Comments on: The Point of the Mountain http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html The Adventures of Grizzly Adam Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grizzly Adam http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2710 Grizzly Adam Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:01:55 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2710 Planning on Cholla. A massive storm could change my mind. Planning on Cholla. A massive storm could change my mind.

]]> By: mark http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2708 mark Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:18:56 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2708 Believe it or not, point of the mountain is geologically part of the Oquirrh range. So calling it westernmost part of the wasatch isn't quite right. Supposedly it was a massive sandbar in Lake Bonneville. The Wasatch range also has a bit of a crescent shape to it, so the portions of the range around Nephi and Box Elder county are possibly a bit further west. OK, I'm done nitpicking you about a topic I know next to nothing about. I only know that Oquirrh/sandbar bit because Watcher did a post about what sort of trees to plant at my house and included a mini geology lesson. I had always just assumed the point was the remnants of the glacial moraine from Dry creek. Perhaps that's where the sand for the sand bar came from. I imagine Lucy J. could tell us since she's an actual geologist. Anyway, nice line. Would have liked to have made it out there. Looking forward to some good skiing this week as a sort of severance pop. You heading down to race Cholla this weekend? Believe it or not, point of the mountain is geologically part of the Oquirrh range. So calling it westernmost part of the wasatch isn’t quite right. Supposedly it was a massive sandbar in Lake Bonneville. The Wasatch range also has a bit of a crescent shape to it, so the portions of the range around Nephi and Box Elder county are possibly a bit further west.

OK, I’m done nitpicking you about a topic I know next to nothing about. I only know that Oquirrh/sandbar bit because Watcher did a post about what sort of trees to plant at my house and included a mini geology lesson. I had always just assumed the point was the remnants of the glacial moraine from Dry creek. Perhaps that’s where the sand for the sand bar came from. I imagine Lucy J. could tell us since she’s an actual geologist.

Anyway, nice line. Would have liked to have made it out there. Looking forward to some good skiing this week as a sort of severance pop. You heading down to race Cholla this weekend?

]]> By: Aaron http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2702 Aaron Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:10:19 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2702 Too bad you didn't snap that cliff picture a few seconds later - right as I launched off of them. I was actually going for the Astronaut look with the helmet, BTW. Too bad you didn’t snap that cliff picture a few seconds later – right as I launched off of them.

I was actually going for the Astronaut look with the helmet, BTW.

]]> By: Grizzly Adam http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2701 Grizzly Adam Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:13:57 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2701 He said he wanted to look like a Nascar driver. You just never know what's going on in the heads of those splitboarders... He said he wanted to look like a Nascar driver. You just never know what’s going on in the heads of those splitboarders…

]]> By: Grizzly Adam http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2700 Grizzly Adam Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2700 We skinned some of the way. The snow was slick enough that on the steep stuff we felt booting was more efficient. HAd it been just a little softer, we'd had been on skin most of the way. We skinned some of the way. The snow was slick enough that on the steep stuff we felt booting was more efficient. HAd it been just a little softer, we’d had been on skin most of the way.

]]> By: bart gillespie http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2698 bart gillespie Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:29:01 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2698 enjoyed the post, nice BW pics! why not skin up? I have been up that way in hard snow and only had to boot the the last pitch? enjoyed the post, nice BW pics! why not skin up? I have been up that way in hard snow and only had to boot the the last pitch?

]]> By: Jared http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2696 Jared Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:45:17 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2696 Great post. The mountains always look good from the valley, but it's a different feeling once you are in them. Great post. The mountains always look good from the valley, but it’s a different feeling once you are in them.

]]> By: dug http://grizzlyadam.net/2010/03/the-point-of-the-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-2695 dug Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:43:33 +0000 http://epicriding.com/?p=2599#comment-2695 epic. epic adam (and aaron). did aaron hike with his helmet on all day? epic. epic adam (and aaron).

did aaron hike with his helmet on all day?

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