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Thread: Wasatch Conditions 12/13
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12-24-2012, 07:13 PM #276observing free range rude
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NW face of 10,420' was steep and deep today. Even the N facing slopes along the west ridge of 10,420' appeared stable (hard to trigger, hard to survive mantra I guess). Sizeable cornice break simply sloughed the new snow on a 37ish degree slope.. Saw a few ppl poking around the NE bowl
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12-25-2012, 09:42 AM #277
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12-25-2012, 06:32 PM #278observing free range rude
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I saw a couple people pop over into hidden canyon and heard a few others. Couldn't see the backside of Claytons.. snow picked up with wind around when I summited.
In other news, Cardiff gave a lot of love today. Pretty sure sweet baby jesus had a hand in it. Face shots were had by many. Saw a lot of activity that looked related to the most recent storm, primarily localized sloughs that on occasion stepped down a layer but didn't propagate laterally (NE - E, 9,500 - 10,800'). Some wind pockets near the ridges to keep an eye on. And Superior is crusted to hell.
E Hellgate was georgeous as well.. love the look of the lines on the left side.
Last edited by Bromontana; 12-27-2012 at 10:03 PM.
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12-26-2012, 06:51 PM #279
Skied from 10k N facing glades in BCC, a couple sensitive cornices off the ridgeline from the south winds. A suncrust on direct south facing. Snow in mid elevation glades that hadn't been wind affected was absolute blower.
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12-26-2012, 07:43 PM #280my avatar is 2 big 2 fit
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nice photo. Mmmmm...
Last edited by Lostinthetrees; 12-27-2012 at 04:02 PM.
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12-27-2012, 12:50 AM #281
UDOT will close Little Cottonwood Canyon Road for avalanche control work on December 27th, 2012 at 6:30 am. Backcountry access to the North side of the canyon between Lisa Falls and Grizzly Gulch will be closed beginning at midnight tonight until after 8am tomorrow.
Thanks,
Brad
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12-27-2012, 07:51 AM #282AF
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[QUOTE=Brad Davis;3856975]UDOT will close Little Cottonwood Canyon Road for avalanche control work on December 27th, 2012 at 6:30 am. Backcountry access to the North side of the canyon between Lisa Falls and Grizzly Gulch will be closed beginning at midnight tonight until after 8am tomorrow.
Thanks,
Been a righteous cycle, looks like it is going to let up for a few days anyway but plenty of closed terrain to open tomorrow and Saturday.
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12-28-2012, 03:32 PM #283
Skied all aspects yesterday. South facing had great knee deep consolidated powder with some snow wind deposits on exposed ridge lines. North facing trees was the deepest and lightest snow I have ever seen. Full pit at 9000' showed 170cm snowpack. New snow instabilities that were manageable and predictable. Sluff was running light but fast. Some remote trigger soft slaps broke along trail that were about 6" deep. Snow seemed to come in right side up.
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12-28-2012, 07:09 PM #284
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12-28-2012, 09:24 PM #285Registered User
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To deep out there today. Breaking trail in 3-4ft was exhausting, but the 5000ft skiied was worth it. No instabilitaties noticed. Skiied the left side of the road up BCC more or less opposite Argenta Slide Path. More towards Renolds peak I believe. Snowboarded one run following a ridge down Renholds towards the BCC road. So deep my back leg was aching (could have been steeper, but better not with 3/5 avy danger). This snowpack seems well bonded in the cottonwoods as reports by UAC.
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12-28-2012, 10:27 PM #286
Anchors Away off Soldier Peak: Natural sloughing of new snow on sun crust, north facing 35-38 degree, 9000', heavy wooded pine terrain. One 'whoompf' felt and heard with weight of skier on skin track.
He who shall so shall he who.
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12-28-2012, 10:45 PM #287observing free range rude
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N aspect in Mt Aire Canyon up to 8,500'.. Deep trailbreaking with a two foot trench, one of those good problems. Rode MUCH deeper than NW 10,420' yest. Hit nothing but that gotDamned scrub oak.
Skinning above 8,000' on the N aspect was greeted with continuous collapsing sounds as I broke through what I'm guessing is the November crust. Despite this, ski cuts and trying to set off pockets gave zero results. Skied carefully through the steep stuff and all layers seemed well bonded. As noted in the UAC the depth and composition has high spatial variability, so one obv isn't much for the ridgeline.
This is @ 7,000'
Then @ 8,500'
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12-29-2012, 08:51 AM #288
december to remember
overall stablity has been pretty good in the upper bcc. pit results still showing some lingering instablities
wtf is with the daily reports of anonoymous (cough) experienced dipshits cornice stomping/cutting slides?
I'm still trying to fathom the clueless stupidity involved in cornice cutting fantasy ridge down into soli's
inbounds honeycomb terrain during control work."When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
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12-29-2012, 09:39 AM #289Registered User
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yay!!!!!!ww!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-29-2012, 10:47 AM #290
Moon crusts were non existent 8-11k SE facing LCC. Skiing full on waist deep double overhead blower at 1 am. No instabilities noted.
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12-29-2012, 11:31 AM #291Registered User
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12-29-2012, 04:22 PM #292observing free range rude
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12-29-2012, 04:27 PM #293Registered User
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ww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-29-2012, 07:39 PM #294
perfect day in the wasatch!
had to put my handprint here.
wish it was deep in the depths of cardiac,
saw that from flagstaff and wow
i realized how good it all was right here in the wasatch
thanks to all you taking the pics to fire the stoke!
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12-29-2012, 07:51 PM #295observing free range rude
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12-29-2012, 08:11 PM #296Banned
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12-29-2012, 08:24 PM #297User
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Just please, shut the fuck up rog.
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12-29-2012, 08:35 PM #298Registered User
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Probably not as deep as it was at 9pm, fayeshot.
Goddamn Rog, it must have been so fucking sick to be you back in the day. What is it like to be a washed up internet skiing expert now that you've seen the glory days of skiing wane into the present/future of backcountry moguls, thinning snowpack, and the ski gear arms race? I mean, it sucks here now, what with all the people and their fat skis and their computers, so I'm curious. Sunday River must really hold the goods by comparison. Do you really ski on icelantics? Are you a little person?
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12-29-2012, 08:42 PM #299Banned
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12-29-2012, 08:53 PM #300Registered User
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Why do you post here, Rog?
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