JFskiDan

What a fantastic dayat CB! Couple inches overnight and snow for most of the morning really filled everything in. I really wanted to step up my picture game, but my Iphone set a new record and was dead by 9:30 am. Snapped 2 pics from the first lift ride. ran the usual laps with a quick lap off the north lift before meeting Barb back down at East River. After we split up again i ran back up to the north lift to get a few more fresh laps there, then went back towards hard face for something a little more challenging. Big drop to get in, but rewarded with some deep turns. Down through some trees, and back to the Paradise lift. Didnt quite make the route i was looking for that @RidgeRacer and i took that dropped us down right on top of Rambo. It can get pretty interesting back there, its rocky and cliffy, and its hard to navigate, so i moved onto the frontside to finish out my day. Over at horseshoe springs i was rewarded with some untouched on a small steep face, after the trees, but had to hoof it out again. Very low crowds today, actually less then yesterday. Finished up on the frontside which wasnt crowded, and could easily find some nice soft snow on the sides of the trails. snow pics from Barbs after a phone recharge. Usually the mountain view. Not so much today quick session tomorrow then off to the airport.

Back relaxing at Barbs place after another fun day at CB. Switched up the routine this morning to hit the steeper groomers off Silver Queen first then over to run some fast laps off Paradise. Dipped in some trees to find some really crusty stuff with yesterdays warm afternoon temps. Went down to the trees off East River, which were better but getting firmer every day. Bumps are still decent, but kinda depends upon what side of the trail they are on. Lunch break around noon, and thats when the clouds rolled in and visibility was poor at best. Clouds yielded snow, went back to the frontside to the trees at Horseshoe Springs, which skied well, but there are a few rocky areas to avoid. Ended up in a gully that was up in either direction to get out, so worked off lunch doing that. Low crowds today, no Eagles jerseys. Looks like about 2" fell in the afternoon, and hopefully the overnight snow produces.

and $150 daily lift tickets.

Empty groomers this morning.

Busy at CB today. Big crowd early on but we got in a few real nice empty groomers. Bumps and trees are getting a little banged up, anything in yesterdays sun was getting firm, but still skiable. Left at 12, the incoming bus unloaded a full house. Took a walk in town with Barb, as we got ourselves in the mood for Ryce, only to find out they are closed on Sundays. Stopped at the Pita place and had a nice lunch. The Pita place has a bar, and people were definitely there claiming their seat for the game. Weather turns a little snowier tomorrow.

Double tap glade, which has been my go to.

Perfect, sunny, warm solo day at CB. Ran the groomers until about 10:30, then dabbled in the woods and bumps in between trails, while trying to keep myself out of liftlines, as it got pretty busy, or at least busier than its been. Using the singles line was a 50/50, sometimes it was faster, sometimes i watched groups of 4 just cycling by. 2 observations here. its very infrequent to find someone skiing something they shouldn't be on. Maybe this is at most resorts out of our area, but it sure is a nice break from human slalom. And there are a TON of little people half my size here that just rip this mountain up. Barbs neighbors kid is 7, and supposed to be just at another level. Met alot of Texans, and a bunch of people from Telluride. weather might start to get a little more interesting depending on what forecast you want to believe, but most of them point to tues/wed for some decent accumulation. I leave Wednesday, but the flights in the afternoon, so i will probably add a day to my pass and ski in the AM. time will tell on that one. At lunch i was running the numbers as to how much each run is costing me based on what i purchased the 6 day pass for, i had an outstanding revelation that had i gone ahead and got the Epic pass, i would have saved 20% on my lodge food probably totaling up to a whopping $25. So to offset that i am drinking as much of their free water as possible. More sun on tap for tomorrow, and hopefully lower crowds. Jadip 2 crappy pics coming up.

Another great day at CB with Barb. Cold start, but sun was out in force. Nice fast groomer runs off of Paradise, and then some trees and bumps down at East River before lunch. Ran some laps off of Silver Queen after lunch, some slicky slicky but still edge-able, dipped in some trees, played in some bumps. Trees are pretty tight at CB, so probably spending more time in the bumps. legs feel way better today. My Iphone 2 is circling the drain, and the battery goes dead really fast, so picture time is limited to first thing in the am, or right after i can charge it a lunch, so pics are pretty limited. Horseshoe -

Oh, really? Huntah?

1 extra hour in the air to dallas. I wad ready to start climbing the walls. Delayed to gunnison, but at least im in the right place.

So uphill at shawnee was really fun. right before we got in trouble for skinning up a closed slope. lots of snowmaking, so staying close to the guns here was the smart move. Wicked windy at the top. Skiing down with almost every gun blasting snow wasnt that awesome.

and i think its the Sullivan lift thats down, due to squirrels chewing through wires at the transformer.

Exactly. Tubing is really the definition of insanity.

Challenge dumps onto falls, and homestretch. Sidewinder does the same. Switchback dumps onto lower main. Lol. so, expanding which of these trails will keep shuttle, homestretch and terrain run from getting beat to shit in 2 hrs? When the place is fully open it gets beat to shit in two hours. this is nothing new.

I think its time to look at the long haul, and bulk up on whats open so they dont blow thier wad trying to open new stuff, just to close March 5th, cause they dont have enough snow. I doubt with this cold strectch they would even get switch open. After this weekend the next shot at snow making temps based on this, i guess, happens after or during it rains? that should go well.

My bad. i will let you know.

Im leaving Wednesday.

@toast21602 @mbike-ski Uphill Friday?

So they "strongly advise against Razors", but at the same time open it?

people that die by becoming tangled in thier bedsheets is also becoming more of a thing as well. there is also a correalation between that and revenue generated by ski resorts. Who knew, right?

was there just recently an incident? i dont get it either. had a few E-stops on the 6 that were super abrupt, and pretty glad the bar was down.

There was a bottle of ketchup under the quad yesterday. Stupidly random, yes, but at the same time kind of on par for things you see at Blue. fyi, mike and i enjoyed the reese’s cookies the most. Thanks.

You over think everything.

Sugar free day at montage. Early runs with some soft cord, and stuff held up pretty well. Some scratchy spots to be had, but over all a pretty good day. Good call by mike thinking outside the Blue box a little. I think i get trapped in that and need a little nudge to get out of it.

yesterday i felt this is the year they wouldnt be 100% open, and it would be either Challenge or Side that would still be grass. We have a cold shot coming up, (again, forecast, so we will see) but i dont think the forecast is great after this forecasted cold shot. i think in about a week, we could definitely stick a fork in Challenge, Side, and switch. i guess be thankful that they did what they did right around thanksgiving to open. if not, we would be in worse shape.