Dream Lines
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Bombay2Boulder
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Re: Dream Lines
Not really my dream line or anything, but I witnessed a party of three skiing down Heaven's Eleven on Little Wasatch face today in the San Miguels. You can barely see a skier in the zoomed in version. To say it was impressive will be an understatement.
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Re: Dream Lines
now we're talking. Heaven's 11 has been on the list for sure.
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How do you traverse/rappel out of the bottom of that? Looks like it ends in a shear cliff in the first photo. Fark.Bombay2Boulder wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:27 pm Not really my dream line or anything, but I witnessed a party of three skiing down Heaven's Eleven on Little Wasatch face today in the San Miguels. You can barely see a skier in the zoomed in version. To say it was impressive will be an understatement.
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Re: Dream Lines
You have to jump off the 300’ cliff.Jorts wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:06 pmHow do you traverse/rappel out of the bottom of that? Looks like it ends in a shear cliff in the first photo. Fark.Bombay2Boulder wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:27 pm Not really my dream line or anything, but I witnessed a party of three skiing down Heaven's Eleven on Little Wasatch face today in the San Miguels. You can barely see a skier in the zoomed in version. To say it was impressive will be an understatement.
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Re: Dream Lines
bergsteigen wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:28 pmYou have to jump off the 300’ cliff.Jorts wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:06 pmHow do you traverse/rappel out of the bottom of that? Looks like it ends in a shear cliff in the first photo. Fark.Bombay2Boulder wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:27 pm Not really my dream line or anything, but I witnessed a party of three skiing down Heaven's Eleven on Little Wasatch face today in the San Miguels. You can barely see a skier in the zoomed in version. To say it was impressive will be an understatement.
https://www.mountainfilm.org/media/heavens-eleven
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Bombay2Boulder
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Re: Dream Lines
That's the approximate route the party today took.( The entrance point in that image is incorrect, its far left, I was just lazy with the paint job) I did see a paraglider skier taking off Wasatch mtn yesterday so there's that. 
A lot of really intense lines were hit by some folks this weekend in Telluride. People were cheering from across Revy/top of 6.
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dubsho3000
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Re: Dream Lines
Snoopy's Backside Chute, for the 12th year running 
I did ski the east peak of the Citadel a couple years ago, but still no Chute.
Dead Dog on Torrey's, also a long time on the list
Northstar on North Arapahoe
Sopris*
Hayden*
Savage*
I think all of these are pretty well in my wheelhouse. But the real dream is s**t For Brains for the aesthetic and location (I love A-Basin). And dropping off of Blanca into Blanca Basin (but I guess that's not allowed
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*I'd love to meet some people in the Roaring Fork Valley for these!
I did ski the east peak of the Citadel a couple years ago, but still no Chute.Dead Dog on Torrey's, also a long time on the list
Northstar on North Arapahoe
Sopris*
Hayden*
Savage*
I think all of these are pretty well in my wheelhouse. But the real dream is s**t For Brains for the aesthetic and location (I love A-Basin). And dropping off of Blanca into Blanca Basin (but I guess that's not allowed
)*I'd love to meet some people in the Roaring Fork Valley for these!
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JulianSmith
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Re: Dream Lines
Landry for sure, but it's not so much of a dream line as a "lay awake in bed and sweat when I think about it kind of line..."
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100% agree...JulianSmith wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:15 am Landry for sure, but it's not so much of a dream line as a "lay awake in bed and sweat when I think about it kind of line..."
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I can confirm that Landry Line is the best ski line in the state... and worth sweating about.JulianSmith wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:15 am Landry for sure, but it's not so much of a dream line as a "lay awake in bed and sweat when I think about it kind of line..."
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Re: Dream Lines
I'm going for Messner this year! Super excited about the trip.
In recent years, I've ticked off Landry, Stammberger Ledges, Ford-Stettner, and Fuhrer Finger.
There's a few repeats that get me excited as well, I'd love to ski Cross Couloir again and Shooting Star. If I went back to the grand, I'd really want to do Otter Body.
In recent years, I've ticked off Landry, Stammberger Ledges, Ford-Stettner, and Fuhrer Finger.
There's a few repeats that get me excited as well, I'd love to ski Cross Couloir again and Shooting Star. If I went back to the grand, I'd really want to do Otter Body.
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I would say Landry Line, Cross Couloir, and Shooting Star. But there's also a lot of great ski lines I haven't gotten around to yet, particularly stuff in the south.CaptCO wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:40 pmEpic! Wish you the best of weather up there... what are your favorite 3 CO descents?JacobW wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:35 pm I'm going for Messner this year! Super excited about the trip.
In recent years, I've ticked off Landry, Stammberger Ledges, Ford-Stettner, and Fuhrer Finger.
There's a few repeats that get me excited as well, I'd love to ski Cross Couloir again and Shooting Star. If I went back to the grand, I'd really want to do Otter Body.
