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Had an early season pow day on sub a few years ago where the only way to get there, based on what was open, was to traverse in, with some uphill on the traverse. No many were making the trek. Stayed fresh all day. Sharks everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Djongo Unchained
Was fantastic and I’ll cherish the memory.
Must have been a little like what it was decades ago.
I think it was winter of 02 when it started to dump early and Thunder was open before Sub and the tram, patrol was scrambling to get things opened as fast as they could but it came in fast and furious. Tat showed me the old traverse from Thunder across the Altas and over to the top of The Hobacks. We had a good week or so doing that, I remember showing the line to Moo and his old ski buddy visiting from Europe, Dean Decas I think? While skiing down the Hobacks we creeped up on Patrol and quickly ducked behind a roll over. It felt like the old cat and mouse games you'd here about from the Coombs days. It was fun and yeah, that whole Sub zone was sick! I skied an Alta Zero (Waterfall) that week too. The base was probably only around 45-50 inches and it was all fresh with nothing settled underneath. It was thin but I figured I could squeak through and the apron looked good loaded with sluff. I tagged two rocks in the chute but it was fine. It felt like skiing bc that week except for the hiding from patrol bit. I could see how old timers would prefer it that way but imo the chair didn't ruin the skiing in that zone, it just changed things. I really liked how you could ride that chair and examine the lines, see what looked good and what didn't and plan something from there. I liked the show from that chair on powder mornings when a lot of the local bad asses where out and sending their favorites. I also liked having the audience cheering from above while skiing something pretty wild. It was exciting and it was fun participating in the show. Judge me for being a bit of a showboater I don't care, those were fun times.
I was going through my Facebook friends list the other day to send out invites for an upcoming event and I went by dozens of old friends that are no longer here as a scrolled down. It was a little bit of an eye opener, like dude, quit fucking around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Djongo Unchained
In the late 80s and early 90s we used to do the 14 hour scour across from Seattle and roost at the Hostel.
Our main jam was Thunder, particularly when they started charging an extra buck or two for each tram ride. My partner didn't much care for Paint Brush or Toilet Bowl, so we'd ski more laps on Thunder proper, Riverton and Grand. One day stuff was getting cut up and we could see across Laramie Bowl that it wasn't really much work to skate and pole across to get to Pepis, which was a favorite. So we did that. A lot. Over and over. And no one was ever there. Most of the tramsters were elsewhere, headed for the Hobacks or Cheyenne, so it was a sweet little spot we could mine soft snow lap after lap and feel like there was a special stash, a secret that involved a little more work with a rack of surprise payoffs, pockets of pow among the copses boadering Pepis and finding the various AltaX entrances.
Sublette probably did make it better and more accessible, but Pepis became mogulled, Bird In The Hand was tracked and I never snuck into that choke in the rocks under the quad again.
C pass traverse. So much fun on a blowdown day.Quote:
Originally Posted by EWG
RIP to “the couch”
They should have spent the money on a lower sublette lift to pull tourists away from the other lifts.
PS. Awesome stories here. Was introduced to my bride at the base of sublette. Well played to make last last chair. Wish I had thought of that.
Well, I had a few pics.
Love these stories , I can’t imagine all the options off the tram before the sub lift existed . Just a cool thought .. when it’s on its hands down the best terrain in the US from my experience..
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Back in the day...
You could buy a pass that was chairs only. It was called the 'C' pass. If you carried a C average in school, you got a discount. No, wait. It stood for chairs.
To access points south, one would exit the top of Thunder, slide forward to the Saddle, just uphill and go up the Laramie traverse 100yards or so. Then cut across the bowl staying high and angling through the rock band above Alta zero/-1. Ya pop out on top of Pepi's ridge and now you have all of that or you can continue on the high southerly route and get all the way into the Hobacks via the North woods.
On a tram/sub blowdown day it was/is the Way.
I've seen so much carnage from that chair: ragdolls down Alta3, Hudge launches off of nightmare rock or whatevr itscalled, Self avies in Alta 2. Lots of goal post attempts and a few great sticks. One of the best big air lines in bounds. (Triple direct, Banana twinkie and Liquor cabinets being bigger)
So many rock hits in the choke of A1, Stunning double drops off of Bday rock, Azero both flawless easy turns to a perfect air or last second branch snags for the tumble and 15 foot drop over the falls. A lot of fuckups in there.
The guy who skied directly beneath the chair, A-1; only to stick the little bergschrund where it melted out and his tails sunk in and he blew both acls.
Had to get rescued. And in trouble for skiing closed in bounds terrain.
Hudge airs from the laramie traverse into the bowl on pow days, spying the 1/4 bag in the closed zone above the cattrack and Steve Romeo snaking it...
The guy losing both skis and sliding into the choke above laramie cliffs traverse or the one who pulled up to the cornice about 30 feet from us on the chair.
It broke and he went forward, smashed his face on the rocks and had to get rescued.
All of that with a front row seat from the chair.
Those are great stories and so similar to half the shit I’ve seen too.
Saw a guy starfish down Alta 1 and slam into a tree, and then slide into a pile at the bottom of it. My buddy and I yelled from the chair: “Don’t move. we’re sending patrol.” He yelled back up at us, obviously with broken ribs or something, and said “I’m OK” (in a way proving he wasn’t).
Many years ago pre (good) cell phone service, I was with a friend on a weekday howling storm day with nobody else on sublette all day. We ski till 3:40 and essentially caught last chair or near the last chair. We get to that spot where the chair crosses the exposed windy hump at the top, and the chair stops. We can even see that nobody’s in the top station . As usual, we both say “fuck” or “come-on man”, and then the chair doesn’t move for minutes. It’s probably 0° and howling wind and we’re not dressed for an overnight. We started sitting closer together and debating jumping. We know that it’s extremely scoured there so would not be a great place to jump. We are on the chair for a half an hour before it moved again. I pretty much believe this is why they now have the yellow flags saying “last chair” that I was trying to post a picture of earlier.
The beauty of the Altas is that on a pow day you can charge down the top ridge in boot deep pow and then hang a left into an epic steeper windloaded rock chute, tree chute or rock field. Often shin to kneedeep, sometimes waistdeep blower. Runs you never forget.
Lots of those here inbounds and 2x as many OB.
That's worst case scenario on Sublette. Makes one seriously consider hauling a 30m bite of 7mm cord to rapp off with. That would be arguably lethal conditions if stuck overnight.
Pre kemmerer no orange cones
Each chair had a stuffed toy for last chair safety in the 1990s
AV was Gumby dammit. Hence Gumby woods. RIP. Much like Sherwood Forest that got clearcut. As did most of the trees around RJ hut. So many trees gone. Huh. Now that I think about it those were all smoke shacks.
Racking my brain about the other mascots. SpongeBob was one. Casper or thunder? I forget. But lift rivalry involved kidnapping other lift mascots and putting them in humiliating or precarious positions.
PS. Thx Djongo. Always knew it as C pass but never knew why. Chair pass makes sense. I wish they would bring back tram passes and tram tickets. With ikon blocked from tram and forced to buy a ticket per ride.
Yeah, never knew what C Pass meant either. Cool.
But yeah, to me that blowdown situation and that trav is the closest thing I get to in JH to a interlodge country club day. When it happens it’s magic.
And the sub terrain isn’t just awesome for the blower. There are so many hits all over it. Nightmare and the launching pad just to lookers left of it are like a stadium. My now adult kid (can you believe that shit) beelines there immediately when we get in town and is throwing it huge these days. Fun to hear the chair explode when they see the size and speed of the send. But on the other side there’s tons of pops and rocks and 10 foot boosters too - it’s like a playground for the part of our crew with young knees. Even for me these days when the snow is deep. And there’s fun shit to play with to get there and to get out too.
The fall lines are short but the stoke is long.
Myself and 3 friends built Gumby woods smokezone. That was a great one for afternoon team sesh. circa 1993 Worker Huhn picked the spot and was the Gumby boss for years as a lift super.
Then they widened Hanna and cut it out. Fockers.
I know there was some talk about cell phone coverage at Targhee earlier but I can't seem to find it. Sorry to ask again, but what carriers have decent service at Targhee? In particular, how is T-Mobile there? I'm on Verizon now and it isn't great at Targhee. AT&T is bad where I live so it's not a great option for us. That makes me interested in T-Mobile. Thanks.[
Can you work 2 days for the mtn (Jackson) and get a pass?
Work sat sun, ski mon-fri. Thx.
Just skinned up/ skied down Targhee. Classic Grand Foghee at the top, but the skiing was quite pleasant. 2-3" of fresh on a soft base. still good coverage. Closed to uphill travel Mon-Thursday.
@WMD- we have good targhee coverage with AT&T, but that's not helpful for your situation.
From what I know (which isn’t much), that’s really up to HR and a department head. I think the ‘policy’ is 32 hours, but I know with seniority that changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
Yep - ski school - two days a week and holiday rush days. sometimes it's great, sometimes its not.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
thx
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Originally Posted by alwayslost
And you don't even need to know how to ski.
Word on the street is they are putting a Verizon tower at the summit of Fred’s this summer along with the new Wyolink repeater they are installing.Quote:
Originally Posted by WMD
Ok that’s funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Djongo Unchained
Wow, thanks. Maybe we'll stick with Verizon!Quote:
Originally Posted by haysman16
Not gunna lie, that'll be pretty nice. Impossible for me to find people out there if groups get separated.Quote:
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Pretty sure I'm joining the team for next season. Midweek pass. The mother ship calls
Hey folks we are discussing speakers and topics for WYSAW this coming fall. Anyone have ideas/ suggestions for the organizers?
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Re the village: there is no base lodge? No place to enjoy a coffee @730 am?
I usually get up early and putz around slowly at the base lodge. I guess it's not a thing at Jackson?
You could probably pretend you’re a hotel guest and crash a lobby. Other than that all I can think of is is the small shop (can’t remember the name) right to the south of the tram and next to the Caldera House entrance. Never went in there this year but thought they might have a table or two inside.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
Cold pow on the pass this morning. Deep enough that there was no noticeable crust up high, and almost linearly more dust on crust conditions from midway to the road.
Hope to get another shot at it next week.
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Sweet ^ you ski those lhasas yet?
I used to walk into the Snake River Lodge and poach their free coffee cart before skiing but yeah, there wasn't ever a traditional sort of ski lodge at the village. If I had money I'd go to The VC for a coffee and a breakfast sandwich but that's been gone for probably 10 years now. During my first two years skiing the Vill I'd dine at the Casper Lodge for lunch with their free saltine crackers topped with green tobasco sauce from their complimentary condiments area. Mmm, bon apple tit. I'd get by surprisingly well on this diet and herbal smokings for the ski day and finish up with a shifter meal from my place of employment.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
^^^^^ Casper dirtbag lunch
Saltines and pickle relish and cholula hot sauce.
I still snack it sometimes. Although they hide the saltines and relish.
Speaking of Casper. Anyone remember when terry was chefing? My Lakota brother from another mother? I miss that guy. Ripping skier. Got priced out and moved to pac nw.
Not yet. Thinking I'll make a summer project out of trying to plug some holes. Really wanna put some plums on em.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
None of us can compare to Benny and the Alpenhof To Go Breakfast!
(Full disclosure: when all that joking about Benny and the Pocket Meatz was going down, I was blatantly poaching the Alpenhof breakfast buffet before work at TVS)
Death of the older ski instructor at JH back in April has been ruled a homicide
Ouch. I missed that closing day news.
R trail.
I’m guessing hoback roller. It’s fun to send. Until there’s a 71 year old dude under the rollover.
RIP.
No renewal discount on season pass products this year :rolleyes:
Surprised there hasn't been more chatter in here about the storm system that just blew through. UAN, where you at bro?
Had some really good pass laps over the last 5 days. Never expected to be skiing snow like this in May, and not under like 11,000'. Super consistent, cold but surfy May pow. Yum.
Bet there will be some huge slides in the park in the coming days. Would be cool to post up in a lawn chair with some binocs.