Thread: TR: my first Parc edit (or, Spring in the Chocs.... OH, CANADA!)

Originally Posted by gpetrics

How long was it sustained 50 degrees? That's serious steeps!

For 3 or 4 miles!!

Thanks for stopping by and liking one of our TR's

Originally Posted by thin cover

For 3 or 4 miles!!

Thanks for stopping by and liking one of our TR's

no seriously. how long. i'm impressed when anyone free climbs in unfamiliar terrain on anything over 45

this shot

really says "steep" to me... if you think you're looking at it horizontally, yeah sure, it looks flat as shit, but you have to realize matt's probably got his neck/camera crained back and is looking up the thing... then suddenly it looks as steep as it surely is.

and you're welcome!

I need to get there sooner rather than later.
Nice work guys.

Originally Posted by gpetrics

no seriously. how long. i'm impressed when anyone free climbs in unfamiliar terrain on anything over 45

this shot

really says "steep" to me... if you think you're looking at it horizontally, yeah sure, it looks flat as shit, but you have to realize matt's probably got his neck/camera crained back and is looking up the thing... then suddenly it looks as steep as it surely is.

and you're welcome!

I agree and Matt is not one to embellish. Looking at it from the day prior, 50 seems totally on. Stuff in the mines and lyall probably kissed 45 for a couple hundred feet in the entrances. But were not as steep as that. Although the lyall stuff was way sketchy and pucker due to being bombed out up top as you can see in Matt's pics.

Originally Posted by gpetrics

no seriously. how long. i'm impressed when anyone free climbs in unfamiliar terrain on anything over 45

this shot

really says "steep" to me... if you think you're looking at it horizontally, yeah sure, it looks flat as shit, but you have to realize matt's probably got his neck/camera crained back and is looking up the thing... then suddenly it looks as steep as it surely is.

and you're welcome!

The section we climbed (on the less steep adjacent slope)? 100-150 feet. The section we skied? Two sections of 200-300 feet? We all had crampons and there was a great cramponing layer under the fresh snow, so it was pretty chill considering. What was scary was the rock scramble over the col to get into the ravine we skied.

Originally Posted by njfreeskier

ML242 sampling the abundant freshies

Another fun looking line, nice hydration tube btw...

Originally Posted by thin cover

Line in teh middle for next time, above pics are from the tree chutes lookers right here in the below pics, never look as steep in the pics as it was, no that it was pucker steep
again, low tide this year, this usually looks like a lot more fun

Yes Please!

ML nice TR. great write up and the pics are sick. You gave me the bug to head up there. Now if I only got to ski more this season.

nice work all around guys, looks like a fun trip. man that is a hike from nyc- glad it was more than worth it.

Awesome stuff all around. Ever since seeing skiing in the Chocs in one of the meathead films a while back, I've been wanting to head up there. One of these years it's gotta happen, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Originally Posted by thin cover

BTW- the guides told us not to come and that the skiing sucks right now, not their normal 450" average snow fall. Glad we ignored them and so were they, Stefan had a kick ass time and is an awesome guide.

I assume you're joking about the 450" part? They average about 200" year, maybe a bit more up high. The big advantage they have on NNE is it really never gets too warm between December and April. Hence the big snow pack come early April.

Originally Posted by thin cover

Usually these are filled in and you ski right down to the ocean, low tide year on the EC

I have heard the same thing, but I don't really believe it. I have driven by those lines the last 3 years in Mid-March and they were never even close to in. Maybe a handful of people of skied them, but they definitely don't come in often. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if no one has skied them. A couple of years ago we stood on top of them, and could not believe how they steep they were. Everything I have ever skied on Washington feels flat in comparison.

This is how it looks looking over the edge:


Anyway, you got anymore info on them? I would be wicked pumped to find out if anyone/who skied them before.


More snow coming to the gaspe this weekend!

Wow I never really looked into the Chic Chocs for a trip but that looks sweet, may have to roadtrip it next season.

Originally Posted by awf170

I have heard the same thing, but I don't really believe it. I have driven by those lines the last 3 years in Mid-March and they were never even close to in. Maybe a handful of people of skied them, but they definitely don't come in often. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if no one has skied them. A couple of years ago we stood on top of them, and could not believe how they steep they were. Everything I have ever skied on Washington feels flat in comparison.

This is how it looks looking over the edge:


Anyway, you got anymore info on them? I would be wicked pumped to find out if anyone/who skied them before.


More snow coming to the gaspe this weekend!

The guide book says at least one recorded decent, and it required a rappel. Translation:

Listed as a climbing route in the guide ice climbing routes and mixes of quebec, this descent requires serious reflection before it's started! Possibly the most engaging of in the Chic-Chocs. One descent has been reported and it required a rappel with a rope. The snow conditions are not always sufficient to make it possible.

Originally Posted by highanxiety

Another fun looking line, nice hydration tube btw...

That's a home made avalung, haha.

btw: from the guides, they said that 200-250 is likely every year but the mines can exceed 400" with albert coming in usually a bit behind. I think those other guys were near Logan, I hear they get a lot of snow too. I'd love to hit that line that flows in the sea. Next time I'll bring a harness too, could be handy so TC can lend an assist on those 4th laps, anyway.

Originally Posted by awf170

I assume you're joking about the 450" part? They average about 200" year, maybe a bit more up high. The big advantage they have on NNE is it really never gets too warm between December and April. Hence the big snow pack come early April.



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Yes I said it as a joke, you know shits and giggles for your entertainment. The guide said the mines averages 1000"+ centimeters a year. That is what I was referring to, it has a higher elevation base area than the rest of the park. I dont believe 200" at all. Maybe at lower elevation and peaks like hogs back or lyall. But not for logan, albert, or mines. Especially from speaking with the local rangers, guides and town people. I do agree the aspect and the way that the storms roll in play a big part in their snow pack.

The mont st pierre area indeed has consistent skiing year in and out down to the road/water, which is in the same general area as the pics that I posted. But I too would be surprised if those steeper ones get skied frequently. A few descents maybe. But they look unskiably steep. That is a great shot, I can imagine a wrong turn resulting in a sure death tomahawk.

Damn doodz, nice work!

P.S.- I'm coming next year.

so much chic choc stoke !! amazing

here are some recent pics for the front door collection

Gaspezie fo shizzie!!! Nice trip and TR ML and crew!

Dalt,
Thanks for posting the rest of the TR and bringing back more of the good memories. Some really nice shots in there, seems like you are getting the new camera dialed in. Next time i will have a bigger pack to fit my camera and get some shots of you... and hopefully that is next season during a deep pow cycle. Also for next time... more whiskey (thanks to ML and ISBD for that), ski crampons all around, and a freakin' roadmap!

edit to say i can't believe you didn't post the full on white out sequence immediately following...

Is this the guide book you got?

http://www.renaud-bray.com/books_pro...C9782922728095

Originally Posted by D(C)

Is this the guide book you got?

http://www.renaud-bray.com/books_pro...C9782922728095

Yes........

A very solid trip. Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by D(C)

Is this the guide book you got?

http://www.renaud-bray.com/books_pro...C9782922728095

The whole thing is in french though, but detailed pics and routes make it useful still to the non french speakers.

You guys all look like you need a haircut and shave.

Nice TR work all.

Thanks, Aaron! Can't wait to get back...

D(C), they're going to make an english version at some point, and the second edition should have a bunch of things that render our guidebook less cool. It probably won't be out for at least six months though. Nice finding it for sale online, anywhere, though.

Originally Posted by ml242

Thanks, Aaron! Can't wait to get back...

D(C), they're going to make an english version at some point, and the second edition should have a bunch of things that render our guidebook less cool. It probably won't be out for at least six months though. Nice finding it for sale online, anywhere, though.

French is not an issue for me, and judging by some of the translations I've seen in Quebec, getting the French version is probably advisable if you can swing it

Looks like some good coffee table reading...