Wasatch Conditions 13/14

**SchralphMacchio** · 01-29-2014, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

How is that not the Wasatch?

Dunno, I guess I thought Ogden was a different complex, but I guess it's not part of the Uintas either? What can I say, call me a JONG - I certainly was in the presence of legends like Kowboy!

Edit: Okay, I finally looked at a shaded relief map, and it all makes sense now!

**tBatt** · 01-30-2014, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by Sirshredalot

That's good to hear. This storm came in awfully liquid-y at 7000 feet.

Not exactly blower here, but 6-8" of cream cheese to support what's to come.

**Shredhead** · 01-30-2014, 05:22 AM

I'd think you'd want it to start wet.

**flatNshallow** · 01-30-2014, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by Shredhead

I'd think you'd want it to start wet.

Nah. Doesn't need to start wet... but if you're doing it right it'll get that way pretty quick.

**Slaag Master** · 01-30-2014, 07:08 AM

wet, dry, or sideways!!!!!!!! grab the vasoline and duck tape cause this bitch gettin plundered!!!!!!!

**getoutside** · 01-30-2014, 01:23 PM

saw 8-9" in bcc this morning. snow wasn't bonding particularly well and did sluff a good bit on the first 5-6 turns without any issues. turns were nice, faceshots included.

**SchralphMacchio** · 01-30-2014, 04:19 PM

Getoutside, what aspect? In Tahoe the wet gloppy storm starts can glue into old crusts ... But our wet starts are probably much sloppier than yours?

**Johnny Deep** · 01-30-2014, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by getoutside

saw 8-9" in bcc this morning. snow wasn't bonding particularly well and did sluff a good bit on the first 5-6 turns without any issues. turns were nice, faceshots included.

The wet shot yesterday certainly bonded well. Can't speak for what came later.

**getoutside** · 01-30-2014, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio

Getoutside, what aspect?

North. East and even Northeast seemed to have a harder surface underneath. Two weeks of straight sun tends to do that.

**spindrift65** · 01-31-2014, 06:14 PM

Blew it yesterday, got some redemption today.

**wra** · 01-31-2014, 07:26 PM

A little surface sluffing with ski cuts on the PC side.

No other signs of instability.

**Plinko** · 02-01-2014, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by spindrift65

Blew it yesterday, got some redemption today.

Spin, what aspect/elevation?

**skifishbum** · 02-01-2014, 07:53 AM

Found a bit o rain crustofunkages lower sillyfork in the limber guild hood
a bit of punchy windslab on that subridge
and in the patsey /tlp , but not much crust

didn't suck

funky lightin and a bit o freshies fallin late afternoon

**criscam** · 02-01-2014, 05:47 PM

N/E facing upper elevation creamy and appears to be bonding nicely. S facing producing manageable sluffing on crust or thin areas.

**SchralphMacchio** · 02-01-2014, 06:45 PM

Cold this afternoon. Good mother of overhead blower God on a 3000' vert S-facing line in LCC today. Knee deep in places but scary ... Still thin coverage and blower on sharp rocks is no good. I dinged my knee pretty good on one of a few falls where the new snow would slough off of hidden rocks, won't know until tomorrow how bad it is. Stay safe out there!

**SchralphMacchio** · 02-01-2014, 09:50 PM

And some stoke to share so that I'm not jus' leechin:

This image was taken right before he got swallowed by the cloud - the next 5 frames on burst shutter were not that interesting, because it was just a cloud of snow suspended in air with no skier visible. Good day today!

**skifishbum** · 02-02-2014, 06:28 AM

^^ positive healin vibes sent your way
and sum out to doublet @ dps
only got a 1 n done fore work
periods of sunlight and good vis

followed by +1" an hour dump downs
observed my 1st lycra clad rando romper atop reed n benson in a blizzard
looked cold
made the ski models get athletic despite shit vis
johnny wasatch

G a l i.....

and biff continues to drop knee in exchange for face shots despite the naysayers

small pockets of naturals observred in the nanner days hood
and the crew reports skicuts on last run on steeper terrain got sum things movin.

**PowerWhore7** · 02-02-2014, 07:25 AM

Lovin me some Wasnatch yo!

LCC yesterday

BCC yesterday

**esales09** · 02-02-2014, 10:23 PM

Today was pretty sick on fantasy ridge.

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**lynchdogger** · 02-02-2014, 10:34 PM

^^^ get sum buddy!

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**abraham** · 02-02-2014, 10:38 PM

Looks fun! Lookin forward to being back out there late in the season

**SchralphMacchio** · 02-03-2014, 12:48 AM

Thanks for the vibes Dibbs! Knee is sore but nothing some Vitamin I couldn't deal with so that I could go git sum.

Originally Posted by PowerWhore7

Lovin me some Wasnatch yo!

Damn, had no idea we were both in town this weekend. Gah, you should have posted up, then I woulda called you!

Originally Posted by esales09

Today was pretty sick on fantasy ridge.

Burlsville! Sick line!

Man that heat up happened really fast on SE faces - went from single digits to 40+ degrees air temp in no time!
Got me some California-like bluebird snow on SW faces though, not too manky at all, at least not for us Californians

Good stuff, hopefully one more SLC trip for me before the season is called.

**skifishbum** · 02-03-2014, 06:25 AM

^^ pretty sure missed ya crew by 30 seconds bout noon davenport/emma ridge
fuck yeeahs thanks to the redcoated solistuds
a fantasy inducin express lane booter to the goods is open
well punxsutawney phil saw so winters still on
Soli icon Scrantontawney Packey and i set out to celebrate the 1st day of his last year of bein 30sumthin

Tuco ascends

Packy figures somewhre in the 3-4 hundred ups in his 16 seasons of soliservice
i don't count but it's a special booter to some sick gnars and fast access to silver/days or tlp wolvie
and stunning views

N facin dav skied well

headed up a well tracked w bowl for a deadtree/dropodouger.
passed a few old custies and found a few crusties

admired the sum gotteness of e bowl

for dropin dougs

instabilities encountered mostly limited to solar induced point release or skier cut sluffages

**PowerWhore7** · 02-04-2014, 09:46 AM

Once again we decided to trade some Californication so we could get Utarded! And once again, we FKNA scored...

Many, many thanks to ALL the locals who treated us like one of their own and pointed us in the right direction to the goods, again. A special thanks to Potatoeskillsme again, touring from LCC to BCC was a definite highlight of the trip and Montreal hill was the tits, eh!

Here are some of the gaper shots I took of us during our time in the Wasatch last week, nothing special just some good ole fashioned pow turns.

Potatoeskillsme hating life