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Just like I ski in the appalachian, the rocky, the cascade and wasatchs:DQuote:
Originally Posted by alpinedad
I got one run down gentian. It was good but it was sluffing off the old layer pretty badly down there. Things were moving but not so badly they didn't open upper beaver and estelle.......which were goood.
Looking like sunday should be better than saturday at this point........
my tickets for Sierra were blacked out today Shoe. So, I decided not to subject your pristine skis to the granite rocks lurking under the snow at the Heave. As expected Heave got the least amount of snow of the South Lake resorts, about 2 feet (less than my backyard) and I hit a 'shit ton' of rocks. So, I am glad I didn't take your new Lotusesss (Loti?) out.
I will say that upper Avalanche Bowl at the heave, although thin, was a blast as long as you stayed light (and had really really fat skis- like pontoons). Many face shots were had in there and it is a great pitch for tree skiing.
BTW, I am growing to the love the Toons. Spats are going into semi-retirement.
Snow on Sunday incoming but 90 mph winds on the ridges. F**k.
HASKINS: "Almost too deep to ski":eek:
FUCK HASKINS! :cussing:Quote:
Originally Posted by AKA
tell him to get some fatter skis.
I shoulda gone to kirkwood for 5 runs rather than get 15 shitty runs at heavenly. Stupid hurts.
From earlier
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Originally Posted by lph
and now
I sense a trend Len, you should get a MRI of your domepiece before something really goes wrong!Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
oh and Haskins is a jib monkey now, if the snow hasn't been groomed and pushed into nice jumps; "it is to deep to ski":FIREdevil
They opened the backside as predicted.:frown: :frown: :frown: :tdo13: :tdo13: :tdo13:
Damn dude, two or three threads out there right now with you jabbing me! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kush1
You miss my 6 ounce Martinis don't you? I think you need one to put you in a good ole friendly mood.
Yeah, Haskins is telling me he is gonna buy the Pollard Pro model Prophets next year, we'll see.
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Originally Posted by lph
HAHA, I was actually thinking about those threads while I was posting that. Just a little bitter that the dumps are starting to roll in in Tahoe, all I want is a 5-8 foot storm. Is that to much to ask? Oh and it can't come before March 12th, because I will be in Japan until then..........
yeah a 6 oz martini couldn't hurt either!
fuck me you're not kidding bout the lurking rocks at the heave lph and you're a brave man for hitting a-bowl. on my 1st run down mott i hit a rock that threw me down hard into another rock in my back. wind was knocked out of me and i'm all sorts a gimped up now. actually had to ride the gunbarrel chair down:nonono2: cause i was so hurtin. now i remember why i haven't skied there much this year. shitloads of rocks still on or near the surface, gaping hordes, not as much snow and pretty tame terrain. shoulda called it a day after the 2 laps we did at p-house this am. that there was some kickass skiing w/ every turn sending blower over the shoulder. so that track is already punched walter but i gotta say its a pretty beat one and i can't take credit for it. when we showed at the trailhead there were already 7-8 cars there by 6 am. after some settling today and no wind to speak of, tomorrow/sat could be time to push it in the bc (if i can even walk).
can any of you folks that hit kwood today tell me if you noticed any natural avy activity around carson pass??? thanx
suck it Trabec! I slayed it today, and skiing Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues, and mabeee Wed its it still good :D and then I will be fired, which is kinda what I am hoping for anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by crashnburn'd
sorry to hear that gimpy. that sucks. if you feel the need for any radiation exposure, lemme know.
I realize I don't know the heave very well. but really I couldn't have been more dissapointed. 'Maybe' 2 feet up top and just SHITTY coverage. And to be honest some of the runs it was tough to even turn the toons it was so mellow.:nonono2:
the avy bowl runs were by far the best, but man, i was light as a feather on my skis and skied each pitch only after deciding on every turn before i even started skiing.
I thought this only happened to Arty?Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
Good to see a return o pow to the Tahoe.
squaw was so fucking money today and didnt even know it.
such good laps on kt headwall granite and silverado. blower.
skied with jamie blair today (bigtime lurker i found out) and he was sending it like the good old days. it was fun. i'm happy.
its maybe just going to get better.
Kirkwood was
ALL FUCKING TIME
I'll write more later. But here's a teaser. Faceshots til closing. PERFECT landings. I'd say it was jaw dropping, but if you opened your mouth you choked.
My first run was top 10 lifetime. Maybe top 5. Infuckingsane.
Oh and Haskins was right. If you were anywhere remotely flat, it was too deep to ski.
I'm sure I wasn't the only one who relived a run down Gentains after reading that. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
Thanks for all the info. Sat looks like a Mantra day not Sanouk day. But, sun may be different.
Yup heav got half of kweeds total... Again? Mostly knee deep and once in a while deeper. There are things to grab at ya still though. I think we are approaching the 100" for feb. Anyone been in lil alas*a this week?
yeah, i hear ya len. seems just about every time i go to raider nation i'm a little disappointed these days. while it can be fun w/ low elevation snow making firebreak, raleys and avy bowl in play, this year has been a bust. i'm pretty over it except for taking my boy out and when firebreak is doable. if it wasn't for taking my kid there to teach him to ski and the convenience factor i wouldn't bother buying a pass there next year. if it was any more then $300 i'd be real hard pressed to buy one as it is. i'll be sticking to the bc for the foreseeable future until we get lots more snow.
I love taking one for the team. If I hadn't been surfing perfect head high warm water barrels at Superbank with the likes of Mick Fanning, Bruce Irons, and all the bikini clad chicks practicing for the Roxy Pro, then maybe I'd be pretty pissed off about missing this storm.
See you chumps in a week and a half, when we'll resume the previously shitty winter conditions
Split, kook! Stay at home where you're wanted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Superstar Punani
Gah! This thread is the best thing and the worst thing for me at the moment.... 1 more day.
With what's in the forecast, I want your vacation.Quote:
Originally Posted by crashnburn'd
I just want my vacation to start :)
Oooorghhhhh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arty50
Eh, you always say that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arty50
Gimpy, heal up man!
Sierra got 56" in 24hr? Holyshit! Tommorw should be nice. Sunday should be very, very nice. If you like storm riding that is.
ULLR :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:
that sucks gimpy. get better soon
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Originally Posted by 3snowboards
56" in 24 hours??? are you smokin rocks homie? more like 30-35" max, maybe 56" in drift spots. dude, if you were skiing 56" of this lightweight/low moisture blower you would be drinking snow with every inhalation. There was one day last year that broke 52" in 24 hrs.
I smell gaper.
Unfortunately, I was too busy stressing about the gaper hordes on the road to look up. Lots of people on the road today.Quote:
Originally Posted by gimpy
Kirkwood had several large sluffs/small slides. A big section of 99 steps slid. As did several sections of Vista. Vista was funky today. The wind was scouring it a little and it was the only part of the mountain where I was riding on the old layer.
Most importantly, heal up sir! I need someone to set the track up WH for me this week. Just kidding man. I'd hate to see any of us miss the stuff that's supposed to be coming in the next few days.
Yeah, but when is it waist deep everywhere. And I mean everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Walter Sobchak
When I talked to Arty he said it was sick but every turn would pack your mouth with snow and when you tried to spit it out, more would just pack in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoePowShredder
You callin arty a gaper?Quote:
Originally Posted by kush1
dude......he totally pioneered farty arty had a party......without even asking patrol..
More like HERO!!!!
My Sierra pass is blacked out on Saturdays. :frown: If storm conditions return, Sierra on Sunday will be a good choice. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by 3snowboards
Sierra reported 58" in 24 hours. take for what it is worth.
friend who lives up off Chiapa had 30" at his house in same 24hour period.
another friend who is in charge of terrain parks at sierra got a midnight call from the cat drivers. they couldn't see the rails and boxes and buried them. his GF told me he was spending today digging them out.
EDIT: vets is right on.
I'm heading up at the ass crack of dawn, 6am tomorrow morning, I wonder if the 88 is going to be a clusterf'ing...
Better not be, I want to try to get there by nine to ten, which is 3.5 hours sharp from Mountain View.
are you smokin rocks homie? 56" in 24 hrs??? max 30-35". Of course in drift spots you could have a couple extra feet. 56" would be a constant face shot of freshies causing you to suffocate. Not to say I don't like suffocating on the blower, quite honestly it's the best thing. not quite yet, maybe monday we could get 56" of freshies, but till then, maybe get your units correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3snowboards
I smell gaper....o wait, you're a snowboarder
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Squaw was nice today: 18-24" light powder, bluebird but tracked out oh so fast. More coming in less than 24 hours too!! :)
thats wierd. i got fresh on kt, then headwall, then BA, then granite then silvy. silvy was holding over the shoulder turns at 3:45 when my legs couldnt take anymore. i thought stuff stayed better today because they had so much open so quickly. i guess its all in the eye of the beholder. but for me to score waist deep snow in northbowl at noon i'd have to say thats holding up pretty good. no complaints from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim S
I'll throw them in the box.Quote:
Originally Posted by onehotchili
Meet in the kids' zone or at the dev team meeting spot?
I agree, Squaw was fresh all day. I haven't had a day at squaw like that in years. Especially the nice avalanche I got caught in right when Silverado opened. Scared the shizza out of me, but the all day freshies made me forget about it.