Thread: Berthoud Pass 2011-2012 Observations, Conditions and Stoke

PoopGhost and Lindahl have matching CRV's...just sayin'.

lindahl,
I should be up there about 3 but will be parking at pumphouse and skiinning around there if you have any intrest....There was some coverage on the nort side when driving over monday...White Ford F150
Ian

Well alright! A big warm welcome to a fresh crop of newly transplanted, wide-eyed, Rocky-Mountain-Wet-Dreaming Joeys!

c'mon with some pics! I know some of you dawn patrollers are back at work by now

Originally Posted by khakis

c'mon with some pics! I know some of you dawn patrollers are back at work by now

Wife tells me at 11:20 last night, "I told you, I've got to be at work at 8:45am tomorrow... you're dropping the kids at school."

FUCK.

so you're in for tomorrow?

Originally Posted by your mom

Well alright! A big warm welcome to a fresh crop of newly transplanted, wide-eyed, Rocky-Mountain-Wet-Dreaming Joeys!

Yes welcome Joey.....

Originally Posted by khakis

so you're in for tomorrow?

Doubt there'll be anything left. Dozen people there when I took off at 9am.

Bert skied awesome this morning. 16"+ (close to 24" in spots). Didn't hit bottom once coming down HHA. Heard reports the west side was just as good. Snow was a bit on the heavy side which I imagined helped keep the skis from hitting rock.

Pics/video later. Can't complain when going to work with an avy beacon on and getting high-fives from co-workers.

Originally Posted by PappaG

Bert skied awesome this morning. 16"+ (close to 24" in spots). Didn't hit bottom once coming down HHA. Heard reports the west side was just as good. Snow was a bit on the heavy side which I imagined helped keep the skis from hitting rock.

nice!...

The parking lot was empty just before 7 and I had to get to work, so just headed in the direction of Mines #2 and made some fun little turns back down to my car. One and done kinda sucks but beats laying around in bed thinking about what it may have been like.

Can't complain when going to work with an avy beacon on and getting high-fives from co-workers.

Hehe. Totally.

Originally Posted by ballsagna

The parking lot was empty just before 7 and I had to get to work, so just headed in the direction of Mines #2 and made some fun little turns back down to my car. One and done kinda sucks but beats laying around in bed thinking about what it may have been like.

Your name Chad? I ran into you on your way out. Your skin track was completely buried by the time I started ascending. Stayed near your tracks on the way down and was pleasantly surprised by the conditions.

That was me, Tommy. Thanks again for the push! It was really coming down.

[QUOTE=PappaG;3406798]Doubt there'll be anything left. Dozen people there when I took off at 9am.

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This statement doesn't compute, you know it's berthoud right?

DEEP

We skied Hightail trees a few times. If you don't mind tapping your bases in between knee and thigh deep turns, DO IT!

Was skiing lightly to avoid carnage, but I was still getting faceshots. Should be plenty left for tomorrow. Git sum mags!

Originally Posted by PappaG

Can't complain when going to work with an avy beacon on and getting high-fives from co-workers.

Shit how else will everyone know how H-core you are?

decided to start a new account when I got the idea for an awesome new name before I grew attached to the account that I've trolled around here with occasionally during periods of rehab and such.

So, let's kick this off with some pictures of Berthoud Pass from today
so all you kiddies can figure out whether you're skiing tomorrow.

This was like 3 pm on Wednesday the 26th



I think everyone up there would agree they were having a fucking awesome time.

Faceshot, coreshot, faceshot, coreshot, it's how it is...



Hung out with chill broski from the WP patrol, said he triggered two small slopes, but that some areas could already bury you pretty deep, New zeason haz begun!!!!!!!

buddy of mine shared this from today, stoked for tomorrow.

^^^it really was this deep yesterday, had some photos to add, but had trouble uploading them, srry

Not sure what is go left today, but hopefully it will have settled some and started making a base that actually covers shit. If you have a rock-touring setup hit it up!

met WP patroller out there who said he kicked off two small slides on NW aspects on treed slopes above and around Hell's Half Acre.

Everybody stay safe and have fun, heading to Loveland for comparison today, new season has begun!

today was great! it's pretty chilly out there and the snow is staying nice n soft. I find it pretty funny how many people hit the plunge, didn't look like fun to me...

Originally Posted by teleyakco

SheRa,sorry to burst your bubble,but this is BERTHOUD Conditions.It doesn't snow on Loveland pass.If you promptly get to Berthoud at 11 am,find the white jeep with two southerners and we will find the goods!(Or at least what is good for now.

Hehe, I just saw this. Loveland Pass was the deepness yesterday and pretty much deserted. So perfectly sweet. Went to A Basin today, what a disappointment. Long lift line, skied off snow, and a ton of gapers sprawled across the hill, pretty much all on snowboards - just sayin.

And now back to your regularly scheduled Berthoud Pass programming.

mir, you would have had fun to day.

just saying.

Originally Posted by marshalolson

mir, you would have had fun to day.

just saying.

Glad to hear it. I had to at least do an inspection run over there. What a sh!tshow. I'll climb tomorrow, prolly up on Loveland Pass again. Got a hankering to ski my spatulas for the reverse/reverse funtimes.

Anyway, let's do something next week.

Mir when you ski LL pass do u ski the trees from the top down to the switchback and then hitch up, or go for a hike?

Originally Posted by Paj

Mir when you ski LL pass do u ski the trees from the top down to the switchback and then hitch up, or go for a hike?

Check your PMs. Are you coming through here?

I'll likely be there by 7am tmrw (maybe earlier). Should be decent.