Comments on: Wasatch Top 10 in 10 – The Y Couloir

By: Ten in Ten Notes at StraightChuter.com - Backcountry Skiing & Beyond

Ten in Ten Notes at StraightChuter.com - Backcountry Skiing & Beyond — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:03:03 +0000

[...] The Y-Couloir – 3,200′, north, 2-4 hours RT Argenta – 3,250, north, 2-4 hours RT Stairs Gulch – 5,000′, north, 3-5 hours RT NW Couloir of the Pfiefferhorn – 4,750′, NW, 4-6 hours RT Coalpit – 5,000′, north, 3-5 hours RT NE Couloir of Lone Peak – 7,750′, north, 6-8 hours RT The Hypodermic Needle – 4,990′ east, 4-6 hours RT Lisa Falls – 5,000′, south, 5-7 hours RT Little Pine – 3,300′, south, 2-4 hours RT South Face of Superior – 3,000′, south, 2-3 hours RT [...]

By: Brett Pelletier

Brett Pelletier — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:30:19 +0000

Hi Andrew.

We’ve met several times. Twice or three times with Wasatch Powder Keg on top of Davenport Peak, and also several years ago when my good friends lived across the street from you and otto2 ‘on a big hill’ Anyway, I would love to join you and your group of roadies, just kidding, on a pleasant day of ass-puckering steep skiing because we have yet to ski together and i would be psyched if we could.

PS Cool site.

By: Shawn Carter

Shawn Carter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:18:34 +0000

Andrew

This site is cool. Great work. That fritzrips site is shhaaawweeeeet as well. Don’t know the chaps name as we were not part of their party. We were just skiing pow in Maybird and happened to see the whole schmear. It seemed kind of stupid at the time as this guy just blew up a huge crater. Two of them rapped and this guy just hucked. It was probably ten years later when it dawned in the dim dome that maybe this guy had done something worthy. Well he did.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:58:32 +0000

Hi Gregor! No, Kip was holding out on the tinned fish product, so we gave him a shovel and made him trench trail up the final headwall while we cruised in the back and made mean comments.

By: Gregor Wilson

Gregor Wilson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:44:03 +0000

Did Kip find any tasty treats up there?

By: Mark H

Mark H — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:44:47 +0000

I would like to come with the group tomorrow. Where are you going?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:35:13 +0000

Hi Shawn – thanks for the excellent historical info! Very cool to hear. Do you have any idea who skied the NW Col without a rap? I’ve heard of it being done once since then by Dylan Freed, who made it through the gap, then ate shit on the apron. Still, he made it through without a rope, which is pretty cool.

By: Shawn Carter

Shawn Carter — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:45:02 +0000

Culprit and Blowyerhorn????? Nice……

Fun factoid….did you know the the nw col on the aforementioned ah……well that would be giving it away now wouldn’t it. Lets just say…… so that the hoards don’t follow……. that the run in question was skied without a rope in 1983. There was enough snow that year making the air a manageable 40-45 feet. Hopefully there will be another “big” year in my lifetime so I can watch the young super sic hucksters (thats you jamie parks and co) get that one and the many others that have never been repeated.

pow

ps there are some super sic ones behind the grand.

oh and

pss another quicky….. one of my bestest bros with some local legends (now super fat canadian helibellies) in tow did the east face of the lonely one, then hiked up to culprit and center punched it on a full moon in leather boots 30 years ago……..ahhhhh….. sickest of the sick. I am not sure if that one counts though, as they had vitamin assist.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:23:23 +0000

Would have loved to follow your boot track up the Y. Can’t wait to see what else is in store.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:55:25 +0000

Silvery pow pow…