TR: Gunsight-Alta, UT 8/16

**Altmanator** · 08-18-2008, 03:40 PM

Going for my first 12 month consecutive ski year. Ticked August off the list on Saturday skiing Gunsight. It was skiing and it was fun.

Looking steep and deep:

Salida:

I got extreme:

Negotiating the gap:

Keeping it tight:

What a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon. No chance on gunsight for September unless Ullr has something to do with it. Looks like it'll be Timp to link the two seasons together.

**RTR** · 08-18-2008, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Altmanator

Looks like it'll be Timp to link the two seasons together.

Anyone have any idea of what the timp snowfield looks like, these days? Maybe some recent pictures? The snow is getting more scarce and harder to get to in Idaho...

**MadPatSki** · 08-18-2008, 04:07 PM

Hey, I just spotted Salida.

Nice work guys.

**skiski** · 08-18-2008, 04:09 PM

Timp looked to have plenty of snow from across the valley (silver lake) this weekend.

**pointedem** · 08-18-2008, 04:20 PM

the last pic really ties the TR together.

**smitchell333** · 08-18-2008, 04:23 PM

< 10 consecutive turns

But hey - thats your call to as what "counts" for a months turns.

**clarnitty** · 08-18-2008, 04:33 PM

hell yeah boyzz!!

**Altmanator** · 08-18-2008, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by smitchell333

< 10 consecutive turns

But hey - thats your call to as what "counts" for a months turns.

It takes a special kind of man to hate on people skiing in August and sharing the stoke. Keep on crushin the dream bro

**Johnny Deep** · 08-18-2008, 04:55 PM

That patch under the Pipeline is a lot longer and a lot wider...and continous.

But hey, whats a ski day anyway? And it's August, pretty awesome skiing for August!

**jtran10** · 08-18-2008, 05:12 PM

Porter = Salida fyi

**atomic1824** · 08-18-2008, 05:40 PM

Hey Hey - I call that August skiing! Great stoke, and thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by smitchell333
< 10 consecutive turns

But hey - thats your call to as what "counts" for a months turns.

smitchell333, err Tommy Technical, so glad you could contribute, why don't you go waste you time looking for jpegs of LOSER stamps.

**smitchell333** · 08-18-2008, 07:12 PM

Sorry to hurt your feelings.

I suppose it was better than working, which is what I did.

**wra** · 08-18-2008, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by ruletherock

Anyone have any idea of what the timp snowfield looks like, these days? Maybe some recent pictures? The snow is getting more scarce and harder to get to in Idaho...

Here ya go.

Looks like it's retaining a few more than 10 turns.
Photo is from Saturday.

**altabird92** · 08-18-2008, 07:57 PM

^^holy shit
the amount of snow on the rocks is crazy

**Altmanator** · 08-18-2008, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by wra

Here ya go.

Looks like it's retaining a few more than 10 turns.
Photo is from Saturday.

well damn, that a big pile of the white stuff unlike gunsight which is merely a gorilla finger on Alta's mirror. How's the hike in? Never been up Timp before.

**cramer** · 08-18-2008, 08:42 PM

that is just great work. Thanks for sharing. Makes me feel very lazy.

**shit sandwich** · 08-18-2008, 11:40 PM

Ya was just up Timp and there's plenty of goods for ya.

**SkiED** · 08-18-2008, 11:59 PM

seriously dont think that counts as skiing....sorry to burst your bubble. At least go ski timp and make it worthwhile, gun sight is pretty pathetic...

**powstash** · 08-19-2008, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by Altmanator

well damn, that a big pile of the white stuff unlike gunsight which is merely a gorilla finger on Alta's mirror. How's the hike in? Never been up Timp before.

Starting from Aspen Grove (above Sundance) it's a solid 4 hours to the snow. Count on 5 to the saddle above that snowfield.

The hike is straight forward and you'll get plenty of "are you going skiing?" looks and questions. There will be a huge runnel right in the middle of that snowfield from hikers sliding down it as a way of descending. It'll look like a luge course but straighter.

Enjoy!

**RTR** · 08-19-2008, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by powstash

Starting from Aspen Grove (above Sundance) it's a solid 4 hours to the snow. Count on 5 to the saddle above that snowfield.

The hike is straight forward and you'll get plenty of "are you going skiing?" looks and questions. There will be a huge runnel right in the middle of that snowfield from hikers sliding down it as a way of descending. It'll look like a luge course but straighter.

Enjoy!

Planning on being down there to brave the Labor Day Zoo on September 1st...

**salida** · 08-19-2008, 10:05 AM

A Salida sighting... oh la la. Makes me feel like the illustrious Sasquatch. I might even look like em.

Anyone who can hate on August stoke must have some serious ED.

Keep on ripin' it.

**wandering, not lost** · 08-19-2008, 11:46 AM

Nice TR. I certainly wish that I had been skiing last weekend.

**Meathelmet** · 08-19-2008, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by SkiED

seriously dont think that counts as skiing....sorry to burst your bubble. At least go ski timp and make it worthwhile, gun sight is pretty pathetic...

Yeah broh brah rippah shitzintz über gnar slayed L33t dude!!!!!!

Who the fuck voted for you to be the forum nazi,you cunt?