OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

**Pinner** · 01-31-2016, 10:37 PM

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**smmokan** · 01-31-2016, 10:44 PM

^^^ Wonder what the EpicMix app estimated for that lift line?

**Danno** · 01-31-2016, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by Pinner

I just don't even know how to process that.

**Lindahl** · 01-31-2016, 11:41 PM

Hahahaha

**wolfelot** · 02-01-2016, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by Pinner

I don't understand. Were these people at Vail waiting for first chair? Had the lift been broken for 2 hours? Most all of the mountain was on wind hold?

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-01-2016, 01:30 AM

Originally Posted by Pinner

Holy crap. I showed up at 9:15, finished my coffee, had a smoke, put on my floppy bindings and skied pow all day.

Wow. At least I'm doing something right.

**Benny Profane** · 02-01-2016, 06:58 AM

Have you guys heard of Photoshop?

**The SnowShow** · 02-01-2016, 07:17 AM

People who take Gondola 1 on a weekend powder day need to keep right on taking it. Have fun taking 1 hour to get to the summit.

**Soups** · 02-01-2016, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile

I tell you what, Cameron Pass through the Poudre is quite a white knuckle ride in a snowstorm. 4:45 from Steamboat to Arvada via 14 in this weather? I'll take it.

Should've just taken Hwy40/I-70. We left Steamboat at 2pm and got to the Wooly lot at 5:40pm. The only bad traffic was near the summit of Berthoud all the way to Empire, 70 was fine. Not sure what all this bitching is about on the way home yesterday, oh wait it's the dumb gapic pass holders that have to go through the tunnel...figure it out, not hard.

**montanaskier** · 02-01-2016, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Have you guys heard of Photoshop?

Those pics aren't shopped, legit lineup. Bunch of dummies

**hatchgreenchile** · 02-01-2016, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by soups818

Should've just taken Hwy40/I-70. We left Steamboat at 2pm and got to the Wooly lot at 5:40pm. The only bad traffic was near the summit of Berthoud all the way to Empire, 70 was fine. Not sure what all this bitching is about on the way home yesterday, oh wait it's the dumb gapic pass holders that have to go through the tunnel...figure it out, not hard.

Good to know! Had to dropoff friends in FC . That signal in Empire is making 40 traffic tough to gauge though...
Of course, it's shocking that 70 east was a mob scene on a Sunday afternoon with big AM totals and heavy snowfall most of the day.

**SkiBall** · 02-01-2016, 10:22 AM

That SNL skit they ran called The Californians needs a remake.

**_curmudgeon_** · 02-01-2016, 10:29 AM

I can't even wrap my head around that lift line, is that seriously a real line? Mind blown.

**Foggy_Goggles** · 02-01-2016, 10:34 AM

Colorado the butthurt state! Some of you front rangers are rediculous. No more weekend pow pow for you. Some people skied powder all weekend, some people sat in traffic. What's the secret?

**joetron** · 02-01-2016, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by SkiBall

That SNL skit they ran called The Californians needs a remake.

Ha!

We could just add "the" in front of all the highway numbers referenced in this thread and have the dialogue handled.

**The SnowShow** · 02-01-2016, 11:13 AM

I'll say it again...someone needs to develop a couple of other good resorts off the I70 corridor. NW side of Pikes. Cameron Pass area. Somewhere to spread out the masses. 1 route is never going to get better.

**fastfred** · 02-01-2016, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

Colorado the butthurt state! Some of you front rangers are rediculous. No more weekend pow pow for you. Some people skied powder all weekend, some people sat in traffic. What's the secret?

it's timing, that's all, and occasionally you get screwed, has happened to me once in awhile, but it's my own damn fault when it does

the idea that you can just head home anytime 10 am and 1pm on a sat or sun and avoid traffic is dumb

everyone has to remember that the front rangers gave up on ski season in mid january last year since it didn't seem to snow between early january and mid march. So now there is a ton of demand as long as it's cold and snowy on the front range and cold and snow in the mtns it's gonna be a shit show

motel rooms, adjusting your travel times, not skiing on the weekend, they all seem to help

the idea you can fly up to the mtns on th weekend, ski for a couple hrs and fly home is kinda silly, but when thousands of people think they can do that...........................

**hatchgreenchile** · 02-01-2016, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

I'll say it again...someone needs to develop a couple of other good resorts off the I70 corridor. NW side of Pikes. Cameron Pass area. Somewhere to spread out the masses. 1 route is never going to get better.

Still pushing that huh? Find a few 2000 acre, northerly facing slopes outside of protected areas, with a quality snowpack, for development of these "couple of good resorts". I'm interested. Sending volumes of cars up the Cache sounds interesting

**Kevo** · 02-01-2016, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by smmokan

Didn't I just tell you this a few nights ago, Kev?

With all the work travel you do (and the fact you're killing it with your job), I think you'd have no problem working remotely as long as you're near an airport.

It would need to be by a fairly major airport- several daily nonstops to NYC and SFO at a minimum. Flights to LHR or another major airport in Europe like AMS or FRA would also be a plus. I guess that means SLC or SEA.

The 50% of the time I am in my office I have a pretty nonstop meeting schedule, so at this point it would be a pretty tough sell to be remote.

Originally Posted by concretejungle

6 days a year when I bailed. 4 of those were because of the ex's job getting us a condo in BC and Aspen from the US Ski Team. Granted I did back up to USFS with semi-legal empty mountain bike trails that were dry 350 days a year. Not fuck your career but if I've learned anything recently it's fuck the bull shit. Figure out what you want and do it because it's not going to fix itself.

Swing up here for a couple of days. You and I can laugh at people bitching about lift lines, traffic and the mountain being skied out. Beers on me and only a short flight to Denver or SLC.

Would love to get up to MT sometime. Thanks man.

**Lev** · 02-01-2016, 01:21 PM

I spent the last few days in Winter Park for a bachelor party. Drove over Berthoud yesterday morning, then hit Abasin for a few hours. I've always been an Epic pass holder, and was somewhat surprised at how shitty the traffic was going the opposite direction yesterday towards WP. They certainly are no stranger to shitty traffic, and Rte 40 can also be the suck on a pow day weekend. Figured I'd post some observations for those who are currently swearing off their i70 allegiance.

I was zonked from 3 days of shredding and bachelor partying, got off Abasin around noon, drove over the pass and was home in about an hour and 20 min. That included a necessary stop at 2 Bros for some refueling. Wasn't a bad day (What I mean to say is: It sucked! CO sucks! the traffic was pitiful, and I'm moving to XYZ...)...

**Tryingtostaywarm** · 02-01-2016, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by Lev

I spent the last few days in Winter Park for a bachelor party. Drove over Berthoud yesterday morning, then hit Abasin for a few hours. I've always been an Epic pass holder, and was somewhat surprised at how shitty the traffic was going the opposite direction yesterday towards WP. They certainly are no stranger to shitty traffic, and Rte 40 can also be the suck on a pow day weekend. Figured I'd post some observations for those who are currently swearing off their i70 allegiance.

I was zonked from 3 days of shredding and bachelor partying, got off Abasin around noon, drove over the pass and was home in about an hour and 20 min. That included a necessary stop at 2 Bros for some refueling. Wasn't a bad day (What I mean to say is: It sucked! CO sucks! the traffic was pitiful, and I'm moving to XYZ...)...

I haven't experienced 40/Berthoud sucking too bad no matter what time it is nor if that is Friday/Saturday/Sunday but I do leave by 2pm at the latest. My one complaint of Berthoud/every other mountain pass is you'll have a steady line of traffic cruising at 25mph when its nuking because people are being cautious/safe. Then, you'll have one of two characters. 1. Big truck guy or 2. Subaru whatever guy who thinks because they own an 4WD/AWD vehicle that means they can just scream through the middle/passing lane even when the road conditions are extremely suspect. I saw this the other weekend, Mr. big truck decided to pull out and sure enough he put his truck sideways in the passing lane because no one was driving on it and it was a sheet of ice. Said people are often found in the embankment, stuck, because they can't understand that their AWD doesn't stop any better or worse than a FWD car.

**COpow** · 02-01-2016, 04:13 PM

Left Silverthorne at 10 pm last night. Got to tunnel by 11:30 pm. Several 2wd vehicles stuck in the middle of the road, including a VW bug. Several 4wd vehicles with out-of-state plates abandoned on the side of the road, like the driver's just gave up.

Took til 12:45 am to get to Denver.

**SkiBall** · 02-01-2016, 05:58 PM

Leaving later is the way to go. Less lift lines the later the day goes on anyway. Sure you miss that one run of semi-tracked stuff, but whatevs. Not every place is a $30 burger, check the newer food thread for suggestions. Chill out for a bit and get home a little later in better spirits. Just like the early morning lift lines, let the fools filter themselves out. Life is about trade-offs.
Or just carry on. Idgaf either way.