Wasatch STOKE, Conditions, Observations and assorted drival 15-16

[Snowvols]

I'm really sorry you got all that sand in your vagina. Take a shower, drink some hot chocolate, and call your mom so you can talk it out.

All I said is wait for more snow before you get into the realest of the real, and it sounds like the 'people who know' back me up.

"It is going to take a good amount of time before I feel comfortable getting into my favorite terrain. I have come to the realization that I will need to stay on lower angle slopes until this weak layer (hopefully) stabilizes sometime in the future. With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass but we will surely see a good avalanche cycle in the meantime."

With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass
With enough snow, it is possible that this situation will pass

yea, so I'd wait for the next storm and see how things develop. We'll see what next week brings. In the meantime keep it real, bitch.

I don't really want to get into a pissing contest over this, but it sounds like you are counting on it to bridge. One storm will not be enough to bury the faceted snow. The entire snowpack before this series was for the most part a faceted mess. Can we get enough snow and all the problems go away? Absolutely, but it will take a lot of snow for that to happen. Just because the weak layer is deep doesn't mean the dragon won't wake up if you find the sweet spot.

[skifishbum]

observed huck yo meat thurs at work



instabiities limited to over/under rotation and failure to bridge gap
faceshots resulting

[skiATL]

I don't really want to get into a pissing contest over this, but it sounds like you are counting on it to bridge. One storm will not be enough to bury the faceted snow. The entire snowpack before this series was for the most part a faceted mess. Can we get enough snow and all the problems go away? Absolutely, but it will take a lot of snow for that to happen. Just because the weak layer is deep doesn't mean the dragon won't wake up if you find the sweet spot.

https://youtu.be/abJeyBhunuI sorry can't remember how to embed vids on here and it's harder with the tgr app. But this vid illustrates the statement above pretty well. Persistent slab + sweet spot and bad things happen. (edit. Pretty sure this video contains a fatality. If you don't want to see that, then don't click, but I think it's important to see)

[mall walker]

^ yeah that guy died

[sfotex]

Wow, there's a lot of experts on predicting the future snowpack here. Too bad you can't predict the stock market or fantasy football and make a lot of money.


I went and messed around in Milly/Twin Lakes area yesterday. Snow was pretty sweet where it hadn't been wind jacked. Nice Wasatch powder. It's pretty much an unconsolidated mass of snow top to bottom in most places and you can easily press your ski pole to the ground. I hit some steeper test slopes and didn't get anything to move. Wind was picking up last night when I left.

[jmedslc]

OHHH SHITTTTT


rhymin at 8500.

edit to add that was in fact freezing rain. sweeeeeet.

seriously. i drove home last night at midnite and the canyon patrol was flashing his blues at me as i passed him driving up, just above the S curve. within 1mile, i could feel the slippage and as i got to butler fork, the entire road became completely ice covered. i could feel the subie slipping a bit, so i did a brake test and sure enough, i was driving on a sheet of ice.

note: michelin X-ice Xi3 tires held a firm grip and got me home safely. highly recommended, phew!

[Skidog]

seriously. i drove home last night at midnite and the canyon patrol was flashing his blues at me as i passed him driving up, just above the S curve. within 1mile, i could feel the slippage and as i got to butler fork, the entire road became completely ice covered. i could feel the subie slipping a bit, so i did a brake test and sure enough, i was driving on a sheet of ice.

note: michelin X-ice Xi3 tires held a firm grip and got me home safely. highly recommended, phew!

Yeah alta got pretty jacked. Nice crust...glad more is on the way.

[Bromontana]

Just a boring landscape, but the views are starting to get good. Seeing lines fill in and set up.

[skiATL]

Yeah alta got pretty jacked. Nice crust...glad more is on the way.

In relation to this...how bad and widespread is this crust? Was thinking of touring Bear trap tomorrow but I might just do runs at soli instead of its shitty.

Edit: should have just checked uac observations before posting. It looks shitty. Time for beer runs and grilling tomorrow.

[snowaddict91]

In relation to this...how bad and widespread is this crust? Was thinking of touring Bear trap tomorrow but I might just do runs at soli instead of its shitty.

Edit: should have just checked uac observations before posting. It looks shitty. Time for beer runs and grilling tomorrow.

Got that right. Anything that got skied today was good. Anything untracked is gnasty breakable crust.

[Skidog]

In relation to this...how bad and widespread is this crust? Was thinking of touring Bear trap tomorrow but I might just do runs at soli instead of its shitty.

Edit: should have just checked uac observations before posting. It looks shitty. Time for beer runs and grilling tomorrow.

Yeah it was for sure more than what I call a zipper or onion crust. I'd say, where I poked my pole into untracked, it was close to an inch breakable before you hit the soft snow underneath. The next storm cycle should cover it all.

[flavor_town]

Mighty fine crust harvest on patsy this morning

[The Gnarwhale]

buckle up, utards. Looks like it's gonna be an interlodge-y week. +12" of water forecasted for NorCal and maybe 4.5" in the Wasatch. UAC is guessing +3feet of dense stuff between now and Christmas. Some of the models are calling for 100".

Check out the grey areas on the top two maps. +10" water and +60" of snow



snowfall rates at Alta-Collins. 100" by next weekend, according to the averaged-out model runs


wish i was there strategizing about canyon openings and closures

[The Gnarwhale]

Here's a good article about the atmospheric river that's about to flow this way:
http://tenaya.ucsd.edu/~dettinge/Det...am_sciam13.pdf

[whyturn]

Hedging up to ski alta/bird tue-thur
If anybody is going to be up on these days let me know. Pow pow pow pow

[land]

Beacon practice park at snowbird is up and running below the powderbirds. Went up yesterday, great practice. Need to practice more!

The one at solitude is not up yet as of yesterday.

[tBatt]

Beacon practice park at snowbird is up and running below the powderbirds. Went up yesterday, great practice. Need to practice more!

The one at solitude is not up yet as of yesterday.

Good to know, thanks!

[monkeywrenchMoose]

Summit Park is pretty thin still. Maybe 18 inches deep, nothing to really note other than a crust about 6 inches off the ground, pretty rotten snow below that, but it was all supported by the bushes here so nothing moved during a quick pit dig.



Careful for snakes under the snow.

[snowaddict91]

Hedging up to ski alta/bird tue-thur
If anybody is going to be up on these days let me know. Pow pow pow pow

I'll be stuck at work but they did a lot of rope pullin at the bird the last couple days. Merry Christmas!!!

[Skidog]

Hedging up to ski alta/bird tue-thur
If anybody is going to be up on these days let me know. Pow pow pow pow

I'll be there most of the week. Pm if ya want digits. I'm a beater though.

[itsnowjoke]

buckle up, utards. Looks like it's gonna be an interlodge-y week. +12" of water forecasted for NorCal and maybe 4.5" in the Wasatch. UAC is guessing +3feet of dense stuff between now and Christmas. Some of the models are calling for 100".

Check out the grey areas on the top two maps. +10" water and +60" of snow



snowfall rates at Alta-Collins. 100" by next weekend, according to the averaged-out model runs


wish i was there strategizing about canyon openings and closures

Winter Solstice, say hello to my friend the Atmospheric River, oh yeah!

[Brad Davis]

UDOT Control Work planned for Little Cottonwood Canyon tomorrow morning Tuesday 12/22/2015.
Back country closures Lisa Falls through Grizzly Gulch at 12:00am tonight- 12/22/2015
Hwy 210 will most likely close some time in the evening hours tonight 12/21/2015 possibly as early as 8:00 pm storm depending.
Estimated time of Road/ BC opening will be 8:30am Tuesday 12/22/2015.

Intermittent Road closures possible in Big Cottonwood Canyon am of Tuesday 12/22/2015 for control work.

[digitaldeath]

Just purchased 11$ pint of wastach coffee stout.

I will just invoice you guys

[yabyum]

Money well spent. happy Holidays and deep light snow to all of you.

[sfotex]

I haven't choked on powder like this morning in a long time!