Johnny Law

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Both of you guys need to realize were Bear was at when they were purchased and how much he had to do with getting bear to be one of the better parks in PA. Bitch all you want but he was pretty responsive to what people wanted and tried out a bunch of shit that had no business being in Macungie, PA. Get out of PA and BC and look around at what other hills are offering up and what they do with far better conditions and a far better mtn. The very first year I used to run into Andy almost every night out riding and having a good time, the last two years I think I may have seen him two or three times. I highly doubt either of you would be willing to put that kind of commitment in to running the parks. Mellow landings sure but lets be honest BC is a tiny bump they carved out some trails on. It sure as shit isn't Whistler or even Blue. If you want to make things really different at BC figure out a way to add 500 ft to the hill and have it be more than 10 degrees for 80% of the mountain. You know what they deal with in terms of snow and grooming and all that horse shit so be appreciative of what you had and be hopeful that whoever runs the show in the future isn't a total fuck up. Its real easy to bitch when you aren't the one doing anything.

Wait a week or two and leave your avy gear at home, when it corns up avy's aren't happening. They get runnels and lots of sluffing but I wouldn't worry about anything sliding for real. The axe is nice if your going somewhere less traveled but isn't necessary for the Hillmans area or the bowl. I always brought mine for shits and giggles or to bang out steps over to GOS. Same dealio with crampons, 99% of the time your aren't going to need an axe or crampons and if you did would you be skiing anyways ? Seriously everyone should just go, if you've never been its incredible and is great way to get introduced into the fantastic world of BC skiing. Mt. Washington all BS aside, in late April/ May is fucking packed, unless you are a complete idiot you aren't going to die or get eaten by a yeti.

I can't go for the first time in a while, if you want, let me know what you need and you can borrow it from me. I don't have a split board but you won't need one.

Brighton sits nearly on top of Alta if you would boot up Milly from above the lift and into Wolverine you can piss and hit Alta. Additionally if you went through Catherine's pass its less than a mile. Alta has Supp and Flagstaff, while you can't certainly get their from Brighton it's easier from LCC/Alta. LCC also has easier access to Cardiac and Day's.

It definitely improved, they are a family run business so no numbers are available but I do know they are in a much better situation than they were last year. Now some of their problems are a result of location and a change in general weather patterns but the additional traffic has helped. This whole discussion if you will is kind of stupid, with the possible exception of DV, discrimination of some kind really isn't present. MRG was actually one of the first places to allow snow boarding and did so until some kind of disagreement with the previous owner, I've heard they got in a fight with her about derailing a chair and she told them to get lost. Its become part of their history and story so it may stick around for some time. You aren't missing anything as there are 4 of 5 mountains in the general area which are just plain better. They have no hard policy but if you earn your turns they don't really care what you are riding. DV is all about the economics, their customers mostly think of skiing the way it used to be, like a country club, lots of bogners and JCK one-pieces. There clientele equates snowboarding with rif raf (which is hilarious) as long as they continue to make money they aren't changing shit. That mountain is a piece of shit anyways and even more of waste of time than Park City so again you aren't missing anything. Alta is the only one where I can see people feeling like they are really missing out on something, they get more snow than the bird and do have some really sick lines. Again this is a case of history and giving their customers what they want. Additionally everything worth riding at Alta is accessed by traverses, no offense but 99% of boarders fuck traverses up so I don't know how much they would get out of it anyway. Your welcome to try it out though, Alta closes when the tourists stop showing up and its on National Forest land for the most part so anyone is free to use the mountain as long as they aren't riding the lifts. Lots and lots of people come over from the Bird and do the Baldy loop. MRG is the only one I see changing its mind anytime soon.

Where is he going ? I remember back in the day when he took things over...good for him. With his skills he needs a bigger mountain.

Well I just got the call - they are going to induce Sunday morning so no CB for me. Shred one for me.

Holy shit man, you must have legs like tree trunks as they are pretty heavy. Embarrassing but true, I fell off a narrow ass trail into a creek in the Dacks using trekkers, I'll blame the stack height but its probably just my shitty technique. There probably is something wrong with the forward pressure, maybe it needs to be dialed down. On steeper terrain the ski tends to form a U shape from flexing, the binding will flex but the trekker stays mostly straight pinching the trekker and ramping up the forces the binding is seeing. HMMM that sounds like BS.....someone on TGR has to know.

Bronze also doesn't rust or oxidize, additionally it is less prone to metal fatigue than steel. It is however much softer.

A fucking + I can't tell if you used trekkers or Naxo's but serious props if you climbed in Trekkers.

good to hear you had a good time I don't know about the attachment option, I always upload them to imageshack or picasa and then use the forum link. The forum link will look like this [/img]web address [/img] with no slash in the first tag.

I'll be there Saturday....black helmet, brown pants and this hoodie

Thanks man, never saw this before, epic funny

Noice!

Those K2 Extreme's are beyond sick, as a kid I so wanted a pair.

Total Sick bird....Chops are A fucking plus.

I forgot Exum runs tours if your looking for guided stuff, they do an interconnect tour that is pretty damn cool. Essentially you will ski the big six all in one day, it sounds like a lot of work but they really are pretty damn close to one another and your not really doing any uphill stuff. You don' have to be an expert but you should be able to traverse for short periods of time. I've never done it but my mom who is 47 said it was a good time. 16 miles round trip mostly down. WPG can do a day of "heli" and Alta runs a snowcat package. Both aren't really worth the money as you can easily get to 99% of their terrain with a little knowledge and skins, but if you aren't into that they could be an option.

DV is bad because they are lower and tend to get more warming and will definitely have a warmer snow pack. PC is for losers. PM sent.

Agreed , Lots and lots of people wear Keffiyeh's, if you've ever been in the desert when its 100 degrees and blowing sand you know why. They are particular popular with British troops which is kind of weird. American troops normally wear a khaki one with black threading. Saurus man I understand why it pisses you off and we certainly get our fair share of dumb asses at bear but why don't you let them know what it really is in a nice way. Just say hey guys its a Keffiyeh and my brother got it for me in Iraq, Palestinians wear it alot but so do alot of other people. My guess is that they would shut their mouths after you let them know what the deal is.

Hah! What's funny is that most SLC'ers think Ogden is too far.

Your the worst kind of troll, the not funny kind. I'll be up at Bear on and off the next two weeks, what will you be wearing. If your so fucking gnar lets see it.

Which Moments ? Casey was in PA today i think.

Good for him, he was always super stoked on skiing and a super cool guy....unless you cut Teresa off or went of the side of rails. LULZ

I haven't been at Bear much this season, I heard Ryan is now AM supervisor.