This is the first morning at our new place, we sold the house to down-scale. It was a real challenge to move from a house to a 2 bedroom apartment in a 4-plex. A big plus is having a garage also.
The adventure right now is my job of transporting new cars on a trailer. The trips are 800 to 1500 miles round trip and I haul 1 car out and 1 car back. They are dealer trade sales that swap one new car for another.
Hope to be doing more Ski Patroling the rest of the winter and enjoying the winter conditions now that the move is completed...later
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Monday, January 03, 2011
Bacon Rind = Good Stability - 2 Jan 2011
This video is a great follow-up to the earlier test on Bacon Rind. Bacon Rind is located just northwest of the town, West Yellowstone, south of Big Sky, Montana.
Doug gives a good explanation of how the snowpack can strengthen itself. It is useful to see the snowpack evaluations being done by a pro.
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Kicking Off 2011
2011. Wow time flies, well we are making the big move. Sold the house and Weez and I are down scaling. We didn't get the Colorado trips in December like the years past. Priorities for sure.
The big picture is more freedom to pursue the adventures. I'm still staying on top of the weather reports and receive 4 avalanche reports a day. From Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. I'm chomping on the bit, the snow has been awesome in all the areas we seek out, Buff Pass, in Colorado has been receiving storm after storm and the Snowies are incredible right now. Up in Montana the snow pack is deep and the storms keep rolling through.
I've got the Ski Patrol season up and running. Got out on the snowboard New Years Eve and did the long Ski Patrol shift till midnight. It was a very good night to snowboard, the weather was brisk, single digit temps and a blustery wind out of the north. Thins the herd, the slopes were uncrowded with just a couple of accidents. It was great to get back on the board!! There is still alot of winter left and many adventures ahead. Keep your head up and board on the snow...later.
The big picture is more freedom to pursue the adventures. I'm still staying on top of the weather reports and receive 4 avalanche reports a day. From Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. I'm chomping on the bit, the snow has been awesome in all the areas we seek out, Buff Pass, in Colorado has been receiving storm after storm and the Snowies are incredible right now. Up in Montana the snow pack is deep and the storms keep rolling through.
A few of my snow tools.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Bacon Rind ECTP Zero - 21 Dec 2010
It's a good idea to keep track of the snow conditions and how it is evolving in the areas that we will be into later this season.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Cherry Hill Avalanche
This is an avalanche incident that happened in Utah(CLICK ON) over the week-end.
A couple of notes, the aspect/direction of the slope is very important. When you look at the report, notice that the rider entered the bowl at a low angle east facing slope and traveled around into a northerly facing aspect. The snowpack was wind loaded and weaker on the north facing slope. The slope also became slightly steeper. The slope broke several hundred feet above the rider and engulfed him. He was buried about 2 feet below the surface.
The second note relative to this incident was the fact that these 2 riders failed to equip themselves with their beacons. That was a fatal mistake.
I try and learn by reading and being aware of these reports.
I send my condolences to the rider that died and his family. Knowing also that this is a tough situation for this riders buddy to live with. Keep your head up out there.
A couple of notes, the aspect/direction of the slope is very important. When you look at the report, notice that the rider entered the bowl at a low angle east facing slope and traveled around into a northerly facing aspect. The snowpack was wind loaded and weaker on the north facing slope. The slope also became slightly steeper. The slope broke several hundred feet above the rider and engulfed him. He was buried about 2 feet below the surface.
The second note relative to this incident was the fact that these 2 riders failed to equip themselves with their beacons. That was a fatal mistake.
I try and learn by reading and being aware of these reports.
I send my condolences to the rider that died and his family. Knowing also that this is a tough situation for this riders buddy to live with. Keep your head up out there.
Friday, November 19, 2010
High Winds in Beehive
CLICK ON VIDEO TO ENLARGE!!
The snow has been falling in and around the Bozeman, Montana area. The winds kicked up to 60-80 MPH yesterday, moving alot of snow around. There were several avalanches triggered. Nobody was caught but ya gotta keep your heads-up...
This is the Bozeman, Montana avy site http://mtavalanche.com/current
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