Wasatch Conditions 10-11

**salida** · 10-27-2010, 11:03 AM

Pole deep on the shoulder. Maybe slightly deeper. 40ish inches.

A slight layer of ice at the bottom of all this new snow. Maybe Saturday's stuff melting around. Any rocks we hit had the sheen of ice over them.

bit.ly/9v5pIk

**ectreeskier11** · 10-27-2010, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

It was epic indeed, although a bit of a struggle to find the good stuff.

We had to climb some fairly steep stuff with poor coverage:

Then, some difficulty getting to the line of choice:

But it turned out to be worthwhile:

looks awesome

**JTrue** · 10-27-2010, 11:46 AM

Second into main chute this AM. Nipple deep blower, didn't hit anything in the chute. Were a few sharks lurking after exiting, but the lower frozen layer from the warmer storm on Saturday is helping.

**lionelhutz** · 10-27-2010, 11:58 AM

This is awesome.

Next major event is looking like it swings in from th SW- like through Central Cali/Tahoe then into UT. At least that's what the AM Nam and GFS models were looking like when I checked them this am.

**Long Duck Dong** · 10-27-2010, 12:22 PM

I checked in to Alta craziness this morning about 7 and had 3 sweet laps on Greeley. Hit no rocks or anything, and I was on skinny skis! Saw maybe ~100 people spread out over Alta, but I'll take if for a last minute decision to go skiing in October. A lot of goods to be had out there, I was way surprised with how good this morning was.

**Tippster** · 10-27-2010, 12:36 PM

Oh. Fuck. Yes!

**TheLoaf4Life** · 10-27-2010, 01:13 PM

this is fucking awesome. next weekend is going to be my first in utah. making the move from maine. this might be a retarded question but where im from we usually arent skiing till 1st week of december. how does this compare to seasons in the past as far as early season snow goes?

**ectreeskier11** · 10-27-2010, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by TheLoaf4Life

this is fucking awesome. next weekend is going to be my first in utah. making the move from maine. this might be a retarded question but where im from we usually arent skiing till 1st week of december. how does this compare to seasons in the past as far as early season snow goes?

completely normal, it'll be melt/freeze for a couple more weeks though.

**TheLoaf4Life** · 10-27-2010, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by ectreeskier11

completely normal, it'll be melt/freeze for a couple more weeks though.

i like the thoughts of 30 plus before halloween being normal. something tells me i may like utah.

**schindlerpiste** · 10-27-2010, 01:18 PM

A little nasty going up, but really nice for 10/27. Some face shots on the shoulder. As I was hiking, I ran into a guy who lost his ski on the Baldy shoulder. Bummer.

**Christopher3000** · 10-27-2010, 01:49 PM

Nice to meet you up there, Jtrue. Over the boots.

**pointedem** · 10-27-2010, 02:06 PM

lionel you're killing it.. keep em coming.

**Trackhead** · 10-27-2010, 02:47 PM

We started at the crack of 11:30am, cause I spend mornings wrenching on motos on October, not getting out of bed early to do something silly, like skiing.

Tom forgot his sunglasses.

Crowded in the pen, but who cares, everyone is smiling.

WTF? The entire mountain is tracked out, but what's that to the skiers left of Main Chute? By golly, nobody has skied that yet.

Still hasn't been hit.

Still hasn't been hit, but Main Chute is getting hammered by the herd.

Nice to be back in the hills.

Got to the top of Baldy and skied the line just skiers left of Main Chute. Hit maybe two rocks, the rest was pretty much perfect.

Went up for another lap. Normally I wouldn't post such shitty, blurry pics. But my camera is busted, and hey, it's October, so.........

Little billy goat to sneak in to the bottom of Main Chute.

Great day. Time to go ride motos for another month. See you then.

**UtahOutside** · 10-27-2010, 03:06 PM

I took this photo under Devil's Castle this morning.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/...7&notif_t=like

'Twas Deep.

Awesome.

Hello skiing! It's been too long.

**TheLoaf4Life** · 10-27-2010, 03:11 PM

trackhead great pics. looks amazing for october

**JTrue** · 10-27-2010, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Christopher3000

Nice to meet you up there, Jtrue. Over the boots.

Good to meet you as well, should get out again sometime. Rad that the BD guys let us drop in.

**cbrady21** · 10-27-2010, 03:37 PM

Fabulous time up at Alta today. P-lot looked like a normal day, haha

**Gnarj** · 10-27-2010, 04:34 PM

Skied Ballroom. No rocks were hit and tons of fun was had.

**springsproject** · 10-27-2010, 04:36 PM

ahhh, feelin good at work today! TH I was just up there for work and saw your tracks up next to main chute with my big camera, sick.

Jared goin deep:

**My Pet Powder Goat** · 10-27-2010, 04:57 PM

All you guys are now on my shit list

**TeleThor** · 10-27-2010, 05:01 PM

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

Fuck North Carolina.

Well done all.

**Lumpy** · 10-27-2010, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Trackhead

Running into happy, smiling folks on a ski tour is never a bad thing. Sharing a skin track with a bitter, non-talkative fuck is interesting.

Not much different that being on a chair with folks from outa town who just are having a good time being where they are in the moment. As opposed to the "pain train" mentality in some spots.

That being said, I'm ready to take my Dukes and Factors into somebody's pool and start pissing...nicely of course.

**Phall** · 10-27-2010, 06:04 PM

I set the bootpack at the crack of 6 this morning, that sucked.
Ordered dynafits as soon as i got home.

**rip** · 10-27-2010, 06:18 PM

"I don't usually ski Alta. But when I do, I prefer preseason blower."

Today was a blast, beautiful day to be out in the mtns, and happy folks everywhere.