High winds, icy ridges and a faceplant... still better than work -Pics

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After a long warm spell of sunshine and temps in the 50s around here, Mother Nature was visited by Aunt Floe this week. And it is nasty out there. The drive from Idaho Falls to Star Valley was held to 35mph (not by the weather... by some idiot in a Subaru). But smoked him in a corner dropping into Conant Valley. The roads were brilliant white with a nice polish on them, and the cross winds were hitting 50mph (I'm just guessing, maybe it was only 12mph). It was one of those days were you almost wonder if riding is going to be worth the trip. Just kidding. Those days don't exist.

 

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David McClure, Rob Kincaid, Jared Sessions, Rocky Young, Kevin M. and myself met up in Wyoming. Almost one truck each.

Frat party.

 

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The southwest faces of the high slopes are covered in a thick layer of ice. We had rolled sleds, stuck sleds, spin-outs and tree-well bombs. And that was just me.

But all the snow that fell in Idaho yesterday blew across the state and settled on the leeward side of this ridge. It was deeeeep.

Jared

 

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Kincaid

 

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Hill help needed on aisle 4.

And away he goes...

 

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Rocky spectates as Jared busts back over the ridge on his turbo.

 

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McClure

 

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McMore McClure

 

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Jared

 

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McClure and Kincaid

 

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MC

 

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Jared

 

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McClure. Sessions says later "I was going to turn around and tell you the landing was flat, but you were already in the air."

 

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A hole like this has a story behind it, and Kincaid is a master story teller. This one involved a sunken sled, swimming, a miraculous save, a fishing float tube, helicopter and a ultimately these pants getting too close to a very large fire. (No, he wasn't the one who sunk... just the one who fished the sled back out.)

 

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Jared

 

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McClure

 

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The edge of the fricken earth.

 

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The southwest faces of the high slopes are covered in a thick layer of ice. We had rolled sleds, stuck sleds, spin-outs and tree-well bombs. And that was just me.

But all the snow that fell in Idaho yesterday blew across the state and settled on the leeward side of this ridge. It was deeeeep.

Jared

That is the best looking wrap! Great shots. Wish it would have been sunny.

 

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That is the best looking wrap! Great shots. Wish it would have been sunny.

X2...subtle but smooth.

2 inches of new amounts to a lot when its all blown into one small area.