Wasatch Conditions 09-10

[MultiVerse]

Awesome this morning about 8500' or so on north through west aspects, so I think yesterday's sun did no harm. Today's sun should do something though. I predict lots of debris piles and crusts by this evening.

++It was still awesome this morning++ Skied the Baldy main chute today. Unfortunately, the new snow ripped out down to the sun crust and ran all the way to apron while other aspects were still holding up well, albeit a little wind scoured along the ridges... but yeah, probably not for long under blue sky's. Bring on the corn harvest.

[steeplechamp]

Just a couple shots from the last few days. Today was incredibly windy up in maybird. I was mostly on n facing today. Not good skiing, but I've been spoiled these last few days.
[ame="http://www.vimeo.com/11447055"]May powder turns on Vimeo[/ame]

[Slaag Master]

I skied more deep pow the last 4 days than most lie about all season.

fact is stranger than fiction or lies! remember these days!

[powski3]

Any comments on current snow conditions...crust, slop, consolidated to corn, remnants of pow? Is it a touring or mountain biking weekend?

[JTrue]

Is it a touring or mountain biking weekend?

Both?

87654

[zion zig zag]

Corn today below 10k on low angle south faces. Above that still breakable crust. Top of Hogum had creamy snow on north aspect. I guess it doesn't matter with this next storm coming in though.

[Slaag Master]

I guess it doesn't matter with this next storm coming in though.

word.....

[RTR]

Anyone been in/around Wolvie, lately, and willing to share any obs on conditions? Thanks in advance.

[Johnny Deep]

fact is stranger than fiction or lies! remember these days!

Amen to that!

[tyfalk]

Skied some surprisingly good corn on the Park City side of things today. E-NE aspects skied well at 2 ish at apx. 8k today. Still good coverage almost all the way down to town lift.

[alto]

Turn'm.......

[skifishbum]

wiggler
Fkna bro way to get after it this season and post the kind of stuff that this thread is meant to be about. fuck I need to get out

[icelanticskier]

Skied some surprisingly good corn on the Park City side of things today. E-NE aspects skied well at 2 ish at apx. 8k today. Still good coverage almost all the way down to town lift.

A LOST ART THESE DAYS. folks are always asking why i turn so much. if they have to ask...........i give up.

even on the ice coast, my home, i spend most of my time utilizing very little space in full on wiggle mode. like here:

april 18th 2010 burt ravine mt washington, 15 inches of new, a steady 37 degree pitch for 1300 vert. 200 turns? at least.



rog

[Slaag Master]

conditions at alta and snowbird 5/12 and 5/13. new snow has a definite crust below about 9500'. today at the bird - coming off baldy shoulder above wildcat - there were major rollers. some were about 5'-6' below the cliffs. started a light snow at about 2:30 at about 10,700. at the bypass road a little later it was sleet, almost rain. pics and details from yesterdays trip are on the oh ten bird stoke thread.

dropping in



rollers lead the way



all untracked




tomorrow back to the tram but it has been fun hiking for turns.

[smuggs]

skied here today 5/13:




Snow was like this:



a few instabilities, nothing we couldn't manage. it was DEEP!


FULL ADVENTURE DOCUMENTED TOMORROW, IM BEAT!

[wra]

A LOST ART THESE DAYS. folks are always asking why i turn so much. if they have to ask...........i give up.

even on the ice coast, my home, i spend most of my time utilizing very little space in full on wiggle mode. like here:

rog

Apology in advance for thread drift.

A person should ski the mountain the way the snow says it should be skied.



Flexibility is key and anal retentiveness at all times eliminates both the flexibility and fun of opening up the turn when indicated.

My arm is inna sling for several more weeks because of a close encounter of the third kind with the evil doer. Rehab is going good.

Doubtful I getta enjoy the spring melt off but, my reading of the current weather guess indicates good skiing through the weekend.
Would suggest taking advantage before temps rise and summer begins.

Good for you tyfalk, a timely descent.

[icelanticskier]

Flexibility is key and anal retentiveness at all times eliminates both the flexibility and fun of opening up the turn when indicated.

My arm is inna sling for several more weeks because of a close encounter of the third kind with the evil doer. Rehab is going good.

anal retentiveness at all times can better keep ones arms in tact tho, and fun can still be had. i do agree, flexibility is key. and to each thier own.

nice work with the one arm, btw.

yes, pardon the drift, have trouble letting nice artwork go by quietly unnoticed.

rog

[Trackhead]

A LOST ART THESE DAYS. folks are always asking why i turn so much. if they have to ask...........i give up.

Because it's not coool, brah!

[tone capone]

A person should ski the mountain the way the snow says it should be skied.
Flexibility is key and anal retentiveness at all times eliminates both the flexibility and fun of opening up the turn when indicated.

Excellent. Possibly sig worthy right there? Love the noodle turn pics though. Makes me wanna noodle.

[Wintergreen]

Seemed like the thing to do at the time.....

[smuggs]

Apology in advance for thread drift.

A person should ski the mountain the way the snow says it should be skied.



Flexibility is key and anal retentiveness at all times eliminates both the flexibility and fun of opening up the turn when indicated.

My arm is inna sling for several more weeks because of a close encounter of the third kind with the evil doer. Rehab is going good.

Doubtful I getta enjoy the spring melt off but, my reading of the current weather guess indicates good skiing through the weekend.
Would suggest taking advantage before temps rise and summer begins.

Good for you tyfalk, a timely descent.

DUDE BRAH~! WHY SO MANY TURNS BRAH? THIS iS HOW THE BROS N I WOULD HAVE SKIED THAT LINE!

[ectreeskier11]

DUDE BRAH~! WHY SO MANY TURNS BRAH? THIS iS HOW THE BROS N I WOULD HAVE SKIED THAT LINE!

classic.

[jeremiahyawnson]

Personally the pink lines have got way better style.

But seriously, keep on farmin' those turns. Leaves others more room to play with.

[Slaag Master]

mixed bag - fog, flat light, snow, sleet, sun. cloud cover decreased rollers compared to yesterday. i skied only northish faces. definite crust seems to develop at about 10,000'.

[UtahOutside]

Went after the Northwest Couloir on the Pfeifferhorn. Figured that the big warmup coming meant the time was ripe and the window was short to get it done.



Sunny skies most of the day, but big clouds threatened us. Tons of snow still up there right now thanks to the May storms.



Bootpack was soft, almost post-holey. A previous party made it up first and put in the bootpack that morning so it was easier, but the snow warmed up fast.



Atop the peak. A perfect day to ski.



Justin Lozier at the top of the Northwest Couloir. The snow was soft and turnable but deteriorating fast.



Me at the rappel. The cliff wasn't too big thanks to the aforementioned huge dumps this spring as we were even able to do it with skis on as there was a thin line of ice on skier's right.



Looking back up at the couloir. You can barely see a later group coming down the rappel.



In the afternoon, there was tons of wet slab avalanche activity so we got the hell out of there. East faces of Hogum Fork were shedding massive slides and the Tanner slidepaths set down huge avalanches that even sent up plumes of powder clouds. Scary stuff. Overall an awesome day. Can't believe it's mid-May out there!