08/09 Ski Update 16

Ski Days this season: 54

Alta Backcountry, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Rocky Point, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Collins Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 3
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 41
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 7
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1

High Pressure has left Utah and Powder has returned! The last few days have been all time as over 30″ of snow have hit Altabird in the last few days. My 12th HelmetCast should be done with footage after tomorrow morning and hopefully I’ll have it online by Thursday.

I sincerely hope this pillow line goes according to plan…

Welcome back Ullr! Please stay forever…
Jake

08/09 Ski Update 15

Ski Days this season: 48

Alta Backcountry, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Rocky Point, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Collins Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 3
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 35
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 7
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1

I write this post as a plea to the great and powerful snowgods…Please end this high pressure and bring some fresh powder!

I am 73% done with the latest video. Just cutting out the rest of the footage. Here is a frame grab from some double staged air time.

Time for me to burn up on re-entry…

Ullr!?! This hot weather caused me to stay inside the Marriott Library all day…this travesty should not repeat itself!
Jake

08/09 Ski Update 14

Ski Days this season: 44

Alta Backcountry, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Rocky Point, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Collins Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 3
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 31
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 7
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1

March has apparently arrived at Snowbird as temperatures reach 40 degrees and spring skiing gear comes out. Another helmet cast is on the way early next week (hopefully) complete with footage of the stomp I put down on the high speed double this Tuesday.

The tram. All artsy and stuff.

How about some snow to bring in the spring semester Ullr?
Jake

08/09 Ski Update 13

Ski Days this season: 41

Alta Backcountry, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Rocky Point, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Collins Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 3
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 28
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 7
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1

As break winds down a proper base has finally built itself in Little Cottonwood. I apologize for the long delay in content, but I have been skiing and sleeping most of the time recently.

Alta was good yesterday. Really good…

My White Whale, The High Speed Double…

Ullr? I can haz fresh snow to stomp the HSD into?
Jake

08/09 Ski Update 12

Ski Days this season: 34

Alta Backcountry, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Rocky Point, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Collins Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 3
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 22
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 6
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1

Happy New Year! 2009 is the ancient Norwegian number for snow*

Ullr! How about some fresh pow to ring in the new year?
Jake

*total bogus