K Mart Roll Call

[laseranimal]

Rumor has it they open Tuesday who's in?

[Z]

Ill be there......depending on my ski situation working out...

[vinzclortho]

anybody gonna go next weekend? I might be able to swing that...course my ski pants are up at the family house near MRG so I'll have to substitute with....I dunno...something. but if somebody wants to pick me up I'll prolly go.

[Plakespear]

Originally posted by vinzclortho
course my ski pants are up at the family house near MRG so I'll have to substitute with....I dunno...something.

I hear Levis tucked into your ski boots make for pretty good ski pants.

[Mtn Man]

May be there on Tuesday, depending on this whole work thing. It seems to get in the way every once in a while. I'll probably red eye it with a few k board folks.

BTW make sure you wear the stiff Wrangler dark blue jeans, they're the best for snow conditions. Top it off with the infamous Starter Jacket.

B)

[Dexter Rutecki]

I will probably sit out until I hear a bit more about it, but Wednesday or Thursday are strong possibilities.

[jstead]

I will be there on Sat. In the afternoon. how much are tickets this year? Did the price go up? I didn't see that they had half day passes on the web site :-/ balls!

[Z]

Yup they went up.....Lift tickets are 115 bucks now

[jstead]

wow that's a steel. Any one know where I can sell some sperm in VT?

[snowsprite]

Jstead, I think these guys might be interested.

Sprite

[ak_powder_monkey]

and to think 4 months ago I was biking there freaking a I'm still biking here

[laseranimal]

bump

[CantDog]

The word I heard was that Kmart was going to start blowing until Monday/Tuesday. This is what I was told when I called up friday afternoon. Are they blowing right now? Dont temps have to stay low for 4 days before they even start?

[Plakespear]

The next few days look to be in the low 30's in Upstate NY, should be colder in VT

[Mtn Man]

Originally posted by CantDog
The word I heard was that Kmart was going to start blowing until Monday/Tuesday. This is what I was told when I called up friday afternoon. Are they blowing right now? Dont temps have to stay low for 4 days before they even start?

Whoever told you that, was not in the know. Snowmaking started on the upper mtn around 630am on Friday. They're blowing the upper and lower today. Here's the report from the Basin Ski shop and a pic taken this morning:
"Nov 8th 27 degrees and sunny- The snow guns are running from the peak down to the gondola. Opening day is scheduled for Tuesday morning. The long term forecast looks good for extended snow making. We will have top to bottom skiing this year, no truck rides."
http://www.basinski.com/pics/pic1.JPG

B)

[trainnvain]

[fidgety]uumm..67 1/2 more hours...tuesday...snow..gonna make turns....67 1/2 hours minus 1 minute....tues...[/fidgety]

[CantDog]

Well now Im facking pissed. I needed snow for a project and called friday afternoon and asked to speak to someone at snowmaking. They woman I spoke to said nothing until monday/tuesday.

[Mtn Man]

Originally posted by CantDog
Well now Im facking pissed. I needed snow for a project and called friday afternoon and asked to speak to someone at snowmaking. They woman I spoke to said nothing until monday/tuesday.

Da beotch done lied to ya. Then again, it's supposed to snow on Tuesday/Wed so maybe that's what she was talking about.

B)

[Z]

How many trails they plan on having open Tuesday??

[vinzclortho]

Originally posted by Plakespear
I hear Levis tucked into your ski boots make for pretty good ski pants.

so then you'd say they insulate well and don't get wet? I don't have a starter jacket...or any jackets that say anything. Guess I'll have to go to Bob's Store for all my Startaah needs. Any ideas on what team I should represent?

[CantDog]

Well if you are in the Lebanon NH area there is a killer blue fartbag for sale at the Listening Center. 20 bucks. If I didnt just buy 3 pairs of skis there this morning, I would have bought the suit too. Fit me perfectly, im 6'3

[Mtn Man]

Originally posted by Z
How many trails they plan on having open Tuesday??

I think it's around 8 but we all know that means around 2-3 runs.
Great Northern
Upper Rime
Upper East Glade (with park features, usually a hip and two rails)
Lower Rime
Lower East Glade
Lower Bunny Buster
Lower West Glade
Pipe Dream


B)

[Z]

Originally posted by Mtn Man
I think it's around 8 but we all know that means around 2-3 runs.
Great Northern
Upper Rime
Upper East Glade (with park features, usually a hip and two rails)
Lower Rime
Lower East Glade
Lower Bunny Buster
Lower West Glade
Pipe Dream


B)

In killington terms, thats def only 2 trails like you said, but who cares.....

Anyways im picking up my sticks monday, and ill be there tuesday...Can't wait!!

[Z]

whooooooooo Front page K-mart Website:

We're Almost Ready To Go..Temperatures have dropped here in the Killington region and the most extensive snowmaking system on the planet has been firing since Friday. We'll be opening at 12:00 Noon on Monday November 10th with 8 trails (across 3 distinct runs) with 2 lifts (K-1 Gondola and Glades Triple) taking you to over 3 miles of terrain for upper intermediate and advanced folks.

[laseranimal]

bump