2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread

[axebiker]

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

Early season, help not fully hired yet, school day, etc...

[Harry]

2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread

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

Trollhaugen keeps lifts spinning until 3am, with live punk bands playing in the bar. So 3pm until 3am that’s 12 straight hours of lifts spinning.

Plus it’s early season. Starting tomorrow they open at 10am. So 17 hours hours of nonstop lifts spinning.

[Mustonen]

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

This is something that always made all the sense in the world to me for a small community, non destination ski hill. If you can’t be open for 12 hours every day it makes more sense to focus your hours to accommodate the after school and after work demo. Otherwise you’re just spinning the lifts for retirees and home schoolers and those folk who don’t work a standard 9-5.

And fresh tracks at 3pm after cutting work a couple hours early was always gratifying.

[jdoyle]

Weak trip compared to Harry. (what’s new)

Little Switz Monday night with work friends. Only the front and death alley on the back was open but they had some big whales out there. Great to be out, especially before Turkey day.


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[skiJ]

uglymoney FTW!!!

+2

' Love the TR.


skiJ

Sunday
at Wild with Harry -

' got my,
' older I get,
the faster I was' gx10moto

( now If I could just remember
Where I put it. )

the quad right in front -

I 'll be the geezer talking 'boutique,

' change for a nickel ! !!! '


ski you then Harry !
...bring the crew ! !!!


skiJ

[skiJ]

'boutique is Just talking About...

flicking Autocorrect.

tj

[Harry]

2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread

Christie Mountain opens Friday the 25th.

Hubba Hubba !


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Christie Mountain delayed their opening until next weekend. I will be at Trollhaugen today. Ask for change.

Weak trip compared to Harry. (what’s new)

Nonsense. All stoke is good. Your night skiing pic reminds me I have to update my clear lens steeze. Plus you skied a run called “Death Alley” !?!

[Harry]

2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread

Pics from Trollhaugen on Black Friday. All lifts running, including the new lift. Race Camp in full swing.

$24 night skiing ticket good until 3am FTW.






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[Talisman]

And the $24 lift ticket includes live Swongos music too! No wonder the Midwest stoke meter is on 11 all season.

$24 night skiing ticket good until 3am FTW.


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[Harry]

2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread

Found a video on YouTube of The Swongos playing Trollhaugen

[axebiker]

Got out Friday to Welch, but it was a tad crowded for the couple runs that were open, and the line was across the hill, so In opted for hanging with the winter crew in the lot, having a few brews, splitting a brat, and having some good laughs! Great to see my "winter crew"!

Yesterday was Turkey Day with the in-laws, and thought about going today, but the mid-50's yesterday, and a few others dropping out had me working on my "honey do" list. Sold 2 sets of skis this weekend though! (sorry Jeff!!)

[mn_teleswede]

Got out Friday to Welch, but it was a tad crowded for the couple runs that were open, and the line was across the hill

Saturday + 50 degrees + bright blue skies + empty= Good first day of season for peanut and I. Good to meet you Jeff. [emoji106]. Looking fwd to more ❄️❄️ and catching up with the crew. Cheers.




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[dgilligan02]

NorthStars color way represent!

[BaconMeCrazy]

Good to see you this weekend Axe and MN-teleswede. Let’s do lot lunch one of these weekends. It was good to see people again that I haven’t seen since April.

[Tom_H]

Decided it's time to quit my decade of lurking here.... I've met a few of the tele crew down at Welch many many years ago when TTips was still a thing, but don't get down that way much living north of the twin cities. We run out of Wild now (used to be Afton, but finally couldn't handle working at a Vail place), and am out pretty much every Thursday/Friday/Sunday if anyone's ever looking to make some turns. Thursday's my patrol night, Friday/Sunday is when the kids are out banging gates. Non-patrol days it's generally red pants/black jacket, on teles ~95% of the time. I get a good price on a couple guest passes anytime I'm out there, so feel free to hit me up if I'm out and they haven't been spoken for.