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THE CLAW | MOUNT ELLY | TETONS (SOUTH-TETON PASS) | WYOMING | UNITED STATES
THE CLAW
Date Created: 11/19/2008
Last Updated: 11/30/2008
| Ranking: | Premier |
|---|---|
| Skiable Vert: | 1400 ft |
| Climbing Vert: | 800 ft |
| Top Elevation: | 9200 ft |
| Trailhead Elevation: | 8400 ft |
| Ascent Mileage: | 1.7 |
| AVG Ascent Time: | 1 hour |
| Ascent Type: | Bootpack, Skin |
| Trees: | Dense |
| Slope Aspect: | North |
| Steepest Section: | 25-35 Degrees |
| Slope Type: | Chute |
| Exit: | Sketchy but doable |
| First Descent: | |
| Nearest Town: | Wilson |
| AVG Snowfall: | 400 |
| Snowpack: | Intercontinental |
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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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 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]Got Something to Say?
HotChocolate wrote on 12/09/08 at 4:34:58 pm pst:
Make sure you know where you are going! It's super easy to get cliffed out (I know from experience).Sign Up for free or login to post comments.
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