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01-13-2010, 09:58 AM #1
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TR: Central Park Off-Piste
Music: Waltz of the Snowflakes from the Nutcracker
Setting the scene before we get to the good stuff.
Ah, Christmas in New York:
The Christmas tree in my apt:
Central Park skiers get ready to carol on Park Avenue:
The view out my bedroom window of the goods. No snow yet though:
There’s the snow:
Following an epic storm and first hand reports of low density snow, we gear up and head out to "The Castle" to scope a line....
No folks...we're not talking about Alta's "Devil's Castle"...but something more superior...Central Park's Belvadere Castle...
The bus to Chamonix is running late so we decide to track into the backcountry on foot...
Signs everywhere warning us of the danger ahead...
The village's snowcats are helplessly stranded
We are officially entering the backcountry...
A mountain lion is spotted at the top of the Alpine...
Nature is present here, my friends
We begin the climb to the Summit
Snow drifts 25 feet high...
The climb is exhausting but we push onwards...
The Castle is humbling as we approach...
Enter Simon - our guide to the backcountry here
Hak is spotted checking his gear
Quick beacon check before we drop on a very dangerous line
Simon is concerned after conducting a snow pack test but urges us to be calm...
So let's do this already...
Last edited by Thatcher; 01-13-2010 at 10:20 AM. Reason: Correcting youtube link
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01-13-2010, 10:00 AM #2
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Many have skied this line but not all have made it out...
3, 2, 1 ...dropping...
The snow is deep and soft...
Hak enjoys himself
Nature Gives Back: Doug receives a face shot from Central Park
Simon immediately envisions a kicker and begins digging...
Patrol gets talked into dropping the rope...
Yes! We just added 100 more feet of vertical!
Hak observes the cornice tools to remove the stakes from these glaciers...
Patrol heads out and leaves us to explore
The kicker continues to grow...
Simon prepares for the run of his life...
EPIC!!!
CHECK THAT ONE OFF YOUR LIST!
Iron Cross Alert in Central Park
The boys love this backcountry and all it has to offer
Journalists quickly appear to catch some of the action
Simon's 360
Spread Eagle is alive and well here, my friends
Simon skins up for another descent
The crowd has never seen anything like this in their lives
The air gets larger
The word is definitely out
This old lady has not seen such air dominance since Kitty Hawk
Simon declares "The Session" over and begins the ceremonial deconstruction of the kicker
We walk out to a nearby Chalet
Hak gets ready to return home
A tree purchase is in order
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01-13-2010, 10:26 AM #3
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Intense, had me on the edge of my seat intense....
Nice effort!
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01-13-2010, 10:37 AM #4
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Love the avalung! Safety first!
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01-13-2010, 10:42 AM #5
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Thatcher- you consistently crack my ass up with your TR's though I have to admit I'm deeply saddened at the lack of the a goat in this report. Work on that.
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01-13-2010, 10:56 AM #6
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Oh just you wait. I went touring WITH the goat. Photos to come...
Originally Posted by lionelhutz
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01-13-2010, 11:29 AM #7
Dork.
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Be still my beating heart. Originally Posted by Thatcher
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01-13-2010, 11:50 AM #8
Um, yeah, that guy
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Good work... The only suggestion I have is to skin/walk over to H&H and get a shot inside getting whatever is warm.
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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01-13-2010, 11:50 AM #9
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Some of the best Central Park stoke this year! I think you could have easily cleared the fence, though! It would have made it more "interesting"...
Screw the net, Surf the backcountry!
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01-13-2010, 11:55 AM #10
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So awesome. nice work
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01-13-2010, 12:00 PM #11
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Nice work gentlemen. I often miss NYC, but this makes the miss more.
Never skied any of the lines in Central Park myself, but have eyed a few in my day. Have you considered any other options. There are actually quite a few very interesting lines and cliff drop options (with mostly flater landings).
Have you thought of getting up to Harlem to hit some of the steeps?
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01-13-2010, 12:02 PM #12
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Killing it on the UWS! Nice.
Brings back some good memories of ice skating on sheep meadow after an ice storm.
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01-13-2010, 12:06 PM #13
...darkness is beautiful
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Amazing work my friend....thank god you slipped Patrol some cash to get the gates open.
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01-13-2010, 12:32 PM #14
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There actually has to be at least 1 or 2 good lines in Inwood hill park. When the wind was up or when we showed up for practice way to hungover we had to run that bastard. Prob. 2-300 feet of vert with wide spaced trees. Originally Posted by Ottime
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01-13-2010, 12:49 PM #15
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Since Kitty Hawk! Ha
Twasn't the goats I missed.
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01-13-2010, 12:54 PM #16
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pure awesomeness
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01-13-2010, 01:30 PM #17
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Awesome TR
who would've NYC had the most lenient backcountry policy in the East?
as I was sitting in the airport during that blizzard waiting and hoping to get out west, I was imagining myself doing the same in Prospect Park, or slaloming the headstones in green wood cemetery.
Luckily I got out and that will have to wait for the next powder day in NYC.
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01-13-2010, 01:42 PM #18
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I'm not at liberty to discuss my stashes in NYC...haha. But sounds like you've been scoping some good lines! Originally Posted by Ottime
You have no idea how much it took... Originally Posted by skier666
Were you missing the girls girls girls? They're coming out in a few weeks... Originally Posted by Aldo
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01-13-2010, 02:43 PM #19
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Epically awesome
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01-13-2010, 03:13 PM #20
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A clear contender for TR of the year right here folks.
Hahah thanks for sharing man!"Some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God."
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01-13-2010, 04:55 PM #21
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Awesome!
Glad you both remembered backcountry safety skills. Originally Posted by Danno
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01-13-2010, 05:00 PM #22
wooooooohoooooooooooooo
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01-13-2010, 06:20 PM #23
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Originally Posted by Lone Star
The paparazzi is out in force!
Glad you could make the old lady socialite's day in the Park
seriously looked like a fun day... I expect similar conditions when i'm back in NYC for work in October!
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01-13-2010, 07:46 PM #24
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You guys are nothing but a bunch or "park" rats
Classic TR
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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01-14-2010, 09:02 AM #25
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Originally Posted by Squirrel99
The paparazzi is out in force!
Glad you could make the old lady socialite's day in the Park
seriously looked like a fun day... I expect similar conditions when i'm back in NYC for work in October!
Yeah man - it's normally like this in October - this past year when you were here was just an exception.
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