TR; this last weekend at Bridger

[tone capone]

lets get some more stoke up here, eh!

What, nobody likes my tracked out Saddle Peak stoke?

I think there are like 50 of my pictures in there from last year if you want more.

That last one of yours is money, by the way.

[pnut]

That Saddle Peak shot gets me all fired up thinking about a couple of days up there making huge turns down that face and hitting those little airs at full speed. Some days it is definetly a lot of people, but others with a little wind you can have some amazing runs with hardly anyone up there.

[tone capone]

Word

[Sirshredalot]

Yee-ha! I will miss that this winter.

[workinforturns]

^ya me too. i only get to ski bridger until december 19th, what a bumber.

[tone capone]

Where are you off to?

[BobbyBill]

Maybe it's time to retire and and do hippy noodle turns laps in the Wilderness somewhere.

Like this?...

[tone capone]

Yes, indeed! But like I said, I've got one more good year in me before I put myself out to pasture. Got my full pass on Saturday! By the way, do you know your famous now? Full page photo slut glory in Powder mag, buddy! (We're not worthy)

[workinforturns]

headed to the land of sushi to ski powder for a winter

[BigDumbRedhead]

Some days it is definetly a lot of people, but others with a little wind you can have some amazing runs with hardly anyone up there.

That was my experience from last winter. After a killer early season I moved away in December before the chairs started spinning. I made it back on three separate trips and had a blast on the new chair. I didn't catch any big pow days out there, just a couple inches hear and there with some wind. Saddle to D Route were smooth wind-buff playgrounds on each trip, with very few people out there to compete with. I did hear from several of my friends still living up there that it was a totally different scene when the chair finally opened after a big dump, but I lucked out and dodged that madness.

I miss Bridger real bad. Even with all the crowds and the moguls, it's pretty cool to have good chairs to ride and to have a jump start on your access to great side country.

[lobstahmeatwad]

[OverTurn]

Bridger today









aw shit




rocks, rocks, and more rocks. most stuff is melting out, top of the ridge is still golden.

[single]

read your blog. Where were you hiking up? Why didnt you just take the traditional route?

Definitely never heard of anyone needing an axe to get up the ridge.

Looks really manky up there.

[OverTurn]

read your blog. Where were you hiking up? Why didnt you just take the traditional route?

Definitely never heard of anyone needing an axe to get up the ridge.

Looks really manky up there.

We hiked up directly under the bridger chair, and then traversed across to North. I'm still working on figuring out where everything is at Bridger.

It is really manky. We only needed the axe because of the tendency of the snow to slide off the grass/rock/trees it was sitting on. Also, we ended up on a hiking traverse through an area we should not have been hiking through. It was stupid of us, really.

[Norseman]

read your blog. Where were you hiking up? Why didnt you just take the traditional route?

Definitely never heard of anyone needing an axe to get up the ridge.

Looks really manky up there.

Hope you enjoy your first winter here, OverTurn.

Might want to trade in that axe for something more useful around these parts:


Comforting when falling headfirst into 10 inches of baseless snow,
or when traversing above 60 foot cliffs.

[tone capone]

Also, we ended up on a hiking traverse through an area we should not have been hiking through.

Yeah, that's a gnarly spot to be in right now.

[single]

Hope you enjoy your first winter here, OverTurn.

Might want to trade in that axe for something more useful around these parts:


Comforting when falling headfirst into 10 inches of baseless snow,
or when traversing above 60 foot cliffs.

Exactly what I was thinking. Not trying to rag on you overturn, but when I saw that photo of you tumbling because you snagged a rock, I was wondering why on earth you didnt have a helmet on.

And watch out for that whole area above the north bowl right now. It is prone to wet slides, and if you got caught in one hiking up you would be utterly screwed, and then cheese grated. And if you have yet to take an avi course, SIGN UP!

[mtcham]

I'll throw in my 2 cents also:

Overturn-you sound like a good candidate to borrow or buy the book Stepping Up. It shows the easy>more gnarly lines on the ridge. Sidehilling across certain areas of the ridge can be challenging and dangerous. You might also want to find some friends to show you around till you're comfortable finding the entrances yourself. And I'll second the avi course at MSU.

Good you got out at least!

[pnut]

Loving this thread - just killed over an hour at work reliving last season!

Anyone have any pics of the area from Northwest Direct to the Ramp? Kinda like Tone's Saddle photo, where I can see the whole thing? I was loving ogling lines down the angel dust area in Tone's photo a ways back. Here is some stoke from the area I'm talking about:

Sik Wit It (All dropping into Pat's Point?don't really know the name)




Hell Yeah!

[Norseman]

Sik Wit It (All dropping into Pat's Point?don't really know the name)

Peter's Point, I believe.

Nice shot. That whole zone out to Ross Pass is so fun.
I think I have a few photos... I'll have to look when I get home.

[single]

Hell Yeah!

FKNA!!!!!!!!

[OverTurn]

Exactly what I was thinking. Not trying to rag on you overturn, but when I saw that photo of you tumbling because you snagged a rock, I was wondering why on earth you didnt have a helmet on.

And watch out for that whole area above the north bowl right now. It is prone to wet slides, and if you got caught in one hiking up you would be utterly screwed, and then cheese grated. And if you have yet to take an avi course, SIGN UP!

Rag away. I can take it. And i'm signed up for the AVI course at MSU already.

Hope you enjoy your first winter here, OverTurn.

Might want to trade in that axe for something more useful around these parts:


Comforting when falling headfirst into 10 inches of baseless snow,
or when traversing above 60 foot cliffs.

Thanks. And yeah, we got to the parking lot and I realized I'd left my helmet back home. Not my usual thing to ski w/out a helmet and as I was falling I thought "Oh shit, i have no helmet".

[GurmB]

Man you guys sure do talk alot.

how about some more stoke from this last weekend, hahaha
me



layindowncarves






taken by matt of ben


lets get some more stoke up here, eh!

quoting for stoke, nice shots Lars!

[Norseman]

Anyone have any pics of the area from Northwest Direct to the Ramp? Kinda like Tone's Saddle photo, where I can see the whole thing?

This isn't quite what you were looking for, but a cool shot anyway.
From the Avy Center's new web site:

[workinforturns]

Is that mr. Basket case u^p^ there? Your hear Shun is coming back to the BZ right as im leaving for Japan! That SOB.