Wasatch Conditions 09-10

[ectreeskier11]

damn is that actually wasatch?

[Jong Slaughter's Mom]

damn is that actually wasatch?

You're a dumbass.

Well, in my book it's close enough......

...which is one of the reasons why you're a dumbass, too.

[jacob123]

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[Trackhead]

From wowasatch.com

[skifishbum]

From wowasatch.com

Damn nice photo Wow Looking over from Silly fork the other day we could see 1/2 that crown damn that went huge.
have some business to attend to this morn in the lcc. Probably head up Grizz
gulch if anyones looking to get out.

[Trackhead]

Observation from the Utah/Nevada border.

Wanted to ski the big tasty bowl in the center of the photo. This is as close as we could get.


We put in a good effort, but the snow depth never really increased with elevation. Maybe in the spring. If so, it will be a nearly 4,000ft continuous run 6,000ft above the salt flats.

[ectreeskier11]

You're a dumbass.

suck a cock, the post i was referring to isn't even on here any more. to somehow make this a relative post, any more info on the silver fork slide today?

[DeepHelmet]

ksl was reporting there was a fatality. Fuck.

[Sh4ft]

Yikes, 20 degree ridge remotely triggered ride....
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avala..._gulch_1272010

[whapworth]

Observation from the Utah/Nevada border.

Wanted to ski the big tasty bowl in the center of the photo. This is as close as we could get.


We put in a good effort, but the snow depth never really increased with elevation. Maybe in the spring. If so, it will be a nearly 4,000ft continuous run 6,000ft above the salt flats.

Yodeling out by Ibapah? good on ya, sorry it didn't pan out, but that's a hell of an effort.

[Trackhead]

Yikes, 20 degree ridge remotely triggered ride....
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avala..._gulch_1272010

The "obs" page on the UAC is the best place to get scared and learn. Spooky getting "the carpet yanked out".

[TeleThor]

Yodeling out by Ibapah? good on ya, sorry it didn't pan out, but that's a hell of an effort.

Quite, the Wednesday excursion.

[Dantheman]

Yikes, 20 degree ridge remotely triggered ride....
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avala..._gulch_1272010

Jesus christ, 20 degree ridgeline When that isn't safe to ski, what is?

That pic of cardiac is crazy. Supposedly Kessler did the same thing, huge slides on Argenta and the Lawnmower which sympathetic'ed all the way to Catcher's Mitt.

Quite the season we are having, and I don't think things are going to magically heal up like they did about this time last year.

[Trackhead]

I'm hanging my touring gear up indefinitely and going back to my roots on skinny nordic skis and long poles. Skiing this year in the meadows is boring me to tears, I'd rather go do something else. [/end blog]

[rconstan]

[QUOTESupposedly Kessler did the same thing, huge slides on Argenta and the Lawnmower which sympathetic'ed all the way to Catcher's Mitt.[/QUOTE]

It appeared that the Lawnmower and Argenta went, but the Catcher's Mitt was not involved from my vantage point this morning.

[Dantheman]

It appeared that the Lawnmower and Argenta went, but the Catcher's Mitt was not involved from my vantage point this morning.

http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avala...r_peak_1252010

It was also mentioned in the Avy report a few days ago. What was your vantage point?

[The Gnarwhale]

Not bored to tears, yet. Heard a couple collapses near the rigelines where the snowpack's thinner. Snow's fast and surfy.

[rconstan]

http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avala...r_peak_1252010

It was also mentioned in the Avy report a few days ago. What was your vantage point?

I was across the road on top of a ridge from the catcher's mitt this morning and could not see any crown lines. May have filled in, but the crown was still visible in cardiac bowl so I am assuming it would have been in the mitt as well. I dont have any of the photos off of my camera yet, but check out the link below and scroll down to the post with Wow's photo of the area just below the heli photo, which was posted yesterday. Looked the same this morning.

http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/vi...=asc&start=180

[wra]

No slide in the Catcher's mitt from UDOT control



In addition a slide reported yesterday as third of a mile wide turned out to be coupla hundred yards, max.
Good skiing in sheltered, stiff in terrain exposed to the east wind.

[springsproject]

Skipped through some meadows this afternoon, found some nice snow on NW aspects. The sun had it's way on the south facing, hard crust's on the way out.

[otter]

I'm hanging my touring gear up indefinitely and going back to my roots on skinny nordic skis and long poles. Skiing this year in the meadows is boring me to tears, I'd rather go do something else. [/end blog]

Time to put that Moto to work Trackhead.

[Mark H]

that was fun

[byates1]

^^ that is pretty impressive

this getting older guy linked up s swing, toms, renoylds and wilson, good day to be out, weather was nice, 5 hrs from spruces to butler fork.

interesting release as noted on yesterday's uac, those guys put in a needlessly steep skin track, which appears to be the case in these parts






was sweating the return to the inversion, but the air cleared later in the day



very nice fullish moon from wilson, with the sun behind me, good stuff

will be skiing everyday until wed, on a plane wed afternoon

[Ermine]

^^ that is pretty impressive

this getting older guy linked up s swing, toms, renoylds and wilson, good day to be out, weather was nice, 5 hrs from spruces to butler fork.

Yes it was. Great reports.

I'm out there

[truth]

Stunning day to be out for sure...some pics of the carnage around Alta / Bird.



Tweaked for contrast and texture...








Skied the shit out of this once they dropped the rope later in the day.


Sun felt good. So did beer.