FTOer's, Tony Crocker, Patrick, and hamdog unite.
another bluebird day. high 20's to low 30's. no wind. no new snow in a good 5 days. yes, it was chopped and pow was tough to come by. however, the whole mountain was soft and there was some pow slashers still lurking. overall, to me, decent conditions considering the lack of recent snow. all groomers we rode weren't showing any ice. there was even some cordaroy still left over at 2pm. sweet groomer's. oh yah. it's tuesday....
early start at 9am. we started on Andesite. Elk Park Ridge was glowing, so we had to hit that up. then we almost lost eachother. not already! i found them at the Lone Moose Triple. few! up and over to Southern Comfort for a spectacular view of Lone Peak. then we bombed Hangman's back down to the base. time to head for the tram. we're hitting the Big today. 3 car wait at the tram. Patrick and i signed up for the Big. then we ventured down Liberty Bowl. Very few rocks. soft chopped up pow the whole way down. Bavarian Forest should be holding some fresh. it started that way, then the gully seemed fairly chopped and packed down. Patrick liked this. Tony did not. Tony and i headed into the trees to find our own fresh lines. Patrick stayed in the gully. i found a pretty fresh line down the rest of the way. i think Tony might have as well. Patrick ran into the boundary line, but made his way back to the Shedhorn lift successfully. back over to the bowl, up the triple and get on the tram to go hit the Big.
Patrick and i headed to the Big couloir while Tony went off to find his own adventure. we never ended up seeing him again. Patrick dropped into the Big first. pic's below. wow. that was fun. little couloir looks like it may be making my list this year. sweet line. oh, there were a cluster of about 10 goats up on the top of little cooler too. a crowd pleaser for the tram for sure. after the Big lap, we wanted more, so we headed back up to hit the first gully. firm but very edgible with some softer spots. it varied. very much like the Big. now lets go see how Challenger is holding up. we rode down to the Iron horse lift and found some nice soft moguls and other fun treats. liftline to the pocket. then back over to Challenger to hit BRT. Patrick charged it and found some good snow with hoots and hollah's heard from the top as he rode out into the bowl.
after all those steep lines and i don't know how much vertical, we headed down to the base. we definately gained a lot of ground by 2pm. it was time i get to class, so i had to bounce. Patrick headed over to Moonlight i think and hopefully found Tony at the end of the day. now they're headed south. we may be hearing from them, eventually.
another bluebird day. high 20's to low 30's. no wind. no new snow in a good 5 days. yes, it was chopped and pow was tough to come by. however, the whole mountain was soft and there was some pow slashers still lurking. overall, to me, decent conditions considering the lack of recent snow. all groomers we rode weren't showing any ice. there was even some cordaroy still left over at 2pm. sweet groomer's. oh yah. it's tuesday....
early start at 9am. we started on Andesite. Elk Park Ridge was glowing, so we had to hit that up. then we almost lost eachother. not already! i found them at the Lone Moose Triple. few! up and over to Southern Comfort for a spectacular view of Lone Peak. then we bombed Hangman's back down to the base. time to head for the tram. we're hitting the Big today. 3 car wait at the tram. Patrick and i signed up for the Big. then we ventured down Liberty Bowl. Very few rocks. soft chopped up pow the whole way down. Bavarian Forest should be holding some fresh. it started that way, then the gully seemed fairly chopped and packed down. Patrick liked this. Tony did not. Tony and i headed into the trees to find our own fresh lines. Patrick stayed in the gully. i found a pretty fresh line down the rest of the way. i think Tony might have as well. Patrick ran into the boundary line, but made his way back to the Shedhorn lift successfully. back over to the bowl, up the triple and get on the tram to go hit the Big.
Patrick and i headed to the Big couloir while Tony went off to find his own adventure. we never ended up seeing him again. Patrick dropped into the Big first. pic's below. wow. that was fun. little couloir looks like it may be making my list this year. sweet line. oh, there were a cluster of about 10 goats up on the top of little cooler too. a crowd pleaser for the tram for sure. after the Big lap, we wanted more, so we headed back up to hit the first gully. firm but very edgible with some softer spots. it varied. very much like the Big. now lets go see how Challenger is holding up. we rode down to the Iron horse lift and found some nice soft moguls and other fun treats. liftline to the pocket. then back over to Challenger to hit BRT. Patrick charged it and found some good snow with hoots and hollah's heard from the top as he rode out into the bowl.
after all those steep lines and i don't know how much vertical, we headed down to the base. we definately gained a lot of ground by 2pm. it was time i get to class, so i had to bounce. Patrick headed over to Moonlight i think and hopefully found Tony at the end of the day. now they're headed south. we may be hearing from them, eventually.
I realised I needed a total tune after my first day on the frozen surfaces at Jackson.