Wasatch Conditions 10-11

**RTR** · 12-11-2010, 07:38 PM

I'd like to contribute a useless observation, myself:

sfotex looks core with a mustache.

I can never seem to VISIBLY capture climbhigh...

Major sluffing on upper-elevation north face steeps, but no major instabilities. Snow seems to consistently be coming in right-side up.

**climbhigh1119** · 12-12-2010, 09:18 AM

Same obs as RTR. Some wind effect just off the ridges, but a few turns down the turning conditions were excellent. One person in our party pulled out a very small pocket off of a north facing ridge, but other than that everything seemed to be pretty welded into place.

Lots of people out in the pen yesterday. I was surprised how much was getting tracked out the day after a storm.

**grenalds** · 12-13-2010, 11:58 AM

Day late and dollar short:

That foot made for some fun skiing. Very un-wasatch like surfy and fast conditions. Nice to change it up. Yesterday things were baking - even in the morning before direct sun. S faces even around 9k in upper LCC were a mess by 1 or 2. Surprised not to find any sensitive wind drifts as we were stomping around on the exposed upper LCC ridgelines the last few days. Couldn't find anything too reactive.

I'm sure you can find some great riding conditions on the north side of the rose until the next refresh. Hopefully hear about turning conditions today... as I'm not gonna get out.

**ZachClanton** · 12-13-2010, 05:23 PM

**icelanticskier** · 12-13-2010, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by ZachClanton

nice shots! but (don't worry i'm not really using the word, "but")

were those tracks coming from that chute thingy from the high ridge caused by a roller chunk from a cornice break or from your board?

and what was going on in the track obs right up on the little wind lip thingy?

again, nice shots!

rog

**ZachClanton** · 12-13-2010, 05:52 PM

^^^^
yea we popped a cornice for the entrance up top and my buddy ate shit pointing it outta the chute to wind slab haha

**icelanticskier** · 12-13-2010, 06:11 PM

wow, give yer buddy a high 5 from me for eating shit, but continuing the path of his turn/terrain with his flailing body. it's one thing to eat shit, another to eat shit well and hardly mess up the aesthetics of yer track.

again, beaUTAHful photos. do you get paid for that kinda work? cuz you should. the quality reminds me of mr atheys photos of all things floral.

easy on the eyes.

rog

**Mark H** · 12-14-2010, 01:05 PM

Things ain't quite filled in yet. That's OK.

**tyfalk** · 12-15-2010, 02:55 AM

How about that sunrise this morning...

There back...Still some relatively dry soft snow out there although its getting harder to find. Luckily its dumping in Park City right now.

**Trackhead** · 12-15-2010, 05:44 PM

Sorry SFB, no tights. Maybe next time.

Fun on the skinny stix. Almost time for a Provo Canyon to Park City traverse, or a Kamas to Evanston, or maybe a Bear Lake to Soda Springs.

**icelanticskier** · 12-15-2010, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Trackhead

Sorry SFB, no tights. Maybe next time.

Fun on the skinny stix. Almost time for a Provo Canyon to Park City traverse, or a Kamas to Evanston, or maybe a Bear Lake to Soda Springs.

love traverses/journeys.

love the LCC to jeremy ranch on the bigger stix tour. lots of pow farming along the way too. long-ish mellow day.

great stoke!^^^^^^

rog

**Slaag Master** · 12-16-2010, 04:57 PM

the skiing off clayton peak north face was tits on wednesday - not many takers so the pow was fresh all day - there was slab on the ridge line - about 6" deep - but everything was stable on the downside.

**CentoUno** · 12-16-2010, 05:55 PM

In the shade I found this off of Highway 210
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and in the sun, I found significant sloughing
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**Big Snowballs** · 12-16-2010, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by tyfalk

How about that sunrise this morning...

GREAT PICTURE.

**Alx88** · 12-16-2010, 09:29 PM

Riding was top notch today, definitely got a good sunburn. West facing slopes got pretty heated and a bit damp, where we were anyway... Here's a few shots of the pineage, people were skiing red like it was going out of style.

Third photo is Zach's rebate of the chute he posted the other day, woulda been sweet if the video was ready.. And the last two are some friends of main man Drew.

**lionelhutz** · 12-17-2010, 08:25 AM

Pretty wet pacific storm on the way for UT. SW flow should make snow a little heavier and wetter as temps will warm aloft. Don't think we'll get a true upside down event with rain anywhere in the column. Most likely there will be fat wet flakes at times with a little iced out flake shape mixing in.

Gridded medium range models spitting out a ton of moisture already (near 2 inches). I'd suspect that there will be more like pockets of 2.25 or 2.5 along the higher terrain- esp. SW facing slopes as the storm will roll in from that direciton and orographic focing will up totals.

If you want to read more I wrote about it here:

http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/...ffect-wasatch/

If not- that's cool too. Have fun. Can't wait to get out there soon.

**criscam** · 12-17-2010, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by lionelhutz

Pretty wet pacific storm on the way for UT. SW flow should make snow a little heavier and wetter as temps will warm aloft. Don't think we'll get a true upside down event with rain anywhere in the column. Most likely there will be fat wet flakes at times with a little iced out flake shape mixing in.

Gridded medium range models spitting out a ton of moisture already (near 2 inches). I'd suspect that there will be more like pockets of 2.25 or 2.5 along the higher terrain- esp. SW facing slopes as the storm will roll in from that direciton and orographic focing will up totals.

If you want to read more I wrote about it here:

http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/...ffect-wasatch/
If not- that's cool too. Have fun. Can't wait to get out there soon.

nice write up!

**skifishbum** · 12-19-2010, 07:49 AM

congrats to Zach and Lynx on a couple fine shots in the Backcountry photo
annual.

Slag was there weds Clayton skied well was down canyon towards no name
and put a skinner in to avoid the white trash weds. crowds have to hook up for a lap one of these days
Yesterday some sensitive wind drifts and strong winds on upper ridgelines some interesting cornices forming

good turns in sheltered trees.

If anyone knows a guy in a white toyata pickup and well used painted dyna skis, who skied i flakes yesterday and gave the mrs. and I a lift I left my hestras and would love to have them back.
and a blated shot of the spanser from last weekend

**Trackhead** · 12-19-2010, 08:02 AM

That one is there every year.

**Phall** · 12-19-2010, 05:46 PM

rumors of a slide coming over hellgate? bueller?

**salida** · 12-19-2010, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Phall

rumors of a slide coming over hellgate? bueller?

That rumor is true. Looked like there was no damaged occurred, though I don't know that for certain.

Surface instabilities at 10K feet, facing west, in upper LCC. Ski cut out the new snow, about 18 in crown, roughly 40 yards wide. Ran for 2-300 vert before stopping. Surface instabilities could prove more dangerous tomorrow.

**HellgateBasement** · 12-19-2010, 08:05 PM

Damn. Any more details about my namesake?

**sfotex** · 12-19-2010, 11:41 PM

Just saw this on the UAC twitter feed:

# Got a second hand email about a skier who was buried and broke their leg in Cardiff Fork. Skied out with help from companions. No details. about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone

Also saw the avy rose for the Provo area.