is that second pic the chutes below backside? kinda looks familiar...Quote:
Originally Posted by tgapp
is that second pic the chutes below backside? kinda looks familiar...Quote:
Originally Posted by tgapp
you mean like between rocky point and sunset? yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skidog
we got up reasonably early and got first tracks down all of them. by the time we left it was positively gangbanged.
got out for day one today. It's a mixed bag out there, but still fun to stretch the old legs and no rocks hit.
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Didn't see many people out this morning, which was nice considering the reports from the weekend.
I don't think many people got the memo that Albion is open for uphill.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutah
snow looks like colorado :FIREdevilQuote:
Originally Posted by brutah
So it looks like this season UDOT is making a more serious attempt at managing canyon traffic. For starters they've announced what look like more stringent inspections of cars & tires. Secondly, they'll be closing up-canyon traffic when the parking is full. I guess the ski areas will tell them.
https://www.udot.utah.gov/connect/20...nwood-canyons/
https://www.alta.com/parking-and-roa...paign=13171006
None of this really clarifies how they'll manage trailhead parking or parking in Alta town lots, i.e., the town lots clustered around the road, by town hall etc. Anybody know? Looks like it will all be business as usual for the visionaries that got a Snowbird preferred parking pass.
Its gonna be such a mess. You have the mixing of the folks with snowbird rez with Alta FCFS. What happens when the Alta lots are full, but you have a bunch of people with a reservation mixed in that are trying to get up? Are cops checking people one by one turning the non-reserved around?
So many folks freaking out about backcountry parking, blocking access to trailhead parking and closures, but in all the articles I read it says that they will work with unified, local PD (Alta) etc to monitor those trailhead parking as well as roadside parking and make a decision based on the entirety of the canyon not just the resort lots. Lots of panic, and this season, i think everyone just needs to see how things are going to shake out. No one is intentionally trying to block your access to public lands(said as a staunch public lands advocate and supporter). I've seen lots of people upset on social on this, but, nothing's normal this year and we'll all have to adapt. If you're heading up canyon at a time when the road is closed, you dropped the ball, you can't blame UDOT for trying to keep things safe........(These comments have not been analyzed by the FDA and may have unintended consequences).
And is anyone skiing PC this weekend? Not a huge fan, but ended up with a pass there bc of credit from last seasons epic pass. Figure I'd get a couple days in before alta opens monday.
No idea how much terrain they're gonna open though...
I'll be there Friday. Probably top of Bonanza down to payday at PCMR, and 2 or 3 off of Saddleback at The Can. Nothing to write home about
^^^Quote:
Originally Posted by Phall
Well said.
And to add: flexiblility is the key to indecision.
Between last Saturday's wind and the warm temps, let's hope for snow before Monday...Quote:
Originally Posted by wasatch_carpetbagger
Pro tip: Don’t carpool. Less people on the slopes and especially in the lift line.
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I stopped carpooling on March unfortunately. No way to stay safe in a car. I did ski a few shuttles in March/April but we tried to mitigate the risk by having the passenger ride in the truck bed.Quote:
Originally Posted by altacoup
Also, I doubt your snowbird parking reservation is gonna get ya up the canyon once closed. No way a cop at the mouth will look up your reservation. Like phall said before, if you don't get up before it closes that's on you.
On the lighter side, what exactly is an "FOG" Jimmy? Friend of Grom? Fucking Old Geezer? ...... :D
as far as I've heard:Quote:
Originally Posted by Xover
Fucking Old Guy | Friendly Old Guy | Fat Old George
NBD, but I just kinda got screwed from the vail res. system. This morning, I made a reservation for my wife and me at PC on the 20th. Later, my wife told me that she was out, so I tried to cancel her res. We are on the same account (mine), so when I cancelled hers, MINE WAS AUTOMATICALLY CANCELLED. When I tried to re-reserve the day for me, I was advised that the day is sold out.
Like I said, NBD, as I don't really want to ski the COVID ribbon on a busy day.
Just a heads-up when reserving for more than yourself on the same account.
Damn, that is good to know, as its a situation I'll totally run into.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
8 years ago to the day I was reminded we were skiing high stoner at Alta. Was a deep early season.
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Xover shows back up to ask that question? Damn son, how long you been skiing the Wasatch?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xover
Its you man....Quote:
Originally Posted by Xover
Did you ever get to BCC?
If you don't know, you probably are one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xover
When they ran me out of Snowbird and I landed at Alta, Jesse Weeks gave me FONG for a nickname.
Had to ask what it meant.
Fucking old new guy.
Shortened it back up for my self description...
then the fad shows up here
and fjong
woah somewhere in the distance
i hears a cackle
then an irish car bomb goes down
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i donts knows many prosQuote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
the one i do that resides on that sides tells me he dont likes knife ridge exposures:fm:
https://vimeo.com/24524237
https://vimeo.com/24524237
Former Original Gangster
I worked with the thickest of FOG at Watsons for a few years...self-proclaimed too...thick fog always seemed to roll in when it got busy. Musta been the friesQuote:
Originally Posted by telefreewasatch
I know, wrong forum Jong, but easier to post here than in the Swap page, as id rather not deal with shipping:
192 Zealots, mounted once for 29+bsl, not sure of binding, big, stiff. good shape, bases need a little work, price reflects that: $50.
for real how bad is it out there? thinking about heading up this PM or tomorrow for a greeley or sugarloaf groomer lap.
Sugarloaf groomer = best skiing in the range right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by jtran10
Thanks for the McMurtry SFB! Bet that'll make the Woodsman happy :D
#RoadClosureAlert Construction sign #LCCroad #SR210 will be closed tomorrow (11/20) at 12:30AM for
@UDOTavy
avalanche control work. Estimated opening time is 8AM. Stay tuned for changes to this schedule.Construction sign
@UDOTTRAFFIC
@AltaCentral
see this right after I pack my bag to DP tomorrow :mad:
FOGs got it. Hard to believe he's the new guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by telefreewasatch
Guns were going on Devil's Elbow and Green Trail. N facing off trail above Cecret was fairly dry and supportable but plentiful with rocks.
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Avy control work?! So it begins with canyon closures for "avy control" workQuote:
Originally Posted by jtran10
^ Right??!?! Its becoming the new cop out...
I suspect reloading cartridges into the remote detonators?
Funland sidecountry!Quote:
Originally Posted by tBatt
Testing of systems.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutah
Especially new ammo lots for the Valley Gun.
Kinda weird that one cannot LEAVE the canyon after 12:30 am.
Was planning on an early outing not in the LCC.
If Gate B is the only closed gate then I guess one parks on the uphill side of Gate B at say 5:00 am and gets picked up by a buddy?
Also guess that the opposite will begin happening?
Until they start closing an up canyon gate as well...
Anyone ski B-Right-On yesterday? Lines? Turns? Worth the risk?
Today, I will take a few laps on Kokopeli just for the heck of it. I wonder whether it would be fun hiking up Driveway?
Report back on line situation. It’s a weird year. First time in 20 I wasn’t one of the first ten chairs at the open.
If anyone is/was at PC today please report, I got a reservation for tomorrow but not sure if its worth it
Status report: skied canyons. Arrived at 10:15. No line at gondola. No more than 10 people in corral at Saddleback. Snow was good. Felt Very safe at all times. Kokopeki skied well. Much fun was had.
I did not have a reservation until 9 PM last night when it suddenly opened up. I thought that was interesting. Game on ...let the good times roll.
Oh yeah, today I skied my 198 10::ex And I skied in jeans
Hell ya on all accounts! I still have a pair of 10:ex's but last time I skied them, I was like how did I love this ski so much?! Haven't skied them since.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste