Slaying Kirkwood’s Nooks And Crannies

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6 жыл бұрын

During my trip to Lake Tahoe, I decided to check out Kirkwood, one of the best decisions of the trip. When I arrived I was greeted by some of the most epic terrain I’ve ever seen. I started off by exploring a unique zone called The Fingers, which felt like skiing through a cave. I made my way over to The Wall, where I dropped a very intimidating straightline called Once Is Enough. After a few more laps, Thunder Saddle/Vista Ridge opened. I dropped Hell’s Delight, then made a careful descent of The Handrail, then ripped some powder on Shot 5. I finish the day with Ski School Chute and Norm’s Nose. I definitely need to make a return trip.
What’s that line?? Now you know:)
0:01 Once Is Enough (unmarked)
0:17 The Fingers (unmarked)
0:34 Notch Chute
0:49 The Fingers (unmarked)
1:02 Dick’s Drop
1:27 Vista (unmarked)
1:42 Hell’s Delight
2:04 The Handrail (unmarked)
2:39 Top Of The Wall (unmarked)
2:50 Norm’s Nose
3:08 Ski School Chute (unmarked)
3:18 Upper Sisters Chute (unmarked)
3:35 Sister Chute
3:45 The Fingers (unmarked)

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@extreme_ryan_delena 6 жыл бұрын

0:01 Once Is Enough (unmarked) 0:17 The Fingers (unmarked) 0:34 Notch Chute 0:49 The Fingers (unmarked) 1:02 Dick’s Drop 1:27 Vista (unmarked) 1:42 Hell’s Delight 2:04 The Handrail (unmarked) 2:39 Top Of The Wall (unmarked) 2:50 Norm’s Nose 3:08 Ski School Chute (unmarked) 3:18 Upper Sisters Chute (unmarked) 3:35 Sister Chute 3:45 The Fingers (unmarked)

@clari1 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for this!

@24carrot_ 2 жыл бұрын

The Handrail looks insane!

@thatrandomname422 Жыл бұрын

Where can u find the handrail

@MrYanimal 2 жыл бұрын

Love this vid. Not only are you accomplishing some great lines, but your camera work is excellent! You're showing where you should be looking when taking on the steeps and nailing it. So much better than clips with lower half of frame focused on skis, upper half the next 5 ft of down. Kudos.

@AnthonyRestuccia Жыл бұрын

I did Once is Enough in March of 1999 (the only time I've been to Kirkwood). When I hit the open space, I hadn't prepared for the deeper snow and I exploded in a yard sale. lol. Took me a minute to find my buried skis. :)

@extreme_ryan_delena Жыл бұрын

Sounds gnarly!

@vifcole 6 жыл бұрын

WOW, I didn't realize Kirkwood was so crazy. It looks beautiful

@extreme_ryan_delena 6 жыл бұрын

V.I.F. Yup, Everything in between the left side of Vista Ridge and the right side of Wagon Wheel Bowl is freerider paradise.

@vifcole 6 жыл бұрын

By the way, I know you've been asked this before but what skis are you using? Being from Ohio, I have no experience with powder skis and even if I did, it wouldn't be on powder, which leads me to one more question: do they also carve ok on groomers? I don't ski out west as much as you but just enough that I've struggled through many powder days when I'm stuck on basically racing skis.

@extreme_ryan_delena 6 жыл бұрын

V.I.F. I have Blizzard Bonafides for most days, they are a 98 under foot so they do well on powder 1 ft and under and they carve like a beast on the groomers. I have Blizzard Zero Gs for ski touring and deep powder, but I have tried them on groomers well my other pair was in the shop. They are 108s with no metal edge, so you float on any powder, they do work on groomers but it’s a different experience. You need to be very good with your edging skills and you will have to suffer through an ice day. Having tried both pairs, I like the 98s better, for you I would recommend anything between 98 and 102, with a real edge and flat tails. That way you get high performance on the groomers at your home hill, and out west you can ski powder without a problem. It’s unlikely you’ll get snow deep enough to make those unusable. It’s not always 3 foot deep powder out there, sometimes they have ice days too.

@vifcole 6 жыл бұрын

Extreme Ryan Delena yeah believe me I've seen plenty of ice days out there too, but certainly want to be able to take advantage of the power days when they come. But that's really cool thanks for the advice

@olivercloseoff9486 4 жыл бұрын

@@extreme_ryan_delena dont forget the palisades

@noernqknonepq8024 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap! I had the pleasure of being out in Kirkwood around the same time and never knew there was anything like this hiding around there! Thank you for showing us where some of the craziest chutes are and for having the guts to bomb them!!

@extreme_ryan_delena 5 жыл бұрын

noernqknonepq thanks man, you just have to poke around!

@willschwam427 3 жыл бұрын

i was here last week in horrible icy conditions just to watch this

@SnowboardProCamp Жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@asantucci 2 жыл бұрын

Title of the video does not disappoint; this was some sick skiing! Thanks for the tour.

@TheStephenRibero 5 жыл бұрын

Snow looks amazing on this trip

@ankurabichandani9673 Жыл бұрын

wow! great skiing and beautiful day as well.

@weirdbeard1980 3 жыл бұрын

Never knew the name of any of those spots but I've skied most. That first chute is so much scarier than it looks in the video.

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

Lol it was tight that year!

@laxcoach76marchand42 2 жыл бұрын

Sick lines! Slaying them with style.

@foresterforester763 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video dude! Looks fun!

@billgabert9902 5 жыл бұрын

Dude you are a maniac!! Awesome footage!

@extreme_ryan_delena 5 жыл бұрын

bill Gabert thanks man!

@rjvcolorado Жыл бұрын

Nothing at kirkwood is longer than 100' or steep... They really need to open "The Cirque"

@launcharmy5302 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@stevearmintrout9741 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing in the world beats Kirk on a powder day. Can't believe you skied these all on one trip. Took me years to figure out the names / locations and you checked off pretty much every classic.

@ryanholleran7013 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@powdertrax9742 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a killer resort

@jeffreymanczuk7420 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that video was amazing. str8 gnar

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man glad you liked it

@themiluandcanelashow5786 6 жыл бұрын

You da man!

@masongandy6719 Жыл бұрын

Thank you gotta try and find some of these

@snsproduc 2 жыл бұрын

This is the reason why Kirkwood is the best, you really can't get terrain like this at other resorts or not at the level of Kirkwood

@doctordanger4165 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh, That knife edge line on the top was sick, not sure of the name, though the drop off either side look like gloom and doom! Mega Props!

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

That’s called The Handrail. It was definitely scary doing that for the first time. Guys who know it probably huck it no problem but it was intense having no idea what was coming next.

@loganmiller6070 6 жыл бұрын

Wow... The carves look good and looks like some pow💨🤑

@extreme_ryan_delena 6 жыл бұрын

Logan Miller oh yeah! 11 inches overnight

@loganmiller6070 6 жыл бұрын

Extreme Ryan Delena beautiful

@estherlyondelsordo6393 10 ай бұрын

Had to check out your video with the most views 👏

@extreme_ryan_delena 10 ай бұрын

Yup lol for whatever reason this is the one. I suppose not a bad one

@timford3599 8 ай бұрын

Handrail looked like a "Do it, or Die Trying." You schussed it with no fear or trepidation. During the mid-eighty's when I lived on the South Shore Nevada side We'd go down to Kirkwood (My favorite) or up to Sugar Bowl over the Donner Summit. Both areas have some knarly chutes and, when the day is done you know you've skied your "money's worth!" I would've loved trying Handrail especially on a good snow day like you had in this video but, unfortunately I did not know where it was or even if it existed. Really nice video by the way I added a like and subscribed!

@extreme_ryan_delena 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that a lot. Yeah Handrail lives below hell’s delight and good snow definitely helps take the sting off that gnarly spine. Sugar Bowl has been on my list for quite some time, I’d love to make it happen one of these years.

@Kevron4000 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute Ninja

@hoodratthings4088 3 жыл бұрын

I hit dicks drop on a 172 snowboard. Tail clipped the right wall on the dog leg. I’ll never forget that run. Gnarliest inbound terrain I’ve ever been on

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy that thing is on the map. You can see the boot marks of all the people who drop the gully not knowing where it goes and hiked out when they see the exit.

@hoodratthings4088 3 жыл бұрын

@@extreme_ryan_delena I was almost one of them but there was another dude there who reassured me I could get through

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

@@hoodratthings4088 haha I’ve had those moments

@ryanwilliams560 3 жыл бұрын

Dang! I ski Colorado and most of my friends take trips to Utah and Tahoe. Almost all of them say Kirkwood is lame. They are lame!!! I’d ski there!!

@brazilianambassadordale8223 3 жыл бұрын

The thing with kirkwood is that the really steep stuff doesn't necessarily have that much vert to it, although there are definitely some very steep and technical parts and the terrain is generally pretty interesting and unique. If you head to Tahoe again and like this kinda weird and interesting terrain, definitely also check out sugar bowl and Alpine Meadows (btw they're in north tahoe and also may be a lil pricier...). Especially their upper mountain terrain is riddled with intense steeps and sometimes extremely technical terrain, although technical stuff will be all over the place for you to explore. The higher elevation terrain, while maybe a little closer to the classic big mountain stuff, is still very unique and interesting with some strange features here and there (especially at sugar bowl. Check our sugar bowl's palisades), and the steep terrain is justified with some more vertical height.

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@TokyoNightGirl-fk4cn 3 ай бұрын

💞Wow💗💗💗💗💗💗💙💗

@loggiic 2 жыл бұрын

How sick is Kirk actually? Cheers from Europe bro

@arjunski 4 жыл бұрын

how difficult is notch chute. I've done the wall on several occasions and I'm wondering if I can do notch chute?

@extreme_ryan_delena 4 жыл бұрын

AJB the wall is definitely harder than Notch Chute, you could side slip it all if need be.

@johnmarshall2094 4 жыл бұрын

That first clip woah

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

That thing is skinny huh

@heathernomi4524 4 жыл бұрын

How do you find The Handrail? More specific is better, thanks

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

It’s on the lower section of Thunder Saddle to the right through a patch of trees you’ll see a few gullies. Then there’s an unmistakable skinny ridge between 2 of them.

@kmarble3286 5 жыл бұрын

Good skiing my dude; been to Kirkwood before. Where exactly are the Fingers if I'm looking at the trail map? The more specific the better :)

@extreme_ryan_delena 5 жыл бұрын

KMarble between Lost Cabin and Cliff Chute. They actually exit into Cliff Chute.

@chrispykelly 5 жыл бұрын

Just above your wrist?

@breckr1121 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrispykelly haha

@user-zg6do1vy5o Жыл бұрын

Where do you find all of these. I ask everyone I see for good chutes but nobody mentions these?

@extreme_ryan_delena Жыл бұрын

I followed some dude on Vimeo who posted about a bunch of these.

@jbossstudio2769 6 жыл бұрын

Hey this jonathan from our psia level one exam this my ski channel

@vifcole 6 жыл бұрын

You guys are ski instructors?

@extreme_ryan_delena 6 жыл бұрын

V.I.F. Yup

@Alwaysgotthemunchies 3 жыл бұрын

That first chute. HOW

@Alwaysgotthemunchies 3 жыл бұрын

Upon further review, this resort is in Cali?! Wow. I’m impressed. I really don’t know enough about the area geographically.

@extreme_ryan_delena 3 жыл бұрын

Yup it’s Cali. The first chute was pretty narrow. I almost backed out but I saw someone’s tracks on the bottom and thought if they can fit I’ll probably make it.