42 degrees is 78 gradians, i.e., 78% of 90 degrees, which is equal to 100 gradians.

But nobody uses gradians. 78% refers to the slope (rise over run), not the angle. To get the slope, you need to...

May/June is generally when most of the skiing on Colorado 14ers gets done; granted, the Sangres seem to be in condition a bit earlier.

Lots of info here:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/

Specifically, this:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=3

Short version:...

I'm confused. I thought GB was arguing in favor of your point with that bit you quoted. And I didn't think I was disputing it. I was commenting only on who has a legitimate say, not on what side is...

GB, thanks for the information.

I disagree that this represents federal overreach.

You get a lot of benefit from all that federal land, and I suspect it's generally worth the price of...

As a member of the Boulder bourgeois elite (i.e., starving grad students), I'd just like to point out that it's my back yard too, at least in part. The last I checked, it's was all federal land we...

Skiers might have reasons to be against this. Lou Dawson has been chewing over this issue for a long time, mostly from a snowmobile access perspective. See:...

"Chill" means "smokes pot."

Boulder's pretty nice. Congratulations on the job. Is that through CU? That's a good department; I've had positive experiences.

It's not usually hard to find an apartment in Boulder, though leases...

:yourock:

Awesome! It looks like they had some nice snow!

(It seems from the photos she was on a Dynafit setup, though, which is entirely sensible. AT, anyway: She says, "I switched from tele...

So, what's up with you CB kids needing to rope up on this one? ... Just kidding -- obviously, I hope! ;)

Congratulations on this descent (and the climb too; that's burly in itself) and also on...

Stunning. Congratulations to all of you, especially mbsc, getting so close to that goal. I'm in awe. That's something I never imagine even wanting to do. My palms start sweating and my blood pressure...

"I don't know where I am. I hiked here."

-- One somewhat distraught half of a cell phone conversation overheard last Saturday about noon under sunny skies and calm winds at the end of the track...

Well, you can definitely count me a jealous douchebag ... but I can't see why anyone would give you any heat for a sweet and utterly unique trip report.

Yeah, what a lousy shot. The mountains I think he was referring to are almost completely obscured by her left arm. :nonono2:

Sweet stoke otherwise.

Nice. It's a fun one, for sure. I assume this means you'll be wanting to ski Sayres Benchmark sometime in the near future. ;)



If you break left at treeline and pop over the ridge (gentle at...

Brilliant. Where do you get Dunkie's in Golden?

Holy shit. And I was just thinking the other day that last year was a fluke and nobody will try to ski Capitol unless we get some better coverage. I guess I was wrong.

I really don't think I'll...

Nice work. Those are cool lines. So many great, accessible lines in that valley.

How was the ride up the road? Did you have to dismount much? Where did you leave the bikes?

Sweet. Wow, Blanca looks terrible.

Yeah, that line looker's left of the summit of Ellingwood looks tempting .... if only grad school weren't eating up all of my time ... :(

Holy. Shit.

That's burly. I sure as hell wouldn't have attempted that line in those conditions.

I like the hourglass rappel shot. You think that counts as skiing it switch?

I ski fast (at resorts) because I'm lazy and can never get my lazy ass out of the house in time to make the first lift. I ski fast so that I can make up the time I lost groggily sipping coffee and...

Way to get it, as usual.

It was definitely not stable out there. I triggered a small slide (quite small, maybe 50' wide, 250' long) at Vasquez Cirque on Saturday, pretty shallow because it was on...

Physics is to math as sex is to masturbation. :the_finge

(Yeah, I also majored in mastur-- uh, mathematics.)

I have to add (professional pride demands it):

Engineering = weak. (At least, that's the nearly universal snobbish view in my field. Did someone say differential equations are "hard"? Really?)
...

I like this game.

^^^^^ LISTEN TO THIS!!! ^^^^^^^^

You asked about skiing, but the real issue is with why you're going to college in the first place. If you don't have a good reason, don't go. Be a ski bum for a...

Love the musical selection. :D

What happened to Jordan's dog? I think I'll save that mountain for later in the spring, if ever. ;) I love the term "Davenporting," and God knows I've done a bit of it, but I've got to say I prefer...

:confused:

Safer to keep it on.

I kept waiting to see whether you could wear another pack over the vest. Or do I just fail at reading comprehension?

My guess is that deployment is a one-time...

I love the jargon he picked up from his avalanche awareness class. Crystal types, hardness ratings, sheer tests, the insistence that he took a super-safe route up (well, maybe, but it's hard to get...

I always love the gb/mbsc stoke. Just make sure those cameras are functioning for your trip!

edit -- oh, fuck, I missed that last part. Non-functioning knees ... :frown:

That sucks.

Well, doing it alone without an axe or any other gear beyond my skis, which I carried over my shoulder, climbing the boot track in slippery second-hand rental boots, no crampons...

Let's just say...

So, Abe, what is the difference? You have to pole harder and skate more on green circles? ;)

I'm loving the Mt. Washington stoke. The Chute was the first really steep thing I ever skied. Gearing up on 50 degree corn was an adventure in itself. That's one of the days that will always stick in...

I was lapping the Challenger complex at Mary Jane today, but riding the singles line on Super Gauge (it's usually faster when you're alone than Challenger, I've found).

Today was the day everyone...

tele = fail ;) (sez me, first year on AT after a decade in leather telemark boots; still like it too)

From Mt. Toll last spring
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2545288143_e08fc35fa5.jpg...

That was beautiful. I didn't even realize where it was until I read the comments. Good work.

Damn, I miss Mt. Washington.

(But not enough to move back. :fmicon:)

Jester hat, nothing. I saw a teenage kid up at Lunch Rock at MJ wearing a jacket that was intended to look like a banana. Bright yellow, stripes and little brown spots, the stem coming out of the...

I was coveting Arkansas from Democrat last May -- I think I'll wait until that couloir fills in, though. ;) Looks like a good time. I've got to get back in the bc.

No kidding! That's a hell of an approach. Good work!

Sweet. Isn't it funny how skiing LaPlata makes you want to ski Sayres? So many great lines in such a little area.

One of several reasons: I hate messing with gear, and splitboards are a pain in the ass.

Similar experience: One day in May, 2003, I thought I'd go and ski Quandary Peak via the Christo Couloir. The road to the reservoir alternated between bare and snowdrifts, so I had to hike it both...

So far in this thread we have a suggestion that spooning helps with, ah, keeping warm; and that petroleum jelly is a good, um ... fire starter?

Beside that, all you need for a truly safe and...

Midgets should not ski deep powder. It's just too dangerous.:tdo13::nonono2::p

Anyway, very nice. I might head up there in a couple weeks.

What on Ullr's white earth compelled you to to that????

I'm pissed off at myself for missing Sunday. But what the hell, Saturday was pretty sick too. I kept skiing the chutes in damn good...

Mine goes to 22.

I like the skier's right entrance to Awe Chute better than Hole In The Wall, though the latter always provides a little tips'n'tails action good for a few laughs.

I hide in the trees at MJ most...

All right, all you Euros, beat this one -- my mother's home resort before the late unpleasantness with the Soviet tanks back in '68 -- I can't even find a decent web site describing it: Koliba, just...