Up Taylor and down the S face this morning. Still very powdery up there. Some boarders and alpine skiers bootpacking up the skin track on the SE ridge, d'oh. That would be painful, esp since there is...

We've been watching the forecast and conditions from up here in BC, also getting great powder skiing here. Looks like a road bike might not be the tool of choice quite yet, eh? And maybe I should put...

We leave Thursday for Moonlight/ Fernie/ Rogers Pass and so on. Be back the 24th April, but if it's still fat in the park I have some missions that need to be accomplished.

Keep gettin' after it!

Better than I thought it would be on Glory today. Nobody out. (except Aaron, who is ALWAYS out)

About 5 inches of nice wind transported snow on top of the rime to rain crust. Sluffed a good bit...

And I just scored Targhee music fest passes. Not so much interested in the rest of it, but loove Little Feat et al.

Seems like we are in full meltdown right now. Still be plenty of powder days to...

And S face of Taylor was better than mid-Jan this morning. Wow. Endless winter.

But I see that it's supposed to warm up a lot on Friday- better get after it for another 2 days.

Just did a mission into Avalanche Canyon from the n side of 25 short, sortof a steep circuitous line. Great powder sluffs up high, from 10 down to about 9500', then below that it was quite wind...

Yes, snowing sideways all day, but clearing now.

Had Toilet Bowl (Targhee version) sluff pretty big on us this afternoon too. Easy a foot since the morning.

Peace coast did you want to try on...

And I wouldn't miss the chance to use my Targhee pass. Puking out there, and it is lined up to the west on the water vapor loop.

If those are the west-facing shots on the edge, those are called Spleef-boy and Spleef-boy's little brother, fyi.

Dumping big fat flakes right now.

Commissary will be great. You may find a little crust on Beards, but nothing truly deal-breaking. You can always head north off the ridge to the N-facing shots back there, but be a little wary of...

No camera today, wouldn't have worked, too deep.

Took the NYC firemen to 25 Short, and they loved it. Didn't suck. Ran into Rod Newcomb almost at the top, inspirational.

Also heard from a buddy...

This system is passing to the south of us, so as it rotates counter-clockwise and passed to the east, we'll get east/ south winds. Not usual, but not all that strange. It does load some odd places...

I would bet that was Doug Workman from Jackson Hole Mtn Guides- check the JHMG facebook or web site.

Warm and windy in the Taylor world yesterday. East face got thrashed. A little bit of wind slab...

Chicken Knob meadows- also called Alta Dena- haha.

Thanks for the heads up on the soft slab Aaron. Been tracking the distribution of the surface hoar, crusts, nsfx, and buffet of previous snow...

Agreed on no signs of instability anywhere I have been in the last week or so. Sortof boring for teaching a 3-week avalanche class, but the skiing has been good. Will be interesting to see if...

Since I am a Spud I like the Pocatello forecast discussion.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=pih&sid=pih&pil=afd

Sounds like more stormy on Sat, then high pressure moving...

Aaron I think that's the north-most section of avalanche bowl. If that's so, then those are frequent flyers, especially with stronger winds, since the loading occurs lower down from the ridgecrest....

Hi Aaron- Nice to meetcha finally.

Dug a big fat study pit with my class on the top of Shamrock (yes, we filled it in completely). Near-surface facets from the cold spell from Xmas to early Jan is...

Thanks. Will post up this afternoon. Heading up Glory for a look with my avalanche forecasting class. The new cold temps might lock it down up high, but we'll have tails tucked for the lower...

Really? Where is the rain line? No mention of breakable crust? Do tell.

Better bump this to front page...

Just spent 2 nights at the Plummer yurt skiing everything we could find north facing into the s fork of Game Creek. Now that is some remarkable terrain, and...

OK time for a little rant about the top of the pass.

(breathe, be nice....)

Please park smart, please control your dog, and really, please be polite if you are waiting for a parking spot or...

A day in the backcountry. Fabulous. Sluffs running fast and far in the morning, then it felt like it warmed up in the afternoon. Snow surface starting to slab up slightly with some wind and warmer...

Targhee was classically "Grand Fog-hee" this morning. Great snow, bad vis, and just above the rain/ snow line.

In the backcountry yesterday, saw lots of wind sign, wind-press from the north and...

And here's my most recent go-to page from the AAI winter weather forecasting class. All the useful links without having to wade through the whole mess.
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The snow came early but someone almost took out Jamie Yount, the Wydot forecaster. He got dusted pretty hard by the powder cloud from Twin and was reasonably pissed. Wouldn't you be?

I am not so...

That sounds frustrating, ouch. When all the resorts are fully open it should (?) take some of the pressure off the pass, but it is Saturday, after all.

Got your number- may need it tomorrow but I...

At the ghee DC blew down around 1pm. Driving was a nightmare up and down. Great skiing but wet and warm, couldn't see. Hope the pass doesn't close- leaving here at 4-ish for 7am flight, don't wanna...