Just out of curiosity, what is your mountain? Not trying to talk shit, just genuinely curious. If you don't want to drop the name of it publicly over comments, just PM me!
It was totally worth it. Especially if you waited in line for an hour for the rope to drop and it ended up being pillaged before you could drop into your run.
@@pooskerwolf9003 uuuuu. Nope. Skied gthe Bird and Alta for many years. This area is a blue. You want 2black, hit the bookends or Peruvian ridge. I've waited for gates to drop, but only at certain places where I knew the payoff was well worth it. This area is worth it for intermediate class skiers to get a great experience for pow. For advanced or expert skiers, not so much worth the wait. You wanna see chaos for pow, go to Alta after a serious dump, and wait for either the backside or high shoulder to open. That is powder hungry dips elbowing each other for the goods.
I was there 20 or so years ago, standing right next to Dick Bass himself, and he told me that he had waited 25 years for that day, when they dropped the rope on 62" of fresh pow and several hundred yahoos lived it up all morning. I was one of them. Unforgettable!
Great story! My Grandpa started skiing at Snowbird the first year it opened and skied with Dick dozens of times. I’m sure him and Dick are still hitting runs together up there - rumor says that it’s a powder day everyday up there.
I don't know what the big rush was I mean there's no place to really ski work skin it's all flat I don't know I remember seems like this up at steeplechase up at Aspen now that's a worthwhile frenzy waiting for the lines to go down and just skiing I think it's one of the longest steepest runs in North America from what I've been told but that is worth putting on your snorkel for!
I am glad to have ski bummed at snowbird in the late 90's before the internet spread the secret of snowbird. There were some lines at Road to provo but nothing like that! Brings back great memories though. Can't wait for ski season!
I cant believe that there are ppl who enjoy this I would litterally go straight back to my car if I saw that crowd... thats the definition of disgusting
I have to admit, as someone who has stood in line at the front of the rope for 45+ minutes waiting for it to open, I got a little pissy just watching this video of you cutting to the front; not to mention it looked like the people in front of you knocking into each other seemed rather rude...for what? A couple hundred yards of untracked? The run did make me jealous I admit, but be courteous.
Yeah. I know there are no friends on power days but there was alot of less than exemplary behaviour in that video. And of course hardly any examples of trying to minimize lines so others can have some fun (Ryan did at least semi follow lines on a couple occasions, and I did spot ONE pair of matched powder turns). Can't say I'm surprised, just bummed. Frankly not a bad sub-example of why the whole world is fucked these days. Everyone wants it all, and bitches when they don't get it, but no consideration to others who are in the same boat. All entitlement, no responsibility.
Glad other people were upset about the same thing. That was Black Friday chaos. Really glad I've never had to work that hard (i.e. cut in lines) to find untracked lines. Although those sweeping vistas of virgin snow gave me a half chub.
A lot of negative comments by people who don't realize that this "crowd" was the result of bad planning. The lift should have closed until the avalanche inspection was over. If they opened the lift after the fact, this mountain would have been wide open. I ski Utah all the time (have a place there) and the mountains are big and wide open on most days. In fact, there are a dozen mountains to chose from within a relatively short drive so you can avoid the more "touristy" mountains or "locals only" mountains that tend to very busy on weekends. Ski on weekdays, get on early, and go into the back country. You'll have hours of skiing with virtually no crowds.
this was a bluebird day after the storm when road to provo was the last to open. the twin peaks (pipeline) are directly above the road to provo and are very steep often with huge cornices leading to avalanche hazard. often road to provo is the last terrain to open.
That’s why I don’t ski Snowbird and I don’t fish the Provo. Plenty of places in this state to avoid the tourists and combat skiing and fishing. Enjoy the powder everyone. Glad you’re here.
Ba ba ba bird bird bird bird is the word.... For 12 years, Snowbird was my home mountain. And some Alta... a little bit of Solitude... and Snow Basin... and Powder Mtn... and okay okay Brighton too... and, and, and. Utah rocks!
@@RyanPraskievicz 2011 was HISTORIC. Every other day was a powder day. 690" is what's in the books, but the real number was a locals favorite; 801. 801" was measured on the mountain and is also the area code. I got the t-shirt. That's over 65 FEET of snow. Getting first trax after an Interlodge (People get locked down in the lodge until after mountain safety blows the slide paths) is beyond epic; it's galactic! With skis as wide as water skis, you still plunge waist or shoulder deep with each turn. You ski off a solid 20 or 30' and barely compact on landing. You land straight leg and then blast through your bomb hole. It's just nuts!
@@RyanPraskievicz i have never seen anything like this in my entire life haha. I ski in BC and Quebec most times. Both are great skiing and never looks like this.
@@Whymedude888 maybe some day you will experience the powder panic in person. until then this video should give you a visual of what you are missing lol
This looks fun. I actually think this is better than backcountry skiing. It's like a big party. LOL. I will stay in SLC this winter and hope to experience this once.
I skied Snowbird on high school spring break in 1995 from Norfolk, Virginia... it dumped 6-8 inches of powder overnight every night, and was blue bird during the day everyday... I was like, "where the hell am I this place can't be real?"...
Thanks for the great video! I live in New England and we have an experience like this every Sunday. Our resorts are MUCH smaller than yours in Utah but just as crowded it seems. Also we rarely (if ever) have beautiful powder snow like you guys do, im jealous!
Ryan Praskievicz As a local i will let you in on the best spots: Stowe and Smugglers Notch can both be considered the toughest terrain and most challenging. Jay Peak is known for its amazing tree skiing and glades. Last but not least are Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, great places to visit bearing in mind that all of them combined still coudn't fit in one resort out west! Hidden gems are Stratton and Magic Mountain.
Never seen this sort of behavior here in Canada at ski hills. Mostly everyone treats each other with civility and respect. But different cultures in different countries, i imagine.
@@RyanPraskievicz never seen this in Europe. I mean there's peak season lift lines because most schools get off the same two weeks, but they are just long not anarchistic.
@@RyanPraskievicz Tension and buildup in the music from 0:00 to 0:37 showing all the crowd. The music starts to flow from 0:38 to 0:52 as you work your way to the front of the line. Tension builds again in the music until the explosion of the rope drop between 1:07 and 1:12 where everyone is scrambling. The intensity increases until you get finally get around yellow jacket at 1:20 and you are moving again, to the front. The music becomes flows again as the last green jack guy drops in around 1:53. Clamness again at about 2:26 when you float through the powder. Solitude at 2:40. A hit at 3:10 when you drop again. I have to wonder if you edited the music or if I am just reading this into what I am seeing and hearing.
@@RyanPraskievicz Are you a local? Do you do any snowmobile skiing? I've found that is the easiest way to get to the powder. But it looks like you enjoy fighting the crowd. :)
The trick is to wait for the initial crowd to go by who usually turn in early and keep heading out over the rocks at KnuckleHead Traverse. Most people are not willing to billygoat over rocks so its fresh almost all day. High Baldy traverse is harder to get to but there is almost never lines on that one, steeper and better terrain too.
haha on that day traffic wasn't too bad. i think everyone on the mountain decided to line up for the rope drop. the rest of the mountain was a ghost town
To all the people here who are calling him a bitch for cutting the line, I think you all have the wrong idea. This isn't a line for a chairlift, it's a line on the flat ground to the traverse. This is powder, you go where you need to be to ski it whenever you can. you don't necessarily have 'rights' to it because you stood there first. If you want powder, especially at a place like snowbird, you have to go out and get it. Great vid, keep up the good work.
the goal of the video was to show how ridiculous these rope drops and line ups are getting. it was a fun run with good snow but probably not worth waiting in line for an hour.
Ha, Mammoth and Tahoe don't have anything close real powder, just sierra cement. And talking about crowded...can be in a 45 minute line to get on a lift and then the drive around the lake is an hour. I can say this with a fact as I lived there most of my life... and then got wise moved to Utah and CO. The best thing you can say about west CA skiing is that you can ski in a t-shirt and jeans
It's well known in the well educated ski world, Utah gets more pow than Colorado will ever dream of. Of course, you could always look up the info, Utah, by default of FACTS, gets more snow, and more frequently than CO. but, I do like skiing the basin, and crusty butt.
@@naturalsettings7098 crested butte is epic in Colorado. The hidden gem for the Colorado mountains. Snowbird in Utah and Crested butte had to be two of the best for me this season. And I hit 69 different mountains this season before Rona hit.
wow they all got way over excited for a less then thrilling run . i mean im down for a hand ful of fresh turns on thirty degree slope any day, but im not about to get agro over it.
@@TJIzzy swallowtail was what I was missing. Best skis I’ve skied for float ever were the armada args. Trying to ski back to the lift on the groomer was a challenge but they ripped in the powder
The Bird sucks! You won't see people pushing each other for pow unless Little Cottonwood is closed and you all come to Brighton! Go to Solitude! Actually don't go there either. PC will welcome you with open arms.
@@RyanPraskievicz You mean mineral basin? That's one of my favorite spots in the world. Obviously Snowbird's an incredible mountain but there's just something special about Alta
Andrew Jensen March is a great time to come ski at Snowbird an experience the heavenly bluebird conditions yourself. As Warren Miller said “If you don’t do it this year you’ll be a year older when you do”
The reason i live threw summer thanks for sharing! For a split second the experience of riding sliding or gliding on untracked snow is to me like walking on the moon , why would someone give a thumbs down, they have never hiked or post holed or cut the boot pack for first tracks!
David Brasche glad you appreciate the video and the pure joy of skiing. Sometimes people forget skiing is supposed to be fun. It is easy to be a hater in the comments section on TH-cam. I hope you get many deep bluebird powder ski days next season!
There was space to ski and people who got caught up with each other and snow drifts. The isn’t a lift line. You can ski up to the rope line and drop in
this is the first time that I have watched a video of someone skiing and then afterwards thought to myself that I don't want to go skiing
Yeah, I agree with you. Don't go skiing. :)
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that place is way too freaking crowded
Definitely! Go ski somewhere else ;)
Would rather ski local than there any pow day. Untouched pow lines under the lift all day.
OregonKid Productions holywood Ski runs under the lift are the best!
Go to Alta
Yup.
God I hope my mountain is never like this
for about 4 inches of fresh.. lol
lmao
Just out of curiosity, what is your mountain? Not trying to talk shit, just genuinely curious. If you don't want to drop the name of it publicly over comments, just PM me!
My mountain is better than your mountain
Tommy Deliso Nuh-uh
This is why I backcountry ski. People pushing each other to get 6" of powder....
But racing other people for powder is so fun while skiing.
Ditto. The skin/climb filters out these types of “powder shredders”
Powder skiing lemmings
huhhman you got me.... I lie on TH-cam just to try and impress you. You are my muse.
I push people to get 3in" of powder on the east coast
I like to ski places where I don't have to fight for my powder. Bird is not one of them. Even though it has pretty good terrain and conditions.
where is your favorite place to ski?
Japan
Canada, some of the best
4:20 best moment
hahaha you're so funny lmao
I somewhat miss skiing in my younger years. Glad I did it when I could. The scenery is incredible!
skiing is awesome! glad I was able to bring you back with the video
Only in America do they make you queue to ride pow...strange
Exactly. There is no queuing in powder skiing
Yup, i was wondering wtf was going on with the rope. When i get off the chair i'm gone.
Its ridiculous!
only in utah you mean
Waiting for a gate to open. We have major avalanche issues at Snowbird
All that effort to ski a few inches of fresh powder on Blue and green runs?
It was totally worth it. Especially if you waited in line for an hour for the rope to drop and it ended up being pillaged before you could drop into your run.
Sorry I called u that just don’t judge something u don’t know anything about
Yeah, there are no green or blue runs at Snowbird once you get above 1000 ft. lol.
@@pooskerwolf9003 uuuuu. Nope. Skied gthe Bird and Alta for many years. This area is a blue. You want 2black, hit the bookends or Peruvian ridge. I've waited for gates to drop, but only at certain places where I knew the payoff was well worth it. This area is worth it for intermediate class skiers to get a great experience for pow. For advanced or expert skiers, not so much worth the wait. You wanna see chaos for pow, go to Alta after a serious dump, and wait for either the backside or high shoulder to open. That is powder hungry dips elbowing each other for the goods.
Ryan Praskievicz lmao, you seemed to skip everyone who seemed to actually be waiting so you could pillage it
I'm so glad I live in Japan. What a nightmare... all for 10 turns in a bowl.
I was there 20 or so years ago, standing right next to Dick Bass himself, and he told me that he had waited 25 years for that day, when they dropped the rope on 62" of fresh pow and several hundred yahoos lived it up all morning. I was one of them. Unforgettable!
That is a cool story. Also on the Road to Provo or was it Mineral Basin that he had waited 25 years for?
Great story! My Grandpa started skiing at Snowbird the first year it opened and skied with Dick dozens of times. I’m sure him and Dick are still hitting runs together up there - rumor says that it’s a powder day everyday up there.
Nice snow...too many people...glad I'm in Canada!
Where in Canada do you ski? No powder panic north of the boarder?
Gosh this is awful. A snow supermarket. However, sorry mate but your attitude lacks any possible hint of fair-play.
Snow supermarket is a great way to describe the powder panic line up.
I don't know what the big rush was I mean there's no place to really ski work skin it's all flat I don't know I remember seems like this up at steeplechase up at Aspen now that's a worthwhile frenzy waiting for the lines to go down and just skiing I think it's one of the longest steepest runs in North America from what I've been told but that is worth putting on your snorkel for!
Sounds epic
Lmao, I’ll stay in Canada thanks 😂
Thanks for the video. I'm watching it while on a cross trainer in London, and it brings back many happy memories of powder days.
I am glad to have ski bummed at snowbird in the late 90's before the internet spread the secret of snowbird. There were some lines at Road to provo but nothing like that! Brings back great memories though. Can't wait for ski season!
The bluebird day after the storm really brings the powder hungry crowds on the Road to Provo. Gotta love the 90's
I remember Alta in the early 80s. Untracked lines for a week after a storm. Twelve bucks a day.
I cant believe that there are ppl who enjoy this I would litterally go straight back to my car if I saw that crowd... thats the definition of disgusting
More ski time for me then
@@8Maduce50 No, your day is still 24h stupid.
@@MC-ei1sc less people in line means more ski runs or is that to complicated?
@@8Maduce50 From the verb "to complicate" I complicate, you complicate, he complicates... You're so wrong.
@@MC-ei1sc lmao
I have to admit, as someone who has stood in line at the front of the rope for 45+ minutes waiting for it to open, I got a little pissy just watching this video of you cutting to the front; not to mention it looked like the people in front of you knocking into each other seemed rather rude...for what? A couple hundred yards of untracked? The run did make me jealous I admit, but be courteous.
Yeah. I know there are no friends on power days but there was alot of less than exemplary behaviour in that video. And of course hardly any examples of trying to minimize lines so others can have some fun (Ryan did at least semi follow lines on a couple occasions, and I did spot ONE pair of matched powder turns).
Can't say I'm surprised, just bummed. Frankly not a bad sub-example of why the whole world is fucked these days. Everyone wants it all, and bitches when they don't get it, but no consideration to others who are in the same boat. All entitlement, no responsibility.
Glad other people were upset about the same thing. That was Black Friday chaos. Really glad I've never had to work that hard (i.e. cut in lines) to find untracked lines. Although those sweeping vistas of virgin snow gave me a half chub.
Agree. No friend in power day but there are still rule, order and civilization
I thought everyone knows rule number 1 of a powder day: there are no friends on a powder day.
Eagle_Jizz you lack knowledge or are just a stuck up human This is a free for all mountain nobody was waiting on anything.
Has there ever been a better ad for at bindings
Maybe 🤔?
A lot of work for a flat run. Disneylands are everywhere.
working for it makes it that much better- the skier cross to the low angle powder add to the overall experience
A lot of negative comments by people who don't realize that this "crowd" was the result of bad planning. The lift should have closed until the avalanche inspection was over. If they opened the lift after the fact, this mountain would have been wide open. I ski Utah all the time (have a place there) and the mountains are big and wide open on most days. In fact, there are a dozen mountains to chose from within a relatively short drive so you can avoid the more "touristy" mountains or "locals only" mountains that tend to very busy on weekends. Ski on weekdays, get on early, and go into the back country. You'll have hours of skiing with virtually no crowds.
this was a bluebird day after the storm when road to provo was the last to open. the twin peaks (pipeline) are directly above the road to provo and are very steep often with huge cornices leading to avalanche hazard. often road to provo is the last terrain to open.
Dude that was crazy all of the guys fighting for the pow.....I have never seen it like that!!
it was like a bunch of dogs fighting for a single piece of steak
Glad to ski in Montana
Where in Montana do you ski?
That’s why I don’t ski Snowbird and I don’t fish the Provo. Plenty of places in this state to avoid the tourists and combat skiing and fishing. Enjoy the powder everyone. Glad you’re here.
lemmings...
glad we ski in Japan. Looks like peak hour traffic
Where in Japan do you ski? I did some resort and touring on Hokkaido 2 winters ago. It was really fun
We have skied in Niseko and recently in Myoko.
Ha ha panic is right! Goes down like this at Crested Butte too and when there is a hike involved I call it a Chinese Uphill!
oh nice. I would love to capture the Chinese uphill on camera
what a the f%€k is a Chinese uphill?
D
Ba ba ba bird bird bird bird is the word.... For 12 years, Snowbird was my home mountain. And some Alta... a little bit of Solitude... and Snow Basin... and Powder Mtn... and okay okay Brighton too... and, and, and. Utah rocks!
I'm sure you had many great powder days skiing during those 12 years!
@@RyanPraskievicz 2011 was HISTORIC. Every other day was a powder day. 690" is what's in the books, but the real number was a locals favorite; 801. 801" was measured on the mountain and is also the area code. I got the t-shirt. That's over 65 FEET of snow. Getting first trax after an Interlodge (People get locked down in the lodge until after mountain safety blows the slide paths) is beyond epic; it's galactic! With skis as wide as water skis, you still plunge waist or shoulder deep with each turn. You ski off a solid 20 or 30' and barely compact on landing. You land straight leg and then blast through your bomb hole. It's just nuts!
This video made me even more glad to live in Canada
This doesn’t happen in Canada? Where do you ski?
@@RyanPraskievicz i have never seen anything like this in my entire life haha.
I ski in BC and Quebec most times. Both are great skiing and never looks like this.
@@Whymedude888it makes sense that this wouldn’t happen when skiing in Quebec. But I bet it happens in BC.
@@RyanPraskievicz not once have i seen it. Been to many of the biggest mountains in BC and its never ever like this.
@@Whymedude888 maybe some day you will experience the powder panic in person. until then this video should give you a visual of what you are missing lol
Way to fight for your line. And that was not bad I seen that road to Provo get real crazy with a foot or more.
Road to Provo is an experience
Been there! It's why I stopped riding the Bird!
Definitely can be quite the hassle on big powder day when resorts are reporting over 1 foot and it is bluebird
I saw this ever before i shredded snowbird. Never thought id mKe it there. Thankfully its never been like this when i was there.
Being a Californian who’s never skied out of state, powder sounds like a nightmare lmao. I grew up on ice and slush 😂
Where in California do you ski?
@@RyanPraskievicz probably Tahoe
@@RyanPraskievicz big bear! Not including mammoth hahahaha
This looks fun. I actually think this is better than backcountry skiing. It's like a big party. LOL. I will stay in SLC this winter and hope to experience this once.
Party skiing.... I like that. I hope you have a great trip to Salt Lake City this winter and get to experience a deep powder ski day.
It’s not a party..it’s a race and it’s exhausting..combat skiing at its finest
I skied Snowbird on high school spring break in 1995 from Norfolk, Virginia... it dumped 6-8 inches of powder overnight every night, and was blue bird during the day everyday... I was like, "where the hell am I this place can't be real?"...
the legend is amazing and true. glad you had such a great experience skiing at snowbird. have you been back sense '95?
There is no such thing as "dumped 6-8 inches." That is a dusting.
Fresh tracks..
Yeah definitely a few fresh powder turns. Was it worth the panic?
Guess it depends if your able to be patient and find the right run..Looked like quite a few good lines about half way down that top ridge trail..
Thanks for the great video! I live in New England and we have an experience like this every Sunday. Our resorts are MUCH smaller than yours in Utah but just as crowded it seems. Also we rarely (if ever) have beautiful powder snow like you guys do, im jealous!
Thanks Rusty. Where do you ski in New England. I've had some great powder days at Killington and Sugarloaf too.
Ryan Praskievicz As a local i will let you in on the best spots: Stowe and Smugglers Notch can both be considered the toughest terrain and most challenging. Jay Peak is known for its amazing tree skiing and glades. Last but not least are Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, great places to visit bearing in mind that all of them combined still coudn't fit in one resort out west! Hidden gems are Stratton and Magic Mountain.
@@rustyshackleford3278 Good takes on everything here, EXCEPT I wouldn't call Stratton a hidden gem. Place is packed.
@@BW-pr8qr you are right, for sure! Magic Mountain nearby is the real gem
Omg that is busy . Skied off by 930
gone in 30 seconds
such an amazing video, u got the jackpot there brother
Sometimes you get lucky. Watching the video makes me excited for the upcoming ski season. Where do you ski?
I live on the east coast and went to school in VT so I have been all over here, but i have been to breck once and copper2x
Killington in Vermont is my home mountain. I live in Salt Lake City now. If you've never been skiing in Utah you should check it out.
utah is easily the best place to ski if you like deep powder and no crowds, speaking from experience
It can be very good. Resort days when it is snowing are better than bluebird days after the storm. They are much less crowded and offer free refills
Nice and dry, with a crisp chill. Oh and those lovely sparkly flakes. 👍
wyzapple the greatest snow on earth not to be confused with the neighboring state’s “champagne powder” skiing
LoL. And to know I was barely over two hours north skiing lift served powder all day without a line. You guys have it good.
where were you skiing? how deep was it?
rolling at my dude in green nearly buy it on his first turn at 1:51 lmao
Once I got passed him I was by myself. He probably hit a rock on that first turn 🤦♂️
Never had to do that anywhere i have ever skied for fresh powder.
Easy to avoid. Just ski on storm days and don’t line up for rope drops.
This looks like hell I pray my mountain never gets like this
this is easy to avoid. just don't wait for the rope drops for hours. the rest of the mountain was a ghost town that day.
Good video
Great skiing!!
That was fun
thanks happy you enjoyed it. have you ever experienced at rope drop at Snowbird?
Never seen this sort of behavior here in Canada at ski hills. Mostly everyone treats each other with civility and respect. But different cultures in different countries, i imagine.
How about Europe? A lift line in Europe is an experience...
@@RyanPraskievicz never seen this in Europe.
I mean there's peak season lift lines because most schools get off the same two weeks, but they are just long not anarchistic.
@@1makes1 haha are you calling the powder panic in the United States anarchy on the ski hill?
The fact that the video is 4:20 long is a win in its own
NOOOO THANK YOU! Too many people
Woo... in France we call that a Transumance ha ha. Reaaaally too much people
How’s it go down in France?
@@RyanPraskievicz about what bro ?
@@sfdthewilshorse how does powder panic go down at your resort?
Sorry @@RyanPraskievicz but does powder panic means the day after heavy snowfall ? And then everybody wants to ski ?
@@sfdthewilshorse yep. And everyone lining up waiting to ski
Hahah that guy at 116 was like frantically walking in place and you were like fuck that bro I'm going around
It is almost like in the frenzy for powder they forget how to ski
I love how the audio matched what is going on in the video.
what do you mean?
@@RyanPraskievicz Tension and buildup in the music from 0:00 to 0:37 showing all the crowd. The music starts to flow from 0:38 to 0:52 as you work your way to the front of the line. Tension builds again in the music until the explosion of the rope drop between 1:07 and 1:12 where everyone is scrambling. The intensity increases until you get finally get around yellow jacket at 1:20 and you are moving again, to the front. The music becomes flows again as the last green jack guy drops in around 1:53. Clamness again at about 2:26 when you float through the powder. Solitude at 2:40. A hit at 3:10 when you drop again. I have to wonder if you edited the music or if I am just reading this into what I am seeing and hearing.
@@RyanPraskievicz Are you a local? Do you do any snowmobile skiing? I've found that is the easiest way to get to the powder. But it looks like you enjoy fighting the crowd. :)
Who's in charge of the music
You're fired
haha what song would you pick for the video?
@@RyanPraskievicz You dont need music.
The last 15 seconds was nice
@@RyanPraskievicz Not elevator disco
@@peterwinters8587 what is your music choice?
The music seems to capture the vibe.
Which vibe was that?
Absolutely ZERO coincidence this video length is 4:20
I think it’s 100% coincidence
Sweet pow...looks like about 6"... good stuff!!
Of course any deeper than a few feet would need of course steeper terrain who likes to hike out...
There is nothing like a Road to Provo or Mineral rope drop. It's such a Snowbird experience and it's such a thrill every time.
Every skier must experience the powder panic once in their life!
One of the reasons why I quit skiing at resorts. I enjoy backcountry skiing where you have to climb to earn your turns.
Totally 💯 both resorts and touring have their pluses and minuses
Everyone should experience 'powder panic' on road to provo at least once in their lifetime.
Do you agree? Have you experienced the powder panic on the road to Provo while skiing Snowbird?
Ryan Praskievicz I have indeed and it was an experience unlike no other! 😂
The trick is to wait for the initial crowd to go by who usually turn in early and keep heading out over the rocks at KnuckleHead Traverse. Most people are not willing to billygoat over rocks so its fresh almost all day. High Baldy traverse is harder to get to but there is almost never lines on that one, steeper and better terrain too.
Need to find another mountain!!!! 😳
Lot of good options in Colorado
1:13 the one with the yellow jacket is fighting his imaginary friend
lot of snow snakes
@@RyanPraskievicz drunk snow nightmares
Beautiful. Love Snowbird . . .
Glad you enjoyed it. Snowbird is great. It was a beautiful day of skiing
I feel blessed that I already had the luck to track faces like this and even better ones all by myself ♤♡◇♧
You are one of lucky ones
I wonder how long the traffic jam was on the approach highway?
haha on that day traffic wasn't too bad. i think everyone on the mountain decided to line up for the rope drop. the rest of the mountain was a ghost town
To all the people here who are calling him a bitch for cutting the line, I think you all have the wrong idea. This isn't a line for a chairlift, it's a line on the flat ground to the traverse. This is powder, you go where you need to be to ski it whenever you can. you don't necessarily have 'rights' to it because you stood there first. If you want powder, especially at a place like snowbird, you have to go out and get it. Great vid, keep up the good work.
If you want good powder in the usa go to whitefish montana.
the goal of the video was to show how ridiculous these rope drops and line ups are getting. it was a fun run with good snow but probably not worth waiting in line for an hour.
Thanks for the reminder why I have a splitboard and sled
Glad to help
Glorious pow. So good!
No better than black Friday. I'll go hike in the backcountry by myself over this
Jonathan Kosyjana backcountry, back bowls, resort rope drops, deep powder it’s all fun.
Jerries should not be allowed to waste powder. Sad
It is an all you can eat powder buffet
Thanks for the video. Always wanted to ski snowbird. After seeing these crowds I think I'll stick with Mammoth n Tahoe.
good tactic to avoid the powder panic
Ha, Mammoth and Tahoe don't have anything close real powder, just sierra cement. And talking about crowded...can be in a 45 minute line to get on a lift and then the drive around the lake is an hour. I can say this with a fact as I lived there most of my life... and then got wise moved to Utah and CO. The best thing you can say about west CA skiing is that you can ski in a t-shirt and jeans
“Deep powder” lol
the gopro make everything look smaller and less deep...
That bowl is always amazkngt
Black Friday skiing😂
yeah it was like they were giving away free tvs
The size of those drifts is nuts!!
yeah they can get pretty crazy on the Road to Provo when it is windy
lolz at your "deep" powder
- Colorado skier
It was ankle deep for sure.
It's well known in the well educated ski world, Utah gets more pow than Colorado will ever dream of. Of course, you could always look up the info, Utah, by default of FACTS, gets more snow, and more frequently than CO. but, I do like skiing the basin, and crusty butt.
@@naturalsettings7098 crested butte is epic in Colorado. The hidden gem for the Colorado mountains. Snowbird in Utah and Crested butte had to be two of the best for me this season. And I hit 69 different mountains this season before Rona hit.
Glad I live in AK. The pow is all mine! Hoohoohoohoohaha😁
No powder panic skiing in AK? Where do you ski?
@@RyanPraskievicz not like this...Girdwood
@@fatamorgana4318 sweet. hope you are having an epic season up there!
@@RyanPraskievicz ya mon, today was the 17th consecutive day of snowfall on the top of the mountain. Looking good for Spring skiing. ⛷
@@fatamorgana4318 Awesome you all are lucky up there!
wow they all got way over excited for a less then thrilling run . i mean im down for a hand ful of fresh turns on thirty degree slope any day, but im not about to get agro over it.
shawn hess Road to Provo rope drops at Snowbird on bluebird powder days...
This is what east coasters do on Halloween for boiler plate
looks like black friday
black friday, cyber monday, giving tuesday, singles week, and prime day all in one
Thank god I live in France, this was hard to watch
this doesn't happen at ski resorts in France?
@@RyanPraskievicz I have never in my entire life seen anithing like this
@@leoblaschek1502 powder panic
People don't tend to queue for powder in the Alps, they just go off early to find it before the 'casual tourists' arrive.
@@AndyRoo312 the on and off piste skiing culture is definitely different in Europe.
30 seconds of freshies. well worth it
always worth it for the snow and chaos
No thanks
Just say no to the crowded powder panic when skiing
Hahaha everybody waiting for powder and then our hero goes after the trails of other skiers 🐣
The other skiers all got caught in the wind drifts
Looks like a raid from world of warcraft
I was thinking it looked like lemmings, but I can see world of warcraft too.
Ryan Praskievicz the music fits perfect for an "early 2000s" raid video montage
ROFL!
this is dope man. I live at whistler and this kinda shit happens everytime after a dump. the excitement is unreal
Yeah it gets blood flowing. It is definitely exciting. What terrain at Whistler/ Blackcomb does the powder panic happen most?
Your skis were too narrow to float
Guess the 195 cm Armada JJ AK is no longer going to cut it. What would you recommend?
@@RyanPraskievicz Pescado or Sakana float extremely easy even at lower speeds
@@TJIzzy Armada AK JJ, 195cm
Dimensions (mm): 131-141-120-138-12
@@RyanPraskievicz 158-125-144 + Swallowtail wouldn't float a lot better? lol
@@TJIzzy swallowtail was what I was missing. Best skis I’ve skied for float ever were the armada args. Trying to ski back to the lift on the groomer was a challenge but they ripped in the powder
Wow. I’ll never understand why people think that is fun.
It was fun
Avalanche danger is extremely high on that side of the mountain. The wait is to allow them time to set charges and survey the dangers.
yep lot's of hang fire from above in Pipeline and off the Twins into the Road to Provo traverse.
Backcountry or heliski day with those conditions
for sure. back bowls for the win. can I come heliskiing with you?
I live in Switzerland so that might be a problem
The Bird sucks! You won't see people pushing each other for pow unless Little Cottonwood is closed and you all come to Brighton! Go to Solitude! Actually don't go there either. PC will welcome you with open arms.
One star only at Snowbird.
pc will welcome you with open arms and 1/2 the daily snowfall totals... and they won't open their good terrain until ages after the storm...
bien , jolie video
Merci 👍
And this is why you go to alta instead
but only if you are a skier right? does alta have a tram yet?
@@RyanPraskievicz No but they don't need one, it's more for tourism. But yeah, only skiers!
@@LJ-un1hb what about the back bowls?
@@RyanPraskievicz You mean mineral basin? That's one of my favorite spots in the world. Obviously Snowbird's an incredible mountain but there's just something special about Alta
@@LJ-un1hb oh yeah so many great places to ski in and off piste in Little Cottonwood.
Looks like black Friday shopping, no thanks. I like the solitude of me and the mtn. Not a rat race.
Agree. You could easily choose any of the other runs at Snowbird which at that time were nice and empty.
@@RyanPraskievicz absolutely 👍
Snowbird is awesome, but didn’t like the line cutting and super lame music choice...
what about the skiing?
Right on, rude line cutting
Wish i was there that looks heavenly!
Andrew Jensen March is a great time to come ski at Snowbird an experience the heavenly bluebird conditions yourself. As Warren Miller said “If you don’t do it this year you’ll be a year older when you do”
I’m from New Hampshire, I learned to ski when I was 5 but I wouldn’t like to ski in such deep powder🎿
If you learned how to ski in New Hampshire on the ice you could definitely ski powder and have fun doing it at Snowbird.
Good call. Utah sucks anyways. It never snows and the terrain is horrible. Maybe I'll try the back bowls at Breck.
The reason i live threw summer thanks for sharing! For a split second the experience of riding sliding or gliding on untracked snow is to me like walking on the moon , why would someone give a thumbs down, they have never hiked or post holed or cut the boot pack for first tracks!
David Brasche glad you appreciate the video and the pure joy of skiing. Sometimes people forget skiing is supposed to be fun. It is easy to be a hater in the comments section on TH-cam. I hope you get many deep bluebird powder ski days next season!
You threw summer, how far?
Damn that was pretty f’d up to step in front of people like that 🖕🏻
There was space to ski and people who got caught up with each other and snow drifts. The isn’t a lift line. You can ski up to the rope line and drop in
I was there waiting in line too that day. What a frenzy
deep powder?!???!
pathetic shallow powder is a better description...
I guess you had to be there. Everything looks smaller on the GoPro.