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Skiing the Basin
Registrace 26. 07. 2007
Mountain Biking in BC | Bradley
An ode to my friend who will soon be a dad.
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Music:
Track: "Stop Drop"
Music provided by Slip.stream
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Track: "Shabby Road Session"
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Track: "Home Is Where My Heart Is", Kupla
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Skiing the Basin | Ely Party Ski Season
zhlédnutí 1,7KPřed 3 měsíci
Doesn't get better than early May in the Basin. An unexpected aurora borealis sighting, long days, beautiful weather, and lush scenery made for some unforgettable ski tours. First day knocked out a long traverse of the Ward Mt area in the Egan Range. Second day revisited a classic and scored great conditions on the north face of North Schell Peak. Skis: Moment Deathwish Tour 104 Binding: Moment...
Eastern Sierra Skiing | Corn Hunting on Tinemaha & Birch
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 3 měsíci
Classic Eastside springtime mini-overnighter. Skied a sporty little chute off of Tinemaha before sizzling under the magnifying glass on Birch. Great corn skiing to be had, but south faces were untouchable after 11am. Skis: Moment Deathwish Tour 104 Binding: Voyager Evo Track: "Psychedelic Flowers", Dreaming Deidre Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/Cn4gBc Listen...
Japan Skiing 2024 | Fourth Time's the Charm
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 4 měsíci
Just a bunch of goofballs scoring legendary Hokkaido powder turns and eating a lot. Ski: Moment Chipotle Banana Binding: Moment Voyager Track: "Gravity", Overu Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/rT5Ao4 Listen on Spotify: go-stream.link/sp-overu Track: "Old Polaroids", Eazy Música fornecida por Slip.stream Download grátis/Stream: get.slip.stream/ibSQsh Ouça no Sp...
Prominence Peaks 44 & 45 | Beneath the Bristlecones
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed 4 měsíci
Last minute plans fell into place for a spring pow-seeking mission. Gloriously light powder skiing under the canopy of ancient bristlecone pines on Cherry Creek Benchmark and Spruce Mountain. Skis: Moment Chipotle Banana 186 Binding: Moment Voyager Evo Track: "Revolution Fever" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/YwWdmK Track: "Mine And Yours" Música fornecida po...
Prominence Peaks 42 & 43 | Above the Black Rock Playa
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 4 měsíci
Astoundingly good conditions found on two project peaks that seldomly receive much snow at all. Basin views were about as good as they get with clear skies above and vast playas far below. Skis: Moment Deathwish Tour 112 Binding: Moment Voyager Track: "game day", seazin Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/3O7pbs Listen on Spotify: go-stream.link/sp-seazin Track: ...
Prominence Peaks 40 & 41 | Surreal Turns in Death Valley National Park
zhlédnutí 5KPřed 5 měsíci
Incredible weekend spent in the borderland deserts of southwest Nevada backcountry skiing in and around Death Valley National Park. Grapevine and Piper peak blew away any and all expectations. Track: "Nothin But Nasty" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/TX13pH Track: "Sins Dont Stand A Chance" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/P...
Skiing the Basin | The Rime of the Ancient Pine Skier
zhlédnutí 896Před 6 měsíci
The fair breeze blew, the white snow flew, The furrows followed free; Still hid in mist, and on the left Down into the sagebrush sea. Ski: Moment Countach 110 Binding: Moment Voyager Track: "Blues Rock" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/E5wVUt
Skiing the Basin | A Two Star Review
zhlédnutí 752Před 6 měsíci
A slow start to our season, but back-to-back weekends on Star Peak brought a smile to my face. Skis: Moment Countach 110 in 182 Binding: Moment Voyager Track: "Glow" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/r626mJ Track: "Isle Of Shoreditch" Música fornecida por Slip.stream Download grátis/Stream: get.slip.stream/le2wPe
Mountain Biking the Toiyabe Crest Trail | San Jaun Creek to Kingston Canyon
zhlédnutí 384Před 11 měsíci
Splendid day riding the newly revitalized TCT, traversing the Toiyabes from west to east. Miles of buttery singletrack and wheeze-inducing climbs. Track: "Little Bike" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/37DARO Track: "Like Asking" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/gYYCk8
Prominence Peak 39 | Mt. Moriah & More
zhlédnutí 904Před 11 měsíci
A few months overdue, but better late than never. Final Basin outing of the 2023 season over the Memorial Day weekend. Skied north face of Mt. Moriah, and then two days in Great Basin National Park (Pyramid, False Pyramid, & Wheeler Cirque). Conditions were primo the entire trip. Skis: Moment Sierra Tour 179 Bindings: Moment Voyager Music: Track: "The Grotto" Music provided by Slip.stream Free ...
Eastern Sierra Skiing | An East Facing Feast
zhlédnutí 1,6KPřed rokem
Three days of glorious corn conditions in late May nabbing east facing runs off of Mary Austin, Morgan, and Gibbs. Moment Deathwish Tour 184 Moment Voyager Binding Music: Track: "Acoustic Showdown" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/q0tdRZ Track: "Adeline" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/TmfOxS Track: "Mr.Marley", Kingsbury Ki...
Prominence Peak 38 | Spring Powder in Great Basin National Park
zhlédnutí 665Před rokem
Early May trip to Wheeler Peak and the Roberts Creek Mountains. Shockingly good powder on Wheeler Peak's west face, albeit with limited visibility. Spent Sunday dealing with a considerably stuck vehicle (big thanks to Monty and Dave for the help). Monday I kept at it solo. Music: Track: "Afterglow", Kupla Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/WE64i9 Listen on Spoti...
Prominence Peak 37 | Spicy First Descents of Currant Mt & Troy Peak
zhlédnutí 1KPřed rokem
Stellar weekend pioneering a few gnarly lines down the east face of Currant Mountain and Troy Peak's south couloir. Early spring conditions lined up perfectly, great corn turns. Moment Deathwish Tour 184 Moment Voyager Binding Music: Track: "Burn Your Card" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: get.slip.stream/71fNC3 Track: "Im Standing Instr" Music provided by Slip.stream Free Do...
Prominence Peak 36 | Bloody Run Peak & Bunker Hill Hot Pow
zhlédnutí 678Před rokem
Prominence Peak 36 | Bloody Run Peak & Bunker Hill Hot Pow
Skiing Packed Powder in the Northern Whites
zhlédnutí 858Před rokem
Skiing Packed Powder in the Northern Whites
Prominence Peaks 32 & 33 | The Vastlands: Pilot, Troy Peak, and More(y)
zhlédnutí 685Před rokem
Prominence Peaks 32 & 33 | The Vastlands: Pilot, Troy Peak, and More(y)
Prominence Peak 34: Tohakum Exceeds Expectations
zhlédnutí 372Před rokem
Prominence Peak 34: Tohakum Exceeds Expectations
Skiing Sounds | Walker River Canyon Pillows & Chutes
zhlédnutí 702Před rokem
Skiing Sounds | Walker River Canyon Pillows & Chutes
Prominence Peak 31 | Rare Desert Powder in the White River Valley
zhlédnutí 846Před rokem
Prominence Peak 31 | Rare Desert Powder in the White River Valley
Prominence Peak 30 | Whipped Cream on Fox Peak
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Prominence Peak 30 | Whipped Cream on Fox Peak
Skiing the Basin | High Schells Traverse
zhlédnutí 951Před 2 lety
Skiing the Basin | High Schells Traverse
Prominence Peaks 28 & 29 | Ghost Town Ski Touring
zhlédnutí 855Před 2 lety
Prominence Peaks 28 & 29 | Ghost Town Ski Touring
Prominence Peak 27 | Eugene Sage Hallways
zhlédnutí 343Před 2 lety
Prominence Peak 27 | Eugene Sage Hallways
Prominence Peak 26 | Virginia Peak to Pah Rah
zhlédnutí 492Před 2 lety
Prominence Peak 26 | Virginia Peak to Pah Rah
Backcountry Ski Touring Sequoia National Park | Sights & Sounds
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Backcountry Ski Touring Sequoia National Park | Sights & Sounds
Oh man those burn zones look so sick! Definetly going to spend a few hours nerding out on GIS to find some.
@@Big.D. all good adventures start with some mapping nerdery!
How was touring with the bananas?
@@walterwilliams2473 honestly, quite splendid. The full rocker design is rather flat, not super curvy, so they grip on a skintrack almost as well as my other setups. I use the pink pomocas and the lightweight and high glide help them tour quite well. Not surprisingly, they will suffer on hard snow sidehilling, but that's not the kind of condition you get the Bananas for! They were perfect for a one-ski Japan trip and have been unendingly fun chasing storms of any size in Nevada.
Sweet! Do you have any gps tracks or route maps you'd share?
Sure thing, hit me up via email and I can provide some beta! skiingthebasin@gmail.com
Was that Andy Bentz?
@@jimclean2 the man the myth the legend
SO Fing Jealous!!!
I have birch creek PTSD
Looking to move to South Lake area and start getting into this. This to me is freedom, beauty, hardcore nature and just badass mountaineering.
Enjoy the move, and thanks for the high praise! It certainly feels liberating out in the Great Basin.
beautiful. Gorgeous conditions down that gully as well.
You know how it goes, those tubes are where the glory turns happen
Where can I buy a white pack like that? 👀
The fella wearing that pack founded Pa'lante Packs and that white pack is a prototype for their new soon-to-be-released alpine pack. It is sweet! I was lusting after it too haha
keep it unreal - awesome
Thanks!
Can we skin ski the ski area right now? May 14, 2024
Hi Ellen! We didn't get eyes on the ski hill, but I don't think there is enough snow there to skin. We found consistent snowpack above 9,000' especially on east/northeast slopes along the main ridge. I hope this helps.
@@skiingthebasin - thanks. Just figured out that the true ward Mtn isn’t the ski area!! Hah. We are passing through Ely and wanted to ski but are limited by 2WD and not wanting to walk on dirt for too long. Just needed to slide on snow.
@@ellen1231 If you are looking to slide on snow and don't mind going a bit out of your way...I highly recommend heading into the Schell Creek Range just north of Ely. Timber Creek is a dirt road, but if driven with caution can be taken all the way to the trailhead. You would be walking on dirt for a little bit, but then the drainage offers up a great low angle ramp for a long ways up to the ridge. Great spot to stretch the legs! caltopo.com/m/QVVT8
Ah now! Slog-O-Rama to the goods. Those to the SouthWest salute! Truly another wonderful spring as shown in your sparkling gems……”Wave on, Wave on”…………..
Definitely a slog-o-rama kinda outing!
Beautiful basin trees!
That little sluff at around 3:10 looked scary...
Agreed, always spooky to see the snow moving. This small wind loaded wet release occurred after a ski slash, so it was fairly expected.
Sweet!
Nothing quite like turning between Great Basin bristlecones.
Our connection to a timeless world.
Great video!
Sweet video. Do you think you need to skin up to get the best pow? Any issues with avalanaches or did you go with a guide that knows the area?
Thanks! We definitely found the best snow by skinning. The snow in-bounds was also splendid, but the classic Japow knee-deep, overhead waves of powder experience was all in the backcountry. We are comfortable planning and touring on our own, but if you would feel safer and have more fun with a guide I highly recommend using one to access the goods!
Have you ever gone the full trail?
I haven't ridden the TCT south of San Juan Creek, in part because it eventually heads into a wilderness area which makes it tough to loop. Highly recommend the northern portion though, quite fun and super pretty.
@@skiingthebasin sounds dope
Ahh. You folks are in SLoG LoRd territory! Super nice. Right on the edge there….. not as much snow this year in the SS. But still enough mid way! Yay! We’re getting close to a meet up with you all….
Forgive us for our trespasses, we were lured in by the siren songs of Sierra spring corn. We shall retreat to the depths of the sagebrush sea!
Looks more like a bigemaha instead of a Tinemahh.🧐
Agreed, even Hugemaha perhaps
@@skiingthebasin yup Yamaha indeed
Love the Tinemaha lines! But what happened at 1:29 ?? :)
Thanks Andy! At 1:29 we had to clumsily sidestep through some choss before it opened up again, good catch haha
@@skiingthebasin Looked like you came in a little hot there. Really love the camera work and you seem to have found some good mountains up there!
@@AndyLewicky I appreciate that! Sure did, scrapped more than one rock on the way down, but I suppose that's how it goes. You know how it is!
What time of year did you go? Guides?
This trip took place over the first two weeks of February. We are comfortable planning our own backcountry tours and didn't hire guides, but I could imagine they would provide a wonderful service!
So this is where all of that saved lift ticket money goes!!!
Haha! I edited out the part where I swam across the Pacific
@@skiingthebasin Squaw Valley (Pardon Me) $500/day.
@@skiingthebasin A New basin.
Looks like a hell of a time!
It sure was Scott! Let's get you three sometime for some tree taps and urban pow
Gonna be hard to go back to the farm.
wowzer! very cool...what a contrast to the Basin
I spent hours looking for beta on this ski in January, then just saw your channel in my recommended feed. Good shit. I'll hit then next winter for sure
Thanks! Appreciate the stoke, go and get it, such a fun peak. For your reference, this is roughly what we skied that day. caltopo.com/m/E28E5
Love your videos and vibe. I have been fascinated by NV mtn ranges since I visited GBNP last summer. Question: how do you determine the ascent and descent routes? And do you know how many of these peaks are 1st ski descents for you and your team?
Thanks for the support! Glad to hear you have caught a bit of the Basin bug yourself. I spend copious amounts of time studying snow maps, weather, and topo maps to determine the best routes. More so than the peaks themselves, the objective is to find fun ski terrain and time it with good conditions. One of the amazing things about NV is the proliferation of public lands which allows for endless and creative route planning. First descents are a fickle matter. I have gone away from claiming much of anything over the years. While I would imagine we have skied dozens of first descents, it is an impossibility to ever know for sure. You never know who might be out there silently arcing turns, part of the allure!
banger
Nothing but filler
Fantastic bit of snow you had there!
The gamble paid off! Thanks!
Ya! The Fringe Dweller’s Paradise! Being able to hit that window! BristleCone Bomb! My friend says most are slaves and it’s almost over…….but like that Cat in Gladiator says…..”not yet”. The Slogs to the South feel you…….
You speak truths fellow Fringe Connoisseur! I look forward to the day when the Slog Lords of the South and the North come together for a bushwhack they will sing songs about, but like the poet of the Skiing the Basin comments section said recently, “Not yet”
I’m sitting at my computer… sneaking my fix of bros shredding, and thinking I can’t retire fast enough 😢.
I will try to keep things entertaining for ya!
Very cool! Nevada is such an awesome state, geographically.
how do i acquire this many friends
They are all paid actors from Craigslist
@@skiingthebasin new it
I love this channel so much please never stop
Kind words thank you! No plans to stop anytime soon haha
When do they burn the man
I hiked wheeler peak last summer and fell in love with nv desert peaks. Would love to ski there. What mountain is this?
This is on the east side of the Ruby Mountains. Wheeler Peak is a special spot, very fun that you made it up there!
always good to view the Basin
Yeah! At least half the known Basin Slog Lords in that bunch! The Fringe Dwellers are watching!
Ha, the Fringe Dwellers, I love it. The Northern Slog Lords salute you
Some nice wintery snow out there right now and more on the way!
Great work! Thank you so for sharing. Love your style. Coming down from ketchum in a few weeks to see what I can find in the south side of unit 54.
Thanks, I appreciate that! Enjoy your time in NV, and let me know if I can provide any beta, always happy to throw together a map.
Must be all that global climate change by man and our habits.
Super cool and unique skiing, cheers
Thanks!
Beautiful!
so fun
It seems like you're right on the edge of what's possible. Love it. I'm curious what your strike-out rate is.
That's high praise, thank you. Perhaps surprisingly, it is rare we totally bungle an attempt at a new spot. Over the years I have gotten far better at knowing how to interpret snow and weather forecasts for these remote areas. Many of these zones don't need much coverage to be plenty skiable!
Always enjoy your vids! When the cheapest, daily lift ticket I can find is over $100 bucks...
another excellent trip, always enjoy it
Thank you!