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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2012 - 02:49pm PT
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Sending some snow vibes down south!
Here's a "groomer" for ya Ekat!
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2012 - 05:24pm PT
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Ekat, they groom them and then get 20+ overnight!! It's heaven. ;) when I was at Mammoth we were waiting for them to open the gondola after a big dump one day. After awhile I asked a lifty what was up? He said "one of the cats Is having issues and we're waiting for it to finish grooming its run. "We're waiting because they're grooming perfectly good powder!?" I couldn't f&ucking believe it!!! ;)
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2012 - 08:21pm PT
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Ekat it was awesome! It was puking all night almost all the way back to the valley. It was a bit busy but it's a weekend, so to be expected..
I hear ya on the liability thing. I understand too, I think it was more the thought of flattening pow which is not the norm around here. Every effort is made to preserve the nice snow by grooming things early as possible, but some key routes are always manicured and I'm sure the same thing was in effect that day, but I was impatient of course ;) I've learned a lot since then too.. :)
Here's another shot of Jersey Cream lift
I met up with Woody and Rick for a couple laps and then they went home and I went for lunch.
After a snack I saw Harmony Chair on Whistler was open on the light board, so I jumped on the eat to eat. Harmony was a huge line if course since it was Saturday and it was the only alpine chair open. I was alone so I found a three and jumped in. When I got to the top, I decided to head up to excitation, a sweet chute into glacier bowl.
When I got there a bunch of people were standing around watching one guy trying to hack a hole in the cornice. I waited for a bit and when he gave up I slid over to his hole to have a look and dropped the whole tab....
Spider senses kicked in immediately and I buried my fists behind me when I landed to stay in place and watched the snow fall away.
I had a pretty sweet run after that but it was low vis... I guess I was little gungho because I'm familiar with the terrain but i really need to stop pushing my luck...
I got a picture of some kitty kats for the un-blinny from the top of Red chair.
This is the Whistler Mountain alpine shop.
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2012 - 08:24pm PT
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There you go Ekat!
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2012 - 11:11am PT
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22 cms overnight!
Can't tell from the truck tho
Looking nice today!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Unfortunately this picture is two years old.....but still keeps me stoked!!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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^^^^^^^yes, I can see why, you have a lovely smile!!!
Susan
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2012 - 04:30pm PT
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It was pretty nice this morning...
Woody and sharon at Jersey cream flats
Jersey wasn't happening but crystal was!!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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I'm soooo jealous! I'm currently finishing up a 14 page paper analyzing Intuit inc for a service management class....Gotta love mondays...I want to climb or board
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Big Sky was doing good last week for early-season skiing--freshies when they opened the bowl, and plenty of fast cruising with my son :-)
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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That shot at 1:13 above the fog is really cool! I'm dying here...
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Wow that is very cool looking
REEEE-DIC-YOU-LUSS pow day today in the Tahoe backcountry. zomg.
I was going to skip class today, but have a presentation to give.... Glad someone got out there!
Edit: eKat is right!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2012 - 05:10pm PT
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Nice vid Ekat! Looks fun up there!
Sorry wml, I set the bar pretty high around here.. ;)
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2012 - 05:27pm PT
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Reports without pictures are more than welcome of course. Pics are just better... ;)
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Big Mike has alluded to it but Just so ppl know the type of thing that actually goes on up where he wakes up...............
http://vimeo.com/m/21673671
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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no pics, could not be bothered, 10'-15' of new snow on the top of Mammoth. Michael Minaret looked liked a baby Cerro Torre covered with rime. Epic skiing on wind blown. No pow to be had but the sierra high country has a sweet base layer. Some 4' crowns on Avi controlled slopes.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2012 - 11:40pm PT
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Shoulda got one of the rime eastside!
Glad to hear others are getting out for some fun too!!
Thanks for the link to the video Ryand! That's a pretty accurate peak chair representation actually! Lots of gorbs sending themselves off big cliffs with flat landings. Much to the lift lines viewing pleasure. We haven't had one yet. First opening will be tomorrow.
During my crystal lap I lost woody and when I got to the top again, the right side was open which I took as an indication that they would be opening Jersey soon finally. I went to the chair and decided to start the line. Woody and gang showed up not long after and we waited for about 25 mins.
First chair
After a sick tree run the gang went down the hill and I called my buddy Jesse who I had plans to meet up with. We met up at Jersey and went down to the eat 2 eat, so we could hit up harmony.
Fissile, Cowboy Ridge, Oboe, Flute.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2012 - 12:44pm PT
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It's a gong show up here today. I still have a couple pics from yesterday to finish first.
Blackcomb kitty kat shop
Jesse on the eat to eat
Looking up valley
It's too cold in this line to post!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2012 - 02:37pm PT
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Ahh... Hot mocha... It's nippy out there! Winds gusting to 100k+. I decided to come warm up in the lodge a bit.
Roundhouse lodge
Since the mother corp is kind enough to offer free wifi I might as well finish up pics from yesterday..
Whistler mountain
Looking towards fitzsimmons from the whistler side
Harmony was packed so when we got up the chair we decided to hike to peak and do Sunday
It was epic. A little shralpy at the top because they bombed the cornice, but still fun.
Just another epic day at W/B...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2012 - 10:36am PT
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Ekat it looks like you guys might get a big blast next week. Failing that you should get your butt up here!!
Here's yesterday's pics
Not much snow on the truck for 21cms..
I went up whistler and when we got up red was still closed so they made us go down to garbo which was in the rain....
Looking ugly down here..
We did one cream cheese line back to Red and waited there for a bit
After awhile a mass exodus occurred and we were stoked to be near the front.
They left after this run but i went back up for some more steep creamy goodness.
Then I sat in the lodge for a bit and posted about yesterday before riding to Dusty's for some well deserved lunch.
MMMM Ribs.... MMMM cesar!
only 8cm fresh this morning.. maybe i'll find a few groomers for Ekat!
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