Yeah if its anything like the big warm coming on the coast they need to go before the weekend. Is Ozone somewhat south west facing as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldenBC
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Yeah if its anything like the big warm coming on the coast they need to go before the weekend. Is Ozone somewhat south west facing as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldenBC
It seems like the face dropping to the right is more better. Is that a bad exposure?
I’m hearing the decision will be made this afternoon about if the event will run tomorrow
I kind of hope they run it tomorrow so I can watch it live rather than watching the replay on Saturday after skiing. Between the Olympics, FWT, and Super Bowl (meh) this weekend I'm gonna be glued to the TV, good thing they just legalized recreational weed here.
Ozone is a fun face. Got to ski it back in 2018 just a few days after they held the event there (after a slight refresh). I think that was the first year they made it officially inbounds? Way steeper than it looks and needless to say my descent was just a little slower and less rad! ;-)
Powdork - the face to the right is gnar at the top but then there wouldn't be much after that.
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Ugh. Look what the wind did. I suspect a lot of skiers / riders will have to dial it back a bit.
This is more what I expected, not the positivity the video portrayed, considering the five week? long high pressure system with consistently high ravaging winds. Golden locals (GoldenBC, DougW), is this not the case?Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
That is rough AF and will separate the men from the boys for sure.
I'm guessing it's canceled. That's brutal looking. I know these kids a damn good but I can't see them putting together event worthy lines in that mank.
Shoulda been at Mammoth. Wind blasted terrain would have skied so much better there.
But that pic isn't telling the whole story.
looks fine to me. that's probably the most hammered part for the photo. Still on for Saturday according to the fwt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xP_YLjpcn8
Bringing the lolsQuote:
Originally Posted by raisingarizona13
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about 3 weeks too late, but this just showed up in my feed. Would be pretty sweet to get set up with Aymar as your resort guide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eut2PvPf-A
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Originally Posted by TahoeJ
^^ So... yeah, right? Major consequences at the top and then just a big clean runout? Seems less interesting than the ozone face. Or maybe I'm wrong? The top there is so steep could the athletes do more than one big drop realistically?
Two new venues to date has me looking forward to seeing a familiar face.
Spanish chargers, stalwart Swedes, PNW surfers... good crop of riders this year. I am very much enjoying this season.
Skied Sunday, Monday,Tuesday Wednesday but not today ( Thursday) Monday there was wind but depended where you skied, abit sheltered and was very good. There was 6cm fresh as I remember so 0cm on one side of a run and 15cm on the other side. Summit had a great day. Tuesday no wind and still was skiing well. Did T1 south and was very nice , a couple of laps on white wall ( lookers left of Ozone) one had some wind effect up high , second run was much better, Middle ridge north skied well. Middle ridge south( lower down on same ridge as Ozone) looked fine on the hike up.Quote:
Originally Posted by robnow
However I heard today that with high winds everything was now hard or very wind effected. So it was skiing pretty well and now its not. They did keep T1 north closed so that could be used as a venue ? Cliffie bits should be good but fans could be pretty wind effected.
The chutes you see are all fun to ski from a powder day perspective. The cornice on top is often the trickiest part. Some have mandatory airs but I won't tell you which ones:smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
Saturday comp. 120km winds did a number to the tents and they needed more time.
Guts of the venue are wind loaded pow, ridges are like that photo described. Forerunner looked smooth through it but didn’t leave tracks. All the lower landings look surprisingly good, but I don’t have to hit them. Haha. Riders are concerned but are saying it might be the best conditions of the year, which is sad.
The eastern Sierra windpack is more packed than at any other venue. I've heard stories that one day The locals were blown from exterminator right onto I90. Good times back in 94.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted reborn
And the pics: woah. What a difference The wind makes.
Yeah think how nice the wind grooming would have been at the mammoth venue.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted reborn
The Mammoth wind machine actually is excellent and really a thing. But it's not so good that it's gonna blow someone the 650 miles (1040 of your tiny units) it is to the closest point on I-90.Quote:
Originally Posted by subtle plague
Seems like the kiwis would be getting the biggest bump from these conditions.
Not stepping into the Mammoth BS trolling but actually some of my best days ever there were no fresh snow but pure refilled wind buff. If you know then you know. I have yet to see anything like it elsewhere. Even with the same heavy winds and similar aspects we do not get the same effect around Tahoe.
I have skied Mammoth a ton back in the day and know exactly what you’re referring to. Big Sky gets the same treatment.Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
I did experience a bit of that on the Challenger chair several years back. It was snowing but not enough to fill in tracks on its own, so definitely some wind involved. Love Big Sky.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2FUNKY
On that note, one of the better FWQ events I’ve seen was on the Headwall face on the Moonlight Basin side.
Ignorantly popping into this thread. Kirkwood will also receive the wind buff like mammoth, but typically not as widespread on the mountain.
Where’s the venue location proposed at mammoth?
Malakov's qually run was bonkers. I kinda miss having a few checkers or wreckers guys like him on the tour, but it seems like the current format and judging makes that a lot less viable.Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsY5huJA73g
^^ that’s the one, didn’t realize it was him. I kind of remember someone at the time saying that was the first clean (stomped) descent of chute #7 or something like that.
That was sick!
Snow in the forecast, but it looks like once it starts it'll eat the whole window. Too bad about this wind event, we've basically had perfect conditions since Christmas otherwise.
mmmmmm lea...... :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by nordekette
looks like they were eyeing up another area as a venue
Area as in around Golden or area as in somewhere in eastern BC / western Alberta?Quote:
Originally Posted by Leshphilling77
any details? That would be T1 north I would think , its a different aspect that shouldn't have been as affected by wind from west but but its hard to tell. Shorter , the one they used in 2019? for the Japan in CanadaQuote:
Originally Posted by Leshphilling77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjcgLjDroA8
Sounded like different face at KH. There is a post on the Instagram about the riders not liking the conditions.
The person doing the talking in the IG video points right at T1 behind the camera while talking about the other face they want to try. Between that and the fact it's been kept closed as a backup, I would expect that's where they're looking.
From FWT site
NEW VENUE CONFIRMED IN KICKING HORSE
Yesterday's unforeseen wind storm has critically affected the snowpack, and we decided to move the competition to a new venue: T1 South.
The competition is still on for tomorrow, Saturday, February 12. Yet, after today’s face check, the riders and the safety team gathered and decided that the conditions were not safe enough to run a competition on the Ozone venue.
The storm damaged our satellite transmission and part of the live production equipment. At this stage, we cannot guarantee a live webcast for tomorrow's competition. Our operational team is working full steam on the mountain to fix those technical issues.
The third stop of the FWT22 will see the athletes cross the Atlantic for a triumphant return to Kicking Horse Golden BC, Canada. The new competition format means the Cut will happen here, and it will be the last chance for the athletes to earn their place for the FWT22 Finals! The playful terrain packed with natural features makes Kicking Horse Golden BC the ideal destination for riders looking to get creative and advance to the new finals format of the Tour!
That is where the 4 was just held . Skied well on Tuesday and Wednesday, pretty much protected from a west wind. This was not the one closed for the last 2 weeks or so that was T1 north,
You can see the groomers working below there right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by DougW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc7qiPXWXKw
Wrangle the Chute 4* 2020 Highlights held on T1 south
Wei Ten Ho was the forerunner and slayed the triple. The fact that it is tracked out actually made the conditions better. Riders are happy about the change. It’s a cool venue. Short, but fall line, clean hits, and aesthetically pleasing. No traversing or boring slow zones.
The crew is out there right now in the dark trying to re set up the broadcast tents (after setting them up for ozone, then resetting them for ozone after the wind destroyed them). I feel for those guys. Live stream is not guaranteed as it’s a hell of a push to make it happen. It has to go down tomorrow regardless. The weather is closing.