Stowe/Mt Mansfield Deep Snow Pics 2/15

powderfreak · Feb 16, 2007, 4:25 PM

Sorry if this is too many pictures or if they're too large or whatnot. It needed to be documented.

I'm still struggling to grasp how much snow fell up there in only 24 hours...almost too much for any inbounds pitch. I've
never struggled to get speed in the Goat woods. It was very wind blown and
dense, but we went to where the wind doesn't blow...and here are the pictures.

Our back parking lot in Burlington...7am

Up on the mtn, never seen North Slope not groomed, much less buried in a sea
of 2-4 feet.

Wind hold till noon forced hiking/skinning from the triple which goes only halfway up and leaves 1,000ft of verts to go...we weren't complaining, at least they got us halfway up.

Classic Eastern skiing...

Whistler or Stowe?

Scroll down for Part II.

powderfreak · Feb 16, 2007, 4:25 PM

Part II

Avie danger was present on any open slope up here but there were enough
trees in here...I was told the avie message was called into Stowe Mountain
Resort by Stowe Haz Terrain Search and Rescue. Relatively knowledgeable
peopled were hearing lots of "whoomps" and noticing cracking, it was
especially issued for Hourglass and the entire upper Chin where slides have
been witnessed before.

In the trees (yes, trees do not mean no avies) we were comfortable and I was
the only one to really get something going in this chute...turn, face shot,
whoomp, whitewash, slowly slide downhill and stop at stand of trees. In
this deep snow, you could charge incredibly steep stuff (note trees below
off in the distance).

The small slab or very heavy slough carried off down the right chute, I was
aiming for left of the tree stand where another shot dropped down...instead
just ended up at the tree island in the middle.

Dave hitting one of the upper portions (above the traverse from Bypass) of
the chute, one past Stephanie's Chute.

Then letting 'em rip down the lower section...anyone know these chutes, they
are steeper than it appears in this photo...and Dave made figure 11s.

Go to next post...

powderfreak · Feb 16, 2007, 4:27 PM

Tyson dropping in.

Here, Tyson's submarining straight down a chute...I was standing on one side
and the rocks just past him is the other wall of the chute. The rock
layering is parallel with the horizon for some perspective.

Hey, the east ain't so bad after all...

Mind the gap.

So nice to finally have snow...

from_the_NEK · Feb 16, 2007, 4:47 PM

All I can say is

Some of those pictures do look like they are from the Pacific Northwest.

ajl50 · Feb 16, 2007, 5:25 PM

NICE!
(really not more can be said)

FRITOLAYGUY · Feb 16, 2007, 6:31 PM

Wow awesome pics, they speak for themselves

ChileMass · Feb 16, 2007, 7:31 PM

Fabulous pictures!!! Great action shot of your buddy busting that tight spot open.

OK - I'm a on old racer, and slugging your way thru all those trees is NOT my idea of fun (looks like WAY too much work), but that's pretty impressive. Nice job......

SkiFirst · Feb 16, 2007, 9:22 PM

WOW...Great pics.

cbcbd · Feb 16, 2007, 9:29 PM

wow, can't wait

adamti91 · Feb 17, 2007, 8:30 AM

Sick pictures!

Feb 16, 2007, 4:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
powderfreak Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 208	Stowe/Mt Mansfield Deep Snow Pics 2/15 Sorry if this is too many pictures or if they're too large or whatnot. It needed to be documented. I'm still struggling to grasp how much snow fell up there in only 24 hours...almost too much for any inbounds pitch. I've never struggled to get speed in the Goat woods. It was very wind blown and dense, but we went to where the wind doesn't blow...and here are the pictures. Our back parking lot in Burlington...7am Up on the mtn, never seen North Slope not groomed, much less buried in a sea of 2-4 feet. Wind hold till noon forced hiking/skinning from the triple which goes only halfway up and leaves 1,000ft of verts to go...we weren't complaining, at least they got us halfway up. Classic Eastern skiing... Whistler or Stowe? Scroll down for Part II.

Feb 16, 2007, 5:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
ajl50 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: philly Posts: 702	NICE! (really not more can be said) Last edited by ajl50; Feb 16, 2007 at 5:32 PM.

Feb 16, 2007, 9:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
cbcbd Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 1,175	wow, can't wait __________________ Sign, sign everywhere a sign... pointing out the trails, can\'t make up my mind.

Feb 17, 2007, 8:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
adamti91 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Catskills Posts: 456	Sick pictures! __________________ Winter '06/07: Belleayre: 1/20, 1/21, 1/28, 2/2, 2/10, 2/15, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 4/22; Plattekill: 1/27, 2/3, 2/11,3/19, 4/24. Winter '07/08: Belleayre: 11/17, 11/21, 11/24, 12/1, 12/3, 12/8, 12/22, 1/13, 1/14, 3/1; Plattekill: 2/23. Backpacking: Pacific Northwest: Summer 2007. Catskill Conditions Thread

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Feb 16, 2007, 4:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
powderfreak Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 208	Part II Avie danger was present on any open slope up here but there were enough trees in here...I was told the avie message was called into Stowe Mountain Resort by Stowe Haz Terrain Search and Rescue. Relatively knowledgeable peopled were hearing lots of "whoomps" and noticing cracking, it was especially issued for Hourglass and the entire upper Chin where slides have been witnessed before. In the trees (yes, trees do not mean no avies) we were comfortable and I was the only one to really get something going in this chute...turn, face shot, whoomp, whitewash, slowly slide downhill and stop at stand of trees. In this deep snow, you could charge incredibly steep stuff (note trees below off in the distance). The small slab or very heavy slough carried off down the right chute, I was aiming for left of the tree stand where another shot dropped down...instead just ended up at the tree island in the middle. Dave hitting one of the upper portions (above the traverse from Bypass) of the chute, one past Stephanie's Chute. Then letting 'em rip down the lower section...anyone know these chutes, they are steeper than it appears in this photo...and Dave made figure 11s. Go to next post...

Feb 16, 2007, 4:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
powderfreak Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 208	Tyson dropping in. Here, Tyson's submarining straight down a chute...I was standing on one side and the rocks just past him is the other wall of the chute. The rock layering is parallel with the horizon for some perspective. Hey, the east ain't so bad after all... Mind the gap. So nice to finally have snow...

Feb 16, 2007, 4:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
from_the_NEK Chuck Norris Pond Skim 2008 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lyndonville, VT Posts: 797	All I can say is Some of those pictures do look like they are from the Pacific Northwest.

Feb 16, 2007, 6:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
FRITOLAYGUY Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 1,072	Wow awesome pics, they speak for themselves

Feb 16, 2007, 7:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
ChileMass Red Sox Fan Since 1967 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: East/Central MA Posts: 2,264	Fabulous pictures!!! Great action shot of your buddy busting that tight spot open. OK - I'm a on old racer, and slugging your way thru all those trees is NOT my idea of fun (looks like WAY too much work), but that's pretty impressive. Nice job......

Feb 16, 2007, 9:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
SkiFirst Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: nj Posts: 61	WOW...Great pics.