I'll probably get flamed for this, but I gotta ask: Do you think anyone from Alta with Bird pass-yanking privileges would care if my single-plank riding self took a run through Alta to GMD for the Utarded Mini kickoff shindig? I'd probably just drop in from the bootpack above Baldy Express and cruise down to GMD as a last run of the day.
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12-14-2004, 10:51 PM #1
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Last run of the day through Alta?
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12-14-2004, 10:56 PM #2
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Snowboarding isn't allowed at Alta.
The old gaurd may run you down and poke you with thier ski poles! I would guess if patrol saw you they would have an issue, which could go badly with your bird pass.
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12-14-2004, 11:12 PM #3
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Plus if you did make it down, some punk skier would steal your board.
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12-14-2004, 11:20 PM #4
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In the Soul Purpose video there is an helmet cam vid of one of the behind the camera guys poaching Alta on a snowboard. Pretty cool, its under athlete bios in the extras section.
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12-15-2004, 12:16 AM #5
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just do it dammit
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12-15-2004, 12:24 AM #6
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12-15-2004, 12:32 AM #7
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do it. dooooooit. do it.
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12-15-2004, 01:42 AM #8
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Never ask permission, appologize later
Learned this years ago.
If you ask: the answer is "NO"
If you just Do It and appologize later the response is "Don't do it again"
You weren't going to do it again anyway!!!
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12-15-2004, 08:32 AM #9
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It is OK to ride a board at Alta, they just won't let you on the lifts. The land is owned by the Forest Service, which allows boarding. The lifts are owned by Alta, and they don't. I have friends from Snobird who do the Baldy Chutes on their boards whenever they're open and they've never been hasseled. When I used to splitboard, I would often ride back thru Alta coming back from Tuscarora or the Lakes District with no problems.
Make sure both arms are up and giving the finger when you come down the groomers.Last edited by Bud Green; 12-15-2004 at 08:34 AM.
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12-15-2004, 10:29 AM #10
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It's not allowed, and you might/will get yelled at. I'm not sure if they'll take your pass, but I know it's not a good idea to get in trouble with Snowbird, as they can be assholes about stuff like that.
Personally, I think you should be allowed to. What's the big deal?Avoiding the real world since 1979
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12-15-2004, 10:37 AM #11
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this is the corrct answer,
Originally Posted by Bud Green
there are boarders in Catherines & the Ho all the time ( at least there were the last few years)
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12-15-2004, 10:43 AM #12
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You should do it. If you are harassed by anyone with pass yanking authority just deny having a pass. People ride snowboard's at Alta more often then you would think.
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12-15-2004, 10:57 AM #13
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Yeah, you're better off riding the Ho train than ripping down the groomers. No, they won't pull your pass, but they can be dicks so why chance it? Originally Posted by Bum Z
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12-15-2004, 02:23 PM #14
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Just do it, puss.
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12-15-2004, 03:20 PM #15
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actually he wil prolly face a chorus of new arrivals trying to prove how "core" they are by yeling at him that Alta is for skiiers only & the like. Originally Posted by 13
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12-15-2004, 03:29 PM #16
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I'll lend you some poles so you can claim monoski status with a slightly canted stance.
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12-15-2004, 04:00 PM #17
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MONGO, MONGO, MONGO/ Originally Posted by Lumpy
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12-15-2004, 04:07 PM #18
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Would your car not be at the Bird? It seems like it'd be easier just to ride on down to your car and then drive to GMD, then you can leave when you want and not be at someones mercy.
Or was the point to see if it could be done and how mad it'd make people?
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12-15-2004, 04:11 PM #19
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12-15-2004, 04:13 PM #20
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I will cheer ya on!!!
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12-15-2004, 04:16 PM #21
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Easier, but not as fun. Originally Posted by flykdog
I'm not trying to piss anyone off. I've never taken a run from the top of Alta so I thought it might be fun to ride down to GMD at the end of the day. Originally Posted by flykdog
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12-15-2004, 04:18 PM #22
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Do it and tell anyone who bitches at you to go fuck themselves - it's public land.
But it's probably a good idea to hide your board at the bottom.
Alta's policy is just wrong. Originally Posted by Downbound Train
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12-15-2004, 04:19 PM #23
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