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

[baron]

well not the best day in history.. but, today did not suck

wicked wind up on top of the cirque but so worth the laps

[whyturn]

It just keeps coming. I had to plow my yard twice yesterday. Get some!


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[JongDoe]

It does make sense because PowMow has been lying about their average snowfall of 500" for years - that's the joke. On a record year they haven't even hit their supposed average.

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Oh, that's pretty funny. I wasn't aware of the snowfall fudging.

[Woodsy]

Holy shit.
Never ever seen Snowbird completely shut down...
Odd weekend but
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My son got a 1st tram on a 2 ft+ day. Gpt interlodged a lot.

We all got to ski with lots of you internet friends.
Boy got to ski with first grom better than him
DTM jr
Plus bobmc
Happy days.

I love UTAH.

[Lone Star]

like making every 20 ft putt for 5 months straight

[CirqueScaler]

I have really been liking the HRRR page on weather.utah.edu for a 3-day forecast. That + the cottonwoods forecast for wind and temp tells me all I really need to know.

I used to read open snow a lot, but now I just check it for the long-term discussion, i.e. 10+ days.

[NBABUCKS1]

I'm sure I could derive it myself from reading forecasts but for $10/year I do like the 'hourly' forecast: snowlevel (snowbasin has to worry about those things), winds and temps. Gives good guidance on that in an easy to read format. I used to read the daily posts but don't really care much for those anymore or there really isn't a need as it snows every day here.

I like this page for all the plumes: https://weather.utah.edu/index.php?t=naefs&r=CLN&d=PL

[skuff]

like making every 20 ft putt for 5 months straight

I'll take some of that

I like this page for all the plumes: https://weather.utah.edu/index.php?t=naefs&r=CLN&d=PL

That's pretty cool

[alev]

I always like this for planning a trip: http://wxmaps.org/outlooks.php
It was really accurate for the last two weeks I just spent in LCC.

[crankplank]

I like this page for all the plumes: https://weather.utah.edu/index.php?t=naefs&r=CLN&d=PL

I should have linked that earlier. Those are Jim Steenburgh's products. His GFS and HRRR derived forecasts off the top bar have both proven the best, with his blog supplementing and acknowledging possible upside and downside busts. The GFS and HRRR both correctly predicted our last 2 storm cycles only putting out 5" or so on day 1, where NOAA and Opensnow were calling for like 18". I have to allocate my days carefully, so Ive skipped day 1 partly based on those forecasts and been grateful for it.

The daily posts on Open were nice in past seasons for long range tea leaf reading during interminable dry spells.

[mar123]

Yesterday evening was better then expected...A quick after work link up in a zone always wanted to explore

Winds died and it was a pleasant eve...Taking in just how rediculously fat the Wasatch is, spying lines everywhere.

Is it Colorado worthy?

Reload to road

Taking no chances

[D-Roc]

Yesterday evening was better then expected...A quick after work link up in a zone always wanted to explore

Winds died and it was a pleasant eve...Taking in just how rediculously fat the Wasatch is, spying lines everywhere.

Is it Colorado worthy?

Reload to road

Taking no chances

Nice, the Slabs area is a gem when you have the coverage, sick

[D-Roc]

SLC PickUP / HookUP - Touring Skis and Skins (no clamps)

Salomon MTN 95s, 184, well used
Quiver Killered for ATK FR14s and the CORE 12 (same heel, different toe pattern) @ 315 BSL. OTL.
BCA branded Contour Skins (black)
Well used, plenty of life. in Murray / Cwood Heights. Good starter or maybe for the grom

Make a UAC, SLC Women's Resource Center, or Animal Shelter donation and they are yours.

[Dshack89]

Hmmmm I wonder what time we should set as the o/u for the LCC road opening tomorrow...2?

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[tBatt]

Hard Saying. Lots of these 16-20" forecasts have significantly underproduced and the 3-7" have gone over.
And it's all UDOTs fault.

[CirqueScaler]

Nice gesture, D Roc!

Ski lesson question - I would consider myself an advanced skier but self-taught. I want to be an advanced/expert+ skier and professionally taught. Recommendations for lessons? Are lessons independent of a ski area available? If not, I will just go to Alta ski school.

[jtran10]

Hard Saying. Lots of these 16-20" forecasts have significantly underproduced and the 3-7" have gone over.
And it's all UDOTs fault.

I find it funny the probablistic says this for tonight:

Most Likely

11.5" -
6.0"

[Xover]

Crazy to see a path dug into the hillside for Collins at the first ridge past the Angle Station! Is this Tahoe or the Wasatch?

[D-Roc]

Nice gesture, D Roc!

Ski lesson question - I would consider myself an advanced skier but self-taught. I want to be an advanced/expert+ skier and professionally taught. Recommendations for lessons? Are lessons independent of a ski area available? If not, I will just go to Alta ski school.

Ski more with me, you'll learn alot... especially fear management...

seriously lets go skiing..

[new yabyum]

Crazy to see a path dug into the hillside for Collins at the first ridge past the Angle Station! Is this Tahoe or the Wasatch?

Would love to see a picture of that!

[criscam]

I find it funny the probablistic says this for tonight:

Most Likely

11.5" -
6.0"

i noticed that too. is that the pessimistic human element?

[brutah]

Ski lesson question - I would consider myself an advanced skier but self-taught. I want to be an advanced/expert+ skier and professionally taught. Recommendations for lessons? Are lessons independent of a ski area available? If not, I will just go to Alta ski school.

Check with the specific ski school to see if they offer a multi-week group lesson program. That would be the best bet imo, these programs have a specific instructor assigned for the group and you ski around with the same group every week for like 5 weeks. You get great instruction because the instructor is able to learn about you as a skier better and you will likely get a new ski buddy or two out of it. But I'm not sure what the availability of these types of programs are in the wasatch.

There are also intensive camps like Jackson Hole's steep and deep camps and some pros like Gordy Peifer and Wendy Fisher(?) used to put on similar camps in the Wasatch. These are weekend camps with pro skiers that work specifically on skills needed to ski big mountains. Not sure if these still happen in the wasatch but I know quite a few maggots have attended and/or coached in some of these camps in the past so they could likely provide more info.

Another thing that I think is invaluable that seems lost on many strong uphill skiers in the wasatch is just how many repetitions can help improve your skiing skills. the old connecting one neuron to another, over and over again.... that is, get a ski pass and ride lifts, if you don't already

[criscam]

Another thing that I think is invaluable that seems lost on many strong uphill skiers in the wasatch is just how many repetitions can help improve your skiing skills. the old connecting one neuron to another, over and over again.... that is, get a ski pass and ride lifts, if you don't already

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[bmoon]

Nice gesture, D Roc!

Ski lesson question - I would consider myself an advanced skier but self-taught. I want to be an advanced/expert+ skier and professionally taught. Recommendations for lessons? Are lessons independent of a ski area available? If not, I will just go to Alta ski school.

I did the Mountain Masters program at Alta (link) this season. Designed for experienced locals to level up form. Best value on lessons I've seen. Having the same instructor for 8 lessons throughout the season makes it much more productive since instructors have a lot of context. Lessons stretch from early December to mid-March so you can practice the advice on your own and continue progressing. Feel like one-time lessons or weekend clinics I'd get an overload of tips and at best retain a few.

Program has a very strong emphasis on fundamentals. First three classes all on groomers with lot of lectures/drills. I wished we spent more time ripping around but understand lesson isn't really the time for that. Classes more fun towards the end.

Overall, I definitely improved. Probably less than I hoped but could just be unrealistic expectations and not enough skiing this season. Would recommend given your context.

[ski_the_fraulein]

Hmmmm I wonder what time we should set as the o/u for the LCC road opening tomorrow...2?

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Given that I leave tomorrow for Canada at 11, I’m guessing it opens at 9a just as I’m trying to get past all the LCC traffic stacked on south Wasatch. Going north on that route to carpool to the airport.

Go figure, planned this trip a year ago when they had all the snow. Now reversed. Oh well, likely some sunny alpine skiing in my future.

Looks like there will be plenty upon my return in a week… Enjoy!!


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