Not when I came down. I'm wondering if a few things moved some last night and this am when they did control.Quote:
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Not when I came down. I'm wondering if a few things moved some last night and this am when they did control.Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
Hoping to get some end of day opening but who knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by grskier
I’ve had enough powder over the years that I don’t need to mess with mornings like today.
I took today off other than a 2 and 3 meeting, I'm back to the office before lunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
I'd be interested to here ya'lls take on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth
Early season anyone and everyone?
School is closed?
IKON day trippers?
Thanksgiving outta towners?
Or has the RFV fallen like everywhere else where them are enough resident that have a flexible enough schedule that every powder day is like this now?
I think a combo of everything but mainly so little terrain and lifts open. Plus if there’s a day this year to be “flexible” with work, this is it since nobody’s doing shit. Plus lots of kids back from break etc
They didn’t open anything additional by the time I left at 2ish. Lines died quick though so shoulder of bell laps stayed nice
I think that was the deepest snow I’ve seen in aspen though, despite being on the heavier side. Spots in the trees it was legitimately waist deep standing still with big skis on
Little of everything described. Not as many backpack wearing ikoneers as I would have thought, but a zoo out there nonetheless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles
Took a 1 and done run. It was amazing, but too many people. Just excited we get to ski early, whatevs. Happy thanksgiving everybody!
We have limited terrain on 2/4 mountains, maybe a few percent, with a MONSTER report. There are hundreds of SkiCo employees that aren't scheduled yet, all the schools in the valley are out, and a mob of midwestern ski teams here to train. Plus all of the above. Have we fallen victim, sure, if it's to an early opening with a historic storm immediately following.
I was cooked from yesterday and went to bed at 8. Woke up at 2:30 and made the mistake of looking at the snow cam.
Busted out a trail to my hot tub, which was the hardest it's ever been. Tried to take the hounds for a bike ride, but it was just way too deep, even on the main roads.
I was agonizing over a possible delayed opening at Aspen for control work or hitting Snowmass, for Sams Knob opener.
Saw the Road Grader plow my road at 6:45 and I hit the road on, perfectly plowed, empty roads, into Aspen.
I got 2nd bucket. Mag Skideepow(MR),Hanle and I were the first across Sunny Side.
We didn't want to go back to the Gondi, because Pete told us the weren't opening the return skiers line up for a while. So we did three laps on Ajax Express, then a totally untracked run down the Shoulder.
Skiers return was walk on singles line for two laps and then we went to a 10:45 lunch.
Got back to the Gondi at 11:30 and the skier return line was now getting big. Hanle and I were pretty worked from being first couple of chairs everyday and called it.
I had to drive back to Snowmass anyhow, so I looked at the app. Lo and behold, there was no line and Sam's Knob had just cracked.
It was still easy to get untracked, you just had to be real careful not to get bogged down.
I was rocking some 115mm Legend Teams that I got off of IRip on the board. Perfect directional charger and I smoked both Matt and Greg, which doesn't happen often anymore. Best $175 I ever spent!
Big Burn opens tomorrow and our lift lines and showing up early, will be a thing of the past.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Looked like they pushed a lot of snow around on Elk Camp too, which if that opens anytime soon (they have an event for opening elk camp restaurant on Friday) that will spread out folks
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Buddy this was the biggest 24 hour storm total maybe ever in Aspen during a week when nobody is at work or school and nothing is open yet. Early season so everyone is horny for pow. I barely waited in line yesterday and today was ski on after noon. This is not indicative of some sort of seismic shift in skier traffic/demand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles
9 yo and I traversed the knob and took the edge of Ute Chute down. It was absolutely hilarious being on VX when they dropped the rope at Sam’s knob and watching all the beaters get stuck.
Too deep and dense for anything but straight lining at that point.
I hear this woman yell “on your left” and within 5 yards of past me she was upside down and sunk to her ankles. I laughed…she came up for air, but had some digging to do.
Lines at Snowmass were not bad, but that stupid VX lift stops three times every ride up.
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Originally Posted by gretch6364
That's why avoid the VX as much as possible. Sam's was having the same affliction yesterday, hopefully it corrects itself today.
I'll be skiing Snowmass today around 9. Blue jacket, white helmet with big black skis that don't turn a whole lot.
Hopefully big burn opens today. Elk Camp this weekend or next storm cycle?
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Bummed to have missed the dump, but pretty psyched for the fat base build up!
Don’t worry Ajax has returned to it’s natural state of skiing right on to the lifts. Some fun rope drops the past few days
Yeah, you probably missed the best November conditions in forty years.
But it's staying cold and actually sucking some of the moisture out of the snowpack.
Every rope drop or lift opening for the next two weeks,will be awesome!
Is this the season for 1A?
And did we get enough snow for them to continue opening things the next two weeks as the work gets done? We are in for a pretty big dry spell, but temps look good.
Basically zero additional snow of the opening if Highlands and Buttermilk on 12/14.
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We have enough snow to open almost everything at Ajax. Dumps opened today.Quote:
Originally Posted by gretch[emoji6[emoji640
Bmilk/Tiehack has plenty of snow.
[emoji637]a? You mean the development? Guessing that’s still a few years out.
At least two years still for 1A, probably more. Hopefully it opens by next weekend, just to take some pressure off the Gondi.
Perry's Trees was good!
Nice…I have been at Snowmass with the family. Wish they would open Adam’s avenue, elk camp and Alpine springs.
Two creaks would also be great to get open
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I never ski Elk Camp, but they really do need to get it and Adam's Avenue open for the families.
Generally they don't open Alpine Springs and High Alpine till the 14th.
Two Creeks is usually the following weekend.
Yeah, it helps spread things out when Elk Camp is open. Plus, some cheaper dining options.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
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Dumps rope drop was awesome yesterday and it took people a while to realize since 6 wasn’t open. Pretty much just lapped Perry’s all day. Also definitely gotta be the first time we’ve hit the couch cliff in Nov. A few dry weeks is a fine compromise for getting to have a november like that
That was one way to try to ski myself into ski shape...
I'll be up at lunch a few times this week.
Looks like Heroes opens today, 6 and Ruthie's will open Saturday. They're just finishing up snowmaking at 1A and there's a buttload of piles. But it doesn’t look like they're in any hurry to open.
I kind of like that they moved Winterskol to Highlands/ Buttermilk opener. Good way to kick off the season!
anybody willing to share some good bc spots for touring between town and Carbondale? we'll be up there for a week in January and will be splitting our time between the resorts and walkin' .
gracias de antemano!
Not really much between.
Marble is your best bet.
They were slowly pushing those piles when I was up this morning, but I wouldn't hold your breath.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
I hadn't heard that about Hero's, but I may skip that at this point until it's a little skied in, I don't like hollow.
Rode #3 with an exchange patroller from Chamonix this morning and he confirmed a scheduled mid-day opening for Hero's. I'll wait until that snow gets skied in as well...Quote:
Originally Posted by grskier
You guys missed out!
Got multiple laps in Hero’s mid day and I thought it was better than at any time all last season - maybe I got lucky but didn’t hit anything and mostly untracked or lightly cut up if you ventured away from directly under chair
Tats had a similar take. I'm just risk adverse with that. I would have been first in line pre-injury spree.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcpnz
I am planning on taking my dad up for the last 2-3 runs of the day today.
Saw that terrain this summer. So many 2' tall stumps ready to end your season. Love it back there, just gonna let someone else pack it down for me. Glad you enjoyed it up there. Cool new terrain.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcpnz
Yeah, I would've loved to be in there yesterday, but I'm not sure I'll trust it this weekend or beyond until we have another good storm. Too many sketchy outcomes from last season. But I say that as someone who hasn't skied a resort day yet and is unforgivably late to the party this year. Ajax tomorrow; I'm pumped!Quote:
Originally Posted by grskier
Take Cnty Rd 108 due west out of town. About 2 miles up turn right on Cnty Rd 125. 5 miles to Cnty Rd 117. Turn left. Drive about another 5 miles to where the road is no longer plowed which is a mile past Sunlight Ski area. Skin track on the NW ridge to summit of Williams Peak. Popular back country skiing with low to no avy danger. Use Caltopo but almost any skintrack will take you to the summit nice views.Quote:
Originally Posted by N1CK.
Take Cnty Rd 108 due west out of town. About 2 miles up turn right on Cnty Rd 125. 5 miles to Cnty Rd 117. Turn left. Drive about another 5 miles to where the road is no longer plowed which is a mile past Sunlight Ski area. Skin track on the NW ridge to summit of Williams Peak. Popular back country skiing with low to no avy danger. Use Caltopo but almost any skintrack will take you to the summit nice views.Quote:
Originally Posted by N1CK.
have blizzard brahmas 178 with marker griffons i think 300
have ferox freebirds in 181 skied 4 times marker alpinist bindings no skin - 450
have various cheater 21m master race skis if u need a pair - cheap (blizzard firebird cheapest 150)
have ski touring boots various 26.5 and 27.5 if u need a pair (zero g orange 26.5 and green 27.5 for example)
before i make a run to replay let me know if interested...i'll wait a few days
have a pair of unused full blown rossi hero plug boots (i couldn't stand them) if anybody has an up and coming racer
these are not like heads - not really fun at all to ski off course
have a pair of nordica 26.5 something racey fit but 120 flex
i love scott flyrods
This storm is over producing and it's getting good!
Might want to catch last run.
thanks man, I'll check into this.Quote:
Originally Posted by whipski
everything I'm finding via online resources sounds fairly sketch and high risk, so far.
Most of the BC here is high consequence, the rest are pretty disbursed and not much between Carbondale and Aspen.Quote:
Originally Posted by N1CK.
A lot of people skin up the ski areas here, there are some BC options from there as well.