Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

When I came into wor today it was in the low 60s..and olds were wearing jackets on their morning walksaside from a handful of semi warm days we've had a pretty nice stretch of weather. It was warmer in early march before the humdinger of a snowstorm than today..almost felt like fall..just about time for the dog days of summer maybe we'll get a few 100+ degree days and I can rock my mesh shirt

[toast21602]

ok.

[moe ghoul]

Snow on the Fourth of July: Skiers bring out the shorts to the slopes

 

 

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/snow-skiing-snowboarding-Squaw-Valley-Fourth-July-11264181.php#photo-13184733

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

There ya go, a Dougy vacation. Stay at the Chateau, have a drink or 2 with Jimmy the bartender, enjoy a burger, go burn out the brakes on a few carts on the slide, hit the casino, maybe toss a few dollars around at the titty bar up towards Tobyhanna, IIRC, shoot a round of golf and head home.

That sounds fun actually. And I've heard about the grandview might have to take bisexual girl I know for awareness or something

Snow on the Fourth of July: Skiers bring out the shorts to the slopes

 

 

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/snow-skiing-snowboarding-Squaw-Valley-Fourth-July-11264181.php#photo-13184733

Mammoth has the goods but doesn't beat the Moe ghoul edit from Smuggs..he got the goods Moe ghoul might wanna repost the smugga edit for stoke.

[SallyCat]

That sounds fun actually. And I've heard about the grandview might have to take bisexual girl I know for awareness or something

 

Mammoth has the goods but doesn't beat the Moe ghoul edit from Smuggs..he got the goods Moe ghoul might wanna repost the smugga edit for stoke.

Mammoth was the trip of a lifetime. What nobody tells you is that Mammoth is the only mountain that salts its snow, so that it doesn't get grabby. It's a f***ing miracle.  I skied 21 straight awesome days. The news reports always focus on the bikini-clad women and shirtless dudes, but there were plenty of serious skiers and riders there every day skiing off the top bowls and chutes. They're losing snow pretty rapidly now and are closing sections and reducing hours, but the skiing is still legit; it's no summer novelty. 

[moe ghoul]

I'm california dreamin of doing a west coast tour next , maybe hit Alpental for the BBI18 and head south.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Way to get after it Moe Ghoul!!!!

[moe ghoul]

Big chubby rain and wind came blazing through here.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

We had almost 2 inches of rain this morning and a little more this evening. Last week we had 4 inches of rain in 36 hours.

[VTmark]

Ready for another heat wave?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I see like one hot day in the short term forecast no real heat wave. This summer has been pretty pleasant so far in terms of temperatures.

[momskeeztoo]

Mammoth was the trip of a lifetime. What nobody tells you is that Mammoth is the only mountain that salts its snow, so that it doesn't get grabby. It's a f***ing miracle.  I skied 21 straight awesome days. The news reports always focus on the bikini-clad women and shirtless dudes, but there were plenty of serious skiers and riders there every day skiing off the top bowls and chutes. They're losing snow pretty rapidly now and are closing sections and reducing hours, but the skiing is still legit; it's no summer novelty.

 

Were you skiing there this summer? Sounds great. Not sure about salting the snow, it would make it not mushy but hard on the plants trying to grow.

[SallyCat]

Were you skiing there this summer? Sounds great. Not sure about salting the snow, it would make it not mushy but hard on the plants trying to grow.

Yes, skied June 13 to July 3rd.

 

I asked some locals about the salt and plant life, and they said (fwiw)  the salt doesn't seem to do any damage. Of course, Mammoth is volcanic so there's relatively little plant life to begin with. I'm curious about runoff, too; never got an answer on the extent of it. They used a LOT of salt every day. The grooming trucks were equipped as salt-spreaders, and they were usually out and busy every day. The race teams had their own pallets of salt that they used on the race courses, and the lifties slung it constantly around the loading and unloading areas.

 

I'm still mystified by the salt thing, but dang if it didn't result in some seriously fun skiing.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

And then another 77 days until Blue opens....I wonder what the Root Friday countdown is??? I'll look it up. Wow it's only 130 days away Root Friday is early this year.

Yes, skied June 13 to July 3rd.

 

I asked some locals about the salt and plant life, and they said (fwiw)  the salt doesn't seem to do any damage. Of course, Mammoth is volcanic so there's relatively little plant life to begin with. I'm curious about runoff, too; never got an answer on the extent of it. They used a LOT of salt every day. The grooming trucks were equipped as salt-spreaders, and they were usually out and busy every day. The race teams had their own pallets of salt that they used on the race courses, and the lifties slung it constantly around the loading and unloading areas.

 

I'm still mystified by the salt thing, but dang if it didn't result in some seriously fun skiing.

 

Mammoth and squaw valley were still open as of this last weekend? Did you mostly ski groomers at mammoth or bumps? That sure is a long ski trip.

[SallyCat]

And then another 77 days until Blue opens....I wonder what the Root Friday countdown is??? I'll look it up. Wow it's only 130 days away Root Friday is early this year. IMG_0156.JPG

 

Mammoth and squaw valley were still open as of this last weekend? Did you mostly ski groomers at mammoth or bumps? That sure is a long ski trip.

 

I don't want to be an "intermediate" skier for any longer than I can help it, so I went out there and worked my arse off for three weeks. Skied from 7:30 to 1-ish like it was my job, then went mountain biking followed by hot springs or the Mammoth Brewery in the evening. Pretty sweet. Made a lot of progress, too. Also achieved next-level dirtbaggery by heating my ski bases in the blazing parking lot sun and just letting the hot bases melt the wax. 

 

EDIT: I skied groomers mostly. What was available off-piste was either too advanced for me or too intolerably sticky because it wasn't salted. 

Edited July 18, 2017 by SallyCat

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Western natural snow turns to glue when it gets warm gets super junky. Best you can hope for is a nice overnight freeze to set it up but I know that isn't happening in summer. Thanks for the pictures and report.

[RidgeRacer]

Intermediate or not. Who gives a rats. Skiing a few weeks at mammoth in the summer is legit.

 

Edited July 20, 2017 by RidgeRacer

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I agree RidgeRacer..and intermediate skiers can be ski instructors at Jack Frost.

[RidgeRacer]

I agree RidgeRacer..and intermediate skiers can be ski instructors at Jack Frost.

I hope that wasn't a dig at me.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I hope that wasn't a dig at me.

I don't know if Phillycore is considered an intermediate lol

[guitar73]

I hope that wasn't a dig at me.

 

maybe it was more a dig at Jackson frost itself. derp.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

maybe it was more a dig at Jackson frost itself. derp.

No it's that the majority of skiers and riders are intermediates. Most PASRs are actually considered advanced..maybe a few are experts. I don't consider someone beyond an intermediate if they aren't at least competent at mogul skiing.

[RidgeRacer]

maybe it was more a dig at Jackson frost itself. derp.

Have you met Doug? Lol Edited July 20, 2017 by RidgeRacer

[RidgeRacer]

No it's that the majority of skiers and riders are intermediates. Most PASRs are actually considered advanced..maybe a few are experts. I don't consider someone beyond an intermediate if they aren't at least competent at mogul skiing.

Agreed although I'd use mountains in the west as the litmus test more so than bumps. If you're skiing blacks with some semblance of form at a snowbird or squaw you're probably advanced. If you're hopping into the cirque all baller like you're probably an expert. Bump conditions are so variable in the east that it's tough to gage..at least for me. Although if you're killing it in icy bumps you're probably an expert. I agree that the PASRs rip. No doubt skiing with people on PASR has made me a better skier. More so than any lesson ever could.

 

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[JFskiDan]

maybe it was more a dig at Jackson frost itself. derp.

 

 

Who's the new guy?

 

Its fucking hot out.  Really hot.  No interest in being outside whatsoever.  5 months till christmas.