Irul
Freshies
StormDay
OHC
Printable View
Irul
Freshies
StormDay
OHC
Trying to decide whether I can get up there and still draft my appeal brief by Tuesday.
Here:Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinedad
To the honorable judges of [ ]:
The trial court did/did not fuck up. Please reverse/affirm the ruling.
Respectfully submitted,
Alpinedad.
I'm in for Friday... maybe for Sat (final destination undecided right now).
I'll be there Sat and Sun.
StormDay...question 1...what is your boot size. Question 2...what are you gonna ski on Sat?Quote:
Originally Posted by StormDay
Quote:
Originally Posted by irul&ublo
1. 326mm.
2. Probably Sanouks, but if it <6" overnight or if seems like it will be cut up (whole mtn open Friday) I'm think about LPs .
Why would you ask such leading questions?
Go to AM.Quote:
Originally Posted by onehotchili
Just got the free pass for the morning from the Mrs. She rocks!! Just got this email without even bring up the matter:
>>>>
Just a reminder to us that J#### is signed up for a ski lesson on Saturday at 10:00 am with A#### (redheaded girl). I arranged with her mom to meet them in the kid area at 9:45 to get the kids geared up and head down to the ski school.
Probably makes the most sense for me to stay with the sitter and girls until J#### goes to her lesson, meet up with you and then head back in to pick her up at 10:30 and feed M######. Then we should be able to be out to ski until at least 2 or so before M would need more nursing.
>>>>>>
:FIREdevil :FIREdevil
Indeed...Quote:
Originally Posted by StormDay
Just curious if your Mantras are getting lonely.Quote:
Originally Posted by StormDay
You thinking about a pair? 184?Quote:
Originally Posted by irul&ublo
It has been mostly the Mantra or Sanouks lately. That why I'm thinking about skiing the LPs Saturday or Sun. Haven't had the LP out in pow of any depth yet. (bought them for crud and corn)
If you are thinking about the Mantra, stop and buy them. very fun. I really like them as an everyday/all mtn ski.
Or you could hold out for next year's AC4. Hand flexed one at Cali Ski in Berkeley yesterday. (Also, hand flexed same size of this year.) Noticeably stiffer. More of a direct replacement for your G4s. I'll thinking about a pair for next year...
BTW:I got my Dad's 170s in the garage also... Not a good pow size, but fun all-mtn size. slightly smaller boot..
Looks like ill be there on the 21 to buy a spring pass.
Umm, I think Irul was angling to borrow StormDay's. Maybe I misread him.
That's the thing about lawyers...they're able to interpret the subtleties in life.Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinedad
I think by giving the info, I was indicating that I would be ok with a few laps...Quote:
Originally Posted by irul&ublo
But, you probably "need" more skis. :FIREdevil
I saw some sweet 04/05 Gotamas(183 & 176) at Cali Ski in Berkeley today.;)
i just got in here to TD: new personal land speed record was set this afternoon, from mill valley to Truckee/TD: 2 hours 30 mins door to motha
f$%^& door! Snowing lightly here @ the casa. Gotta do some work emails, then off to Blue Coyotee for wings, beers and games. Its on tmrw morning boys!
That is flying.Quote:
Originally Posted by freshies
yeah, had it pinned at about 85-90 the whole way :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by irul&ublo
I'll be there Saturday morning. Since I broke my powder board I'll most likely be on skis. The 210 racing snowboard just doesn't turn fast enough in the powder and the 180 will likely submarine on me.
If AlpineDad doesn't show, I may be riding his Bro's. Otherwise I'll have to find some demos somewhere. See you at the Summit Chair at 9. I'll be on radio 20-4. No kids this weekend! Map reading might be in order. Hmm.
Randy
Will be in the lineup Friday for sure. Not sure about Saturday. What the hell are you all going to be wearing so I can ask for my change with at least a little Chance of getting some. I will be in my same old blue NF jacket and grey gyro helmet.
Kona12:
on sat/sun:
Look for black Sanouks, blue Marmot jacket, Kryptons and silver giro helmet.
I'll be luck to hit lineup by 8:45. if I'm running too late I'll hit roundhouse first.
OHC: cruise by kids' area or call my mobile on sat morning.
edit: after 11am on Sat probably be sking w/ my wife: small (5'2"), Phat Luv, green Marmot jacket, technica Flames (blue/white women's boot) and white giro helmet.
kona12, i will be there Fri morning: grey cloudveil jacket, silver giro helmet, on spatulas (and probably w/2 snow boarders in line)
Oh, yeah.
Will be Tahoe-bound for Sat. morning. Almost certainly heading to Alpine, so Irul, maybe we'll have another one as fine as last week. Would be a pleasure to find the rest o' you maggots and make some laps as well.
ME: Nondescript except for the ugliest bright red helmet you ever did see. Doubleplusgood cuz' I've got matching red goggles. Quite a sight.:eek:
Irul; you'll have the Explosiv's again (when not stealing other maggots' Mantras)? Will scope out the usual spots for ya.
Looking forward to it,
Shawn
Back up in the air for tomorrow... may do a bc mission instead. Probably Alpine on Saturday with the gf, both teleing super-fat wood skis (me on swallowtail Capitals, her on Karhu PFDs, or maybe Jaks).
Me:
Radio channel 20-4. Mustard colored Marker jacket, Gray K2 Helmet and Dark Gray Descente Pants. Some sort of fat skis that don't belong to me. If I strike out on fat skis, I'll be on a 180cm racing snowboard with hard boots. It looks like a really fat ski. In fact, I could strap on two of them and probably rip pretty well.
Name's Randy.
Here. I look something like this only with dark pants and different goggles.
I'll be there on Sunday, Wateas, blue Langes, North Face neon one-piece, maybe?
Irul&Ublo - neon Explosivs
StormDay - blue Marmot jacket, Krypton boots and silver giro helmet. Black Volkl Sanouks.
Kona12 - "same old" blue NF jacket and grey gyro helmet...
Freshies - grey cloudveil jacket, silver giro helmet, on spatulas (and probably w/2 snow boarders in line)
Sinecue - Mustard colored Marker jacket, Gray K2 Helmet and Dark Gray Descente Pants... perhaps on AlpineDad's Bros(?) or on a 180cm racing snowboard with hard boots. Answers to "Randy"
ShawnB - Nondescript except for the ugliest bright red helmet and matching red goggles.
3pin - gray jacket, green pants, wood Capital Thrashers
3pinnette - Karhu PFDs or Jaks.
OHC's non-maggot buddy Skids - green jacket, black pants, black helmet, Dynastar Bigs Flames w/ tele bindings.
OHC - red Cloudveil jacket, olive green pants, black Giro helmet w/ visor, brown leather Volkl Sumos.
skezen - Wateas, blue Langes, North Face neon one-piece (Sunday only)
alpinedad - Bros (baby blue with magenta base), jacket will be red Spyder or yellow Columbia Bugaboo
We'll see how work on the brief goes. If I'm reasonably confident, I'll put the boys in the car sometime between 7 and 8 and hit the road.
On a powder day, however, he will be sporting the identical shit-eating grin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinecure
Just got up to TD - 3hr 10min from Berkeley. I don't think Freshies had anyone announcing the need to use the toilet from the back seat.
It was snowing pretty hard over the summit, but sunny before getting to the Donner lake exit.
Snow seems a got warm and heavy at TD.
Good chance I'll be on my LPs instead Sanouk if the Alpine snow report does not sound that good.
StormDay - blue Marmot jacket, Krypton boots and silver giro helmet. Black Volkl Sanouks or LP w/ tyrolia bindings (black/gold).
today was good - not great - but very good, more typical tahoe snow: wind buffy, fast, stayed on top all day. was really fun. but to be honest: i/we have been really spoiled these last 2 weeks, i found myself today saying "eh, this snow is OK, etc" vs being really psyched for 2 feet of fresh...its all good.
now that the snow has stopped, alpine is pretty played-out when i left at 3. if they pop the hikes (did they open high t or estelle today? don't think they did, but i spent last 2 runs today doing the ob shot "outter outter", so wasn't paying attention). if they didn't open these, i will be back tmrw to hike. if they did, we are heading BC. Have fun out there all!
Agreed, good but not great. Lots of fun though. Car problems kept me out of the lineup before nine but was there about 9:15 or so. I figured that if I wasn't in the lineup there was no chance of meeting a maggot and sure enough, I never got change today. As for High T it never opened but pretty sure estelle did. Never hiked it but on last two runs at 3pm did the traverse through lower beaver into lower estella and there were deffinitly tracks coming down from there. With that said it was still sick over there with some of the best turns of the day at 3 in the afternoon down to the parking lot. I don't know any of the run names over there but it was nice. I will try and get some pics up later.Quote:
Originally Posted by freshies
kona, do you think those were patrol's tracks coming off estelle? someone chime in if they know if they popped estelle. regardless, high t out to twin peaks hikes should be fresh tmrw, as they didn't openQuote:
Originally Posted by kona12
Quote:
Originally Posted by freshies
Alpine has to start putting the status of the hikes and Promise Land ( and the previous day's status) on the snow report page. Taos does it.
Definitely more than patrol. Lots of tracks down estella, parts of the buttress and other areas I don't know the name for. Don't get me wrong, it was still sweet over there and there was plenty of untracked left at 3. If I had more legs and time I would have went back. Kind of soupy on the lower section but up high still nice. Hi T will be completely untouched tomorrow but it was getting some sun today so might be thick. I will try and post a pick of what lower estella looked like at 3. Oh and I talked with a guy on 2nd to last lift who said there is still a good section by F tree. Second hand though.Quote:
Originally Posted by freshies
Don't have my regular pc so I can't shrink these down. Turns out the was some other decent pics from today as well but will post these later. Just wanted to get this one up so you could see what Lower Estelle was like at 3. Oh, and did anyone see that crew of snowboarders from either austrilia or new zeland going huge today? Caught up with them at that cliff band straight off of top of sherwood chair and they were going huge!
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55353.jpg
Estaelle opened late today; I came over from the backside around 2, and it was open. A few tracks in the upper portion. I cut over from lower Beaver toward the end of the day and hiked up a bit to get to bottom of Bernies and then down to where they park the snow cats. area. Pretty untracked as was Estelle, upper Beaver and the top of Bernies.
High Yellow was money, as were the sisters in the morning. Shewrwood Cliffs. Arts and Experts have been skied but are not bumped out.
High T did not open.
I thought the snow was better than just good. Heavier than last week but creamy and very fast.
I'll be there tomorrow. Early hikes are probably the call.
Might as well turn this into a mini tr. Very fun day today, snow was thick but very fun to ski. Multiple laps early in the sisters. Irul was that you getting first tracks on the skiers left this morning? After that traveresed over to other side of keyhole for some fun creamy pow turns and a few rock drops. Over to scott and traverse way out for some really fun runs in the trees. So good, we lap that a few more times. After that over to sherwood for some now so good turns in the think pow so back to the front side where we get to watch the southern hemisphere snow board crew (austriala? new zeland?). After that a few taverse/laps out to lower estelle for some end of day untracked!
Friend geting busy early
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55354.jpg
Sisters Pow, one of my favorite runs at alpine.
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55355.jpg
Friend getting rocky on lower yellow.
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55356.jpg
If I flap I can fly! A small cliff way out skiers right off of scott.
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55357.jpg
The next three are the australia crew going big on the cliffs straight off the top of Sherwood coming back to the front side.
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55358.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55359.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_55360.jpg
I won't be there tomorrow, but Gonzo will- snowboarder, red jacket, green pants, kicking hardcore Euro/yuppie sex music beats from his helmet.
Left Redwood City at 7:35, arrived Tahoe Donner at 11:05. Not bad at all.
See y'all in the am at the AM. Randy had to rent a pair of last year's B3s. I've got to drop the boys off for team at 9, but as soon as their coach is there, I'm on Summit.
Skied the morning with Sinecure. We hooked up with Corky for a few runs, but lost him on the second High T -- not sure what happened there.
High T to the backside was schweeeeeet. Nice morning generally, but the two High Ts were epic.
Shouted for change at the bottom of Summit twice -- once around 9:05, once around 10 to 10 -- but all I got was funny looks.
Tomorrow morning?