JFskiDan

What are you expecting sundays conditions to be like? Are you thinking a snowstorm during the day Saturday will net you big powder turns on Sunday?

Am i the only one that thinks this is going to be heavy wet snow, at least for the majority of the time it snows? and then its gonna get really cold overnite. i just cant wrap my head around rain to snow, being rain to really light fluffy powder. Dont get me wrong, love to see it snow, but lets remember its March in the northeast.

I think based on current rumors its gonna be the 19th or 20th. i just need to put the finishing touches on your D-Skis.

They need more room for people to stand when waiting in line for East Mountain lift. Glad to hear you are back at it.

i would agree with this. There is some "insider info" to contradict the March 20th closing, but once they do go weekends only its like anybody's guess.

i can relate. every bit of car insurance, homeowners ins (that i pay out right), some property taxes, some other insurance, income taxes, ski passes, etc, all come due this time of year. i swear i spend like twice as much as i bring in over the next 2 months covering everything. But, then its all paid and over with.....

thanks for the good laugh with that site. Boy they are really shooting for the moon. I am really wondering where they get their data from. Elk = 29". lol. Not that i dont want it to snow, but i do think this will be a repeat of yesterdays snow. Wet, heavy, good for base snow.

The FB weather enthusiast for Carbon County says.... Early overnight guidance coming in shows a significant snowfall for Saturday in what would be our largest snowfall of the season.

Did you really just take down your Christmas decorations? As i moved my blower around in the garage yesterday, i said to myself that i could take that back to the shed for summer storage.

I read an article recently that stated that the mall was in quite a financial bind. like it had $800 in the checking account, and wasnt clear where the next payment, which seemed to occur semi annually for some reason. Not sure how that will play out for the ski joint. Here we are......https://unofficialnetworks.com/2022/02/15/american-dream-mall-home-of-big-snow-only-has-820-left-in-its-bank-account/

Really good skiing today. Cant wait till they mow those obstacles down on NMDW.

Im not done with them yet. You are gonna look fabulous on them.

Oh yes! cut like butter. These are gonna ski great!

Wish me luck. Wish @toast21602 more luck.

yup. If the cost of gas is a factor when purchasing a snowmobile, jetski, or boat, you shouldnt even consider it. My waverunner burned 12 gallons an hour at full throttle. Zero fucks given on the price of gas, just a huge grin. Back on topic, good ski day today. First runs were great, and then of course it didnt get better, but still good skiing and parking lot stuff.

$583 was the epic local last year. northeast stuff and some stuff out west. I didnt save tons of money, i mean in the grand scheme of things, either way, i wasnt going broke or saving big dollars.

Cameltoe isnt my fav. Nothing kills the vibe of skiing a mountain like when the lift takes you over the sesame street water park stuff. Its no where near as prevalent at Montage. The lure of low crowds at Montage.......that will wear off quick, a trip down razors, challenge, or Nightmare/Dreamweaver (before it gets all fucked up with park crap) will most likely have you reconsider the low crowd deal at Montage. dont get me wrong, im a fan of montage. i would pay to go there, before i got a free ticket, close up parking space, and gourmet lunch at Toe. Who made snow last night in the area?

Theres a share available…..might be good for you. Easy swing at $10k.

My thoughts exactly. I will buy a day pass for an Epic resort before i buy the pass, at least until they have undone what they did.

Purple banana big time. Awesome.

Snowbasin and Sun Valley leave Epic for Ikon. https://www.stormskiing.com/p/ikon-pass-adds-snowbasin-sun-valley?s=w&fbclid=IwAR3ZWrpThNpsaMizl5ljEaN6lwIVRXwar4VB1Nx1Z27Y7KGL6ReqLsPSE9M and Ikon released info, pass goes on sale sometime in March. All this makes my head spin like crazy. Im not the biggest fan of having my pass (other than Blue) dictate where i ski, but i am very interested as to what Epic does for next year. They gotta get their shit straightened out.

Day 6, solo skiing with groomers in mind since my legs just arent as fresh as they could be. Small crowd to start, which i thought would be the theme of the day. 2 laps on International with some nice fresh cord. A lap on Paradise, then i made the decision to see if East River was cooperating, which it was. I talked with some type of employee on one lift ride that said a groomer hit one of the East River towers Thursday night which caused it to be closed Friday, i saw a groomer toting a welder down to it at one point, and then it was just a little pissed off on Saturday, i think they were able to run it, but not full speed. East River is a nice area, and has some great trees, so of course i couldnt resist. Made the best of the trees, even though it probably wasnt too pretty, but we just dont get to ski decent stuff off trail at Blue enough, so its hard to pass up. Went to eat when the lift lines started getting a little longer then normal at noon, odd thing was, the restaurant was empty. Ran some groomers from the base after lunch, alternating between silver queen and red lady, depending on the line situation. The Teocali lift was down for maintenance the past two days. no big deal, as that lift really doesnt go anywhere i was concerned with, but on the lift ride with the CB employee, who i think was an instructor, eluded to the fact that "maintenance" was code word for "lack of employees". Im not super happy with Vail, i just dont like their business model, and what they are doing to skiing in general. i feel like Vail just wants to show the skiing public who is boss. I like to think Vail has fucked up Crested Butte the least of all its resorts. We will see. I never saw "epic" lines when i was here, but Barb says things have picked up over the past 2 years here.

i am like 95% sure they are in my closet. i will hit you up if they somehow went missing. Thats them. i am 95% sure i didnt actually go through with that. @toast21602.....dont worry.....i just didnt like the graphics. Not cause they ski like shit or anything.

i will make you a pair if you ski them. Demo bindings and all.