Looks like Trollhaugen is open 10 to 6 on Saturday! Unfortunately, another work weekend for me………..
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Looks like Trollhaugen is open 10 to 6 on Saturday! Unfortunately, another work weekend for me………..
Got up at 6am to get my gear ready. Not easy when you are a gear whore like me. Got my steeze dialed and ready to throw in the car at a moment’s notice.
8am and no update on website.
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10am and still no updated info on Troll’s website.Quote:
Originally Posted by naedward81
Troll just posted the are open 2-8 today. Future dates TBD.
Got the email !Quote:
Originally Posted by BaconMeCrazy
Website still not updated 45 minutes after the email went out.
I will be there right around 2pm. Green Freeride Systems jacket, blue helmet with BBI stickers. Mustache like Stalin. Ask for change.
Working, dammit! I need to retire…….
Enjoy!! I won't be out til, who knows when this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry
I got an email about Ski Patrollers needed, so I had an inside track. I am still waiting on something smaller than 121mm to ship from Volkl so I may be a month out from skiing still.
We will have to link up, maybe even get Axe's ass to Troll.
Troll is also open tomorrow and maybe Friday, depending on weather.
Too bad you sold those Ripsticks……….
Start of another ski season. Trollhaugen really has their snowmaking dialed, perfect corn snow, just like spring. So much fun, sliding around on snow.
Met up with BaconMeCrazy, what a great dude. Every maggot I’ve ever met is a stand up person.
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Damn Harry that looks like a fine opening day to the ski season. It looks like great conditions and not many people. Did you get to ski the gnar on Galende? Those pictures make me envious!
That guy from MidwestSkiers dot com was there, I skied up to him and announced “I’m The Best Skier On The Mountain”. He did not get it and kept filming the jibbers. Pretty sure Shane would have awarded me 30,000 gnar points for that.*
(*) google Game of GNAR if you don’t get it either…
Pleasure meeting and talking with you Harry! Good start to the season. As Harry mentioned, it was great snow yesterday.
Hope everyone has a good season.
I have some serious FOMO after seeing the pics. Might try to sneak out tomorrow if they are open, but it doesn't look promising.
We will all have to schedule a meetup at Troll. I will have some comp tickets if anyone needs them, and I think mine from last year are good still as well.
Wow. Welch Belch [emoji481] is a phrase that I have not heard in a very long time. Not many of the original crew left, however there are a few of us that still show up on a semi regular basis. Most Saturdays spent chasing my 10 yr old down the hill, but still get the occasional solo day. Usually on TX Comps and On3P’s.Quote:
Originally Posted by BaconMeCrazy
I have a spare pair of well used 28.5 TX Comps and various skis w/ NTN that I could bring down.
Axe can vouch for my suckiness- I believe I may have helped him to free his heel back in the day.
Cheers
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Originally Posted by Harry
I laughed -
Thanks, Harry !
FknA . skiJ
Headed up to the Troll now. I’m the guy with the shell that looks like a Hudson’s bay blanket. Ask for change for a nickel, woo hoo.
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69 degrees and getting skied out. Good spring skiing!
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Originally Posted by Harry
FKNA Harry, good stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry
Been a while since I popped in here (there was a time I'd start the yearly Midwest Chatter Thread); stoked to see it's already claiming bragging rights and trolling other websites and it's still only October, bwah!
^^^THIS^^^
The Rochford family still owns Trollhaugen. Dr. Ray and Dr. Anne Rochford bought it in 1967. They were actual dentists from St.Paul…….
Any of you Trollhaugen mags know Wade?
Harry awesome first day October stoke. Man that would have been fun.
We'll be skiing Brule over Thanksgiving weekend for a race camp we signed my daughter up for, assuming they have snow.
Stupid Book told me Pursuit of Soul 2 was released today. So fkna good. I guess if you get it you get it, and those of us in this thread are mostly people that get it.
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Anyone else planning on going to the showing at the Rock? https://www.rocksnowpark.com/winter-...bu58GPSt4W9qPUQuote:
Originally Posted by uglymoney
Wow, that really captures most of my 59 years of skiing in the Midwest. Brought back a lot of memories of my parents dropping me off at the local ski area because they knew we were safe there.. Community….
I have Nov 20th marked on the calendar... Now if my gear arrives before then, that is the first day on snow, hopefully.
In all reality, looking at the weather, Troll should have the guns on end of next week or so.
I put no faith in those long range forecasts. 7 day still looks like shit on NWS. The promising 10 day my wife keeps showing me keeps getting bumped back.
October was decent at least. slightly below average here, probably brought down by that nice cold snap, but finished warm.
Any of you Trollhaugian insiders have info on opening this weekend ? Low temps in the teens this weekend so good conditions for snowmaking ?
I owe BaconMeCrazy a beer.
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I’ll drink that beer.
I have 3 weeks to burn at work before the end of the year. I plan on going out on weekdays.
from last Sunday ,
Loretta ( 'sconsin), not far from Christie ;
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skiJ
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Originally Posted by Harry
According to the schedule for Patrol, looking like Sunday the 13th. For sure the following weekend. I will be out at 10am on the 20th to get my first turns in.
I was in Loretta on Monday! Musky fishing on the upper Flambeau by Oxbo. Had lunch in Winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiJ
Next time give a shout.
Great video. I remember being a little kid at the lodge and there being lots of food, sandwiches, crock pots going full tilt, cookies, brownies, thermoses of hot chocolate , etc up for grabs. People would make tons of stuff and just lay it out for whomever. Everybody skied together, shared what they had, and if you wanted to stay later then somebody's parents would bring you home. There was a single gear locker where we would dump our stuff and when you went back it was always there. You never went home hungry and when you got home you would usually fall asleep pretty quickly with no prompting from mom and dad. That was 50 years ago and its nice to see it still happening.
Email from Trollhaugen says definitely open Monday from 3pm until 9pm, and “maybe” tomorrow.
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I doubt tomorrow is happening. Ski Patrol email said not tomorrow, but Monday and looks like Troll will be open all week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry
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Wednesday I threw in the towel and took my ski boat to a barn for the winter. It was a tremendous day to work outside. Grease flows nicely in the seventies.
Snowmaking weather all the way down here last night, although humidity levels are high. I noticed Chestnut wasn't able to make snow down by the still open and warm river by the time I went to bed, but by this morning they had worked their way all the way to the bottom.
Took longer for the cold air to penetrate than they thought. 74 degrees on Thursday with very high humidity kept the ground and water warm and rain made everything wet even after the welcome cold front arrived.
Watching Brule social media also and went ahead and bought our tickets for T day race camp we signed up for up there. That is looking good now.
Drove by Little Switz and they still had the guns going at 1130. LFG
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SkiJ - douche your box.
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This wins. Just like tailgates in Ohio and spring skiing at perfect north in Indiana. Flat landers rip and live the dream.Quote:
Originally Posted by halliday
OpenSnow was touting a pretty nice storm heading your way. It looks like Michigan and the Keeweenaw will get a good covering. Hoping that is a sign for a great year at Mt. Bohemia!