Wasatch Conditions 09-10

[tyfalk]

Skied the Needle the other day with Gnarwhale and Tyfalk. It was all time. Lots of sluffing in the chute, endless powder down the apron. Thanks again boys!

Hypodermic Needle on Vimeo

http://ianprovo.blogspot.com/2010/03...ic-needle.html

That helmet cam video turned out smoooth..good skiing with you Ian.

[StraightChuter]

Skied the Needle the other day with Gnarwhale and Tyfalk. It was all time. Lots of sluffing in the chute, endless powder down the apron. Thanks again boys!

Damn! Nice job Provo - it doesn't get much/any better than that. Great footage.

[Dantheman]

Skied the Needle the other day with Gnarwhale and Tyfalk. It was all time. Lots of sluffing in the chute, endless powder down the apron. Thanks again boys!

Hypodermic Needle on Vimeo

http://ianprovo.blogspot.com/2010/03...ic-needle.html

Nice.


The snow on Box Elder looks about 1000% better than when I skied it last year. I imagine the wind isn't that kind to it too often.

[Mark H]

Caution! Falling Rock. This boulder came down a couple hundred feet, crossed the creek, rolled up the bank, over the trees, and onto the trail.


wind effect was brutal


Nice place for a nap. Except the powderturds were flying nearby in Cascade.





In-depth analysis: mostly wind-jacked and sun-manked yet somehow still more satisfying to me than powder turns in the Pen. Go figure.

[truth]

In-depth analysis: mostly wind-jacked and sun-manked yet somehow still more satisfying to me than powder turns in the Pen. Go figure.

The pen had some merit today...

[Dantheman]

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In-depth analysis: mostly wind-jacked and sun-manked yet somehow still more satisfying to me than powder turns in the Pen. Go figure.

The gully out the bottom of that thing is one of the funnest things I have ever skied:



Hell of a slog getting up there though.

[Trackhead]

The gully out the bottom of that thing is one of the funnest things I have ever skied:



Hell of a slog getting up there though.

That's cause you had alpine boots and silly bindings at the time.

[skifishbum]

Bad enough the pens full of sheep now add goats to the mix

4 nights here



before storm good skiing off the backside of Reynolds and N facing big water.
Buried surface hoar easily found.

failing ct low teens q1
enough to keep us in trees and on lower slope angles
Not as prevelent in gladed trees
Sat. into Sun brought 6-8" bonding well to old snow surface skied a few laps off Little water peak

before consuming of party favors and a sweet alpineglow sunset



nice of shredgnar to stop by with the ginger infused wodka
Rolled out mon morn passing the group of 8 guys dragging 8 sleds of pbr


a sweet 4 days of skiing and nights eating well and partying with freinds

[marauders]

The gully out the bottom of that thing is one of the funnest things I have ever skied:



Hell of a slog getting up there though.

I love that natural halfpipe thing. There's a killer one on the west face of Timp above Battle Creek (the sides are like 30 feet high), and at the bottom part of Bunnell's Fork on Cascade.

[Mark H]

I love that natural halfpipe thing. There's a killer one on the west face of Timp above Battle Creek (the sides are like 30 feet high), and at the bottom part of Bunnell's Fork on Cascade.

Yea I've also done the Battle Creek one and I think the Provo Peak halfpipe is the most impressive I have ever skied. Couldn't believe how long it went. Too bad none of my snowboarder buddies came cause they would've freaked.

[skifishbum]

This thread needs more sheep
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[Trackhead]

Damn goats post holing the skinner again.

[whapworth]

^^^^looks like an f-ing riot up at the yurt. speaking of yurts, any intell on elk meadows down south. likely heading to yurt down there end of week/weekend.

[Trackhead]

^^^^looks like an f-ing riot up at the yurt. speaking of yurts, any intell on elk meadows down south. likely heading to yurt down there end of week/weekend.

Bring a sled if you can, they are of great use not only to get to the yurt, but also to get around the Tushars. Be sure to check out Kimberly/Belknap peaks.

[whapworth]

thanks TH, as always a fountain of knowledge.

will report back how it all goes...

[skifishbum]

spent 3 nights @ the puffer lake yurt last late march.
decent corn nice yurt small.
dude will pull your stuff up for a few xtra $$$
skied a day w/ us off city creek pk. slog to get to most pks from there.
supedsedly the bugling elk yurt is larger and closer to big peaks Delano etc.
got room?
the couple who was at mc yurt have a friend w/ a condo there that we stayed at pre yurt.
I borrowed powder ponds
my super athelete bro who finished 3rd in the powder keg tele race division w/out spandex,
sled that has good runners and stabilizing bars.
much better than a Mcquiver rigged kids sled specially on double falline pitched trails.
my athelete being "athletic"

[Trackhead]

supedsedly the bugling elk yurt is larger and closer to big peaks Delano etc.

Elk Yurt is at the base of Delano. Delano is a bit of a bore to ski from the yurt (west side). Basically a high, wind swept meadow to a 12k peak. The east aspects off of Delano and that ridge line have some gnar if the conditions are stable.

Kimberly/Belknap are some of the most prominent, inspiring objectives and fairly easy to get done with or without a sled from the yurt. The Tushers were made for sleds as they are big peaks with mellow terrain between them.

[User Name]

This thread needs more sheep
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speaking of sheep, look at all those BRO models.

[powderpig77]

any intell on elk meadows down south. likely heading to yurt down there end of week/weekend.

http://skierboyz.blogspot.com/

Last post on the page, from Feb 26, has some Tusher beta. sick.

[Shredgar]

nice of shredgnar to stop by with the ginger infused wodka
Rolled out mon morn passing the group of 8 guys dragging 8 sleds of pbr


a sweet 4 days of skiing and nights eating well and partying with freinds

Great to share party favors with you. Finishing the day skiing to meet friends at a yurt party was a great way to end a great day.

Props to Pondo on the Powdekeg!

[The Gnarwhale]

Ski to Die / Happy Rappy


Deathcrust hop-skid-hoping. Anything with a sneeze of west in the aspect cooked yesterday


due north was still skiing well

[YoungManofTheMountain]

^^ Great shots man, really killing it. That the pheiff?

[mc_roon]

i come back expecting winter to still be around and i get spring? looks like i missed an interesting season here.

[Sh4ft]

Rolled out mon morn passing the group of 8 guys dragging 8 sleds of pbr

That was us, next time I am only dragging whiskey but yurt parties = good times. (At one point I named the pulk "hell bitch" though...)

Skied from the little water ridge Tuesday finding good turns in the north-facing shade, no instabilities noted or seen anywhere high in the drainage other than some pinwheels. Not surprised to see wet slides lower in the drainage on the long slushy slog out.

[whapworth]

http://skierboyz.blogspot.com/

Last post on the page, from Feb 26, has some Tusher beta. sick.

thank you for all the great intell fellas, actually looks like we have the puffer yurt, other was rented, but trying to round up a sled at the moment and sure it'll be fun either way, stoked to see new terrain and features.

report to come...