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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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more please.......
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@offpisteskiing, Geography today then 
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@AndAnotherThing.., exactly!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Tease!
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The shutdown is going to last for months. Good idea to spin this out so we have something to look forward to every day rather than a Netflix style binge.
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Yes please. Great report.
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Great report, always nice to see your trips posted here.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Good post.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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The unpronounceable mountain is tashtambek tor bashi.
Perhaps not while you were there but slab avalanches are definitely a concern too. As you say due to the climate base is usually facets, so any slab forming on top is prone to slide.
For anyone interested in a future trip there is now quite a few options in Kyrgyzstan now. Great lodge in jyrgalan which also offers horse skiing (ride up on horse and ski down). Few backcountry lodges around jyrgalan and the valleys between jyrgalan and karakol. Ski resort in karakol. Cat ski lodge in sussamyr. For the adventurous you can ski on the peak Lenin glacier during summer, it's even possible to ski from the summit 7100m.
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| boarder2020 wrote: |
| The unpronounceable mountain is tashtambek tor bashi. |
That's the bunny - a properly spectacular mountain!
| boarder2020 wrote: |
| Perhaps not while you were there but slab avalanches are definitely a concern too. As you say due to the climate base is usually facets, so any slab forming on top is prone to slide. |
Yep - exactly the reason why in 2012 we were unable to really get up into the alpine and onto the bigger lines. We lucked out this year in that there had been a really long spell of good weather leading up to when we went in so the slab problem was almost non-existent.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Now we're talking
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Poster: A snowHead
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Always nice to see great recent skiing / boarding pics but awesome at times such as these.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Wow looks quite an adventure!
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Wow looks quite an adventure!
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Yes and no. It's off the beaten path for sure, the culture is certainly different to "the west", and you won't see too many other skiers there (although the numbers keep rising each year). It's not some crazy zabardast style expedition though, generally the infrastructure for ski touring is pretty developed now, there a quite a few catered yurts in the area of this trip report. There is even a heli ski op.
Of course that's not to say some crazy expedition style stuff is not possible, there are plenty of vast isolated areas of the Pamirs and tian Shan. However, it's not necessary or what the vast majority are doing
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Arno wrote: |
Pretty sure I suffered one of the side effects of Dr Nick's flu drugs right there in 2012
Happy memories but I wish I could forget details like that  |
I did spare a thought for you when we crossed that ridge a couple of times..!
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| boarder2020 wrote: |
For anyone interested in a future trip there is now quite a few options in Kyrgyzstan now. |
For anyone interested in a future trip I am running another week there in Feb 2021...
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Perhaps you should post up some details of the proposed trip here.
Do you take a guide with you? (This seems a sensible approach taken by many European group trips out there as it is difficult to find a qualified local guide).
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| boarder2020 wrote: |
Perhaps you should post up some details of the proposed trip here.
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I generally try and avoid being overtly commercial on here... admin has his own trips to sell and I try to respect that. Those who may be interested should be able to track me down without too much hassle (post signature for example...)...
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Result. Looked like a big and super fun day!!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@BobinCH, certainly was!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| offpisteskiing wrote: |
| boarder2020 wrote: |
Perhaps you should post up some details of the proposed trip here.
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I generally try and avoid being overtly commercial on here... admin has his own trips to sell and I try to respect that. Those who may be interested should be able to track me down without too much hassle (post signature for example...)... |
So it explain why it doesn’t read quite like a typical “trip report”. you’re running the trip.
Not saying there’s anything wrong. Just that I was expecting a “TR” from a client’s perspective.
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@abc, it's hardly a secret on these forums!
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You know it makes sense.
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| offpisteskiing wrote: |
| @abc, it's hardly a secret on these forums! |
It’s not a secret. Just I didn’t realize it. So I was a bit confused reading it.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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@inspark, #busted...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Supoerb
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Excellent TR. Looks like a great trip.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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As Bill Bryson has exploited in his travel books, what people imagine is usually far more interesting than the truth!
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@Orange200, exactly... sometimes not being able to read much of the local lingo is a bonus
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