RidgeRacer Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 Snowbasin baby. Top of the mens downhill. Sweetness. Quote
toast21602 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Great reports from today!! Sorry we are having fun instead of sitting at home alone tainting up threads on PASR... Can't wait to delete more of your shit later. 5 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Another nice day today. This time at Snowbasin. We started the day off the needles gondola with a fast run from the top down to the strawberry gondola with the other PASRs. We lost those guys so we messed around in the bowls back there for a bit. The snow was a lot different today than yesterday. It was windblown chalk, tough to describe but definitely glad I was on the thinner skis today. We then made our way to the John Paul quad to the Allen Peak tram for a run down mens start, to some steep groomers (grizzly etc.) JFdan switched skis and we went back to the strawberry area in hopes that the snow softened. It did up top but was still kinda stiff down below. We went back over to Allen peak (Mens start) and messed around up there for a while till close. Another open to close session today. Snowbasin is a kick ass mountain with lots of bowls and open faces. One of the resort guides told us that its a combination of Vails back bowls (strawberry section) deer valleys groomers (the middle section) and snowbirds steep terrain (Allen Peak). Whatever its a kick ass place that would be even more so on a powder day. The bathrooms, by the way - baller. Pics to follow from jfDan. Edited January 30, 2012 by Ridge Racer Quote
Shadows Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 if this was tgr tits woudlve been posted by now. 17th page and nothing but sausage and shitty pics. Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Just posted. Look up 3 posts. Edited January 30, 2012 by Ridge Racer Quote
toast21602 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 ^ should have hiked the middle bowl and no name. Crazy shit up there. 1 Quote
phillycore Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Posted January 30, 2012 I'm taking lessons tomorrow at Alta. Quote
phillycore Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Posted January 30, 2012 Nice!!!! Will help u ski in a little more control. I need to know how to tuck, bomb, and deviate from the fall line so I can ski just like you. 5 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 On the way to Alta. Calling for a little snow. Should be fun. Quote
Johnny Law Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 ^ should have hiked the middle bowl and no name. Crazy shit up there. x2 there is a tram line too Quote
toast21602 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 took the cat today. got some good video from that. a great day to finish the trip. awesome time. Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Just back from our 4th and final ski day in the beehive state. This time at Alta which is sick to say the least. The snow was polar opposite from yesterday at basin. Alta holds powder. That plus the few inches that fell on us in the morning made for great conditions. We started the day off riding the Collins lift to the top. We got our legs warmed up on Mambo down to Collins face back to Collins lift to the base. Back up the Collins to the ballroom area then back down. From the we took the rope tow to the other side. Jumped on the Sunnyside lift to sugar loaf to the top. Great views of snowbird and mineral basin could be had from here. We decided to bear right down sugar bowl through some steeps, trees, gullys you name it to the supreme lift at 10,500 feet. The Catherines area was open but we didn't feel like hiking so we went right down challenger and some steep tree runs. We beared as far left as we could to get back to the sugarloaf. We took that back to the top of collins back to ballroom to the base. Phillycore and I decided to hit the high rustler area while Dan (who was demoing) changed skis. High rustler is absolute money. Steeps, powder, trees, gullys etc. The three of us took another run on high rustler and beared right to some hidden cliff area that was filled with sweet Utah powder. So much fun in there. Dan, core and myself messed around a little more in the Rustler area, then headed over to the wildcat chair for more bowls and steep chutes. We almost ended up at snowbird at one point until beared right at the last minute to get back to Collins lift. We headed back over to the rustler area and traversed even further out this time and skied some of the steeps there. At 4pm we hit collins one more time and blasted down the groomers for a quick 2k vert. Another open to close day at what may be one of the greatest places in the world. Edited January 31, 2012 by Ridge Racer 2 Quote
phillycore Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Posted January 31, 2012 I had to show my man Johnny Styles some love from Alta!! Quote
phillycore Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Posted January 31, 2012 We pretty much didn't take any go pro video because we were too busy actually skiing, but this was actually pretty comical. From Snowbasin 1/29/12 On te top of Allen Peak on Men's Start (2002 Olympics Men's Downhill Course) http://youtu.be/nDZNxX2cL8I Quote
toast21602 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 i'm editing a run of mine from saturday now. while drikning. so it might take longer than expected. you will probably see it tomorrow because of the time difference. Quote
Popular Post toast21602 Posted January 31, 2012 Popular Post Report Posted January 31, 2012 give it time to upload: 10 Quote
burton71 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 If you ain't falling, you ain't trying. 3 Quote
phillycore Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Posted January 31, 2012 I would type something to defend myself here but there is no point when it's Doug calling you out. What can I say... Douglas Slifkin is the best skier on the mountain. Everyone bow down. 2 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 On our way to the airport now. Thinking about going back to live at Powder in the magic bus or build a hut on sanctuary ridge. Quote
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