Our combined (ski & climbing) group spent perfect days at Téryho chata (2015 m) in Malá Studená dolina in December 26–30, 2010. The skialpinism and snowboard part of the group consisted of nine people. The weather was quite nice, there were temperatures during the day from –14 to –18 C. The only exception was the last day, when the temperature reached –7 C. There were clear skies except two days.
Bruder Honza and his first run with 18 dumplings
Links to other articles and photos:
Teryho
chata s H.O. Vsetin – photogallery of Matus Kuchyna
Beta verze
VT – MSD – 2010 (vysvětlivky na konci článku) – Hrib's article
and photogallery about his favourite computer game
Malá Studená dolina from hurmikak on Vimeo. Boring video just for study reasons for Matus Kuchyna.
For a pity, the amount of snow was quite critical. According to Miro Jilek, the amount of snow was even lower than a year ago. Ski descends were quite critical due to higher attention to rocks and stones in the powder snow. By the way, skiing was excellent, only skis were not fully happy.
Mountain goast graze on the snow just behind Téry chata, there are
photovoltaic panels from Solartec company
On Sunday December 26, we arrived by bus, train and cars to High Tatras. We left the car in Dolný Smokovec and we continued on skins to Stary Smokovec. Then we proceeded to Hrebienok. Our five-member group arrived at Zamkovského chata, where we added a part of mountaineers, eat soup and drink some beers. Then we continued up the valley in the direction to Téry chata. The only two of us – Jana and Dusan – climbed whole route on skis. Above the weather was bad, so for all of Sunday we just came to hut.
On the way to pass Sedielko, lower part of slopes from pass Priečné sedlo
on the left
Dinner was very good – soup and goulash. Older Bruder refused to be outdone and even improved his previous „result at the end of 2007“: http://www.ho-vsetin.com/view.php?… when he ate 18 dumplings with goulash. This time he gave in the first round again goulash with 18 dumplings. Then I bet with him if he eats another goulash with 6 dumplings. Ordered, and within moments bruder Honza consumed everything, so his record-breaking feat at the end of 2010 means two goulash and 24 dumplings together. We went to sleep around ten hours.
Lenka few steps below Sedielko
Monday, December 27, 2010
We get up around seven o'clock and whole group go out just after breakfast. Our skialpinism group sets off to for the first skiing to pas Sedielko (2372 m), declination from 35 to 40 degrees. The original intention is to look into Zadná Javorová dolina and to check the snow conditions at Malý Ladový štít (2611 m). In addition to parts of the saddle itself there is a lot of snow around the hill. Unfortunately, when viewed from Sedielko to Zadná Javorová dolina, there is almost no snow. The only option is to ski from Sedielko back down. Snow is with stones in the upper part, but rest of slope is excellent, so we do two descents.
Whole skialpinism group in pass Sedielko, there are only stone fields with
minimum snow on the right in the direction to Zadná Javorová dolina
After the second downhill we continue into the valley below, and start out on Žltá lávka (2310 m), maximum slope of 42 degrees. Lenka and Jana start a descent at the beginning of the couloir, while the remaining six guys climb upward. We stop in the ideal „bivouac“ (or rather machine-gun nest) about ten meters below the saddle. Ropák, Dusan and Libor leave skis and rucksacks there, and they go with the ice axes or poles to see the view from the saddle. We start downhill.
Lenka in lower part of the slope from the pass Sedielko
Matúš as the first skier release a small layer of snow on frozen surface. Thus, the narrowest part is no ideal. Part of our group was so happy with the downhill, that they do it once more.
Dušan in the upper part from Sedielko
Jana and Ropák climbing up for the second time to the pass
Sedielko
Bruder Honza somewhere below the pass Sedielko
Bruder Libor with the ski slope from Sedielko in the background
View to Lomnický štít partially covered by fog
The lowest point is Baranie sedlo, Pyšný štít is on the right
Some meters to the rock
There are Baranie rohy on the left, the lowest point is
Baranie sedlo
Matúš in the second turn from Žltá lávka
Ropák skied through the narrow part below Téry chata
Žltá lávka on the left, Priečné sedlo on the right
Lomnický štít coloured by the evening sun
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Outside is a blizzard and poor visibility, but this does not deter us from the originally planned target to go to look at Chata pri Zelenom plese, one or more beers. The nine people start about half past eight from Téry chata on skis and Mišo on snowshoes. We were able to skin up to the fist slope, and climbed up with skis on backpacks to Baranie sedlo (2393 m). The slope from the saddle to the other side of Velká Zmrzlá dolina is 45 degrees in the first couloir. The stepness in the Flaška is smaller. The stepness on the other side to Malá Studená dolina is about 40 degrees.
Strong wind and in Baranie sedlo
We spent quite a long time with thinking about decision in Barenie sedlo – what to do due to bad visibility and snow condition. Finally, we decided to descend in the direction of Chata pri Zelenom plese. There was released thin snow slab in the introductory steep couloir, so that girls were not very happy with steep and icy slope. Conditions were much better in the lower part.
Lenka in the narrow part of the first couloir from Baranie sedlo to hut Pri
Zelenom plese
Lenka, Jana and me finished our skiing just above Flaška, whereas others skied down through Flaška. Jana and I skinned up to the upper couloir, Lenka climbed everything on crampons. The rest of climb to Baranie sedlo was quite easy and fast – as on stairs.
Jana just below Baranie sedlo
Jana in the other turn from Baranie sedlo
Girls descend on feet from Baranie sedlo some dozens of meters. I took my skis about 5 meters below pass, where the snow strip is wider than is the length of my skis. I just move a little on skis, and I released a small snow slab. The small avalanche fell down to the valley. Skiing down we looked for enough snow, so our skiing was in a little zigzag in places where there were enough snow either on plates or ice on the rocks. At the same time two more snow slabs were released.
Two climbers just below Baranie sedlo, Lenka and Jana behind them
We catched climbers in Baranie sedlo, and there were the sun for
a minute
Jana several steps below Baranie sedlo
Lenka and Jana little covered by small avalanche
Whole group consisting of people from Vsetín, Višňové, Švýcarsko,
Praha in the front of eating window at Téry chata
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
We got almost the best weather on Wednesday. The temperature was quite low in the morning, –17 C. Later on the temperature increased and we skinned up the end of Malá Studená dolina – towards to Ladové sedlo (2341 m), maximum inclination 35 deg. Only five of us reached Ladové sedlo, rest remained about 10 meters below pass.
We skinned to the end of Malá Studená dolina with the sun warming us from
the back
Baranie rohy and Baranie sedlo – our slope from yesterday's fogy
downhill
We skied twice in this area, and later on we skinned up the ski slope in Mačací kotel near hut.
The lowest point is Ladové sedlo
The first five near Ladove sedlo, Matus and Lenka look at them
We skinned up somewhere here
Bruder Honza skis down left from Ladové sedlo
Second climb finished for a group of five guys in Ladove sedlo
Backpacks left on the snow, five people climbed up on rocks to
Ladove sedlo
Dušan and bruder Honza in Ladové sedlo
The first ski descend was done by me, the small asymmetry is due to the
stones and rocks
The whole group skied down including one small snow avalanche
Near Téry chata
Téry chata with photovoltaics from Solartec
Lenka skinning up on the slope in Mačací kotel
A lot of powder avalanches fell down from the couloir and rocks
Relax somewhere down on the slope in Mačací kotel
Five skialpinists and Mišo with snowboard climbed up onto
Žltá lávka
Other dinner at Téry chata
Thursday, December 30, 2010
The warmest weather was on the last day with the temperature –7 C. Skies are clear without any clouds. Climbing group and Lenka descended to Smokovec, our skialpinism and snowboard group went to the end of Malá Studená dolina again. Matúš and I went in advance and we climbed right to Ladove sedlo. Miso is faster at the end of climb and overtook us.
The last day in Malá Studená dolina and Matúš as the first person in
the valley
Mišo released a small snow slab near rocks. The slab fell down to the valley about 50 cm from us. Others reached the end of climb and we relaxed with fantastic views to south. For a pity, there were quite a lot of rocks and stones under thick layer of powder snow on two places during the descend.
Matúš is addicted to photography
Mišo released small snow slab, which fell down along ascent trace
Height of slab was 20 cm, but whole avalanche way down was
quite long
Mišo with his slab release
The end of the year 2010 in High Tatras was excellent except of bad snow conditions. We hope that future years will be much better with snow. Normal snow conditions we had lastly in 2008. We did several nice ski and snowboard descend, and only one ski was fully broken.
Stoupání okrajem laviniště
Ladový štít a vpravo Ladova priehyba a rampa, která se za dobrých
sněhových podmínek jezdí, Miro Peťo ji označuje jako červený sjezd
kvůli expozici, kterou má za následek skalní stěna
v dolní části
Bruder Honza při sjezdu vedle vyjeté sjezdovky
Matúš valí dolů kopcom
Bruder Libor jede neporušeným svahem
Brudeři nad pásmem skal, v pozadí opět rampa z Ladové priehyby –
sjezd A2 podle Miro Peťa
Rozježděný svah, vlevo je Ladové sedlo
