Backcountry Skiing Journal and Vert Tracker
Total Uphill: 652,684 ft
Total Downhill: 694,834 ft
Total Days: 214
Total Downhill: 694,834 ft
Total Days: 214
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Warpigsinfin: November 23, 2013 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Headed out the South Side for a little exploring. Skied one of my favorite lines with very few tracks in it and then checked out a zone that is new to me with mixed results. I didn\'t see any eviden...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 22, 2013 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Took the dogs up Glory for an alpenglow sunset run. Deep, dark, beautiful blue skies with no persistent jet trails or other evidence of geoengineering. The light was amazing! The snow was so-so. W...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: November 21, 2013 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Windy, but found some good pow in protected bowls, most things above tree line were scoured....[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 21, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Living legends day! Got to brush shoulders with several of my Tetonist heroes today. When the wisest dogs are out skiing you know the season is officially on. Interesting conditions today with a fe...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 20, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,500 ft.
Ohh wow. I bailed yesterday because it was pissing rain at Trail Creek. Today it was a rain snow mix at Trail Creek so I hitched up and got down to business with a few friends on Glory. Was plannin...[view] READ MORE
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Powderjunky: November 19, 2013 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Base buildin, quad tearing fun, about a foot or more of really wet snow down low, better as you went up, but not much vis....[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 18, 2013 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Good times in the Claw. Am a few days late posting this so I\'m not making too much commentary. Hit one of the main chutes and had to pick through the rock garden at the top. Fresh top to bottom. ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 17, 2013 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Everyone and their brother and their dog and their ten best friends were up on Teton Pass today and it\'s no wonder why: the first truly bottomless pow day of the season. At mid-elevations there\'s a...[view] 
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Powderjunky: November 16, 2013 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Windy, snow wasn\'t sticking to many slopes, but okay in protected areas...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 15, 2013 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Took the dogs for a ski not expecting to find any soft or untracked snow but it was surprisingly good and virgin on some shady aspects on the S Side of Teton Pass. It\'s crusty and hard where it got ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 12, 2013 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Brought the rope and took a look in the main shots of the Claw. Didn\'t use it but would have needed it in a few other spots. Got one of the main chutes untouched and good. Great snow top to bottom...[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 11, 2013 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Heavy wet 6-12\" fresh snow on a soft base. Nice views, calm and blue skies....[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 10, 2013 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Variable snows under geoengineered skies today in NW Wyoming. Best snow was on wind and sun protected slopes. Still pretty shallow and it seems like we\'ve lost some base even where the sun hasn\'t ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 9, 2013 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Hot and sunny today on Teton Pass. Snow was still soft but anything that got a lot of sun today will be quite crusty when things cool down again. Spots that get no sun should still be good and fresh...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 8, 2013 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Nice boot top powder on a firm base, some rocks around 6000\', then smooth to 4600\'....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: November 8, 2013 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Not much softness, but it\'s there in the higher protected areas, the way up was quite firm....[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 8, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Wind affected snow that came in pretty wet and heavy as well. Great, creamy skiing and a nice boost to our base. Different zones are really starting to open up now on both sides of the Pass but down...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 6, 2013 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Dumping throughout the NW Wyoming region. Good snow on Teton Pass, especially where it was blown in deep by a combination of new snow and strong SW winds. NE slopes are great where the base is adequ...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: November 5, 2013 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
Wet and fun like a water park, good 15 inch base of solid concrete, no rocks, next storm should be really fun...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: November 5, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
We\'ve gotten about a foot total at the top of the Pass over the last few days. Great skiing on all aspects where the base is deep enough. Still lots of rocks and stumps, obviously so I\'m sticking ...[view] READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 2, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Great skiing on mystical Mount Yermadre. Forgive me for not sharing all of my favorite spots. It was so good I had to do two laps. Sunaffected in S slopes but pretty decent everywhere else. Still ...[view] 
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Warpigsinfin: November 1, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Spinned a few laps on Edelweiss. Got home and decided to go back and ski Thanksgiving Bowl and another Edelweiss. Good snow but very shallow: maybe 1/3rd the base that is currently up on Togwotee. ...[view] READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: October 30, 2013 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Good snow on shady aspects where the last high pressure system didn\'t melt out the base. S facing slopes on the N side of the pass were too shallow. Typical NW aspects on Two Oceans were bomb but g...[view] READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: October 15, 2013 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 800 ft.
Went skiing sometime mid-October with the infamous Stephen Koch. It was good. We need more snow though....[view]READ MORE
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