TR: Powder in the Pinner (now with lots of photos!)

Julian · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 172 Location: San Francisco, CA

I posted these photos to Eric O.'s recent "I can't believe I dropped the camera batteries!" TR just a few minutes before ttips crashed last week. They were taken last Wednesday, Dec. 1st, and feature Eric and his tracks from the day before. I'll let Eric narrate if he wants to, or he can let this photo TR stand as a bizzaro counterpoint to his eloquent, text-only TR from last week.

Sorry there are so many photos. As I said last week, it probably reflects poorly on my editorial judgement, but it's the only way I can try to convey the length and rhythm of this unique ski descent.

Eric retrieving another dropped camera battery Laughing

POSTHOLE · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 88

holy moly! Shocked

SpeckledTrout · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 209 Location: Hinton

Tight!

Nice shots

Trout

MWTele · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:51 pm Post subject:

Holy Crap! Shocked

I don't think we need captions for those, the pics speak nicely!
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skinnyskier · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 206

What a nice line!

woodi7259 · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 1560 Location: Alden, NY

Definetly not too many pics that was awesome. You needed them all to really get a feeling for that run. That is one tight and sweet run.

TeleInTheHead · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 1604 Location: The Chosen Spot

What and where?

Eric O · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 5333 Location: Tahoe City

That's about enough location information for that one! I'll tell you it's not too far from Mammoth Lakes, California.

Julian, you were very generous to offer me first tracks most of the way down even though I'd already ridden the same line the day before.

He's right, you gotta show that many pics to get the feeling of length. It just goes. And goes. And goes. The day before, even without taking pictures, it took me at least 20 minutes of semi-nonstop skiing to complete.

I made a mistake describing the length last year as 2,500'. It's actually around 3,500'. And you can never see much more than 500 feet ahead of you as it twists and turns...

ChinaCat · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Whoah!

Now that is a CHUTE. Awesome pics guys.
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Grant · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:17 pm Post subject:

Great shots. I think they just prove how nicely eric's prior TR was written. I had most of those shots in my imagination from his great descriptions. Although the two or so spots where it gets about 6 ft wide and you guys hop the rocks are better served by the photos Razz

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Eric O · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 5333 Location: Tahoe City

Dreamy. Just dreamy. I'll be going back again.

seki · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 6385 Location: Gone

SCHWEEEEETTT!!

Tele Stylee · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:07 am Post subject:

Awsome pics!

You have to love the eastern sierras!

I think I have a pretty good idea of where that is, but I'm not telling Cool

And don't worry about seeing my tracks there, that is way above my ability.

Tri-Ungulate · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:48 am Post subject:

Sweet shots Julian, nice to see your manual dexterity (insofar as keeping batteries in the camera) exceeds Eric O's Smile

And a very nice counterpart to the now lost evocative prose report by EO.

You two should go on more trips together, and tag-team the TR duties.

(edited to add tripreport search term to thread)
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Shan · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2194 Location: right behind you!

v nice