Stowe Thread

[thetrailboss]

#4 all time depth on this date

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That is more than we have at Alta......

 

[kendo]

Heading up in the AM

Good to hear you're back on the slopes. Enjoy the powder!

 

[oldfartrider]

Hanging at the house is so boring

 

[kingslug]

Well you can all thank me for moving to fucking utah...
That is all...

 

[Smellytele]

Well you can all thank me for moving to fucking utah...
That is all...

Not those who like going to Utah...

 

[kingslug]

Can't please everyone...apparently..

 

[BenedictGomez]

At least I had one awesome winter before @kingslug moved here.

As soon as he arrived we had a poor winter last season & a near record-breakingly bad season this year. Ski Utah may pay for him to leave!

 

[kingslug]

Last season it snowed every weekend and alta ended up with 540 inches.
Bad season?

 

[kingslug]

 

[BenedictGomez]

Last season it snowed every weekend and alta ended up with 540 inches.
Bad season?

Well it was definitely below average. Is that bad? I'd say so, but not like this year obviously.

BLUE = AT Great
RED = AT Bad
TURQUISE = Last year
LIGHT GREEN = Average

So you can see, most of last season was below average. So yes, a bit less than average at 540, but when that snow comes matters too in terms of being useful to ski on. Most of the ski season was running well below average for snowfall, and then March and April absolutely went off (but really it was March w/12 feet of snow!).

Put another way, by March 2025, Alta has 13 FEET less snow last year than the good year before in 23-24 that I was mentioning. As for PCMR, it averages more than 271 inches, maybe that's base, but PCMR claims 355 inches, which is probably either Jupiter or Daybreak, but all mountains claim their highest peak. LIke that 540 quoted for Alta I'll bet is someplace way up high.

 

[machski]

You westerners need to keep your whining in your Western threads.

 

[eatskisleep]

 

[urungus]

 

[skiur]

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This is a joke?

 

[Smellytele]

This is a joke?

No it’s real…

 

[MidnightJester]

A Real Bonfire but Stowe and Vail are just burning all the other Ski mountains Road access signs and Ski maps.

As to Stowe rescue and the lost and/or NEEDING RESCUE snow adventures. You need to be prepared to hike back up if you can. Getting cliff-ed out sucks. As to the maps I think they are more helpful to allow self rescue or proper route planning. Knowing there is a cliff band or Having background on a route is key to any off map attempt and researching prior expeditions of another explorer is a safety thing as much as a possible route planning.

Stowe Mountain Rescue

Last winter a map was published on social media of backcountry ski lines in the Stowe area. The map was a tantalizing prospect for those who love to ski the backcountry. At the time, Stowe Mountain...

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[Shredmonkey254]

A Real Bonfire but Stowe and Vail are just burning all the other Ski mountains Road access signs and Ski maps.

As to Stowe rescue and the lost and/or NEEDING RESCUE snow adventures. You need to be prepared to hike back up if you can. Getting cliff-ed out sucks. As to the maps I think they are more helpful to allow self rescue or proper route planning. Knowing there is a cliff band or Having background on a route is key to any off map attempt and researching prior expeditions of another explorer is a safety thing as much as a possible route planning.

Stowe Mountain Rescue

Last winter a map was published on social media of backcountry ski lines in the Stowe area. The map was a tantalizing prospect for those who love to ski the backcountry. At the time, Stowe Mountain...

www.facebook.com

I sell printing for a living... I print trail maps for some ski areas... I smell a reprint coming soon! How does one navigate a ski area without a trail map? If this were to be true, trust me, this will be an expensive bonfire!! The more I think about this one, the funnier it gets. Good one!!