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    Most appropriate display of the "Ski Bum" tattoo...

    Most appropriate display of the "Ski Bum" tattoo ever!
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    Seriously. At first I thought it was sarcasm,...

    Seriously. At first I thought it was sarcasm, 'cause you can see there's still lots of snow up high, even from the leafy green parts of the trail. But then we kept getting asked sincerely again and...
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    Skied up Lone Pk this morning. Crust over mush...

    Skied up Lone Pk this morning. Crust over mush to 10k' made for slow booting or edgy skinning. The easiest solution was to go straight up. These are the days that ski crampons are made for....
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    Conducting control last week? From the UAC...

    Conducting control last week?

    From the UAC Obs page:
    Avalanche Control Lt. Cottonwood Canyon 5/19/11 1:00pm. Stay clear mid canyon hwy paths (Maybird to Superior) until after 3:00pm
    Closure...
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    http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=15503524 13...

    http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=15503524


    13 people? 2pm?

    Alright, which one of you WBR guys is this with the DPS's......
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    The snow was sluffy on the first lap but got...

    The snow was sluffy on the first lap but got greenhoused by 9 or 10am. Even high north was damp well before noon. Old snow surface was firm on NE facing Baldy and deep & manky elsewhere. Powder Goat...
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    No cornice at the entrance to the East Ridge. It...

    No cornice at the entrance to the East Ridge. It seemed like a good idea to keep rocks underfoot on the Cascade cirque ridgeline, but I was surprised how relatively small the cornices up there were....
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    Yup. Wouldn't have happened yesterday. No...

    Yup. Wouldn't have happened yesterday. No refreeze forecasted for the next two nights should be a good first step towards a layerless snowpack.
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    Sunrise on Timp with Ty and Powder Goat below...

    Sunrise on Timp with Ty and Powder Goat below
    http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2081.jpg

    Skied the south side of the East Ridge, which is as filled as I've seen...
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    It goes without any airtime

    It goes without any airtime
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    Ciochetti's Ribbon below the peak...

    Ciochetti's Ribbon below the peak
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    Humbling moment of the day: Kicking snow off the edge and waiting (and waiting and...
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    Well, I'm sold

    Well, I'm sold
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    Mark H on top of Crows Foot last week...

    Mark H on top of Crows Foot last week
    http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_54491.jpg

    And down...
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    http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/wxbriefing/wxb14feb201...

    http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/wxbriefing/wxb14feb2011/player.html

    New weather briefing from Brian at the NWS.
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    A possible FSD: first seated descent. Think that...

    A possible FSD: first seated descent. Think that guy has pants sponsor? Marauders was that you?
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    Thanks for the weather updates LH! A few feet...

    Thanks for the weather updates LH! A few feet sounds real good.

    Yeah, I agree with LH. Pretty much any rain event will mean Big Changes for the snowpack. Rime isnt much of a hazard by itself,...
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    Mark and I had a pretty good idea this would go,...

    Mark and I had a pretty good idea this would go, so I posted up on a knoll to get photos.

    http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/IMG_2793.jpg
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    I've heard people from interior BC, where they...

    I've heard people from interior BC, where they occasionally get pineapple express storms that rain to the peaks, refer to the rain crust as "raising the ground level." The crust locks up their...
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    I was shaking my head the other day at how I've...

    I was shaking my head the other day at how I've been saying "It looks like January" since Halloween and now that it is January some places have a snowpack that looks a lot like November. Quite a few...
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    A couple more from Timp today, because I like...

    A couple more from Timp today, because I like pictures.

    In all her limestony glory
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    Trackhead catches a ride in...
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    Well, I'm not trying to perpetuate a forum war...

    Well, I'm not trying to perpetuate a forum war either, but those photos were submitted to the UAC by Bill Nalli who is a UDOT forecaster. It'd be surprising to see him put his career on the line...
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    We went down south where the Utah Lake effect had...

    We went down south where the Utah Lake effect had left a foot of fluff to cover the loud powder and windslabs. http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_2102.jpg

    The...
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    Whippet duel. To the death. Because nobody but...

    Whippet duel. To the death. Because nobody but Trackhead has health insurance and who wants to deal with those bills, right?
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    Sooo, I caught a bit of the dogma yesterday, but...

    Sooo, I caught a bit of the dogma yesterday, but I'm still not clear how the 2/3 lapping with the cross-slope traverse 400' from the top is consistant with the aim to stay fall-line or to make the...
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    Ran into Maynard K. and company today at the...

    Ran into Maynard K. and company today at the bottom of this lap. He was vocally displeased about the long-turning.
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    Congratulations Trackhead! I'm sure the car seat...

    Congratulations Trackhead! I'm sure the car seat will buckle right into the Samurai.

    Overcast and with no new snow, today seemed like a good day to climb down this hole. Could have used a...
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    If you have a small canvas, do what'cha gotta do....

    If you have a small canvas, do what'cha gotta do.

    Out here, "booting" often looks a lot more like "wallowing." Perhaps booting would have kept TH's party out of trouble last week, but there's...
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    http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/wp-content/u...

    http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/IMG_9963.jpg
    :fm::fm::fm:
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    Glad you all made it down safely, D. Shaken up,...

    Glad you all made it down safely, D. Shaken up, no doubt, but alright. Thanks for the candid reporting.
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    cold smoke...

    cold smoke
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    Already is. Or would be if she was a he. ...

    Already is. Or would be if she was a he.

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    Is it the appropriate time for Jaws music yet? I think I heard them...
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    carpe skiem, dude ...

    carpe skiem, dude

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    happy hound
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    Not...
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    12" and nothing but graupel...

    12" and nothing but graupel
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    it was fast and buttery...
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    West faces were jacked today ...

    West faces were jacked today

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    Ty and I checked out a +200' wide hard slab that probably went on Tues. SSE facing,...
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    Jesus. Lionel did I step on your toes and not...

    Jesus. Lionel did I step on your toes and not know it?

    From the degree-holding meterologists at the UAC today:


    Sheesh. ...
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    que the Jaws theme music: ...

    que the Jaws theme music:

    http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/WaterVaporPacificWeds.gif
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    meanwhile on the dark side of the wasatch today: ...

    meanwhile on the dark side of the wasatch today:

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    ...no one gave pile of fecal coliform bacteria about the dog...
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    WRA, SFB, or Trackhead: one of yall drop this? ...

    WRA, SFB, or Trackhead: one of yall drop this? Smells like a mixture of box wine an metamucil. PM with description wine's make and model to claim.
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    TyFalk doing what he does...

    TyFalk doing what he does
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    Ventricular exploration...
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    NOAA's calling it 18-30" here...

    NOAA's calling it 18-30" here
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    ^^^ bike leg? that earns some serious points....

    ^^^ bike leg? that earns some serious points. you and stoy should take a trip together.

    I'm not a fan of strapping things to the outside of my pack either, but I usually make an exception for...
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    just one?...

    just one?
    http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/3000/3372/ISS006-E-18382.jpg



    It was plenty light in UT today.

    Provo:
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    Check out Brian McInerney's most recent weather...

    Check out Brian McInerney's most recent weather briefing
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    Wasatch Conditions 10-11

    Hey, it's snowing.
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    Okay, this'll make for a soap-boxy sort of kick-off, but if this a thread you love and/or hate I'd...
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