Snowbird UT "HIGH DEFIANCE" (rarely opened)

[@randomdude6136]

Be careful following “tracks” at snowbird. Crazy people ski there

[@greasyrails2571]

Loooool I got a mountain like that but I trust the tracks

[@Glowtrey]

Yeah learnt dat the hard way 😂

[@Acehen3]

Yeah learned that the hard way. Followed some tracks through the trees and ended up at a 15 foot cliff

[@lanceschamberg8764]

😂😂😂

[@minhquando100]

but if you're also one of these crazy people, then it's ok lol.

[@DRL1320]

Kudos to you, man! Near end, you comment, "might not look steep" and I was like, "looks like where summer hikers rappel straight down!" 😆

[@reddottx]

Normally the camera flattens runs but no camera was going to take the steep out of that one. Wow.

[@brandonwilliam2618]

I’m sure it’s still steeper than it looks which is crazy

[@urchopped5661]

@@brandonwilliam2618 oh yeah definitely this probably looks crazy in real life

[@BumpSplat1]

@@urchopped5661 Confirmed. Skiing anywhere else has been a disappointment after I moved.

[@michaelczorniak8516]

Reminds me of Paradise at Mad River Glen. Great job there.

[@Polychromophilia]

Much tighter trees at MRG. Glades out west are wide open by comparison

[@billjones4986]

Skied Snowbird once back in 85.alta as well.Solitude.Snowbird just stood out to me.Look back was nust nothing like it.

[@BumpSplat1]

You're killing me. That area was my stomping ground 150 days a year for 5 years!! It's not steeper than 45degrees, but it's amazingly steep tree skiing. I lived for Gad II thunder bowl tree skiing. That area is open quite often if you're there everyday. That place is off the hook a couple week days after a powder dump. Missing it right now.

[@bob15479]

the exact spot he was standing on was easily 45 degrees. not the slope overall tho.

[@BumpSplat1]

@@bob15479 I guess it's a matter of the distance you're measuring.

[@ttank7241]

if he could add a little hook/pop to the end of his turns, with a downhill pole plant, it would slow him down and set up his next turn right away.

[@bobschnittman2856]

nice skiing!! can't wait for the season to start!!!

[@davidfillmore3151]

Lesson from this video: avoid High Defiance.

[@DooBee-uv4vw]

"...doesn't look steep..." oh, man, does it ever look steep. not sure if it was the camera angle or the tree for perspective, but that last 'chute' looked crazy.

[@ljg3productions630]

That was dope man nice work

[@chadrew6]

You’re not a good enough skier to be skiing this terrain

[@BumpSplat1]

I wasn't going to say that because I was being nice. The side slipping kills me. I lived on this run for years, link your turns damn it! OK, I'm better now....

[@BumpSplat1]

@@robertstevens1766 anyone can get down anything. Gravity and side slipping makes it so.

[@mtadams2009]

@@BumpSplat1 Its a progression and often it's just getting used to the higher game. Many years ago, I started skiing with a group of people who skied above my pay grade, and I often felt uncomfortable and slow. Slowly that all changed and what once seemed crazy steep and tight felt normal. He will be fine, and he is hurting no one.

[@BumpSplat1]

@@mtadams2009 My comment stays true with your words. I only complain when they side slip a tight chute and I have to get creative on entry and exit. We all start somewhere, Snowbird isn't for the faint of heart.

[@Timk0810]

July 22, 2024 Currently 100° in the valley. I can't wait :)

[@DRMET]

With 900 inches of snow, some people can still find rocks to ski on.

[@rd264]

snowbird webpage says less than 400 inches of snow this season, to date 2-21-24

[@DRMET]

@@rd264 Nextdoor Alta passed 420" this week.

[@MrShovelBottom]

5:07 here is where I would shit my pants

[@PCLABAR25]

The video never does the steepness worthy!!

[@onebristle]

Where is Ur ski buddy ? One misplaced turn, eqpt. Malfunction or Injury and ur taking a loooong nap in a tree well!!! Always have a ski buddy with you

[@BumpSplat1]

Tree wells are minor in these conditions. On a powder day, now that's a different story.

[@Yingatol]

Sick AF

[@garygech]

Those look like Black Crow Capitus. Black Crow Justis would have skied easier, more properly matched to this slope. I like Snowbird.

[@kaizenconroy4621]

Literally nothing happens. Kiffa: “wooooh”

[@JohnSmith-ee7gf]

No helmet? Harder than steel.

[@austinobaker95]

Ski a 45 degree angle they said. It’s not dangerous they said

[@cdawg9149]

Now my legs are tired.

[@davidspain1952]

Steepest place to ski in the U.S.? Nowhere in America do I get as nervous looking over the edge of in-bounds runs.

[@smumm]

Then you haven't been to enough places. There are plenty of resorts that have sustained near verticle in bound runs. Squaw, Kirkwood, A Basin, Winter Park, Jackson Hole to name a few that are in the U.S. let alone another large handful in Canada. If you really want to scare the skis off your feet take a trip to Kicking Horse in Golden B.C.

[@anthonysteen56]

@@smumm fun fact, the average angle of snowbird is stepper than JH. Also you see how this entire run is in the shadow…JH has less than 10% of their runs with this aspect. In my opinion the dirty bird is the best steep skiing INBOUNDS mountain in N. America. JH has too much eastern aspect. KH doesn’t get enough snow. Kirkwood’s snow has too much water density. Same with Whistler. A basin has the terrain but not enough snow. Winter Park doesn’t have enough pucker factor terrain.

[@schatzfired2239]

@@anthonysteen56 I will tell u a basin def got some wicked steep shit. The front gullies are a sustained pitch of 48 degrees or more

[@michaellinkroum4803]

Looks tight like some of those New England glade runs!

[@averagejojofan8649]

Try crested butte and all of the steeps there. Crazy hard and if you don’t know where you are going, you could die.

[@thefrogggy100]

pretty good, but i must say there were more cuts in the video than vertical feet you travelled on the run.

[@benconn4441]

average black crow skier, just way over there head and sideslipping

[@jpark8444]

Not many linked turns here. Perhaps the pucker factor for Kiffa was a little too high. I've been on this run many times and it is a blast.

[@anthonyjcaiazzojr8082]

Not bad.

[@tomvansoelen6557]

This does not look like fun at all. Give me a groomer any day!!

[@BumpSplat1]

It's a lot like spicey food, you either live for it, or you don't. Personally, dial it up to a 10/10 for me!