Tuning Fork or Dead Dog info

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Re: Tuning Fork or Dead Dog info

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jam6880 wrote:The road to grays and torreys is snow packed all the to the top. 4x4s can get to the intersection of grizzly gulch and stevens gulch. The snow on the north side is wind blown and a inch of crust on top and a thick hard under coating. I would wait a week or two to ski the forks.
Thanks.. what did you do up there? Any photos? The more info the better!
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Re: Tuning Fork or Dead Dog info

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Conditions were pretty bomber in the Dead Dog today (4/10/10) Here's the POV, a full TR to come tomorrow.

http://jonathanjay.wordpress.com/2010/0 ... uloir-pov/
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Re: Tuning Fork or Dead Dog info

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hudge I was just messin around with my new dynafits so no pics or videos(it looked better on the deaddog side from seekanddestroy's video). There is plenty of snow from top to bottom. I skiied around the 12000ft area with the small chutes and trees. also around 12 noon the snow in the gulch was getting soft and mashed potatos like. the snow is likly to melt on the bottom faster so if you give it a week or two you will walk less miles.
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Photo and text TR

http://jonathanjay.wordpress.com/2010/0 ... ir-photos/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Tuning Fork or Dead Dog info

Post by G-VO »

The Tuning Fork did not look good for skiing this past Saturday. I've done 4 winter climbs of Torreys and I've never seen the North face that bare.
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Re: Tuning Fork or Dead Dog info

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If all goes right, I should be skiing the Tuning Fork on Thursday via Loveland Pass. I will post a TR on Sunday if it happens.
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Re: Tuning Fork or Dead Dog info

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Perhaps you could take a look at Emperor & report how coverage is there. Anyone have recent conditions on that line? Thx, P
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