SPA Trip #13: Hot Gorgeous Hikers

By: K_C
August 6, 2010 2:54 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, HIKE WEEK, Hiking, SPA | Permalink

Welcome to the GRAND FINALE of HIKE WEEK on FamousInternetSkiers.com! Here we go! Hot Gorgeous is not only a clue to this SPA Trip, but is also descriptive of the A-Team that headed out from the FIS World Headquarters on this hike/swim/drink/schuss-recon/driving challenge. Check it out:
Hot Gorgeous Hikers

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Summer Series: Weather for the weekend of August 6-8

August 5, 2010 8:30 pm | Category: HIKE WEEK, Hiking, Weather | 4 Comments | Permalink

First off let me apologize for the delay in getting this up. I was out hiking. Duh it’s hike week!. Nawww…I’m just playing. I work in a really large tower and they don’t unlock the doors in time for me to get outside. But enough about me. Lets talk weather. Of course since it’s HIKE WEEK I talked to the weather gods and we worked out a deal. I had to do some things I’m not proud of (and frankly had to google to even figure out what they were talking about) and are most likely illegal in Georgia and Tennessee, but in the end I worked us a great weekend to take a hike!

As we speak, a cold front is pushing east on to the coast. Behind this system a step down towards cool weather will take place as a large 500mb trough digs into the Northeast. Friday will begin with cloudy-ish skies. GFS MOS and NAM MOS guidance both indicate broken and/or overcast skies across much of the north country and catskills for most of the day friday. Though as the day wears on into the later afternoon the amount of sun will increase. Oddly this will also spike the chance for a shower. But whatevs that’s how the weather works.
While the moisture looks limited on friday, given the digging trough, the vorticity in the atmosphere and sun strength destabilizing the lower atmosphere a light shower in the mountains can’t be ruled out.

The real magic however should be over friday night. As the a surface high settles in under the 500mb trough skies should clear out and cool temps will reign. Now when you wake up there is a good chance there will be some lower clouds hanging around. This is common this time of year. Don’t fret. They should lift and clear by the afternoon. However, with some strong sun still messin with us increasing thermals small fair weather puffy clouds should pop over the high peaks and Greens. Though with LCL’s around 1500M-1800M I’m not too worried about clouds closing off the summits.
Other than that, Saturday looks like a great day. Temps will be late summer like and afternoon highs will fall in the upper 60’s to lower 70s. A few 80s will show up in the Catskills and Southern Vermont.

Overnight Saturday, as the thermals die and the clouds clear the temps should drop. There is discrepancy in the models regarding how far they will bottom out but I’d put a pretty penny on Mt. Van Ho putting up a low 30 spot. Die bugs die.

Sunday will be much the same as Saturday with temps just a nose above Saturday and with a few more fair weather clouds in the afternoon. So really have fun.


HIKE WEEK! Camel’s Hump Sunset

By: Greg
August 5, 2010 9:19 am | Category: Full Trip Report, HIKE WEEK, Hiking | Permalink

The HIKE WEEK train keeps on rolling today with a visit to one of Vermont’s most revered peaks: Camel’s Hump. Much like SPA Trip #10, Camel’s Hump is a great place to catch a sunset.
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HIKE WEEK: SPA Trip #12 Windows on the World

August 4, 2010 12:29 pm | Category: HIKE WEEK, Hiking, SPA | 4 Comments | Permalink

While I love an arduous journey that burns out the legs and challengeing adventures you’ve wanted to to tackle for years, sometimes I just want to chill. After all, what’s better on a sunny day with nothing to do than to take moment and reflect on the good things the outside world has to offer.

What am I thinking?

For our 12th SPA I present to you just that. A moment of reflection in the life of LionelHutz. Know where I am? Great- shoot us an email. Name five of the peaks in the picture and win a signed law text. Name them all and I”ll be shocked you can use the ‘net. Name them all and also happen to be this gal and win Dwyer.


HIKE WEEK: SPA Trip #11: Secret Hike

August 3, 2010 3:14 pm | Category: HIKE WEEK, Hiking, SPA | 10 Comments | Permalink

I love shark week. I mean HIKE WEEK.

Since FamousInternetSkiers.com decided to dedicate an entire 7 days to hike week, the Utah crew felt obligided to show off some of it’s best secret locations.  I know I was “carried” along on the Trap Dike, but I thought it prudent to actually walk my own way.

This particular corner of the Wasatch is a place more likely frequented in the winter than the summer.  And is best known for this and a sprinkling of that.  We were there for another reason, a quick hike, and some after work, high elevation climbing.  <FIS SPOILER ALERT>We’re training for a 13K foot summit in Nevada next weekend, and a jaunt through the wind rivers in the coming weeks. </FIS SPOILER ALERT>

Pitter-patter, let’s get at ‘er.

Andy like whippers more than face shots
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