Let's get this started!
Lots of unknowns about what this season will look like.
But I can guarantee there will still be plenty of untracked powder to ski.
Stay safe, help others, and have fun.
First stoke of the year: started the bridging process at alta with my almost 2 year old today:
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She alone is the reason to keep on keeping on. Best of the season to all, and change your beacon batteries...
Wohoo!
Dude I saw you there when we were coming out of summer road. Did not realize it was you until I saw your car. Good hiking out there today
Saw a few skimo dudes and they got some turns
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hell yeah boys! got my girls first day out in the snow too, just around the house though... gonna be on the bike til there’s a base up in west porter :fm:
get after it!
I'll still be around Utah a few days per month this winter for work, and you bet your ass my skis will be in my truck. And when I'm in CO I'll be the Skidog of this thread!
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Loving this freeze.
First time getting icicles on my eyelashes up at Alta today. Had a blast with my man.
It was cute to see your little one having fun as we were heading outQuote:
Originally Posted by Dshack89
And so it begins. How it ends, no one knows, but there certainly will be powder, traffic, full backcountry parking lots, and all kinds of fun!
"Oh fer cute!" - Utah proverbQuote:
Originally Posted by Dshack89
Now we know who to blame when lower corkscrew slides...
Here's to fun and safe sliding for all this winter.
So, if you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won't see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means and what life is for.
George Leigh Mallory - 1922
Did some scouting around Brighton yesterday. Pretty stoked for the season!
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The mountains are calling and I must go
John Muir
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Subscribing.
what do we need to do to change this longterm forecast around?
sacrifices, snow dances, following simple covid guidelines......
Welcome to the forums!Quote:
Originally Posted by danielvdm
'Lil advice for new skiers:
Strings on the mittens and
skis on the feet!
Looks good to go...
Covid be damned! Bring on the 20/21 season, whatever that may bring.
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The girls were beyond psyched at the cold and snow. Ski team buddy came over and sled jumps were made, new skins cut and skis mounted. Cannot wait!
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Hah, my gloves (which I don't use much - prefer my mittens) didn't come with strings and my homemade solution, as you can see, is far from effective. Maybe another snow or two and I can put skis on the feet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by telefreewasatch
Chicks who rip on the WURL
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Very cool! Passed that on to friends.
I think my first knowledge of the WURL was with it on snow. http://slc-samurai.blogspot.com/2010...ortem.html?m=1
I remember reading that after doing the WURL in sections over a few summers and just shaking my head. As if the WURL didn't have enough vert on its own!Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
Edit: watched the video. Damn. These girls are crushing and laughing about it the whole time. I would not go on a 4 day winter camping adventure with that cough, I'd stay home and complain. Also, 21 hour summer WURL? Beast.
I am as excited as everyone else to start sliding on snow, but in some ways I am ok with the first two storms underdelivering this season... Anyone who's taken an avy class knows early snow followed by high pressure systems leads to facets that screw us in Dec and Jan. I am still only a 2 year newb to the Wasatch and BC but it is certainly the least snow I have seen for late October. What are everyones thoughts? Is this an abnormal early season?
idk fall is variable. sometime around thanksgiving the faucet will turn on. hopefully all of the current stuff melts enough not to be a weak layer, but given the forecast I’m not even bothering to go scout my early season zones yet... lot of melting still to happen before it really starts to snow.
Ya looks high and dry for the next two weeks. Would be sweet if it stays that way then dumps mid November.Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
Was thinking the same thing. Good thing is that it's cold enough for at least a little bit of snowmaking to be happening in the mean time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattMcB
The only benefit of early season snow is that it gets all the kooks excited and they blow their loads early. By March you can't get them to STFU about biking and the need for dry trails while everything is filled to the gills and the BC is deserted. The Wasatch is a giant granite minefield, no point trying to shred it until December, especially when the season happily stretches into May (or much later for a few people on here).
Amen to that brotherQuote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
bbbbrrrrrrrooooooooo
Amen to that BrosephQuote:
Originally Posted by Lone Star
broseph that to amenQuote:
Originally Posted by westoxified
Sure enjoying tweener season this year.
Between new body parts and a relatively empty range...
Man these hills got loved to death this summer.
Seems likely they'll get the same this winter.
Hope that courtesy and good backcountry habits prevail.
Help newbies out with acceptable advice, not just harsh criticism.
Love conquers hate
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Originally Posted by Burney
There is something incoming around the 7th - 10th. Looks like a strong system but with low precip.
Words to live by.Quote:
Originally Posted by telefreewasatch
My experience with offering advice to noobs (and not-noobs alike), be it on skis or while climbing, has been excessively negative though. I tend to keep my mouth shut unless there's something truly concerning or plain silly going on (gri-gri threaded backwards, back-clipping 3 bolts in a row, a skier about to drop in blind on top of someone I happen to know is down there out of sight on a super sluffy day, or people about to ski away while still in walk mode or with a skin on, etc...).
Despite what my online behavior may suggest I always approach these situations in as friendly a manner as possible with no hint of sarcasm/condescension/holier-than-thou attitude. And yet, the response has always been negative, ranging from being completely ignored to snarky replies to just being told to fuck off.
It's as if people can't handle being told that they may be doing something wrong or may be missing something in the big picture. Especially noobs who appears to be terrified that someone may find out they're noobs and do their best to hide it by using the most techgnar lingo and endlessly spraying about obscure named runs they're going to slay while stepping on their tails at every kickturn and rolling off the skinner every 200'.
Again, I don't get it. I would love to be told that I still have a skin on when I'm about to TGR my way down something. I would very much want to be told that someone noticed shooting cracks down the slope I'm about to ski. And I sure as fuck demand to be told that I threaded my grigri backwards. I can live with being wrong, being embarrassed, being ignorant, and the world knowing about it. I don't want to be in a situation where my arrogance got someone hurt or worse. Tell me when I'm being an idiot or doing something wrong please. I may not like it but I'll (secretly) thank you later.
Noobs and crusty experienced people: heed warnings, take advice.
The social media culture and the ability to appear like an expert, or more importantly, the lack of willingness to admit/accept that they are in uncharted territory (literally and figuratively) leads to these negative interactions. I've seen it too, experienced it too, and god forbid you're a man and you're trying to provide advice to a few women in the bc these days. It will be an interesting season, and I sure hope people are smart, listen to advice, and reserve judgement.
Probably a side-effect of the French accent I've always assumed you have ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
I've been bc skiing for a decade and some days I feel like this describes me to a T. It must be one of those high gravity days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal