100,000 vertical day. Long fast days thread.

Is this even possible near SLC?
Collins is 1853 feet, open 7 hours 15 minutes (435 minutes). You'd have to do 54 runs @ 8 min laps including the chair ride seems crazy fast. I'm running in slowmo compared to some folks but not sure I've ever beaten 10 or 11 mins.

Best resort in UT for this challenge?

Ok, this guy makes those big days seem like a joke. Almost 80,000 vertical feet in 24 hours without using the lift

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that is incredible. strongest skier I know did 6 laps on mt hood in 24hrs. that is over twice the vert.

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Originally Posted by alive

Ok, this guy makes those big days seem like a joke. Almost 80,000 vertical feet in 24 hours without using the lift

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That dude missed upper body day.

Wicked awesome skimo. But dayum

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Originally Posted by singlesline

This might be the year for it (whenever the snow comes to Whitefish) assuming the kinks are worked out on Chair 4.

You'd have to ride it 45 times, which saves you an hour of lift time over Chair 1...plus no lines and no skate across the flats at the top.

...but you can't make it down fast enough (need 2 minute average descents) to actually complete 100k during the 7 hours the chair spins for, so you'd have to do it on a Friday and switch to night skiing.

More realistic result is you get in maybe 35 chair 4 laps and then have to do 20 night ski laps on chair 2. Which sounds pretty miserable to do in fading light, with tired legs, on chopped up cruddy snow...

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My Whitefish math wasn't that far off. These guys still needed night skiing, but they finished well before it got dark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDslWCbpG98

Managed to squeeze in 41 Chair 4 rides before close which is a few more than I thought. Only had to do 10 night ski laps.

Picked a good day for it--cold temps, limited crowds, and should have had a pretty good groom in place.

I guess I'm not going to make an attempt this year then...don't want it to seem like I'm just a copycat :cool:

Very cool... I'd say go for it if the weather lines up. Looks like a great spot for a go at this. I'm even guessing you could get more vert on the right day with access to night skiing.

the gunbarrel 25 is the one at heavenly. Plake started it and ran it for awhile. 1600 vert. record is 53 laps in 6 hours.

looks like its still going:
https://www.skiheavenly.com/explore-...barrel-25.aspx