Berthoud Pass 2013-2014 Observations, Conditions and Stoke

**soylent green** · 12-06-2013, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by PappaG

The way he piggybacked our skin track solo and without so much as a "hi" left me feeling leery. Pretty much got a bad vibe from him.

Fritz and were talking about the roll on Wed when the snow we were standing on gave us a wooomph. We took that as a sign.

**Lindahl** · 12-07-2013, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by CG

Today was good

Y Chute slid yesterday
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Odd place for something to slide naturally.

Originally Posted by smitchell333

I've seen where the entire area nitro up to those trees to the north has ripped all at once. I think someone in the 90s triggered it on the first turn but somehow escaped.

Wait, what? 90s is nowhere near Nitro...?

Originally Posted by PappaG

When skiing down the Roll, 2 of us (I went first) stayed on the ridge and away from the gulley. We stopped by a band of trees. The 3rd person to descend was the rando who then skied into the gulley without giving us any signal or warning.

Yeah, that ridge with the trees is usually a safe bet, but getting to it without triggering something can be quite tricky (though not too dangerous). Anyway, the photo of the slide doesn't look like it was in the gully, but triggered on that rollover that you can launch?

**Name Redacted** · 12-07-2013, 03:35 PM

I think he mean 90's like the year. You know, nirvana, pearl jam, Clinton, and such.

**Lindahl** · 12-07-2013, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by shredgnar

I think he mean 90's like the year. You know, nirvana, pearl jam, Clinton, and such.

Ahh, of course

CG · 12-08-2013, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Lindahl

Odd place for something to slide naturally.

From what I understand a group was near the top digging a pit or otherwise stomping around and it slid

**Mike_Records** · 12-09-2013, 06:50 PM

Hope you guys get a kick out of this picture (on the right). Its on the table of contents of this month's Outside Magazine. Little kicker on the west side, pretty sure Bettner and Lindahl flipped it too. Thanks to Jody Grigg for the photograph. Check out Jody's website: www.jodygrigg.com

**shera** · 12-10-2013, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by Mike_Records

Hope you guys get a kick out of this picture (on the right).

Like....

**Lindahl** · 12-10-2013, 10:28 AM

Thats awesome man! Mine didn't look nearly as dialed... haha

**smitchell333** · 12-11-2013, 07:45 PM

Oh boy

http://www.skyhidailynews.com/news/9...erthoud-county

**georgio** · 12-11-2013, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by smitchell333

Oh boy

http://www.skyhidailynews.com/news/9...erthoud-county

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Dear rocket scientists: SE Russell is also avalanche terrain

Little first hand recap from this afternoon...

http://grandlin.es/southeast-russell...ember-11-2013/

**Fritz** · 12-11-2013, 09:51 PM

Nice of them to help compact the waterfall lz for later this season.

**smitchell333** · 12-12-2013, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by georgio

Dear rocket scientists: SE Russell is also avalanche terrain

Little first hand recap from this afternoon...

http://grandlin.es/southeast-russell...ember-11-2013/

Damn. I guess that it's better to be lucky than good.

**The SnowShow** · 12-12-2013, 04:21 PM

How do you head out to ice climb that area and cross that apron and not have beacons or equipment?

**Danno** · 12-13-2013, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

How do you head out to ice climb that area and cross that apron and not have beacons or equipment?

because you're ice climbers. that already indicates lack of brain function.

**BurnHard** · 12-14-2013, 01:30 PM

Looks like 2-4" fell on Berthoud last night, and maybe another few inches tonight according to CAIC?
What's good tomorrow, recommendations?

**mfkracing** · 12-15-2013, 05:18 PM

Floral delivered today. I'd check it out if your going up.

**BurnHard** · 12-15-2013, 05:30 PM

Yet again, HHA delivers the goods. Goddamn good day.

Too bad about Floral, thought about dropping in but just kept lapping HHA instead. Good to know.

**simple** · 12-29-2013, 05:42 PM

Good stuff today. It had been a while since i got 1st tracks down the 90s

**Wildman** · 12-29-2013, 10:48 PM

Floral was really, really good in the morning. Never crossed a track.

**FiveLarge** · 12-30-2013, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by simple

Good stuff today. It had been a while since i got 1st tracks down the 90s

Very few tracks in the 90's today. How's the snowpack in that area? Was awful last time I checked it out - overall thin and slides galore.

Originally Posted by Wildman

Floral was really, really good in the morning. Never crossed a track.

How's the coverage? Hit much? Looked thinnish down low.

Had a good afternoon session today in current creek.

**Wildman** · 12-30-2013, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by spthomson

How's the coverage? Hit much? Looked thinnish down low.

Coverage was great until about 2/3 of the way down. Where it steepens and you start getting sluffs there were some sharks. I didn't clip anything until the powerlines.

We also spent the afternoon in Current Creek. Super soft conditions.

**skiingislife** · 12-30-2013, 12:06 PM

Super fluffy yesterday. It's nice to watch the snow gradually pile up day by day. Here's some late afternoon stoke from the north side:

I can't wait for the holidays to be over. Pretty shitshowesque about midday yesterday. A lot of close calls on the road from the combination of gapers gaping, skiers crossing the road, and pissed off rednecks trying to get to after-Christmas sales at Bass Pro in Denver.

**drt** · 12-30-2013, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by skiingislife

Super fluffy yesterday. It's nice to watch the snow gradually pile up day by day. Here's some late afternoon stoke from the north side:

I can't wait for the holidays to be over. Pretty shitshowesque about midday yesterday. A lot of close calls on the road from the combination of gapers gaping, skiers crossing the road, and pissed off rednecks trying to get to after-Christmas sales at Bass Pro in Denver.

...not to mention the shitshow on snow with someone spending 45 minutes traversing above all of the Westside cliffs from Nitro to Rush and then back again...