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Skied Snowmass today. 5" overnight. Was very soft underneath after they got 20"+ a few days ago. Could point them straight down anything and you wouldn't feel any bumps. Did Gowdys like 6 times today.

Did you buy them that car so that everyone in front of them will drive the speed limit or lower and absolutley not blow through red lights or stop signs? If so, that's a brilliant move and the best way to keep young drivers safe on the roads.

And that’s a wrap for blue ‘22-23, cheers to everyone for making it a good one!

I fully admit I am not good at doing full days. We did a 1/2 day. Forecast was a high of 10 degrees with snow and blustery winds. It was accurate. Visibility was very very bad. Our guide took us to a mellow ish spot about 30 degree descent. For some reason a 30 degree slope feels a lot more intense in the backcountry. We followed the skin track about 1/4 mile from the lodge, then our wonderful guide broke trail for the rest of it. We had about 6” of snow overnight and it was fluffy and light. our guide my friend Ilise is by a tree but is blending in. We were in the Red Mountain 3 zone and saw what that face looked like and it was def above my ability. We cut thru the trees to a run called “Hollywood”. I forgot how much it sucked to transition in true backcountry conditions. Wind, snow, freezing temps and deep powder. Nobody had been on our run today, it was all virgin snow. I am still intimidated by powder mostly because of all my stupid injuries. The guide and Ilise zoomed down and Jesus I was slow. At one point I stopped because I felt like I had vertigo from the white out conditions. Who am I kidding, I stopped several times 😂. My form was awful. The guide is going to send some pics but I almost don’t even want to see them. then we transitioned back to skins and went back thru the trees to “Bollywood”. We started to ascend but surprisingly we’re already pretty beat up. So we opted to ski down from where we were on the lower half of Bollywood. I felt a bit better in that run. To add insult to injury we had to transition yet again to skins as it was uphill back to the lodge. And 5 min before we got there the skies cleared up and it was beautiful If you zoom in to the center part in the trees you can see our skin tracks up and descent tracks from lower Bollywood. Hollywood is further up then cutting thru the trees going left (uphill). You can actually see our uphill skin track on other side of trees in Hollywood. And some descent tracks as well

So you are in Aspen, thanks for letting me know ya jerk

Take it to the JF thread. this is the Indy thread. and the buying old police cars auction thread. 😆

It circled over the truck just as I was leaving, I'll take that as a good omen for the season!

I am home tonight. Hung out with friends in SLC and did a little city tour. I was pretty exhausted Friday was pretty crazy at Solitude. Hitchhiked up BCC and was in lift line at 830. From like 10am to 1pm it snowed so darn heavy. Approx. 1pm word was going around that BCC road was closed because it slid and had to get cleared. Then shortly later that Alta and Bird were forced into Interlodge and LCC would be closed through evening. BCC reopened around 345pm. Probably the heaviest snowfall day I ever experienced. Had a blast at all the ski areas I visited. Definitely will be back…

What a fun day! Highlight of the day was waiting at the top of the 6 pack for the rest of our crew, and a bald eagle flew slowly right above us. Couldn’t ask for a more perfect day, and Blue did a great job considering the hand Mother Nature dealt them.

I was there for a very brief 8 runs. Was contemplating a few more only to come down to the quad broken down and a MASSIVE line for ME6. 2 runs earlier I rode the quad and it stopped twice for extended periods of time. Both times when it started back up it had that slipping feeling so I wasnt surprised to see it closed.

We made it to the lodge finally. It is truly a lodge and not a hut. We actually didn’t even have to skin in. You park 1/4 mile from the forest road. So we loaded up our stuff at the car, carried our skis down the road. Then it’s like a 5 minute walk from the road to the lodge. There are 2 awesome lodge dogs here also. some pics our little room cubbies. 2 beds per space. can’t wait to ski tomorrow!!

The old trails would have been skiers right of Nile Mile. The longest tow went about 2/3rds of the way up the mountain. The top of the Stevenson quad would be in the top right of this old photo. I don't think this is part of the state park. At least not all of it. The top of the mountain is state park land but it doesn't extend all the way to the bottom on the north side.

Hopefully its not the standard cop plastic rear seat, at least some vinyl would make the experience more comfortable. Those super dark tinted windows will really make for some great privacy too. And who would mess with a cop car at inspiration point?

This was one of the trailhead bus stops half way up BCC. Whole lotta snow lol i heard people downstream are already prepping sandbags and whatever else needed for the flooding soon to come when it starts melting.

This should be the next magazine cover

I have been giving the dogs lots of love. They are very cuddly. They are putting out apres food now. We stopped at Ouray Brewery for lunch, mistake since now I am not hungry.

When I pulled in in the morning, saw 2 flying around and there was also what looked like a juvenile circling around. There was also a pair of hawks circling as well. By the afternoon, the bump line on Coming Soon was a ton of fun. A big booter formed next to one of the lower guns that people were hitting. Spring snow provided a nice soft landing.

If Montage is open I'll probably wind up there. If not, take a week off and then head north

Bummed that I missed closing day when it was so nice but I'm glad you all got to enjoy it. My mom had us over for brunch and as much as a love the parking lot food, I'll never turn down her homemade scones and quiche 👌 Also happy to report that in infamous Beau sends his best and is hoping to be back next season!

The chick on the left is smiling because she’s thinking about the day she’s gonna lose her virginity in the back seat of that car.

They need one of those magnetic police lights to throw on the top if they want to clear a path through traffic.

Yeah Friday at snowbasin was pretty crazy. Not as much snow as BCC/LCC but I think they reported 15" and with the wind, it made for some pretty deep spots. With the deep snow and terrible visibility, there were people falling everywhere. Powder mountain was awesome... not the craziest terrain but the snow quality, lack of crowds, and vibe was great. Doing a guided tour was definitely a good idea...at the end of the day, we went over all the trails we did on the trail map and he recommended what to do the next day

That sucked but they had it back up in like 20 minutes, so props to them for that. Someone said they had to change a belt.

Super fun time today..Things were pretty firm first thing, but once the sun got on it there was prime time spring conditions....A good run for not getting much natural or snow making temps...Thanks to every one that shows up...It's a great mix of personalities...There were tons of tailgaters when I rolled out.... 20150305_073109_Trim.mp4

Could also wind up on the cover of Lumber and Building Materials Journal

Magic was completely awesome soft hero snow today. My girls were doing double black bumps and glades in fine form. Also bought their first wheels on the way there on Sat.

They're wall mounters now!

Just got home from Blue The True! Only ran into BenM on the slopes as I didnt arrived until after 1 this afternoon. Lots of parking lot shenanigans by the DJ in the corner by the 6 pack. Snow was better than expected given their weather leading up. Caught one of the last chairs up the quad to smoke a jay while making slow deliberate turns down the Nile Mile to close out Blues season. Sad it has come to an end at Blue for now. Maybe Camelwack next weekend? 🤔

Today was super dope and once everything warmed up it got really good. Huge props to Ben for getting the skis signed and killing it on Razors. I despise the end of ski season, skiing as a lifestyle is my dream of dreams but we did take what was a very shitty weather season and make it tremendous fun. It was an honor and a pleasure.

That’s blasphemy if they crack down on tailgating.

Just to illustrate how large Montana is.

Saw that recently and saved it for the next time someone said, if you're going to Big Sky why don't you go to Whitefish while you're at it. A few years ago a high school classmate told me she was going to be in Denver and how about meeting up.

State trooper friend says add about 50k miles of idling in place engine wear to that 145 k..

Way to get after it…don’t be hard on yourself about skiing Pow slow or only wanting to do a half day, most skiers and riders only ski lift served groomers.

Oops. My bad

I wont disagree that the crown vic is a decent car, used parts are plentiful since they built millions of them, even though police departments "follow vehicle maint scheds to the letter" (LOL) cops also love to beat the shit out of thier cars. Not one of the dudes doing a burnout, tossing it around a corner trying to pretend its a Lambo, or jumping it over a curb is going "oh my, i shouldnt do that again, dont want the next owner to think the car was abused"

speaking of the po-po, came across this guy on the way home. unsure if it's related to what the lot security had mentioned, but it's the first time i've come across one any time i've headed to/from blue. someone (guessing passenger) was pouring out cans next to the truck.

My Explorer has a front end from a police car. It gets old having people driving under the speed limit because they think it's a cop

Glenn was also there.

Yeah I was hoping to make it too but too much stuff going on at home plus only slept an hour Friday into Saturday. I'm ok with ending my season on 4 straight powder days although depending on how long Vermont's season last that's a possibility for April

Woke up late. Still on Arizona time. If something is open next weekend perhaps I'll go. Otherwise it was a great season.

Planning on doing a couple more tree runs, then going to check out a small resort called nordic valley. Ticket for 3 to 8 pm was only $15 so I'll do a few runs there then maybe get dinner

More pics from the guide...I didn't really get a good feel for where I was going since visibility was bad, but got to some of the best spots and great snow

Solitude this am in one pic powder wheelies galore!!!!!

Couple more pics...did a bunch of tree runs off snake creek...getting lunch then I'll do a few runs off great western and then back to milly lift. Cheesesteak pizza and a Moab ipa for lunch

Couple more runs off milly...on snake creek lift now. Did a long tree run (and hit a tree) but apparently I didn't turn on my ghetto go pro to record

Rolled into the lot at Brighton at 7 40...got about 45 minutes until things open up for the day.

Total of 33 people on the flight, entire front row to myself. Should be a nice flight