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Caught a nice dumping last Thursday in Utah....about 12"+ of fresh.....went to Snowbird for a first time powder day there....I have seen places get tracked out before and have heard this is common at Snowbird...but I figured a weekday would not have been too bad....wrong.
People decend on this place at an incredible rate.
I would say by 11:30 pretty much everywhere was pretty chopped up.....amazing, I have never seen a place of that size get tracked out so quick on a weekday.
Try A-Basin next.
pros andconsof the tram.
why friends call it locust mountain
I hear ya. Its always a buzz kill when it is a frenzy of people tracking the place out. That is why I likley wont have a season pass there next year...and will probally be at solitude.
Solitude sucks.....
:shrug: I have had many many many pow days at the bird and feel like it is pretty leisurely. Always can ski some fresh at the end of the day there.
at the basin, every double secret shot is done by 10:45 on a weekday (12 on a weekend).
Use used the wrong analogy, dude! Its maggots to a fresh elephant shit dammit! :the_fingeQuote:
Originally Posted by marcg
If it is all chopped up by 11:30 you dont know where you are going. I will admit that last Thursday was too crowded, but oh well. Walk on trams yesterday and knee deep. So it cant be all bad....
The element of surprise - Reports say 2", you find 12". Those days rule.Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor
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Originally Posted by Ireallyliketoski
Heh, i remember this year when we got that 12-14 inches on a saturday.....at least 10 maggots there. Pali wasnt even that busy early, but they dropped ropes all over and opened (for the season) almost everything in like 3 hours....place went from waist deep virgin runs for the season to totally tracked in 3 hours flat...insane..
Too true. Particle and I kept shaking our heads, cuz we couldnt figure out how the reports were SO wrong. Oh well, a good problem to have for sure :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by powstash
You live in some eastern hell-hole. Why do you give a fuck if one more person skis at Solitude?Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
His donger is in NYC, his heart is still at Soli. Give the guy a break.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bud Green
Snowbird crowds really HAVE gotten out of control. They finally have the visitors they always dreamed of but they can't handle the current load. For the first time I am seriously considering either a dual pass or a pass somewhere else for next year. The 5 tram wait the other day was a joke.
With the limited time I have to ski I can't afford to stand around that long. http://tetongravity.com/ubb/icons/icon13.gif
open your fuggin' eyes K!!! you were at Alta beeeeeeyotch!! :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor
There are never any lines at Solitude and you can ski untracked all day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Endlessseason
I dont think so, cuz I didnt have to traverse a mile to get to where I was skiing :FIREdevilQuote:
Originally Posted by Xover
You should try the Grands Montet in Chamonix. Fastest tracked mountain in the world. In high season on a big powder day the mountain is tracked to bits in 2 hours. The hidden stashes know only by the locals last myabe an hours or two longer, and as anyone who's been there will attest it ain't a small mountain.Quote:
Originally Posted by marcgI
Snowbird is definatly way to crowded on a powder day, I am thinking on the same lines of changing resorts due to the crowds. It's just giving up the tram on a noncrowded day and how many runs you can get in is great. My cousin had a solution for the crowds he said they should hold tryout for people to ski at the bird. I think there are to many people there who would benifit from spending money elsewere get more runs and access more intermidate terrain at another resort.
Solitude sucks! its flat, they get half the snow of Snowbird Alta,
its skied out before 9:00am every freaking powder day and it pisses me off!
Its so freaking crowded with jongs that its frustrating. next year I'm getting a powmo pass it will be worth the drive!
This happends at Kirkwood and even more so at Squaw.
Any spots with good terrain and less locusts in UT?
Sounds like the lower 48 lift served terrain may be played out?
It's all a trade off ---> terrain/snow quality vs. crowds. I have been to Alta on a Wednesday after, cough...cough, feeling a little ill, and thought it was Presidents Day weekend, spring break and Christmas are rolled into one. WTF? I stood in line for over 30 minutes, longer than the traverse to Devil's Castle from the top of Sugarloaf, the ride down, the slog through the creek bed and out. I don't need that for sure. Say what you want about Brighton, but damn, that place is usually deserted, even on weekends sometimes. Oh wait, Solitude is much better so go there instead.
Thats a really good story. Mr. Altagirl totally agrees about Brighton - he likes to jib there on Wednesdays, but not on a Wednesday that is President's Day weekend, spring break, and Christmas are [sic] rolled into one.Quote:
Originally Posted by thchute
Jackson was slayed today, and Stump slayed it. That is all.
Just so you guys know, I stomped that air. Hard. I was thinking of posting a TR about it. Little gripped above the rock face, but I just kind of took a deep breath, visualized, and pointed them. Thankfully it all worked out.
Solitude suckS
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Honeycomb included!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
OK. stay away. 1 less gaper from babylon.:FIREdevil
Woodsy left there and Ice frequents there. Those are reasons enough to stay away.Quote:
Originally Posted by MacDaddy
now that I've spent some time at both, have passes this year at both I can say that it's no better at either place. either place you're skiing crud by noon. You can find good snow if you hike/sidestep at either place after a storm.Quote:
Originally Posted by bryanthebold
the difference is that snowbird has liftlines and way, way longer runs.
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Originally Posted by Bud Green
that needs one of these :rolleyes:
whatever. if you sidestep for a half hour at any ski area you'll find good snow. I don't know why people think solitude is so special.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bud Green
Yes, you can sidestep 20 minutes and ride 3 lifts for 5-10 turns...not much different than the bookend chutes. am I wrong?
there have been liftlines this season, and there has been a real tendancy for sol to be chop really early in the day.
That's because people on this board won't shut the hell up about the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by YetiMan
A couple seasons ago when I was spending a lot of time there (due to $25 midweek tickets with Eagle Club Card) I remember thinking to myself "This place is great, but it's really small. All it would take is maybe five or six more good skiers on the mountain, and it would be tracked out in half the time."
Apparently that's happened. Moral: if you like someplace, zip your lip.
No shit. That's why I don't ski Solitude anymore. But everyone else should.Quote:
Originally Posted by YetiMan
It's also in Big(inner) Cottonwood.
nice reverse psyche Yeti! I like it!
Solitude sucks for real now!
dont go there!
bwaaaa
nice reverse psyche Yeti! I like it!
Solitude sucks for real now!
dont go there!
bwaaaa I'm reaching for the Vodka one more time!
nice reverse psyche Yeti! I like it!
Solitude sucks for real now!
dont go there!
bwaaaa I'm reaching for the Vodka RedBull ( sugar free) one more time!
it's just been kind of a letdown to look around most solitude pow days this year and go
"hey, so...it's 11:00 and I'm skiing bumps now..hmm....and they're way way shorter bump runs than LCC...hmmm. so...I didn't go over there why?"
^^^had that thought quite a few times this year, seriously^^^