Tales from the Face?

by **Jbaysurfer** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:40 pm

I'm not sure who is being accused of sharing "secrets" but anything I posted is commonly known and covered by multiple guidebooks. Slackcountry that is easily seen from a chairlift, and has a commercial guide operation (SMG is great peeps btw) is not a secret by any stretch of the imagination.

Edit: The barriers to entry are money (to buy the proper gear), knowledge (to avoid dying), and inclination (to suffer through hours of climbing in freezing temps at high altitude while carrying a heavy pack). Not many resort skiers have all of these things.

by **windyscotty** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:26 pm

It's a joke! There is no such thing as a secret spot when it comes to skiing the backcountry of the Eastern Sierra.

by **twins** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:59 am

On my to do list this season.Negatives to Devils slide to the Double Eagle happy hour.And definitely not a secret...

by **onegoodturn** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:25 am

windyscotty wrote:It's a joke! There is no such thing as a secret spot when it comes to skiing the backcountry of the Eastern Sierra.

Thanks for the clarification.

by **onegoodturn** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:28 am

twins wrote:On my to do list this season.Negatives to Devils slide to the Double Eagle happy hour.And definitely not a secret...

It's going to be a great season back there twins. Hopefully I can join you, if not I'll meet you at the Double Eagle.

by **Jbaysurfer** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:18 pm

onegoodturn wrote:
windyscotty wrote:It's a joke! There is no such thing as a secret spot when it comes to skiing the backcountry of the Eastern Sierra.

Thanks for the clarification.

I didn't get the joke. Sorry 'bout that. I changed up my OP anyway..no point in changing it back.

by **windyscotty** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:27 pm

I was teasing all the backcountry skiers by saying that they were giving away all the good secret spots to ski around June Lk., when in reality, there are no secret spots anymore. Maybe 30 years ago but not today. Backcountry skiing has become too popular and that is good. The more the merrier out there. Telemark is good!

by **onegoodturn** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:55 pm

windyscotty wrote:You guys are giving away all the good secret spots to ski. My memories of the whole place from the ski area to Carson Peak are fantastic. Yost was where I had the most fun and the deeper the snow the better it was.

Sorry WS but it was hard to tell from your post that you were teasing. You could have clarified it right away but you responded with this.

Huh? I have no idea what you are talking about or where you are coming from. Who cares?

Anyway, thanks for making it clear 3 days later that you were teasing. Keep up the good work WS.

by **twins** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:26 pm

Just wanted to throw this out also.If anyone reading this wants a guided trip SMG will take care of you.Ask for Neil or Howie.More people = cheaper.
http://sierramtnguides.com/ski/skiTier3 ... -Piste.htm

by **maxpower88** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:37 pm

by **onegoodturn** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:30 am

beautiful Maxpower88, thanks for the non-captions.

by **Snowave** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:03 am

twins wrote:Just wanted to throw this out also.If anyone reading this wants a guided trip SMG will take care of you.Ask for Neil or Howie.More people = cheaper.
http://sierramtnguides.com/ski/skiTier3 ... -Piste.htm

I think this is a great idea, and hope to take advantage one day... however, ~ $500 for a day trip is a little out of my range.

by **Shred** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:12 pm

cliff band on lookers right, by the bottom. pillows for days!! some flat landings though. same with the cliff band in the parking lot.

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