Will racers be able to traverse from the Flying Squirrel chair to the start of the Super G or will they have to get down from the top of Challenger?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hopeless Sinner
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Will racers be able to traverse from the Flying Squirrel chair to the start of the Super G or will they have to get down from the top of Challenger?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hopeless Sinner
All racers will ride Challenger. There’s an offload only ramp midway up for GS and slalom
Went to Ketchum for lunch at Lefty’s Saturday. It was nice, had one of the best BLTs I’ve ever had. Hit up the Goldmine and almost bought a pair of Fischer 220cm DH boards with Markers for $128.00. It was remarkable how much they weighed. I bet they were 25#s. I passed though, Bogus Basin wouldn’t support me going 75 mph down Paradise.
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There's nuthin' that comes close to 3 or 4 BIG turns on Gretchen's first thing on untracked corduroy . That's why you have a pair of those big old skis. Mine are 223 Volkls. 6" on the stake this morning.
CK
Howdy SV crew!
I've lived in JH for 35 years and never once skied SV. I'd like to change that this season.
Been there a few times in the offseasons but not for a while now.
I like long skis, fast speeds and invisible patrollers. Early laps before the obstacles appear.
Interested in a local mag pointing me to the speed zones.
How do I swing a 1 or 2 day trip over without breaking open my piggy bank?
Any inexpensive lodging, ticket deals, etc?
What's my best plan, sleep in the car and hike? :fmicon:
Thanks.
Stay down in Hailey. Not that bad of a drive to the hill from there. I take it no Ikon pass? Day passes get really expensive after Dec. 13th. So, if you have a hankering to hit up SV early season, then you can save a few hundred bucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Djongo Unchained
If the coverage is good, the old triple, Mayday is a good place to be. So to are the runs skiers right off Christmas. Anything that gets groomed off Challenger is decent for getting your speed fix on.
Love that mountain and hope to be back in late January. Splurge if the budget allows and get a steak at the Pioneer Saloon. Or just go for a drink.
^^^ Bellevue is five miles down the road from Hailey (so 18 miles to Sun Valley) and lodging is way cheaper.
SV is the epicenter of wide and fast groomers. And there’s a bunch of them. Midweek is quiet so there aren’t a lot of obstacles to dodge. And those few obstacles are generally skilled.
maybe i'm weird but the most consistent fun I have lapping a chair at SV is frenchmans. About a 1000 feet or so. Wonderful glading from pretty wide open to more narrow. I've hit it on chalk and 18 inches and nuking. Absolute blast and always ski on.
Challenger lift and warm springs top to bottom is also a blast and leg burner.
Good mags there to show ya around too.
DJ
Check your PM
Think I am going to ski SV my first time this season. Have a friend living there and you just never know how long he will be there so might as well make it happen. hoping for some good snow
https://flysunvalleyalliance.com/ski-for-air-day/
Mountain Collective will give half off.
DJ- your JHMR season pass should entitle you to 50% off day tickets at any Mountain Collective resort including Sun Valley.Quote:
Originally Posted by Djongo Unchained
DJ, It pays to be early for big speed on the fresh groomers. No matter how fast you're going, always be ready to be passed by the fast guys - and gals!!
CK
Riding to the lifts from Bellevue and Hailey is not like it used to be, even 3 years ago, so the value in staying in Hailey and Bellevue is not the same as it used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by TBS
Ketchum Crawl that starts in Shoshone is amazing how much it has increased. BUT most are not skiing!!!! Ho early Late this year but will be using Mountain Collective to ski with the Fam during Spring Break. Might even watch a world cup race one of the days.......
Daaaaayummmm. Thanks everyone for the infos.
Awesomeness! - and a lite shout out to Telehacker and Hopeless Sinner for the messages and offers. Blew my gotdam mind I tell yas!
Stoke, stoke, stoke!
And ask anyone, I'm all about firsties. Regardless of condish.
I'll have some older straight 215 DHer's and a sweet pair of Fischer WCGS195?'s for actual turns.
:fmicon:
Prolly haul those over if the goods are righteous. I'll be down to rip around with other fast skiers.
Got a kick out of da klixter's vague challenge.
I'm in.
You'll meet the gofasters, don't worry. If you can park in the upper warmsprings lot -get there early,before 8:30 -you lap warmsprings and greyhawk, then get off the big boards when the traffic shows up. You can ski to the truck and ski back to the lift. There are places to go fast all day, but the off-piste ( the bowls,etc) are pretty ok. Plus the glades. Plus turkey bowl. Plus,plus plus. I'm betting this won't be your last visit. It can be pretty sketch on a low snow year, but when we've got coverage, it's an amazing mountain.
CK
^^^^^
Right on. Teasing about the challenge.
SV has always had a solid rep as a premier gofast venue. I am very stoked to have an opportunity to join the fun.
And I gots a shitton of mileage at the vill so I can be happy on just marginal/ok conditions. Not a picky skier in general. And if I'm with a friend, I tend to downshift gears anyway.
Just in it for the fun. Although I can be pulled into a waxrace tuck as much as the next guy.
Sun Valley's a great hill!
DJ, you’re gonna have a riot, the place is so different from Jackson.
My first ski area to visit, outside of the West coast, was Sun Valley in the early 1990's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Djongo Unchained
I've been planning on going back, this time is now
I got the full IKON to hit Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Snowbasin & Deer Valley this year
(JH & DV will be cherry poppers)
It would be awesome to ski with you in WY, ID & CH this season!
^^^ Related to that, when my buddies and I were traveling like this to check out Western resorts, (I think Sun Valley was like the third or fourth place), we were looking a lift line, and thought:
“oh this is where the women are”.
Thanks, sometimes a little, says a lot. Some hills are just well suited for skiing, others, not so much. And being well run is a huge factor. I 'spect SV has it dialed by now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
Stoked for this, I like change and enjoy new attitudes about skiing, at least to me. Any advice on how to up my game?Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
I'm concerned about being a kook amongst the well healed. In Jh they're the marks. It'll be me, I bet, over yonder.
Should I go the fancy Dale sweater look and ski like Stein or maybe the angry texas kook, but bringing the heat ?
Thanks mag, anything is possible. I'm gonna play this jaunt by ear and conditions but if we can time it, that'd be cool, agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by k2skier112
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Originally Posted by plugboots
Angry texas kook is out.
It begs the question, 'what do the rippin, single, skiing ladies of SV look for out on the hill?'
Geritol.
The rippin' ladies are easy to spot -" OMG that's a girl." Dress like you live in the mountains. The joke is they all want to look like us.
CK
It' not even Thanksgiving and the bowls are white.....
CK
I have some crazy silly ensembles for giving the gapers something to look at. On fast days I like the one piece, thick cotton winter camo hunting outfit. Over the 215's I get looks and plenty of convo on the chair.
Or the old school TNF extreme team outfit, or the Jackson expensive hardshell outfit that looks like it has a gajillion days on it; dirty around the pockets, kinda smells of weed...
Really looking forward to turns with you mags. I'm stoked.
Whatever you wear, don’t forget to wax yer moustache.
Stretch pants and a nice Dale sweater always works for me on the longboards.
Hah, wax the stache! That'd be a first. Get some Snidely Whiplash stylings...
I have no stretchpants but I saw some at the thrifter the other day. That'd be funny, maybe roll those at the vill. Got a few nice Dales tho.
I see where a handful of mags may be swinging into SV for the WC events. That'd be very cool. Gonna try, myself.
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Originally Posted by da klixter
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This begs the question. When will they let us ski them?
CK
Perfect snow conditions and empty for the first few "fast", for me, laps of the season today.
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Was that you that went by me like I was in reverse ??
CK
Perhaps, 3 laps, non stop college-college btwn 9 and 10.Quote:
Originally Posted by da klixter
Blue jacket, lt grey pants
You were gone too fast to identify ...
CK
My college college usually includes upper french dip, to keep me honest.
CK
Today's rumor - Bowls and Seattle Ridge on Friday.
CK
Could be a big year in the wood river valley? Seems like the current pattern is perfect for sv?
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Originally Posted by byates1
Could be but it's finicky here. The flow really has to be from SW or we get shadowed. The good news is it really doesn't take all that much to cover the gravel and sage.
seattle ridge new chair opened today. They do anything to improve that loading area?