TR: 1/1/01 sierra eastside

[BGnight]

1/1/10
Big Pine Creek
Skinned from car at 7800 feet and topped out at 12,600. Rode all the way back, although last 1k was just survival riding down a summer trail.

My buddy took a lot of pics. I might add those later. His are better.
No pics of top section due to nuking winds, flat light, and clouds over the palisades. I almost turned around at midpoint as the wind was nuking and snow was gone and/or really messed up. I told Dave I didn't think the snow up higher would be good, but he talked me into going up another 15 minutes and it was still pow, which is weird cuz it was basically same aspect as down lower but more sheltered from the wind. Dave obviously knew better having been up here 2 times already this season.





Dave dropping mini chute. Snow was excellent most the run. Nuking SW winds were loading our east/NE aspect. The top of run was SE facing and had maintained some high quality snow which made for some excellent GS turns:

















(the mickey mouses in santa suits sitting on the bomb has to be a metaphor for something)

[MTT]

Thanks for posting

So its thin. boney, Steep. Remote and windy.

I think this pic says it all

[skier666]

Looks like you earned a cheeseburger....

[jumpturn]

Thanks for posting

So its thin. boney, Steep. Remote and windy.

I think this pic says it all

Looks fine. Way to hike for turns in some of the coolest terrain around.

[Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]

Nice - way to get out in the bony conditions. Eastside needs some fill-age ASAP.

[BGnight]

It's better than you'd think although it is still officially low tide. Got basin mtn in great pow day after this. Hit two rocks (avoidable, but was maching) in 2k vert of 1-2 feet of wall to wall, perfect pow from top. The bottom was fucking death crust mank that will make grown men cry however

[splitter]

dude...

this one is neat...

this one is extra neat

[BGnight]

Shots my buddy took. All of me obv. Writing is his:

this day there was a thick cloudbank sitting over the sierra crest, kicking up winds and spitting snow.
there is a small treed section that connects the lower gut to the upper gut.
it was holding some good snow.


brooks breaking trail in the upper gut


couple riding shots of brooks...
















there was a cool cloud parked over the canyon, reflecting the sunset light.


big sequence. so many shots i just couldnt decide...




















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[Gerome]

If you use the page down button, the last photos look like a movie. Eastern Sierras are so massive.