2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread

[axebiker]

Bacon MC texted me that Welch will be opening for season pass holders only on 11/25!

BIG FU to the MNSAA Industry Pass! Guess who gets to ski early season this year?!? THIS GUY!! No blackouts!! If there’s anyone from that shitshow watching this thread, I’m still waiting for my pass from last year that was “promised” to have been physically sent to me on two separate occasions last year. Never mind blacking out basically 5 weekends, which is close to about 1/3 of the season last year. Also, nothing like having a dishonest person heading up a non-profit - but apparently not all that rare these days…

[bushman]

Lutsen opens on Saturday. 17" inches in last two days.

[axebiker]

Lutsen opens on Saturday. 17" inches in last two days.

THAT, my friend, is PHENOMENAL!!

[Harry]

Christie Mountain opens Friday the 25th.

Hubba Hubba !


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[uglymoney]

I have 3 choices this weekend. Seven Oaks has a chair open over in Boone, I have never skied it and would like to. Tyrol has a chair open and a great mainline top to bottom run. Rundown is open tonight but only a bunny. If they go top to bottom that would be the easiest.

All 3 on our Indypass.

Sunday is going to warm and be 34.

[Iowagriz]

Seven Oaks is short. Really, really short. Like 7-10 turns in a run short. But a good lodge and bar and easy access cross state for you. It was my only option living in Des Moines, and worth it to test the legs. I'd keep expectations low, but go and knock it off the list.

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[uglymoney]

Yep.

I went to school in Ames and being the wanderer I am ended up over that way a lot the last couple of years, exploring the Des Moines River valley on foot and on bike. It was all overgrown with old non functioning T Bars at the time. This was 89 to 93. I was lustful of those slopes. It was bought by the owners of the now defunct Fun Valley and reopened in 96 or 97.

Massive improvement since.

Tyrol is short too. But can be super fun.



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[Iowagriz]

Sounds perfect to combo the trip with a stop at Hickory Park (?) for some bbq for old times sake.

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[jdoyle]

Sounds perfect to combo the trip with a stop at Hickory Park (?) for some bbq for old times sake.

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Whatcha Smokin? In Luther is an excellent stop too.


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[uglymoney]

Seven Oaks, in world renowned affordable ski town Boone, Ia, was A FKNA Okay today. It faces north and they pulled a fast one by opening the mainline run by the lift without announcing.

Left home at 630 am to miss the predawn suicidal deer in rut rush. We sped down empty highways away from a beautiful sunrise, and by way of Iowa's hillbilly backcountry roads made it to Pella, the tulip capitol of Iowa, and producer of fine windows. A couple miles outside of town, beside an unnamed gravel road, I deposited one of my boat cushions into the back of an unlocked church van, five crispy $20 bills in an envelope duct taped to the torn and tattered vinyl, all on a friend of a friends promise of new upholstery by spring. This is how things still work in Iowa.

We rolled into the parking lot of Seven Oaks just before the 10am opening. Indypass tickets secured and skiing by a quarter after. The first hour was ski on and after that the line was manageable.

Really fun day. Daughter had time on both of her new race skis and she wanted to do drills every other lap, so she was the only thing keeping me from my seasoned desire to just charge the corded lift line over and over and over and over. She's full of stoke and wants to improve, so she will.

This was ski area 68 for me. This next weekend I will hopefully bump the magic number 69 when I ski Brule, wife just rolled her eyes, to nobodies surprise.

[stapes]

uglymoney FTW!!!

[Askel]

Sweet. You know how the spring skiing is? Don't know if it would be inconsistent or not

You can usually count on the base holding up through March, but the conditions start to get less consistent. Could be mashed potatoes, could be a breakable crust, or could be concrete.

But it's also pretty common to have at least one last good snowstorm in March that usually catches people off guard. Some of the best days at Bohemia are when you can catch one of these midweek and avoid most of the crowds.

[Askel]

Speaking of Bohemia, it's been a few years since I last bought a pass, so I think I qualify as a "new skier" now for the sign up 3, ski free deal. If anybody needs another name for that, get in touch.

[Harry]

2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread

I did something today that I have never done before.

I skied at 2 different ski areas in 2 different states all in one day.

It started out with a dumbass move by me, I misread Trollhaugen’s website and thought they were open all day. I rolled into the parking lot about 11:30 and I was only the second car there. Hmmmmm… Went to go get my ticket, booth closed. Went into the office, no one around. Finally found someone and they informed me they don’t open until 3pm.

At first I was disappointed that I drove that far all for nothing. But then it dawned on me that Wild Mountain in MN is only around 15 miles away. Quick check of their website showed they open at 1pm. Stopped in downtown St.Croix Falls for a quick lunch and made it to Wild Mountain for first chair.

Hardly anyone there. At most 10 people spread across 3 lifts plus another 20 people in the park using the rope tow. High speed corduroy hotlaps. After 2 hours my legs were ready for a break, so I skied to my car and drive across the state line to the now open Trollhaugen. With fresh legs, I was hotlapping corduroy in no time. No speed limit. Place was deserted except for the park. It was packed.

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[Crusty]

Probably a dumb question, but why are ski areas opening at 1 and 3pm?