phillycore

X2 But they need to finish the "new trail" that they've been working on for the past 2 years or so...

Didn't you have a custom built bike.... Start riding now and you'll be there just in time...

I only even looked at steamboat because I knew it could be done cheaply, sans rental vehicle, and my boss who I normally go on trips with has timeshare access there.. I will probably end up there with him at some point... other than that I have no reason to choose there over anywhere else.. Jackson and W/P are the most likely out of anywhere... The viking lodge that I was looking at in W/P has some real shit reviews online....but that's not enough to scare me away from there and there are also some other places that are cheap and better.. It's really the not knowing factor more than anything. The bus trip from Denver to W/P would kinda suck, but no big deal... I have no clue to what the town is like and what's there, and how far away shit is, etc.. Being as I've been to Jackson, I KNOW everything is right there... not to mention the mountain itself is just SICK... That's probably the one place I've been where I know I can entertain myself all day or until I'm spent... I'd pretty much just camp out at Billy's every night for dinner... good vibes there and good eats... If I knew that GSS, Jeff, Toast, etc. was going to be there the same time frame... I'd have already booked it just because I've skied with them before, it's always a good time, and I won't get to see them as much this year being as I'll be at JF/BB. With everyone being at or conveinantly near W/P that just makes sense... Not to mention that Mary Jane is one of those places that every skier/rider should do at least once from what I keep reading....

I saw that in the ski magazine resort guide... Isn't telluride a LOT of bump runs as well?? on page 80 they have all the baggage guidelines which is cool.. You can never go by their rankings as we all know they are bogus...but there is always some cool stuff in there to look at... Jackson will always be on my high list because I know what I'm getting there...and since I'll be by myself and all that... Epicski is having a gathering there Feb 6-11 so I may just hit it then if I can't hook up with some PASR's... Then again there's always the winter park thing which is great, I'm just not sure if the mountain type is going to be more frustrating than anything else.. I'm just not a bump skier by any means.... Skiing with Glenn, Nick, though might push that one to the top... The CO PASR's seem cool as hell and I'd love to have the chance to hang with them.. Whistler is just a dream... too much $$$ and not somewhere I'd want to go by myself... Tahoe I can go to with my boss at some point Steamboat I can go with him as well... both places he has timeshare options for... he's just kiteboarding this season and putting snowboarding on hold.

Jackson...... Winter Park...... I still have no idea WTF I want to do.... Right now I'm stuck between the two though... although I've priced out Whistler, Steamboat, and Snowbird, Solitude in the past week.....

Get busy by the roots... kick ass song to go with kick ass edit..

I was there last year on Nov 11th (day 2) and the lines were crazy for how little there was there... It was worth it though... and it was only $20. Everyone was so stoked..

I don't snowboard, but those are pretty pimp looking... bumpity..

Don't mind me I'm just jonesin for slope time...

nice....

I bet they edited out all the times people skied by the tv crews yelling reality shows suck, and stuff like that... but GSS might be on there saying how people need to use smartstyle....lol

If BB's crew is that Bad Ass then open tomorrow otherwise Tweak these..............

Hell look at the snow quality of Jack Frost compared to Blue... The snow quality at JF is WAY better, softer, less death cookies, etc.. Could be due to their grooming as well I guess...

The ski bum carries orage...and that same jacket at their store in Newark, De. (different color though (maroon) I believe I've seen orage at Nestors as well... Plus there's a bunch of online places that sell orage.. You can get it, just not at places like Dick's, Sports Authority, or course...lol

I don't have any reason to read TWS, but I know TJ Shiller's new jacket is pretty wicked... I'm too old and too big to wear something like that, but I think it's pretty wicked.. Then again WTF do I know... I think Fur is soooo Davy F'n Crocket and played out by people like Fat Joe....lol

No Mortgage.... and you find ways to do the things you love to do...

$2800 is more than I make in a month.... Count me out

I only left for financial reasons... I got my JF/BB pass for $4xx and it included the remainder of last season, all of this season, and 4 free tickets that I could give to my son. JF/BB also blows snow into the woods and allows you to ski anywhere you want... I like messing around in the glades, and getting off the trails once in a while.. You don't get the chance to do it that much at Blue and they don't cut access in the woods like JF does. JF/BB is also the first to open and the last to close... with me being a weekend skier due to location that gives me the best chance to make the season pass worth the $$. If blue offered something like that... I'd have done that for sure... JF/BB is probably a one year thing... anything longer and I'd go nuts with the slow lifts / short runs ratio..

Johnny... I think I may have actually seen you ski last year at Jack Frost. If it was you.... you were wearing a black buckmans jacket (logo on the back) and were tearing the living shit out of an ungroomed Floyds's Folly.. Also if it was you... you are a WAY better skier than I am...as I could never have torn that up the way you did...I managed it.. Either way it should be great to ski with all of you... transplanted or not... Getting 5 PASR's (so far) together in Colorado is great when it's hard sometimes to even get three or four together here in Pa. (outside of Blue Mt.)

Cool... So far we got... Nick Malozzi Shadows Glenn Johnny Law and Me.

that was pretty cool....

Solid...

nope... but she's really really close...and seems to get closer every year as I've only had 2 income raises in the past 5 1/2 years. (I'm okay with her getting closer and even if she does pass me... She wears the pants anyway...) I also took a 15k paycut when I took this job after losing my old job due to them closing the Northeast regional center. You need to do what you can I guess.... I have noone to blame but myself for not staying in college and on my previous career path. That aside... I still feel like I made the right choice because when I decided to leave college and take a job for financial reasons (couldn't afford college any longer even with loans) I ended up meeting my wife at that job (16 years ago) and I don't think I would have met her if I didn't. I'll take the loving wife, the 3 kids, and the chaos that goes with it over the possible financial security that might or might not have been. (My major in college and original career choice was special education.... I wanted to be a special ed. teacher which isn't exactly a real high paying job either.. highly rewarding though... at least IMO) In all honesty... I'm almost positive that a LOT of people on here probably gross more individually than my wife and I do jointly. I'd also be willing to bet that our daycare costs per month at one time equaled out to more than some pay for their apartment's ($1200 month) We don't pay that anymore though thank GOD because our oldest is old enough to watch himself for the hour and a half between school and when someone gets home. (13), our middle now is in 1st grade (6)so we only need to pay for before/ after / and half-day care (on those occasions when he has a half-day from school) but we still get hit with the 3 y/o for another couple years... $1000 for a trip is a huge expense for me, but it's one that I do because it's something I LOVE to do.

http://www.skiwp.com/vikinglodge.html That price does not include insurance which is like $50 or so extra if I remember right.. That price also does not include transfers from Denver to Winter Park... but Home James does it for about $120 round trip. That price does not include any additional baggage fees the airline may charge Yes it does include tax... You people should know by now I'm married with 3 kids and make shit for income..... I do my homework... lol

I'm getting dates together and I'm pretty sure I'm going to just finalize something for myself either this week or next.. The rates are already going up and I want to lock in before I need to pay more. (FWIW the transfour card already went up $10 in the past week, and some of the lodging rates have gone up $10-20 a night since I looked last.) As of right now these are the dates I'm looking at for rates reasons, as well as trying to work around a weekend as Nick M. said weekends are best for him with his new job and all that. Glenn... I'm not sure if weekdays or weekends are better for you or even if it matters... Here are a couple options.... Thurs - Tues. (would ski Fri - Mon) Jan 22 - 27th Feb. 5 - 10th Friday - Wednesday (would ski Sat - Tues) Jan 23 - 28th Feb 6- 11th All four itinerary's would cost me the same for lodging / lift / air ($685) so it's really a matter of which week is better for you guys and which itinerary (Thurs-Tues or Fri - Wednesday....or neither I can get the same rate for M-F if weekends are indeed bad) These are all for Winter Park and staying at Alpine lodge in winter park..