Wasatch Conditions 13/14

**1thenaton1** · 03-16-2014, 12:18 PM

Got the pup out in the canyon that allows such recreation. Smooth shallow pow up high

full write up on my weblog http://bit.ly/1nvkEq6

**JTrue** · 03-16-2014, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by 1thenaton1

Got the pup out in the canyon that allows such recreation. Smooth shallow pow up high

full write up on my weblog http://bit.ly/1nvkEq6

Nice, sure way to tire them out!

**bloski** · 03-16-2014, 09:00 PM

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100% stability wonk wonk!!! below the wonk snow line!!! strange shit wonk goin' down!!!!

**The Gnarwhale** · 03-16-2014, 09:13 PM

^^^drugs are a hell of a drug.

This week has been nice skiing. Saw JTrue and Co. at the trailhead, which was suprisingly busy, even by Wasangeles standards, for 6am.

We skied down NW Pfeiff that morning

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Then walked Thunder ridge

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And eventually skied out CPH

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Yesterday was supposed to go bluebird, but winds were nuking and it was low vis, so we linked two chutes instead.

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We found reactive soft slabs in the aprons but not in chutes. The UAC forecasts have been spot on this week, IMO.

Springtime in the Wasatch is good for early starts that end with a jug of 3.2%.

**JTrue** · 03-16-2014, 10:05 PM

^Nice shots Jim, conditions are prime lately!

**Johnny Deep** · 03-17-2014, 12:00 PM

That last shot is truly outstanding!

**Bromontana** · 03-17-2014, 05:44 PM

went to Brighton for a 'spring tour'

the day's objective

not the best light, but the snow was good pretty soon

and it got very roomy, nice apron

**getoutside** · 03-18-2014, 01:42 PM

^ looks like fun and some sweet shots gw! noaa said 1-2" overnight so pleasantly surprised to be riding in 10"+ of fresh this morning ... even the winds died down. usually don't like surprises but enjoyed this one.

**skifishbum** · 03-19-2014, 08:22 PM

quality of turns elavation and aspect dependent
instabiluities limited to sluffalittaguses
winters over kids
hope you made your winter time and smiles count

**JTrue** · 03-20-2014, 02:49 PM

Got out this morning, S facing 10.7k surprisingly consolidated except for the last couple hundred feet. Didn't have time to wait for it to corn up, but still fast and fun. Off to AK for a couple weeks, ski ya later.

**happytimefunbox** · 03-21-2014, 03:33 AM

Last couple days have been a blur of good snow blue sky and high fives

It's been going something like this...

work all night
get off at 630
go tour pow pow
go home
sleep
wash rinse repeat

Reverse Wasatch Dawn Patrol

I guarantee there is no one stokededder than my buddy KH that I talked him into a RWDP.

this guy is prettyfuckingstoked too

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And he's even more stoked that he powered straight through to watch these play in SLC tonight

who am I kidding dibbs is the stokedest of em all, we're all just trying to keep up

Oh and no instabilities noted except sluffies off the rocks in the sun...

Edit to add:Anyone know how to embed facebook video?

**1thenaton1** · 03-21-2014, 10:15 PM

**spindrift65** · 03-22-2014, 05:35 PM

Heard winter was over, guess URRL didn't get the memo

**skifishbum** · 03-27-2014, 09:52 PM

bcc road was surprisingly scetch
more cars at argenta than spruces
33 degrees
odd 2 b breakin trail w/ a crack of 10:30 start
few inches @ trailhead
instabilities noted in the happy early used to be blue ice shot

when the sun popped out it greenhoused fast
but there were some winds and plenty of snow available for transit

storm accumulations increased rapidly with elevation gain
damn near a foot atop r&b ridge
dump hard a bit around 1 30ish a few wind drifts on csr but overall pretty stabile
vis sucked couldn't see anything in cardiff and winds were cranking and scouring

top skied mustachio march pow coatin long time no faceshots on demand of stellar white room goodness

sluffs were slow moving and managable
enough inversion that you sure didn't wanna bury a tip
upper apron had a bit more of that and a bit less snow
but still

fkna awesome
ran into our bro who had skied dav jaws and a couple main days
he said they'd popped a small soft slab in jaws but stellar skiing in a surprisingly empty days
sure sucked to have to find the dude who walked up sat on this sign

and self inflicted gunshot to the head himself outta here
strivin to go with the pass no judgement offer only vibes
but damn i doubt i'll ever walk by that sign again and not flashback to the suck
props to the ist responder dudes who have to deal with that
and the unifried po po were pretty cool and none of that can be easy on anyone
life can be fickle and snuffed pretty damn easily
get out enjoy your passions with a smile on yas pretty faces

**raisingarizona13** · 03-28-2014, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by The Gnarwhale

^^^drugs are a hell of a drug.

This week has been nice skiing. Saw JTrue and Co. at the trailhead, which was suprisingly busy, even by Wasangeles standards, for 6am.

We skied down NW Pfeiff that morning

Then walked Thunder ridge

And eventually skied out CPH

Yesterday was supposed to go bluebird, but winds were nuking and it was low vis, so we linked two chutes instead.

We found reactive soft slabs in the aprons but not in chutes. The UAC forecasts have been spot on this week, IMO.

Springtime in the Wasatch is good for early starts that end with a jug of 3.2%.

Freeaking awesome black & whites!

**Bromontana** · 03-29-2014, 05:07 PM

Argenta is nice upper in the chute and immediately below but mank attack below 8500 or so. N facing up high was settled and dry in places, there was a small degree of transport going on even this afternoon with the cloud cover keeping the heating down.

Had a weird thing happen todee.. Once I got up to the top of Kessler all the sudden I was hurling every 5 mins and dizzy. Had to take a few time outs before and during the descent but feel 100% better now back at 5,000' or so. I'm thinking dehydration triggered altitude sickness, but not quite sure. Never had hape/hace symptoms despite spending a fair amount of days at 3,000-4,000m, so it's a bit surprising. Sound familiar anyone?

**icelanticskier** · 03-29-2014, 07:51 PM

rog

**skifishbum** · 03-29-2014, 09:12 PM

p took it hard i'd stopped to call someone up canyon so they were already talking to 911
when i rolled up and he'd been dead a good 1/2 to 45 min
by the time the dectective showed up and cleared us to go it was close to 2 hours of harsh on the killer pow day mellows
weirdest part he wore what appeared to be non musical ear hearing protection devices
went to a less traveled hood fri
brappers got it first

nuff clouds to keep it from total thermal fuckages

headed down n over instead of ridge goatin

ski cuts

produced managable sluffages

3 2 go

cheers

good shit

**flatNshallow** · 03-30-2014, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

rog

You cahn uhn zis side or zat side but not een zee miduhl...

**icelanticskier** · 03-30-2014, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by flatNshallow

You cahn uhn zis side or zat side but not een zee miduhl...

how bout zis?

rog

**leroy jenkins** · 03-30-2014, 09:34 AM

Wait, dibs, someone died? You were on the scene? I googled but found nothing.

**skifishbum** · 03-30-2014, 09:46 AM

i tried too couldn't find any obit or mention of it in any crime blotters
but pretty sure it wasn't a stand by me dream
and damn glad we weren't on scene sooner
or needed to do much more than call 911

made me think back to
shred on in eternal bliss Britt
and how much this place has changed