Skied Jackson Hole on Thursday with @SKI-3PO and @Gary Stolt. Found a lot of good snow. I was the @Jim Kenney that day.
Some pix of Scott in Washakie:
Some pix of Scott in Washakie:
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Northern Rockies/Alberta Jackson Hole 2017/2018 Season Reports
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Toilet Bowl at the end of the day.
Boarder in the bottom of Tower 3.
Boarder in the bottom of Tower 3.
"I'm a feared" of big rocks hiding behind fluffs of white snow. I have experience the bite of hard stone into flesh and bone.
LOOKS LIKE FUN TO ME!
Thursday was a great day! Nobody was more surprised to find fresh snow everywhere than me. I didn't get a single flake at my house on Wednesday night.
It is good to have @Bob Peters and @TPJ active again and reporting from Jackson.
We are skiing at Targhee today - day two of Liftopia ticket. Spent the night in Driggs. Skiing JHMR Sun/Mon if you are still around.
JohnL, It looks like a lot of fresh snow in those photos! No new snow in Wasatch since you left. Possibly six inches coming on Feb 5.
Skied JHMR today - that was the last of my Mountain Collective freebies. A couple of inches of fresh overnight, and free refills all day. The upper mountain was superb, the lower mountain . . . not so much. A bit of rain had rendered the Hobacks pretty crunchy and anything below about 8000' was dust on crust. Thunder and Sublette lifts were as crowded as I've ever seen them, but all the detachable quads were doing fine.
A bit of a rant here, as the ski patrol closed the Headwall gate in my face today. The gate closes at 2 PM, and is about 100 steps up the hill from the cat track. I was about 2/3 of the way up to the gate when the patrol swung it shut. Just 30 seconds more and I'd have been in, and I was the only one on the boot pack. The patrolman gave me his back, said nothing after declaring "It's 2 o'clock", total assbag move.
A bit of a rant here, as the ski patrol closed the Headwall gate in my face today. The gate closes at 2 PM, and is about 100 steps up the hill from the cat track. I was about 2/3 of the way up to the gate when the patrol swung it shut. Just 30 seconds more and I'd have been in, and I was the only one on the boot pack. The patrolman gave me his back, said nothing after declaring "It's 2 o'clock", total assbag move.
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"Liked" out of sympathy, not because I age with the patroller
"Liked" out of sympathy, not because I age with the patroller
Some crazy entrances to Corbet's at https://www.tetongravity.com/story/ski/kings-and-queens-of-corbets-was-insane
Skied Jackson Hole SB Sunday/Fly Eagle Fly Monday with @Gary Stolt and @SKI-3PO
Days are blending into one, but heavier/wetter snow on Sunday and though not much new snow on Monday, some amaaazing snow surface. Summary: fantastic skiing both days.
Sunday:
Monday:
Scott was the photog on Monday. Clear that @Uncle Louie needs some more work on my banking habit.
Days are blending into one, but heavier/wetter snow on Sunday and though not much new snow on Monday, some amaaazing snow surface. Summary: fantastic skiing both days.
Sunday:
- Sublette lift closed due to wind, long lines on Thunder.
- Snow was light up top, but wet, manky at Teton chair level and rain at base.
- Fun untouched open runs below Expert Chutes, but viz sucked at times. Couldn't see the double fall lines or drop offs.
- Washakie Glades were Mank City Glades in PM
- @Gary Stolt 's friend Greg got up too soon after an unexpected two foot droop on a traverse in lower Casper Bowl - no photo ops per Gary
- Said friend has improved his skiing immensely in past few years thanks to new skis from Gary and JH Steep and Deep Camp
- Paint Brush to Toilet Bowl did not suck, especially the section above PB.
Monday:
- Saw @TPJ a couple times on the mountain, but he was working a lesson and did not want to interrupt.
- Great snow on Paint Brush to Toilet Bowl and Hoops Gap.
- Sublette was open, and hit knee deep untracked (several parallel tree openings totally untouched until I desecrated them) in popular tree section at 1 PM!
- Had a nice chowder/pp run on Cirque
- Found some playful snow and terrain in the trees off Casper lift
Scott was the photog on Monday. Clear that @Uncle Louie needs some more work on my banking habit.
The combination of warmth/rain/re-freezing made the mid-lower mountain particularly challenging, but the snow up high - specifically off Thunder and Sublette - was phenomenal everywhere.
It's a shame you guys are so unhappy.
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Hobacks?
No, I think under Toilet Bowl or somewhere under Thunder Lift in Amphitheater.
I thought I saw you guys on Sunday going into Wally World. It was extra good skiing over there because Sublete was closed. We did some Trams and a few C`Pass traverses to ski some of it. We started the day with an early Tram and actually got one Sublet ride before it closed for the day. Thunder was also great. Skiing was very good yesterday (Tuesday) as well. We did a headwall that really didn't suck!
I may need to head up to Jackson pretty soon. Looks like the storm pattern may be coming to an end but still hoping for some decent skiing and coverage. It sounds like some variable conditions on the lower mountain but it’s gotta be better than our low tide, thin, firm snowpack here at Snowbasin. I’m thinking of driving up Saturday afternoon & skiing Sunday thru maybe Wednesday.
Keep posting!
Keep posting!
I will be in Sun Valley for the next several days. I would love to ski with you when I get back.