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Is that Paul Palf I see there with Dynafits?  Say it ain't so

DanH - a couple recent TRs make the coverage seem pretty decent:

Mammoth area

http://www.thebackcountry.net/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1563

Sawtooth & Dana Plateau areas:

http://www.thebackcountry.net/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1562

You could also try sending an email to Wilson's in Bishop or Mammoth Gear in Mammoth. They'll have the scoop.

Some coverage was probably lost in that wind event, but I bet the surface conditions will hea...

Sweet - looks like fun!

Thanks for the conditions update!

Any idea of conditions/coverage in the Bishop/Whitney area? The ESAC says a major wind event kinda screwed things up down there, but I wonder how often they update there reports.

Yes! Nice report, it was a stellar day, definitely one of my favorites. Its awesome that 5 separate groups of people (I can count at least 13 individuals throughout the day) dropped into North Bowl and all met at the bottom. The three of us (hot split-board chick + 2 mediocre looking dudes) ended up getting 4 decent runs in, fresh tracks every time. The best snow was on the NE aspects. Jan and Snow Bell definitely made me feel slow, cartwheeling up the slope while I huffed and puffed trying to h...

a fine day indeed

Not many people have skied that line. I can only think of a handful.

Nice job.

An amazing trip on an amazing day!!  Great to see you finally got to ski what you've been dreaming about!!

Great tour Oyvind! Glad I could be of help.  Sounds like you had a full weekend.

Those pix tell me why Kenji has so much wanted to return to this location. So no summit, eh?
Hopefull the blue skies will be present next saturday!
BTW, Yodelin ok in trees and in open was overcooked tapioca pudding.

How did she get there? How old? Any action photos?

Nice!!

Thanks,  I was curious how that area may have been this weekend.  Looks like you scored!

Looks like an awesome day of skiing. 
Your a better skier than I to tackle that step terrain - way to get er done!

I remember the appeal of those slopes in your #1 pic from an early summer hike to the lake once.
But your #2 pic, wow, I had no idea it was that alpine on higher up. The wind cirque in that pic is amazing.

Very nice work!  I'm embarrassed to say, but I've tried to ski that chute in your pic three times now and haven't been successful.  First time we screwed up, second time we got caught in a storm, and the third time I had the bright idea of going in from the north....I don't recommend that, it involves a lot of skinning, side-hilling, and skinning some more - it is much easier to go in the way you did.  Anyway, we got to the base of the chute and it was way too...

sweet!!!!!!!

YIKES!!!!!!!

Gotta love burns.......  NICE PICS and POW!

It was definitely worth the effort.  Here are a few pics: summit, east view, bottom run.

Love skiing the trees!
Nice Beverly Doolittle style picture of the guy in the trees!

Good read, Gary.

Interesting what kind of trouble us geezers can get ourselves into when bored, eh? :)

God I love that place!

Glad the outcome was so favorable and some really great skiing by the pic's. I couldn't help notice the roll-over and the angularity where it ripped loose looks like a perfect 35. Nasty terrain trap under it too.  Just an opinion, not a criticism but I think a Guide who didn't forwarn a client about that aspect either didn't know that terrain or had built some false confidence in the conditions. As said, glad you got out of it intact and what a spectacular trip! Now I kn...

Thanks Gregg. April's looking good so far....

We were the group dovetailing heli flights with you. Did Bomber show you guys around? Don't suppose you were short on eggs??? I think we must have left a few dozen for ya. Nice pics!