April shower might bring May flowers. But they also provide the perfect amount of wind buffed snow to spruce up the Chimney and and get ‘er ready it for a very hungry Squallywood populous. This past Friday saw the largest Chimney session of the season, here’s what went down:
The Sweep
- Fast and firm wind buff
- Moderate air out the bottom
- Perfect Transition
Center Line
- 4 foot cornice drop in
- A few inches of pow on a perfect ramp in
- Moderately large air out the bottom
- Right to left booter or left to right smooth air options
Easy Street
- Icy death strip up top
- A bit o’ boot out the bottom
- Perfect pow landing
- Definitely not so easy
With more snow in the forecast, it’s more than probable that we will be seeing the Chimney once again. If it’s not going to snow in December, January, or February, we might as well get it in April!
Here’s the rundown of our favorable week ahead:
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Snow showers. Low around 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday: Snow showers. High near 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 26. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday: Snow likely. Cloudy and breezy, with a high near 33.
Thursday Night: Snow. Cloudy and breezy, with a low around 24.
Squaw Valley, 4000 skiable acres yet the authors of Unofficial Squaw can only seem to ski the same 10 every day.
It’s like the same write up and video every other day. I mean without the chimney the authors have nothing else to cover or write about.
I see Brennan Lagasse has a new article. I’ll go read how post knowing I’ll get an informative story with exceptional photos.
right… because the chimney is open every day. its easy and boring too. Go stand at the top and then bitch… bitch.
You know wha’ they say.
See a broad to get that bodiac lay’er down an’ smack ‘em yack ‘em.
Col’ got to be! Yo!
Sheeeeeeeeet
I agree with u heckler! The palisades is the most over rated zone at squaw! Durning this video I was anticipating something gnarly….
Watched entire video and those are 3 minutes of my life that I will never get back!
fag
That’s all you got? Why waste your time?
Thanks for the post! I was wondering when the footage was going to make it up. Friday was sweet!!
really? A negative vote for that comment? You guys are so cool you don’t even know what to do with yourselves!
Heckler does have a point here. Don’t get me wrong Chimney is cool, and most lines are burly but I don’t feel it lives up to the unofficial hype.
I for one agree entirely with “Heckler”. Unofficial tends to pump out low quality, increasingly repetitive articles, videos, and “reports”. They then spam facebook and any other social networking media they can get their hands on with their mediocre posts, normally adding a provocative or misleading title in a desperate attempt to gain as much attention, or as many “views” as possible. Why? BECAUSE THEY MAKE MONEY OFF OF EVERY SINGLE VIEW THIS FORMERLY INTERESTING NOW EXCEPTIONALLY PLAYED WEBSITE GETS. I personally think the degradation of this sites quality has been steady and obvious; and if nothing is done to counteract this trend, unofficial will lose 100% of its radness. If I don’t respond to this its probably because i’m doing my very best to avoid coming back to this website and giving Myles any more free money.
That being said I don’t know why Eric Bryant is sponsored, i shred SO much harder then that guy.
^For the record I like Eric.
I don’t mind then making money. More power to them. I just would like to see articles other then chimney coverage.
1. unofficial is not even breakeven on operating income
2. last year there were 1/10 posts as there are now
3. you still come here everyday
4. miles is a broke ass, working hard to deliver content to people (most of the variety that can’t be in the mountains everyday), so is eric, so are they all.
5. I’m so much radder than you, it’s actually kind of funny.
agreed. used to be super rad, now is a bunch of blah…..could be the season, how the lack of snow effected it…..but theres a bunch of snow SOMEWHERE….. aka….AK
Great footage. thanks for that-
* I’ll go read his post knowing I’ll get an informative story with exceptional photos.*
Stupid smart phone about as uneducated as I am.
Do snowboarders ever hit the chimney? Seems like I never see em’ on these/any videos. I need to go and prove myself with a straight line.
http://unofficialnetworks.com/2011/03/29/falling-palisades-squaw-valley/
I saw two boarders hit it friday! Neither rode out clean but one guy dropped center line! Ballsy on a board if you ask me!!
3 snowboarders including myself attempted the chimney that day. None of us landed it, and I assume that’s why unofficial didn’t include it in the video. If you can do it cleanly, then go stomp it next chimney session! I think the chimney is scary as s%$*, and it’s hard to land on a board.
Yea mad snowboarders hit that shit….unofficial squaw just never puts up videos of snowboarders. SKIING ONLY……wack
glad i’m not the only one who thinks chimney posts every single day are annoying.
This is the just the footage from Friday, something I was waiting for. Not sure how its annoying to see video of dudes dropping gnarly lines! And if you don’t think the chimney is gnarly, you’ve never looked down it, let alone hit it.
I’ve looked down it, I’ve hit it. Skied and snowboarded it. Its not that gnarly. Sure its steep, fast and can be technical depending on which line you are riding. But posting everyday, then showing video that looks like every other video posted about the chimney this year, it is played out.
Show us something different, video something other then the same spots each time the authors post.
you are a liar!!!! Someone who has actually hit chimney would not respond with “I’ve looked down it, I’ve hit it. Skied and snowboarded it. Its not that gnarly” … so quit fucking lying to us just because you know we can’t prove you’ve never hit it.
If you’re so sick of chimney posts and want something other than the “same spots each time” … go make your own video of yourself getting “gnarly” lines. If the chimney is “not that gnarly” to you, go make a video of something gnarlier instead of asking to be shown. Surely you were somewhere getting radder than the guys in the chimney friday, so show us you fucking pussy.
Hook, line & sinker. Another one in the boat.
Sorry brodude, no need to prove anything. I’ve been skiing that mountain since I was in my mothers womb. God rest her soul.
Time to get more bait in the water. This trolling is great today.
Thnx bye
don’t get it twisted Heckler…. I stopped replying to you in earnest a long time ago, brah
if you don’t enjoy this footage this website isnt for you
So whY you are saying is. You’d like to see all chimney everyday. Sort of what we are getting now.
If you are really so sick of chimney posts why the fuck did you click on it?!? GO AWAY FAG SACK.
To small to young, grow up and maybe next time I’ll eat yeah
This chimney you speak of does not look that rad….straighlining a little bitty chute seems pretty lame……
Flame Away!
Hi i’m heckler. I have a desk job and ski 20-30 days a year. My life sucks so hard that I make myself feel better by wasting hours upon hours upon hours of my life telling other people how much they suck. I feel better about myself when I talk like I’m a bad ass in a slowly crafted, typed response, because I’m not nearly smart enough to be this witty in a face to face situation. My online persona allows me to forget that I’m sitting at a computer desk sucking at life and winning all of these online mini battles/arguments with people is the only thing keeping me from killing myself.
Funny because, by using your IP address I can tell you have commented over ten times using a different screen name seven times. Now you tell me who is hiding.
I usually post on here as Erngully or shutup. NOBODY IS HIDING. Just changing the screen name to match what I’m saying in the post… figure it out
YOU on the other hand took the time to look up IP addresses. That pretty much just makes you a loser.
Faster, faster, keep bailing water. Your ship is sinking.
Thats two responses and no come back. sinking? bailing water? some wannabe trolling metaphor? nice try. still waiting for a legitimate comeback
Me 1
Heckler 0
I’ll call it a day at that.
thats 8… wait no… 9 different screen names. Thats your best shot? Not as good as some of your others. I guess part of my post must have made you insecure to warrant an offensive attack. Poor form.
Ah, another funerail ride up and another idiot responding to my post. Oh wait It’s the same old idiot you feels compelled to respond back. Keep them coming if you are really good you might win.
might win? I won when you started checking IP addresses.
Congratulation! You win one internets.
and how is it that you are checking IP addresses from the “funerail” again?
Hahahahaha, I’ve been banned from replying.
He’s probably right… huh?
Sorry were not all TRUST FUND BABIES that could ski every day….some of us have to work for a living you stupid idiot!
That is why a majority of us locals could only ski or ride for 30 +- days a season!
Keep feeding off that TRUST FUND!
You don’t know what rel life is!!
wow, buddy, where did that come from..? relax, I thought all you locals were all chilled out….. smoke a bowl or something
IM PRETTY FUCKIN FAR from a trust fund baby. My family lives in the midwest, I have not received ONE dime of support from my parents since my 18th birthday. Sorry that I worked hard, got a college degree (via student loans, not a TRUST FUND), and now have a job in the industry where I work my ass off and get to ski 100+ days a year. Yeah I want to eventually make more money than I am right now, but my job supports my lifestyle at the moment. Im really sorry for that. Really sorry.
But go ahead and pass judgement because you are jealous in your chair at your desk job. I ski almost every day. I think its sad that you think in order to live in “REAL LIFE” you have to work at a desk 40 hours a week. Sounds like someone needs to switch to a job they enjoy more.
hahaha this guy is hilarious. keep one username and ill pay to see you and heckler and the rest of unofficial go at it every day. heckler is eating you alive by the way.
great video, best production value of pretty much any unofficial video i’ve seen.
Now that was funny. Production value. hahahahaha
It took me 6 hours to complete this edit prick!
Six hours for three minutes of straight cuts? Not even a fade or effect. No flash cuts or quick edits. Damn dude, I’m sorry that computer editing is not one of your skills.
Yeah come one Eric try and be up to Heckler’s standards here, remember he edits for MSP and knows his shit, thats why he’s able to sit on unofficial all day and post the most insanely idiotic comments ever like the douche he is.
If this was my comment my name would be in blue…took me more like 62.375 hours if my calculations are correct
sick lines. thanks for the vid
How? I have more intranets skills then you
> I have more intranets skill then you
> forgot to click reply
i like to turn…sorry!
seems like wasted time…there seems to be so many rad spots at sqaw
Where was the shot of the poacher? and the chimney is gnarly……..most of these comments must be from a bunch of alpine meadows skiers or something….
shoot me an email to [email protected] and ill get you that footy
sorry dude i meant, ktmyen@ymail
heckler is a fucking loser with nothing constructive to say or do and is obviously dying for attention. cut off your responses and the problem is solved.
Thank you for the keeping the troll fed. I love it.
Born to lose, ride to live.
Thnx bye
Heckler, question….. what do you get out of this “game” your playing on Unofficial?….. once you come up with your answer, ask yourself, Is it sad?
I grab a dog. I choke him and I kick the shit out of him. All day long got my foot up a dog’s ass. Just bang, bang, bang up his ass.
That’s my pleasure.
Does that answer your question?
OK, Thnx bye
I think that does answer my question, thank you
Just shut up and ski.
One of the funniest fucking movies of all time.. Don’t nobody go in the bathroom for about 35, 45 minutes
Freedom of speech Fag! If u don’t like it then don’t read it!
It’s that simple!
heckler votes for his own posts. lol
I noticed that too!
not only does he vote for his own posts, he changes computers/IP addresses so he can vote multiple times.
the birds were pelicans, not ducks. seriously!
Hella brah! Hella!
I vibe!!! Rasta!
What’s up with them coyotes?