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Thread: Utah: The Trip Report

  1. #26
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    The thing that I don't like about the Canyons is you have to walk about a quarter-mile from the base to get to the gondola - unlike like other Utah resorts that have lockers near the lift(s), the Canyons is a slog at the base. I like the Canyons - when it has good snow... It used to be called Wolf Mountain (closed) and then it was called Park West (also closed). Varied terrain and some nice steeps. I like Brighton, but the only knock on it you could be skiing Alta/Snowbird 30-45 minutes earlier - Solitude is parallel to Alta. But on a blower day, if you get there early and go up - it's sweet. I have skied Snowbasin in two-plus feet of pow - great terrain, decent steeps, ideal, no people. But I like Powder Mountain better - because of the snowcat (or snowmobile) rides on Ligthning Ridge... and it has a nice down-home feel, like A-Basin, Alpine Meadows, Bridger Bowl, Loveland, Alta, Mt. Rose, Alpental, etc. I really like Solitude - Honeycomb Canyon and the Summit chair, but the catwalk from Honeycomb can be dodgy & sketchy, but it's a lot better than three years ago, when the catwalk took you to the frontside of the mountain at the base. Good powder in the trees...

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    Glademaster's TR, FKNA!

    Anyone 15 y/o with the nuts to convince his parents to bring him to UT to ski with the maggots has got to get the !

    Nice meeting you and your contingent! Sooooo, you'll be 16 next winter with a 3 week Christmas break? My mind would be thinking, "ROAD TRIP!!!!"

    Note: That is my first use of the fmicon, and you deserve it.

    Edit: Upper Cirque runs were actually pretty good that day, but I wouldn't have tried anything with any real exposure factor. Of course 2 seasons ago I fell on my face ALL the way down Upper Cirque so I could be a bit jaded.
    Last edited by teledave; 12-28-2004 at 01:51 PM.
    I should probably change my username to IReallyDon'tTeleMuchAnymoreDave.

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    I know the feeling of falling face first teledave. I took a tumble all the way down The Cirque at Whistler last year, from right after the drop in almost the groomed runout at the bottom. All on bulletproof snow. Combine that with my 20 footer to icy cat-track out there, and I have a fear of hardpacked steeps and blind rollovers.

    I only have my permit at 16, so no roadtrip without the 'rents along. And I'm honored to get your first fm.

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    Bump

    So that Glademaster can read the comments that people have already posted about his TR.

    (Some funny ones, too!)

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    Good TR Glademaster, sounds like you had a blast. Good writing as well. Don't worry about all the people talking shit, most of them are confirmed douchebags who spew a lot better then they ski. Keep up the stoke my friend!

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    Thumbs up Finally you say?

    12/17/04

    Ahhh, Alta:




    My legs are quaking with Virgin Alta anticipation: The Collins Quad


    And we are off!:



    And the rumors are true! Buzz on skis! :



    Stay tuned for more.
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    Few more arrival shots:






    Somehow it became lunch time before any action shots. Wait, it was a groomer day and I was gaping. Well, lunch time with beers.

    Teledave, Inspector Gadget, Twoplanker, Cornbread, Lumpy, McWop, Endless, Crash55:



    I could not take any more on the legs of not seeing skis for 9 years, so 3pm and I was toast. With lack of good snow, beer time yet again.

    Gold Miners Daughter:

    Twoplanker muchin, McWop taking care of bidness:



    Altachic and DanTheMan, loving life:
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    GMD Pics, name that maggot:

















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    Snowbird Time, Bluebird Day, lots of fun! Saturday, 12/18/2004

    11,000 feet above Sea Level:





    Good to be up here, the inversion starts in SLC below:



    "The Red One"



    Jeep Racing event was even there:


    But still plenty of room to groove to grooms:



    Low light in the shade:


    Some goods (hard) to be found:


    MINI Sticker Sighting!:
    "boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy

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    Anyone else having issues? My PC borks when loading the pic lines images. "33 items remaining"

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    Nice boots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by optics
    Nice boots.
    I love em!! Some cool dude at out of the niceness of his heart sent them to me.

    I owe that guy some brews!
    "boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy

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    Right, and I owe some dude who took his ass to a dark alley with thousands of dollars to give some stranger in exchange for other people's gear a few, too.

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    Mrs Frizzo, Frizzo, Uncle Nick, Yetna, Ski Monkey and Skiguide and me ready to hit Mineral Basin and more Mineral Basin:





    Ahh, Mineral Basin!




    More Inversion down there:

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    More of Mineral Basin:






    Traverse out to Bookends:



    More Mineral, guess we were there for a while!








    Frontside again:



    Mid Gad Beers and Tomfoolery:
    L to R: Foggy Goggles, Buzz, Yetna, Boarderline, Skiguide
    Last edited by Buzzworthy; 12-30-2004 at 03:46 PM.
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    And the ladies of TGR:

    Yetna, Skiguide and Snowprite






    These hotties deserve their own post!!
    "boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy

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    Nice to be up in fresh air. The inversion in SLC was horrible:






    Teledave and Stoli (MacDaddy's Dog) have had enough:







    That is all that turned out decent. I know others have more pics. I put up, your turn.
    "boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy

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    Sweet pics!!!! It's cool seeing how many people i recognize in each picture. Cool putting faces with names as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
    Sweet pics!!!! It's cool seeing how many people i recognize in each picture. Cool putting faces with names as well.
    I got mostly scenic stuff. And party stuff. If the snow had been there, would have some good airs, but you take what you can get. Good crew for sure.
    "boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
    And the ladies of TGR:






    Knee-deep in dimples.

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    Quote Originally Posted by optics
    Knee-deep in dimples.
    Like I said, scenic stuff!












    and yes, that was a bit wierd with all dat moola, felt like I should have been packin heat
    "boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
    I feel a bit like this right now.

    Could someone please explain to me why I look completely wasted in every non-skiing pic? Must be something in the air out in UT that does that to me.

    Monday AM bump, for the worker mags.
    Last edited by teledave; 01-03-2005 at 06:54 AM.
    I should probably change my username to IReallyDon'tTeleMuchAnymoreDave.

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