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Posted on December 04 2007 at 08:40pm by CrookedCop

60 inches bitches!!! Right from the start I just want to thank Davey Pitcher and the entire Wolf Creek staff for hosting one of the most incredible weekends of snowboarding ever!!!

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Justin Love Bartle showing me all weekend how locals get down. Cork5 on the ButtCrack booter.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket The crew from left to right, Tyler "Dirden" Wilcox, Tricia Byrnes, Gretchen Bleiler, Justin Bartle and me.

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I was having lunch at the top of Aspen Mountain with Colin Langlois when we got on the weather topic. Everyone was super excited about the snow that was tracking in on the radar. 3 feet they were claiming was going to set CO just right with a nice fat front coming in from the south. Wait a minute here, the south you say? Well hell, I can only think of one place I would rather be on a southern swell in Rado. As soon as I got home I saw on NOAA that Wolf Creek was about to get slammed by 30 inches Friday night. As I pushed my eyeballs back in my head I grabbed my phone to get long time Wolf Creek local Justin Bartle on the celly. And without any coaxing at all we were packed up and out the door in true storm chaser fashion.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Lets just say that you haven't driven shit till you white knuckle it over Red Mountain Pass or Wolf Creek Pass in total blizzard blizzard conditions.

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We arrived Saturday morning to an empty parking lot, 50 mile an hour winds, 30 inches of heavy snow and total downpour of snow. This is what we came for, winter was in full effect and it was all for the soul today.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Tricia Burns

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Tyler Wilcox ollie'n to the next valley.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Alberta Chair was empty.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Anthony Madrid is no stranger to the secrets of the Wolf.

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Gretchen Bleiler looking for the pipe.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Like a tigerrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket High Society freeride memeber Tyler Wilcox.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Justin Bartle BINGO!!!!

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Sheer bliss.

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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Git some! Uhhhhhhhh...

1-800-SKI-WOLF www.wolfcreekski.com
Sick Shots!

Killin' it Zack!


✠™Niceeeee . . .

Cant wait to hit Colorado in the new year


damn

Awesome post and pictures! The south really got hammered!

The world of snowboarding through fembot eyes


Ya, HAMMMMMMERD!!!!!

Silverton is most likely the spot for the next couple days...


Screw You guys....

I'm Goin Home.

Super jealous in Socal.

Except that the West swell of fury is about to pound California's beaches with the all time swell of the winter tomorrow a.m.

theya re calling for 10-18 ft waves in the west facing with sets to quad over head.( Thats big for all of you out there who dont speak surf language)

Pintail, wetsuit, coffee, wax, booties, camera, dogs, outta here 5:00 am.


I expect

I expect to see some photos of the surf Gary. I wish I could surf that in the morn and after noon and shred here in the day...


Woweeeeee

All I can say, is dats my boy!

This will be Papa Hoops 43rd season. Admittedly on skis. Howver, when I see these photos and can only imagine myself on this trip with the crew....well, maybe I need that board you promised me Zach.

Great work, great trip, wish I was with you guys and gal on it.

Very, very cool.

Cheers.


Hate you guys.

Next weekend I'm there!

Fight for the little guy - Read SNOWBOARD Magazine!


wolf creek

zach hooper is the best photographer of all time


SO SICK

I just wish it was Breck. Knowing Vail though even with 40 inches they wouldn't open the rest of the mtn. I heard it was totally tracked out by today though. Bummer looks like you guys hit it right!


It was truley an Epic Session

and it will probably get the reset button by this weekend.


Bastards! Money bartle shot!

Bastards! Money bartle shot!


Saw the thread titlle, knew it would be you.

Looks fun, some nice slashers in there.


chea B! you should have been there

and your better half...


Officially jealous!

Red Mtn pass in a snowstorm is no joke....Wolf Creek always has the early season goods!

It's weird seeing an article on the creek without Kalei in it...


yaaa.

Kalei was on the no friends program I think. You know he was sessioning the real lines around the joint. His pops was representing hard for the Pitcher team tho.


What up with the DGO/PURG sled trip?

I'll make ya famous...


I'm in!

I'm living in Tahoe these days but since everybody likes to drink until sunrise and not get things done I'd be more than willing to load up the sled and come out that way.

Never Summer would be stoked if I can get more done this year...I'll shoot you a pm when things slow down here at work....are you thinking this weekend?


Nice photos Zach

Beautiful...I won't even begin on my jealousy


photos

those photos are really nice
good work


damn

lol here in PA its soo icy lol i have like burns lol