SPAM #8: Spine Time for a SPAM

By: Greg
November 10, 2010 5:08 pm | Category: Skiing, SPAM | 3 Comments | Permalink

What does “Spine Time for a SPAM” mean anyway? Who knows, but I dare you to try to say it ten times fast. When you’re done, get ready for an FIS two-fer SPAM. This week we’re broadcasting from the top of Vermont’s piste (north of Route 125). We already filed a few pictures from the top of the spine earlier this week, but figured we’d broaden your field of view (even wider than pow shots from the beloved LCC have already done).

To start things off we’ve got KC heading north on the spine having a fine time on the piste. I think she’d advise you to head up there and head north too if you are trying to extend your early season touring turns.
heading north
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Noodling

November 9, 2010 12:29 pm | Category: Skiing | 6 Comments | Permalink

Not the kind where you stick your hand into a hole and pull out a catfish!  The kind where you make early season “noodle” turns so you make good and sure you don’t hit any buried treasuregamer.  That’s been the rule in the Wasatch to date — except for a few prime chutes that have filled in nicely — these are ready for “real” schuss.

Word on the interwebz was more snow was headed to Utah and as it so often is, the internet was right.  L_H nailed this forecast — he called for 25-50 CM, and our observations put it at a forecast splitting 37.5 cms!?!?!  Either way, it was enough to fluff into your face and billow through you under arms.

Allison dug a pit and noted “at the top of Collins, NW aspect. About 80-85 cm total snow depth. 35 cm of new snow, 25 cm of rounds from the last storm, below that is a crust and below that is maybe 7cm of junky stuff.”

schwam pit
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The Spine of Vermont

By: Greg
November 9, 2010 10:49 am | Category: Quick Update, Skiing | 9 Comments | Permalink

On Sunday before the current mess (but after the last) Ben, KC and I headed up to check out some of the highest terrain in Vermont; along the spine of its ancient peaks. To call it unequivocally great snow is impossible. It was loud. Was it bad? No. Sun, low winds, cold temperatures, and high speed turns for thousands of vertical feet is always good and always worth it.

KC wanted to be facing the other direction.
skin track faces the wrong way
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(UPDATED) In through the backdoor…upper elevation snow possible monday

November 7, 2010 7:18 pm | Category: Weather | 3 Comments | Permalink

There is an interesting situation likely to unfold monday into tuesday which could lead to some more snows across the higher terrain of  the northeast as a storm system backs in – retrogrades- west into the northeast.

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Wasatch Watch: Storm on Way for Veterans Day (Updated Totals)

November 6, 2010 6:55 pm | Category: Weather | 4 Comments | Permalink

After a great 40+ inch storm in october, which oddly coincided with some pretty fun skiing, the Wasatch has been bathed in sunlight and mild temps.  Come monday, Winter weather should return with the arrival of a cold trough diving south out of the pacific northwest.  Yay.

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