Tram Face Video: Squaw Valley, USA

**unofficialandes** · 03-07-2009, 05:16 PM

OK - Here you go, enjoy!!

Just before dawn this morning, two skiers and a snowboarder descended Sylvester’s Slot off Tram Face in Squaw Valley, USA. UnofficialSquaw’s corespondent Double McGuffin was up early “walking his dog” when he saw three people making their way over to the hanging snowfield skiers right of Tram Chute. He was able to grab his video camera and caught the whole thing on tape.

For more on this story head over to UnofficialSquaw

**Kied** · 03-07-2009, 05:28 PM

Rad, bring it on!

**unofficialandes** · 03-07-2009, 05:55 PM

note: The identity of the skiers and rider is still unknown.

**TGR420** · 03-07-2009, 06:00 PM

That's got to be the slowest poach I have ever seen. JH Trollers would have popped the them before the third guy made his 1st turn in the days of the JHAF/JH Patrol. I would call it Slow(skied slow, but also one at a time which is correct), Loud( because the guy walking his dog had his tripod so it was probably not chance), Close(since it is is in your face) instead of the swift, silent, deep of JH poaching. It is a sick line though. It needs to get hit. Lines like that are meant for skiing, not looking at. Nice work.

**squirrelmurphy** · 03-07-2009, 06:03 PM

sick, but like tgr420 said, kind of embarrassing

**unofficialandes** · 03-07-2009, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by TGR420

Loud( because the guy walking his dog had his tripod so it was probably not chance)

According to McGuffin, who lives under Tram Face and is always up way too early. "I knew that there was a good chance that someone was going to hit it since the comp did not go down so I had my camera and tripod ready." or something like that.

**todug27** · 03-07-2009, 06:13 PM

nice, but even the get away was slow.

**pbourdon** · 03-07-2009, 06:27 PM

Good on them for poaching it, but seriously that was pretty slow and lame. I know that face is pretty burls, but really man....

**COpow** · 03-07-2009, 07:10 PM

I would echo everyone above. Also, not to armchair quarterback, but from the vantage point it seemed to be sketchy backcountry protocol. Yes it got skied one at a time, but on the way down to the choke the snowboarder cuts above the skier, with both of them in the middle of the pitch. If a slide went, he just buried his buddy and possibly himself.

Sick line though...

**RaccoonFace** · 03-07-2009, 07:19 PM

I liked it just fine. Good job, and thanks to Double McMuffin.

okbye

**LightRanger** · 03-07-2009, 07:34 PM

I enjoyed that. Thanks.

**zion zig zag** · 03-07-2009, 07:46 PM

Could all of the above posters who are disappointed at the slowness please post vid of them skiing fall and die terrain in the almost dark early morning light? Thanks.

**Dug** · 03-07-2009, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

Could all of the above posters who are disappointed at the slowness please post vid of them skiing fall and die terrain in the almost dark early morning light? Thanks.

Ditto...

**Long duc dong** · 03-07-2009, 08:20 PM

That is some very sick terrain to ski before dawn.

**mtsprings** · 03-07-2009, 08:40 PM

"Into the White"

Fast or not that is a sick line. Props

**Ireallyliketoski2** · 03-07-2009, 08:57 PM

That was pathetic.

**kidwoo** · 03-07-2009, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

Could all of the above posters who are disappointed at the slowness please post vid of them skiing fall and die terrain in the almost dark early morning light? Thanks.

No those lines are to the skier's left, not where those guys were.

Hope those guys had fun and it's cool there was a camera to catch it.

**unofficialandes** · 03-07-2009, 09:50 PM

"Up on a predawn walk with the dog i spotted what looked like three skiers on top of the hanging snow field. I suspected someone was going to ski tramface seeing as it is in perfect condition and Squaw didn't pull the trigger on the contest. As the sun quickly began to filter through the valley I booked it to my car, grabbed my camera, and posted up in the middle of the main parking lot. I was just in time and this is what i captured." ( date and time: 6:01 am 3/7/09 )

Double McGuffin

**hutash** · 03-07-2009, 10:32 PM

Cool poach none the less.

**stihletto** · 03-07-2009, 10:39 PM

that was sick

**ErikRoner** · 03-07-2009, 10:42 PM

t...t...t...today junior

**enlosandes** · 03-07-2009, 10:59 PM

Wonder what will happen if Nancy, aka The Black Widow, sees this video?

**splat** · 03-07-2009, 11:01 PM

Would she know what she was seeing or do you figure she'll read it here?

Nice job on the fix.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-08-2009, 01:25 AM

Did anyone else notice the SKULL in the rocks to lookers left in the video when they start descending the main slot?

Kinda like the Misfits skull, but with bigger black eyes:

(I had time to look around a bit while watching it....zzzziinnngg!)

**powdork** · 03-08-2009, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

Did anyone else notice the SKULL in the rocks to lookers left in the video when they start descending the main slot?

Kinda like the Misfits skull, but with bigger black eyes:

(I had time to look around a bit while watching it....zzzziinnngg!)

isn't he in tignes?