TRs - Patchskiing, Spring, Summer, and Autumn 2014

[Vets]

I'm going to try something different. Instead of posting a separate TR for every patchskiing day, I'm going to try to put them in one thread. I hope that others will add to this. I also hope to provide views, creamed corn and soft-serve snow images, along with some dog stoke.

I'll start with Ebbetts Pass, May 24, 2014.

Being joined by Penny and Makisha:


Penny plays in the snow at the top of a chute:


A short video of the same chute:


Looking across Kinney Reservoir up at Ebbetts Peak and the area of my fourth run:


To see more click on the patchskiing.com link in my signature.

[Vets]

Ebbetts Pass, May 26, 2014

Corky skiing Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute:


Vets:


Vets further down:


A closer look:

[Vets]

Folger Peak, May 31, 2014

I skied a bowl and one of the lower chutes on the far looker's left of the ridge this day:


Starting in...

...maneuvering around...


Makisha looks for more skiable snow patches:


Looking down one of the lower chutes:

[Vets]

Hawkins Peak, June 1, 2014

Rossi playing in the snow:


Rossi follows Gone2Alpine:


Vets:



Gone2Alpine on another patch with some of the smoothest snow of the post-season:

[Vets]

Return to Ebbetts Pass, June 2, 2014

Splat in Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute:


Where's Vets? At the top of Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute (Hint: He is wearing a bright yellow shirt.)


Aurelien:

[Vets]

Castle Peak, June 5, 2014

Dookey67 on the bent-tree slalom run:


Dookey67 on our third run:

Our first two runs can be seen in the background.

Vets snags some soft-serve snow:

[Vets]

The Nipple, June 6, 2014

Vets:


Dookey67:


Dookey67 finds another bent-tree slalom run:


The Nipple:

If you look closely you can see our tracks on the snow patch in the middle of this photo.

[Vets]

Hiram Peak/Highland Lakes, June 7, 2014

On the drive in we saw a lot of skunk cabbage and buttercups:


Video from the day:

AKA Highlights from 4 and a half hours of hiking and skiing near Highland Lakes in 4 and a half minutes.
A still from the video of Vets skiing the Triangle Patch:


The Lava Lamp Patch:

[Vets]

Return to The Nipple, June 8, 2014

MJ on an upper backside patch:




Vets:


MJ on Eastridge Patches:



More to come...

[Vets]

ha ha way to find the patches

Thanks, and I'm still looking for more.

[splat]

Great shot!
Hey, there's a nice patch in the upper left hand corner of this pic, Vets.
I think I know the road that goes there.

[PlayItLeo]

Best thread of the summer, every summer. Get some, Vets and crew!

[Vets]

On June 11th Gone2Alpine and I had a Three Dog Day at Hiram Peak/Highland Lakes.

Rossi, Penny and Makisha

Here is some more animation with Rossi, Vets and Penny

...and a still of Rossi, Vets and Penny on the Triangle Patch...


Gone2Alpine on the Triangle Patch:


Penny watches Gone2Alpine and Rossi on the Triangle Junior Patch:


Vets and Penny start down the Lava Lamp Patch:


Rossi shows Gone2Alpine where the best lines are on the Lava Lamp Patch:

[Ottime]

Dude, you should write patch skiing in the Sierra guide. You would lose a little peace and quiet, but the crowds might groom down the sun cups. You guys are killing it this spring. Good luck with summer.

[Vets]

Here are few from Roundtop/Sisters on the 12th while we are waiting for skier666's slaythegnar post-production team to post a full TR:

Moon Crescent (L) skier666 (R):


Skier666 spraying the Wu-Tang patch:


On a ridge on Sisters I stopped to take a couple of photos.
Looking up, I saw skier666 making a fairly interesting bootpack...

...looking down, I saw what I had to look forward to...


skier666 finding lots of smooth corn to spray below Sisters:


Looking across a windy Roundtop Lake at the CR Chute:

[Vets]

Dude, you should write patch skiing in the Sierra guide. You would lose a little peace and quiet, but the crowds might groom down the sun cups. You guys are killing it this spring. Good luck with summer.

Thanks. I've had a few others mention a similar idea. While I'm not sure about writing a guide book, I will continue to do more patchskiing research.

[Vets]

Returned to Hiram Peak/Highland Lakes on the 14th.

The Triangle Patch was still smooth...

Makisha and Penny liked it too.

Penny watches me...


Lhasas and tracks:


On the drive out we saw Shooting Star Flowers...

...and Snow Plants...

[Vets]

June 16th. Ski recon with dookey67 near Perazzo Canyon netted 14 patches skied.

Dookey67 on our first patch run:


Vets:


Vets hiking out after completing some soft-serve 8's:


Dookey67 on one of the longer and higher patches we skied:



Vets billie goatin' (or monkey crawling) to get to another patch...

...first turn after arriving...


Dookey 67:



On the 14th patch Vets surveys the menu of suncups, funcups, or runnels for your life:


Dookey67 getting a few more turns on our 14th patch de jour:


Ski recon was successful. We're looking forward to a return mission with more snow in the future.

[Vets]

Made a last minute trip with EastCoastPDR to The Patches yesterday (6/19.)

We skied three patches - the "Right Patch"/"The Patch" three times, one run on the "Left Patch" and one run on the "Center Patch."

EastCoastPDR on the "Right Patch":


As you can see we had preferred parking.

Vets:


EastCoastPDR on the "Left Patch":


Vets:

The suncups and runnels were smashable.
Byas made the task easier...


EastCoastPDR starts down a little chute on the "Center Patch":


The patches look like they should make it into next month.

[Shadam]

just thought I'd share, june 22...



how many people got to snowboard and wake board today ???

me ...

[Vets]

just thought I'd share, june 22...



how many people got to snowboard and wake board today ???

me ...

Thanks for sharing. That looks like a very happy dog.

[Vets]

Yesterday (6/22) Mrs. Vets and I took our dogs Makisha and Penny up to Saddlebag Lake on a snow recon mission with Lower Conness Lakes as our destination.

A panoramic view on the hike up:

L to R: Saddlebag Lake, After Work Chutes, Greenstone Chutes, Lower Greenstone. Greg and Paul's Chute, Mrs. Vets.
The only places we saw ski tracks were Greg and Paul's Chute along with the area below Greg and Paul's,

We are up near 11,000 feet and Makisha wants to go higher:


Penny in pursuit of Vets on the "Big L" patch...

...on the next run Penny lead the way...


Another panoramic 270 degree view:

L to R: Lower Conness Lakes, snow patches, Flinty's, Conness Glacier, Mt. Conness, "Big L" Chute, North Peak.

Suncups:


Vets heads down another patch...

...and Penny is in pursuit again...


It was a fun successful snow recon mission. We not only found snow for future trips, Mrs. Vets also found better approach routes.

[TWINS]

My new favorite thread Great pictures and dog stoke !
Where is the area that has you parking at the end of the snowfield/front row.

[Vets]

My new favorite thread Great pictures and dog stoke !
Where is the area that has you parking at the end of the snowfield/front row.

Thanks. The Patches are near Forestdale Divide, just turn at Red Lake off of highway 88.

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Nice texture!