JACKSON 2022/23 {Tetons, Snakes, Gros Ventre, Winds, Wyoming Range, etc.)

[schwerty]

Made a monochrome image the other day with a black and white camera and kind of dug the vintage vibe.Attachment 451781

This is one of my favorites of the year!

[upallnight]

I got a kick out of ' Corral Reef '; I guess that's the cowboy version of a coral reef.

I'ma committing to corral reef from here on...

The use of "cowboy powder" and "western" (conditions) cracks me up. "Corral reef" fits right in!

Cutting gorgeous

Ohhh that texture

This is one of my favorites of the year!

Thank you, all! Was experimenting and liked the result — glad it did something for you, too!

Found some cold, dry, untracked snow today on a longer tour — and also some saturated/wet/affected snow below 8,000 — even N-facing (disappointing).

Light was pretty cool:



Also had this freeloader tagging along for a minute:

[Djongo Unchained]

Gonna be an interesting one today.
Rbowl - 7" @ 12.6%
Raymer plot - 11" @ 13.3%

Holy shit is that wet for above 9k.
All loaded up with over 600 miles of wind...

Wet slabs and slides should be plentiful, ski smart.

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Annually we typically vie for most snowfall with: LCC, Tahoe Zone and Whistler.

This year Alta is at ~670" so far,
Tahoe is showing 650"+,
JH is at 510"
and Whistler is at 285".

Oddly this season's snowtrack has been kind to the backside of the Wasatch with Park city at 468" so far and due east, Steamboat at 375".

[panchosdad]

The use of "cowboy powder" and "western" (conditions) cracks me up. "Corral reef" fits right in!









Also had this freeloader tagging along for a minute:

That's an amazing shot, and must be a very rare occurrence.

[Toadman]

Gonna be an interesting one today.
Rbowl - 7" @ 12.6%
Raymer plot - 11" @ 13.3%

Holy shit is that wet for above 9k.
All loaded up with over 600 miles of wind...

Wet slabs and slides should be plentiful, ski smart.

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Annually we typically vie for most snowfall with: LCC, Tahoe Zone and Whistler.

This year Alta is at ~670" so far,
Tahoe is showing 650"+,
JH is at 510"
and Whistler is at 285".

Oddly this season's snowtrack has been kind to the backside of the Wasatch with Park city at 468" so far and due east, Steamboat at 375".

High water content snow is good character building snow.

[Djongo Unchained]

High water content snow is good character building snow.

I left the goods to the character-needy today.
I expect the first few laps were tits but I bet the mankpiles were a handful for the chiddrenz.

[east or bust]

Heh, I have a bunch of buddies arriving between today and Friday who are staying for about a week. Told one today he missed winter by about a week.

Always a gamble this time of year, if it’s gunna be warm the sun might as well be out. Can always look forward to a sunny 40F day of slush and beers on the top deck.


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[CnRzG]

mankpiles.... that's a term for packed up high water content crud that I've not heard before.

[Djongo Unchained]

Heh, I have a bunch of buddies arriving between today and Friday who are staying for about a week. Told one today he missed winter by about a week.

Always a gamble this time of year, if it’s gunna be warm the sun might as well be out. Can always look forward to a sunny 40F day of slush and beers on the top deck.


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Yeah, it can be deflating to show up to spring skiing if ya been watching winter from afar.
Looking at 30's with overnight lows being single digits. We'll be in corn town in no time.

mankpiles.... that's a term for packed up high water content crud that I've not heard before.

It's a technical term; sourced from some obscure Tlingkit tribal totem.

[plugboots]

Ya know, it skied pretty good, (when the lifts ran).
Mrs. P in Biv:

[Duffman]

We had near 20 inches of slightly higher water content snow up in VT recently . Around here that's called a pow day

The ensuing carnage with the rapidly piled up big ass moguls is fun to watch also.

[Djongo Unchained]

Nice shot PB, let's turn soon, maybe get some corn laps in.

Love that line into Bivy, snow does look nice, a little soft Barney Rubble underfoot is fun.

FWiW - the pack is gonna consolidate and lock down to varying degrees. I'd mind the hanging weight out there but spring skiing on this pack is gonna be pretty superb methinks.

Beartooth pass should be topshelf this spring too. You Mags might consider putting it on your list of things to do.
After not opening last year, I bet those dudes are gonna bust a serious move to get it spinning this year.

[SuperGaper]

As a working schmo this week, got 3 straight days of 1:30-4, 3 tram pretty good to really good. Today was pretty stellar, except for the last lower face, but even that was not frozen, just zipper-crud.

Rendezvous bowl is way overrated, and when Sublette doesn't spin the skiing isn't worth it and everyone should either head to AV or call it a day.

[Djongo Unchained]

Rendezvous bowl is way overrated, and when Sublette doesn't spin the skiing isn't worth it and everyone should either head to AV or call it a day.

Truth.

[swerve]

Just read this, will be interesting to see how it plays out.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03...trophic-crash/

[Core Shot]

Just read this, will be interesting to see how it plays out.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03...trophic-crash/

Wow. $75k seems fair since her long nails tore off inside her gloves.
Vibes


Schoen is an experienced skier and has been skiing since she was 3 years old, the lawsuit says. During her anniversary trip she was reportedly 45 years old and in good health.

On the morning of March 15, 2021, the pair rode the gondola to the top of the Sundog ski run and put their skis on at the top of the trail, the complaint states.

Fields skied halfway down the run, then stopped to wait for his wife.

Schoen started down the run, turned left, then right then left. While she attempted a second right turn, the binding blew off her left ski, sailing about 10-15 feet in the air and causing her left boot to come off the ski, the suit alleges.

Her left knee “immediately twisted and buckled,” and she fell onto her left shoulder, the complaint says. The right ski was still attached to her right boot, which the lawsuit says caused her to tumble, twist and fall onto her right shoulder, dislocating it.

She kept tumbling and twisting down the mountain, clawing so hard, the complaint alleges, that her fingernails broke off within her gloves.

Finally, her right ski tore off and the moguls, or bumps, of the next run stopped her 300- to 400-foot descent, the suit says.

[Djongo Unchained]

Everything will hinge on the binding.

If it actually came off of the ski, that's a shop problem. If the binding broke, that's Head's problem.
Highly uncommon and unlikely, respectively.
The resort is least likely to get any punishment...except that they own both shops. Ouch.

$75k is chumpchange to the resort but just poneying up would show poor form. So they'll pay off?

It takes a helluva hit to get a binding off of a ski. That's what I don't get. How did she lose a shoe? Walk out or binding fail or hubby getting back or?

It's a mystery...


Swerve, how you doing?


When a woman loses her long nails inside the mitten, does she silently scream out on the inside?

#dontstart

[rideit]

Can we all sue for "Lack of spousal consortium"?
Asking for a friend.

[upallnight]

That's an amazing shot, and must be a very rare occurrence.

Haha!

I can count the number of times I’ve had a mouse on my ski with one finger…. So pretty rare! Was a super cute little guy.

[jackattack]

Yeah, it can be deflating to show up to spring skiing if ya been watching winter from afar.
Looking at 30's with overnight lows being single digits. We'll be in corn town in no time.

Corn town is a good place.

[skaredshtles]

Just read this, will be interesting to see how it plays out.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03...trophic-crash/

This has *got* to be their lawyer:

[Buster Highmen]

Everything will hinge on the binding.

So....telemark bindings?

[CnRzG]

Corn town is a good place.

Corn town is a great place. Love me some corn. Gonna be at the Ghee from 26-1st. But, I don't think we will be in corn town anytime soon though. Maybe here in Oregon this weekend. But....

[JayPowHound]

Can we all sue for "Lack of spousal consortium"?
Asking for a friend.

"The complaint also says Schoen’s husband Chad Fields “has suffered a loss of spousal consortium.” "

So wife gets hurt and husband can't get laid.. wonder the cost of each missed session according to the court, and how many sessions per week are being considered in this..

[plugboots]

I love my wife and all but…
She broke her binding therefore she can’t bone me?