jpg
Great stoke thread by the way.
Decisions:
http://forum.powdermag.com/photopost...v01321-med.jpg
Somewhere at Snowmass:
http://forum.powdermag.com/photopost...v01301-med.jpg
Entrance to Highlands Bowl:
http://forum.powdermag.com/photopost...v01351-med.jpg
Further up the ridge:
http://forum.powdermag.com/photopost...v01331-med.jpg
Top of Highlands Bowl:
http://forum.powdermag.com/photopost...v01361-med.jpg
PUCKER FACTOR. I feel it tightening up just looking at the photo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
Quote:
Originally Posted by powstash
...but that's pretty funny. :yourock:
Since you guys have the skiing entrances well covered, I'll broaden the young Padewan's horizons:
http://www.vldb.informatik.hu-berlin...ger-tor_01.jpg
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/...he_night_n.jpg
L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris
http://www-ccs.cs.umass.edu/~cris/pi...ate-003.3.jpeg
Buckingham Palace, London
http://jcastle.info/images/edo/edo10.jpg
Edo Castle, Tokyo
...and IMHO the world's most beautiful entrance:
http://www.11east.com/Golden%20Gate%20-%20Fog.jpg
The Golden Gate Bridge
Boing, I've got wood!
http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...tid=3152&stc=1
BWaa!!! I'll call that spade... looking down the climbers couloir with back to the Super C, Portillo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baconzoo
[QUOTE=Knockneed Man
BWaa!!! I'll call that spade... looking down the climbers couloir with back to the Super C, Portillo.[/QUOTE]
Chile, Argentina, isn't it all just south of the boarder? Sorry, you're right. I was just quickly passing on the goods. :fmicon:
A sick hero of ours :fm:
Dropping!!!!
location?Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
......
sweet stoke guys. that is some pretty crazy shit trackhead. :D
Line at Stowe
http://marge.uvm.edu/cgermain/top_sketchline.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by AltaPowderDaze
I'll show you this winter. Land of unfinished business.
purcells close to home:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic26966.jpg
Here is an entrance made today, November 20, 2004, by skier666 into Ski School Chute at Kirkwood:
http://www.loloville.com/133-3303_IMG.JPG
Earn your turns
http://www.bivouak.net/album_photos/...eaux__1836.jpg
The couloir we climbed is the strip of snow on the right of the photo
http://www.bivouak.net/album_photos/...rdier_1837.jpg
Ludo opts not to huck the cornice
http://www.bivouak.net/album_photos/...reche_1838.jpg
Mt. Adams...
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic29881.jpg
Chimney (Squaw)...
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic29882.jpg
Steep and deep freshies at Brighton right after they opened the Great Western lift, 10-31-2004. Ridiculously good.
Lynx dropped in first and said it was one of the best runs of her life.
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic29150.jpg
Trees at Brighton during the pre-season.
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic28686.jpg
Stump832 getting buried in the same tree shot.
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic28838.jpg
Dana Couloir, CA
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic29889.jpg
Pencil Couloir, CA
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic29890.jpg
Shot of the complete line:
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic29891.jpg
mmmmmm, this thread rules