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At winter park today and I've decided that I'm just old and lazy and all I want to do while skiing is cruise blues/blue blacks and maybe a few groomed blacks. I have no real interest in moguls or extensive tree skiing (although ducking in/out at the edge of a trail is fun). Also I wish I lived out here because I would absolutely try to do recreational racing stuff. That's the type of skiing I really enjoy.
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The Glumslinger posted:Oh poo poo, that sucks Thanks guys, such is life. spwrozek posted:Where were you at? Do you have the serial numbers of the skis? Did you file a police report? Start scanning Craigslist. I'm a putz and didn't take the down the skis serial's. Lesson learned. I'm up in Wyoming so my local is Snowy Range. I've been trading emails with the front desk. Nothing's shown up yet. If they're not turned in this weekend I"ll file the police report. Kazak_Hstan posted:That loving sucks. fknlo posted:gently caress man, people are poo poo. If you're in Colorado and know how to snowboard I can loan you one of mine or something. Dudes/ettes! Double thank you! Thank you so much! I'm going to hold off and wait a weekend or two to see if they show / I track them down on Craigslist. If that don't work I'll hit you up for sure. il serpente cosmico posted:gently caress, I'm sorry that happened. If you have renter's insurance it might be worth looking into whether they're covered. I know mine covers stolen bikes, at least. No insurance, see the above comment about serial numbers.  Small town living has def wittled my paranoia down to insufficient levels.
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TMMadman posted:At winter park today quote:I have no real interest in moguls I’m not sure how to tell you this… e: Kidding aside, I think they still do the Nastar timed stuff if you’re into that sort of thing. You might ask around. waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Jan 16, 2019 |
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Jan 16, 2019 22:11
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bringer posted:Nah, this friend actually has a cabin back on Brennan so we took a sled up to it and then toured from there. Definitely feeling the need for a sled after that though, I've already started browsing the classifieds. Man I wish our snowpack wasn’t so hosed. We’re in an avalanche warning and tomorrow is another storm day so it’ll probably just get worse. Today has been an amazing in-bounds hiking day though. Exhausted and satisfied.
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TMMadman posted:At winter park today and I've decided that I'm just old and lazy and all I want to do while skiing is cruise blues/blue blacks and maybe a few groomed blacks. I have no real interest in moguls or extensive tree skiing (although ducking in/out at the edge of a trail is fun). Welcome to the family. The good news is that's still super fun and you can do it until your 80s.
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tokenbrownguy posted:
Please do if it comes to it, they’re just extra stuff I’m moving around at this point.
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My 40 plus year old rear end went snowboarding for the first time in five years and I forgot how much fun it is. 
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Moral_Hazard posted:My 40 plus year old rear end went snowboarding for the first time in five years and I forgot how much fun it is. Simmer down young un'.
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Jan 17, 2019 00:54
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Last year I was in Park City where half the mountain was closed because of too little snow. Now, I'm in squaw where tomorrow the mountain may be closed because of...too much snow!? gently caress it I'm done trying to ski outside of Colorado.
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My understanding is squaw is pretty notorious to be slow at opening terrain and really 'saving' it for the weekend. Avalanche control and such is real though.
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Residency Evil posted:Last year I was in Park City where half the mountain was closed because of too little snow. Now, I'm in squaw where tomorrow the mountain may be closed because of...too much snow!? Its also like 100 mph winds over the crests, the sierras get super windy during storms
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spwrozek posted:My understanding is squaw is pretty notorious to be slow at opening terrain and really 'saving' it for the weekend. Avalanche control and such is real though. The Glumslinger posted:Its also like 100 mph winds over the crests, the sierras get super windy during storms Listen guys I can take the avalanche and uh...100mph winds: I just wanna hit some of that gnar pow ok?
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bawfuls posted:Looks like the day to be at Baldy is tomorrow. Rain in the forecast Thursday. Turns out the day to be at Baldy was Tuesday. Last night/early this morning brought some rain all the way up, even though as late as last night the forecast said snow levels would stay below 7000ft till today. I arrived in the parking lot at 8:30, rode up to the notch, and was informed that Thunder had derailed earlier and wouldn’t be open till about noon. So we decided to hike Thunder via the cat road/groomer and check it out. My friends had hopes of Telegraph (sidecountry) but the weather killed that idea quick. It was drippy and foggy all morning, and there was a thin rime/crust on top of the soft (wet) snow. We skied back down to the notch through the extremely-Baldy breakable crust and I called it a day. It’s a real shame this system ended warm because if it had just been another foot of snow instead, the whole mountain would be open and set up for a solid several weeks of skiing at least. Now it’s back to barely-covered survival mode and praying for another storm system ASAP. If the marketing hype brings out crowds this weekend, the snow will be decimated. C’est la Baldy edit: in vintage Baldy fashion, I did see an older gentlemen in straight up old leather work boots clamped into modern (40 years old) bindings on the hill today bawfuls fucked around with this message at 01:55 on Jan 17, 2019 |
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Jan 17, 2019 01:49
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Silverton got 14” in the parking lot today, with a couple feet expected over the next 48 hours. I’m going heli skiing Sunday, gently caress yeah.
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Moot . posted:Silverton got 14” in the parking lot today, with a couple feet expected over the next 48 hours. I’m going heli skiing Sunday, gently caress yeah. Hell yeah man
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Jan 17, 2019 02:06
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Silverton sounds like a dope as hell setup, I really need to get out there and try it sometime.
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I’m about to start a new job where I’m working remotely and if it wasn’t for bride unit’s job I would absolutely be spending my winter there helping them stabilize their snowpack one line at a time.
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Jan 17, 2019 02:43
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TMMadman posted:At winter park today and I've decided that I'm just old and lazy and all I want to do while skiing is cruise blues/blue blacks and maybe a few groomed blacks. I have no real interest in moguls or extensive tree skiing (although ducking in/out at the edge of a trail is fun). Go to Copper if you're on the Ikon, it's what you're looking for. I love it there because it's mostly just long, chill rear end runs. It was pretty good with some fresh snow today. Way better than yesterday for sure. I've been working on improving my form and saw this page linked on reddit a while back. I was absolutely doing the counter rotation thing they bring up and was getting really bad chatter on my heel edge too. I've been following their advice and I definitely feel like I'm making some pretty good improvements.
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Waffling on whether a MLK Day day-trip to squaw would be insane or not...
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ante posted:Hockey jerseys  it was spring skiing!
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Fifty Three posted:I skied for the first time this season. One of my ski buddies demoed those last year, fell in love, and bought them. After our runs last week he's really happy with his purchase
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Jan 17, 2019 07:33
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kiimo posted:Welcome to the family. The good news is that's still super fun and you can do it until your 80s. Oh absolutely. I had a loving blast today and I will never not have fun doing it. I just like the feeling of sliding along on the mountain, preferably fairly fast. I mean I couldn't stop laughing after my friend and I basically just flat out bombed Bluebell/Edelweiss and after I had passed my friend (who was giving up by that point), I went over a little roll at the end of Edelweiss and my brain thought "You are going really fast, you should make a turn to slow down" and after starting a hard turn, my legs told my brain that turning may have been a mistake, but my brain insisted that I not only finish that turn, but also do like 3 other hard and fast turns in a row. I couldn't do anything but laugh at the end of the run because to me that is the fun part of skiing. Making those hard, fast turns and your thighs immediately start to burn and the whole time your wondering if starting those turns was a bad decision and then suddenly your through them and at the end of the run breathing hard with a giant loving smile on your face. Basically I just pretend I'm on an invisible Giant Slalom course and have my own fun.
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Bilirubin posted:One of my ski buddies demoed those last year, fell in love, and bought them. After our runs last week he's really happy with his purchase
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$249 to have my youngest take an all-day lesson at Winter Park. 
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TMMadman posted:Making those hard, fast turns and your thighs immediately start to burn and the whole time your wondering if starting those turns was a bad decision and then suddenly your through them and at the end of the run breathing hard with a giant loving smile on your face. Amen. And I'm out of shape enough that I usually get this feeling after just 1 run!
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Bilirubin posted:One of my ski buddies demoed those last year, fell in love, and bought them. After our runs last week he's really happy with his purchase I demoed Blizzard Brahmas in 2017 and then they had to be mine. I love them.
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My brother just started a six day ski trip today. First day out he's at Taos. Right as he got off lift 4 his group watched an inbounds avalanche carry at least two people. Ski patrol immediately deputized everyone to start probing but it sounds like the dogs were what found them. One person may have been wearing a beacon and the other wasn't, and it took about 45 minutes to extract both of them from under ~10 feet of debris.  https://taosnews.com/stories/avalanche-buries-multiple-people-on-kachina-peak,54548 Spime Wrangler fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Jan 17, 2019 |
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fknlo posted:Go to Copper if you're on the Ikon, it's what you're looking for. I love it there because it's mostly just long, chill rear end runs. It was pretty good with some fresh snow today. Way better than yesterday for sure. I finally made it here today at 7 am and they forgot my boards in Atlanta 🤔. Rental had a new saloman assassin for demo tho so it worked out! Stoked for tomorrow's dump
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Razzled posted:I finally made it here today at 7 am and they forgot my boards in Atlanta 🤔. Rental had a new saloman assassin for demo tho so it worked out! I ride the assassin. That board is loving sweet.
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Spime Wrangler posted:My brother just started a six day ski trip today. First day out he's at Taos. Right as he got off lift 4 his group watched an inbounds avalanche carry at least two people. Ski patrol immediately deputized everyone to start probing but it sounds like the dogs were what found them. One person may have been wearing a beacon and the other wasn't, and it took about 45 minutes to extract both of them from under ~10 feet of debris. wow
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Squaw was a mess today. Got in line for first chair, but it was 1030ish before it was actually clear enough for them to let us on. A few lifts were open, but then closed again at 2pm due to the wind. At least I got to shake some cobwebs off. Snow was heavy concrete too.
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Spime Wrangler posted:My brother just started a six day ski trip today. First day out he's at Taos. Right as he got off lift 4 his group watched an inbounds avalanche carry at least two people. Ski patrol immediately deputized everyone to start probing but it sounds like the dogs were what found them. One person may have been wearing a beacon and the other wasn't, and it took about 45 minutes to extract both of them from under ~10 feet of debris. Yikes. No one expects this to happen in-bounds at a resort.
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So legit q: for all the costs of this poo poo, should I buy a beacon as soon as I'm skiing real mountains? Seems like reasonable insurance.
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ShaneB posted:So legit q: for all the costs of this poo poo, should I buy a beacon as soon as I'm skiing real mountains? Seems like reasonable insurance. No
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If you want to go out in the backcountry plan to buy a beacon after you've spent enough time borrowing one (and probe and shovel) and going with people who know whats up and taking an avalanche course. Preferably the last part first. If you're skiing inbounds you don't need one unless you're going to a hill that requires beacon/probe/shovel for access to a particular part of their hill or if you plan on exiting through a gate for some slackcountry, at which point you should be following all backcountry precautions. Inbounds avalanches like that are absolutely not the norm and in general you should trust the daily openings and closures to reflect an accurate assessment of safety. Don't cross ropes, don't go on closed runs, and don't sea-lawyer your way around closures. There's a picture from a couple years back in the cascades (IIRC) where a hill ripped out right up to the boundary rope. A major inbounds portion of Schweitzer ripped out below a closure last year, and word was that you could skirt the rope and traverse into the area and people had been doing so for weeks. I expect to see a full analysis of the Taos event come out soon that will go into why their avalanche control mechanisms didn't prevent this incident. Also a very worthy read, CAIC came out with their report on the AIARE Level 2 class that had a death earlier this month: https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?accfm=inv&acc_id=685&view=public
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Gonna get out on A/T skis for the first time on Saturday  I pieced together a sweet setup at big time discount. The skins were the most expensive part, and they weren’t even sticker. A year’s worth of obsessive reading, scouring online deals and ski swaps paid off.
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Kazak_Hstan posted:Gonna get out on A/T skis for the first time on Saturday What did you get?
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