08/09 Ski Update 31

Ski Days this season: 115

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: 87
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 9
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1
Telluride, San Juan Mountains, CO: 3
Powder Mountain, Ogden, UT: 1
Taos Ski Valley, Taos, NM: 4
Ski Hesperus, Durango, CO: 1
Solitude, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Old Reliable, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Baldy Bowl, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Pipeline Chute, Twin Peaks, UT: 1

HelmetCast 16 is a mere hour away! OMY! Old Reliable footage AND Baldy Chutes footage AND Pipeline footage! It’s a slackcountry skiing blowout!

Sweet compilation photo I made of the journey down Pipeline!

Ullr! How about one more pow day this season for old time’s sake?
Jake

2009 Bike Update 2

Bike Days This Season: 13

Bonneville Shoreline North, Salt Lake City, UT: 5
Bobsled, Salt Lake City, UT: 7
Squaw Peak, Uinta National Forest, UT: 1

I caught between two sports and accelerated summer courses. Still that is no reason to be delinquent on my posting duties. I know all 3 of the people that read this site are refreshing it every hour =p

Kyle’s Bikemobile!

Mid-way down Squaw peak last Friday during a 1/2 Bike, 1/2 Ski Day :D

Twin peak footage soon,
Jake

08/09 Ski Update 30

Ski Days this season: 111

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: 83
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 9
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1
Telluride, San Juan Mountains, CO: 3
Powder Mountain, Ogden, UT: 1
Taos Ski Valley, Taos, NM: 4
Ski Hesperus, Durango, CO: 1
Solitude, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Old Reliable, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Baldy Bowl, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Pipeline Chute, Twin Peaks, UT: 1

Finals and moving made it pretty difficult to ski a bunch recently, but I’ve officially tagged my ski count from last season.

For the past couple weeks I’ve been trying to ski the pipeline couloir off Twin Peaks, but kept getting shut down by Snowbird Ski Patrol at the last second. After hiking Twins twice this weekend and not being allowed to ski Pipeline I did the only thing any reasonable person would do and decided to wait until next season for a shot at it hiked the 3,000+ vertical feet from Snowbird’s base during the week when they were shut down and patrol guidelines were no longer in effect.

There is more pictures and video but I’m too delirious and tired right now to upload them.

Center Chute wetslide, this definitely spooked Carston and I out on the hike up.

Oh Ullr, the snow is so mushy…Please remedy this immediately!
Jake