Wolvering Cirque-Front Country pow 3-10-06

**Trackhead** · 03-10-2006, 05:06 PM

Went up to Wolverine Bowl from Patsey Marley today with Matthew. Matthew just got a nice medim format camera that he was dragging along. I'm sure he got some nice shots.

Alta at opening bell.

Drop the gates, here come the masses. Alta.

Cornice development is rapid in this cirque.

But a rope kinda helps you peer over the edge.

To find untracked goodness. Nobody had entered the cirque yet. All the hucksters and film makers were slacking today.

We took advantage of the emptiness and pilaged line after line, untracked.

Still nobody to be seen.

10 minutes from a ski area, noon oclock, nobody around.

On our last run in Roman's, people started to show up. All the youngster hucksters doing their best Jamie Pierre impressions. Still nobody had skied Romans, so we did.

More of the same.

After Roman's, the shit show was in full effect. So we bailed out. West facing run down Patsey Marley wasn't cooked yet. And we skied untracked to the car.

5,950 feet of untracked goodness, with only a short section of firm snow in Roman's. Can't complain.

**Trackhead** · 03-10-2006, 05:11 PM

Once the shit show was in full effect, we decided to bail.

**seanyob** · 03-10-2006, 05:22 PM

Nice pics man...looks like a great day!

I just checked out Matthew's website and all I've got to say is wow!

**JoshP** · 03-10-2006, 05:23 PM

Nice shots. Looks like you guys really got after it today. Love to check out your TR's, very stokeworthy.
Turning down the canyon after dawn patrol the last two mornings to go to work rank as two of the more painful moments of my life. Can't wait to go out and sample the leftover scraps this weekend.

**Red Baron** · 03-10-2006, 05:35 PM

As usual, nice stuff! I was among the masses at Alta this morning; We were pretty high up in the Collins line, with a few familiar faces from the board. Let me tell you what it was like.

Kelly and I were two of the first people on the Ballroom traverse, and we bailed just before the first gate by the cliffs and found some great snow. By the time we got back up, Ballroom was toast.

Went around to Backside, and the gate was closed with a "Opening at 10:30 to improve Skier Experience" sign on it. Well, the Backside was open from the top for all morning for those who chose to boot it

, so by 10:30, when the lower traverse opened the herd heading out there expecting fresh snow, didn't find it.

No complaints, as it was a real fun morning, but man that mountain was busy, and I've never seen so many people STOP on traverses as today. Makes me want to join the HCAC.

Looking up to the Castle, the soldiers were lined up like dominoes, so we didn't join that party, and with only two hours to ski before work Catherines was out of the question, so we went for a little hike up to the liftline under the Albion chair, which was closed for the day, and found this...

**truth** · 03-10-2006, 05:45 PM

Woot woot. Someone scored BIG.

Those long view Alta pics are cool.

**Xover** · 03-10-2006, 07:04 PM

nice th, but that's all the bigger you could get those 179 bros to turn - you best send them back to splat and tell him you want a refund

oh, and btw, you and slut should never, ever again be used in the same thread not to mention the same sentence

**alto** · 03-10-2006, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Trackhead

Once the shit show was in full effect...

ZZZZiiing....

**Trackhead** · 03-10-2006, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Xover

nice th, but that's all the bigger you could get those 179 bros to turn - you best send them back to splat and tell him you want a refund

oh, and btw, you and slut should never, ever again be used in the same thread not to mention the same sentence

I don't have the Bro's, I have the Dynafits. But the Bro ho's would have been nice today. The frigging Dyna's are a tip diving bunch of crap.

Xover, today I was face to face with the "I wanna be in a ski movie someday" punks. All the little hucksters filming eachother, talking on radios, smashing into rock walls, pile driving frozen avy debris chunks the size of small cars, and other debauchery. It was the ORWC, otherwise known as the ONE RUN WONDER CREW! Make a huck off your cornice, straightline to the bottom, bro, brah. Now let's get outta here, cause we have Fritschi's, but no skins. Back to the resort youngsters, your mommy is calling.

**Lynx** · 03-10-2006, 07:23 PM

yo trackhead, was your buddy picking up film a bit after 5pm today from borge?

i gotta say, i was feeling pretty solid about my shots from today, until i saw his website! FKNA-RIGHT ON!

**Trackhead** · 03-10-2006, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Lynx

yo trackhead, was your buddy picking up film a bit after 5pm today from borge?

i gotta say, i was feeling pretty solid about my shots from today, until i saw his website! FKNA-RIGHT ON!

Not sure. Possible, I guess.

Matt is a friggin artist. His work is amazing, and he's a great guy to ski with.

**Xover** · 03-10-2006, 08:25 PM

lynx,

you are SO behind the times

turl has been killing it quietly for years now and he has a $$$$ website

**tomw_n** · 03-10-2006, 08:52 PM

nice turns in wolverine. i was watching you guys from the summit chair at soli, looked $$$$

**powstash** · 03-10-2006, 08:59 PM

$$$ MONEY $$$

The stuff my dreams are made of

**Lynx** · 03-10-2006, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by Xover

lynx,

you are SO behind the times

turl has been killing it quietly for years now and he has a $$$$ website

DANG, i know, goddamn youth of today

**Xover** · 03-10-2006, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by powstash

$$$ MONEY $$$

The stuff my dreams are made of

you can still "dream" with tweety's flying 'round up there??

you know you're "pro" when you can do that

but not "pro-ho" 'nough for the Squads

**Xover** · 03-10-2006, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Lynx

DANG, i know, goddamn youth of today

not even gonna "touch" on what i had typed in reply originally ... let's just say what 2 aspiring photogs making "top secret" rendezvous celly-calls could produce on slide film would be

**LeeLau** · 03-11-2006, 12:21 AM

So Im a cornice geek but that is one of the best shots you've ever posted.

Originally Posted by Trackhead

But a rope kinda helps you peer over the edge.

**Trackhead** · 03-11-2006, 06:17 AM

Some of Matt's pics.

**grizzle6** · 03-11-2006, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Trackhead

Matt is a friggin artist. His work is amazing...

Wow. Couldn't agree more. Very impressive work, and kick ass site. That is so core that he hauled his Medium Format up there. Very cool--and nice TR sucka.

**powstash** · 03-11-2006, 01:01 PM

I can only imagine what his site would be like if he would have gotten after it this year like he did last. Women - the biggest distraction

Like a fine wine his work keeps getting better with time.

**Lynx** · 03-12-2006, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by Xover

not even gonna "touch" on what i had typed in reply originally ... let's just say what 2 aspiring photogs making "top secret" rendezvous celly-calls could produce on slide film would be

honestly, i don't understand what that means

**upallnight** · 03-12-2006, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by Trackhead

The frigging Dyna's are a tip diving bunch of crap.

Would you say that's cuz they're too stiff? Curious... They're light + fairly wide...

Those photos are amazing. And that cornice is huge! I'd be scared to be around it, even with a rope!

Always a pleasure to read your TRs. Shooting medium format in the BC is awesome!

**Wysplit_ride** · 03-14-2006, 01:49 PM

I don't know how I missed this TR...very nice TH, some killa shots brah! LOL. Glad we don't have the crowds you all do...we are very lucky. Thank you for sharing.