yetI've never been up there.
yetI've never been up there.
That reminds me of the "How do you like me now" pollow drop segment from one of the Matchstick movies.View attachment 146536
Making it look like a molehill!
Stauffenberg is where I was thankful for crappy ill fitting boots. I got the tip of my ski jammed into a mogul, and could feel leg and knee twisting. There was enough play in the boot to absorb everything before it stopped.
So, just for accuracy's sake, my Taos photos are 1. Stauffy entrance, 2. middle of Stauffy, 3. Turbinator? (help @KingGrump, where's that rock?), 4. Zdarsky, 5. Ninos Heroes (other side, Highline Ridge, not on map below). Actually, 4. may actually be lower on Turbinator, I can't exactly remember.
Maybe if you crop the right part that tends to flatten the slope out.I came across one ... this is a frame capture from a video I took at the 2016 Aspen Gathering of several of us going down AMF at Snowmass.
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Everyone in my Aspen vids has improved much since then. But yeah, he in particular has improved a lot.FWIW, dude has improved much since.
Did someone say crop?Maybe if you crop the right part that tends to flatten the slope out.
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Big Couloir?It would look steeper if you could actually see it....
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Slowrider from Mt.FlatchelorGreat thread and great pictures. It’s been awhile since I have seen anything steep, and my pulse is going up a little just looking at the pictures. So, whoever is taking the pictures is definitely capturing the steepness. Right now, sitting in my living room on a Sunday morning, I am thinking that everyone posting on this thread has bigger balls than I do.
No. We just have less humility. THE DAY I MET YOU we were skiing some fairly gnarly pitches at Bridger Bowl, under the guidance of Nolo. Recall? Trolley Chute? You had plenty of pitch and narrowness tolerance then. You just need pics to prove it!Great thread and great pictures. It’s been awhile since I have seen anything steep, and my pulse is going up a little just looking at the pictures. So, whoever is taking the pictures is definitely capturing the steepness. Right now, sitting in my living room on a Sunday morning, I am thinking that everyone posting on this thread has bigger balls than I do.
Yes. @Unpiste photo, just before the drop-in.Big Couloir?
Personally, I think the drop ins where it transitions from flat to steep are the scariest thing.A couple things: that's the top of Stauffenberg, and the entrance depends greatly on the amount of snow (base) they have. It's not always that steep; other times it's worse. All of those skiers there, I think, were prepping for a freeride comp, so they just hopped right in. Possibly with some spinny things going on, too, I can't totally remember. I, however, skied around where there was a bit of a ramp to get in. You can't see it very well, I'm not even totally sure where it was; my arrow is just an approximation. It was still hairy, but not straight down.
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