mountainal wrote:Thinking about going to the tushar's next weekend for spring break. camp out for a night or two. I have Tyson Bradley's book, but just thought I'd see the opinion of the crowd for the nice lines and maybe a good camping location.
I probably won't tell you anything too new or informative, but can babble a bit on this topic, and will confirm that place is worth a visit.
That place is an amazing playground with tons of sweet lines. You'll be happy with just about anything there. The only big lines I've done there were in the spring cycle, so I can't comment on how safe/good they'd be in winter, but Belknap and Baldy's north sides are long and sick. Mt. Holly is the most accessible, then Delano, if looking for peaks (obviously the steeper lines are norh and east facing there. If looking for just good skiing, there is tons of tree lines and a full week of lower angle or protected slopes can easily be had from the old ski area. I used to have a pass at Elk Meadows, and we would go big from there some days. As you know, it really depends on the conditions you find. Some things to take into consideration are that snowmobiles run throughout pieces of that area (which can be kinda windswept and uninteresting to skiers), the snowpack can be dicey, and a small crew for setting tracks to remote lines helps out a lot (or a snowmobile... if you don't like peace and quiet). Pits, ski cuts, and escape routes, 1 at a time crossing slopes, are essential to a safe Tushar experience, and, if used to the Wasatch, the snow pack is a bit more dangerous, like La Sals or Colorado. Have tons o fun.
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:20 am