WASATCH STOKE, CONDITIONS, OBSERVATIONS and ASSORTED DRIVAL 20-21

[Benneke10]

The White Pine trailhead seems to have tripled in popularity with sledders and hikers this year, it's getting to be as bad as Cardiff. It makes the WP exit more interesting as the trail is perfectly groomed from traffic and full of human pins to bowl through but it also means there's now trash EVERYWHERE and the shitter is already full. Nice things: we can't have them.

I was up there around the same time, must have just missed you. So many sledders on the exit. I was at Cardiff on Saturday and it was so much worse over there but at least the road is wide enough to ski around people

[JKnight]

Those tracks are funny. Thought it might be a wandering mountain lion at first glance.

[dfinn]

Wow it was warm this afternoon. Don't put too much trust in the 20 year old thermometer in my truck but it read 47 or something like that when I finished up around 2:30. That's going to be a stout crust for this incoming dust to land on. Shady aspects should be skiing really well.

[mall walker]

lol who ripped out NW gobbs? you can see the crown from west temple

[Boissal]

Those tracks are funny. Thought it might be a wandering mountain lion at first glance.

You must be referring to the results of my extremely broad shoulders, makes for 2 widely spaced sets of kitty tracks

lol who ripped out NW gobbs? you can see the crown from west temple

One the one hand I'm happy this might have flushed the shit layer. On the other I'm pissed that Gobbs may never have enough snow to be skiable this year if it's all in the flats now...

[wra]

Just noticed this. I skied NW Gobblers today. I was out on the face after traversing in from the shoulder.
It has 12-very optimistic 24" total snow. Ragged as hell. There were extensive wind rows up high, lower is variable wind pack.
Didn't see any slide on the 4pm exit unless I somehow(doubtful) started one. Very flat light in the afternoon.
Below 8500' there is about 6" total. Road is buff.

[mall walker]

ah maybe wind sculpting and light magic? maybe a natural, maybe I’m wrong. sure looked like a slide bed and crown, in from benign line toward main gobbs

[JKnight]

You must be referring to the results of my extremely broad shoulders, makes for 2 widely spaced sets of kitty tracks

I can see it now..

[wra]

ah maybe wind sculpting and light magic? maybe a natural, maybe I’m wrong. sure looked like a slide bed and crown, in from benign line toward main gobbs

Here's a photo of the main face.



Here's another photo showing wind rows behind the brush.



No avalanches observed. Sorry for the late reply. internet is hitter miss. Using free wifi.

[jtran10]

Only hit 3 rocks coming down this AM, all within 2 turns.

No instabilities on SE, S, SW, and no crust below either. Skied great.

Photos of phall

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[getoutside]

i ment to tell yas to tell the old foggy bum who aint been there yet but has beens enuffs to huck that cat track a time or 200 smiled cause it was never inverted
tell the grom thanks

^ he's stoked and patiently waiting for the honeycomb playground to open. sheldon also looks pretty stoked.

some nice skiing this morning indeed. only saw a two small cracks skinning around 9k north facing.

[Dantheman]

16-day precip outlook looks grim: http://wxmaps.org/outlooks.php

[Boissal]

I can see it now...

Now that is a blast from the past, feels like 2012 or something equally ancient. Took me nearly a decade to revisit that slope and I still haven't gone through all the bad ideas I got on that tour!

16-day precip outlook looks grim: http://wxmaps.org/outlooks.php

Shhhhhhh. If you don't acknowledge it there may be a chance...

[HammySlapwagons]

16-day precip outlook looks grim: http://wxmaps.org/outlooks.php

Ugh

[dfinn]

Wish I didn’t have to go back to work.

[Dantheman]

Shhhhhhh. If you don't acknowledge it there may be a chance...

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At least the inversion has been kept at bay so far, but the 8-16 day period looks like we could lose that too. I'm normally pretty OK with extended dry spells as they can be a good time to go bag peaks and do obscure stuff, but when there's no base...ugh. Afternoons at Brighton with the kiddo have been fun but it sure would be nice to not have half the mountain closed.

[telefreewasatch]

Today didn't suck.

[telefreewasatch]

Here's a photo of the main face.



Here's another photo showing wind rows behind the brush.



No avalanches observed. Sorry for the late reply. internet is hitter miss. Using free wifi.

taint no snow.
Sorry looking pictures for this time of year.
Glad you survived...

[whyturn]

Another good day in the north.



Pushed out and cut a track to candy land




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[PaulC08]

It was a beaut out there today! Hope everyone got out stayed safe!






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[altacoup]

Today didn't suck.

By far best day of the season for me. My quads are cooked.


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[brutah]

Wish I didn’t have to go back to work.

Wish I could have left work sooner

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[D-Roc]

Sexy^^

[tgapp]

agreed on wishing I got off work earlier, and it looks like you still beat us by half an hour or so.

still had enough time to squeak in 5 laps with benneke10, here he is ripping down black bess.

remarkable how well it skied tonight!

[Boissal]

Nice work everyone, this page is looking like righteous Wasatch stoke!
Keep it classy and stay safe.