WASATCH STOKE, CONDITIONS, OBSERVATIONS and ASSORTED DRIVAL 19-20

[snowaddict91]

Right? Either last year was a monster of this year really sucks out there... The SNOTEL reporting data is misbehving right now so I can't get the median to show on the graph but this is the 2019 vs 2020 SWE at 10k on Wheeler:

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I was out there at the peak in late April but it looks like they had some serious action in late May, you said you skied it in June?

Whoa. Last May was insane though, I remember skiing pow then coming home and doing landscaping like May 20th. IIRC it was the second wettest May on record at the SLC airport, only to May 2011.

[Xover]

June 8th last year from the overlook. The road to the upper campground wasn’t open yet.

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That photo brings back a lot of very fond memories from many moons ago; thanks Kev

[zion zig zag]

That photo brings back a lot of very fond memories from many moons ago; thanks Kev

Hey, long time no see. Hope you are well.

[2_1_3]

IIRC it was the second wettest May on record at the SLC airport, only to May 2011.

Here's the official COOP data for May total precip at the SLC INTL AP, 2011 was big!:

1	5.14	2011-05-31	0
2	4.76	1977-05-31	0
3	4.19	2015-05-31	0
4	3.99	1993-05-31	0
5	3.78	2019-05-31	0
6	3.68	1995-05-31	0
-	3.68	1981-05-31	0
8	3.39	1986-05-31	0
9	3.37	1957-05-31	0
10	3.16	1942-05-31	0
Period of record: 1928-05-01 to 2020-04-29

[Lone Star]

good to see one of the dudes whose posts 15 years ago got me wondering what this alta place was all about!! Xover


Y'all hearing the great Snowbird rumor yet? Can't wait to sort out the fact from the (more than likely) fiction but have noticed that rope lines are still up on P-Ridge....

[Dshack89]

Would be pretty sweet if it happens! I saw patrollers riding up on Peruvian on Monday when I was driving down the canyon mid-morning. At this point either open her up or let us tour...its painful looking at all that low hanging fruit wasting away.

[Lone Star]

Would be pretty sweet if it happens! I saw patrollers riding up on Peruvian on Monday when I was driving down the canyon mid-morning. At this point either open her up or let us tour...its painful looking at all that low hanging fruit wasting away.

mtn manager trying to see how fast he can mark a 5 mile long line's worth of 6 ft intervals

[snowaddict91]

Here's the official COOP data for May total precip at the SLC INTL AP, 2011 was big!:

1	5.14	2011-05-31	0
2	4.76	1977-05-31	0
3	4.19	2015-05-31	0
4	3.99	1993-05-31	0
5	3.78	2019-05-31	0
6	3.68	1995-05-31	0
-	3.68	1981-05-31	0
8	3.39	1986-05-31	0
9	3.37	1957-05-31	0
10	3.16	1942-05-31	0
Period of record: 1928-05-01 to 2020-04-29

Thanks! Guess I didn't remember correctly.

[Boissal]

June 8th last year from the overlook. The road to the upper campground wasn’t open yet.
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Those shots are absolutely glorious. The scale is hard to grasp but the top of Doso Doyabi is at 12,700 and the toe of the slide paths around 10,000. Leg-roasting turns forever!!!!

Coverage looks every bit as good as when i was there in late April too. Crazy!

[123ski]

Would be pretty sweet if it happens! I saw patrollers riding up on Peruvian on Monday when I was driving down the canyon mid-morning. At this point either open her up or let us tour...its painful looking at all that low hanging fruit wasting away.

I’ve heard the rumors all week as well


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[altacoup]

I’d tell you the rumors are true. It’ll be interesting to see how it works. No day tickets from what I gather.

[123ski]

I’d tell you the rumors are true. It’ll be interesting to see how it works. No day tickets from what I gather.

Any idea when they’ll be announced?


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[mall walker]

cooler last night, south facing was firm this morning early





that's pretty crazy about the bird. wonder what the LCC traffic will look like

[snowaddict91]

I’d tell you the rumors are true. It’ll be interesting to see how it works. No day tickets from what I gather.

On the edge of my seat over here.

[BobMc]

Lift rides by appointment? Or park at the park and ride at the bottom of the canyon, get out of your car and join the line right there?

[snowaddict91]

Lift rides by appointment? Or park at the park and ride at the bottom of the canyon, get out of your car and join the line right there?

Whole new meaning to Slowbird. Maintain that 6ft spacing on road to provo!

[happytimefunbox]

LETS GO SNOWBIRD LETS GO!
LETS GO SNOWBIRD LETS GO!
LETS GO SNOWBIRD LETS GO!

Fuck I put away all my Alpine Gear.....

[D-Roc]

Hey - Anyone hit the La Sals at all? Weather looks ideal for tomorrow, thinking of hitting them. Mt Tuk namely

[mall walker]

^ no but utavy moab has been posting on instagram, worth looking at, guess no decent freeze in a bit

[Mr_Lahey]

LETS GO SNOWBIRD LETS GO!
LETS GO SNOWBIRD LETS GO!
LETS GO SNOWBIRD LETS GO!

Fuck I put away all my Alpine Gear.....

hope you didn’t get your gear out because it’s not happening.

[Lone Star]

^^^ are you saying that just because it's logistically impossible to pull it off safely and in accordance with Utah's "Orange" category? that's not the kind of "Can-do" attitude Snowbird lives by!!

[happytimefunbox]

Those guys are lame af in my opinion. Anyone that skis with guys that think parking your helicopter in wilderness areas or residential streets is cool can kiss my ass. There's nothing amateur about that, just disrespect.

Saw this in the SLTrib today and I instantly thought of those entitled douchebags.
They would drop rolls of TP out of their heli because hey we are rich and we can
Looks like the same type of helicopter, round cockpit straight tail, from this blurry pick.

Fucking Asshats

[Lone Star]

^^^ heh. I've also noticed that Protect Our Winters has somehow crazily found a way to have their meetings without all flying across the country to get together.

[Dshack89]

Is PowMow still closed to uphill traffic? I need to get my dogs some exercise and the options for doing that on snow are getting very limited.

[snowaddict91]

Is PowMow still closed to uphill traffic? I need to get my dogs some exercise and the options for doing that on snow are getting very limited.

I think so. A lot of it is probably melted out as well. Snowbasin is open to uphill and dogs are ok there afaik.