Playing in the snow days after a storm

Crystal Point Pow

My tracks coming out of "The Coomb Chute"

Stringham dropping this tree shot on the Fantasy Ridge apron

Southern San Juans Hammered

With no snow in the forecast here have been watching the ole CO's forecasts for the past two weeks... The four corners continue to get their fair share of the good stuff as the central and Front Range mountains suffer. With already 330" to-date for the season, this latest storm has dropped near 3' of snow and another 2' on the way.

Although a very light density snow, as usual, there's always a very variable and unstable snowpack:

 

Time for some fun in the sun.

~SB

A quick trip to Moab and The La Sals

I escaped with the dags to Moab for some warmer temps.  

Upon arrival to Southern Utah I drove up geyser pass to make a few turns during sunset

Utah sooocks!

Fantasy Ridge bootpack.  Hike this 15 minute knife edge ridge to ski any line you choose down Honeycomb Cliffs!   Come to Soli and I will take you there!

How's that for a faceshot underneath c-rock!

Beware Soligully of the UT Pow Open.  This is a great basket placement at the U of U

The Transformation is Complete

 

~SB

Conditions remain scary, even inbounds!

Solitude patrol continues to rip out big slabs in Honeycomb Canyon including slides in No Man's and Crystal Point.  With daytime warming, gates were closed and riding inbounds was limited today!  A few photos of good runs before the gates were avi closed below

Tiphanie making turns on a Highway lap.

Snotsicle taking a run through Cathredral waiting for Honeycomb gates to open.  Drop the knee, squat to pee!

Another pic of snotsicle in Cathedral.  The snow is getting wet and ready to start rollerballing

Avalanche Death in Big Cottonwood Canyon

click-----> silver fork avalanche  

The Silver Fork Meadow's avalanche seen from the base of Honeycomb Return chair.

400' wide and slide over 800' to the valley floor.  Victim was dead when found.  He either died from Trauma and/or asphyxiation.

I took this photo from valley floor standing on avi debris

There's me standing on the debris pile just above the stream

The victim was found directly to Cole's left.  You can see the tree from the slide which had to be cut to get the victim out of this hole.(the tree was spanned across the hole)  He was about four feet deep and fully buried for over 15 minutes. In the background you can see the Honeycomb Return chair.

This avalanche path is very popular among skiers in Big Cottonwood Canyon.  It is a reality check and was very disturbing to investigate the slide today.  Let us all use this to our advantage and get knowledge and use it.  Live to ride another day!

A delicious Monday powder day at Solitude

A lone skier skinning towards Patsy Marley ridgeline during a high danger avi cycle.

Lumber yard freshies before EGP closed for warming

Brigdonk shralping in Steep and Talls

Brigdonk's 2nd turn attempting the run of his life until the next photo

and the aftermath!  maybe next time

STOWE = Top Notch

The "TOLL ROAD" 5 miles of pure low-angle lovin.

The Crew loving the "Bluebird Sky"

Soligully is all SMILES after a "Great day at Stowe"

To all the 4-D crew plus "The Dodd", what an incredible weekend. Thanks to Boz and family for there hospitality and home cooked meals. Our weekend to Stowe will be talked about for seasons to come. I think we all realized - the skiing the 4-D crew does is always above average, add an outdoor pool and Jacuzzi and it all becomes -TOP NOTCH.

Why Utah?

How is that for math!    82"

Snowpack before storm.  East Bowl, Sliver Fork 38 degree  NW facing.

Miami Vaca?

To the BP crew. I'll be in Miami Feb. 15 - Mar. 15, open invite to come hang out!

White sandy beaches instead of white blower pow...

-SB


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Killington, ringing in 2010

Struggling after a long run to the base gondola.

Dr.Josh showing what you should do to get more patients!

Whats wrong with Soligully's bindings?

Another great stretch!

For all you 4D-generates I want to thank you all for letting me crash in the cozy nook and sharing the VT experience! Thanks for having me as a guest this season. It was a great way to ring in the new year!  Let us all be safe and keep on shralping wherever us snowriders may ride!  We all share an unexpalinable passion for the snow.  Please feel welcomed to visit me in Utah whenever.  I feel privaleged to have great friends like I do.
Always be safe, shred the gnar and respect "The Beast"

Too Fast+Low Visibility+Air+Tree=Stars

Dig them pits

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