Photo TR: Another Deep One 10.27.06

**iskibc** · 10-30-2006, 08:39 AM

Front Range
10.27.06-10.29.06
jonpierre, iskibc, kya, D-Side11

Colorado or Mars?

A wet and heavy storm dropped 2' of new snow and blanketed most of the northern and central mountains. The storm checked-in and checked-out rather quickly, dumping anywhere from 24"-33" along the front range mountains. Throw in some high winds and varying temps and you got yourself a rather tricky snowpack.

Early morning light from 12K:

jonpierre waking up:

Indian Peaks waking up:

Waiting for the sun:

Below treeline the new snow wasn't all that effected by the high winds, so that is where the best skiing was found. Winds blasted out of the NW and cross-loaded most E-SE-NE slopes, making up to 4' wind slabs in places. We spotted two natural slides on NE aspects which ran on the old snow layer. These slides didn't run very far, but were wide and fairly deep. Both were hard slab releases.

Since most easterly facing terrain was heavily loaded, we decided to stick with some fun south facing shots off the upper ridge:

D-Side dropping in for the first lap of the day:

killin' it:

Climbing back up:

Next up, jonpierre:

white room:

Essence of a dawn patrol:

Not bad for a slowboarder

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iski:

kya:

Friday brought nice wind-buffed conditions up high, and deep PNW-style creamy pow down low and in the trees. Winds kept up for a good 36 hours and absolutely blasted the higher ridges and peaks. The usual gullies and terrain traps got loaded up deep and most ridgelines and peak tops were swept clean. Poking around on Sunday we found anything from boilerplate to knee deep wind buff (rare). Anything above treeline has a knife hard wind crust/slab sitting on top of somewhat consolidated snow. Looks like this week this layer will only strengthen as it looks like we'll have some mild weather and cold nights.

**BushwackerinPA** · 10-30-2006, 08:44 AM

You ever think of getting any of these in ski mags?

Just wow, awesome shots, great right up and I love the Red tinten mars pics.

Thanks, I really cant say that enough.

**scarlet begonias** · 10-30-2006, 08:45 AM

SO SWEEEET!

Thanks for the stoke...

**lemon boy** · 10-30-2006, 08:47 AM

thank
you

**f2f** · 10-30-2006, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by iskibc

Essence of a dawn patrol:

wow! the clarity!

**agentorange** · 10-30-2006, 08:55 AM

These are awesome. Huge wow factor. They belong in magazines. Thanks so much for sharing them.

**majortom** · 10-30-2006, 08:56 AM

Fucking killing it as always. Awesome.

**baseWeldr** · 10-30-2006, 08:58 AM

once again top notch

way to get it again, stayin busy in the coloREDo snowzone

**telepariah** · 10-30-2006, 09:00 AM

Noice!

**Kassuba** · 10-30-2006, 09:03 AM

Thank you

**ulty_guy** · 10-30-2006, 09:07 AM

best shot i've seen here in a long time, completely awesome. keep killing it, mags!

Originally Posted by iskibc

Front Range
10.27.06-10.29.06
jonpierre, iskibc, kya, D-Side11

Colorado or Mars?

**IridePow** · 10-30-2006, 09:07 AM

Nice sunrise shots.
I was out on Saturday and it almost felt like spring skiing.

**AdironRider** · 10-30-2006, 09:07 AM

Loving the stoke as allways. Nice to see some boarders out there getting it as well.

**Ireallyliketoski2** · 10-30-2006, 09:10 AM

Wow, that looks like fun, really cool.

**Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo** · 10-30-2006, 09:13 AM

FKNA!!! Another beatiful TR, but business as usual for you guys. Keep killing it fellas.

**kadeater** · 10-30-2006, 09:14 AM

As usual thaks for the stellar pics and TR. I think this pic needs to go front and center on the PM Gear site.

Edit: You don't mind if I "borrow" this pic, claim it as my own and try to win some pic contest with it do you?

CS · 10-30-2006, 09:16 AM

Some of the cleanest shots you've put up yet man. Very nice work and thanks for sharing.

**s.p.c** · 10-30-2006, 09:17 AM

rock rock. great pics. way to get after it.

**Rontele** · 10-30-2006, 09:19 AM

Dave, I must say, your pics constantly are getting better and better

**HikeforTurns** · 10-30-2006, 09:19 AM

that dawn patrol shot is amazing

**f2f** · 10-30-2006, 09:21 AM

i took the liberty of aligning this shot horizontally, hope you don't mind:

edit: attachments seem to be broken

**DonWittore** · 10-30-2006, 09:21 AM

wow.. you just made a shitty day at the office seem okay! keep it up...

**Dromond** · 10-30-2006, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by kadeater

As usual thaks for the stellar pics and TR. I think this pic needs to go front and center on the PM Gear site.

Edit: You don't mind if I "borrow" this pic, claim it as my own and try to win some pic contest with it do you?

UNBELIEVABLE photos and greta skiing. Incredible morning light and snow!

**Kya** · 10-30-2006, 09:32 AM

Fun day ya'll. Four Day weekend for me full of pow skiing........and its still Ocotber

I was a little rusty getting out

**Tap** · 10-30-2006, 09:34 AM

hey, iski.....are you pushing the colors of these landscape shots a bit in photoshop or on the camera (in "vivid" mode)?

lovely work and great shots!