Shadows Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 Make the same amount of money flying around trails as you do seeding bumps and building parks. Ones easier. 1 Quote
indiggio Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) On 1/31/2020 at 11:51 PM, Shadows said: Make the same amount of money flying around trails as you do seeding bumps and building parks. Ones easier. Expand The proper way to seed them is far easier and faster than the dredging they’ve been doing too. Edited February 1, 2020 by indiggio Quote
toast21602 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 12:27 AM, indiggio said: The proper way to seed them is far easier and faster than the dredging they’ve been doing too. Expand At least they are trying. I hope they improve too, but there isn't much that we can do. 1 Quote
Johnny Law Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 If you can't seed them just do nothing. Let the bump guys work the left side of main and they'll figure it out. Literally all blue has to do is nothing 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) On 2/1/2020 at 12:53 AM, Johnny Law said: If you can't seed them just do nothing. Let the bump guys work the left side of main and they'll figure it out. Literally all blue has to do is nothing Expand QFT Edited February 1, 2020 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote
JFskiDan Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 12:53 AM, Johnny Law said: If you can't seed them just do nothing. Let the bump guys work the left side of main and they'll figure it out. Literally all blue has to do is nothing Expand This is funny, since Blue is sort of good at doing nothing. Its been said before, let chute bump up. Its a nothing trail, and without having to groom that they could focus more time on getting everything else better. 3 Quote
toast21602 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 1:13 AM, JFskiDan said: This is funny, since Blue is sort of good at doing nothing. Its been said before, let chute bump up. Its a nothing trail, and without having to groom that they could focus more time on getting everything else better. Expand I would love if they let Chute bump up. Kind of like White Lightening at Montage, but shorter and less steep. Quote
tarponhead Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 12:53 AM, Johnny Law said: If you can't seed them just do nothing. Let the bump guys work the left side of main and they'll figure it out. Literally all blue has to do is nothingWhen it’s warm we do. But you can’t ski in bumps on Blue’s pavement on cold days. That said, since this “winter” is pretty weak - yeah to your comment. Except right side cause that is where they should be Quote
toast21602 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 1:29 AM, tarponhead said: When it’s warm we do. But you can’t ski in bumps on Blue’s pavement on cold days. That said, since this “winter” is pretty weak - yeah to your comment. Except right side cause that is where they should be Expand Why the right? Don't they get less sun there? Quote
tarponhead Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 1:32 AM, toast21602 said: Why the right? Don't they get less sun there? Afternoon sun still on them when snow is at its softest. They used to be right when I started at blue 08/09. Can’t recall when they switched sides cause I was not a bumper then (Doug?). But basically they switched to act as speed control for for folks coming off of chute/midway 1 Quote
toast21602 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 1:37 AM, tarponhead said: Afternoon sun still on them when snow is at its softest. They used to be right when I started at blue 08/09. Can’t recall when they switched sides cause I was not a bumper then (Doug?). But basically they switched to act as speed control for for folks coming off of chute/midway Expand Ah, I thought they moved them so it gets the morning sun to start softening them up. Who knows. Quote
indiggio Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Posted February 1, 2020 Yes, all the above comments are spot on! Gary has offered to help them with their seeding, but has been ignored. It's good they're trying, but need to take feedback as constructive criticism and at least try to make them better. I just think they don't give a fat rat's ass. Chute can be dangerous when left flat, as people just fly down it and into Main Street. They should let it go natural and just blow on it to fill in ruts periodically. Bumps on right side of main get late morning and all afternoon sun and it's also the deepest snow on the trail, since it's naturally pushed over that way, I guess. It's a nice long run of bump when they're there, but Blue wants Barney's there to help eliminate speeders coming down Main interacting with speeders coming down Chute. Logic just seems to escape Blue... Quote
Deleted Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 I got a chance to ask Someone who Knows and they said skiers left bumps is because of prevailing winds and snowmaking - more often they can dust over bumps on skiers let without needing a full rebuild - take that with a grain of road salt. 1 Quote
Transcienter Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 How Is Camelback's commitment to bumps this season? Thinking about getting a pass there next year, but will stick to Blue if Camelback can't be trusted to have at least one trail bumped up on weekends. Thanks. Quote
indiggio Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 5:57 PM, Transcienter said: How Is Camelback's commitment to bumps this season? Thinking about getting a pass there next year, but will stick to Blue if Camelback can't be trusted to have at least one trail bumped up on weekends. Thanks. Expand Can't say from personal experience, but Blue made no effort to keep its best groomer/bump seeder on staff and he subsequently went to Camelback and has been seeding bumps there all season. He was the one that would seed Razor's at Blue when the racing season was done. If it weren't for all the other issues I have with Camelback, I'd consider getting a SP there for the bumps. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 6:18 PM, indiggio said: Can't say from personal experience, but Blue made no effort to keep its best groomer/bump seeder on staff and he subsequently went to Camelback and has been seeding bumps there all season. He was the one that would seed Razor's at Blue when the racing season was done. If it weren't for all the other issues I have with Camelback, I'd consider getting a SP there for the bumps. Expand What other issues do you have with camelback? From where you live I bet the camel is only a couple minutes longer drive than Blue. Quote
indiggio Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 6:20 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: What other issues do you have with camelback? From where you live I bet the camel is only a couple minutes longer drive than Blue. Expand Pay for parking, prohibited tailgating, annoying mountain speed monitors, trail & lift layout, overall vibe. 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 6:26 PM, indiggio said: Pay for parking, prohibited tailgating, annoying mountain speed monitors, trail & lift layout, overall vibe. Expand Plus you have a whole crew at Blue. Camelback is only worth it to be when Blue is closed. Quote
indiggio Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 6:28 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Plus you have a whole crew at Blue. Camelback is only worth it to be when Blue is closed. Expand If Blue decided to give up seeding bumps and prohibited us from making our own, I'm sure there'd be a mass exodus. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 6:32 PM, indiggio said: If Blue decided to give up seeding bumps and prohibited us from making our own, I'm sure there'd be a mass exodus. Expand How do you like the bumps on Chute? Quote
indiggio Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 6:34 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: How do you like the bumps on Chute? Expand Only skied the one line the day they seeded them. The other lines had some BAD sheets of ice that made stopping impossible. We were having too much fun skiing in the trees off Burma to bother with Chute that day. I heard they improved substantially the next day or so when it warmed up a little. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 A few years ago camelback has a seeded mogul run on one of their lower slopes and they were so easy even Salty would look like Johnny Mosely in them. You could just straight run them. No speed control needed. 1 Quote
saltyant Posted February 26, 2021 Report Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) On 2/25/2021 at 6:26 PM, indiggio said: Pay for parking, prohibited tailgating, annoying mountain speed monitors, trail & lift layout, overall vibe. Expand Pay for parking is ridiculous and one reason I won't go night skiing there, even though I used to have a blast night skiing at CB. But at the same time, a season pass at CB includes free parking so I wouldn't hold that against them when comparing passes. Prohibited tailgating automatically disqualified PASR hangouts, but if it was just me I wouldn't care since I can sit by my Sonic and drink a Root Beer. I don't ski fast enough to get a speeding ticket. Have never seen ski patrol harassing people over speed in my time there. I actually like the layout of the mountain even though it has slightly less vert than Blue... unpopular opinion but I also like mountains that ski wide, not just with a lot of vert. I don't get what you mean by "overall vibe"... Edited February 26, 2021 by saltyant Quote
saltyant Posted February 26, 2021 Report Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 6:46 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: A few years ago camelback has a seeded mogul run on one of their lower slopes and they were so easy even Salty would look like Johnny Mosely in them. You could just straight run them. No speed control needed. Expand The bumps on X-ing were rad. I skied them like Johnny Mosely like in my Haters video Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 26, 2021 Report Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 12:10 AM, saltyant said: The bumps on X-ing were rad. I skied them like Johnny Mosely like in my Haters video Expand Fancy footwork 1 Quote
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