TR: 10 years in Utopia

[tele mark]

Got out last Saturday with a few friends to celebrate the 10th anniversary of discovering "This

is the place".

We headed up to the Uintas to enjoy a change of scenery from the central Wasatch, spotting a nice line on Mt. Baldy's NE flank from the road.
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Some other lines existed in the hood, but we figured shorter approaches always beat longer ones, so the choice was made.

We ascended the sizeable snowfield,


climbing 1100' to reach it's upper most skiable terminous,


enjoying the view along the way.


Scott Levine of pow mow tours led the way down,


than Kathy and Chug followed him.


Deciding the Greatest Suncups on Earth we're too much fun,


we traversed around to the saddle between Baldy and Reid
for some more fun.

Scott again led the way


to the saddle where we pondered a line down Mt. Hayden's west face.


before making our 2nd descent through the foot massaging suncup field.


Kathy and Chug we're kind enough to wait while we did another lap


Before meeting them at the bottom of the run


and heading back down to the 100 yard approach to the car.

[bad_roo]

I learned something today. The Uintas are the only mountain range in the US that run east-west instead of north-south. Normal programming will now resume.

Nice pics BTW. Astonishing to have that terrain so close to SLC.

[Hutch]

The Uintahs are the only mountain range in the [continental] US that run east west ... the Brooks Range in Alaska does so as well.


Nice pics and congrats on hitting the decade mark.

[bad_roo]

Thanks, Benny.

[PNWbrit]

Who'd have guessed that Ronaldo tele'd!

[stump832]

Nice TeleMark. I've really enjoyed the TRs you put up in the last month or so - they are really well done.

Is that first pic taken from up on Olympus?

[Below Zero]

Who'd have guessed that Ronaldo tele'd!

Yeah, dude, he skis with Puffy! I thought that was common knowledge!

Edit: Oh, thanks for the stoke!

[Tippster]

The errrr... "Plus Sized" lady's name is CHUG? Are you kidding me?

[Trackhead]

Traberriffic.

[skiski]

That certainly is the place. How long does it take to get to the uintahs from SLC? Are they crowded or do they provide the opportunity for a lot of solitude?

[Trackhead]

That certainly is the place. How long does it take to get to the uintahs from SLC? Are they crowded or do they provide the opportunity for a lot of solitude?

1 hour. Total solitude in the winter except for sleds. But much of it is off limits to sleds because of wilderness.

[jayfrizzo]

I wanna go to the Uintas. Nice TR.

Hey, Telemark, have you seen that house on 1300 S and maybe 200 E with a big Gator flag hanging from the porch? The house looks like it was plucked right out of the student ghetto in G'ville.

[mojorisin]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

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[tele mark]

Nice TeleMark. I've really enjoyed the TRs you put up in the last month or so - they are really well done.

Is that first pic taken from up on Olympus?

yeah, back in mid-March while trying to end a dry spell.

Jay, haven't seen the house yet, any idea of who's living there?


Here's some more from that sacrificial day back in march.

Ascending Medusa


West Slabs


Iced over rock. yuummmyyyy!


The dogs froze here


but JL didn't...


so he ended up enjoying a few turns




Skied out Apollo. Frozen softball avy debris heaven. Turned out to be a just penance as it started snowing a couple of days later.

[stump832]

yeah, back in mid-March while trying to end a dry spell.

nice work! i'd say you ended the dry spell and then some....

Date 24HR Snow
3/30/2005 31.5"
3/29/2005 17"
3/28/2005 18.5"
3/25/2005 16.5"
3/24/2005 5.5"
3/23/2005 20"
3/22/2005 8"
3/21/2005 6"
3/20/2005 25.5"
3/19/2005 5"
3/17/2005 9.5"

i miss march alot

[Buzzworthy]

Jay, haven't seen the house yet, any idea of who's living there?

2 people and a dog. One of these peoples has trouble working a phone.

[Mountain Freak]

I learned something today. The Uintas are the only mountain range in the US that run east-west instead of north-south. Normal programming will now resume.

I would have to say that the San Juans in Colorado also do.

[Pura Vida]

I would have to say that the San Juans in Colorado also do.

and the transverse "range"
"The Transverse ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, part of the North American Coast Ranges that run along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico. The Transverse ranges run predominantly east-west, while the other coast ranges tend north-south, including the Central Coast Ranges to the north and the Peninsular Ranges to the south. This is caused by a bend in the San Andreas Fault, which has pushed the mountain ranges up around it."

[summit]

sweet! good tr

[Endlessseason]

Nice TR and great to see pics of that area! Thanks for taking the time to post it.

Regarding topographical Utah peculiarities, I also understand that Utah also possesses the only river in North America that runs true South to North -- that being the Jordan River between Utah Lake and the Great Salt Lake. Evidently so named because it resembles the Jordan River in Israel/Jordan area. All other rivers supposedly run N-S, E-W, W-E, or some variation of those directions, but not from the South TO the North.
I don't know if it's entirely true, but I've heard it from time to time over the years I have lived here.





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[LaramieSkiBum]

Nice TR

Regarding topographical Utah peculiarities, I also understand that Utah also possesses the only river in North America that runs true South to North -- that being the Jordan River between Utah Lake and the Great Salt Lake.

nope...Monogahila in West Virgina runs S to N....I know cuz I grew up in morgantown and they used to brag the same thing.

I heard that utah had a the biggest stinkiest lake tho

[skiski]

From what I read, the Uintahs are the largest range in the contiguous US that run east to west. There are bigger ones in ALaska and smaller ones in the lower 48. As with any superlative statement, you just have to make sure you qualify it enough.
The statement for the jordan river is probably that it's the only river in north america that runs true south to true north from a freshwater lake to a salt lake and that is named after a river in the middle east.

[Endlessseason]

Heh! ......

[Endlessseason]

HooBoy. As it turns out, much like many urban legends, the Utah Jordan River claim isn't even close to the truth. According to the The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001, the Jordan River in Asia doesn't even run South to North; it's just the opposite, like most of the world's rivers.
Much like skiski said, about the only trusim I can tell from a google search is that the Utah Jordan may be the longest S-N river in the world that runs from a freshwater lake to a saltwater lake.




What the crap am I doing looking up this crap when I have so much to do...I must be procrastinating something really important. Oh yeah.....Friday reports. What the ??!! I gotta get off this board! [/endofthinkingoutloud]