TR - Berthoud... no Butler Gulch, 18" pow + bluebird
February 17, 2007: Butler Gulch, 18" pow + bluebird
Riders: Killclimbz, IridePow
The original plan was to hit Berthoud.
However the pass was closed and after a CDOT employee told us it's going to stay like that for a while we hit Butler Gulch.
Good thing….. Because they did not even start bombing the Stanley chute until 12:30. By then we were already on our twenty third lap.... just kidding.
I guess they have only one howitzer for the front range and that one was busy over at the tunnel/loveland pass??
So while most other people were stuck somewhere in front of the tunnel or waiting for Berthoud to open we enjoyed an awesome time.
Butler Gulch does not really provide the longest verts, however when you lap it enough, you get plenty of good turns in.
Avalanche danger scale was on high, so we stayed on low angle stuff.
Skinning
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q..._SkinTrack.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...z-Skinning.jpg
The snow was excellent and deep (18" plus) below tree line. Surprisingly soft after those 90mph wind gusts.
Virgin Powder in front of me….. I likey….. I am going to slay this now !!!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...rginPowder.jpg
Killclimbz enjoying it
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...mbz-Spray1.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...mbz-Spray2.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...mbz-Spray3.jpg
IridePow
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...7_IridePow.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...dePowSpray.jpg
Cody;
Where the heck is my path again? Why can they not just straight line this??!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q..._Cody_Path.jpg
Lunchbreak
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...Lunchbreak.jpg
Wind battered stuff above tree line
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...veTreeline.jpg
Yes, it was still a little windy above tree line
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...w/12_Windy.jpg
Killclimbz surfing the wave
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...mbzSurfing.jpg
Some turns in the trees
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...14_Treerun.jpg
Also Cody got some face shots…… plenty to be exact!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ow/15_Cody.jpg
On the "Butler Gulch way out"
Please Forest Service, can you put in a magic carpet here??! ;)
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q.../16_WayOut.jpg