12-27...some guy parked in my pee

[indiggio]

We also heard that someone fell off the Burma chair near the top (fell asleep?) yesterday/last night and had to be MedEvac'd out.

Always use the safety bar!

 

Edited December 27, 2017 by indiggio

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/27/2017 at 9:58 PM, indiggio said:

We also heard that someone fell off the Burma chair near the top (fell asleep?) yesterday/last night and had to be MedEvac'd out.

Always use the safety bar!

 

Expand  

Sheesh..that's a pretty big drop..

[indiggio]

We saw all the footprints in the snow right up there and thought someone poached the area, but when we looked at it more, we could see the toboggan tracks going down and all the footprints in the area.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

were many people getting food from the two new stands..Stuffed to the Gills and the BBQ stand at the base this afternoon??

[Shadows]

Thats a serious drop off burma damn

[zzslope]

  On 12/27/2017 at 8:14 PM, momskeeztoo said:

I'm a wimp. Put boots on in the lodge

Expand  

me too

[zzslope]

  On 12/27/2017 at 10:03 PM, indiggio said:

We saw all the footprints in the snow right up there and thought someone poached the area, but when we looked at it more, we could see the toboggan tracks going down and all the footprints in the area.

Expand  

I wondered what all the footprints were from. that is a very long drop.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/27/2017 at 10:23 PM, zzslope said:

I wondered what all the footprints were from. that is a very long drop.

Expand  

were you at Blue today??

[toast21602]

  On 12/27/2017 at 10:28 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

were you at Blue today??

Expand  

Based on his comment, I would say 'yes'.

[zzslope]

  On 12/27/2017 at 10:28 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

were you at Blue today??

Expand  

Yes. Hayata and I were standing behind you guys waiting for first chair. He was wearing a red coat and I had a yellow coat on. I thought ROTD was main street, lazy was good but lost points for the snow guns being on. Paradise was decent. Burma had good conditions as well, on occasion we like to play "human slalom course" around the floundering beginners but when we skied it today, we had it to ourselves. At about 10:30 I skied razors and wow it was really cookied up, so next run I ran challenge for comparison, no cookies but getting icy. Sidewinder had good snow but they need to fill the sides the rest of the way in, hayata accidentally got off on the side because he couldn't see the edge. Great day overall, should be back tomorrow.

[Hayata]

  On 12/27/2017 at 11:38 PM, zzslope said:

Yes. Hayata and I were standing behind you guys waiting for first chair. He was wearing a red coat and I had a yellow coat on. I thought ROTD was main street, lazy was good but lost points for the snow guns being on. Paradise was decent. Burma had good conditions as well, on occasion we like to play "human slalom course" around the floundering beginners but when we skied it today, we had it to ourselves. At about 10:30 I skied razors and wow it was really cookied up, so next run I ran challenge for comparison, no cookies but getting icy. Sidewinder had good snow but they need to fill the sides the rest of the way in, hayata accidentally got off on the side because he couldn't see the edge. Great day overall, should be back tomorrow.

Expand  

Main Street was the best Trail today,Snow was very good.They do need to put something on that corner on Sidewinder or someone(me)lol could get hurt.The Mountain is Really taking shape Quickly.Total Props to Blue.Should be Great tomorrow.

[momskeeztoo]

  On 12/27/2017 at 9:13 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

What do you do with your shoes??

Expand  

Leave them in my boot bag

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/27/2017 at 11:38 PM, zzslope said:

Yes. Hayata and I were standing behind you guys waiting for first chair. He was wearing a red coat and I had a yellow coat on. I thought ROTD was main street, lazy was good but lost points for the snow guns being on. Paradise was decent. Burma had good conditions as well, on occasion we like to play "human slalom course" around the floundering beginners but when we skied it today, we had it to ourselves. At about 10:30 I skied razors and wow it was really cookied up, so next run I ran challenge for comparison, no cookies but getting icy. Sidewinder had good snow but they need to fill the sides the rest of the way in, hayata accidentally got off on the side because he couldn't see the edge. Great day overall, should be back tomorrow.

Expand  

Yeah sidewinder is kind of narrow..I never skied razors as I knew it would be rough as it just opened..

[momskeeztoo]

  On 12/27/2017 at 9:12 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

You need to get an everyday pass for next season...buying just one holiday ticket cancels out almost all the difference in price between midweek and all days season passes.  

 

I honestly dont think the cold scares scares away that many people. This is cold but not brutal cold...people are set onngoong a certain day and they go. Maybe just a few more people in the lodge and a few less on the slopes. 

Expand  

Probably will buy everyday pass for next year. Try to reserve weekends for hikes, family stuff. Plus I work one weekend a month. I guess I'm getting anxious to see everything open. This is also my favorite weather to skis in. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

 

I had to bring my beer back inside.  I'm nervous it will freeze up overnight. This is the longest lasting 12 pack ever and I even gave matt edge and Root pocket beers. 

[SallyCat]

  On 12/27/2017 at 9:12 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I honestly dont think the cold scares scares away that many people. This is cold but not brutal cold...people are set onngoong a certain day and they go. Maybe just a few more people in the lodge and a few less on the slopes. 

Expand  

Agree that the cold doesn't thin crowds as much as it seems it should; it was -9 when I arrived at Pico today and only got up to 6 by the afternoon. The snow was great and nobody seemed bothered by the cold. I had to bite the bullet and buy some serious down-filled mittens because I was getting frost nip in my gloves, but other than that it was great skiing and a perfectly comfortable day. Tomorrow might be a different story, though: there's a wicked wind chill forecast (25 below). I'll head to Okemo for the heated bubble chairs for sure.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/28/2017 at 1:13 AM, momskeeztoo said:

Probably will buy everyday pass for next year. Try to reserve weekends for hikes, family stuff. Plus I work one weekend a month. I guess I'm getting anxious to see everything open. This is also my favorite weather to skis in. 

Expand  

My favorite weather to ski in is this order..

 

#1. Rider of the storm day..

#2. Bluebird pow day..right after a storm but some stuff left natural

#3. True spring day 55+ degrees..mashed potatoes soft bumps

#4. Mad goldilocks..that perfect 35 degrees where it's just so comfortable out and the snow is soft and fast. 

#5 Day like today..cold and good snow

#6 Skiing in the rain

#7 After a freeze when the snow is bulletproof..

#8 skiing in sleet and freezing rain. 

#9 not skiing 

[momskeeztoo]

Yeah, haha I forgot about riding during a storm or just after. We don't get too many of those around here!

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/28/2017 at 1:22 AM, momskeeztoo said:

Yeah, haha I forgot about riding during a storm or just after. We don't get too many of those around here!

Expand  

Nope I close the office if there's like 3"

[saltyant]

  On 12/28/2017 at 1:17 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

My favorite weather to ski in is this order..

 

#1. Rider of the storm day..

#2. Bluebird pow day..right after a storm but some stuff left natural

#3. True spring day 55+ degrees..mashed potatoes soft bumps

#4. Mad goldilocks..that perfect 35 degrees where it's just so comfortable out and the snow is soft and fast. 

#5 Day like today..cold and good snow

#6 Skiing in the rain

#7 After a freeze when the snow is bulletproof..

#8 skiing in sleet and freezing rain. 

#9 not skiing 

Expand  

Wow, that list is pretty specific. I never actually tried skiing in the rain before, that sounds miserable. Do you wear a black garbage bag or something? I've gotten stuck in downpours so many times on my bike, and it's no fun even if it's a warm rain.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/28/2017 at 5:03 AM, saltyant said:

Wow, that list is pretty specific. I never actually tried skiing in the rain before, that sounds miserable. Do you wear a black garbage bag or something? I've gotten stuck in downpours so many times on my bike, and it's no fun even if it's a warm rain.

Expand  

No I get wet...its just water and it's not like you're in the wilderness.  Matt edge was ripping and grinding with GSSucks and Justo the other day in the rain and he said the snow was badass!!!  

[indiggio]

  On 12/27/2017 at 10:13 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

were many people getting food from the two new stands..Stuffed to the Gills and the BBQ stand at the base this afternoon??

Expand  

I did see some people buying food from the BBQ, but I didn't look at the Stuffed to the Gills truck.

 

[momskeeztoo]

Yes, I don't mind skiing in the rain, as long as it's not pouring. Makes the snow nice, fast, but soft. 

[eaf]

  On 12/28/2017 at 7:34 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

No I get wet...its just water and it's not like you're in the wilderness.  Matt edge was ripping and grinding with GSSucks and Justo the other day in the rain and he said the snow was badass!!!  

Expand  

Yeah, don't believe him. It gets miserable real fast, and you can't see a thing in your mask from the very first moment.

Also don't forget that the lifts here aren't covered so whenever you're not skiing, you're just soaking.

Edited December 28, 2017 by eaf

[saltyant]

  On 12/28/2017 at 12:35 PM, eaf said:

Yeah, don't believe him. It gets miserable real fast, and you can't see a thing in your mask from the very first moment.

Also don't forget that the lifts here aren't covered so whenever you're not skiing, you're just soaking.

Expand  

Yeah, I don't think I would ski in the rain even if I had a non-refundable lift ticket only good for that day. Rain is a major reason I switched from glasses to contacts because I could not see anything wearing glasses while biking in a rainstorm.