Wasatch 08-09 Conditions

**alto** · 11-06-2008, 08:00 PM

Low snow?!

**Trackhead** · 11-06-2008, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by alto

Low snow?!

No. Not enough to ski.

**basinbum** · 11-06-2008, 08:08 PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
440 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008

MORE RAIN AND SNOW LATE THIS WEEKEND...

ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING LATE THIS WEEKEND. A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY APPROACHING
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN UTAH BEGINNING
SATURDAY NIGHT. MORE INTENSE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AS
THE STORM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT CROSS THE AREA. SNOW
SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. PRECIPITATION IN VALLEY LOCATIONS IS EXPECTED TO FALL AS
RAIN...THOUGH SOME VALLEY SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. THE COLD AIR WITH THIS SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES
BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM.

**AltaPowderDaze** · 11-06-2008, 08:12 PM

Obs from today:

one good size natural out of old reliable. probably had a 2' crown and ran down mark malu. it likely ran on the wet facets from early october. the rain event above 10.5k dropped about 2" of water and thoroughly soaked them.

good skiing in gad valley but most of the high elevation in P-gulch got wind affected. we did a lot of setup today and will do more tomorrow. i still can't believe that we're opening at 9am. 3 days ago this wasn't even a thought for most of us.

**muted** · 11-06-2008, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by alto

Low snow?!

Hit a rock on a sled and it can cost you thousands. They sink a lot more than a skier, ya know.

Based on the snow I skied at Alta yesterday, I wouldn't take my sled out to anywhere but Guardsman right now. But even so, I'm waiting for a couple more feet, I don't want to wreck my sled so early in the season.

**Trackhead** · 11-06-2008, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by AltaPowderDaze

Obs from today:

one good size natural out of old reliable. probably had a 2' crown and ran down mark malu. it likely ran on the wet facets from early october. the rain event above 10.5k dropped about 2" of water and thoroughly soaked them.

good skiing in gad valley but most of the high elevation in P-gulch got wind affected. we did a lot of setup today and will do more tomorrow. i still can't believe that we're opening at 9am. 3 days ago this wasn't even a thought for most of us.

.......where is Old Reliable, aspect, location.

Thanks APD.

**AltaPowderDaze** · 11-06-2008, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Trackhead

.......where is Old Reliable, aspect, location.

Thanks APD.

it's your favorite summer ski run at the bird. North facing off east twin. the upper crown was at about 11,300. it ran at about 8:30am this morning. sorry, no pics. i was busy working my butt off. i'm definitely out of shape for ski season.

**JTrue** · 11-06-2008, 09:05 PM

A few shots from today taken by Springsproject and Johngchrist. Started skinning around 6:15 made it up to Main Chute by around 7:45 or so. SP and JG had first and second tracks in Main, my hands were frozen so I needed to warm up and let a few others go before me

The weather at the top was seriously haneous this morning. Winds coming from the south up Main Chute were depositing a lot of snow on top of us. The winds were scouring the north facing ridgeline and depositing snow on the south facing aspect. We witnessed a few propagating cracks in the top 6-8 inches, North aspect around 11,000 ft. Other then that everything was pretty bomber.

Sunrise over Superior

Breaking trail up the Baldy Rideline

SP getting it done

Main Chute ready for Schlarping

After taking a tumble

Finding the WHITEROOM

JG making a powder slash

Springsproject wishing he remembered his snorkel

FIN

**powdherb** · 11-06-2008, 09:17 PM

Sick shots, JTrue. We should get out and rip it up. Anyone going to the bird tomorrow? There's going to be some serious carnage... there really isn't that much snow. I took a digger on N. Baldy after slaying some sharks.

**Trackhead** · 11-06-2008, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by powdherb

Sick shots, JTrue. We should get out and rip it up. Anyone going to the bird tomorrow? There's going to be some serious carnage... there really isn't that much snow. I took a digger on N. Baldy after slaying some sharks.

I'm going out. But not to the Bird or Alta.

Thinking about hauling a rail and some chain link fence up the the Pfeiff. Then doing a sick urban park sequence shot through the chain link. I need someone with a face scarf thingy on.

**ski_adk** · 11-06-2008, 09:30 PM

THIS is awesome. Thanks UAC!

**The Gnarwhale** · 11-06-2008, 09:35 PM

^^^ That link is awesome.

**StankyPanky** · 11-06-2008, 09:59 PM

Hell of a first day to start out the season! Cant wait to see what Patsy has to offer tomorrow. Anyone ski Wolvy yet?

Big Balls · 11-06-2008, 10:28 PM

2 hours of hiking for ONE run??? Fuck that.

**roverdoc** · 11-06-2008, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Big Balls

2 hours of hiking for ONE run??? Fuck that.

are you serious?

**smuggs** · 11-06-2008, 10:45 PM

Main Chute ready for Schlarping

hummm our tracks filled back in from gettin main first thing yesterday, to be expected.....deepest snow ive ever encountered in there. we booted up east baldy ridge too, snow was over our heads. unreal

dizzying helmet cam still.

**Skidog** · 11-07-2008, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by tigerstripe40

I HAVE had some pretty funny looks while asking for change...

I figured a maggot contingency would be there.
Ran into a couple of guys from BC.com. I think one of them was a buyer?

I'd love to join ya tomorrow at the bird, but I have to do the evil W thing in the morning.

I was with a couple BC.com guys myself.

Ewwww the evil W word.....thats the worst four letter word of them all.

Hope to catch up soon mang.

**skifishbum** · 11-07-2008, 07:07 AM

Nowhere near as much snow in the bcc but is there ever.

Snow was much more elavation dependent in the bcc. Damn near twice as much in the lot of brighton vs. soli. Some easily breakable wind slabs on the ridgeline of the cirque @ soli. Gonna head back up this morn and check out wolvie and or snake creek. Damn good to be skiing again.

**yabyum** · 11-07-2008, 09:25 AM

I thought "old reliable" was a bourbon on the "sale" rack in the sandy, Utah liquor store!

**The Gnarwhale** · 11-07-2008, 04:00 PM

It got warm up there this morning. Above freezing to ridgelines by this afternoon?

Avi Experts: What are the possible scenarios for the granular, rain-soaked layer that old reliable (likely?) ran on?

It seems to me that warm ground + warm air temps will help everything presently on the ground bond well.

**smuggs** · 11-07-2008, 04:35 PM

i was pretty worried about my car too. (just snow from tuesday, wed)

Big Balls · 11-07-2008, 04:54 PM

I wish these clouds would lift and the sun would come out so I can go skiing.

**basinbum** · 11-07-2008, 05:27 PM

Tomorrow anyone???

edit ^^^ if so send me a pm

**skideeppow** · 11-07-2008, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Big Balls

2 hours of hiking for ONE run??? Fuck that.

THat is nothing, we hiked about 3 hours to ski some of the most heinous conditions over here in COlorado. Breakable crust with 60 MPH winds.
THese utard conditions look epic as usual.
Nice pics, i was skinning by 7 and air temp was -5 f. thought we would get the kind and we got skunked