Wasatch Conditions 11-12

[MultiVerse]

Any word on the Snow Bunny "Hair Trigger" in Scott;s Bowl

Heh. Not quite "Hair Trigger" in this vid but close enough for those wondering what it's like in the Wasatch right now.

[skifishbum]

thanks for the kind words on adam dibs. the guy was a the nicest guy around, i got the news and couldnt believe it. he was a true leader who seeped knowledge at all times. probably one of the most badass ski mountaineers that roamed the wasatch without looking for the E-props that lots of us shoot for. that and his job was helping troubled kids turn their lives around, big loss! rip adam

Dude had a sayin when you returned to the trailhead cracked a post tour brew. He'd smile toast with a "this is what we do"
that being said I rousted up a mutal and long time friend and partner strapped those skis back on my feet and headed up to check the TP and silly f coverage. E bowl looks to still be delivering some good turns and the cabin run
held a mix of various non and barely supportable crusts. I'm survivial skiing trying to protect the wing, but funky turns, in it feels as if every other turn should release and a few on steeper terrain did let the bag of sugar flow.
I'd give pit data but one just needs to read the Drew gloom and doom of death on the fuac page to know whats goin on with the snow pack or go find out on your own if sharing facebook links doesn't do it for you.
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO" - ripAML
Will have a sticker for you soon smuggs
Hopefully SKI you fools around now that the pattern change is in effect, perhaps not weather as much as skibum habits

[icelanticskier]

"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"

best saying/sticker ever. condolences to family/friends of fallen friend.

rog

[bigdude2468]

best saying/sticker ever. condolences to family/friends of fallen friend.

rog

What skis are you on?

[icelanticskier]

What skis are you on?

K2 BACKLASH 181. awesome ski for all conditions. one ski quiver for me.

you?

nice to see snow in the forecast out there. should fall in feet maybe.

rog

[Bud Green]

Word to the wise is brighton's 41 inches feels like 50 inches of base.

Yeah right, and you have a 13" penis.

[bigdude2468]

K2 BACKLASH 181. awesome ski for all conditions. one ski quiver for me.

you?

nice to see snow in the forecast out there. should fall in feet maybe.

rog

Sounds promising finally. The reason I asked is I have a new pair of Coomback's in 181 with FRP's that I have not tried other than a few inbounds laps, they look the same. Just could not bring myself to use my new pair until we get some more cover, plenty of rock skis I can use until things improve.

[icelanticskier]

Sounds promising finally. The reason I asked is I have a new pair of Coomback's in 181 with FRP's that I have not tried other than a few inbounds laps, they look the same. Just could not bring myself to use my new pair until we get some more cover, plenty of rock skis I can use until things improve.

use the rocks skis till upper CW base gets round 80". ya, i'm old and conservative. those coombacks will be right about perfect for the general snow conditions once things go to normal out there. perfect choice.

enjoy the pattern change. gonna be like the 4th of july on most any slope steeper than 30, maybe even 28 for weeks.

be safe

rog

[wra]

How much food ya figure I'll need under the bed with me while waiting it out, roje?

[Johnny Deep]

How much food ya figure I'll need under the bed with me while waiting it out, roje?

Seriously.

[Todds]

Heh. Not quite "Hair Trigger" in this vid but close enough for those wondering what it's like in the Wasatch right now.

And, I'm coming out next week.

Cool video.

[paj]

A little pre-storm wind was experienced today. There were intermittent pockets of wind slab on SE Toledo near the summit, but nothing was overly reactive.

[mcclintock]

Yeah right, and you have a 13" penis.

You're jealous. Quit spending money on penis enlargement Bud, and just spend it on a few lift ticket at bri town. Or you can go get rained on with sugar at snowbird.

[sfotex]

How much food ya figure I'll need under the bed with me while waiting it out, roje?

Screw that, I'm bagging some prime city creek lines when they fill in

[skifishbum]

How much food ya figure I'll need under the bed with me while waiting it out, roje?

case or 2 of

WOW's back must be

time
Ran into mangy Maynerd the mouth in mc yesterday on his classic nordi rig
seems he was upset I didn't stop our down to make fun of him
will let pooch pee on you next time oh wasatch savior/whiner, but only on the up
Kessler says your not worthy of down interruption.
Got him to carry a abs pack

going both front side and rear airbags on the downs till the cagey old avvy bros get on the webs and tell us 28 degree slopes again.
next year gettin the boy in the bubble total encasement exstream model
think this one will go sunday or monday? best close millcreek now perhaps

[brutah]

beware the powder panic!!!!

[tyfalk]

Some snow transport going on today in mid and upper elevations. It was snowing fairly good when I left lcc around 1:30. Anyone know why pole line trail has been closed lately? (Today and Monday) There was a sign just below the yellow one and the lights were flashing today. I didn't read anything on the UAC site this morning and didn't get a text about any artillery shooting going on...wtf?

[skifishbum]

got out late most interesting highway2heav traverse everz.
coming in warm at 8k on the on snow shmoozefest but bluustery cold nastyness on ridgeline.
lot of snow availble for transport and slabs easily breakable
about as variable as can be for turns, but eastbowl davie saddle held a few enjoyable ones and a few few ptex racin stripes
good to get out one last time fore it's covered
gonna be interesting

[steeplechamp]

beware the powder panic!!!!

One should fear the pow snake more. I nearly got bit on the way to work this morning, but the belly crawler returned to his nest defeated and embarrassed. You can imagine the anger he'll have when he strikes.

[mcclintock]

case or 2 of

WOW's back must be

time
Ran into mangy Maynerd the mouth in mc yesterday on his classic nordi rig
seems he was upset I didn't stop our down to make fun of him
will let pooch pee on you next time oh wasatch savior/whiner, but only on the up
Kessler says your not worthy of down interruption.
Got him to carry a abs pack

going both front side and rear airbags on the downs till the cagey old avvy bros get on the webs and tell us 28 degree slopes again.
next year gettin the boy in the bubble total encasement exstream model
think this one will go sunday or monday? best close millcreek now perhaps

I'm always in the "mood" to understand what you are saying. BTW get those dukes in the mail friday. Still up for that mount? Let me know and I'll have to talk to "the man" and stop by.

[Johnny Deep]

beware the powder panic!!!!

No Shit!

[tyfalk]

Low angle, mid-elevation, sheltered aspects skied fast and silky today. Ski penetration was around boot deep on sheltered slopes. Saw this slide from the other side of Grizzly . From the report on UAC it looks like it was triggered from right on top of the ridge.



Skiing on low angle slopes was good!!

[Long Duck Dong]

Can someone up in BCC or LCC fill us in on what is going on with the moisture up there? The Collins stake looks like something around 1.3 inches of water has fallen in the last 24 hours but no snow accumulation has registered. Is it raining up there like it has been raining in Park City at 7000 feet most of the day? What is the snowpack like?

[mcclintock]

Can someone up in BCC or LCC fill us in on what is going on with the moisture up there? The Collins stake looks like something around 1.3 inches of water has fallen in the last 24 hours but no snow accumulation has registered. Is it raining up there like it has been raining in Park City at 7000 feet most of the day? What is the snowpack like?

Taken from the UAC website:


"Well, we got our slab finally and it’s like paste out there!! Titus says “Yikes” with 14 inches of inverted snow containing 2 inches of water at Alta. Other snow totals are 4 to 8 inches in Big Cottonwood and along the Park City Ridgeline, and Sundance is at a foot...Most everyone is in the 13-15% density range and noting a distinct inversion within the new snow. The snow level is near 7000 feet this morning."

I stopped riding b town around 4:30 and it started to pelt on us with some very hard snow pellets, definitely a wet snow. My goggles also kept fucking fogging up because it was so fucking humid out. You had to put me in a clothes dryer to get all the wet snow off of me. Snow turned into rain right around silver fork coming back down the canyon.

Skiing inbounds today was awesome. First time this year it felt like a legit storm day.

[paj]

I went up to twin lakes earlier today with a buddy to ski the lower angle trees on the pass. When we got behind the patsy ridge we saw fresh debris from a slide that crossed the skinner and buried recent tracks. I believe it was triggered by two skiers going up the ridge.




The E facing terrain dropping to twin lakes looked extremely loaded from the strong winds, and it was. We kicked a couple of cornices not getting anything to move, but on the last lap I saw a little bigger cornice and gave it a kick. It tumbled a few times before releasing the slope. The initial slab broke about 100yds wide quickly propagating to 1/4 mile with slab depth ranging from 8" to 40". It ran about 900' vert pretty far into the flats below.


The slab broke just below the cornice which cracked further back, but didn't move



This all slid



And past the edge of the photo in the other direction



This was everywhere










This chunk somehow stayed intact







More crown lines in the distance, same slide



A strainer





Most of the bed surface was a stout wind slab approximately 5" thick between layers of facets. The faceted layer beneath the slab was 6-10" deep. The avalanche stepped down taking with it the hard wind slab in a number of areas