EAZY-Emuntz Posted February 10, 2011 Report Posted February 10, 2011 Hiked highlands bowl mid january. what a workout.... best turns in pow ive ever had though. Quote
Glenn Posted February 10, 2011 Report Posted February 10, 2011 No shit ...the goal would be to get it before it got like that. I know the only appeal of a powder day for you is hucking off rocks and cliffs, but skiing a 44 degree pitch with almost 2' untracked like they had in the bowl for today is pretty appealing to me. If that was blank, yeah, I would probably hike for it. If people started passing my slow ass I'd probably drop in early too just to get mine before they tracked it out. I'd be doing spray turns too, really milking whatever snow I got. You show a picture of a tracked bowl and say you feel bad for people who didn't hike for it and it doesn't make me wish I had. Still I'd probably rather just find something in the BC that I don't have to race people for. Something that isn't featureless and something I can ride a week or two after the storm and it's still a blank canvas. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Posted February 14, 2011 ummmm fuck yes. From this past weekend...I leave for Aspen a week from Tuesday Quote
jordan Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 If that was blank, yeah, I would probably hike for it. If people started passing my slow ass I'd probably drop in early too just to get mine before they tracked it out. I'd be doing spray turns too, really milking whatever snow I got. You show a picture of a tracked bowl and say you feel bad for people who didn't hike for it and it doesn't make me wish I had. Still I'd probably rather just find something in the BC that I don't have to race people for. Something that isn't featureless and something I can ride a week or two after the storm and it's still a blank canvas. I regularly hike for worse snow than that, but I enjoy the hiking part, and getting the workout. Sure, i would RATHER ski untracked in the BC, but you simply can't ski terrain like that in the BC mid winter unless you are an idiot (at least not in Colorado) Quote
Glenn Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 Sure, i would RATHER ski untracked in the BC, but you simply can't ski terrain like that in the BC mid winter unless you are an idiot (at least not in Colorado) Every year is different. In my experience this is not true. The first 2 of 3 years I was able to get some goods. This wasn't an every day event, I timed things right and had my eye on the pack the whole time. I'm pretty sure I stayed in bounds a number of days it was good and stable in the BC as well. On the other hand last year was so bad I only got on 1 BC slope steep enough to slide. It slid to the ground when I ski cut the pillow on the entrance roll into the pitch. This is more or less what I was hoping for. I was going to hike out if I couldn't get something to release. The stuff below was a beautiful low pitch pillow field and mountain lion tracks leading to a hut. Nearly all of my untracked runs were NOT in guidebooks though. They did not have a boot pack or skin track taking you there either. 1 Quote
Glenn Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 Glenn how was this past weekend at Bridger? No idea. Work took priority this week and weekend. I went to the now defunct Bear Canyon ski resort and hiked for some very tracked heavy untracked which we opted out of for some very tracked groomer like snow. Not a bad day, but next time I'll just go all the way to Ellis. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Posted February 14, 2011 Pillows up top look prime. They were Quote
toast21602 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 They were lies. or else you would have a picture of that instead of the one you posted. nice try jeffy. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Posted February 15, 2011 Less than a week away and I'll be at Little Annie's having beef stew and the apple crisp. JADIP. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Posted February 18, 2011 The calm before the storm this weekend...Awesome view of the Bowl from Ajax.... Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Posted February 18, 2011 I'm hoping your TR thread is as good as Nick and Glenns Montana adventure!!! No TR...maybe a few pictures if I feel they're worthy of Nick and Glenn's eyes. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Posted February 20, 2011 Johnny is westbound down loaded up and truckin in the snowpanther....We'll rendezvous on Tuesday in Aspen Snowmass on Friday... Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Posted February 21, 2011 from yesterday https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=289533&id=106030702041 Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Posted February 21, 2011 Atomic Jeff you gonna beat Johnny Style to Aspen? I wonder if he's in Kansas yet. I put a GPS tracking device on his car...actually, I guessed his location to within 30 miles, and that was guessing his starting time this AM. He's moving along quite well Quote
Johnny Style Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 I'm in my room at the Best Western Salina, KS. Two days down. One to go. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Posted February 22, 2011 I'm in my room at the Best Western Salina, KS. Two days down. One to go. I called you a few minutes ago...there is a chance I'll be in Aspen much later then expected. I'll call you tomorrow when I'm in either Dulles or O'hare when I know more about my day. If my 6am flight gets canned tomorrow, I'm going to try to arrive in ASE around 7pm. Quote
Johnny Style Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 You better get delayed. I still have 600 miles to go. With perfect weather and traffic, that is still an eight hour drive. Send me your original itinerary again via FB. I tried looking for it, but the new way they organize messages has me all confused. Quote
mbike-ski Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 nice - i bet you'll be glad when you can say .... wer'e not in kansas anymore! Quote
phillycore Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 Johnny, This may sound stupid but wouldn't it benefit you to just buy another vehicle to just leave in Aspen in the long run? Seems like it could potentially be cost effective, I'm sure it isn't though since you haven't done it. Just curious as that drive has to suck. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Posted February 22, 2011 My 6am flight got canned. Jay, Becky, and I are waiting for a limo bus to Newark to fly via ORD into Aspen. I arrive at 2pm now. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Posted February 22, 2011 On the bus...the driver locked the keys on the bus and then we had to turn around on 22 to pick someone else up. There is a fuel spill on 78....going to be fun. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Posted February 22, 2011 On the taxiway at EWR waiting for our release time to ORD...should be another 10 minutes...fun day so far. Could be a mad dash in O'hare. Quote
sibhusky Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 They're too busy skiing, I bet. Quote
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