Kyle Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 Pulled in the lot at 9:00 on the dot, place was empty. First few runs down Kodiak to knock the rust off. Snow is nice but they blew last night so there’s some patches of glue. Bear has blown sticky snow for the past 4 years now. Not sure what the cause is. Park setup is nice. 4 Quote
Deleted Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 Sticky snow is cheaper - more gallons per minute at a given temperature means denser snow that doesn't till as nicely, but lasts longer, builds up quicker, and costs less.Sent from my Life Max using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 Sticky manmade snow is also when the temperatures are just below freezing..when it’s 15 degrees out you get that manmade pixie dust which is much drier and chalkier. Nice to finally see a BC report..looks like they’re doing well. Quote
theprogram4 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 figured i would add my little report from last night to kyle's thread. a good time was had. there were probably 10 other people there besides me and ski patrol. i regret not getting pics, but i dont like to ride with my phone and the place was so empty, i parked in the first row so the lodge blocked any picture potential. when i got on the slopes at 6:15, it was apparent nobody had been there all day, as there was still frozen cord everywhere. also, half the seats on the lifts that were running hadnt been put down yet, and lifties would have to run out and put the seat down for you. everything was open except the diamond that takes you from the far quad (old triple) back to the base (the trail that used to have a sign saying you could die). alot of trails were hurting for snow, especially on the old triple side, there were spots where the dirt and shit stains took up 3/4 of the trail width. driving to bear i had been thinking i would get hit with huge waves of nostalgic feelings regarding my former home mountain and place where i learned to snowboard. instead, it felt like i had just been there recently and never left, even though this was my first time back in 9 years. i told the ticket agent I was a blue season pass holder and see mentioned i wasnt the first blue mountain pass holder to go to bear that day. 1 Quote
Kyle Posted January 25, 2019 Author Report Posted January 25, 2019 Thanks for the add on tp4. Wrapped it up for the day, the knee issue is a little bigger than I initially thought. Used a brace and still started to downhill fast. All in all it was a good day. Bear is in surprisingly good shape considering all the rain we had yesterday. Ticket was free so nothing to really complain about. 1 Quote
theprogram4 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, Kyle said: Thanks for the add on tp4. Wrapped it up for the day, the knee issue is a little bigger than I initially thought. Used a brace and still started to downhill fast. All in all it was a good day. Bear is in surprisingly good shape considering all the rain we had yesterday. Ticket was free so nothing to really complain about. since so few people were there yesterday, some of the seats on the lifts still hadnt been put down at 7pm. both myself and the lifty didnt notice a chair coming around that didnt have the seat down. i tried to jump out of the way but the chair hit me right on my bad knee. had me freaked out all night but so far so good Quote
antman12 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, theprogram4 said: everything was open except the diamond that takes you from the far quad (old triple) back to the base Good ole Sassy. My favorite run at Bear. Quote
theprogram4 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Just now, antman12 said: Good ole Sassy. My favorite run at Bear. i couldnt believe they had the diamond under the old triple open, probably the most haggard conditions ive ridden in recent memory lol. actually made things more interesting and fun Edited January 25, 2019 by theprogram4 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kyle said: Thanks for the add on tp4. Wrapped it up for the day, the knee issue is a little bigger than I initially thought. Used a brace and still started to downhill fast. All in all it was a good day. Bear is in surprisingly good shape considering all the rain we had yesterday. Ticket was free so nothing to really complain about. Did you ski or snowboard? Quote
antman12 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, theprogram4 said: i couldnt believe they had the diamond under the old triple open, probably the most haggard conditions ive ridden in recent memory lol. actually made things more interesting and fun That's another very fun run there but like you said; the conditions on said trail are almost always sh*t. Quote
Kyle Posted January 25, 2019 Author Report Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Did you ski or snowboard? Ski. Haven’t touched my snowboard in close to 3 years Quote
theprogram4 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, Kyle said: Ski. Haven’t touched my snowboard in close to 3 years do you find skiing is easier on your bad knee? Quote
Kyle Posted January 25, 2019 Author Report Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, theprogram4 said: do you find skiing is easier on your bad knee? Don’t know. I haven’t had these knee problems until last season. Quote
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