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

[Lone Star]

shallow shaft++ <3 <3

sick comp going on up on Perla's this afternoon. Wish I had brought a camera so I could share some of the lines that were skied over on the Ethics thread.

[Dshack89]

how was the skiing today?

Surprisingly good, although the sun is gonna wreck things. Maybe 3-4" overnight with some wind, so in the right spots it was reset nicely. Snow was better today than yesterday.

[snowaddict91]

Surprisingly good, although the sun is gonna wreck things. Maybe 3-4" overnight with some wind, so in the right spots it was reset nicely. Snow was better today than yesterday.

Nice. Debated going up this morning but took a hike with the wife and pups instead. Valley temps are almost perfect right now.

[zion zig zag]

Thanks for the stoke Boissal, nice day out!

[Dshack89]

NVM -- decided to move my post to the bike forum

[Boissal]

NVM -- decided to move my post to the bike forum

Pre-edit response so I figure I'd post it anyway.
I've been worried about the MTB situation too. It's not exactly been easy to dodge people on skis these past few weeks in popular drainages like White Pine, Cardiff, Days, Porter. I started a few minutes behind a group of 3 people recently and they were barely slower than I was. I spent a minute or two close to them as I was passing, didn't want to ask them to pull over and didn't want to redline myself to get by.
On the way down I've had to go through large packs of slowshoers or hikers who barely give enough space to pass. On skis it's only an issue for the first and last bit of a tour but on a bike? Every fucking blade of grass on Shoreline is going to be infectious by Saturday... Mouth breathers like me with a HR in the 190s will be blowing clouds of droplets into tight packs of followers. Within a week every blade of grass on Shoreline will be a contagion vector and the brake ruts will be a foot deep. It's going to take some real out-of-the-box thinking to ride in quiet places.

[mall walker]

^ just start at 430am, you won't see a soul

[Boissal]

^ just start at 430am, you won't see a soul

My skiing hours are Saturday 6AM to 4PM these days... What's this 4:30AM you speak off? Never seen it on a clock...

[whyturn]

What I don’t get is it’s more busy than normal. Weird. Empty in burbs but packed in the hills


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[schindlerpiste]

At least many are getting the bikes out early this year. Today, I went for a ride on the new Basin Rec. trails in and around Promontory. Not technical at all, but a nice climb and fun downhill. Snow on dirt above say 7700'. Spotty wet patches along the way. All in all there was fun and heavy breathing to be had. I ran into 3 groups of 3 or less on the downhill

[mall walker]

What I don’t get is it’s more busy than normal. Weird. Empty in burbs but packed in the hills

you got maybe 20-30% of the population in government mandated unemployment, which I am guessing is where the extra people are coming from

[brutah]

i haven't really noticed a real uptick in numbers, but I've also been making it more of a point to avoid those areas i expect to be crowded, ie alta/upper lcc. Trailheads in the SL valley seem to be pretty crowded though and I've tried to go at off hours. today i actually went to alta via albion basin and i didn't run into a lot of people but you could see the hoardes as you got closer to the parking lot (which was odd seeing that we started at 8am and the temps were forecasted to push 50). still found some good snow but seemed to be hiding about 9800ish feet on north faces only. lots of good skiing the past few weeks. here are some random pics from it all. stay safe and wash your hands.



























Also ski season is cancelled. tell all your friends

[skifishbum]

My skiing hours are Saturday 6AM to 4PM these days... What's this 4:30AM you speak off? Never seen it on a clock...

well yeah know its only like 600 seconds fore

ride fast and solo it wonts git ya
cant say bout the peletons

ya damn kids stay the distance I can throw the whippy sticks in a 360 radius outta my water and ya wont see my old boomer ass on yur mountain bike trails

[tBatt]

Went up Baldy two nights ago for the Super Pink Moon. I pulled my camera out partway up to get some sunset photos and something happened when I put it back in my pack, because when I pulled it out at the top the batteries were dead. Que Sera.

[happytimefunbox]

Sobering words on facebook this morning from a mag that I've met and skied with and respect immensly
DOG bless our friends on SAR
Be safe out there team while you keep bringing the stoke.

[Boissal]

Nice work on Stairs, looked glorious!
Is that last one on the Castle??

[ASmileyFace]

Nice work on Stairs, looked glorious!
Is that last one on the Castle??

The last two photos are from the East Castle Couloir. Super fun line.

[tBatt]

Sobering words on facebook this morning from a mag that I've met and skied with and respect immensly
DOG bless our friends on SAR
Be safe out there team while you keep bringing the stoke.

Climbing accident?

[Dshack89]

The incoming weather bands will change this, but pseudo-corn was A+ at 10:30 this morning all the way up to 11K feet on S facing aspects. Just gotta dodge the debris from prior slides.

[brutah]

Nice work on Stairs, looked glorious!
Is that last one on the Castle??

The last two photos are from the East Castle Couloir. Super fun line.

This guy knows. It was plan C for the day after chasing corn and running out of time on south faces. Neither of us had skied the line in over a decade so we were stoked and we also skied a little mini golf line prior that would likely have had a huge traverse under it in normal times so that was nice

[Boissal]

This guy knows. It was plan C for the day after chasing corn and running out of time on south faces. Neither of us had skied the line in over a decade so we were stoked and we also skied a little mini golf line prior that would likely have had a huge traverse under it in normal times so that was nice

Interesting... Resort lines are an elusive treat and getting them without the field of bumps would be rad! I've never skied the Pipeline and had given up on it forever but it might be time to rethink that!

[Phall]

That major storm with all the wind(the big one) did a number on pipeline. I looked up at it one day from Snowbird before the end of the season and thought they may not open it. Basically sheer rock downclimb, no snow from the peak to the line. Who knows, could be fine though


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[snowaddict91]

Climbing accident?

Victim was a friend of a friend. Things have been hitting a little too close to home for me the past few weeks.

Thanks to our SAR friends for all that you do.

[tBatt]

Victim was a friend of a friend. Things have been hitting a little too close to home for me the past few weeks.

Same. Big world, small circles.

[Boissal]

That major storm with all the wind(the big one) did a number on pipeline. I looked up at it one day from Snowbird before the end of the season and thought they may not open it. Basically sheer rock downclimb, no snow from the peak to the line. Who knows, could be fine though


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Well shite. Guess I'm going to have to go up there with 6 different backup plans...