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Only slighly off topic...I've read this a number of times now on this site. People "cut" their pole straps off (or otherwise remove them)? I find they're quite useful for the uphill...

Guess I did set foot into the 'Bird post season on top of Baldy. Thought I recall a picinic table near there where we ate lunch (near the saddle)? And the classic early season line is Main chute on...

I've never been harassed at Alta after they close. Never tried Snowbird after they close. Never been harassed at Bambi Basin either, before opening or after they close. Finally, I have been...

Wow, jigging for flounder and I catch a shark!

Maybe you should go back and re-read this thread. It starts as a PSA, and immediately takes a hard turn into totally OFF topic territory. ShIt...

(mental note) Nice to have a terrain feature where they got spit out w/ slide going down on both sides of them: ...

...hence Michigan City...Mt. Watson?

EDIT: 1874, 26 saloons! https://www.altacam.com/local/alta-history.html

F'ing cool story. I know we need minerals out of the ground, but I much prefer...

Just to be clear, vast chunks of Alta, Snowbird and Brighton are on Public Forest Service Lands. They should be thankful I let them put a ski area on my land :-) I believe this is why we can ski...

Sure as shit, it's apparently 98% private property. Wouldn't take much to put a lift up Davenport.

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I was wondering WTF Snowbird was doing in Mary Ellen Gulch? Guess I have been...

Yea, I'm a little slow, but I'm getting it. You guys are saying it's much more black & white there around Mammoth Lakes, whereas in the *central* Wasatch, Teton Pass, Passes in ID / CO, we have alot...

Yep, I'm sure it's different there and all the snow safety teams all do their own thing (DOT's, Ski areas, avie centers, guides, tourers--along with some cross-knowledge transfer).



:-) With...

In general I agree with you, but this year is an unusual low snowpack year for the West (or are they becoming more common...random)?
To split hairs.... All of this has been discussed in here and in...

What a mess (gotta be stressful for the resort / employees / first responders). The avie geeks sure nailed it for Mar 3..."Historic" deep slabs possible (I'd be interested in seeing the report from...

"shelter in place" gawd I hate that fucking phrase.

Well, there's no doubt about it now (after Squaw yesterday), any powder day just about *anywhere*, you bring the tranceiver, shovel, probe, down...

You are such a badass! must be hard finding steep enough slopes to keep you entertained, can i touch you?[/QUOTE]

bobMc is correct, it's pretty fvcking bad. I literally race to the Forest Svc...

Meh :-) I'm with you to some extent, but the longer you're alive the more you can ski...gotta be something with that, eh? Few weeks ago, I hooked up with group of guyz, (snagged part of their skin...

Did I ski over your tails today? If so, your GF / wife / mistress / daughter is dripping hot. There is NO skiing in Utah except in LCC & BCC, Hailstone UT is a barren wasteland. Anything else...

Whew, long article there LL. Found the Canadian guide page (@ bottom): http://www.acmg.ca/03public/guides/hireguide.asp
(& assuming the international guides have liability coverage as well)

"If...

1) The waiver should hold up in court
2) This is not interesting especially in canuck-ville. the litigious pricks are in the USA. I didn't think ya'lld even let this stuff go to court?
3) ...

So he's been banished to S. Oootah? He seems to be the only one providing reports from down yonder. Eh, low tide this season. There are zillions of sledders down there, more than skiers. I recall...

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/observations/southwest

His last report from your area was a week ago, so pre-recent storm. From his posts, seems like he's always looking for more "observers" to...

Bluebird day (Friday), lenticular clouds over the Uintas late in the day. I was solo so stayed in Beartrap most of the day. Solo, heh, I've never seen so many tourers along the PC ridgeline. ...

Strained through the trees, gnarly. Hope the kid's OK. Final report link from the CAIC has slightly different parameter than original report:...

With what read like a stressful rescue, radios between #3 & #4 may have cut down on confusion and provided another for CPR. Those bubblepack radios are so cheap now, they're almost disposible.

I think it's the water. Yep, has to be the water, Trollholio.

How is it different here than other places? Loveland Pass? Mt. Rose chutes? AZ Snowbowl? Even Rogers Pass where there is a high...

I'd still prefer to be the second patroller and roped up. You can visualize the crown going between them. An unusual season, makes for unusual avalanches. Sad to see all that nice snow down the...

Bring an extra base layer (or two), they're light. Some guys I met when I moved to Summit Co (Oootah) in the 90s would skin up the peak out back (breaking trail frequently), strip down and put on a...

No assuming avugeek. Gets you in a world of hurt, but frequently you need an active, functioning tranceiver next to yer gut in order find someone or be found. batteries get cold, slow and weak in...

Wasn't "expert halo" also attached to Ian's Human Factors paper from so long ago that I can barely remember, Bob? recall that klaus gave me one of his original links. my 2 ç: go back to the...

Yes, quite the debris pile and gouged track. ESE aspect at noon? Sounds like a solar oven. Skied just North of there in the 90s. Somewhat popular spot once the pass is plowed.

I'll second these, but not only do I Dynafit, but I also enjoy lightweight setup, leather boot tours. What the heck, if it's your first touring around T'ride take it easy, enjoy the view, meet some...

The heli photo of her gear on the peak, tracks and the sharp edge of the cornice is haunting. Only one or two degrees of separation between ski tourers.

My regards to family and friends.

-Kurt

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133280682/Plans-For-Utah-State-Gun-Spark-Outrage

"A Browning M1911 semiautomatic pistol may soon join the sego lily, Rocky Mountain elk and sugar beet as official...

Yes, looks like a cool show, but alas, not playing on my Dish Network in Yewtah. Have to keep an eye out for it on our local PBS stations in the future.
Balmy today, eh? www.rmpbs.org sez it's -2F...

In my jacket pockets. I use your above accessory cord/(good) duct tape rig, a partner has the Life Link rig. We only tour together (don't ski inbounds, except to get outta bounds), sled ski (every...

It depends. Take a look at the General Announcement at the bottom of this advisory:
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/advisory/slc

Alta Central will know exactly what to do, but if you have a...

And so what if he's NOT injured and you've already triggered the whole EMS system (S&R, 'chopper, ambulance) as happened in AZ last year? If you're in a ski area, it makes sense for Patrol to get...

That's what I was wondering as well. Then the coaster will collapse above the main road blocking off Alta. The Cliff Lodge is a bunker, they'd need diverters/wedges above the coaster or something...

There is plenty of development already in the tri-canyons. Why does development make a place better for the average joe? Development makes the Canyons better for powder skiers who thrive on...

Some mountains don't have detailed Avalanche reports. You're on your own then and interpolating from the adjacent reporting regions.

I assume this is an old mining claim (or a series of them)? Our lovely Mining Act of 1872 (doesn't it sound like it needs some revision)?

So if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Every resident in...

From what I recall, I believe the Park Record, SLTrib & The Desert News are ALL owned by the same media Corp. Welcome to the Zion Curtain. I don't trust one word I read in UT newspapers. And...

There may be a mix of uncertainty and desire in your ski touring group that day. In some ways I see your questions as more of group-dynamics questions/answers than an individual's answers.

The...

Nice shots of the Collyrada Alpine (we ski below treeline much of the time in Yewtah). No Name Saloon (in PC), and there was a No Name mine up near No Name Bowl:
...

Me neither (or the X-Rack for $340). I'm still using the ATV gun rack rig for ~$12 (no holes needed to be drilled). It works so-so. I like yours better, good photos, I should work on that while...

Makes sense to me. And some years there is considerable overlap between the regions (Maritime, intermountain, continental). I'm sure one of the pro avy dudes/chicas can chime in.

I think it also...

Mine as well. Feb 16 surface hoar, buried and still reactive in early March in W. Uintas. Read somewhere (will need to find it) that buried surface hoar accounts for most accidents up in BC.

It happens? Why does it happen, and I don't think it's all about gear? Dynafit was making their binding 20 years ago and "S" skis were around just as long (as well as a host of Euro mountaineering...

Or a decade or two.

So then you're use to the Haute Route?
Verbier Variation

The purest skiing line, and the most frequently done.

* Day 1: Argentière, France, over the Col du Chardonnet and the Fenêtre du...