Five feet of snow this week at Utah
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Patrick
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Admin":34kc6zyq said:
Well, let's see... :-k
You're still in the car at 10ish, start skiing at around 10:30-10:45, done at 2:15...back at home and posting on FTO at 3pm on the awesome powder day before the lift closed for the day?
Is that correct? :-k
The only person that I've seen do that is Sharon? I'm afraid you have more in common with her than you would like to admit. :lol: :lol: :lol: :stir:
Carry on...
Ahh! Patrick's brought this thread back from the dead!Patrick":3f2i0t87 said:
tirolerpeter
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I too did a "relaxed start" today. The Sheriff had sent out a canyon closure alert indicating that the anticipated opening would be at 10 AM. Around 10:15 I called a friend and he indicated that he had gotten a "Canyon Will Open at 10:AM" Text but he was still sitting motionless in traffic. When I hit the LCC road around 11 things were moving uphill slowly. The delay was well worth it. Although, the wind was pretty intense, and it was a bit chilly, there was fresh powder everywhere, and some of my favorite spots were a blast. Too bad that they didn't open Supreme, and the EBT also never opened. As I lazily skied down Lower Sunspot around noon, I heard a familiar voice, and when I looked up Admin passed over me on Collins. By early afternoon the clouds broke, the snow stopped, and the sun broke through. As the afternoon progressed things got sunnier and sunnier. I took a break around 3
M at GMD and met a couple of guys from Rochester NY who were in town for some turns for three days. They started asking me about how to get to "Alf's High Rustler" so I told them I would take them up there. The "T" was a bit rough in spots (no surprise there) but the entrance into "Alf's HR" was in pretty good shape. Although two days of skiing Alta had left them pretty tired and winded, they enjoyed their trip down so much they were up to do it again. We ended the day with a brew at GMD as we enjoyed the afternoon sunshine.
M at GMD and met a couple of guys from Rochester NY who were in town for some turns for three days. They started asking me about how to get to "Alf's High Rustler" so I told them I would take them up there. The "T" was a bit rough in spots (no surprise there) but the entrance into "Alf's HR" was in pretty good shape. Although two days of skiing Alta had left them pretty tired and winded, they enjoyed their trip down so much they were up to do it again. We ended the day with a brew at GMD as we enjoyed the afternoon sunshine.
baldyskier
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If you guys (Admin and Tony C) keep this up you may need to change the name of the site to "Yellow Snow Pi$$ing Contest", (or something like that). I enjoy the great trip reports, but the bickering is wearying, especially from the perspective of someone who only gets out a handful of times a season. The minutia that you guys spar over isn't even on my radar. Enjoy the mountains, appreciate different perspectives and preferences, live and let live.
For a taste of the opposite end of the spectrum of skier's prose, check out these lines:
"This sensation—this floating, airy dance—there's really no way to describe it, is there? It is an unforgettable wizardry of snow and gravity that keeps us coming back, through good times and bad, for as long as our legs will carry us."
(Taken from a So CA local's report of a rare powder day on San Jacinto, above Palm Springs: http://www.sierradescents.com/skiing/sa ... ace-6.html)
For a taste of the opposite end of the spectrum of skier's prose, check out these lines:
"This sensation—this floating, airy dance—there's really no way to describe it, is there? It is an unforgettable wizardry of snow and gravity that keeps us coming back, through good times and bad, for as long as our legs will carry us."
(Taken from a So CA local's report of a rare powder day on San Jacinto, above Palm Springs: http://www.sierradescents.com/skiing/sa ... ace-6.html)
We've been skiing a few days each season together ever since Admin moved to Utah and gotten along fine. Even Patrick and I get along when we're skiing together. :lol: In both cases my main objective is usually to keep up.
The days when Admin and I would have a strong disagreement on where to ski are not that frequent and have not yet occurred when I've been in Utah.
Bobby Danger
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day 57..... i had a nice long post all typed out last night & wheni hit the submit key it got eaten. so here's the short version. auto glide- auto glide which gear do we ski in auto glide. any aspect- any pitch- anywhere it was auto glide. a few more people than normal in the morning. alot of people from lcc at snowbasin yesterday. they were gone by noon just when patrol opened no-name. three untracked out there on auto glide.
baldyskier
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Tony Crocker":13q67mgr said:
I'm glad to hear you all get along in person. I'm referring to the level of interaction on the site- it may scare away some people, much the same way the non-civil interactions on Yahoo stock message boards do- some people may thrive on it, but others avoid it. Perhaps there could be special spin-off threads for edgy debates, so that the average reader looking to enjoy the trip reports wouldn't feel they got caught in another food fight.
ski-the-face
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I didnt know they allowed you to bring skis on that tram. thats kinda cool if you wanna put in the effort.
My guess regarding BobbyD's whereabouts was correct. :mrgreen:
The Palm Springs tram opens 10AM most days but 8AM on some weekends and holidays. It's more accessible than San Gorgonio, but it gets less snow and it's still not easy. I would need spring of a huge year and better planning than 1998. You need better backcountry skills than I have to be up there in winter IMHO.
Yes, I did that on July 2, 1998. But I got a late start, lost the trail several times and didn't summit San Jacinto until 5PM. I decided that was too late to ski something north-facing and then have to hike back up and out. As it was I didn't get back to the tram until almost 9PM. A real PITA, slogging around all that time with skis on my back and not getting to use them. Patrick has noted that this is an example of me being as much a nutcase as him. :lol:
The Palm Springs tram opens 10AM most days but 8AM on some weekends and holidays. It's more accessible than San Gorgonio, but it gets less snow and it's still not easy. I would need spring of a huge year and better planning than 1998. You need better backcountry skills than I have to be up there in winter IMHO.
tirolerpeter
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Marc_C":3elb119h said:
When there are dips and bumps that try to "misdirect" your progress, and areas where rocks are either loose or poking up through the traverse, I tend to characterize it as "a bit rough."
The T is standard-issue T right now -- nothing unusual. However, to address Marc_C's question, the prevailing northwesterlies after this past storm removed much of the five feet from the T.
Howling up there now, gusting to 50 atop Collins. Snow should arrive by noon, so I'm taking my time getting up there today and getting caught up on other things...possibly even reports from the past 3 days.
Howling up there now, gusting to 50 atop Collins. Snow should arrive by noon, so I'm taking my time getting up there today and getting caught up on other things...possibly even reports from the past 3 days.