Thread: East Coast Roll Call V---> SO MUCH better then all the other roll calls

Originally Posted by weeble

I had the opportunity to ski a couple of runs with you and your husband around Leap Day... ran into you guys on the Bonnie chair, and you dragged my slow ass behind you for an hour or two. Pink seemed to suit your personality just fine!

- Andrew

Wait, I remember you! You drove up alone, no friends who ski trees and you're just getting started skiing in the woods, so we took you on the locals' tour of easier glades (if you can call Canyonland "easier" ) to indoctrinate you. By the time we had to leave you for Woodcorps' "patroller duties," you were finding your groove in the trees and grinning ear to ear! In fact, I think I suggested you start monitoring the TGR boards so you can hook up with like-minded skiers. Glad to see you not only lurked a bit, but got brave enough to post! Hopefully next season you'll hook up with some of the younger guys here and not only step up your game even more, but also find some ski buddies who venture beyond the beginner/intermediate terrain. Send me a PM when you come up at Jay next season.

Originally Posted by frecnhy.

Maybe if NS un-banned me I'd go back on.. But while I've lurked it seems as they've all gotten more and more immature, and a lot more douches.

Lol... Yeah brah when they banned you IT WAS THE END OF A GOLDEN ERA.


The pinknames say hello btw.

Originally Posted by SheSkisTrees

Wait, I remember you! You drove up alone, no friends who ski trees and you're just getting started skiing in the woods, so we took you on the locals' tour of easier glades (if you can call Canyonland "easier" ) to indoctrinate you. By the time we had to leave you for Woodcorps' "patroller duties," you were finding your groove in the trees and grinning ear to ear!

Yup, you got it! That week was the highlight of my season, and getting to meet you and Woodcorps was some of the most fun I've had on skis. With the big March warmup, I only made it up to Jay once more, last weekend. I'll definitely drop you a line when I'm up there again next season.

- Andrew

Originally Posted by weeble

Yup, you got it! That week was the highlight of my season, and getting to meet you and Woodcorps was some of the most fun I've had on skis. With the big March warmup, I only made it up to Jay once more, last weekend. I'll definitely drop you a line when I'm up there again next season.

- Andrew

you found good folks to show you around...a couple of friends and myself had the pleasure a few years back...crap! i think it's been eight!

talking about last weekend at jay, this might have been worth skiing after all. skiers left. zoom in on the tracks and it looks like it was some fun was had...

and the morning walk last sunday...you may be one of the skiers on haynes? people pop up in other people's pics all the time around here.

...yes, this is what passes for quality skiing time at present

actually, it was very cool to sleep in, go nowhere - for a change



more pics in case you missed 'em
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...05#post3633305

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

umm, i think you mean june 18th

June, August, whatever -- okay, so it wasn't quite *that* good of a season!

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

glad i wasn't there. you know how i feel about messing up da canvas with zig zaggy skin tracks!

I know, sometimes when I've been doing laps on the NE Snowfield by myself, I start getting more upset each run at whoever keeps cutting that skin track more into the snow, until I remember that . . . .


So anyway, looks like the next two days will be very nice. I'll be skiing a little bit Sunday afternoon at Killington, then probably starting up the Cog around 7 Monday morning.

^^jonathan - any idea how much of middle ss is still good - and continuous (enough)?
haven't been able to see a wider view than the k-cam's middle of the 'S'

Originally Posted by buckethead

^^jonathan - any idea how much of middle ss is still good - and continuous (enough)?
haven't been able to see a wider view than the k-cam's middle of the 'S'

Based on Monday's conditions, and the weather since then, I expect a few short portages between around the bottom of the middle section and the top of the lower headwall.
Will definitely be lots of good skiing left, but I don't know if it will be worth trying for longer laps from the base of the upper headwall all the way to the base of the lower headwall, or if just lapping the lower headwall will make the most sense.

Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

Based on Monday's conditions, and the weather since then, I expect a few short portages between around the bottom of the middle section and the top of the lower headwall.
Will definitely be lots of good skiing left, but I don't know if it will be worth trying for longer laps from the base of the upper headwall all the way to the base of the lower headwall, or if just lapping the lower headwall will make the most sense.

^ that was tuesday morning

a first lap from up the middle means a few warmup turns - and maybe hitting the headwall with a little speed

Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

So anyway, looks like the next two days will be very nice. I'll be skiing a little bit Sunday afternoon at Killington, then probably starting up the Cog around 7 Monday morning.

a few of us will be starting from pinkham at around 730 monday morning to beat the heat. we'll be chillin and lapping in da ravine till probably 2pm. i'm gonna head back to the coast for an evening surf as the seas will be building.

come by and say hi!!!

rog

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

a few of us will be starting from pinkham at around 730 monday morning to beat the heat. we'll be chillin and lapping in da ravine till probably 2pm. i'm gonna head back to the coast for an evening surf as the seas will be building.

come by and say hi!!!

rog

A friend and I will stay at Joe Dodge Sunday night and head up to the Bowl early for snowboard shenanigans Monday. Should be AWESOME!

Originally Posted by mtl_ripper

A friend and I will stay at Joe Dodge Sunday night and head up to the Bowl early for snowboard shenanigans Monday. Should be AWESOME!

WOOT! gonna be a good time fer sure.

a possible change of plans may have me mixing it up with the mon-fri workin folk tomorrow. then will stay tomorrow night for monday. we'll see how motivated i am in the morning. will look for ya ripper!!!

rog

Da bowl was actually pretty quiet today.. Maybe 30 skiers? Somehow got first tracks on chute at like 2pm. Beauty! Pics later...

Originally Posted by therudeness

Da bowl was actually pretty quiet today.. Maybe 30 skiers? Somehow got first tracks on chute at like 2pm. Beauty! Pics later...

^^ nice! that's my kind of first tracks

Originally Posted by therudeness

Da bowl was actually pretty quiet today.. Maybe 30 skiers? Somehow got first tracks on chute at like 2pm. Beauty! Pics later...

nice rudy! chute's skiing pretty dang well eh? good pitch on that one.

looking forward to hitting that one again.

rog

Originally Posted by therudeness

Da bowl was actually pretty quiet today.. Maybe 30 skiers? Somehow got first tracks on chute at like 2pm. Beauty! Pics later...

Kickass!!!

Originally Posted by therudeness

Da bowl was actually pretty quiet today.. Maybe 30 skiers?

re-thinking this. 30 today, probably 130 tomorrow, 4 last monday, maybe a half dozen this coming monday. beach tomorrow, ski monday. done.

ski you monday ripper!!!

rog

Up the cog today to the snow fields. No one around on the hike up and only 1 other guy in the fields. We were surprised by how much snow was left, start right off the auto rd almost to the garden. Incredible corn and lots of options with no tracks. Walked over to airplane and Turkey chute. Nothing goes unfortunately. There were pretty lengthy melted out chokes. No one had been in they're yet either. We hiked the jewell out.

Rudeness- glad you got some dude, no wind and amazing day to be up there

Originally Posted by thin cover

Walked over to airplane and Turkey chute. Nothing goes unfortunately. There were pretty lengthy melted out chokes.

I'm not surprised about Turkey Chute, given its typical undermining problems in some key areas.
But Airplane already discontinuous?!?
Oh well, I guess it's PNVC for me then and lap Left Gully for Monday -- sounds like I'll be meeting up with plenty of folks there!

Most glorious day in the Ravine today. Here are a few shots.

Things looked a bit gloomy and I was quite skeptical on the weather given that the parting lot was pretty empty when I showed up at 9.30




Tuckerman Ravine trail was practically skinnable




The weather cleared up to perfect bluebird by late morning. I wanted to do a run on HH, but upon some inspection and consultation with the rangers, decided against it




Here is the new target




Anything right of Chute is prob not worth while




I could not believe that with this great weather hardly anyone showed up




The snow in Left Gully was amazing - no glop, mushiness, stickiness or other later season unpleasantries; no undermining; no crevasses; no problematic bare spots or rocks. The rain had smoothed things out nicely, so no bumps




This view just doesn't get old




Go get some tomorrow and Mon

Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

I'm not surprised about Turkey Chute, given its typical undermining problems in some key areas.
But Airplane already discontinuous?!?
Oh well, I guess it's PNVC for me then and lap Left Gully for Monday -- sounds like I'll be meeting up with plenty of folks there!

Yeah I have some pics. A heroic rockslide on your skis might connect airplane. We went over to ski it, then saw the carnage.tons of snow left before the choke though same with TC. We were fine with it, we had such a good time in the Easties in pretty ideal conditions

Originally Posted by therudeness

Da bowl was actually pretty quiet today.. Maybe 30 skiers? Somehow got first tracks on chute at like 2pm. Beauty! Pics later...

rudeness - could this possibly be you?




Are you by any chance the Canadian gentlemen with S3s who was asking me if anyone had been up Chute? I was skiing down and had a blue fleece, grey pants and a black helmet

GREAT STOKE Y'ALL!

tc, nice to hear of good cover in the high fields. more than i thought. chute and left still look good.

jonathan, guess we'll see you in the ravine then. upper half o dodges looks nice, narrow, and spicy. love it when it skis like that. maybe a walk over from left as an exit.

rog

Originally Posted by thin cover

Up the cog today to the snow fields. No one around on the hike up and only 1 other guy in the fields. We were surprised by how much snow was left, start right off the auto rd almost to the garden. Incredible corn and lots of options with no tracks. Walked over to airplane and Turkey chute. Nothing goes unfortunately. There were pretty lengthy melted out chokes. No one had been in they're yet either. We hiked the jewell out.

Rudeness- glad you got some dude, no wind and amazing day to be up there

Good to hear had a good time. Wish I could have joined but had home chores to finish. Today no go either for same reason. Owning an old home is not so much fun sometimes! 1888 is that considered old? The list never ends. Tomorrow am possible still working on it. From the look of those pics things are going fast. Bummer to hear about GG. Sure wished I had jumped in that Sat when I was right there . . . Oooh well, always next year!

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

rog

I remember this TR from, wow, 4 years ago now.
Really awesome pics that capture the "spicey-ness" well.
Nice re-hash Ro-Blo

whattup with all the cloud cover over george today? twas supposed to be bluebird. there is no doubt that yesterday wuz the day. hopefully tomorrow will be the full sun.

cloudy cool down here on the seacoast. groundswell showed up this am and surfed a coupla spots as the wind got on it. bad spring for wind thus far. 1st session at the wall provided enuff size to be somewhat entertaining. looks to be some decent surf for the next 10 days or so. stoked on that. putting the winter rubber away and pulling on the 4/3 was a welcome change.

so who's in for tomorrow? jonathan, dave, fred, ripper and friend, tc? lynchy? looking forward to throwing some corn around!

rog