Wasatch Conditions 13/14

[Brad Davis]

UDOT in Big Cottonwood Canyon will be using explosives in Stairs Gulch on Wed, March 12 at 7:30am. Backcountry Closures in effect for Broads Fork and Stairs Gulch 4:00am thru 8:15am. Please stay clear of these areas. BCC road closure at 7:30am.

-BD

[skifishbum]

skied well
clouds held most of the day
pretty good bondin it'd sluff if it was steep
bit o greeenhousin
and a few periods of direct sun
thought it was an oag in the tlp hood
nice skinner thanks
1 k 2 figure 8

headed over

for an e bowl
then up for a flanies

solis beacon parks up n operating again
thanks

[givethepigeye]

SFB clean your box - tried to PM you about that down sweater.

[cliffhucker]

Any of you Salty Maggots have the lowdown on where theres some cheap parking near the airport? Going to be gone for 11 days and paying 70 for the week isn't all that appealing.

[criscam]

dusk patrol/dawn patrol the last 2 days pretty damn good. like sfb mentioned, some steeper stuff sloughing but other than that, seemed pretty bonded. anyone know if monty c got hit this am? saw a heli stationary over there for about 20 min right at sunrise. figured maybe some photogin going down?

[happytimefunbox]

Any of you Salty Maggots have the lowdown on where theres some cheap parking near the airport? Going to be gone for 11 days and paying 70 for the week isn't all that appealing.

Dont know of any free or cheap longterm. Ride trax? It goes to the airport now.

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[claymond]

Hero snow in Wolvie today. Best day of touring I've had this year. Snow stayed cold even in the sun into the early afternoon

[itsnowjoke]

Any of you Salty Maggots have the lowdown on where theres some cheap parking near the airport? Going to be gone for 11 days and paying 70 for the week isn't all that appealing.

An old trick is to call airport area hotels, to see if they have a parking rate that's better. Or if you're a total dirtbag, park in their lot anyway, show up in the lobby and take their van to and fro.

[skifishbum]

rolled out of the spruces
8:40 n 2xed the safeties
29 degrees frosty breath pornstash march
nice wiggles

hopin 4 benson hedges but it got smoked
interestin csr skinner dug the shade
watched the nanners get gotton

cardiffers git ner tracked

laid down one of them highspeed operator error stabilities assesments on the nose of the draw
didn't do much for the stoke generator device bittracked but skied well top 2 bottoms

way to many peeps plan bed er down to buttheads aspens
mowers gots mowed probably biff

bit warm to be startin a sfacin slog but the breezes kept it from total mankin

hell of a pretties day n views
kesslers

room o doom had shitload of tracks
didn't look like bmfers
or tighty wigglers
hoverin choppers otta explain dat
wish i'da taken more pics



wilsons chutes got skied
and another set of tracks in the hook shot and a few lower but operation escape the overflowin cc pen worked great
should of listened 2 the bro from the gets go
sent er

to the uber mank b low l bow road
top headwall skied well and felt stabile
bout the rollover and chutes into apron snowpack sure wasn't an awe insprin send it w/ impunities punchy w/ the shit facet base repeater thin

sluffs managable and pretty slow movin
bottom 3-4 hundie was marginally awesome a bit o manks and various crusties
safely out @ 4:20

[lhitchner]

Hero snow in Wolvie today. Best day of touring I've had this year. Snow stayed cold even in the sun into the early afternoon

Same goes for Days Fork, IMO, although I wouldn't call it "best of the year", but probably "best of the Spring powder" for me. (Wed. 3/12)

We did a LMP (Late Morning Patrol) start from Alta to join the hoards of folks on the hellacious skin track up to the ridge line. We were broiling in the sun on the way up, but on the North and NE facing slopes in Upper Days all was cool, and the snow was very well preserved. I concur with Bruce's report in today's UAC "Current Conditions", http://utahavalanchecenter.org/advis...ake/03/13/2014, except we saw no signs of graupel and no thin sun crusts. Along the ridge lines there was some wind damage and buried crust from before the last storm. But, it was all pretty silky on the North facing slopes, and even better, in our opinion, on the more NE facing Main Days (new snow seemed deeper there than on Two Dogs). Except for right on the ridge lines we never skied on any old, buried, pre-storm snow.

However, it was pretty crowded. But, when we left (at 5 PM) there were still a few lines on the fringes and in between others' tracks on Two Dogs and quite a bit of untracked snow starting from further up the ridge to Flagstaff summit and along the top of the Reed & Benson ridge line. When we skied Main Days there were only about 5-6 tracks. No sign of the whirly birds yesterday.

If you're out today or the next few days, I recommend liberal use of sun lotion. I thought I put on lots before I left home but still ended up with a reddish face. And, don't forget (as I did) to put sun lotion on the backs of your hands.

Two Dogs at 2:00 PM


Doyle Dow comin' down Two Dogs


Two Dogs from the skin track to Main Days at 2:20 PM


Panorama view of Main Days at 3 PM (sorry about the poor photo stitching job)


Doyle Dow coming down Main Days at about 10,200'


View back at Main Days from about 1/2 way down (9,800'?)


Jaws and its neighbors from skin track returning from Main Days at 4 PM


Last view of Upper Days before starting our descent back to Alta at 5 PM




PLEASE IGNORE ALL THESE THUMBNAILS BELOW. THEY ARE THE SAME AS THE PHOTOS ABOVE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DELETE THEM.

[1thenaton1]

Observed smokey conditions in the sheep pen

[bloski]

there is plunder!!! team voile crushed the satch today!!!!!!!!

[JTrue]

there is plunder!!! team voile crushed the satch today!!!!!!!!

Hey bloski, exclamation points aren't stoke, your shtick is played out. Post some stoke or GTFO!

[JTrue]

We decided it was safe to skin straight up S facing since we were out of sight of the bros and brahs at Alta-Bird, wouldn't want to influence their decisions.

Lots of switchbacks yesterday, mostly stable on S aspects, some small wind pockets at 10k.


Topping out in that morning glow


Traversing to find the line with good coverage


MarkH dropping


Thirds, but still deep


Dogleg to the road

[bloski]

hey jblew you call that stoke!!??? do you think i give a fuck about your lame ass opinion??!!! do make a map so the girls can admire your shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skifishbum]

whoa pump da brakes kid

threads got an angry bird turd viruses

just gonna keeps the stoke flow goin
EIEIO

always a 1st



heli the untracked wasatch
skinless again

Snow quality check


ullr left a pile of blow in my tribal dwellin


good to the last drop

git ya sum

[bloski]

wonk wonk wonk wonk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[happytimefunbox]

whoa pump da brakes kid

threads got an angry bird turd viruses

just gonna keeps the stoke flow goin
EIEIO

always a 1st



heli the untracked wasatch
skinless again

Snow quality check


ullr left a pile of blow in my tribal dwellin


good to the last drop

git ya sum

Fuck yeah dibs! It was a good tour with you and your team of athletes. No instabilities noted! Hero snow in the shade!

[happytimefunbox]

N facing is still holding the goods
Teh s facing exit back to Alta @ 3 was super corny goodness
lite breeze was keeping it from overcooking


Awesome day in the warsnatch


About time for some ski crampons



sfb takes good action shots. I suck. Still soft in the shade



Such a beautiful day the sun was incredible!



I wonder what stories this guy can tell?

[happytimefunbox]

We decided it was safe to skin straight up S facing since we were out of sight of the bros and brahs at Alta-Bird, wouldn't want to influence their decisions.

Lots of switchbacks yesterday, mostly stable on S aspects, some small wind pockets at 10k.


Topping out in that morning glow


Traversing to find the line with good coverage


MarkH dropping


Thirds, but still deep


Dogleg to the road

Strong work and damn fine stoke J!

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[bloski]

wonk fuckin wonk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JTrue]

Strong work and damn fine stoke J!

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Thanks, have enjoyed reading all your reports as well!

[skifishbum]

nutter day in the npc
rollin safely on smoke rise

well gottens


MI city hadn't corned by 11
n facin holdin up surprisingly well just enough breeze
couple random bros admire their emma track work

damn skinners have that super highway look to em

not so random dudes ascend

to

yes those fly low bibs make your ass look fat

but nice bmfin

days

like
these

ontda uksa
onkwa !!!!
and one for the reminiscin rojlanders
noodletowns waitin 4 your return

damn hardly fished the bcc creek mostly dinks
kind of a waste like beartraps
but this guys on my gonna git ya list

[icelanticskier]

i'll raise ya a figure 8, dibbzerdoodle.

rog

[Frappes]

Howdy everyone!

I just rolled into salt lake city from California, and wondering if there is anyone out there that would be looking for a touring partner over the next week or so - I would love to get a chance to do a hike or two while I'm here.

Cheers!