Next Years Goals/Hit List

[Ride Delaware ?]

I've never been to Whiteface but I'd love to try it out... Preferably when its not windy and icy... Which is basically Whiteface in a nutshell from what I've heard...

[RidgeRacer]

I've never been to Whiteface but I'd love to try it out... Preferably when its not windy and icy... Which is pretty much everything in the east in a nutshell from what I've heard...

 

Fixed it.

Edited June 28, 2010 by PA Ridge Racer

[phillycore]

n/p my friend

 

Squaw is the shit!

 

If I can make it anywhere this year and thats a big if, I want to hit Utah

[Ride Delaware ?]

n/p my friend

 

Squaw is the shit!

 

If I can make it anywhere this year and thats a big if, I want to hit Utah

 

I want to hit 50 days on the snow, but that isn't going to happen...

[jordan]

[OutCold]

I'd be impressed

[AtomicSkier]

 

looks like nightmare at blue mounatin.

 

my goal? 20 days out west.

[moe ghoul]

Crossed Aspen off the list in favor of other points west, including Jhole/Targhee. Might try to swing up to Schweitzer while I'm out there. We're renting a place in New Hampster between xmas and new year's so I'll be checking out Gunstock and possibly Loon. Lee Peak/SkiVegas are new additions, may check out some other nevada mountains as well, time permitting. Powder Mag had a good feature on Nevada BC. Very timely! Euro trip looks more real, Mrs. Ghoul gave me a thumbs up to go. She's stoked to get my ass out of this house as much as possible. My plan works every year,

[Dan-]

To be able to ride by the first week of december is my goal. Fuckin broken heel.

[Dan-]

Dan-....I heard you were trying out for jackass 4...

 

 

I guess you could call it that.

[poconoceancity]

20+ days between 12/26 and 2/1. Anything over that will be gravy.

[mbike-ski]

10+ good xc/bc days, 2 whiteface trips. other than that just have fun doing the same 'ol/same ol'

[RidgeRacer]

Tahoe = booked!

[AtomicSkier]

Tahoe = booked!

 

nice! who you going with?

[sibhusky]

Crossed Aspen off the list in favor of other points west, including Jhole/Targhee. Might try to swing up to Schweitzer while I'm out there. We're renting a place in New Hampster between xmas and new year's so I'll be checking out Gunstock and possibly Loon. Lee Peak/SkiVegas are new additions, may check out some other nevada mountains as well, time permitting. Powder Mag had a good feature on Nevada BC. Very timely! Euro trip looks more real, Mrs. Ghoul gave me a thumbs up to go. She's stoked to get my ass out of this house as much as possible. My plan works every year,

 

I have to ask...why would you put Schweitzer before my ski area? Schweitzer's 80 miles further, the vertical drop has us beat by 80 feet, but we have more acreage and the summit is higher by 400 feet so our snow stays better. We both have fog and snowghosts. So, why did you pick Schweitzer?

 

Schweitzer:

 

Whitefish:

Edited October 30, 2010 by sibhusky

[sibhusky]

[Dan-]

Good chance I'll be in Montana this year. Not going that far north though. Will probably just be hitting Bridger and Big Sky. Going to be doing a road trip starting in SLC and driving up to montana hitting resorts between.

[RidgeRacer]

nice! who you going with?

 

My wife...staying at Squaw Valley (thanks to Phillycore who hooked us up with the lodging!)

[AtomicSkier]

hmm...maybe one day i'll get to Whitefish Mountain Resort

[Erin808]

My wife...staying at Squaw Valley (thanks to Phillycore who hooked us up with the lodging!)

 

When are you headed out? We have a ski lease at Squaw and will be there lots. Msg me if you have any questions closer to your trip! Or want to get cocktails

[sibhusky]

hmm...maybe one day i'll get to Whitefish Mountain Resort

 

I've been trying to get aerial shots of Hellroaring Basin and the back side, but haven't found them yet.

 

Found this:

Above is somewhere in Hellroaring Basin, presumably Picture Chutes with excellent snow cover.

Edited November 1, 2010 by sibhusky

[sibhusky]

Found a lot of "extreme" pics on this page: http://www.glacierlife.com/?cat=9

 

You have to scroll down a bit.

[Timeless]

I have to ask...why would you put Schweitzer before my ski area? Schweitzer's 80 miles further, the vertical drop has us beat by 80 feet, but we have more acreage and the summit is higher by 400 feet so our snow stays better. We both have fog and snowghosts. So, why did you pick Schweitzer?

 

Schweitzer:

 

Whitefish:

 

Schweitzer looks to have some nice wide-open areas and bowls, Big Mountain just looks great. You do a great job of promoting the mountain, they should give you a free season pass. It must be something about the location but as nice as it looks it never seems to be on anyones "hitlist". I'd still like to try it, but I'm having trouble justifying to many long distance trips after a fantastic season in Tahoe last year.

[sibhusky]

Schweitzer looks to have some nice wide-open areas and bowls, Big Mountain just looks great. You do a great job of promoting the mountain, they should give you a free season pass. It must be something about the location but as nice as it looks it never seems to be on anyones "hitlist". I'd still like to try it, but I'm having trouble justifying to many long distance trips after a fantastic season in Tahoe last year.

 

We do have more tree skiing than bowl skiing. There is Ptarmigan Bowl for more subdued bowl skiing, and then the "bowl" of East Bowl is treed. And Hellroaring Basin is not for the timid skier unless you stick to Hellfire. Most of the open areas there end up in tighter trees towards the bottom.

 

Aerial of Hellroaring Basin: Picture Chutes can be seen sort of in the middle, Gray's Golf Course is the area without cliffs on the left, Glory Hole is more in the distance on the right.

 

 

Rotating panoramic taken sort of over Hellroaring Basin and summit

Edited November 1, 2010 by sibhusky

[sibhusky]

Another panoramic from Inspo, looking into North Bowl area

 

East Rim view

 

 

Glory Hole below Radio Tower Peak:

 

Edited November 1, 2010 by sibhusky