Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:07 am
while the little girls went to Solitude.
We'd been cooking up this one for a couple of weeks; about ten or so of the summiteers were gung ho on the idea until it came time to put up or shut up.
When the time the 2AM wake up call rolled around Mr. Stinky and Gresham bailed, when I heard MBlacky in the bathroom chanting to the porcelain god I figured he was done for but he rallied and we were ready to roll.
At 3:15AM the 'Burban rolled out of SLC with myself, MBlacky, 'Bird, Markhpnc, and cbkoontz on our way to Jackson Hole WY. 350'ish miles (around 150 or so on snow covered roads) and 5 hours later we were in the parking lot at Teton Village. The report said they had received 8" of new snow overnight to go along with the 22" they had received over the prior 48 hours. Winds were heavy, with Sublette on hold and the possiblity of others being closed as well. A light snow was falling.
Time to hit the tram line, first run Rendevous Bowl to the Hobacks. Rendevous was windbuffed, not exactly powder but lots of fun. Once we got the ridge the winds died down considerably though and that windbuff became powder that got deeper and deeper the farther down the mountain we went.
As the day went along more tram laps were done as well as some laps around the Thunder and Sublette chairs. More Rendevous and Hobacks, Tower 3 , Expert ,and Alta Chutes, Cheyenne and Laramie Bowls. They were all good from the start.
Oh, did I mention that it was lightly snowing when we got there? Well that light snow got heavier and heavier as day went by, over 12" easily fell during the day. Boot deep powder turned into thigh deep powder, faceshots were the special of the day and everyone got their share.
We got on our last tram around 3:15 and sadly said our goodbyes to the red box. The last run down Rendevous started with me hitting a huge winddrift and performing a Superman double eject, sorry no pics on that one I would have loved to have seen it from someone else's point of view. The last run of the day was the best, untracked everywhere and DEEP!
We drove back to SLC in and out of near blizzard conditions, tomorrow (well later this morning actually) in the Cottonwoods should be good.
SLC to JH to SLC, 21 hours
Gas $90
Lifties $70 each
Catching Jackson Hole on a powder day and saying goodbye to the Tram:
PRICELESS!
Sleep is overrated you bunch of pansies.
Pics to come, of the real men not the little girls.
We'd been cooking up this one for a couple of weeks; about ten or so of the summiteers were gung ho on the idea until it came time to put up or shut up.
When the time the 2AM wake up call rolled around Mr. Stinky and Gresham bailed, when I heard MBlacky in the bathroom chanting to the porcelain god I figured he was done for but he rallied and we were ready to roll.
At 3:15AM the 'Burban rolled out of SLC with myself, MBlacky, 'Bird, Markhpnc, and cbkoontz on our way to Jackson Hole WY. 350'ish miles (around 150 or so on snow covered roads) and 5 hours later we were in the parking lot at Teton Village. The report said they had received 8" of new snow overnight to go along with the 22" they had received over the prior 48 hours. Winds were heavy, with Sublette on hold and the possiblity of others being closed as well. A light snow was falling.
Time to hit the tram line, first run Rendevous Bowl to the Hobacks. Rendevous was windbuffed, not exactly powder but lots of fun. Once we got the ridge the winds died down considerably though and that windbuff became powder that got deeper and deeper the farther down the mountain we went.
As the day went along more tram laps were done as well as some laps around the Thunder and Sublette chairs. More Rendevous and Hobacks, Tower 3 , Expert ,and Alta Chutes, Cheyenne and Laramie Bowls. They were all good from the start.
Oh, did I mention that it was lightly snowing when we got there? Well that light snow got heavier and heavier as day went by, over 12" easily fell during the day. Boot deep powder turned into thigh deep powder, faceshots were the special of the day and everyone got their share.
We got on our last tram around 3:15 and sadly said our goodbyes to the red box. The last run down Rendevous started with me hitting a huge winddrift and performing a Superman double eject, sorry no pics on that one I would have loved to have seen it from someone else's point of view. The last run of the day was the best, untracked everywhere and DEEP!
We drove back to SLC in and out of near blizzard conditions, tomorrow (well later this morning actually) in the Cottonwoods should be good.
SLC to JH to SLC, 21 hours
Gas $90
Lifties $70 each
Catching Jackson Hole on a powder day and saying goodbye to the Tram:
PRICELESS!
Sleep is overrated you bunch of pansies.
Pics to come, of the real men not the little girls.