Lots of complaints from parents yesterday hence the "snow day protocol" reminder email.
I'm glad they didn't call a snow day yesterday or today. We live in a mountain town, sometimes you have to go places in a snow storm. Throw some Blizzaks on the Range Rover and slow down, you'll be fine.
God forbid the kids lernended the mathz$$$.
I agree that school shouldn’t be canceled based on a forecast. It’s gotta be on the ground first.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaytaeMoney
I did think the email from the district that nobody signed their name to was kinda funny though. Clearly they had received some complaints. Also, the district has 2 allotted snow days built into the school schedule so…
I’m personally pretty comfortable driving in winter conditions, although I don’t have a Range Rover. Those things work pretty good?
As something of a consolation, we have a late start today, so at least I can get a first lap in!
Baugh was out driving around at 5am, checking out the roads. He made the decision to call a normal day based on the 1/4 of snow and the lack of precip before 6am. Even at 7:30 it was still mostly clear here at Burlingame. Our headmasters paraphrasing was “we don’t call snow days based on forecasts.” I think they made the right call but I think if the forecast hadn’t been downgraded over the weekend and Monday, there may have been a different outcome (he and Baugh have made different calls based on forecasts before).
With the advent of late starts for both schools, the decision making has become pretty soft with anything more than 2” on the ground. I think our people (and apparently the rest of the community) are getting attuned to “something” being called when it snows. There was some grumbling in our camp but most people seemed to be ok with it. The main concern for us, internally, was afternoon bus routes and downvalley travel, but those were not that bad and there was blue sky showing above Woody Creek when I was the intercept lot
I really wish we could get rid of the delayed starts and go back to five years ago when it was either a snow day or not. We actually discussed conditions and outcomes instead of [seemingly] calling a delay just in case. That said, I do know the Sheriffs have provided more input over the last few years and there seems to be a strong push from them to limit “unsafe” highway travel, despite my sense that in the upper valley snow tire usage and road conditions have been well manageable.
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Diverted to Snowmass due to lots of traffic going upvalley and it was quite good. Super deep and untracked in HV wall and burnt mountain
Ajax this morning cured my FOMO from yesterday
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Truth! [Were you skiing Sender Ti’s with Folkrm poles?]Quote:
Originally Posted by JaytaeMoney
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I had fifteen minutes from getting off the gondola to be back down at the base but Face to Six was money; Pinball was money and Cone 2 was untracked. Not all-time skiing but def best laps of the season.
Doubled back to Buttermilk for the afternoon and got some fun laps in with some 2nd graders. Great day!
Holy fuck. Really? No wonder Aspen is a complete shit-show. What, is this the front-range BETA forum now? ha
Not me, first day out on Rustler 10's that were mounted last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
Ha...what do you think it is 2005? Its probably on Insta and Strava. There are no secrets any more.Quote:
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Wut?Quote:
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I hear you. However, I still blame it all on TGR. (adding another "ha") HAHAQuote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
I got one on Snowmass this am. Baby Ruth to the glades was ridiculously deep.
I did get a few today
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I think he/she was implying that the handful runs you listed, which are all either directly underneath or visible from at least one chairlift, are supposed to be a big secret.Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
Phatstix is an OG mag, good skier,good dude.
Skiings good!
Power went out at Campo last night at 8. Amazing how many people go out, without cash.
You're a good man, Shred. And you're right - skiing is good. My first post in five years last night, not so much. Just venting a little. Out of line. My bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
(cash is king)
What’s the best way to watch some racing this weekend? Can you ski Ajax and see it from the hill or gotta do the bleachers thing? Always been out of town for WC weekend in the past
My wife is on the side of Slalom with our boys right now watching and said it’s great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth
According to the trails currently listed as Open, there should be course visibility from below Ruthie’s restaurant on Lower Roch, along with Super 8, Magnifico, Lazy 8 Gully and Corkscrew.
ETA: no props to skico for the chairs, as they’re only for customers who buy Vueve (like Snow Beach). But still a great visiting spot:
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I have an extra VIP ticket for today if anyone wants it. I’m going to the 1pm race and won’t be upvalley til then, but if you want it gimme a holler
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What area has the best odds to turn lifts on a day like tomorrow? We were on watching the race today and the gondola closed before 2. Fiancé was basically done for the day but I m thinking there wasn’t another way back up the mountain anyways??
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Props to ski whore for hooking it up! Made my wife happy hanging in VIP. Fun racing today and what a save by Odermatt.Quote:
Originally Posted by ski whore
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We’ll be at Highlands tomorrow - I think it’s great for storm/wind skiing. Sounds like Snowmass lift were getting shut down this afternoon (?) and Tiehack was running 1/2 speed.
Tiehack closed at 12:30. Never have I seen lift lines at buttermilk like that. We are wondering the same about Snowmass. One of my crew doesn't want to go there. I know Burn and High Alpine were shut all day. But I looked at 2:30 and didn't see any other closures on my aspen app.Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
Is 1A open to public today? Looked like it was yesterday
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Came in here to ask the same questionQuote:
Originally Posted by ski whore
It’s gonna be a good one, see y’all out there!!
edit: holy shit what a morning, so much fun
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1A closed, but if you said you were a spectator you got the hall pass. Got 5 in on that side and dumps were skiing like backcountry for a while
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An excellent morning.
Today in Aspen was very good, and if you were willing to lap the couch, the afternoon was good too.
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Highlands was pretty amazing in spots, rough in other spots (Eden, no name). DT line was out of control late morning as the flow moved around. But great laps in Oly, great skiing in DT when it opened and face shots down the Bowl at 2pm. Great birthday present for me
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Super fun day. Gondy line at Ajax was crazy at 9 but then as usual ski right on every lift the rest of the day. They were telling everyone in line the gondy would close at 11 and to stay high, called their bluff after feeling no wind and skied untracked t2b laps all morning with no wait. Got over to pandoras for a bit around noon and it seemed like it had been hammered early, but still soft enough to launch blair witch which I’d been waiting for. Last dollar stayed fresh to the very end of the day
We did the exact same thing, can't believe how long it took the masses to wise up. I even told the guy who told us to stay up high that I would see him in 20 after my first T to B cuz I just watched him tell several hundred people not to ski back down to the bottom. He said it was a "bad idea", turns out it was a very good idea because that was easily my best day of the season (I missed out on Tuesday). The run I took down Cone 1 at 11am was one of the best laps I have ever skied in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth
Ha yeah it was pretty wild. I’ve seen them discourage people from coming back to the gondy a bunch of times before and from my experience it’s always worth coming immediately back down. But saying it was gonna close due to wind was a new one, I know it was supposed to be really windy but didn’t happen
Was in Utah for the weekend. Sounds like some great skiing… but a dust layer as well?
Yeah, substantial dust layer.
Winds were nuking on the Bowl.
Snow day freebie for the Aspenites tomorrow; what were we saying about being soft??
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A. how do you like those rustlers?
B. How about the totals this am?!?! Perfect morning before flying out this afternoon.
Snow is deep and blower. I’m at Buttermilk with the kids, but it’s pretty amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CnRzG
Keep an eye on your inbound plane and/or if they’re taking volunteers to wait till tomorrow.
Weeks like this make me wish I lived in downtown aspen and worked nights
Living in downtown Aspen is always Rad.
It has been a good week!
What an awesome day on tiehack/milk. Trees, pistes, everything skied so well. Making it even better was the walk on lifts. Left at noon and spent 4 hours in ASE waiting for our plane to get in. Until next year… love early March in Aspen.
I love them so far but with the conditions during the past week it's been a honeymoon phase on steroids... I think I'd have enjoyed myself if I mounted up a couple 2x4'sQuote:
Originally Posted by CnRzG
The dirt you were playing in was only revealed this past weekend as the layer on top got transported to our snowpack.Quote:
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