Mess Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 Heading up on Monday. Anyone else going? Still need to watch the Blackish episode, commercial looked funny. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 Wow that show looks good Quote
Schif Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 I'm on my way up now. I'll report back. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 It's on my bucket list. My bucket list includes two breasts, two thighs, two drumsticks and two wings. Quote
toast21602 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 My bucket list includes two breasts, two thighs, two drumsticks and two wings. Not surprised. 3 Quote
Schif Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Conditions were good today, lift lines were short when they existed at all, and the mountain was a good time all around. White Lightning was groomed so no bumps and lots of speed. Upper part of the mountain was socked in some fog for a while, but it's all good. Snow was smooth all around. Run of the day for me was Spike to Rattler to Cannonball. Smooth and fast. The only place that had a lift line over 3 minutes was the North Face which took about 4 minutes to get on a chair. Everything except Upper Runaway, Upper Fast Track and Lower Fast track were open. I got there a few minutes before 8 and got a parking spot just feet away from the top of Phoebe Snow. Temps were high 30s with high humidity. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Was the long haul running? Quote
Schif Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Was the long haul running? If it was, were you going to go catch it? 2 Quote
Mess Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Posted January 19, 2015 Not sure I am going to make it up. Was planning on morning ski but looks like it could be pretty icy on the roads in the morning. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 If it was, were you going to go catch it? Oh like a refrigerator good one lol Quote
Schif Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Roads in the general area of Montage are OK this morning and the threat of ice will go down as the day goes on. Not that it matters to me since I'm typing this from my office. Quote
Schif Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Just saw in an email that starting tomorrow and for the rest of the season, they are having "Throwback tuesday" where tickets are $19.84 and rentals are $5 2 Quote
Mess Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Posted January 20, 2015 Woke up and decided I was not going to drive up today due to the possibility of ice. Decided to sleep in. About 8:00 my son comes into my room and has tears in his eyes because we weren't going. He explains to me he woke up at 6:00 and knew we weren't going since I usually wake him up earlier to head to the mountain. I felt terrible so told my wife we were going. We missed the 9:00-1:00 and ended up paying for the 12-close ticket. Arrived at 12:15. It was cold and flurrying. Overall it was a great day since the mountain was empty. The main lot was only about 1/4 full. Never waited in a lift line more than 20 seconds. First run of the day was Highball. We then lapped Switch and Spike most of the day as it was the only intermediate terrain open other than the terrain park. Snow was fast. Thought they did a nice job grooming considering the rain yesterday. There were definitely icy spots especially of some of the headwalls. When my wife and son took a break I headed over to the Northface. Lower runway was a fun run and snow was pretty good. Smoke was fast. Had the entire trail to myself. I also took 2 runs on cannonball. Was checking if the kids could do a run but the ice was really bad on the second headwall. After taking a break lapped Switch and Spike. Spent a lot of time on Spike when Nastar races ended. Spike had some great snow skier right that was untouched and perfectly groomed. Almost had my first fall in a few years while I was waiting for my wife near the lift. I crossed my skis trying to let someone by. I really enjoy Montage. It is probably the best mountain to bring a family because it is rarely crowded, the lodge is nice, and the staff is very accommodating. As much as I don't like seeing large crowds they need to get a larger fan base. 3 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Good that you went and I was wondering why you were so concerned about ice on the roads. That was yesterday's problem, not today's. How was white lightning? Quote
Mess Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Posted January 20, 2015 I stayed off of White Lightning. It was groomed with no bumps. Saw a few guys going down it and it sounded very firm and icy. Quote
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