Dos texas renegados invadir las Tetons para las vacaciones

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January 3, 2013 at 2:23 am #577979
samblack
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13 December
Leave El Paso headed for Jackson… 18 hours arrived in the Tetons
15 December
Headed up to Teton Pass to get a few laps in and wake up the legs… the pass was pretty hammered but we found some nice untracked snow in the trees off the nose
16 December
It’s snowing and we’re off to the park. Headed up Wimpy’s and it kept dumping! 2 powder runs were a sign of things to come…
17 December
After a bit of a late start decided to slog/break trail in over a foot of fresh up Shadow… hours later we were rewarded with some excellent GFP….
18 December
After the all day slog in the park we lapped it at the pass
19 December
Headed over to Taylor for a day off
20 December
Headed back to the park for this run
21 December
Groomer off of 25 short
22 December
Went up to this canyon to hit a line we saw from Disappointment the other day
23 December
Back at the pass for another day of rest- Ended up doing the bowl tour from the top down to below the taylor lot.
24 December
Powder day at the pass again. Deep runs down Glory’s NE Ridge, Coal Creek, and a lap on Taylor
25 December
Sunny powder day on Wimpy’s for Christmas followed by gourmet dinner
26 December
This line is kinda eye catching especially with a couple feet of fresh- It was a bit of a difficult boot, but probably the turns of the trip
27 December
Another day off… quick spin up Taylor
28 December
Chute the moon-
29 December
Took a tour up a canyon again and found ourselves at the base of this- We booted up a bit and didn’t really like the stiff windslabs and the one eerie collapse, and therefore bailed on it
Still got the firmness in the Cave
30 December
We had to head back to the desert but we took one quick lap on Shadow
Wow, I’ve just completed my first TR! It took about as much effort as I expected so I’m not sure how many more I will post. Sorry about the skier photo’s but 513A can likely rip better than many of you, and can fix your broken bones too! Enjoy the winter as I’m off to the east coast for a bit and 513A is headed out to fight for our free-Dom we enjoy in Americuh!
January 3, 2013 at 1:32 pm #663826
TEX
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Nice Job Gents. I thought I was the only splitboarder from Texas. You guys ripped it up :bananas:
January 3, 2013 at 8:54 pm #663827
brg
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Hey great job guys, you completed a season worth of shredding in a short time. I noticed you did not mention names of the lines in the park. The first one is the spoon couliour on disappointment peak, the second big line was the west the hour glass on Nez Perce, the third was the sliver on Nez Perce and the one you bailed of off was the ellingwood couloir. Nice work.
January 3, 2013 at 10:30 pm #663828
nomad
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Nice work nailing it on a condensed trip. Looks like conditions are prime (until the next snow)!
January 3, 2013 at 11:51 pm #663829
UTAH
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Dam you guys got it done out there, that little pinner looks siiiiick.
January 4, 2013 at 10:04 am #663830
dln
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way to get after it guys!!! :thumpsup:
January 4, 2013 at 6:01 pm #663831
nickstayner
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Nice post! Just rode the Sliver yesterday in less-than-optimal conditions yesterday… looks like you hit it right.
January 4, 2013 at 8:37 pm #663832
wasatch surf
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jealous
January 5, 2013 at 2:35 am #663833
samblack
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Yeah, that was a good trip for sure. I have never experienced such a good combination of snow and stability in Jackson, especially in December! I didn’t put the names of the lines down as I was once told that that is a very bad thing with rumor of severe consequences for posting of such information on-line (FYI, if anyone needs any wolf creek pass information shoot me a pm). The sliver was supposedly pretty “firm” before we hit it. We got first tracks after the recent snow and it got hit hard with wind and people after that. Oh, and we are not from Texas, just spending some time there!
January 7, 2013 at 5:34 pm #663834
barrows
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Nice! Way to slay it on a dedicated mission. You guys packed a lot if great riding into a short trip, and were also rewarded with some excellent conditions.
January 8, 2013 at 2:22 pm #663835
nickstayner
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@samblack wrote:
I didn’t put the names of the lines down as I was once told that that is a very bad thing with rumor of severe consequences for posting of such information on-line
Good on ya for showing respect, and generally I agree (esp for Bozeman area stuff). But for Jackson two things kinda destroyed that idyllic notion- Turiano’s (awesome) guidebook, published in the late 90s, and Steve Romeo’s http://www.tetonat.com/ . In fact if you go to Steve’s site you can find each of the Park lines in your photos named and depicted on a little list under “Teton Descents”. As well, the GTNP lines depicted in your photos are more or less “trade routes” known to pretty much everyone who skis up there (not saying this to downplay your Teton send-a-thon at all, just offering perspective). But to each his own.
January 8, 2013 at 3:48 pm #663836
nickstayner
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Also- here are some photos from my Sliver jaunt a few days later. Your conditions are definitely enviable!

January 8, 2013 at 10:10 pm #663837
samblack
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Nick, I was not trying to show respect for anything. I was being sarcastic and trying to display a lack of respect towards some coloradtittude that we encountered at Wolf Creek Pass last winter (and previously in north Routt County, CO). I was advised in both locations that internet write ups are bad for “their” areas. We spent a day at Wolf Creek Pass and had the zone figured out without a guidebook or internet advice, and found the local’s “stash”. Jackson is busy and well known for a good reason, and I don’t think the Turiano book has much to do with that. I spent a couple winters in Bozeman, and can’t say that blackmore is a junkshow because of the Turiano book. I think that a line/area/range/zone/peak’s popularity, and trade route status to a lesser extent, is based on quality and ease of access.
FYI-at least your bootpack up the sliver probably did not consist of as much wallowing as ours!
January 9, 2013 at 5:54 am #663838
chrishami
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@samblack wrote:
Nick, I was not trying to show respect for anything. I was being sarcastic and trying to display a lack of respect towards some coloradtittude that we encountered at Wolf Creek Pass last winter (and previously in north Routt County, CO). I was advised in both locations that internet write ups are bad for “their” areas. We spent a day at Wolf Creek Pass and had the zone figured out without a guidebook or internet advice, and found the local’s “stash”.
Word. Are you on tele tips? Recently I did some interwebz research on the Wolf Creek area, some crazy localism there for sure, murderous librarians and shit. That poor foamcore skier guidebook dude got run right off the goddamn web! Lots of folks on teletips had run-ins with the locals too. Since my father in law got a place nearby I’ve started riding a lot more on WC pass and I’ve already experienced one dick on the skintrack. Mostly nice folks to be sure, but still, when you see one doucher out on XC skis and he won’t give you the goddamn time of day, it makes you think. I’ll take any beta you’ve got, thank you very much, and share what I know with anyone who cares enough to get out and ride it.
Oh, and I’m originally from Texas, so already pretty much hated throughout NM and CO. And I don’t even ride in jeans and camo.
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