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MOUNT ELLY TETONS (SOUTH-TETON PASS) | WYOMING | UNITED STATES
Summary | Elevation: 9,300 ft
MOUNT ELLY
Current Weather in Wilson, WY Fair -11°F
| Recent Snowfall | Avalanche Info | Forecast | Web Cam |
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Base: 71 in 48 hours: 0 in | Teton Avalanche Info |
Mon low -2°F high 24°F Partly Cloudy Tue low 3°F high 27°F Partly Cloudy
Weather courtsey of Yahoo
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| Image | Name | Steepest Section | Aspect | Skiable Vert | AVG Ascent Time | |
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| AVALANCHE BOWL | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| OLD PASS RD/CRATER LAKE | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| PLAYBOY CHUTES | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| SHIVERS | This Route is not officially added | |||||
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THANKSGIVING BOWL | 25-35 Degrees | Northeast | 400 ft. | 20 | |
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THE CLAW | 25-35 Degrees | North | 1400 ft. | 1 hour | |
| TRIPLE DIRECT | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| WIMPY'S RIDGE | This Route is not officially added | |||||
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Bartlebee: April 10, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
Fun, surfy powder all the way down. Coming in, the east facing aspects felt a little punchy. The Claw looked great. Maybe tomorrow....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: April 6, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Great snow. There was a train of skiers due to the closed resort going up the glory, so we headed south and found some great pow top to bottom with even a little sunshine thrown in.Lots of sloughing, ...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: March 30, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Still great snow, slight thick, punchy-ness if I were to be a pessimist. Was raining slightly at old pass road parking lot....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: March 28, 2011 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Stormy, another day where the longer you wait, the better it got! Yeahhh!...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 26, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
More great north facing pow. Steep and stable. Found a great boot dryer at browse and buy for $3. Bye-bye smelly boots....[view] 
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Ddrwyoming: March 25, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Morning avi bowl before work...broke trail, still snowing....YEAHHHH!...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 23, 2011 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 9,500 ft.
We got our one day of sunshine, now its back to snow. Great snow, no wind, and lots of gummi bears ...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: March 23, 2011 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 9,500 ft.
Bluebird, low wind, new snow! Great snow except on some sun spots on the NE ridge. Triggered some wet slides, but once in trees it was fine. All North facing aspects were unreal and stable....[view]
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Ddrwyoming: March 20, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Great stable snow...but that's what you get in the Playboys! Sun was out in the morning, and a storm rolled in for the afternoon....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 20, 2011 Uphill: 900 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
great north facing pow. The wind was howling like a dog on acid.But at least it is filling in the tracks nicely.Sun was out for most of the day. But looks like another storm is on the way....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 18, 2011 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 7,500 ft.
More fun snow. Did the south side tri-fecta. Seemed pretty stable in steep treed runs. Bouncy snow.Low wind from the north east.Beautiful sunset....[view]
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Ddrwyoming: March 18, 2011 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 7,500 ft.
Trifecta full success! Started with Playboy chutes-amazing, deep and slightly sluffy! Then back up and on to the Claw for more goodness. Ending with an Avi Bowl, that was unbelievably awesome, it m...[view]
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Powderjunky: March 9, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
A foot or more a great bouncy snow. It got a little grippy down by the road, but pretty light considering how warm it was.Another day another face shot, what a great season!...[view] READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: March 8, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Reported 2 inches, but it was definitely thigh high, super light snow. Best run I've had in at least a day!!...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 6, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
The deepness. A little heavier than normal. Little to no wind made it really pleasant. Didn't see any slabs, that was nice :)...[view]READ MORE
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Waheenie: March 6, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Bonified overhead. Crack of noon club all the way, but this was one of the best days of the year. It's funny how many times I've said that this year! And I have a feeling that today wasn't my last ...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: March 4, 2011 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,700 ft.
snow is super deep and stable!...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 3, 2011 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 4,500 ft.
Six inches of cool whip. A great fun day with fun peeps. Looks like everything is bonding well to the crust beneath. March is off to a great start!Very pleasant little wind, even the sun came out for ...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: March 3, 2011 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 9,200 ft.
Such a great day. Snow came in wet but it was super light up hight. I did one NE top to bottom and could have been done, but did another and couldn't stop! I can't wait for tomorrow. Hit 300,000 v...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: February 28, 2011 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 6,700 ft.
After a weekend of sunshine, still found some fresh deeps....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: February 28, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Got powder arousal in the playboy chutes. Last day of February was light deep and steep, Bring on march!...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: February 25, 2011 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
storms rolling in-very awesome pow! Not too windy, stable for now....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: February 25, 2011 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
The snow keeps coming even with a little bit of sun poke-age today. A bit chilly on Glory, South side was nice and quiet....[view]
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Ddrwyoming: February 23, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 6,200 ft.
Windy, stormy, but snowing...stayed south on pass, hit low NE facing aspects and got face shots before the crowds came up the pass. Felt safe at low elevations and in the trees...I wasn't up to testi...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: February 20, 2011 Uphill: 3,400 ft. | Downhill: 6,200 ft.
Showed a friend on the Do-its. It was windy up high, blowing snow, so I wanted to stay in nice low protected terrain. Deep and light. Then hitched back to top of pass, shivers was so good, I had to...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: February 19, 2011 Uphill: 4,600 ft. | Downhill: 6,200 ft.
Its snowing, more like nuking at times!It was good to be back in the park, and I skied instead of snowboard. I'm stoked, I am so loving being on skis versus snowboard.Took dog on Shivers to end the d...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: February 18, 2011 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 6,200 ft.
Sun came out but the upper half was deep and awesome! Exit was a tad cream cheesy.Took a nap...Hit Avy Bowl at sunset. Everything is holding up nicely....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: February 17, 2011 Uphill: 2,700 ft. | Downhill: 7,500 ft.
We are getting the primer before the next coat of winter! Dear pow, it's good to see you again!...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: February 15, 2011 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Glory for corn, Playboys for pow....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: February 11, 2011 Uphill: 1,700 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Great snow!...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: February 10, 2011 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 6,300 ft.
Windy up high most westerly, snowing down low. North facing chute-wind scoured at the top, semi wind loaded mid level. Down low we had a couple fractures of 4-6" in 3-5ft range slabs, but didn't mov...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: February 9, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.
cold and clear, ridge was tracked but found some leftovers....[view]
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Ddrwyoming: February 8, 2011 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
I think I love skiing...I'm having so much fun NOT snowboarding lately! Maybe its because I have awesome powder skis (Volkl Kuro) Great day, wind died and the snow is more stable. Even though, as I...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: February 7, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Multi sport day-Ski and snowboarded pass laps! Its super stormy so my thoughts of heading to the park were out the window and I slept in!Headed up with my skis to boot up Glory, but the wind was high...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: February 5, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
A little bit of fresh, but it was the north facing aspect that made the skiing good. It was grappling and winding and sunny all at once.Forgot my ski pants and wore my corduroys, they worked like a ch...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: January 30, 2011 Uphill: 600 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Another day on skis. I really only went out to give the dogs some exercise, we haven't gotten snow in a week! Checked out the mellow, north facing trees. The dogs were trouble today but it was stil...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: January 26, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
I got on SKIS!! I'm regularly a snowboarder so I like to humble myself. I felt great, and stronger than I thought. Someday I will put my snowboard down forever!...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: January 24, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Sunny, Zero wind, low cloud level inversion=beautiful hike in a sports bra type of morning. Got a few inches over night and after a weekend on the pass, I figured it would have been hammered. But I ...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: January 20, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
DEEP. Only one down the claw-slog getting out, but soooo worth it!! Felt some crust on the cliff section but otherwise epic stable snow....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: January 19, 2011 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
We got dumped on! And it remained cold! YES. Felt stable, tried to trigger off slabs. Only set off a couple of small pockets on lower NE Ridge....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: January 18, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
windblown, cream cheesey turns. still good...but we are spoiled! Crusty in spots. Didn't trigger any slabs. Low elevation sucked. Up high is where you want to be. But.... ITS DUMPING OUT NOW!!! ...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: January 14, 2011 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
Went off the backside to explore more. Sweet snow and terrain on this whole mountain. Super safe tree lines, gullies, pillows. Low elevation so not effected by high winds. Snow's still good when it...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 13, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Filling in nicely. Dumping up high right now. Not too windy. Should be a great day almost everwhere tomorrow if we get a few more inches overnight.Lots of old tracks in the Claw but they're mostly ...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: January 6, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Still Fresh...as always!...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: January 4, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Still epic! Quick afternoon lap between shifts at work. Some turns were so good I got goosebumps!...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 31, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Alpine start on the Pyramid. Broke trail, so deep, we were getting excited. Then above 8000 ft we had some serious fractures and whoomps skinning up. Knowing that there were even more exposed areas...[view]
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Powdermonkey: December 31, 2010 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,300 ft.
Great stuff. Some variability from the wind in open areas but protected areas were great. Definitely a wind slab of about 6" sitting on the old crust on most aspects. Even in the trees of the Claw fou...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: December 30, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,400 ft.
When I used the word "variable" in the past...i must have been joking! Today=Variable. It was GREAT snow, but every run on a different aspects had 3 types of different snow. Ranging from, windloade...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: December 26, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Good stuff. Still great in the shade. Lots of tracks....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 26, 2010 Uphill: 600 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Snow is still great on north facing aspects. Huge crown on Avi bowl....[view]
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Powdermonkey: December 26, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
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Ddrwyoming: December 22, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Repeat of yesterday-on a time crunch so booked it down. Wind effected on top part-still fun. Really good in the trees....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 21, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Wind is coming from the NE....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 20, 2010 Uphill: 500 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Every turn was made with a vengeance. Wind blown, paste snow. No activity, first skin track out at 2pm. But it's always nice to get out for a tour....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 19, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Windy, stormy up high, a buddy that Patrols at JHMR said they were knocking off 10" slabs. So I was glad to have the company of ski buddies today. About a foot of fresh already and its early and sti...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: December 18, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Snowing. Not too much wind, some gusts. Cracked a 5" slab 3 feet wide in a safe area, nothing that spooked me, otherwise no activity....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 15, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
I thought with the low pressure to high pressure I would feel the layer under the fresh 14"...but oh no it was fantastic, and stable. We dug a pit and the layers aren't too unsatisfying. Not saying...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: December 10, 2010 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Windy, storm cleared and it was a beautiful day....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 9, 2010 Uphill: 500 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Warm down low, but the snow stayed light up high. Not punchy snow on exposed areas, but wind "treated". Stable throughout. A thin 2" sluff layer traveled in the steeper open faces. With these temp...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 6, 2010 Uphill: 500 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Started nooking, got out for an afternoon claw lap. Fresh waist deep in spots! YUMMY!...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 3, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,500 ft.
A bit windy up high, more snow mid mountain. WyDot is seriously bitch slapping all the backcountry skiers right now by not plowing the glory lot!! That's why I hitchhike!!...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 2, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,900 ft.
Warm snow coming in. Staying cold up high. Minimal wind. Still thin on NE ridge...but I'm not complaining! Going back for more this afternoon....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 1, 2010 Uphill: 600 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
I love splitboarding on my new splitter!!! And I love the Claw--enough said! Oh, and ITS SNOWING!!...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: December 1, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Dawn patrol on the Claw with my brother before he had to get to work.It's dumping but there's decent viz. Light and variable winds. Mid 20s... perfect pow skiing weather.Gonna head back out later fo...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 30, 2010 Uphill: 500 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Sunset run. Ohhh yeah! All good in the Claw. Solid coverage top to bottom. Road skis out easily back to the highway. Game on!No signs of slide activity. Skied some real steep stuff and couldn't ...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: November 29, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Epic sunrise, super light snow. Easterly wind last night, but not too strong to drastically effect terrain. Great day to be outside, the temp stayed cold even in the sun, hoping the snow maintains....[view]
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Ddrwyoming: November 27, 2010 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 5,800 ft.
First opening day at Jackson Hole Resort, so I figured it would be nice and empty on the Pass. Glory is still wind effected, but wind was mellow. South side is awesome. The Claw was the best run of...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: November 24, 2010 Uphill: 1,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Super Cold, Wind effected snow on Glory. Only went half way knowing the snow wasn't going to be amazing and I was getting frostbite. Headed to Shivers which was much better snow. Wind had mellowed ...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: November 23, 2010 Uphill: 300 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
It's still SNOWING. And still windy. As a rest day I did one lap on Shivers to see what the conditions were like. Fluffy snow, stable and deep-AWESOME! Stable snow with consistent temps, but there...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: November 22, 2010 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 5,400 ft.
Deep, almost too deep unless you're on steeper faces. Stable conditions for the most part but with the amount of snow we've gotten, activity is possible, still a bit windy up high. Snowing all day, a...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 22, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
HOLEY DEEP DAY! NE Ridge was still a little boney as was the Christmas Cache off Glory. The Claw was phenomenal... didn't hit a thing in there and tasty snow.No signs of slide activity but that does...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 21, 2010 Uphill: 300 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Quicky before work. Delightful day. Skied down the Old Pass Road no problem... with rock skis I went all the way to Trail Creek on the road.Snow should be fabulous tomorrow... avy danger probably ug...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: November 21, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Avi was at considerable. I never had any fractures. Wind was low, and it's still SNOWING! Great snow, light, fluffy and deep!...[view]
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Ddrwyoming: November 20, 2010 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Choked on snow for the first time of the season! Over a foot of new snow, and coming!Glory was super windy-strongest wind yet this week. I headed up late afternoon. Had a route in mind but with the...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 18, 2010 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
WINDY! Had to be gusting well over 50mph near the summit. Lots of snow blowing around, lots of windloading, but no signs of avalanches anywhere I went today.Recent snow came in pretty warm and wet.....[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 15, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
A great day on the S Side of the Pass.There are a few feet of slightly upside-down fresh that seems to be fairly well bonded with the not quite crusty stuff underneath.It's pretty warm and foggy to th...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: April 8, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Sun crust to the top of Glory in sunny spots... the Claw skied well but it's pretty hacked up and felt pretty wet... my guess is it's now set up chunky bumpy anywhere it got skied and is perhaps a lit...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: April 7, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 5,800 ft.
SK skied super good up top. Boot deep and smooth. Death cookies down low. Glory: Wind hammered but decent. Sun crust developing but still fun. Saw small soft slabs had went on E aspect of Little Tu...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 30, 2010 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 4,300 ft.
It's dumping in JXN. Rain/snow mix in town (6600')... thick and slow but OK from 7000' to 8000'... hero snow from 8000'-9000'... ultra windblown above 9000'. The summit guage at JHMR is averaging 35...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 26, 2010 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Windy, overcast, intermittent blizzard.Depending on aspect, between 4 inches and a good foot of fresh. Amazing turns in spots, dust on crust elsewhere.We kicked off a 6 inch soft slab in Chicken Scra...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 23, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Dust on crust for the most part but occasional drifting due to high winds when the snow came in and still a little sort underneath in the utter shade.I had a good time, but the snow certainly wasn't i...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 18, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Still amazingly good in the shady spots... snowing off and on and really windy up on the Pass today. Glory in and out of the clouds. We may actually get a little snow overnight too... fingers crosse...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 2, 2010 Uphill: 500 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
All good in The Claw... ohh wait, I mean, it's really boney. Don't dare ski The Claw....[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: February 17, 2010 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
PowderJunky is back in the Valley so we will be getting after it for the next few days. We warmed up with the Claw.My favorite conditions, steep, ankle deep, and sluffing. Good vis. Good coverage. ...[view]
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Powderjunky: February 17, 2010 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Sweet consolidated pow. Got to ski with the WarPig, good times!!! No movement even on slopes around 40 degrees on NW aspects....[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: February 11, 2010 Uphill: 500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Perfect pow in the Claw... about six inches of new so the old tracks were still visible... lots of sluff (and boneyness) in the spiney shots up top. They need a little more snow.We skied a new line a...[view]Already have a blog about this area? Link to it here.
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