The snow thread.

fuzzynutz · Jan 12, 2005

2" in The Fort last night...........

Pau11y · Jan 13, 2005

Yeah Buddy! Check this sillyness out:

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalStd.asp?loc=usa&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=SatelliteImagery&product=PacificLoop&prodnav=none

T0mo · Jan 13, 2005

HOLY S#IT! be carefull everyone.

From the CAIC website today (jan. 13):
"one avalanche was visible from about 8 miles away, and was estimated as 20' deep and 5200' wide (yeah, about a mile)."
:dead:

January 6, they said there was another 20' crown below treeline (If I read that correctly). That's kinda scary.

SkaredShtles · Jan 14, 2005

T0mo said:
HOLY S#IT! be carefull everyone.

From the CAIC website today (jan. 13):
"one avalanche was visible from about 8 miles away, and was estimated as 20' deep and 5200' wide (yeah, about a mile)."

January 6, they said there was another 20' crown below treeline (If I read that correctly). That's kinda scary.

It's bad in Utah as well. Apparently a slide happened inbounds at The Canyons and may have buried skiers. :eek:

-S.S.-

Edit: Apparently it occurred just outside the ski area.

T0mo · Jan 14, 2005

crap, I've got a friend that patrols out there.

Pau11y · Jan 14, 2005

Yeah, slide danger is HUGE right now because of the super wet sitting on a layer of super fluff. I just saw the Canyon slide on 9 News. Apparaently, Monarch had a huge slide too. Lowly Steamboat has full slide warning about going OB too.

TheInedibleHulk · Jan 15, 2005

I was getting my stuff together to go up to RMNP tommorow and break in the splitboard, when I realized that I forgot to go grab a beacon from the backcountry club office. I really need to just buy one, unfortunately I have no money whatsoever. Normally I would say screw and just go, but with the conditions the way they are now I thought better of it. One more weekend out of the snow.... :angry:

Here's the monster...

Pau11y · Jan 17, 2005

Hey inediblehulk, help me understand your picture. Does that board split lengthwise and those blue strips, giant tele-skins basically turning your board into a pair of snowshoes? Wow, never seen that; what a sweet idea! Does it have biscuits to keep it together or does the bindings take care of that?

Edit: I don't board, you can prob tell. But I'm always keen on toy tech

SkaredShtles · Jan 17, 2005

Pau11y said:
Hey inediblehulk, help me understand your picture. Does that board split lengthwise and those blue strips, giant tele-skins basically turning your board into a pair of snowshoes? Wow, never seen that; what a sweet idea! Does it have biscuits to keep it together or does the bindings take care of that?

Edit: I don't board, you can prob tell. But I'm always keen on toy tech

I think splitboards are pretty cool if you're in a group of splitboarders. Otherwise it's waiting around for hours while the splitboarders take off/put on their skins, fack with their boards and bindings..........

Of course, it's no better when they're on snowshoes....... maybe a little quicker.

-S.S.-

TheInedibleHulk · Jan 17, 2005

Yeah it spilts into two very wide tele-ski things. It does have a disadvantage over ATs or Teles in that it does take a few minutes to swap it around, but it's certainly better than snowshoes. The aluminum binding plates provide most of the structural support for the board.

the wop · Jan 20, 2005

if any colo springs cats want to ride w/ me I usually take sunday strolls through the park, be it keystone ,or breck. you should see breck's stunt ditch (half pipe)
farking perfection. I'll ride w/ non springs folk as well we'd just have to meet there.
e-mail me if yous guys want to shred the rad www.dgnrt32@hotmail.com

T0mo · Jan 20, 2005

I just picked up an old MLY imperial 174 to turn into a split board. It'll be fun once it's done I think.

snowskilz · Jan 20, 2005

a pic from the other day at breck

axlvid23 · Jan 22, 2005

neversummersnow said:
well my season is done, broken ankle...#*()#$&@

Is there some wild story as to how you managed this?? Skiing or riding?

TheInedibleHulk · Jan 23, 2005

Took the splitboard out today, up near copper in the backcountry. It rocks the house, and we got some amazing untracked glade runs with plenty of powder in. The board just stays on top, totally effortless.

Pau11y · Jan 23, 2005

neversummersnow said:
well my season is done, broken ankle...#*()#$&@

Whoa, that SUCKS! I'm sure there's a good story behind this one. If not, make something up, I would

Will you heal for the summer DH season?

SkaredShtles · Jan 23, 2005

TheInedibleHulk said:
<snip> plenty of powder in. The board just stays on top, totally effortless.

If it was powder, why would you want to stay on top of it?? :confused:

-S.S.-

TheInedibleHulk · Jan 23, 2005

SkaredShtles said:
If it was powder, why would you want to stay on top of it??

-S.S.-

If the front end goes under with a snowboard youre taking a dive, so I should say the front end stays up, but you still get the pillowy goodness. With a board that is too small you have to lean back ridiculously hard just to keep moving, which is tiring and makes it hard to turn, not to mention that it just sucks.

fuzzynutz · Jan 23, 2005

I was at winter park saturday........bleh.....snow conditions poor.......sad winter weather here in CO...............need snow......badly.

DHblur · Jan 24, 2005

but sunny days in the park are sick!!!!

TheInedibleHulk · Jan 24, 2005

Thats why backcountry is where it's at. No new snow in over a week and we still get pow. Not to mention that getting up under your own power is far more rewarding and incredible training.

SkaredShtles · Jan 24, 2005

TheInedibleHulk said:
If the front end goes under with a snowboard youre taking a dive, so I should say the front end stays up, but you still get the pillowy goodness. With a board that is too small you have to lean back ridiculously hard just to keep moving, which is tiring and makes it hard to turn, not to mention that it just sucks.

Wow. Sounds like too much work. You should try skiing:

-S.S.-

heikkihall · Jan 24, 2005

neversummersnow said:
well my season is done, broken ankle...#*()#$&@

Jeff, what the hell are you doing to yourself? Im still afraid of rails. Ive got couple friends who are all damn good at that stuff, but Ive seen them all get jacked up trying rails. Not to mention Ive jacked myself up doing them and destroyed a perfectly good pair of skis 2 years in a row due to those damn things. Im fine with going big in the park, hitting up deep powder and rippiing fast turns on perfectly goomed corduroy. Rails arent skiing.

T0mo · Jan 24, 2005

SkaredShtles said:
Wow. Sounds like too much work. You should try skiing:

f*** you and your snorkel

SkaredShtles · Jan 24, 2005

T0mo said:
f*** you and your snorkel

Damn, dude. I *wish* that was me..........

-S.S.-

Pau11y · Jan 25, 2005

I think you should get your hands on a stick of "big boom" and go send that rail to rail hell. Just go up there some 5:00am and make modern art out of it, and then blame E.L.F.

SkaredShtles · Jan 25, 2005

neversummersnow said:
<snip>
peace, 6+ weeks and counting until i can walk normal...

A little help in healing............

-S.S.-

DHblur · Jan 25, 2005

huh, if it gets that deep I wouldn't be surprised to see Jeff duct tape his cast to the AKs.

Jeff, did you hear TJ's broke too? He stuck up on a rail at Winter Park on the 3rd and jammed his wrist hard. He kept riding a little bit and finally went to the doctor yesterday to find out that he broke it! The snow's eatin' people up this year.

heikkihall · Jan 25, 2005

I broke my fibula in January of my senior year of high school. I got it casted, took a couple weeks off then wrapped it up so it would be nice and warm and skied 3 weeks later on 1 leg. Within about a week of doing that I was hitting most of the jumps in the terrain park and skiing most of the trails on the mountain. I still wasnt allowed to race though because they actually have rules that you need to start and finish with 2 skis on and have releasable bindings.

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