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04-30-2020, 12:27 PM
Thread: Red Mountain Fatality
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Just for the record, Summit, Kya, and Dave...
Just for the record, Summit, Kya, and Dave Bourassa were involved in the first descent of this (2007), but only Dave made it to the proper peak. So he came down solo. I was helping in the sense that...
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05-04-2015, 04:43 PM
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Did you do Pierre's recent Lyell Traverse? One of...
Did you do Pierre's recent Lyell Traverse? One of the pics from a high point (new camera, high resolution) allows one to see the Lyell Hut (small and white) high on the plateau. Cool.
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04-29-2015, 03:08 PM
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Just home after 6 or so days in the hospital....
Just home after 6 or so days in the hospital. Yay. We came out late Thursday and Friday was a bad weather day anyway, so the damage ski-wise was minimal. Alpine Helicopters, as always, was tremendous...
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04-28-2015, 01:11 PM
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I had never seen that east side of Arras. Pretty...
I had never seen that east side of Arras. Pretty cool how it resembles the famous front side. I know that two at least of the front couloirs have been skied, but I thought by booting up and starting...
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04-28-2015, 12:43 PM
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Yes, Icefall has truly great terrain (been there...
Yes, Icefall has truly great terrain (been there 3 times winter, once summer). The traverse they do via Lyell and Mons Huts is also worth doing.
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04-28-2015, 11:24 AM
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Valenciennes Ski Week (near Icefall Lodge)
Last week four of us from Colorado joined guide Pierre Hungr for a week at a base camp we set up near Mt. Valenciennes (at the head of Mons Creek, south of, but in sight of, Icefall Lodge). Making a...
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01-25-2015, 09:04 PM
Thread: nordic skiing near avon/edwards
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I am not exactly sure what you are looking for,...
I am not exactly sure what you are looking for, but I have always liked the light-gear touring on the road up June Creek on the N side of I-70. Takes a bit of work to find the TH the first time. And...
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01-07-2015, 12:03 PM
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Late May and early June have always been the best...
Late May and early June have always been the best for me in the high peaks of Colorado.
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06-11-2014, 08:29 AM
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Superb adventure and report. Thank you.
Superb adventure and report. Thank you.
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04-05-2014, 07:08 AM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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Here it is: 153767 The infamous left turn...
Here it is:
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04-04-2014, 09:25 PM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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This link has a map showing the trails, Booth...
This link has a map showing the trails, Booth Falls, etc.
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04-04-2014, 08:53 AM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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Summit: I thought earlier you had said that he...
Summit: I thought earlier you had said that he had definitely made the left turn across Spraddle Creek, and so likely went wrong somewhere in Middle Ck. Did I misunderstand? Is the likely scenario...
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04-03-2014, 10:29 PM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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Wow. That is first I heard. Booth falls are a...
Wow. That is first I heard. Booth falls are a couple miles up the Booth drainage which is east of Spraddle and Middle creeks, the two drainages one climbs and crosses to get to eiseman. So he was...
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04-02-2014, 02:52 PM
Thread: TR: 48 Hours in the Gore Range
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Charmander: Read his blog post which explains it.
Charmander: Read his blog post which explains it.
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04-01-2014, 08:44 AM
Thread: TR: 48 Hours in the Gore Range
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In honor of your Easter Bunny descent, here's one...
In honor of your Easter Bunny descent, here's one I found on a ski trip last June:
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03-31-2014, 08:10 PM
Thread: TR: 48 Hours in the Gore Range
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Super trip report...and good job on getting it...
Super trip report...and good job on getting it done. Looks like big eyes was a bit more challenging than I have seen it in other reports.....
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03-27-2014, 11:55 AM
Thread: TR: Exxon's Folly, La Sals
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For a video of how this can work in good...
For a video of how this can work in good conditions see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ome7L7WLAFU
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03-27-2014, 09:19 AM
Thread: TR: Exxon's Folly, La Sals
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Thanks for comments, guys. So since it can be...
Thanks for comments, guys. So since it can be bulletproof, slushy, or chalky, we'll take chalky as "good". By the way, more study of the pics indicates that the lowest part can probably be avoided by...
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03-26-2014, 08:28 PM
Thread: TR: Exxon's Folly, La Sals
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Exactly: THe line is one of the best I have ever...
Exactly: THe line is one of the best I have ever skied anywhere. Sort of weird coming back to town with long underwear on under the ski pants when everyone is in shorts!
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03-26-2014, 01:38 PM
Thread: TR: Exxon's Folly, La Sals
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Despite my many years of mountaineering and...
Despite my many years of mountaineering and skiing, I still can't get over the fact that the straight-on view of a line looks so steep. The only way to unravel that mystery and understand the reality...
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03-26-2014, 08:25 AM
Thread: TR: Exxon's Folly, La Sals
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Yes, chalky is the word for it. The reason I have...
Yes, chalky is the word for it. The reason I have no pics from the heart of it is that when I stopped it was too steep to be really comfortable. It was one turn at a time for me, but I am sure a good...
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03-26-2014, 08:08 AM
Thread: TR: Exxon's Folly, La Sals
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TR: Exxon's Folly, La Sals
A friend and I got a major objective a couple of days ago in Moab: Exxon's Folly, a line called by guidebook writer Tyson Bradley the most esthetic line in the range. The name refers to an old drill...
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03-23-2014, 08:34 PM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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There is nothing new reported that I know of.
There is nothing new reported that I know of.
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03-23-2014, 05:00 PM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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Off topic: Just back in Moab after skiing...
Off topic: Just back in Moab after skiing Exxon's Folly on Tuk No. Chalky, but acceptable. Tough ascent (postholing) with crampons. Beautiful beautiful line. Plenty of snow -- 5 ft depth at the...
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03-21-2014, 04:21 PM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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Just google "eiseman hut mcgrogan" and you will...
Just google "eiseman hut mcgrogan" and you will get the news....
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03-21-2014, 12:34 PM
Thread: Missing skier at Eiseman
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Missing skier at Eiseman
I'm sure many of you have been following the story of the fellow who got lost on the way to Eiseman Hut about a week ago. None of the articles had any solid information about what he was wearing on...
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03-10-2014, 04:39 PM
Thread: How about some real ski porn?
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Saw SUPERVENTION last week (Breckenridge) and it...
Saw SUPERVENTION last week (Breckenridge) and it was spectacular. I never thought I would say that about a movie that has so much footage of rail-riding... but it is done so well, and some of the...
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03-10-2014, 03:52 PM
Thread: Skintrack stoke
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Oasis Pass
From last year. Approaching Oasis Pass on a rarity in the Selkirks: Bluebird day.
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06-29-2013, 11:31 AM
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Just back 4 days ago from a rock climb on a tower...
Just back 4 days ago from a rock climb on a tower near Valhalla in the Gore. Things were not looking good for skiing generally (though there was enough continuous snow on the E Face of Valhalla --...
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06-16-2013, 05:59 PM
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Great story. Thanks for the link.
Great story. Thanks for the link.
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06-09-2013, 04:55 AM
Thread: TR: Spring Skiing in Colorado
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I guess there are worse things than marmot...
I guess there are worse things than marmot damage:
This from the Summit Daily News at the dam trailhead at Quandary.
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06-07-2013, 02:03 PM
Thread: Loveland tomorrow?
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Great lines on Edwards -- I recall being somewhat...
Great lines on Edwards -- I recall being somewhat terrified on icy slopes on the N side of Edwards some years ago...
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06-07-2013, 01:22 PM
Thread: TR: Spring Skiing in Colorado
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One can use decoys: other cars! But these early...
One can use decoys: other cars! But these early morning starts mean that one is often the only car...
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06-07-2013, 12:26 PM
Thread: TR: Spring Skiing in Colorado
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Aaargh... there is a cost to visiting high THs....
Aaargh... there is a cost to visiting high THs. For the second time in several years a marmot hitchhiked home in my Toyota Highlander. Last time I replaced the insulating panel he ate through under...
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06-05-2013, 08:47 PM
Thread: TR: Spring Skiing in Colorado
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TR: Spring Skiing in Colorado
After returning from our April British Columbia trip --- a week at Oasis Lake:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/263335-Skiing-at-the-Oasis?highlight=oasis+lake
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05-31-2013, 05:13 PM
Thread: TR: "Freestyle Mountaineering"
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Great work. Fritz's book calls it "one of the...
Great work. Fritz's book calls it "one of the most aesthetic lines in the range"... and he calls it MOONSHINE COULOIR.... I don't know the history of that.
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05-26-2013, 09:34 PM
Thread: Front Range Stoke: Where's the corn?
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Perfect corn today in the area near the W portal...
Perfect corn today in the area near the W portal of Eisenhower Tunnel.
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05-05-2013, 09:03 AM
Thread: Skiing Red Peak 4/6/2013
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No, I have never visited that range, winter or...
No, I have never visited that range, winter or summer. Joe Kramarsic, of the old Gore guide, has a self-printed guide to the peaks from the point of view of a summer climber (no pics or maps though)....
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05-04-2013, 10:13 PM
Thread: Skiing Red Peak 4/6/2013
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I too was confused about the Catcher's Mitt name,...
I too was confused about the Catcher's Mitt name, but now I believe that refers to the gullies on the east face.
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05-04-2013, 03:11 PM
Thread: Skiing at the Oasis
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Skiing at the Oasis
Six of us from Colorado are just back from a base-camp week at Oasis Lake, two valleys south of Battle Abbey in the Selkirks. We passed through Oasis in 2004 on a traverse to the Abbey and I have...
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02-13-2013, 09:08 AM
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Thanks SUMMIT. Back to Canada this April.... ...
Thanks SUMMIT. Back to Canada this April....
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06-11-2012, 09:14 PM
Thread: N Face of Clemenceau
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Thanks for posting, Lee. That is a superb video...
Thanks for posting, Lee. That is a superb video...
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06-04-2012, 08:30 PM
Thread: N Face of Clemenceau
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Here's one. North Face of Tour Ronde. Skied by it...
Here's one. North Face of Tour Ronde. Skied by it in 2006. Not a huge face but looks nicely steep. I wonder if it has been skied. This is near the south end of the Jordan Range of the Monashees...
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06-03-2012, 10:48 AM
Thread: N Face of Clemenceau
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A video of the Sir Sandford descent is at ...
A video of the Sir Sandford descent is at
http://vimeo.com/40676292
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05-27-2012, 09:06 AM
Thread: New member here !
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I grew up in Quebec but now live in Colorado....
I grew up in Quebec but now live in Colorado. There is a town here (right near Winter Park) called Tabernash. Reminded me of those horrible swear words we learned in school in Montreal... But a...
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05-23-2012, 08:25 AM
Thread: Shiro Shirahata query
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Shiro Shirahata query
Shiro Shirahata (Japan) has published many books with superb photos of mountains. I own one -- on the Rocky (and Columbia) Mountains of Canada.
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05-18-2012, 03:09 PM
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Access: Back in the day people would access this...
Access: Back in the day people would access this from Alberta (e.g., the first ascenders of the N Face). But the Rice Brook logging road now makes it more efficient to access from Golden. On a feeble...
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05-18-2012, 08:58 AM
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An amazing adventure! Did Brazeau boot back up to...
An amazing adventure! Did Brazeau boot back up to the summit on the ski line, or find a shorter route back to the south side?
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04-27-2012, 08:32 PM
Thread: 2011 -12 recap thread
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Great shots Lee. Thanks. In your Sorcerer report...
Great shots Lee. Thanks. In your Sorcerer report earlier in the year there was a shot of True Nordic summit which showed bare ice. We passed that around here quite a bit since we had skied that...
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04-27-2012, 01:11 PM
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Nope. She has some foot issues and says that...
Nope. She has some foot issues and says that icing her foot once in the middle of the day helps. So she was in the middle of that when I decided to take the pic.
By the way, Ben's beacon failed at...
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