So, this past weekend, the south facing lines up LCC looked good enough to want to do a dawn patrol. Long Duck Dong and JoshP agreed to ski a line on the South Face of Dromedary that I skied last year with APD and Tri-U. Well, with the lack of snow this year, I would suggest avoiding what we tried to do.This line usually offers over 4,500 of continuous fall line skiing, with a fun and steep upper headwall.
We started at o'dark thirty in nice firm snow. We thought we would score. Then we came to a junction. To the left, in the dark, it looked like the couly had melted out, and left a rock wall we didn't want to climb in the dark. So we followed the snow/couloir to the right. Needless to say, after about 2,500ft of lclimbing, the couloir peetered out on the ridge. And now we were faced with 2,500 feet of the worst friggin snow imaginable. What are you going to do? Cry to mommy? Or just bone up and chalk it up as an experience and a bit of exercise.
The following is a short vid of the lower couloir.
"Retard Couloir"-19mb-Psuedo HDV WMV
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Thread: 4-4-07 "Retard Couloir"
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04-04-2007, 09:02 AM #1
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4-4-07 "Retard Couloir"
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04-04-2007, 09:05 AM #2
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Damn, I am going to have to wait eight hours to watch this, stupid friggin firewall at work. Look for pics tonight, I got some good ones.
What a bunch of dumbasses.....
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04-04-2007, 09:09 AM #3
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I don't have any pics, but I have 2 funny vid clips of TH "skiing" and cursing out the snow like crazy. I'll try to email them to TH.
Nice to get some exercize and be down by 7:30.
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04-04-2007, 09:15 AM #4
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everybody knows one...
apologies if it's a repeat post, can't remember where i got it...Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown
And I never hear a single word you say when you tell me not to have my fun
It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone.
and I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me about the dangers I pose to myself.
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04-04-2007, 09:15 AM #5
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good stuff (for our enjoyment, not yours...
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04-04-2007, 09:17 AM #6
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Nice video.
At least the only thing hurt was your pride. Live another day!
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04-04-2007, 09:56 AM #7
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Bummer! That line looked so good on Saturday. Last week's storm must have melted out fast (I guess that's what happens when it's 60 degrees in March). The skiing looked less than ideal.
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04-04-2007, 09:56 AM #8
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geeze, if you would have said you'd be down by 7:30 I would have joined you....scratch that, after watching that vid my comfy bed was a much better option. Are you sure that was snow?
"In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, — no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair." -Emerson
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04-04-2007, 09:58 AM #9
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Retardedly entertaining!
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04-04-2007, 10:24 AM #10
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Way to sack up and ski that pile...I am assuming you guys were on your rock skis. Ouch.
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04-04-2007, 10:26 AM #11
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Dee de dee.....
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04-04-2007, 10:42 AM #12
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I would've woken up at 4:00 am to kick you in the nuts and it would've been more fun for both of us--and you would've been back in bed by 5. You really missed out...
The Griz
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04-04-2007, 12:00 PM #13
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Wow! the last vid I catched from you was the überdeep snow. What a difference! At least you where out there!
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04-04-2007, 12:47 PM #14
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BWA!!!
Originally Posted by grizzle6
"... she'll never need a doctor; 'cause I check her out all day"
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04-04-2007, 01:20 PM #15
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ha - when you get out as much as you do, it ain't always going to be epic blower pow. Better then sitting on the couch
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04-04-2007, 01:27 PM #16
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Do I sense a dawn patrol coming on for tomorrow. Originally Posted by grizzle6
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04-04-2007, 01:43 PM #17
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Just let me know so my wife doesn't wonder why there's a maggot standing on my front porch with legs spread and a goofy smile on his face...waiting for a 4 am kick to the nuts. Originally Posted by JoshP
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04-04-2007, 02:14 PM #18
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That vid is absolutely sick. CAW! CAW!
Too bad it didn't quite work out.
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