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Not getting any new snow while here, but sunny. Good times. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A few pics from my last day (before getting hurt) and some cool airport shots. Really great Teton and JHMR views from the airport (which I'm officially calling the coolest airport I've ever been).

Great Eastern is probably the best trail on the EC, when it's empty it's 3k vert of just super fun arc arc arc ok now lets look around and back to arc arc arc. Lots of skiing tips and shit (btw learn how to put your boots on or buy a WC horn because nothing says I don't know what the fuck I'm doing like some random dude grunting like he's an 90lb asian women pushing shaq's baby out) but nobody asked you the most important question. Are you fucking feeling this shit man ? Lets get real, your a great skier for only skiing two years but in the overall sense you ski like shit. Now that's cool because you've only been doing it two years but before you left you had lost your mojo no ? No emotion, no zest and you'll be the worst skier of all time which is one that lacks passion. Do you feel the passion ? When you stood up top at K1 and you clicked in were you half way to midnight ? When you got to the bottom of gondolier, before you tried to ski into the gondy did you want to ask the cute waitress if you she ever got the Cleveland steamer from a rural PA state worker at the Mansfield Inn ? You should have because that means you got the passion, lots of peeps will spend their lives on X&O's taking lessons and get no where because they lack the passion to giv'r. You took risks when you went glades but you jerry'd right out of it by taking the skis off. Your a young man to be wound so tight, slip it, step it, shit ride your poles like amateur night at Delilahs but keep the skis on and figure out a way down. You learn alot of shit fucking around in EC woods. If you found your passion back then this was a successful trip.................................... plus get another pair of skis if you want to run untracked in the woods, can't catch a 500lb tuna on a mickey fishing rod with a bobber.

get out of here with that soul 7 garbage. the whole series are the most overhyped skis ever created, except maybe RTMs

I'm just so glad Salty is here. It's like hiking in bear country with a slightly slower friend.

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JADIP @ TLCITW..... the little cabin in the woods... Excellent conditions on the mtn. Entire mtn open including Lehigh. True packed powder with 1-2" fresh today. Still snowing very fine powder. Too bad rain in the forecast could ruin it. [emoji34][emoji34] Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

It's not ridiculous it's aethetically displeasing...

You weren't at Blue when Beau was in charge of traffic control for the six pack. He was a legend and his short pole and ability to count to 6 in multiple combinations made him great at his job. You six come on out..5 and one..4 and two singles..4 and 2..3 and 3...3,2,1..2,2,2 and my favorite 6 singles..I even ate one of his famous Jell-O shots a few years ago at the end of season party and didn't trip balls 🏀

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Snow is a 3d environment so the difference between skis is a shape designed for that 3d environment plus what you specifically want to do with the ski. Camber is simple, your rtms are designed for hard snow where you want to press the shovel into the snow to carve a turn so the center of the ski is higher then the tips and tails. If you took your RTM's into deep snow you could in fact absolutely ski, however the positive camber will sink the tips which for obviously reasons meant you had to ride deep heavier snow in the back seat. Thus a smart person figured why not simply reverse the camber, instead of producing a tip diving pressure we could float the tip. Instead of the center of the ski being higher, the tips and tails are. It isn't actually that simple anymore as they all have varying mixes of camber profiles but I think you get the point. Camber and width keep you up floating, producing a ski that is easy to turn, slash and smear in deep snow. GSSucks is right on about what type of ski your looking for as to specific model I'd base that on what you want as a skier. They make alot of skis that are " 100-110 under foot range with a bit if rocker and some camber under foot" and they are each companies take on what that type of ski can be. Some stiffer, some softer, range of radii almost all are excellent powder tools but what separates them I think is how they are getting back to the lift. Do you want a ski that can get mach looney and be comfortable but your going to have to take a stiffer pow ski which comes with other downsides or do you want a more playful, softer ski. (the difference between say a Belafonte and PBJ) That part is up to you as only you know what type of skier you are, demo's are fucking gold because you can ride a wide range of similar skis across companies and figure out based on various build criteria exactly what it is you want in a ski.

Figure out what the snow is like before buying, Sierra cement (going to need some stiffness) or Utah blower pow and meadow skipping (a bit softer is a good thing), that is going to make a difference. For waste width, Id shoot for 100-110 under foot range with a bit if rocker and some camber under foot and you're golden out west. Remember, even on the deepest days you're going to need to get back to the lift on some kind of run out so you need a ski that still turns on groomers.

Take some notes on how to carry your skis, I prefer the Texas suitcase if you have straps on your poles its perfect.

There's no reason to have the shit on Dreamweaver, that's yet another BMR demand who we all know run Blue. BMR is slowly taking control of all the slopes, they're like little kids. Whenever anyone wants something, they scream "Mine!", use it for a day, then wait for the next complaint. Why they bothered to put bumps on Challenge at this time is anyone's guess, since they now bumped up Chute, there's plenty for all levels. The sun angle is still too low in February and they get boilered out fast and the lower part is still in the shade practically the entire day. They should have left Challenge alone until the end of February when crowds begin to thin out. Hell! We want them to bump up Race...er, Widowmaker so there's a run all the way down and into Chute, but BMR won't give up that run either. Mine!! They really should have done away with Nightmare bumps as well and put some in the proper place (afternoon sun) on Sidewinder. Although that run does get nice in the afternoons now, it's just way too short to be that much fun. Sidewinder is plenty wide enough to accommodate a few lines of bumps and loads of people concurrently. They could have at least tried it to gauge the level of acceptance, now that it's no longer a full on park. If you really don't like it Jeff, get on Blue's FB page and bitch about Challenge and tell them to instead bump up Sidewinder where there's afternoon sun. I'll have your back on it!

They should have a team just for over-forty adults in racing skin suits. That would clear a trail right off.

Here now. Damn this place is boring

I'll start with the positive. The conditions were very close to my favorite. Rock solid. Paradise was the ROTD for me. Super fast and scraped off. What am I'm really annoyed about? That Blue has now either closed or put stupid shit on most of the good runs. Razors? Closed for all 6 people in the Thursday night race clinic. Dreamweaver? Holy shit I came cranking down Nightmare only to be shocked by the roller coaster berms on Dreamweaver. Unskiiable. Challenge? Less than half width due to Bumps. Nightmare? Half width with bumps. WTF Blue. That leaves Sidewinder, Main Street (which....has bumps) and Switchback. I was kinda hoping I got stopped on Paradise because I was going to unleash on someone.

It DOES suck to suck! Especially when you're pretty clear about why you suck but you cant figure out what to do about it. Skiing well is fucking hard. Damn good thing it's fun and outside and always beer-adjacent.

I heard rumors of you giving Sally your number on a napkin.

Camelback called and said it wanted its biggest gaper back from Vermont.

^That comment is the best thing that has ever happened to me on the internet. ^

This is what it normally looks like around the lot

Dare i say bacons? From what I can tell, you're not really very heavy, and you're not super aggressive. The bacons got a tiny bit narrower than they used to be, with a slightly more all mountain friendly shape/sidecut than they used to have. They're still pretty soft, but unless you're in the sierras or PNW, the softer flex would probably work pretty well for what you're looking for, hypothetically. They rip turns as long as you're not trying to mach through chopped up leftovers (soul riders would be better for that stuff), and are super playful and easy to ski in pretty much any condition. But yeah, try before you buy, if that's your thing.

Salty you'll like Pico..that's the quieter more family mountain but still 2,000 verts..and mostly blue terrain a couple blacks. Plus you're like 7 minutes closer to home.

Dumpin here! That one black by the hotel is closed. Park is closed. No idea how these trails ski. You start ripping then it turns or bottoms out. Skiing thouhh

Wow you can see Massatwoshitz from up there. Beautiful.

Killington is a much better mountain for Jerrys than Stowe..next time at Stowe start at the gondola and no hills to walk up. You can park right by the gondola barn. For those of you you unfamiliar with Stowe this is the steep hill Salty had to walk up from the parking lot.

I kind of feel like tonight some pretty Rutland local is gonna make Salty really really happy...

Holy O'Fuck NaCL-y, now you can't even put your boots on. WTF kind of skier are you??? Toast, you better add some good tags to this thread for this one!! OMFG!

I think its called Nastar

Yea...that too. They were training tonight on Challenge, too. 8pm on a Thursday night? Fine. 8am on a Saturday? Not fine, unless you like 6 of the best skiers on the mountain barreling down on you.

Thank you sir. Definitely feeling better.

I was like I need to look at Saltys stowe report. Then I open it up and see that its 356 posts long. Is there a cliff notes version?

Thats a decent quiver anywhere really. Those nordicas will prob be your everyday ski out there. No sense in buying new skis till you get out there and see whats up. You dont seem like you charge too hard to warrant a 1000$ super serious pow sticks; no offense. like jlaw said in my thread. Its all bullshit. Pick your specs and choose a ski.

If loving my RTMs is wrong, I don't want to be right.

Saw a pair of RTMs today. 110% gaper.

Wew good thing I check all forums to see what gossip about me is out there today.

The flat parts to the trails are longer then the trails lol. nah overall it was a good day. Just not comparable to blue by any means. Havent been up there in a few years. Im happy at blue. Still want to clean cbk glass though. and their amentities are great too really. That lounge area by the hotel is great. Not sure what the bar situation is like though. the remake of the main bar was nicely done though. Cb is a great spot to chill. Just not all about the gapers and trails.

The pic with the dude in camo in the gondy blazed out is what would be on the skills billboard if advertising had to be honest

Nah man. Today I'm in great shape. Killington doesn't open until 9 and Ramshead doesn't have a hill to walk up. I can actually take my time and enjoy breakfast for a change.

Sunday walked around Burlington and had a blast. Saw Steeze on a mural of famous Burlington residents. Watched the Super bowl and got wings and stromboli from Piecasso. Monday met Moe Ghoul and made some epic runs in tracked out powder. Was way too late for first trax due to poor planning and late breakfast, and forgot poles in car. Tuesday had the best run of my life down Gondalier in fresh powder and ate mussels and brownie and posted a pic of my meal which earned me an ultra rare like from toast. Also took a lesson. Wednesday skiied freshies and many free refills and had a great time. Today Was 3rd in line for first chair when epic rfid reader fail ensued which caused me to almost rage quit skiing. Lost place in line and was pushed back to 24th place. And many more epic events. Definitely worth a read through, this thread is a classic probably hall of fame worthy. Very happy to see you're doing well Ridge.

No read it all and savor it!!! This thread is near hall of fame worthy.

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Fast food is just plain disgusting and unhealthy and a place like Sunup isn't that much more expensive than McCrap's and you're also helping the local Vermont businesses instead of lining some multi-national corporate executive's bottom line.

Salty, for K tomorrow get their early and park next to snowdon quad. 100’ walk. Also go to patsy’s woods off snowdon quad to get your glade mojo back. Wide open mellow trees.

we arrived at the one and only jackson frost about 8:30am, and it seemed like a lot of other peeps had the same idea. I saw the snow line advancing east as we were driving up on the turnpike, so I knew it was def gonna snow, but the storm took its sweet ass time arriving. The first hour or so was good sliding for sure, but the snow didn't start in earnest until 10am or so. About then we went in for a quick snack, and to let the new snow to begin to accumulate. The new installment really made the day fun. t-bolt and happy glades were good, but the margins were still a bit thin. Elevator glades were soft under a crunchy topping. Floyds was sweet once the snow picked up. Not a lot of untouched areas due to the masses on the hill, but it was nice making a those soft turns. We closed the mtn down, and by then about 4" or so had fallen. Good times had by all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not a single mention of heady topper in this TR. Sad!

And dont worry about getting there first thing either. So stressful. Everything will be just as good at noon. First chair is for suckers. Demo some really narrow skis, and for god sakes leave that powder off trail for others. Dont want that stuff in your face.

What skis would be good in Whistler? Asking for a friend.