Thread: 2011-2012 Jackson/Targhee/Tetons/Togwotee Weather, Conditions & Stoke Thread

Originally Posted by snomaster

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it looks like a pattern shift is in line for monday. anyone else notice that the artic oscelation went negative a few days ago?

GFS continues to predict zonal flow for west coast. That is 4 consecutive days of model runs. Showing possible precip for Tetons by next tuesday. Then, the door to the Pacific finally opens: model showing moderate to high probabilities of precip over Tetons beginning wed afternoon 1/18 and continuing to end of model run, 1/27. Showing very high probability for next thursday and friday. Keep in mind that GFS gets vague at about 10 days out and assigns precip probabilities over a wider area than it does when the forecast becomes short term. So there's no promise that we'll actually see snow for 10 straight days, however, the model is saying that it is possible.

Forecast is for energetic storms. Warm, wet and windy. Snow lines at 5k-6K.

Thanks ND.

Face shots!! Not bad for such a short storm. Can't complain for a 6 inch day.

Yep. Most fun Ive had all year.

What a great day. It was the first time I'd used the Alpenhof Tram Cam. Tram lines are sporadic. I checked in from Capser and walked right on.

^^^Def the happiest 6" inches ever^^^

25 short treated us pretty good today! Some well needed pow turns were had.

I am leaving next wed, so game on, of course.

1 run POV from the end of 2011, *unedited* (you get to watch me do up my boots... )

http://vimeo.com/user9897767/gt2011pov

Originally Posted by cliffhucker

1 run POV from the end of 2011, *unedited* (you get to watch me do up my boots... )

Because of your screen-name I thought that might be cool.

looks like a powder wet dream compared to Bridger.

Snomaster, You really need to stop shitting on others stoke.

On a different note we broke trail in Garnet today and ended up skinning to the traverse in to the meadows on the summer trail. (sorry if anyone followed our skin track.) Good snow up high with a little wind effect. Climbed/skied the SW couloir on the Middle. The top pitch (and probable bottom to iceflow) needs some more snow to be skiable but, it made a fun climb. Cold and windy up there today.

Skied in the northern range today. Nothing big, just some primo meadow skipping. Lots of snow up there. We dug a pit, 155cm deep, and most of it solid, supportable snow. Nothing too scary in the layers. Using compression tests, the new snow was moving a little, but we weren't able to trigger anything down low below the New Year's storm.

Anyway, it was beautiful, and cold, and sunny, and the snow was blower...

Originally Posted by _Aaron_

Snomaster, You really need to stop shitting on others stoke.

On a different note we broke trail in Garnet today and ended up skinning to the traverse in to the meadows on the summer trail. (sorry if anyone followed our skin track.) Good snow up high with a little wind effect. Climbed/skied the SW couloir on the Middle. The top pitch (and probable bottom to iceflow) needs some more snow to be skiable but, it made a fun climb. Cold and windy up there today.

what was up with that skin track? did you guys get lost in the dark?

snow in the north fork was awesome. wild how shitty the hourglass still looks.

care to share any photos of the conditions in the chouinard couloir? i think you have my email address.

Yup. Little lost in the dark. Ive got a good one of both the Ellingwood and Chouinard Ill send off to you when I get to real internet at the lib later today. Both looked in but boney. What were you up to in the North Fork?

not a whole lot...mainly just hunting for good snow with photog. plan A turned to plan B which turned to plan C...and in the end we turned around <100' from the lower saddle due to some wind-slab and potential avy hazard. it was like a freaking hurricane exiting the canyon though...CRAZY!!!

thanks _a_!

Ellingwood

Chouniard

Ford/Stettner

Southwest couloir on the Middle

Skiing below the couloir

Simons pictures are better than mine. Mine came out pretty over exposed

Originally Posted by _Aaron_

Snomaster, You really need to stop shitting on others stoke.

Oh sorry, did I break tgr S.O.P.? I think you'll find I much more frequently shit on non-stoke. Sorry I call out POV's that could best be described as:

Originally Posted by snomaster

Before this storm rolls in I thought I would share what we've been up to so far this season...


Filmed october 6th-december 23rd 2011 around JHMR, Teton Pass, GTNP, Grand Targhee, Wyoming Range, and Togwotee pass Wyoming.

Originally Posted by snomaster

Oh sorry, did I break tgr S.O.P.? I think you'll find I much more frequently shit on non-stoke. Sorry I call out POV's that could best be described as:

As the above shows, you most def can put together some quality stoke , maybe consider some constructive suggestions instead of ing on the stuff that's not quite there yet? At least they are trying, and putting something up, which is way more than some locals [like me] are doing...

Thanks Tye. Thats what I was trying to get at. I didnt mean to come off all athoritive and shit.

Anyways, skied the Nugget Line today. Garnet meadows and up are windhammered. Winds at the col and upper couloir were nuking. Very firm snow in the upper part if the line. Good snow (but boney) on the rest of the line. The rap anchor was super high and required a little rock scramble to get to. A single 70m line just got us back on snow below the chalkstone.

Tried to squeeze every last turn out of last Tuesday\\\'s storm, the resulting helmet/chest POV:



The usual photos:

That video really shows how little snow there really is.... really hope this week and next bring the amounts to get the base right back up there. This set of storms seems to be going up and down with predicted snowfall.. of well will find out soon when I arrive on Saturday!

I think we're doing just fine...and certainly a hell of a lot better than most of the rest of the country. All we need is a foot of fresh on top and it looks like that plus perhaps quite a bit more is already on its way. The cloudy day footage on the Katanas is actually from before the 30" storm. For a lot of the rest, we were intentionally going out of our way to find untracked.

Originally Posted by MickeysEars

That video really shows how little snow there really is....

I suppose I was just looking at that fottage at about 56 secs and all the rocks on the left hand side.. never seen it like that before. Like you say a foot would make a good difference. 3 feet would be nice And yes - it could be like Tahoe, so we are lucky. Europe on the other hand is insane at the moment, but when you book ages in advance you take your chances! Will post some stoke of my own in a few days I hope..

Awesome stoke fellas, way to get after it.

Need a little travel beta to try and get to your fine establishment next week and was hoping one of you all knowing locals could answer a quick question. From Evanston should I take 89 or 189? Thanks in advance...