Berthoud Photo/Conditions Thread (2010-2011)

[KillingCokes]

Got up today for 3 laps in Floral. Had to get back to the city for an appointment for my son. The wind did a number on the snow for sure, even in the trees. It was tough to know what the snow was gonna be like each turn. Then it started to get warm the last run. It should make for a nice base in there the rest of the season.

Shot a POV, the skiing is poor but it helps to make the point on the conditions.

[6.ways.till.sunday]

I'm headed back to colorado over christmas and hoping to tour around the area.
does anybody have up to date pictures of snow pits? just trying to gauge what the next week will look like

[Edgnar]

CAIC Front Range Zone
http://avalanche.state.co.us/pub_bc_avo.php?zone_id=1

[Tube Sag]

I has been nuking up here since this morning. The resort was already good even this am. Anyone up for some in-the-trees-pillow action tomorrow?

[bamboocoreONLY]

Pillow action sounds like fun. I'll be up bright and early tomorrow.

[Grandyoso]

I'll be up top around 8 in a white f150.. Promied the dogs I would take them for a lap and then off to HHA unless anyone has any better suggestions. Hombres with Freerides...Back in Fraser at 11:00

[Cruiser]

Anyone make it up today? I was half way thinking of heading up for a couple of hours tomorrow morning since it looks like there was some snow up that way.

[drt]

yesterday was really nice. Finally some new snow without the wind....

[KillingCokes]

How High up did you get. Any slab development above treeline?

[Rontele]

How High up did you get. Any slab development above treeline?

Yes. Curious of the wind effect as I am planning on heading up tomorrow.

[bear]

Thing we noticed on Thursday at LL was that the fractures that happened on the Ridge (Superbowl, elsewhere) were lower in the slope. Crowns looked pretty big, and speculation was that it stepped down to deep pack instabilities. Also watch out for cracks propagating up the hill from remote triggers and lower traverses. I think we're in for a heavy avvy cycle. Hope I'm wrong.

[rometheworld]

Heading up for a few laps soon. Black 4Runner, Voile Split board, blue pants, black jacket.

[Rontele]

The Pass skied great today with moderate snow throughout. Tomorrow should be really good.

[RonMexico]

Skied the west side today and there was some great snow to be had. Stability is another issue though....

This guy released when I ski cut the upper skier's left section of Y chute. Ran full track and although it probably wasn't enough to bury you, there were a few rocks in the runout that could have posed some problems.

[jbski]

The pass was a zoo today. Tons of hikers going up the skin track, tons of folks with no avy gear.

The snow and skiing were decent (I had a good time), but as RonMexico said, the stability was suspect. And, even with suspect stability there were people skinning up "The Roll." Blows my mind...skinning up a very pronounced convexity that other people are skiing down when there is poor stability! Someone is going to get themselves in trouble pretty soon. I try to be as polite as possible when I talk to gapers who have no gear and no clue, but I can see myself blowing up at someone soon. They not only endanger their own lives but mine as well. Argh...

/rant

[ICE]

Hey - no worries. Based on recent incidents, the best way to survive a slide, either triggered by you or not, is to be able to pull waynewong moves with pontoon-assed barrel staves with balloons tied to yer back with a sled doing endos behind you. Don't forget Pete's poodle, the avy dog. Prolly outa toss that thing offa the cornice first as a further test.

Yo - to the dudes skiing Y chute, didja yell "avalanche" or some shit after you triggered that (smallish) slide 'cause there was a party in the trees below you - good thing there wasn't much snow to entrain! Did you guys cross the run out below "z-chute"??? N ice work!

[BurnHard]

Considering hitting the pass tomorrow. But junkshow + considerable avi danger might be turn-off enough. Anybody here heading up tomorrow?

[KillingCokes]

Thinking about it

[brutah]

headed back to colorado next weekend for the holidays. probably looking at getting some touring in on thursday, friday, xmas and monday. haven't gotten to ski berthoud since my college days at CU, so i'm pretty stoked. berthoud is where i really sharpen my teeth and started touring. looking for partners, let me know if anyone is around.

[melotime]

a circus out there today for sure, but my buddy & I found some solid turns and didnt see many folks on our way...

[KillingCokes]

The snow was really good today and it was pretty crowded, but there were freshies well past noon.

[jon turner]

Some pics from yesterday:

[fluxrad]

The snow was really good today and it was pretty crowded, but there were freshies well past noon.

Where are these shots from? I don't recognize. I thought Floral but looks way too open.

[KillingCokes]

The first run is Floral out near/below Fairway. The second run is flume to jumpoff

[Rontele]

KillingCokes is the mayor of Floral.