Maybird TR - 12/4/04

[gramps]

Tom, Xan and myself had a great day out in Maybird. Tom also had his new camera, so we got some nice pictures. We started just after dawn at White Pine trailhead.

Heading into Red Pine, we ran into some monstrous surface hoar in the sheltered locations. The cold dry spell cause a ton of crystalliation.
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ace%20hoar.jpg

We headed up the broad, steep ridge just past Red Pine lake, and we got into the sun for the first time that day.
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ics/hangin.JPG

We gained the ridge, and the views made it worthwhile immediately. There was also a 25-30 mph wind blowing out of the Southwest, definitely a sign of things to come in the upcoming week.

Box Elder peak and American fork canyon looking Southwest:

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...can%20fork.JPG

The Pfeiff and some down-canyon monsters looking West:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ics/pfeiff.JPG

Maybird and LCC looking North:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...erpics/LCC.JPG

We skiied a North facing shot in the Maybird cirque. Here's Xan doing his thing:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...Xan%20turn.JPG

We decided to make another lap in the cirque before heading down. Here's Xan skiing again on our second lap.
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...tracks%202.jpg

The only other people we saw out there were two heading up to the pfeiff. The sun was behind the cirqe, and the the wind caused them to kick up big plumes of snow that hit the sun just right. It was pretty neat to see, and the picture doesn't really do it justice:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...t%20tricks.jpg

We found some sweet little shots further down in Maybird. The snow was a lot more sheltered down there - very smooth pow. Tom posing in front of one of the lower shots:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...om%20proud.jpg

It was pretty neat having an entire drainage to ourselves. Definitely a day I'll remember for a while

[bcrider]

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ics/pfeiff.JPG

Awesome pics!
thanks for sharing

Isn’t that the Hypodermic Couloir in the background?

[powstash]

Box Elder peak and American fork canyon looking Southwest:

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...can%20fork.JPG

You're mine, biatch!

Great pics, nice out.

BC rider - yea, the needle it is.

[Trackhead]

Awesome pics!
thanks for sharing

Isn’t that the Hypodermic Couloir in the background?

Yes, it is. Pretty good eye for a non-local.

The NW Couloir of the Pfeif is just over the ridge too. Incredible area.

Nice to finally see the pics Gramps.

[cololi]

Good pics. We were skiing off of Pink Pine Ridge that day. We beat you up, we were the first car in the parking lot last Saturday.

[AltaPowderDaze]

good to see those pics on a day like today. that cirque has tons of lines. i can't wait to get some non-storm touring myself. nice job gramps.

[bcrider]

Pretty good eye for a non-local.

I have a photographic memory for good lines.

The NW Couloir of the Pfeif is just over the ridge too. Incredible area.

Yeah…sweet area for sure. I’ll be making the annual pilgrimage at some point this year.

Hopefully we can hook up.

[gramps]

Damn, I'm jonesing to get out that way again. Hopefully this ridiculous heat will weld the snowpack together. This high danger rating stuff is no fun...

[Mountain Freak]

Nice report!

Was there a sun crust layer on top or was the whole run powder?

[grizzle6]

Niiiiiice pics Gramps. Sounds like a good time had by all.