Anyone else disappointed with Vail today?

[TJ.Brk]

Let me put this into perspective for you. You could be living in Tremblant. I would have killed to ski that Sky area today.

[element1]

You live in New Mexico and ride a Board?????

I'm so sorry!! No Taos for you!!

dude, I'm drinking... them are fightin words... I'm coming up there to kick your ass and ruin your moguls.

But then again, thanks for steering the thread to toas, now were really gonna do some shit talkin.

Damn, I'm drinkin the last of my liquor too...

[Blurred]

Reasons I dont like Vail:

1) Driving 1+ hours additional each way
2) Hiking across parking lots(and paying for parking!!!!!) both ways to shuttle buses only in order to hike more to the lifts
3) Lift lines - long waits and fighting the Eurotrash who cut in line
4) Chasing powder before it gets tracked out by rushing hoards - China Bowl done by 10:30
5) $9 Burgers and Beers
6) Surrounded by Type-Vails

I pretty much agree with everything you just said.

Gotta know stashes and different areas, and ducking ropes doesn't hurt. I especially agree with you on #6, that's why I don't live there anymore.

[Blurred]

dude, I'm drinking... them are fightin words... I'm coming up there to kick your ass and ruin your moguls.

But then again, thanks for steering the thread to toas, now were really gonna do some shit talkin.

Damn, I'm drinkin the last of my liquor too...

If you live near Taos, I think it's time you learn to ski. That mountain rocks.

[Benny Profane]

Let me put this into perspective for you. You could be living in Tremblant. I would have killed to ski that Sky area today.

You'd be suprised, tj. Unless it snowed last night, or even this morning, it pretty much sucks. If you are 4 days away from a storm, It's got Volkswagen bumps in the trees. and it's flat.

[element1]

I live in SF now, nice little mountain, but seriously I've been thinkin about tele gear at Toas for a new kick. I haven't been on 2 planks in 16 years. I can't stand all that good terrain just sittin there taunting me though. Just not sure if my knees will agree? I'm originally from the 4 corners so all this terrain is still a little new to me (5years). I was going to go up and earn myturns on kachina last year, but i hear they don't even allow that? Fuckers....

[Blurred]

You'd be suprised, tj. Unless it snowed last night, or even this morning, it pretty much sucks. If you are 4 days away from a storm, It's got Volkswagen bumps in the trees. and it's flat.

Glad you're on the gaper tour when you ski Vail. Must explain why Seth skis here all the time. Except the fact that you don't know where to go, okay?

[BakerBoy]

Well, AKPM and BB agree.....haha, great minds think alike, right?


Here's another gay shot from the "flat zone". I'd photoshop, but too damn lazy, and I really don't care. Summit will later on some of the other pics. (he took these )

See? Why didn't you post that in the first place? Did you tail tap that pillow, or are you actually on the backside of it?

[Blurred]

I live in SF now, nice little mountain, but seriously I've been thinkin about tele gear at Toas for a new kick. I haven't been on 2 planks in 16 years. I can't stand all that good terrain just sittin there taunting me though. Just not sure if my knees will agree? I'm originally from the 4 corners so all this terrain is still a little new to me (5years). I was going to go up and earn myturns on kachina last year, but i hear they don't even allow that? Fuckers....

Just ski dude. Do whatever you have to do to slide Taos.

[Benny Profane]

I know there's good shit there, but it ain't even there, and you know what I mean. It's just that the palce isn't worth the hassle. Starting with the goddamn parking. I mean, why bother unless the bed and pussy is free?

[Blurred]

See? Why didn't you post that in the first place? Did you tail tap that pillow, or are you actually on the backside of it?

That pillow is actually a pillar, was a good 10 feet from it.
I'm behind it. It's really fun jumping off things this early in the year.

[element1]

"It's got Volkswagen bumps in the trees."

lol, I once ran over a german in the trees... I said," donke shane planker, get the f*uck out of the trees, there ain't no schnitzel in here."

[Blurred]

I know there's good shit there, but it ain't even there, and you know what I mean. It's just that the palce isn't worth the hassle. Starting with the goddamn parking. I mean, why bother unless the bed and pussy is free?

I agree. The people suck. The parking sucks. Walking through the village sucks. Gapers in fartbags and fanny packs suck. The back bowls suck. The prices suck.


BUT, it's the few areas there (usually OB) that don't suck. Some areas in the OB rival anything in the US.

[Z]

You'd be suprised, tj. Unless it snowed last night, or even this morning, it pretty much sucks. If you are 4 days away from a storm, It's got Volkswagen bumps in the trees. and it's flat.

Sweet review man, I bet you've been there for 2 maybe 3 vacations. Sick. You sesh born free? That's the hot shit.

You skied the trails homie, of course that shit gets tracked. Every gaper in the country is making 700 hop turns down Lover's Leap. I know a bunch of shit back there where its pretty much ALWAYS good. And I bet I don't even know 1/4 of what Brett knows. The ONLY thing I've found Vail lacks is any sustained steeps......

edit- Nice pics B, im jealous. What up on Sunday?

[Benny Profane]

well, well, ain't 'chu the little schnizzle mouth. bro.

[Blurred]

edit- Nice pics B, im jealous. What up on Sunday?

This little girl in WP says he wants to go big Sun. He says he wants to drop 30-50. I'm going to go show him the goods. You know you're invited amigo. VP. Promise to show you the goods with a little skinning. Talk reverse jam band into it.

[wookalar]

Reasons I dont like Vail:

1) Driving 1+ hours additional each way
2) Hiking across parking lots(and paying for parking!!!!!) both ways to shuttle buses only in order to hike more to the lifts
3) Lift lines - long waits and fighting the Eurotrash who cut in line
4) Chasing powder before it gets tracked out by rushing hoards - China Bowl done by 10:30
5) $9 Burgers and Beers
6) Surrounded by Type-Vails

*it doesn't take me an hour plus each way to get to vail...must be the weekend traffic...or not getting up early saturday....

*I carpool...parking's something like $3-$5 a head...I ain't sweatin it...I'm no Kennedy, but I don't cry about 15 bucks either

*liftlines can be avoided with decent regularity

*see my above comments and blurred's above pics

*I bring a lunch

*surrounded by vail types? I do the surrounding...who cares who else is there


vail's no squaw valley & vice versa...anyone with sense knows this...anyone who likes to ski exploits the positives of any mountain -be it beech mtn norf cackalacka or whistler- instead of focusing on the negative...give it a shot sometime...I'll bet you have some fun....

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[Telekóptero]

you look stuck damn thats flat

any of you ever pointed a camera directly up hill before? voila! 30 degrees becomes 10. oooh, magic!

vail has rock. that doesn't suck and it's worth hunting for.

plus, get friendly with a local in line, talk em up abit, compliment they're mountain, and see if they'll give you a tour for a run or two.

people love to talk about themselves and by extension they're own terrain. Doing just this, I just found out about a whole bunch of new terrain i'd never imagined with good drops and rock picante.

nice pic, blurry.

[element1]

plus, get friendly with a local in line, talk em up abit, compliment they're mountain, and see if they'll give you a tour for a run or two.

people love to talk about themselves and by extension they're own terrain. Doing just this, I just found out about a whole bunch of new terrain i'd never imagined with good drops and rock picante.

nice pic, blurry.

Damn solid advice...

but vail still sucks, by definition.

P.S. i love you and your mountain, and your condo, and your girlfriend.... let's get together sometime.

cheers.

[freshie247]

I had fun at BSB today,I skied untracked every run except the tranportation runs.Yes, I had to work for it in the trees.

[shera]

Damn solid advice...

but vail still sucks, by definition.

P.S. i love you and your mountain, and your condo, and your girlfriend.... let's get together sometime.

cheers.

And there you have it.

[kailas]

Burred 11's your insane 'Some areas in the OB rival anything in the US.' The
only thing Flail rivals is the stench of its mediocrity. A purpose built resort
by Texans for Texans. If your some family man taking your once a year ski vacation and you think Disney Orlando is a great time, then Vail is perfect for you and your family.

[SLAYER]

So glad I live in Utah after reading this thread. Then again, it never snows here and the gapers abound so you really wouldn't want to come here anyways. Probably a better idea to head to Colorado

[Blurred]

Burred 11's your insane 'Some areas in the OB rival anything in the US.' The
only thing Flail rivals is the stench of its mediocrity. A purpose built resort
by Texans for Texans. If your some family man taking your once a year ski vacation and you think Disney Orlando is a great time, then Vail is perfect for you and your family.

Okay, lets go. If you find untracked pow at 40 degrees mediocre, maybe the mandatory 100 footer out will wake you up.

[shera]

This has become a useless conversation. Let them go to Alta already. That's where the goods are.

/EnoughSaid