Wasatch Conditions 10-11

11k south east facing skied great last night at about 10pm. nearly countiuous descent with a rock scramble and an epicly GNAR ski traverse to suicide july 8.

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:the_finge

edit : good thing i didnt do this at tucks, or some east coasters would have been butt hurt that i wasnt respecting the mountains.

epic for sure Smuggs - suicide? close to midnight? bare assed? when is the movie coming out?

Aren't you going to post a link to your blog of your naked descent? Your spancers are gonna be pissed.

Oh, and thanks for using a long shutter speed and no flash.

slagg skied the southeast face of superior (the route most people ski in the winter), then at the bottom of the butterfly i had to do a rock traverse, to a sketch as hell ski traverse to suicide chute on skis and bindings from 1974 and no ice axe.

th yea my spancers r guna be pissed, especially because im bare ass and used old skis i should have put a million stickers all over my body so people would know im better than they are.

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th yea my spancers r guna be pissed, especially because im bare ass and used old skis i should have put a million stickers all over my body so people would know im better than they are.

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Oh well, you're progressing, that's all that matters.

you'll neve;r be a local, tho.:biggrin:

rog

edit to add: oh btw, in 85' i skied sup naked at night in leather on millers no helmet in july during an inversion, FTW!

tux on blades in june blows all else away tho........

I have a pair of Mark IV Comps, are they the recommended ski for Mt Superior?

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Originally Posted by bigdude2468

I have a pair of Mark IV Comps, are they the recommended ski for Mt Superior?

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Only if they are longer than 205.

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Oh, and thanks for using a long shutter speed and no flash.

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:biggrin:

I agree.

the wasatch snow pack looked great today...from the uta bus

main was a great day. Smooth, shockingly consistent, chargable late season skiing in a favorite run. serious suncups outside of the chute. still able to ski to the parking lot with a little effort.

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what 800 inches has provided. always a nice run. especially during country club ski season. mmmmmm, summer snowpack, consolidation, mmmmmmm.

rog

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main was a great day. Smooth, shockingly consistent, chargable late season skiing in a favorite run. serious suncups outside of the chute. still able to ski to the parking lot with a little effort.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...712_133906.jpg

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That's one good thing about a lot of traffic in Main, it's like a perma-groomer.

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main was a great day. Smooth, shockingly consistent, chargable late season skiing in a favorite run. serious suncups outside of the chute. still able to ski to the parking lot with a little effort.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...712_133906.jpg

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Ahhh so the rocks are really there on the left side eh? I wondered if we'd ever see them again.

so main meadows has transitioned to a chute once again - nice

Smuggs, any other pics from the 12th? No naked ones, please

on saturday i finally move up to albion till end of october. my camp at first will be at the end of vail ridge. all mags are welcome in my camp. ahh to get back on skis!

havent posted here in awhile, but has anyone found a gopro on little superior? lost it about halfway down a few months ago, Id look for it myself but Im back in Seattle now...

we had a huge slide there this spring - may still be buried

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havent posted here in awhile, but has anyone found a gopro on little superior? lost it about halfway down a few months ago, Id look for it myself but Im back in Seattle now...

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Have you ever seen what little superior looks like in the summer? Loose nasty scree the whole way from top to bottom. I was on top of it a couple days ago and getting to halfway down looked like a huge pain in the ass.

as long as you have high tops on little superior is great way to descend. it shaves about an hour off hikes especially if your car is at the base from doing the s.ridge. its probably still faster even if your car is in the town.

but scree + gopro = no bueno

Can't wait till next year.. what a good run it was.

The waterfall rap looked kewl.

But the best part is fighting invisible monsters, massive beater triage, and some pretty nice skiing.

Nice vidy.

early in the day albion basin is skiing well - pics one of these days

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early in the day albion basin is skiing well - pics one of these days

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Slaag. I'll be back out Ute way on the 29th for about a week in case you're keeping track of dates. Not sure if I'll find ya but will look up Vail ridge or ask in the library. Was that your skis found on the tram dock?