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I know this is totally off topic (but using this thread to segue to it somewhat), and may be rubbing salt in the wounds of those whose snowpack is melting. But- if you want to see what all of the snow that we've received in the Northern Utah mountains is doing, and following up on Dan's info about our current avalanche conditions, check out this link:
http://www.avalanche.org/%7Euac/phot...Point_1-12-04/
Actually, there is a nordic (track) skiing linkage here-- the avalanche buried the upper trails of the Sundance Nordic Center with about 40 feet of debris. It's gonna take some time to melt through 40 feet of snow, so it could be good skiing on those trails for MONTHS to come, regardless of the weather-- just have to look out for those (tree-size) splinters.
Chris Cline
SLC, UT
Daniel Vargo wrote:
It is not how deep the powder is but how hard you are willing to work.
Breaking trail in thigh deep powder is a true chore best shared amongst
friends. I use this as a transition to ask that you not go out by
yourself, but make sure you go out with 2 or 3 experienced backcountry
skiers if you are new to the backcountry. Also, you should not go out
until you have taken an avalanche course. You would want the people you
go out with to be able to find you if there was a problem and they
would expect no less from you. Mistakes at alpine centers bruise your
ego but mistakes in the backcountry can be deadly. Currently the
snowpack is increadibly unstable, with the avalanche experts asking
people to stay out for a bit until stability is generated. Check with
avalanche.org for more info.
Dan Vargo
SLC, UT
In article .com,
vansterut wrote:
Just a quick question to all the gurus et al. How deep can powder be
when XC skiing? Is there a point where skiing becomes impossible? I am
thinking of going into the backcountry of northern Utah soon, and I am
a Noob. Van
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DIVI know this is totally off topic (but using this thread to segue to it somewhat), and may be rubbing salt in the wounds of those whose snowpack is melting. But- if you want to see what all of the snow that we've received in the Northern Utah mountains is doing, and following up on Dan's info about our current avalanche conditions, check out this link:/DIV
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DIVActually, there is a nordic (track) skiing linkage here-- the avalanche buried the upper trails of the Sundance Nordic Center with about 40 feet of debris. It's gonna take some time to melt through 40 feet of snow, so it could be good skiing on those trails for MONTHS to come, regardless of the weather-- just have to look out for those (tree-size) splinters./DIV
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DIVSLC, UTBRBRBIDaniel Vargo >/I/B wrote:/DIV
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