Cinco Pow Mayo (or: Combo Number Five)

By: Greg
May 11, 2011 8:17 am | Category: Quick Update, Skiing | 1 Comment | Permalink

Mother’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, May Snow Plowers… however you want to make a joke about it, it snowed schuss-worthy amounts in the first week of May (again) this year in two different jurisdictions of the FIS. The Utah and Vermont bureaus both got treated to a late season round of snow! In Vermont, Lionel wrote up that we had a little snowfall event to enjoy coming our way. In Utah, although Lionel wasn’t writing about a snowfall-event in the making, Ben and Porter knew it was going to snow because of a super top secret that we’re going to let you in on: it always snows in Utah. This quick update is a combo of those two. Being they were both from around cinco de mayo, this is Combo Number Five. (click on that youtube link for some tunes)

In Vermont, here’s Christian and Matt getting ready to drop. As Christian got himself together though, suddenly he broke out into song. “Ladies and gentleman. This is combo number five,” sang Christian.
Christian and Matt get ready to drop

“One…two…three four five.”
Ben knows its gonna snow

“Everybody in the skin track come on, let’s ride.”putting skins on

***insert a bunch of lyrics I don’t have the time to mimic with witty ski related phrases***

“….spray snow…. when you slay snow….”
kristin skiing

“A little bit of rock walled chute in my life”
steep rock walled chute in pow in may

“A little bit of pow slash in the sun”
pow slash in the sun in vermont

“A little bit (more) pow slash, it’s fun.”
pow slash in the sun in vermont in may

“A little bit of open meadow skipping on a ski run”
all the resorts are closed anyway

“A little bit of pow skiing all day long”
steep pow turns in utah

“A little bit of pow surfing in the sun”
no more schuss

“A little bit of turn earning for this run.”
turn earning

“Combo number five.”
which coast?

Which coast is that last picture from? It’s hard to tell in this Combo Number Five. Thanks for reading FIS!!


Mother Nature Comes Out For Mother’s Day

May 4, 2011 2:02 pm | Category: Weather | 5 Comments | Permalink

I don’t know what it is about the Mother’s day period. Maybe Ullr’s mom likes to shuss. IDK. Whatever it is, I strongly think some uppper elevation pows are on the way. Just like last year.
Gonna keep this simple because after this winter, LH needs a break.

Here’s the deal, along the front that’s bringing epic amounts of rain, a wave of low pressure will deepen. As it does and moves N/NE through Maine a broad NW flow will set up behind it. Classic upslope pattern ensues. With sufficent cold air from about 2500 Ft up snow is likely from really tonight through friday am. I check some data and the omega signature isn’t perfect but with the NW winds I don’t really care what the model tells me. I know where that air is going when it hits the Greens and Northern Slopes of the ADK (Lyon mtn). It’s going up. And that’s good.

Totals…oh really does it matter? Its MAY and I’m talking about upslope snow. Go up there and TELL me how much it snowed!!!
Srsly though it could be plenty to have some fun with!


TR: 6/2(1+2)=HIGH FIVES

By: Greg
May 4, 2011 1:41 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, Skiing | Permalink

There’s a PEMDAS challenge floating around the internet. I think we’ve figured it out. The answer is a HIGH FIVE!
click the picture to read the full TR
Click the picture or here to read 6/2(1+2)=HIGH FIVES


High Fives

By: Greg
May 1, 2011 9:54 am | Category: Quick Update, Skiing | Comment | Permalink

Here on the east coast, sometimes spring skiing consists of a mellow cruise down a long-closed ski trail, a mile long, and covered with wall to wall peel away corn. In these cases, the only natural reaction is a “high five,” as Christian demonstrates here.
High five the camera man

Then other times on the east coast, spring skiing consists of going down something so darn steep and scary, the only natural reaction is a “high five”… of the snow cause it’s right in your face. See the picture below where HighAnxietyFilm’s Chris Nelson is snowboarding the mega gnar and high five-ing the snow in New Hampshire:
Chris Nelson high fives the snow on a steep slope in New Hampshire

It’s pretty epic out there folks!! Gogh Git Sum!! Check back tomorrow for a full TR!

THE FULL TR IS NOW UP!


Baker Update

By: Sam
April 28, 2011 7:55 pm | Category: Quick Update, Skiing | 3 Comments | Permalink

Ever since our Spearhead trip, winter has been back in the PNW. Lucky for us, the resort is now closed for the season even as snow totals are still rising.


A rare sunny window


It blows me away that the resort has closed when there is this much snow still left.


Allen finds himself in a tight spot


Mason was close behind

And finally, the best for last. We drove up to the mountain today expecting a few new inches of snow, but instead found this:


Mason found himself in another predicament…


…but the pay off was worth it.


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