Eating Crow's Feet 2-2-08

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02-02-2008, 03:05 PM
Trackhead

Eating Crow's Feet 2-2-08

Every morning I pull out of my garage, the first thing I see is The Crow's Feet, a 3,600ft avy path that you can see from all over the valley. Everybody knows what it is, and I'm sure everyone driving up LCC has seen it and wondered..................

Here's the view from my driveway in Broburbia.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/1_G_006.jpg

I tried to ski it with Gramps a couple weeks ago. But we couldn't find the entrance to the top with the storm and route finding. Today we chose to just skin right up it instead of coming up and crossing multiple canyons to get to it.

Found a trail pretty early on.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/2_G_003.jpg

Ryan, a doc I work with, sporting his new Dynafit Zzero's, DPS carbon fiber reverse camber skis, and Dynafit bindings. Lovin it.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/3_G_004.jpg

Nice day in the hills.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/4_G_005.jpg

About 4,800ft above the car.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/5_G_005.jpg

http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/6_G_005.jpg

Four hours later....the top of the route.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/7_G_005.jpg

Ryan, excited about the 4,800ft below him, and the idea of first turns on his big fat skis. He went a couple of months without a refrigerator, but bought a new touring set up. Atleast his priorities are spot on.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/8_G_004.jpg

The turns off the top were ok, I guess. screwed up the horizon.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/10_G_003.jpg

http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...on/9_G_003.jpg

http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/11_G_003.jpg

A ski cut on the rollover sluffed off the top 6", but that ran slowly down the line. No deep instabilites, just hero fluff.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/12_G_002.jpg

Someone said Dynafits on big skis were gay. My guess is they don't have a fucking clue.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/13_G_002.jpg

Turns to the car. Soon there will be a multi-million dollar McMansion here.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/14_G_001.jpg

Wasatch Blvd. Appropriately named.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/15_G_001.jpg

Crow's Foot tasted really good today. Nice to finally get that bird off my shoulder. And I swear that I heard crow's cawing when we were skinning up.
02-02-2008, 03:09 PM
Xover

thanks for the voice mail .... made me cringe with anger :FIREdevil
nice job tagging it this morning; a beta call may come your way soon

p.s. tell ryan nice f'ing Gaper Gap in the last photo :biggrin:
02-02-2008, 03:11 PM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xover

thanks for the voice mail .... made me cringe with anger :FIREdevil
nice job tagging it this morning; a beta call may come your way soon

p.s. tell ryan nice f'ing Gaper Gap in the last photo :biggrin:

Gaper Gap is from the last bit of scrub oak working his forehead over.:biggrin:
02-02-2008, 03:20 PM
pointedem

did you ski the main shot?
02-02-2008, 03:23 PM
Dantheman

That's not Argenta!
02-02-2008, 03:23 PM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by pointedem

did you ski the main shot?

Yes, right down the gut.
02-02-2008, 03:24 PM
pointedem

f'ing sweet. way to get after it.
02-02-2008, 03:27 PM
Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo

http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/13_G_002.jpg

Yeah, that setup looks so gay. :rolleyes: I can't imagine how light that must be on the way up. Nice work
02-02-2008, 03:41 PM
FreakofSnow

Absolutely caw caw caw

4800'? Really really nice.
02-02-2008, 03:59 PM
InspectorGadget

You're absolutely right, I've eyeballed those lines and wondered about skiing them countless times. I'm sure I'd be well off the back, but I'd love the chance to join (talk about a Freudian slip, I typed jong the first time instead of join) the next Crow's Feet tour.

Nice work D, very nice.
02-02-2008, 04:06 PM
Bum Z

NICE!

Quick Tech Talk question for your buddy: I've got dynafit bindings waiting for some skis. Definitely likely the DPS for the lightweight and reverse camber/sidecut, which I ski on now (Spatulas). Question is twofold: ski length, and thoughts on the 120 vs. the 138. I'm thinking the 120 in a 178 cm length would be great as it's more maneuverable and versatile, while still plenty of ski for flotation.
02-02-2008, 04:22 PM
Alpine Dreams

Wow! Really nice!
02-02-2008, 04:25 PM
splat

Fukkin aminals.

Noice.
02-02-2008, 04:28 PM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bum Z

NICE!

Quick Tech Talk question for your buddy: I've got dynafit bindings waiting for some skis. Definitely likely the DPS for the lightweight and reverse camber/sidecut, which I ski on now (Spatulas). Question is twofold: ski length, and thoughts on the 120 vs. the 138. I'm thinking the 120 in a 178 cm length would be great as it's more maneuverable and versatile, while still plenty of ski for flotation.

Not sure. Ryan was on the 192cm's. They are VERY light, considering.

He gave them to me to ski monday. Might be a good ski to add to the quiver. Unless PM Gear starts making some stuff like that. Hint, hint.
02-02-2008, 06:49 PM
springsproject

nice, Broburbia, nice.
02-02-2008, 07:08 PM
CaddyDaddy77

Don't mind us we are just shredding your backyard, please stay inside drink your Starbuks eat your danish everything will be just fine.

Nice work, cityscape in the background are great.
02-02-2008, 07:28 PM
yabyum

Nice Line!!

That line stares a million people in the face. Was there a cornice on top? Seems like the south wind howls over that ridge.
02-02-2008, 07:37 PM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by yabyum

That line stares a million people in the face. Was there a cornice on top? Seems like the south wind howls over that ridge.

No cornice, nor any significant wind slabs. Just a 6" soft slab at the top, easily removed.

Was a MF or windcrust? about 3ft down, with some faceting below it. But only at the top 500ft.
02-02-2008, 07:51 PM
Toadman

Nice shots...except, well, you know, you missed the one photo of you skiing switch to the road. ;)
02-02-2008, 08:05 PM
grizzle6

Yeah buddy. That is sickter. Have looked at that line longingly, too many times to count...

And for the record, that could be the most badass BC rig ever that your buddy's got.
02-02-2008, 08:53 PM
schwerty

Nice work TH!
02-02-2008, 09:06 PM
AtomicTwinStix

Derek...

titties man...titties...
02-02-2008, 09:52 PM
upallnight

looks like a pretty amazing day. if it were me, i'd find it really satisfying to bag a line that had turned me around on a prior day...as well as to get one that i stare at so often.

http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/15_G_001.jpg

is it me, or do those skis look really short (or is your buddy very tall)?

those actually look more like 138s than 120s. (i have a 120 + dynafit setup which is insanely light.) i believe the 120s are wider at the very tip compared to the 138s. either way (120 or 138), the width of those skis and (lack of) weight of the ski+binding combo makes for an amazing tool for touring in pow.

thanks for sharing!
02-02-2008, 09:55 PM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by upallnight

is it me, or do those skis look really short (or is your buddy very tall)?

I'm not a techy. They are 192cm's with (I think) 138 waist or something like that.
02-02-2008, 10:33 PM
Zeedashbo

who said dynafits on fat skis are gay? i'll whoop their ass. that's a dream setup.

looks like one helluva line. 4,800 vert is worth every step.
02-03-2008, 12:05 AM
gramps

Nice, glad it worked out better today. We had a good time too, near where you were planning on going originally, with the masses. (oh wait, we had the whole place to ourselves). :biggrin:
02-03-2008, 12:40 AM
RootSkier

Everyone you know from college says this trip report is gayer than a pair of dynafits on reverse sidecut skis.

Oh wait.
02-03-2008, 01:03 AM
the vor

Exceelent work TH, those pics with the cityscape are just awesome. Broburbia=sickter.
02-03-2008, 01:16 AM
jonski

Quote:

Originally Posted by upallnight

...is it me, or do those skis look really short (or is your buddy very tall)?...

I thought they we gonna be some weight weenie 178's too from that pic. Man, that'd be a hell of a light set up!

Way to get after it TH, sweet pics.
02-04-2008, 10:07 AM
pechelman

what a great TR, not sure how I missed this.
What a fantastic line to have in your "backyard" !
count me jealous.

in a genuinely honest question here though, could you talk a little about what you observed that made you feel comfortable skinning all the way up that slide path? seems like what you'd see at the bottom would be different from the top, especially in a nearly 4,000 foot line thats nearly 5,000 ft from your car.

Please please please dont take this as arm chair qb'ing.
Im really just looking for information and insight onto your observations.
I think it would be interesting and informative, and to more than just myself :)
02-04-2008, 01:17 PM
ArmadaBC

So So So sick! I don't even live there and have eyeballed that line a hundred times and wondered if it gets skied. Radtacular work !
02-04-2008, 01:21 PM
Lonnie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trackhead

http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...n/11_G_003.jpg

Hey, I think I can see Bushwacker's house from here....