It says in the comments the slide happened between Middle Slope and Milk Run off of Powderhorn. I ski there all the time. The slide was 84 ft wide and 3 feet deep. Pretty good slide for inbounds.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Great New Park City Company: Soul Poles
A great video showing the production process of Soul Poles, sustainable ski poles made right here in Park City. Made of bamboo, recycled plastic, hemp, and recycled aluminum , these poles are for sale online and at Cole Sports in Park City.
My friend Mike Schirf filmed and edited the video. The song is by Bryon Friedman, a Park City local, former US Ski Team member, Dartmouth Grad, musician, and owner of Soul Poles.
I need a pair of these.
Ski Day #36
I skied Canyons by myself. Looking to get some exercise, I hike 9990 three times. I jumped the cornice, skied some pow, and made my way down Red Pine Chutes. Pretty good snow.
Best Thing Ever!!!
New E-Dubble!
I Want An BCA Float 18 Airbag!
Pro snowboarder Meesh Hytner is very glad that she had her Float 30 airbag with her the other day while riding in Colorado, it might have saved her life. I have never seen one of these bags is action, and I have always had my doubts about their effectiveness. As they say “The proof is in the pudding.” And this pudding seems to do a good job of keeping you on top.
This footage was taken Jan. 25, 2012, in the backcountry near Montezuma, Colorado. It features female pro snowboarder Meesh Hytner being caught in a sizeable (~class 3) avalanche and deploying her Float 30 avalanche airbag before taking a long ride.
Still One Of My Favorite Videos
ESPN Sport Science Segment On Skiing
Today’s Avalanche Advisory
Unfortunate foreshadowing in today’s avalanche advisory from the Utah Avalanche Center:
It’s gonna be one of those days – Bluebird, light wind, 5 star powder (for this year anyway). Truth be told, it’s also days like these where we see avalanche accidents. Discipline, self-denial – these are things we not only aspire to – it’s what keeps us alive in conditions like these. Even – perhaps especially – if you see other tracks on the slope. Or that others are getting away with it. It has applications in other parts of our lives as well.
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The greatest avalanche danger remains the chance of triggering a 2 to 5 foot deep slide, breaking on the weak facets. As time goes on, these slabs become more stubborn and harder to trigger, but still have the potential to be deadly. Whereas last weekend there were 6 bullets in the chamber for Russian roulette, now there are only three. Best to keep the safety locked.
Utah Avalanche Fatality
One person killed in avalanche, marks ninth this season | ksl.com
Three men were skiing on Kessler Ridge, an area that drops into Mineral Fork Canyon in Big Cottonwood Canyon. As they reached the peak of the ridge around 11:30 a.m., the avalanche started, burying one 25-year-old male.
The other two skiers, whose conditions were reported as “fine,” had not been caught in the avalanche and began to search for their friend afterward. One male in the party immediately called dispatch to alert them of the situation. By the time rescuers arrived at the scene, the two skiers had already found the man deceased.
The three had reportedly started at Alta Ski Resort and had gotten off the trail and headed to Kessler Peak, prepared for back country skiing.”They had beacons and were prepared for the back country, but the backcountry conditions right now are just extremely dangerous,” said Lt. Justin Hoyal of the Unified Police.
The death marks the ninth avalanche fatality in the West this season, and experts say the risk of additional slides could remain high all winter.
2012 – Ski Edit #2
Ski Day #35
Gold and I skied Solitude! No new snow. We hung around waiting for the patrol to open Honeycomb for the first time since it snowed five feet. It never opened, but we skied some good runs on Summit Chair. I even jumped my first legit cliff of the year… with my skis on this time!
One Year Ago Yesterday!
A year ago, Sam and I hiked Pinecone Ridge at Park City Mountain Resort. We wandered beyond the area boundary to check out some of the bowls that connect PCMR to Canyons and Solitude. We ran into some PCMR ski patrollers skiing laps out of bounds. The patrollers said we were trespassing and suspended our passes for a couple weeks. The whole thing was pretty silly.
The suspension wound up being a blessing in disguise as Sam and I were forced to ski Canyons instead of Park City. A couple days later Liz and I discovered Square Top, Corn Bowl, Cinder Chutes, and the rest of Canyons sidecountry skiing. I have only skied PCMR a handful of times since. I didn’t even consider getting a pass to Park City this season. I am now a pretty big fan of Canyons, inbounds and sidecountry. Thank you PCMR patrollers!
Sam and I got in trouble for taking pictures on the cattrack at the top of Pinecone Ridge. I lost my Park City pass for two weeks. The illegal picture is below:
Ski Day #34
It started snowing late Monday night and I went to sleep anticipating an awesome pow day at Solitude. The snow stopped unexpectedly in the night so Liz, Sam, and I settled for skiiing Canyons on Tuesday morning. It snowed 4″ overnight which resulted in a lot of dust on crust. We ripped some pretty good groomers though.
Ski Day #33
Liz and I skied Brighton on Monday Funday! Little Cottonwood was closed until 1:30 or so on Sunday, sending a lot of traffic over to Big Cottonwood. The 27″ of new snow was pretty tracked by Monday morning. We found some good turns in the trees. Brighton is fun.