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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Silver --> Days --> Cardiff

We got out for a tour this morning. The forecast said that there was was an 80 percent chance of snow. And we expected it since it seems we are always stumbling around in low visibility wet conditions these days. BUT, we received a pleasant surprise. Bluebird skies! Our route took us up Grizzly Gulch, into the East bowl of Silver Fork, up back to Davenport, back down a north facing run into Silver Fork, up the West bowl of Silver Fork, into Days via a north facing chute, up out of Days, down Holy Toledo, up to Cardiff ridge, and out via a Cardiff chutelet. Every run was a quality Wasatch run. 4 hrs. 5400 vertical. Great weather. Great snow. Nice tour. Here are some pics. Here are some pics.

Sam with Little Cottonwood in the background.
From February 20, 2010

Alex and Bart topping out on Silver Fork because the cardinal rule is: "we ski from the top."
From February 20, 2010

Where'd you get those shades? Bart before heading up the West bowl of Silver.
From February 20, 2010

There is a nice happy cornice minding its own business.
From February 20, 2010

Hmm, what are those guys doing?
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Hacking on the happy little cornice.
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Happy cornice is now an angry, rather large cornice . . . bounding down a chute. Notice the crack in the new snow.
From February 20, 2010

Cornice is growing angrier by the minute (bottom right). And it took a little soft slab with it.
From February 20, 2010

Close up of the slab.
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Apollo dropping in, avoiding the holes left by the cornice.
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Sam launching off a ridge (center).
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Whoo-hoo!
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Ivan Drago ripping a turn.
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On top of Cardiff, getting ready for a home run into Alta.
From February 20, 2010

The weather started acting up, shutting down the visibility. We're used to that though. Sam, dropping in.
From February 20, 2010

And into the abyss.
From February 20, 2010

Great weather. Great snow. Nice tour.
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2 comments:

  1. Grizzly AdamFebruary 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    Sweet tour.

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  2. dugFebruary 22, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    that's the classic wasatch powder circuit. i was at snowbird, which didn't feel quite as powdery.

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