2011 ski & board thread

406 · Post by **406** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:54 am

I thought it would be nice to keep info and tr's about backcountry & resort skiing/boarding in one thread. A lot of times I only have a couple photos, not worthy of a full tr. Or condition up dates that the hikers might not care about. Feel free to add what you want.

Ski areas:
http://www.mtbaldy.com/
http://www.mtwaterman.org/
http://www.mthigh.com/
http://www.snowsummit.com/index_winter.php

Weather:
NOAA
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... tType=text

radar
http://www.intellicast.com/National/Rad ... n=USCA0638

Webcams:
Mt. Baldy, top of chair 2:

http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm Mt Wilson Cam

Shops:
http://www.norpine.com/ San Diego

Deals:
https://www.skiforfree.com/

Other: ?

406 · Post by **406** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:55 am

Chunder and I did a Manker Flat to Baldy Bowl ( Mt. San Antonio ) via ski hut trail on Sunday.

Nope not spending the night:

Conga line to the ski hut:

Hut:

Car sized boulder that rolled down the bowl:

Wet Avalanche:

Nice view:

We are both happy to be done hiking and ready to ski:

View toward San G & San J. Looks like good coverage at the ski area:

West Baldy is looking very inviting:

Snow was not getting below freezing at night, so skiing was a mix of survival turns:

and good turns:

chunder takes in the view:

and is off:

in the bowl:

It was really warm. Note the new second wet avalanche:

Freshly plowed road:

January SoCal Apres ski:

406 · Post by **406** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:56 am

chunder wrote:It was a bit warm and certainly a damn fine day to get my ass kicked by that hike and have another great day on a mountain--just what the doctor ordered.

I think that we skied the Figure 11 chute, but not totally sure
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=34.2824764&lo ... 17&l=0&m=b
Anyway, we skied one of them thar chutes...

Sure was a fine view from the top

406 descending from the upper section of the chute

Working the kick turn; note the slush pinwheel rolling my way

Slay the slush

And smile

It always looks like a different story from below

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:55 am

Whats with all these ridiculously pretty photos people around this forum keep on posting?

Anyways excellent as usual.

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:04 am

awesome 8)

He219 · Post by **He219** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:10 am

Niice, 406!
Love it.

Ian and I were up there on Sunday. Great view. Don't have his Herocam data to share as of yet.

Post by **Taco** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:46 pm

BADASS thread idea!!!!!!

Looks like that avy came out of Taco Sauce.