Wasatch 22/23 - Gondolas, grooming highboy, and other comical anecdotes

**D-Roc** · 11-04-2022, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Phall

*toss

Let's talk...

**Buzzworthy** · 11-04-2022, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by D-Roc

ill be there, around 6 or so, ill bring a large salad or two small salads (bonus points for those who get that one) and crudité...

I too just set up a handful of salads to make sure everyone gets their greens.

**telefreewasatch** · 11-05-2022, 11:35 AM

Gondolawerks has agreed to do a presentation at my place tonight to convince you all of the errors in your thinking.

It's scheduled for 3 o'clock.

a.m.

Hoping everyone will stick around.

**mar123** · 11-05-2022, 07:12 PM

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Went for a walk up in Cardiff explored some tubes, always cool to ride something new(ish) ....pretty decent coverage but still riding very cautious had a couple small rock strikes...warm temps, damp powder, snowing lightly all day with no noticeable accumulation, raining below Mineral frk...next wave of new snow should bond well...strong winds gusting on and off at higher elevations...prob see some reactive wind slabbage at higher elevations/ ridgelines....guessing any instabilities will be short lived tho....pretty good start so far.

**Buzzworthy** · 11-05-2022, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by telefreewasatch

Gondolawerks has agreed to do a presentation at my place tonight to convince you all of the errors in your thinking.

It's scheduled for 3 o'clock.

a.m.

Hoping everyone will stick around.

I’ll be back in 4 hours, gotta take a nap after too much fun. Thanks again, lovely people this evening.

**ghosthop** · 11-05-2022, 11:46 PM

So good tonight. I hope we are all able to get together again. Plenty of you were missed.

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**baron** · 11-06-2022, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by telefreewasatch

Gondolawerks has agreed to do a presentation at my place tonight to convince you all of the errors in your thinking.

It's scheduled for 3 o'clock.

a.m.

Hoping everyone will stick around.

Wow, can't believe they brought a small stage and had lingerie models act out their plan with mime!

thx 4 Hosting Tele

great times, and very nice to place some faces with the forum names

**schindlerpiste** · 11-06-2022, 08:23 AM

Jimmy, thanks for hosting. Uta and I had a wonderful time. We are lucky to have such a good group representing the Wasatch. It was definitely worth missing the last game of the World Series. Looking forward to seeing you guys on the hill and beyond.

**Dantheman** · 11-06-2022, 08:49 AM

Bummed to miss it, had a family thing last night. Hoping this active pattern continues.

**F#*k you cat** · 11-06-2022, 09:48 AM

Thanks Jimmy for hosting the party. Woke up this morning and I got an extra hour of time. Gonna put it to good use.

Pics from yesterday at Deer Valley.

Nice to catch up with all of you. See you on the mountain.

CAT

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**detrusor** · 11-06-2022, 10:41 AM

Sorry to miss it as well. On the hook for liver transplant call

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**criscam** · 11-06-2022, 03:00 PM

Pretty good out there…

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**whyturn** · 11-06-2022, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by criscam

Pretty good out there…

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Nice pole reach. Well played

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**telefreewasatch** · 11-06-2022, 04:56 PM

Good lookin skiing.
That was fun connecting with a buncha ya last night.
Good place for a get together, eh?
It'll happen again...

**lifelinksplit** · 11-06-2022, 05:35 PM

Def jealous of y'alls conditions.

That old LL pole with the "claw" brings back memories. Still had one laying round the gear room(a bit newer)

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**Vt-Freeheel** · 11-06-2022, 06:24 PM

Glad to see you folks having fun and hanging together in celebration of winter. We were riding bikes in mid 70º temps this weekend waiting for something to happen. Thinking early -mid January arrival for some Utah skiing.

**EWG** · 11-06-2022, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by telefreewasatch

Good lookin skiing.
That was fun connecting with a buncha ya last night.
Good place for a get together, eh?
It'll happen again...

Thanks again TFW for hosting - and for feeding the whole EWG clan. Great to see everybody for sure. Awesome, awesome group.

Looking forward to turns with all of you.

**Djongo Unchained** · 11-06-2022, 06:50 PM

TFW has one of the sweetest ski bum pads anywhere, livin the dream my brother.

I too promptly noticed the Lifelink pole and self arrest rig. And I'm guessing that's a Chouinard Ice axe? Had almost that exact one if not identical.

Damn sorry I missed this get together, lotsa solid mags and surely one of the best local crews on this board.
Inbounds or out, you guys are a beehive of action...

Hope you get nailed this season.

**D-Roc** · 11-06-2022, 10:27 PM

To echo, everyone here, absolutely awesome time. Really nice to connect with y'all.

Absolute in love with TFWs place, the ULTIMATE ski pad.

Made my way to West Bowl for a few laps and played along the ridge. Great skiing

Beware Binxs to Emmas is still REALLY boney, when I didnt glance a rock, i poled on one... check the speed.

**Yukonrider** · 11-07-2022, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by D-Roc

To echo, everyone here, absolutely awesome time. Really nice to connect with y'all.

Absolute in love with TFWs place, the ULTIMATE ski pad.

Made my way to West Bowl for a few laps and played along the ridge. Great skiing

Beware Binxs to Emmas is still REALLY boney, when I didnt glance a rock, i poled on one... check the speed.

Did the same lap yesterday. Emmas was really shallow, hit rock on almost every turn. West bowl was really good though

**getoutside** · 11-07-2022, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by telefreewasatch

Good lookin skiing.
That was fun connecting with a buncha ya last night.
Good place for a get together, eh?
It'll happen again...

^ sweet pad, appreciate the hospitality, and nice to connect with folks. really good turns yesterday

**D-Roc** · 11-07-2022, 12:02 PM

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Real time re-enactment potential on Emmas exit,

Extra sauce / Light on send

**criscam** · 11-07-2022, 01:00 PM

did the west bowl to emmas exit as well yesterday. was expecting the worst. def a few rocks but not nearly as bad as the early season exit this time last year where we pretty much skied w skins 2/3 of the way down.

**muted reborn** · 11-07-2022, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by criscam

did the west bowl to emmas exit as well yesterday. was expecting the worst. def a few rocks but not nearly as bad as the early season exit this time last year where we pretty much skied w skins 2/3 of the way down.

I did Emmas - not west bowl - last year and felt pretty dumb. In my mind on the way up I was thinking "Why isn't anyone skiing that, we got two feet!!!" Oh, because everyone knows its all rocks dummy and how long have I lived here not to know not to ski that? Too long.

I think that was early December last year, not early November.