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Backcountry Skiing Journal and Vert Tracker
Total Uphill: 332,813 ft
Total Downhill: 484,258 ft
Total Days: 156
Total Downhill: 484,258 ft
Total Days: 156
Vert Tracker
Lukelubchenco: March 10, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Fantastic snow! the mountains here have been getting pounded and it's absolutely stunning. With the danger of close to 2 feet of snow hitting Monarch Pass we opted to ski a nicely treed section v...[view]Darkstar: March 10, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
A couple of quick laps was all I could fit in today, but, absolute champagne blower off Becker was a nice choice, totally protected from the crazy winds of Monday....[view]Powderjunky: March 10, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
North facing side country skied really well. Great steep lines off in the Crystal Mountain sidecountry. First time in the area and love the possibilities....[view]Powderjunky: March 9, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
This was the quickest, most north facing option so we gave it a try. We were able to take our sled to where the snow actually starts, and the ride in was fairly easy. Once in the "snow zone"...[view]
Darkstar: March 9, 2010 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
A great Tahoe ski and surf day today, with 2 laps on Tallac, skiing the Cascade drainage pitch first, then the other n-face tree pitch, followed by some COLD waves in Incline Village. Needless to say,...[view]Warpigsinfin: March 7, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Scratch my last trip report! The skiing in the Tetons is still good... and getting better.We left Taggart Trailhead at 9 with big plans that fell through. At 11:30 we found ourselves atop Shadow loo...[view]Freeheelgirl: March 7, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
It was warm, warm, WARM out! Super-sunny day, temps pushing the high 30's at noon at 8,000'. Dust-on-crust, with plenty of afternoon whoomphing on sunny slopes as the crust settled. We ke...[view]Lukelubchenco: March 7, 2010 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
A great day on Sam's Trees run. It snowed close to 7" on the hike up and stopped snowing as we transitioned. Day 2 of our road trip yielded great conditions but also some major sloughing. Sk...[view]Lukelubchenco: March 6, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Interesting Conditions today. Funky snow... crusty with soft layer on top. Super stable conditions, even of 30 degree+ slopes. Mostly sunny weather conditions granted us a beautiful day. Parked at the...[view]Darkstar: March 5, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Always nice to come home from traveling to Tahoe, especially when its Grade A Blower. Went up Echo Peak today, then over to Angora to ski the classic Halls of the Gods Couloir, with 2 mini laps of blo...[view]Warpigsinfin: March 5, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Yesterday the last of the good snow hiding in low elevation shady shpots got ruined my a misty fog that gave it a crust. As of yesterday, all the snow below 9000 feet is crummy but there are still go...[view]Powderjunky: March 5, 2010 Uphill: 900 ft. | Downhill: 900 ft.
We were a little sketchy heading out to Balu Pass with all the warnings about high avalanche danger and sure enough when we headed out the snow was really warm and unsupportable. We came across some n...[view]
Freeheelgirl: March 5, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
South-facing slopes had a thick, supportable crust under 4-6" of new snow. Temp was 34F, which created less stable conditions later in the day. Skiing was GREAT on moderate slopes!...[view]Warpigsinfin: March 4, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Today we skied the PMS Chutes of Doom on 25 Short. I've never heard any other name for the area (or met anyone else who's skied it) so I'm naming it the PMS Chutes of Doom.I think the ...[view]Powderjunky: March 3, 2010 Uphill: 600 ft. | Downhill: 8,000 ft.
Still skiing tracked but chalky on northern aspects. Super warm today, very spring like out there....[view]
Warpigsinfin: March 3, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
...[view]Skiwaheenie: March 3, 2010 Uphill: 600 ft. | Downhill: 8,000 ft.
Another great day of steep skiing at kicking horse. It's funny when the challenge of skiing the upper chutes isn't as scary as the icy groomer on the way down to the gondola! I think that ...[view]Dcapasso: March 2, 2010 Uphill: 3,400 ft. | Downhill: 3,400 ft.
In like a lion, out like a lamb...or something like that. These mtns are having a 20 year winter. Ran into Matt & Will, traded poles and high octane beers for guide service. Yeah, thats one hell...[view]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]Powderjunky: March 1, 2010 Uphill: 300 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Skied Good and chalky, maybe some moguls in the backcountry? But what a great line. It was actually nice to see it tracked out with all the instability around here. The sun was out in force today baki...[view]
Rwberman: February 28, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Great Day exploring an area that was unknown to us... Snow was soft and copious... just how we all like it but all three of us were a little uneasy about the avy conditions... after numerous scouts we...[view]
Lukelubchenco: February 28, 2010 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
Better conditions than we expected lead to a good but albeit short day. Skiing in the shadow of some of the most attractive lines I've ever seen (since dubbed AK zone) was amazing and a return tr...[view]Johnrace: February 28, 2010 Uphill: 7,000 ft. | Downhill: 7,000 ft.
It you are not a competent skier used to beg tours, this would be a sandbag. We skied in on the first day, skied all day the second, and then skied out on a 3rd day. The snow at the start and on sout...[view]