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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 Light Snow 9°F
| Recent Snowfall | Avalanche Info | Forecast | Web Cam |
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Base: 82 in 48 hours: 14 in | Teton Avalanche Info |
Thu low -3°F high 12°F Snow Showers Fri low -12°F high 3°F AM Snow Showers
Weather courtsey of Yahoo
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Routes
| 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 | |||||
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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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