^^ Looks primo from here.
^^ Looks primo from here.
Holy fuck. That dude is mental.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey44
It’s a shame buried here in the soup thread.
Maybe cross post to trip reports. Wow. Amazing.
I chuckled at this one:Quote:
Originally Posted by Core Shot
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You don’t need coffee when you're doing 50 in the dark on a bike with a fully loaded trailer.
^^ wow earned indeed! it would have been an impressive enough effort if there'd been a dinner/hot tub/room/car ride home after the gruelling ride to the mountain.
happy birthday harvey and all-time props to mr ripitz!:yourock:
nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker
Potatoe Broccoli Cheddah
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Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest
chutes aren’t open…. Too much snow and avy danger insane. They still do two fers. This is my buddies home mtn now. Place is a blast. 44” in the last 48hr. Taking a mid morning coffee, I mean soup break.
It was my first time meeting him, and he is quite a character. He has been riding his bike for 7 years, no car in that time. He commutes 20 miles to work every day, regardless of the weather.Quote:
Originally Posted by Core Shot
He posted a cool piece on our front page about bagging (bushwhacking) two small peaks on opposite sides of the Hudson using a paddle board to get across the river. At the end he was paddling down the river to his (friend's) car, by the light of the moon. Unreal.
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He took this pic while paddling:
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Stories on the lift at Belle dropped my jaw. He said, "Hey man I'm 50. I got to get this shit done, it's not like I got 20 years."
He must eat some really good soup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey44
^^ spinach soup
looks deep indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by SoVT Joey
you'll bore of that every day:fm:
get some for us all!
I used to coach at Rose before the chutes were fair game. We used to rochambeau to see who poached and who drove the getaway car on the last run of the day. I once kicked one off in the chutes that ran and partially covered the road. I about shit my pants. Luckily, the getaway car was parked on the right side and we booked it back down to Reno asap. Have fun, stay safe!Quote:
Originally Posted by SoVT Joey
Anything going to come out of this possible snowstorm next few days?? Debating last min trip to Killington, not great lodging options and hard tell if it’s worth the crowds for the limited terrain…. Story of the season this year I know
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We need a miracle.Quote:
Originally Posted by VTskibum
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man, looks like my type of place too - does it get less traffic than all the bigger tahoe resorts?Quote:
Originally Posted by SoVT Joey
Yes, definitely. It was pretty well off the radar when I was there for a couple of season 20+ years ago. Opening the chutes in ‘04-05? added a lot of needed terrain.Quote:
Originally Posted by cinnepa
pff ok if you like ski hills that are flat, Canaduh. :biggrin: :fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker
also what is that even in inches, like 4?
probably not even
Ha I just got this, finally. Thanks VTF.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
$69 Ladies Days thursdays too. how many NE mountains even offer $69 tix ever?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
That's really too bad. The chutes are what makes rose great skiing. Hopefully chutes open while you're there. Word from a fellow may that just moved away from the shithole of reno is that rose hasn't been getting the chutes open regularly for some time... like seasons. I really hope they open while you are there. Possibly the best combo of vertical, pitch, and crowds in the Tahoe area. Was our home mountain for a winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by SoVT Joey
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$49 tix at snorth on Thursdays:fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by buckethead
currently big puffy snow flakes falling in the champlain valley
And we will enjoy it while we can!Quote:
Originally Posted by DBdude
Hey Harv, I realize that I miscredited Laps photo, glad you figured it out.
Patrol was busy from first light shoveling hydraulic fluid contaminated snow into bags and sleeping them down. Surface Whore texted that he heard yelling whilst on the lift, they lost a sled and it zoomed down the hill into some trees.
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Final check around 2pm just before opening the trail. I passed as the grooming didn't look so great
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Even getting out late there was still some fresh left to shred
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Other than the heavy chemtrailing it was a beautiful day to be out on the hill
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Just waiting
24º calm w/misting snow falling bob
They were blasting the chutes yesterday afternoon with hopes they could get them to release so they could open them today. Not looking great. I got two of the best days of skiing in my short young life yesterday and Tuesday. They opened zephyr late yesterday and that hadn’t been touched in a week. It was unreal good.
I have this morning left to make some turns and the temptation is real on the chutes. Well, was real until I saw the crown line in the zephyr bowl on skiers right of the lift, so just about same aspect of the chutes. And that 3’ crown line that is 200-300’ long is enough for me to smarten up. Whatever they got to go yesterday in zephyr was huge. Pretty sure it was delayed opening because they needed to remove all the trees that came in that slide yesterday morning. It was pretty impressive. Ski Patrol was stand on the top of the chutes yesterday afternoon and it was constant bombs every ten minutes from 12-2pm.
but to speak to lift lines…. Skied on the lift for the last two days. Played at squaw on Friday, I’ll never go back during a storm cycle or if the wind is blowing, place is useless. Alpine meadows was Saturday and Sunday. Base to base was closed for the millionth time since just opening because of wind. Alpine still had crazy lines but it was the weekend, the skiing was great. Wind had a bunch of upper stuff on hold as well.
Rose delivered. Not only did they get almost twice as much snow as north lake, but the wind protection seems to be a little better for storms coming from the west. Not to mention, 8260 which is the base of rose, is just about the top of palisades.
good deal too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
now i know
if we get some snow
Bolton Valley has $69 mid week tix (much less if you buy in advance)Quote:
Originally Posted by buckethead
la reserve raised their midweek from 15 to 25 this year, but it could be a good option soon.
vallee bleue is pretty fun for 22-27 midweek.
those are the cheapest and most interesting midweek hills in the laurentians if anyone wants to dirtbag for 1980’s prices.
neither have a lot of vert but i’m always entertained for a day at least.
yes a small handful (i bought a $65 mid-week ticket at MRG in december but had to eat it. ) was more a rhetorical question - but i do appreciate the info. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Was it just one winter? Yes, I think a few hard lessons were learned over the years. I've set off 3-4 solid slides...had my spidey senses go off once and did a ski cut jump and set off a monster that would have done some damage if someone was below me...lost a pair of poles in another one I set off in Nightmare. Alas...off to Jay for the weekend CrapQuote:
Originally Posted by skinipenem
Get some Joey!
*sniff*
I ski a few. Some might dispute the term "mountains" though.Quote:
Originally Posted by buckethead
Two Mondays ago I just paid the most I'd ever paid at McCauley - $40.
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Originally Posted by Harvey44
yes fwiw i pay $34 for the 3-10pm shift at jim. peak.
thinking more of our bigger resorts...as mt rose is a very big resort.
and again, more a rhetorical question and offering of props to mt rose.
Just because I have no skiing plans, but Bridger Bowl at $70 has to be one of the best deals out there. At least the ice was good enough to skate on past few days
Freaking inflation. Love me some Glen Ellen. Should be $30. 8) it is still a nice mountain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
buckethead - fwiw i pay $34 for the 3-10pm shift at jim. peak.
I will definitely be joining you for few of those this season once this plane gets off the runway..
That $40 at McCauley appeared to have a nice yield Harv.
right on aldo. jiminy's keeping me on snow as my usual hills are working to get up off the mat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aldo
i'll be watching for snow in nj. gotta ski those VV/GG trails again for the first time in too many decades to post:rolleyes: