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Big Sky - Day 3 The morning started out pretty much the same as the others, get up, eat, write TR, etc., go ski. Today was the day after the storm bluebird day, unfortunately it was a bit windy, more on that later. Since it was bluebird, we could get up to Lone Peak with good visibility, unlike all the previous days, so that was the goal. Took the Otter up and then down to the base to see a pretty large crowd had already formed at the Swift. Looks like everyone has the same idea as to where to go. Headed up the Swift and down to the Powder-Seeker. Up the PS and down to the Tram to a small corral of people, not too bad. Took a bunch of pics and watched a skier come down the Big Couloir, followed shortly after by a boarder. Midway down the couloir the boarder fell and tumbled a couple of times. To the crowd's amazement, he miraculously popped back upright and continued the run down to the line. He was wearing brown pants for good reason, we thought! Up the Tram to the top where the winds were howling. From the top, the decision was made to head down the South Face, as they had been here before and found a nice powder field there after a storm. Well, that decision quickly came back to haunt us, as the storm's winds were out of the West and had blown Liberty bowl almost completely bare of powder. Oh to be a local! We picked our way down Liberty and down to Dakota and lapped the trees a couple of times. Riding up Dakota I was drawn to Kircher's Cliffs, looker's left. There were some avy explosion marks in the snow and a few tracks. I wanted to check it out but the others wanted to do another tree run. My curiosity got the better of me and I told them I was headed to the cliffs, but none followed. Headed down past the blue Badlands and the an avy gate and made my way out a traverse to the base of the cliffs and a wide-open Hanging Valley perder field all to myself. Skies down that and found the way back to Dakota and the others. Of course, they now wanted to check it out! Having done it once already, this time I pushed even further South, going around a cliff and further South some more to the avy pockmark to score some more Fresh tracks. We grew tired of South Face and made our way back around to have some lunch. Since the snow was better on the North side, we headed over to Andesite and lapped the bumps on Mad Wolf a few times. Departed Andesite by way of Spotted Elk which still had some freshies and made our way back over to Challenger as its close to the house. We lapped Challenger liftline bumps and the trees around there until we had had enough and made our way back to the house for some homemade guac and beers. One of the local bars supposedly had poker and a ping-ping table, so we made our way there after dinner only to be skunked on both fronts. Poker night was Thursday and the ping-pong table was no more. Yellowstone Club

Arrived in Yellowstone late yesterday afternoon. Staying at Mammoth Hotel near the north entrance. Later today getting a snow coach to Old Faithful hotel. Girls on this trip seem a little less adventurous then I am used to. The majority opted to go see the Mammoth Terraces, which have boardwalks around some thermal features. There is a short snowshoe from that location. One girl and myself chose a longer snowshoe. We were the only ones on the trail and it was a beautiful morning. Saw lots of elk and have seen lots of buffalo from a safe distance. People are saying there have been a lot of wolf sightings this week so that would be cool. Sitting in the lodge now since I had to check out of my room before the snowshoe. Wish I could take a nice hot shower because I sweated my ass off on the uphill snowshoe and now I am really cold! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sorry dude my work life has been a shit show of recent so this is the first i read your posts. First and foremost heal up. Take care of yourself and be patient. Take all the horseshit your feeling now and funnel that into rocking the shit out of next year. All they can do with a minscus is remove parts of it which doesn't always help so give the injury time and see what's up but regardless gotta focus that energy into a positive and come back next year strong. I'm not a early riser lets go work out type but PT I think it's generally the difference between something being fixed and actually fixed. I think once I get the boot worked out I'll ski better then before because I'm actually kinda trying lol but I got full ROM and strength because I went to PT three fucking times a week and still do the ROM exercises. Even if you can only go one time, go and figure out what exercises they are doing and then do them at home. Second, I blew my shit up last year on fucking burma road at blue mtn. Now in my defense it was off the side of the trail but of all the places I've gone, of all the dumb shit I've done, my first real injury and it was on burma fucking road lol. Why because I was being stupid and didn't look before I leaped. Nobody is perfect in this life, every skier/boarder takes chances and if you do it long enough your probably going to get hurt. That shit is real shit but it's the price we pay to live a little, to get rowdy, to do the impossible of riding down a huge mtn at 50mph on tiny little metal edges. This one though, for most, is too much risk. I'm not telling you what to do that is up to each individual I'm just saying that's alot of risk. I've gone out gates, I've ducked ropes most people if they are honest and get after it have done the exact same thing but we all gotta try to moderate the risk. Every single person on this site has taken too much risk in the mtns and gotten away with it but for next time, for all the people on this site, myself included, it's good to be reminded about leaving the resort. All that shit though don't mean fuck all, who, where, when, why is all fucking irrelevant all that matters now is you do everything you reasonably can and come back next year even better, even more focused.

we're headed out to alta/snowbird this weekend.....just in time for a potentially yuge storm. oh yeah!

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Holy shit; I had to reschedule a meeting in Truckee from Friday to Monday because of snow. I thought it was a little weird for them to cancel on account of snow. Just looked at the forecast, and there is up to FIVE FEET of snow predicted to fall in 48 hours in the High Sierra. I'm bringing my boots and calling Sunday a good day to be Sally.

Thanks for asking sir. Feel awesome. Like normal mainly this past week. I'll know more about skiing, exercise etc this Friday. Feel great but don't want to rush it either.

Another nice spring day shredding the powdirt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

i bet you think that post was about you.

I also attract the ladies Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

watched black and white through most of my childhood.

You're properly old when you've purchased a bunch of your music three times: LP, cassette, and CD.

Pretty much. It (being predictable) drives my wife nuts. She can tell when I'm reading PASR because of how I laugh when I'm reading it. I don't even that I'm doing it. Then she'll say some shit to make fun of me like "yo RidgeRacer, when you're done writing your little trip report change the cat litter."

Was nice though when the number had a 0 in it and your finger got the free ride back around.

nothing

But he HAS skiied under the Cabriolet . . .

I’m going to be going hard both days for sure. Whole fam is out of town, so it’s on. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

yer gonna get dumped on. Perder, perder, perder. Maybe the biggest snow for them this year. Are you staying at alta/snowbird? Lately i have heard the canyon road has become a shit show in the snow. Apparently they arent policing the 4x4 or chains only, and dumb asses in their honda accords are getting stuck, sliding off the road, and then the road closes to clean up the circus act. Is NMSKI going with you? it seems like he drags the snow around with him where ever he goes.

I'll try to make whatever day it is

Fuck you i wont chew what you tell me

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Oh I'm aware. Even mashed potatoes are repelled.

Beautiful pics!

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You are set at goldminers. I’m a puruvian fan myself. Make sure you go to the bar at the puruvian - top 3 ski bar in North America. Truth. Don’t know if you have been there or not but no where gets tracked out faster then Alta / Snowbird so be prepared. Far right (skiers perspective) at Catherine’s will hold on longest. If they open east castle then the effort will be worth it. Devils castle and lower woods will hold on for a while as well. After things get tracked out drop any line between high rustler to gunsight will be awesome. Be careful not to get cliffed out in eagles nest area. Jelly, enjoy. PS. If you got nothing bigger then RTMs then rent

Widow Maker was back. Amazed Blue Baumer still so covered. Had to get another day in before the rain washes more away.

I don't see any snowmaking temperatures. If blue can make snow they will. They have more base than last year at this time but the forecast isn't as good.

You must have had the fastest fingers in the East.

An 8 track player and a reverb unit in a 68 Camaro, with two (stereo) speakers cut into the "parcel" shelf at the back window..... now that's an old phart!!

They wanna ski that Perder!!!

Hah you forgot 8 track...

4- can;t forget the 8 tracks! and itunes makes 5! I would change purchased to "obtained" lol

Titanic popped into my head, and I talked myself into Forest Gump. Bodyguard never even entered my thought process. I mean, that song was huge, but c’mon. I would have even though Romeo and Juliet before that.

Point taken

wow you must have been wealthy.

Same. It was, and still is, one of the greatest cassettes ever.

Looks great, Barb!

I go on a lot of Bold Betties trips. Anyone (female) can go. But usually we are all the same level as far as fitness and wanting to push each other to do things. This group the ladies are a bit older. I’m just happy to be here. It’s very scenic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice pictures Barb!!! Where do you meet these unadventurous ladies?? I thought the chicks you hangout with are badass like the bikini girl with the horse head mask lol

As long as Toast isn't going with you guys, you should have tons of Perder.

Hope you get a lot of snow, for an epic trip.

Glad the majority of people who want it Saturday will have their opinion squashed by the almighty Jeff and Doug Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

#Truth!!! At least Indiggios poops for the next day or two should be interesting...reminds me of Cornholio

Nice report. Either the steak is small or the plate is huge!!!!

Yeah every run I am maneuvering my way around skiers and riders and I don't usually almost hit them. My only collision is perhaps the last ten years was in the six pack liftline. I was skiing into the liftline and some kid started skating towards means clipped me and the kid went down. I have no idea why he was skating out of the liftline.

one fence, three poles, aranged in a triangle with a sign "do not stop beyond this point" easy.

Was her location "in front of you"? If so, then you would have been 100% at fault if you'd hit her. It's Blue. There are under-skilled goobers on every trail most of the time. If you don't like it, move someplace with off-piste and/or backcountry skiing.

I'm trying to keep a glass half full attitude, which is not what I usually do: 1. I didn't die in an avalanche and cliff fall, so I got that going for me. 2. At least I got 1 full day out west, including a run I'll never forget 3. 2000/2001 was my first season, and this is only my second injury 4. I look out the window and see snow, which is better than rain 5. Probably will not need surgery 6. Still got to ride most of the season

Right before sunrise on a clear morning in Taos, NM Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk