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Thread: Alta, UT 10/21/07
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10-21-2007, 01:37 PM #1
Alta, UT 10/21/07
Day 2: The best October turns of my life. Period.
Pulling in the Wildcat parking lot at 10 am today looked like a midweek mid-winter day. There had to be 150-200 cars in the parking lot...the place was a madhouse!
Mt. Superior is already looking mighty white:
Tracks were already being laid everywhere. We had 10 people in our crew: Skidog, Bob Dangerous, Dale, Pat, Jon, Graz, Graz's friend Mars, Dale and Pat's son Brad, a friend of Brad's, and yours truly. Skinning up was a long lemming line.
We headed for the top of Wildcat.
Once regrouping there and deskinning the group split into two -- Bobby D, Dale, Pat and I headed down through Wildcat trees while the others opted to lap the upper face.
It was bottomless. Literally. Bob made the wisecrack, "This is more snow than Park City will see all winter!" Our first pitch was tracked up yet fluffy, but once we rounded the corner into Wildcat trees it was untracked the whole way to the parking lot. Amazing!! One heluva preseason day -- this ain't Rocktober. I hit only one minor rock on a traverse - I hit nothing while actually skiing.
1,300 feet of vert. I shot a helmet cam video the whole way, but regrettably the Oregon Scientific cam I'm trying really can't handle exposure on snow. Add that to the fact that I shot 3/4 of it rotated 90 degrees by mistake, and the fact that it was aimed too high, and regrettably I don't have any usable video footage to share. I've got to get a good lipstick cam for the DV camcorder.
Total strangers were exhanging high fives in the parking lot. Amazing.----
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10-21-2007 01:37 PM # ADS
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10-21-2007, 02:21 PM #2
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10-21-2007, 03:08 PM #3Originally Posted by CarpeyBiggs
Graz just emailed me a few of his pics.
Yours truly skinning up from the base of Corkscrew. From here we got out of the guns via the Collins Road. Guns ended atop Corkscrew:
Skidog at the top of Wildcat:
Jon below the Wildcat ridgeline:
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10-21-2007, 10:36 PM #4
ahh the usual alta pawdy
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10-21-2007, 10:38 PM #5
Skidog from our group got lots and lots of face time in a Fox 13 story tonight - click here to view the video on Fox 13's website. Nobody expected a backcountry experience, and the crowd frankly made it rather festive. There was more than enough untracked to go around.
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10-22-2007, 07:47 AM #6
Re: Alta, UT 10/21/07
Originally Posted by FirstTracks
Pretty good skiing yesterday. Solid feeling base up high with around a foot of powder. Seemed to get some lake effect later in the day too, to keep it fresh.
Folks are chomping at the bit, to be sure. Not sure I've ever seen those kinda crowds before. BD swap was nuts, too, on Saturday.
High pressure parked for awhile. Hope it doesn't get too warm up there in the next couple of weeks.
Maybe this year we'll get a good mid to low elevation snow pack...
Ermines were out, and, haven't quite changed color all the way yet...cute little buggers.
Cheers,
-Brian in SLC
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10-22-2007, 08:20 AM #7
Re: Alta, UT 10/21/07
Originally Posted by Brian in SLC
still have the avi report from halloween eve ...
[code]AVALANCHE INFORMATION
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2004 7:30 PM HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Good evening, this is Drew Hardesty with the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center with your backcountry avalanche and mountain weather information. Today is Sunday, October 31st, 2004, and it
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10-22-2007, 09:28 AM #8
Re: Alta, UT 10/21/07
[quote=stefan]AVALANCHE INFORMATION
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2004 7:30 PM Current Conditions:
This storm is pounding the mountains with a vengeance. As of 5pm the upper Cottonwoods have picked up 25-30
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10-22-2007, 09:58 AM #9
Re: Alta, UT 10/21/07
Originally Posted by Brian in SLC
although the flooding on state street was spring '83 rather than '84. though for years i got that confused.
Originally Posted by bdc
totals are Nov-April (not full year snow totals)
81-82 - 696"
82-83 - 637"
83-84 - 743"
84-85 - 457"
85-86 - 599"
86-87 - 381"
Originally Posted by bdc
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10-22-2007, 11:49 AM #10
Re: Alta, UT 10/21/07
Originally Posted by Brian in SLC
you're prolly talking about this storm
SEPTEMBER 22-26, 1986 - Cold moist air collided with warm moist air from the remnants of Tropical Storm Madeline to give Utah a taste of winter-like weather. Some valley locations received up to 3.00" of water from the storm, while up to three feet of snow fell over the higher mountains.
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10-22-2007, 08:09 PM #11
Very nice TR and pics
I am somewhat stoked for the season .. I really need to make up for last years injury and it really sucks that I need new ski boots....
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10-22-2007, 08:27 PM #12
Excellent write up and pics. Much appreciated.
Keep 'em coming! We've got the best snow on earth, and not enough Trip Reports!
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10-22-2007, 08:42 PM #13Originally Posted by Sombeech----
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10-22-2007, 09:06 PM #14Originally Posted by FirstTracks
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10-22-2007, 10:28 PM #15
Stoked to see these pictures. I was caught in whiteout conditions driving home from Moab on Saturday night.
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10-23-2007, 12:01 AM #16
Man, I live way too far south.
I hope it doesn't disappear as fast as it came.shoot straight, cast far, and hike all day.
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