Thread: 2011/12 BC Interior stoke thread

Big White skiing so well right now. Soft and fluffy everywhere!

Good day at Red... we cracked 200c! This afternoon we got some serious pukage going on for a while. Sweep was deep! Tomorrow will be good.

I'm going to have to pull the plug on day 9 of my streak as I have to make a longer drive tomorrow than expected, so no time for snow. It was an excellent 8 day run! My tally is 3 full days and 5 half days which included 3 powder days, and 1 1/2 day tour. And I worked my office job pretty much full time during. Maybe I can still break the double digits this season.

Let March madness begin!

Originally Posted by LeeLau

About 10 new at the Pass today, -8 or so with light SW winds. NW winds never came in. Many of the permit areas opened up. Weekend crowds kinda light. Snow quality acceptable

hmm, I think I was about 30 steps behind your crew up the Connaught. 10 cm PP on DF's.. fast sluffing and okay conditions. Would be nice to have 30cm of low density PP, but this quality should hold up nicely for the next few days of sun! day 11 in a row tomorrow..

Not the usual 3% water content snow but still lighter than coast cement. Strangely the sh is only 80-100 down but snow seems overly stable. But I am not tempted by big faces yet. Going high tomorrow

Originally Posted by LeeLau

Going high tomorrow

Lee are you sure you don't mean "getting high tomorrow." After-all you are in Nelson.

a little in bounds Red Mountain (POV) edit for everybody. Links Line and Pale Face - gotta love it.

Originally Posted by teamdirt

Lee are you sure you don't mean "getting high tomorrow." After-all you are in Nelson.

I wouldn't be able to get out of bed!

Skied off Sapphire Col today. Snow quality was acceptable. A couple of laps in Triangle moraine to finish it off

^^ Acceptable....heh....if you're into that kind of shit.

Viz did get better. Grooming still sub par

^^^bet that didn't suck. squeezed off a couple laps on Helen's on the crack o noon club. pov warning

It's a little deep out there right now, hoping its this deep around Nelson where I'll be headed for the next 5 days.

Originally Posted by LeeLau

Viz did get better. Grooming still sub par

Nice pic. Any issues with the buried ho'?

Originally Posted by time2clmb

Nice pic. Any issues with the buried ho'?

Buried hoar still an issue below treeline. Storm snow is approx 70 - 90 cms with about 5- 10cms of large-grained hoar at 1300 - 1500m. Approx 2000m storm snow is 140 (!!) with a minor windslab interface at 70. NE aspect hasty had CTH 26 failure (nil result - very marginal resistant planar) at 70. 140 interface is decomposing stellars.

SW aspects at 2600m not confidence inspiring. Slabby and "looks" spooky/ We were hoping to drop into the Lily and ski laps on the Lily and Bonney then go back out Asulkan (Bostock permit area closed) so we just dropped back down to Triangle Moraine and lapped.

Our group split into two. Other group pulled the plug on Forever Young (ominously large cornices protecting the entry ridge and also slabby at top) and skied good snow down Seven Steps.

Winds light except at Sapphire col proper fyi. I shovelled out the door but the shitter is buried fyi

^thanks for that.

Didn't make White on Saturday. Realized I'd forgotten my boots by the time I hit Fruitvale and so wound up riding Red instead. Missed the snowfall of the year, didn't miss the crowds from the sounds of things. I'm guessing you were the grumpy looking instructor Jeffro?

Sunday, finally got a tour into Plewman Basin proper this year. Quick pit got a CT11 popping about 60cm down on the prominent rotten layer. Didn't see any natural activity whatsoever. Wouldn't want to be near anything unsupported/high consequence at the moment. Lapped the low angle trees off the centre ridge. Trashed it out pretty good before everyone else showed up to the party. Gotta get up early to beat those damn snowboarders.

Stunningly good skiing to be had the past few days. I was surprised at how stable things were, but I went in with really really low expectations. A few shots of FGP skiing.

Originally Posted by drail

a little in bounds Red Mountain (POV) edit for everybody. Links Line and Pale Face - gotta love it.

Random backflips make me horny

Originally Posted by That was Pontus

Wouldn't want to be near anything unsupported/high consequence at the moment. Lapped the low angle trees off the centre ridge.

Observed a couple sz1 skier and skier remotes on the E aspect of Record Ridge Saturday, below treeline. Yesterday produced a nice 2.5 - 3 on higher terrain in the same area. Other than tiptoeing around, the skiing is awesome here right now.

Perly Rock today. Once again the grooming is subpar.

It's snowing a fair amount up at big white. And windy as f$&k up top.

I went up today with my shovel, snowshoes, and gps to see if I could locate the ski I lost last week.

I found it! FKNA!!!!! It was buried two feet down a tree well, I definitely needed the big snowshoes to get under that tree without sinking up to my neck. I had this particular tree in my mind before I got up there and I found the missing member within 10 minutes of starting my search.

Now I'm going to be joining the gaper club and start using powder leashes during soft deep days so I don't have to deal with this again.

wow, nice one! my guy lost his gopro saturday, hopefully it will survive spring thaw for retrieval.

it's been snowing most of the day...

"Now I'm going to be joining the gaper club and start using powder leashes during soft deep days so I don't have to deal with this again."

super gaper

poz, I have a pair of powder cords I never use. Want em?

Originally Posted by sparkletarte.

wow, nice one! my guy lost his gopro saturday, hopefully it will survive spring thaw for retrieval.

it's been snowing most of the day...

I think I'll get an account at epic ski and start wearing an all denim outfit on the hill too.

Maybe one of those fuzzy helmet covers too.... Just to complete the package

Originally Posted by Wiilbert

poz, I have a pair of powder cords I never use. Want em?

Actually, I do have some that I have never used. Don't even remember when or how I got them.

Thanks though.

I guess I could just HTFU and weld my boots to my bindings.