Wasatch 08-09 Conditions

**Xover** · 11-05-2008, 12:12 PM

... all I know is I saw one amazing lightning show as the current deluge was rolling into town last night around 7:30'ish over the Oquirhhs.

**salida** · 11-05-2008, 12:22 PM

I'll fuel tomorrow's mayhem fire.

**RTR** · 11-05-2008, 12:28 PM

^I hate you guys. Looks like this thread (always one of my favorites) is satisfying a severe appetite for stoke. Looking forward to a great season.

**skiHOG** · 11-05-2008, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by salida

I'll fuel tomorrow's mayhem fire.

FKNA. that's a dump. bring it to CO please.

**Lone Star** · 11-05-2008, 01:07 PM

here's a nice sequence... yesterday at 1 PM:

Today at noon:

**SPREAD EAGLE** · 11-05-2008, 02:04 PM

Not sure if I skied over other tracks but looked like some earlier bomb work had been done at the top. I kept wondering if someone had made it to the top yet but I laid the skinner from the top of bad news area until the col where Main starts. The skiing was unconsolidated snow and luckily steeper than the apron and everything else because once I was out of main it was walk skiing even for my 160mm wide tips. I walked from the bottom of ball room until I ran into a cat trail 200 meters above the mid-mountain outlet for the Collins quad. SO WAX well and get ready for some heavy lovins!!!

Like to hear if anyone knows of someone skiing main this week before today. I skied over old tracks or slough debris underneath the 2-3' freshies that engulfed me from the get go until upper ballroom traverse.

What a way to welcome the winter!

**beaterdit** · 11-05-2008, 02:22 PM

Nice work!

**StankyPanky** · 11-05-2008, 02:28 PM

Sounds like i'm calling a powder day tomorrow and blowing off class. Anyone want to head up early send me a pm.

**AltaPowderDaze** · 11-05-2008, 02:29 PM

It just keeps coming! The bosses at the bird called us in for some early setup. We're starting full time as of tomorrow. There goes the early season touring I was trying to fit in. Oh well, it is definitely better this way.

**Hutch** · 11-05-2008, 02:50 PM

Snowbird opening Friday, according to this: http://www.snowbird.com/ski_board/photo.php?photo=1097

**mc_roon** · 11-05-2008, 03:02 PM

holy fuck!

i cant wait to get back to utah in 2 weeks

**ImSearchingforPowder** · 11-05-2008, 03:21 PM

wow! the whole snowstake at Snowbird is covered. You cant even see the top. That is a ton of snow!

**salida** · 11-05-2008, 03:23 PM

**lionelhutz** · 11-05-2008, 03:28 PM

A) It looks awesome.
B) Any Utards that don't get out there suck
c) Hopefully it does just sit there and rot for a few days and end up creating a terrible rotten weak layer that slides all winter long.

**FiddleTilDeath** · 11-05-2008, 03:30 PM

hooooolly fuck!
great news, see y'all there!

Big Balls · 11-05-2008, 03:35 PM

I'll go out when it's sunny. I'm used to Mammoth skiing where it dumps and by time the wind has died down and the control work has been done it is sunny. So I only like skiing when it's sunny, not when it's snowy.

**Skidog** · 11-05-2008, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Big Balls

I'll go out when it's sunny. I'm used to Mammoth skiing where it dumps and by time the wind has died down and the control work has been done it is sunny. So I only like skiing when it's sunny, not when it's snowy.

you'd better go back from whence you came then. Last season (700+") I think I got like 4 sunny days!

Good luck with that though.

**yabyum** · 11-05-2008, 03:43 PM

Just got back deep and nice, tough trail breaking, road was snowpacked and it was still dumping: NOTICE TO TURD LICK JONGS, WHEN THE SIGN SEZ 4WD OR CHAINS ONLY IT MEANS IT.....ok caps off I feel better

**bostonjohn** · 11-05-2008, 04:01 PM

oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck
I was not plaining on leaving for 2 weeks but I think thats all about to change.

**hoarhey** · 11-05-2008, 04:05 PM

Kapow!
I'll be there in 3 weeks.

**pointedem** · 11-05-2008, 04:07 PM

I love the lake.

**Particle** · 11-05-2008, 04:13 PM

Nice pointed! And...YOU SUCK!

**Xover** · 11-05-2008, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by Hutch

Snowbird opening Friday, according to this: http://www.snowbird.com/ski_board/photo.php?photo=1097

my climbing season just got offically ended. sweet Jesus!!!

**Mani_UT** · 11-05-2008, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by yabyum

Just got back deep and nice, tough trail breaking, road was snowpacked and it was still dumping: NOTICE TO TURD LICK JONGS, WHEN THE SIGN SEZ 4WD OR CHAINS ONLY IT MEANS IT...

Actually no.
99% of the time it means shit if you have good snow tires. That sign is retarted. They should either only turn it on when it's really 4/6 thick and nasty inches packed on the road or check people tires, not the number of wheels powering the thing.

Half the time my 2WD X-ice equipped car is stuked behind some Cherokee or Explorer with shit all season tires weaving left and right at 10mph .... Sad.