If you had 180 minutes to ski RIGHT NOW and you could have............

**Beaver** · 10-24-2003, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by Buzzworthy
Nice try, Beaver. Not today, no one pissed in my cornflakes this morning.

Good to see you got your sense of humor back.

**road trip** · 10-24-2003, 12:05 PM

If we got that much snow at Mountain Creek, they would declare a state of emergency in New Jersey and close all the roads

...but if they didn't, it'd take me about an hour to get there from work... season pass + brother's condo on the hill = quick car to skiing time frame and small "mountain" = short lift ride...

Mmmm...

**Aldo** · 10-24-2003, 12:14 PM

I guess I'd be riding the lift with Road Trip. I'd head to Pipeline for my runs. Although, that's still a slow lift. But that would give me the time to roll a fatty. I probably wouldn't come back to work.
Actually I wouldn't have gone to work.

Sidebar; I just wrote an email quote to a vendor in South America, guess what our reps name is??? It started like this: HOLA SOFIA! I'm sure she's wondering why I'm so excited.

**road trip** · 10-24-2003, 12:20 PM

You know, Pipeline was so much better back when it wasn't re-opened... I'm getting all misty eyed just thinking about it! The "Blizzard of 1996" had me stuck in a condo there for 3 days and I must have hiked it and skied it about 5 times before they opened the lifts!!

**jayfrizzo** · 10-24-2003, 12:49 PM

I'm unemployed right now so I'd just take the whole day.

And I will.

J-

**Buzzworthy** · 10-24-2003, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by jayfrizzo
I'm unemployed right now so I'd just take the whole day.

And I will.

J-

SHUT UP AND PACK YOUR STUFF!!!

This thread is for us working folk that try to get away to ski/board. Your funemplyment does not count (jealousy is a bitch).

**Telephil** · 10-24-2003, 01:42 PM

Buzz, cool thread. Of course it would be the bird, arrive in 30 minutes, ski for 2 hours, drive home, get ready for the same thing tomorrow. Oh wait, my whole winter is going to be that way anyway.

Except it will be 3 1/2 hours before I head to work for 8, could it be any better.

**altagirl** · 10-24-2003, 01:52 PM

Originally posted by Aldo
Actually I wouldn't have gone to work.

This is a good point... A foot of fresh is what sick days were meant for.

**Mustonen** · 10-24-2003, 08:24 PM

8 mins to mont ripley.

ski for 2:44

8 mins back.

OR

45 mins to bohemia

ski for 1:30

45 mins back.

-

the classic quality over quantity conundrum... with a 100" base i'd have to take bohemia, though, haven't had that kind of base since it opened.

i'd love every minute -- but goddamn i need to relocate....

**DINMS** · 10-25-2003, 12:20 AM

If my grandma was driving I could get a couple runs in at baker. Anyone else...on fucking way.

**Bum Z** · 10-25-2003, 03:41 AM

Since I don't have time to fly to PA and rip up Ski Roundtop, I guess I'll have to settle for Snowbird. (as long as it's walk on trams) If the tram line is long, it's over to Alta. Damn, what tough choices you present Buzzworthy.

**SkiDawg93546** · 10-25-2003, 04:34 AM

yeah chile, its good to be a cali ski bum aye? I just need to work on the home office part, that sounds nice.

**Ferniefreeheels** · 10-25-2003, 04:40 AM

This scenario is real for me....a good dump happens and I take off from work in time to make first chair.....it happens all the time.

I throw on my ski clothes at work, grab my boots and head for the hill at about 8:45. 7 or 8 minutes later I' m parked and heading for my locker. After about a 3 minute ritual of putting on my boots and grabbing my gear, I'm skiing to the lift. So 10 or 11 minutes I'm ready to get on the chair.

This is the Fernie 30cm rule, if there is a good dump of snow overnight many businesses will have a sign on their door saying they will be back at noon.....(the inconveniances one must endure when liviing in a ski town

)

Now I usually stretch it out till about 12:30 (12:00 to 12:30 being my lunch break so it doesn't really count).....But if all the time I had was 180 minutes I
could ski 158-160 minutes of that time...yup it's a tough schedule to keep, but someones gotta do it!!! (These grueling time restraints that one must put up with...sigh)

**Crinkle** · 10-25-2003, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by jayfrizzo
I'm unemployed right now so I'd just take the whole day.

And I will.

J-

I work out of my house and make my own hours, slightly better than being unemployed. But I second this thought.

Seriously, you guys are making great time on the roads considering there was a foot dump at the mtns.

**sluffhunter** · 10-25-2003, 01:10 PM

I build houses up in Whistler and before we build someone a house we tell them that we have a 20 cm rule (8 inches). If it snows that much we no worky. Easy to keep the crew motivated to work and to never want to quit or fuck up.

The owners usually think we are joking when we tell them this in the spring... but we say if you no likey get someone else to build your house. (very nice to have a great reputation and people lined up for you to build their house)

**Plakespear** · 10-25-2003, 04:45 PM

This thread is really making me dislike where I live.

**Mex** · 10-25-2003, 10:47 PM

Gin,
I lived in your neck of the woods. 3 hrs man. I'd go to Jay if I was there.
Here in Calgary I'd head to Fernie or Castle. Castle doesn't see that much traffic so lots of fresh pow. Thanks for getting me dreaming.

**shera** · 10-26-2003, 09:53 AM

Hmmm, Breck's 5 minutes away and Loveland's a bit over half an hour. I guess I would ski the powder hour at Breck and then go over to Loveland for a day of untracked...

No time constraints for me either.

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