Boss gave me the day off. Who wants to make some turns tomorrow?
Anybody? Anybody? There's some new stuff up there for the takin'.
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Boss gave me the day off. Who wants to make some turns tomorrow?
Anybody? Anybody? There's some new stuff up there for the takin'.
you're killing me.
but go git sum anyhow.
Dang, for a second I thought you were going to join me tomorrow. Not much longer til you're back on the snow, eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by jibij
you have the whole day off? :cussing: :yourock:
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Originally Posted by homerjay
Yeah, I kindly asked him for a couple hours off in the morning and he came back with, "why don't you just take the whole day?". Since I have no meetings tomorrow I took up his offer. You still thinking about heading up in the morning?
Feb. 1, or as my mind perceives it.... in about a thousand fukking years!!! :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by iskibc
doubtful...no snow tires until next week = no drivin to berthoud this week.
If someone was driving up early and heading back down by say, 8:30-9-ish, I could copilot.
Plus I have tons of work to do, may have to wait until the weekend.
save some for the rest of us.
Maybe if my kid was not sick.. I'm splitting the taking care of duty. What about Friday or Saturday? With my brother having the baby I need to find others to ski with.
Me! Me! Can a lurking/knuckledragging newbie come along? I have backcountry gear and a strong desire to learn from those more experienced than me. I have the day off tommorrow and no one to ski with. I'd love to make some AM turns somewhere where bootpacks rule. Berthoud perhaps?
iski - we actually met in the lot at Berthoud a few weekends ago. Let me know if it be cool to join up with you and I'll be there. Otherwise it's dodging racers at Copper for me.
I have the day off, what were you thinking, BP or somewhere else? I was in butler on monday but was not impressed with the conditions or snowpack stability for that matter. Let me know.
Hey, I'm going to Berthoud at 6:00 am. I guess your thinking of sleeping in a bit?
I haven't seen you in a while. Sack up for the 36. Are you tough enough? :fmicon: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SheRa
JaneRider, yeah, I remember you. My touring skis are in the shop right now so I'll be bootpacking as well. Let's plan on meeting at the top of the pass tomorrow morning. I'm planning on getting up there around 6 AM, but if that's too early then we can meet in the parking lot at a different time. Shoot me a PM and let me know what time.
Powfarmer, you should come up as well. I'm planning on being up there for most of the day, so give me a time and I'll look for you.
hey iski....ill be there at 6 as well, hoping to stay for awhile cause im off for the whole day too...I know shera will be busting out early, maybe we could make some turns...
Sounds good. See you in the AM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Z
been up to berthoud alot so far this year...pretty dank shit goin on....
the choke is just about ready....skied in and scoped it last weekend, a little too hopeful though and had to climb out!.....sucked, but was a good chance to see whats really going on in there....so maybe this weekend it will be ready...
Care to share any more specifics on what you saw snowpack-wise in BG? And where in BG you found those conditions. I got some beta from the weekend that indicated favorable conditions...but realize there's a lot of area and independent of that spatial variability is a real issue. So, curious what and where you found. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by powderfarmer
#¤%"#¤% 8 o'clock meetings :cussing:
I was in the upper portion of the gulch, actually probably in the worst place for wind load and such. I went to the top of the switch backs and then continued on straight untill I saw a skiable line from the ridge on the south. Once on pitch I dug a pit in a sage area with about a 25 deg. sloop north to north east aspect. I actaully really felt comfertable with the lower 16 inches of a 36 inch pit. No depth hoar, great bonding etc. At around 16 inches there was a semi slab that seemed to bond well with the upper pack. The upper pack is where I saw problems. From 16 inches till around 28 or so it was un consolidated crystalized snow which was less than palm dense. There was no adhesion(sp) within this layer. Above that was a nasty wind slab that was shearing anywhere on the unconsolidated layer. Just what i saw, and like said, it was a bad area, but the ridge is above almost all the center gullies at BG.Quote:
Originally Posted by spthomson
Very funny. :tongue:Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
I am planning to show up for the 36. I'll be there tomorrow night cheering you guys on and drinking a bit. I gots me a hookup in a bar on the hill. :D
fknaQuote:
Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
Every time I ski Hell's Half Acre I like it even more. Between that and my new Explosivs this morning, I thought I died and went to... oh wait. :wink:
We'll be back up at Berthoud Saturday morning. 6:00 am on the top of the pass.
Vijay and I dug a pit up there just above treeline 3/4 weeks ago and found a really bomber pack. It had some cool layers in it almost equally spaced but all bonding well. Looked like a history of the weather with all the nicely spaced snowstorms we had. Then that last storma passed us by and I was so worried that it would deteriorate. Snowing again now, but it'll be interesting to see the how the interface, um interfaces. heheQuote:
Originally Posted by spthomson
did you go over to the west side at all?Quote:
Originally Posted by SheRa
nope - haven't been over there in a whileQuote:
Originally Posted by homerjay
So who do you know that I know? Manager? bouncer? anyways, I will be there at 8 am right after my shift for some bloodymary's, you gonna be around?Quote:
Originally Posted by SheRa
I didn't have to climb out, I'll I've had to do is hear about the "mini-avy" I sent into you. Maybe sacking up and skiing it will be the better choice this weekend.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
Bartender at Paradise (sp?). I should be there sometime around 8ish. Bloody Mary's sound real nice. I'll probably do a couple of runs too.Quote:
Originally Posted by powderfarmer
Where's the Bert trip report?
Here's mine: I was heading up to meet iskibc and crew when I flipped my car onto its side outside of Empire at about 5:50 AM. I wasn't hurt but my car was pretty banged up (seat belts save lives!).
I'm not sure which is a bigger buzz kill: totaling a great car that's been loyal to me for 9 years or missing an opportunity to ski ... powder ... in early November ... with some Maggots' whose TRs I've long admired. Damn.
:eek: Damn Jane!!! around what time did this happen?? I assume a small patch of ice got ya....Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneRider
sorry to hear about the car, but everything will work out, there will be more powder....and better cars :redface:
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Originally Posted by JaneRider
Very weird. Got a strange feeling when you didn't show up this morning. First thing that popped into my head was a rollover accident. Didn't want to believe it so I figured you slept in or something. So sorry to hear about this JaneRider. It's good to hear that you are alright.
I've been working my ass off to pay for all my passes & such,I haven't even had time to lurk.I have to be up for work at 5 am,& then work 12 hours shifts minimum.I've only been up once,but next week I should be in.My new boots are going to work out fine.
"We'll be back up at Berthoud Saturday morning. 6:00 am on the top of the pass."
Who is in on this? I will be heading up and would love to connect with maggots.
I'll be there at 6 am. Wanna a ride? :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by telechuck
OMG, I'm so sorry to hear that. The same thing happened to me! Well, there wasn't any ice on the road and there weren't any switchbacks, but I was going to see maggots anyways. :rolleyes: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by JaneRider
The important thing is that you're ok. There'll be more powder, more maggots, more cars. Just let us know when you're ready to head out.
Hey, I'm doing a biggish tour on Sunday. If anybody's interested in that, PM me. You gotta like climbing though...
sounds gay.Quote:
Originally Posted by SheRa
:D
:the_fingeQuote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
lazy brat
heh. I agreeQuote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens