Steamboat Stoke Thread... 2020!!!

[AtomicSkier]

  On 2/25/2020 at 11:16 PM, NMSKI said:

Exactly.  Just go around wide, but that still doesn’t help you if you lose control on a steep and slide head first toward a tree which is why riding with a buddy is always recommended.  I ski glades alone often and I just go slower and less aggressive than I would if in a group.

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Tree wells aren’t magnets.  They’re not just going to reach out and grab you.  Don’t ski near them and you reduce your risk.  Even skiing with a partner isn’t full proof as someone always has to go last.  Skiing is all about managing risk.  There are ways to mitigate it, but never eliminate it.  Just be smart @saltyant and have fun.  Don’t stomp on your own stoke by watching some YouTube videos.  That’s like going on WebMD when you have a sore throat.

[Mixilplix]

  On 2/25/2020 at 10:59 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Thanks I don’t want salty to get bad advice from scardy cats and jealous haters. 

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OK

[skiincy]

  On 2/25/2020 at 11:43 PM, AtomicSkier said:

Tree wells aren’t magnets.  They’re not just going to reach out and grab you.  Don’t ski near them and you reduce your risk.  Even skiing with a partner isn’t full proof as someone always has to go last.  Skiing is all about managing risk.  There are ways to mitigate it, but never eliminate it.  Just be smart @saltyant and have fun.  Don’t stomp on your own stoke by watching some YouTube videos.  That’s like going on WebMD when you have a sore throat.

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Agreed with @AtomicSkier . But, it's cool to be cautious. He's right, tree wells aren't magnets but be sure you can control your turns depending on the tightness of the trees. 

I was out with a guided ski group in the side country / backcountry of Lake Louise Resort in 2016. Once we hit tree line, my speed was fast and the trees were tight. I fell then slide into a tree well. It was quite the adventure getting out.. only lost my favorite goggles, a cell phone, and my confidence to the Banff National Park. 

Push yourself but stay safe. If you dip into tight trees, ski near other people. Control your speed and enjoy the fluffy powder goodness. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 1:33 AM, skiincy said:

Agreed with @AtomicSkier . But, it's cool to be cautious. He's right, tree wells aren't magnets but be sure you can control your turns depending on the tightness of the trees. 

I was out with a guided ski group in the side country / backcountry of Lake Louise Resort in 2016. Once we hit tree line, my speed was fast and the trees were tight. I fell then slide into a tree well. It was quite the adventure getting out.. only lost my favorite goggles, a cell phone, and my confidence to the Banff National Park. 

Push yourself but stay safe. If you dip into tight trees, ski near other people. Control your speed and enjoy the fluffy powder goodness. 

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How did you lose all that stuff??

[toast21602]

  On 2/26/2020 at 1:43 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

How did you lose all that stuff??

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Sounds like she slid into a tree well.

[skiincy]

It was a hot mess of a fall.. 🙈 definitely don’t recommend it

[saltyant]

Craft root beer for din din

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 2:10 AM, saltyant said:

Craft root beer for din din

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What else did you have??

[saltyant]

  On 2/26/2020 at 2:18 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

What else did you have??

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Buffalo steak and lots of grilled Toast. And a salad.

[enjoralas]

Some pics. Mostly dinner. Got some video today but my laptop is choking on the 4k footage. Going to try to down convert it and edit something together

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[saltyant]

At trivia night, Dude and Dan's again. Legit cider.

[enjoralas]

Today was a great day, much better than yesterday. Still a pretty short day for Pops and I, but thoroughly enjoyable unlike yesterday's misery.

Salty gambled and won with a first tracks pass. I was worried the top of the mountain would be socked in again like yesterday since the forecast was the same, and I busted up a toe on my left foot and it was hurting bad enough I was worried how it would be in a boot today, so decided not to spend the $50.

Luckily when I woke up the foot was feeling much better and didnt really give me any trouble all day. Pops and I geared up and skiied down to the gondola and got on about 840-845. Timed it well as we were off and skied down to the Sundown express right around 9am when it opened for All Tracks But First.

Didn't really keep track of the groomers we hit over in the Sunshine area but we made several runs down Tomahawk and the cut offs that went down to Quickshot, dipping into the powder on the edges when we could. I decided to try out a pretty mellow treed black that drops over the back and loops back into Sunshine, Black Powder. I did it slowly and with very little style, but it was loads of fun. Except not realizing the groomed runout back in was slightly uphill and super exhausting to skate/pole up.

On the ride back up Sunshine express we noticed that clouds had rolled in up top again and decided to descend to a lower part of the mountain. It was a lot more work than we would have liked running down High Noon to One O'clock to Daybreak and we decided to take a breather at the Thuderhead lodge. Werent planning on eating but the coconut curry bowl looked really good so we split one. 

We decided to run Heavenly Daze and Vogue back down to the bottom, and if legs and conditions were agreeable, jump back in the gondi and repeat. Unfortunately neither were, cloudy skis covered the mountain and valley and the flat light sucked. We decided to head back to the condo and rest. I was considering going back out for a few runs of the sun came out. It did, but late enough that I decided to just leave it for tomorrow.

My plan tomorrow is to head up Sundown and check out the Morningside area first thing if it is open, see what's left back there. Also to shoot footage in 1080 tomorrow so I dont' have editing problems.

Edited February 26, 2020 by enjoralas

[saltyant]

Bright blue skies today and it's going to be epic!! Going to ski the back bowls with @enjoralas and @pops and taking my GoPro Hero+ along. The only bad part about today is I'm almost out of Oreo cereal.

Edited February 26, 2020 by saltyant

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 2:52 PM, saltyant said:

Bright blue skies today and it's going to be epic!! Going to ski the back bowls with @enjoralas and @pops and taking my GoPro today.

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I didn’t even know steamboat had back bowls..is that hike to stuff or near where Huervos is???

 

Have a blast!!!

[toast21602]

Those blue skies and sun will be great for skiing today! Good vis and groomers are in your future! Looking forward to pictures of you three later!

[SallyCat]

  On 2/25/2020 at 12:05 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Boom @SallyCat this is gonna be good. 

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Shoot, if any of my current juvenile-delinquent students came as close in their spelling as "tracks" I would throw them a f-ing Mardi Gras parade. My standards have dropped.

[saltyant]

  On 2/26/2020 at 2:56 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I didn’t even know steamboat had back bowls..is that hike to stuff or near where Huervos is???

 

Have a blast!!!

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Thanks!! Correct. I don't know if it's really a back bowl, I just like writing back bowl since it makes me sound pro.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 2:52 PM, saltyant said:

Bright blue skies today and it's going to be epic!! Going to ski the back bowls with @enjoralas and @pops and taking my GoPro Hero+ along. The only bad part about today is I'm almost out of Oreo cereal.

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Looks like you get a little ski first thing down to the Gondoobie...

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 3:02 PM, saltyant said:

Thanks!! Correct. I don't know if it's really a back bowl, I just like writing back bowl since it makes me sound pro.

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Gotcha I only skied steamboat two days back in 2014 and wasn’t familiar with any bowls except for bowls of chili. 

[saltyant]

  On 2/26/2020 at 3:07 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Looks like you get a little ski first thing down to the Gondoobie...

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Yeah there's a really mildly pitched cat track down to the Gondoobie. It's nice to boot up and ski right off the bat, just like my days of skiing from the upper lodge at True Blue.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 2:57 PM, toast21602 said:

Those blue skies and sun will be great for skiing today! Good vis and groomers are in your future! Looking forward to pictures of you three later!

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Haha I think Salty likes 3D snow now...bet he’ll sniff out some Perder...or cherder..he might even have some oyster crackers in his perket 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 3:10 PM, saltyant said:

Yeah there's a really mildly pitched cat track down to the Gondoobie. It's nice to boot up and ski right off the bat, just like my days of skiing from the upper lodge at True Blue.

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Matt edge parks at the upper lot at blue on Thursday nights so he can get home faster.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Is that Salty on camara. 

[RidgeRacer]

What a couple of days. Nice work gentlemen.

In case you're wondering...The usual here, fog and rain. We all of a sudden have become the Pacific NW...minus the grunge culture, coffee shops and a stratovolcano overlooking the city.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/26/2020 at 3:19 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Is that Salty on camara. 

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Actually that was a chick.