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    The snowmaking was the beginning of the end...

    The snowmaking was the beginning of the end...
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    Glad they are OK. We can laugh about this one....

    Glad they are OK. We can laugh about this one. There's been at least 1 fatality in Grizzly Basin and plenty close calls.

    fwiw the "Buttcrack" and "The Artery" are 2 different lines.
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    Might be a long decade.

    Might be a long decade.
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    For sure. Had a great visit to the county...

    For sure. Had a great visit to the county recently. The old timers dragged me around. Hiking & skiing, skiing & boating, boating & fishing.

    Skied tomorrow's whitewater and floated yesterday's...
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    From Al's blog : 179376

    From Al's blog :

    179376
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    You guys gotta take Benny on a Chihuahua/Marj lap...

    You guys gotta take Benny on a Chihuahua/Marj lap and post a TR.
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    Wow. South buttress Coon Hill. Couple nice lines...

    Wow. South buttress Coon Hill. Couple nice lines go through, used to ski em in April corn.

    One of them, I think the one he got flushed down, has a dramatic view looking down the line: all you can...
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    A friend from Eagle County sent this. ...

    A friend from Eagle County sent this.

    https://www.tetongravity.com/images/ci-images/46446/unnamed__forum.jpg

    Cats & dogs living together.
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    Who knows? There's an army of volunteer stability...

    Who knows? There's an army of volunteer stability testers these days.

    Saw this one today, CAIC says it was yesterday PM http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/obs/obs_report.php?obs_id=36543 , it...
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    It was. But it was good too. My visit to the...

    It was. But it was good too. My visit to the county was more fun than my freezing cold desert trip!

    https://www.tetongravity.com/images/ci-images/45667/img_5943__forum.jpg
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    Watched a fella skin directly up the kitchen wall...

    Watched a fella skin directly up the kitchen wall & crawl over the cornice, all to ski the professor. No harm done, but raised some eyebrows!
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    Around a foot of light snow on top of denser...

    Around a foot of light snow on top of denser windslab from the previous 2 days made for easy turning @ Hwy 6 this afternoon.

    3 foot slab avalanche on "Kitchen Wall" ( E aspect above Pass Lake ),...
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    Is it just me, or is there a lot of red tundra...

    Is it just me, or is there a lot of red tundra this year?
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    Visiting friends in the county, blazing colors on...

    Visiting friends in the county, blazing colors on the Dam Road.. Still a few stray hummingbirds on the feeder. Nice time of year.
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    The fat line in the first pic is Bald Mtn, E of...

    The fat line in the first pic is Bald Mtn, E of Breck. It's the slope that is prominent from Summit Cove
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    After some real sloppy, lousy attempts at skiing...

    After some real sloppy, lousy attempts at skiing in the last several weeks, the snow (whats left of it) seems to be coming around right at the end. Finally consolidating with improved ski conditions....
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    Nice! Cable route? Looks in. Found good snow...

    Nice! Cable route? Looks in.

    Found good snow on Indy pass thursday, S aspect frozen solid @ 10 am, thawed just right @ noon. Lots to do up there.
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    There comes a point in the season when new snow...

    There comes a point in the season when new snow just gums up the corn skiing and snow in the woods only gets in your way.

    If it gets nice & hot for a week there will be slides. If it gets nice n'...
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    Not all dust events are created equal. There's...

    Not all dust events are created equal. There's dirty snow and then there's dirty snow. Dust source, geographic distribution, manner of deposition, etc. can vary.

    Last year, it was worse from...
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    Yeah, Covert & Co. aren't excactly flatlanders....

    Yeah, Covert & Co. aren't excactly flatlanders. Windload on grass can be fun, many a good run has been had in Oct on LP.

    Visiting folks in the county, trees have been raging. Pass Lake jib park is...
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    Visited the old stompin' grounds recently...

    Visited the old stompin' grounds recently (Tenmile/Mosquito, Front & Sawatch). Classsic Colorado corn. June was good to this kid. Don't know if I have enough for a trip report, but here's a few:
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    Consolidated snow in the Front/Tenmile area....

    Consolidated snow in the Front/Tenmile area. Solid freezes lately. As smitchell333 said, there has been a few reluctant thaws. Once it does thaw, snow surface remains essentially the same for hours....
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    Alan has pics up on his blog. Looks like it...

    Alan has pics up on his blog. Looks like it reconfigured the scar! It needed a trim.

    http://arapahoebasin.blogspot.com/2014/02/avalanche-work-delayed-start.html
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    A big storm with no wind in the county? Sweet!...

    A big storm with no wind in the county? Sweet! Windless storms are rare, even more so with a big one like this.

    I remember one where it snowed straight down for 5 or 6 days, no wind whatsoever....
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    Those are some cool pics, Snow Show. ...

    Those are some cool pics, Snow Show.

    Meanwhile, the Front & Tenmile ranges are still serving up some fine corn snow. Skied 2 runs @ 12,800' today. Around 10:45 and 12:15 respectively. The second...
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    Took a walk/ski on Loveland Pass this morning....

    Took a walk/ski on Loveland Pass this morning. 70mph gusts on ridgetops. 2 foot slabs on leeward slopes, fun skiing on dense slabby "powder".
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    6"-8" above treeline at Loveland Pass. It skied...

    6"-8" above treeline at Loveland Pass. It skied well on smooth, supportable base. There's gotta be an easy foot or more on the highest peaks, Torreys etc.

    I wanna ski corn, dammit! First world...
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    Wow, looks to be skier/rider triggered. The slope...

    Wow, looks to be skier/rider triggered. The slope is called "The Overlook" and although it is due east of the pass proper, it's on the Summit County side.

    The overlook is near the top of the...
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