September Snow ... ahhh yes, there is hope for the world :biggrin:
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September Snow ... ahhh yes, there is hope for the world :biggrin:
Shit.
I was wondering what it would be like above 6000ft. I guess that there is my answer. Soooo jealous.
Way to get'er done Eldo.
Nice, bring it on!
That is one hell of a season opener! Damn!!! :fm:
Stoked for ya. :D
Also a little surprised to see 50 some odd replies and no one has said a thing about being in the backcountry without avy gear. You should tell those kids that you can still die even though you are close to the road.
No backpack to carry his board and safety gear, no shovel to save his friends, no beacon for being saved = not very smart. :nonono2:
http://www3.telus.net/public/geraldv...highwood_8.jpg
Might wanna let ‘em know about splitboards too…much more efficient than boot packing in deep snow. ;)
So sick!
and this kid has an avalanche probe, i can see it:
http://www3.telus.net/public/geraldv...highwood_5.jpg
Good TR mate. Hope it's a good omen for the coming season.
Thanks Eldo! Fantastical!! Thank goodness. It looks like winter will come once again.
We're down to a mere few weeks in the Wasatch before snow is here to stay and order is restored to the universe.
I guess that's because no one felt the need to play armchair quarterback.Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrider
All these kids had full gear and wore it during the ascent and when making runs. I wouldn't have been up there with them had that not been the case.
The shot that has you concerned was taken during the booter session. (The photos I posted where not in strict chronological order.) The slope they were hiking up for the inrun was barely 20 degrees, and was not in avalanche terrain.
The offending photo:
http://www3.telus.net/public/geraldv...highwood_8.jpg
A wider angle view of the setting:
http://www3.telus.net/public/geraldv...ighwood_11.jpg
I now reserve the right to critique your next TR from 2,000 miles away. :p
That looks awesome Eldo :biggrin:
So gutted that I had to go back to the retirement home of Victoria and miss the snow,(the withdrawl's getting bad.)
Oh Snap!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldo
Nice TR!
SWEEEET!
Hi eldo,Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldo
I wasn’t trying to be an armchair quarterback as much as I was just trying to keep kids from getting killed. Glad to hear the picture didn’t tell the whole story. I also new the slope angle was low and was just trying to reinforce good practices. Keep in mind you don’t have to be on steep slope to be exposed, i.e. be aware of what’s above and below you too.
I apologize for being concerned.
Ps. TR critique is always welcome in my TRs too. :)
so you should probably go back soon, and take more pics... eh?
eldo
thank you for making my september much more bearable. won't be until feburary/march until i leave the sands of iraq. churr!
to the rest of the maggots, game on!
Those aren't bad months to come back to!Quote:
Originally Posted by powderhoundpatch
Let me first say that I am not a backcountry expert, but I did learn alot last year about the backcountry. From the classes that I took and the books I have read, the terrain you are reffering to is avalanche terrain. I remember books saying that slopes have been known to slide as small as 12 degrees. Although a slope like that would not bury you, it still is avalanche terrain. Not trying to get in an arguement, but just repeating what I have been taught.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldo
I can't believe I just moved to vancouver...
I miss September snow... :(
argh - i was in Kelowna getting rained on at 1200 m on the KVR - ARARGGGHHHHHH ---
In the strictest sense of the word, anything beyond flat is avalanche terrain. Actually, that's not true either. Any place there's snow, that's not flat within a twenty mile radius of where you are, is avalanche terrain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Below Zero
:rolleyes:
For all practical intent and purposes, the terrain in the photo above is not avy terrain.
The expert at avoiding early season avalanches speaks :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sphinx
Sweet fucking early season turns!
Would you disagree, given any but the most extreme of instable snowpacks?
Wow, how much snow was there up there? I didn't realize the storm was that big.
Then you also remember the conditions that lead to low angle slides, which are not present in this TR.Quote:
Originally Posted by Below Zero
As BCRider can attest, I definitely put safety first, but I’d be comfortable hitting that booter sans beacon (but wouldn’t). I’d more concerned about hitting rocks and wondering what this early snow means for stability later in the year.
Thanks for the photos.
Well done. Boner City, literally!
I'm gonna have to side with the Anus (aptly named, btw) on this one. 12 degrees? Maybe for a wet slide at 4 pm in June when it's 85 and raining on undermined snow. Hiking a 20 degree slope in any conditions would be considered the safest route save sitting on the couch watching porn. Oh, and I am not lookng for an argument either. Just discussing. Killer fucking TR, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Below Zero