tr: Spring Range NV 2010

[cdlv]

skin up

the area we pillaged

video:

You have any suggestions on an area thats nothing too wild and low avalanche danger? I don't really care about the approach, more workout the better.

stick to Foxtail area, lots of things to play around on and not too crazy.
Luke @ LVSSR gives a 2 day Avy I course every year for a reasonable price. Try calling him up and seeing if they have had the class yet.

[cdlv]

scoped out this bad boy today, looks like cliif bands have filled in nicely and it's ready to rock. it makes me happy in the pants.

crowds suck here



spectacular day visually (skiing wasn't too shabby either)

[SchralphMacchio]

Glad to see you're out there milking it the whole month of Jan and showing up in town with raccoon eyes while everyone else is wondering WTF is wrong with your artificial tan

[cdlv]

Glad to see you're out there milking it the whole month of Jan and showing up in town with raccoon eyes while everyone else is wondering WTF is wrong with your artificial tan

hehe, i'm keeping it going into february and looking at the weather models ullr and el nino are too.

today's tr will be up as soon as vid is done rendering

[cdlv]

02-02-2010: time to check out Kyle Canyon

heading up Big Falls chute:

looks like this slide path was from the middle january storms. wind loaded cliffs above looked to be the culprit

Big Falls, will be climbing the snow covered cliff band to the left

dug a pit to test stability, everything had settled nicely and i get ready to climb this

top o the waterfall

further up the chute

heading up drainage lookers left

opens up to this

had no time to go further so this is what i skied

and this, the way to get down avoiding the boot ladder i used to get up:

here's the video of the run:

[Holorinhal]

Way to shred cdlv. That was an awesome run!

[cdlv]

storms keep slamming,went to the resort today and skied with IE:

[cdlv]

02-08-10
lee shoulder, went to see what the new storms did to the snowpack with my splitboarder buddy Joe :
skintack stoke( nice to have someone to help break trail for a change)


soft slab slide from Saturday, crown was about 10 inches and broke at the differentiating layer between friday and saturdays snowfall.


view up slide path:


so i dug a pit before we went up. saturday's weak bond layer had compressed with sunday's new snow and natural settlement so up we go



Joe




rare pics of me:







up to another foot tonight/tomorrow, this season is kicking ass

[cdlv]

panorama of my playground from 1/31.


here's link to embiggen

[Tye 1on]

Nice! Yeah talked to a bud in Death Valley last night, said he was listening to the rain. Good sign for you!

[cdlv]

Nice! Yeah talked to a bud in Death Valley last night, said he was listening to the rain. Good sign for you!

another 14 inches of super fluff last night( low temps w/ no winds)!!!!!!
work today but tomorrow bc will be $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$

never thought i would see the day when the base in the springs = the wasatch base

[cdlv]

awesome day yesterday
Missed the 14 inch storm the day before, but cold temps and low winds kept the snow fantastic. Low h2o content fluff. Decided to go for multiple laps on Dolomite over a long tour as people in the group had to leave by 12:30..

[Holorinhal]

CDLV this is an awesome thread!
I have been asking people for a couple of years, if there is any info on backcountry sking around here and have done some research ,but allways come up empty. You are definately showing the way.
I have been riding My new hellbents in the trees on the dumpage days. I sure do love them wide boards.
My Buddy took his cat and a couple of us up the road over in deer creek yesterday and skiied a couple of areas. The snow was top crusty and fast and wore us out fast. Good experiance tho.
I was checking out west bowl to day with the binoc's and could see tracks out there. Have You been out in there yet?

[cdlv]

I was checking out west bowl to day with the binoc's and could see tracks out there. Have You been out in there yet?

not my tracks in west bowl, someone went up on thursday while we were doing dolomite, someone also did hidden. I figured it was luke or one of the patrollers.
Nice on the cat ,where do you guys go up, the road to that house on the middle ridge below the mummy?
heading up tomorrow to try to find some north facing spots that hold good snow.

[cdlv]

West Bowl 02-14-2010
K& G look happy with the snow

our objective comes into view

g goes 2nd


g (pics by K)



me


in bottom of the bowl

shralped

[wolfelot]

Hey this is a great thread!

[mtnbirder]

This thread really is great. I never knew the Spring's had decent skiing. I will be in the area for the month of March. I hope there is still snow.

[cdlv]

This thread really is great. I never knew the Spring's had decent skiing. I will be in the area for the month of March. I hope there is still snow.

February and March are our highest snowfall months there will be plenty of snow in March as the el nino storm express to the sw starts back up next week.

[mtnbirder]

sick. I will have to hit you up for some beta in a couple weeks.

[Holorinhal]

.
Nice on the cat ,where do you guys go up, the road to that house on the middle ridge below the mummy?

Yes we went up the first road all the way up past the cabin. there is alot of nice snow on the north side. real deep!
We went of on the south side the first time. snow had a crust layer on top not so good, but the runs are nice.
Sunday and Monday We did the north side , and the snow was soooo good!
here are a few pics.








This was our decent on Sunday,all the way to the high way.

[Holorinhal]

Monday's excurtion.





Mummy in the background



Our decent



The peak from which We sent it.



Sorry about the large pics. It was a blast!

[cdlv]

^^^^ excellent, looks like fun, and a great shot of the Mummy's Belly Button Chutes ( those are on this weekedns check off list)

[cdlv]

02-22-2010
inbounds as it was dumping the 6% love puff
FKNA it was dumping

then around 1 it went bluebird







today was just as good, documentation will come later

[cdlv]

02-23-2010
3 pics from today:
up

down:

[masterofgreenbeans]

Super Stoke...thanks