GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 7, 2022 Report Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, RidgeRacer said: Ran back into town to get my daughter who didn't want to get up this morning. Chili dog for lunch and Back out to close up shop. It's much busier now. I think all of Phoenix descended on snowbowl Ridge is this your daughters first time skiing in the Rockies? I hope she doesn’t have any 8am classes at college. How far is town from the mountain? Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Ridge is this your daughters first time skiing in the Rockies? I hope she doesn’t have any 8am classes at college. How far is town from the mountain? Yes it's her first time skiing out west. Town is about 20 minutes away. Taking one last ride up the grand canyon express for today then figuring out where to eat 2 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) Great ski day! Snowbowl was more than I ever expected. Great snow, terrain and weather. I'd be overjoyed to call it my home mountain if I were lucky enough at some point in the future. The lifts are great too. Grand canyon express and the Arizona gondola (just installed this year) boot you up quick. Only negatives are the parking sucks. Also snowbowl road is a 7 mile trek to the base kinda sucks too. The amount of traffic going in and coming out this evening was crazy. It has to be a nightmare when it snows. Also the lodges need help bad. They're pretty dated. The food at the grill was great though. Few more pics...lower bowl just below the hike to terrain up top and a steep little gully that I found. Edited January 8, 2022 by RidgeRacer 9 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 8, 2022 Report Posted January 8, 2022 Stoked that you got to ski there! When you move out I’ll visit! 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 8, 2022 Report Posted January 8, 2022 Yeah I’ll also visit when you move to Arizona and you can give me a tour of Arizona state university as well. I heard there’s a lot of nice sights to see in Tempe. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Posted January 8, 2022 Commence day 2... Blue bird yet again 35 degrees, sunny!! Bit cooler than yesterday. 9 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Posted January 8, 2022 My daughter on upper ridge and ski patrol shack 9 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 8, 2022 Report Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, RidgeRacer said: Commence day 2... Blue bird yet again 35 degrees, sunny!! Bit cooler than yesterday. Sweet what time do they open at on weekends? Even though you aren’t getting powder it’s njce that there’s good visibility. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Posted January 8, 2022 9am. Just stopped at the grille for lunch. Party atmosphere out here. DJ and all. 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 8, 2022 Report Posted January 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: 9am. Just stopped at the grille for lunch. Party atmosphere out here. DJ and all. Show off some of your best dance moves!!! Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Posted January 8, 2022 This was really fun. It's not marked on the map but a lot of people were skiing it 5 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Posted January 8, 2022 Trail called flat iron which has to be the steepest trail in bounds. Really fun 6 1 Quote
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted January 8, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Posted January 8, 2022 Current locale 10 1 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: Current locale Sweet is that the north Rim? 1 Quote
Barb Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 North rim closed in winter unless you hike to it 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Posted January 9, 2022 South rim I just did a time lapse sunset video on my phone... curious to see how that turned out. Have plenty of time...1 hr 20 min wait time for the Bright Angel restaurant 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 29 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: South rim I just did a time lapse sunset video on my phone... curious to see how that turned out. Have plenty of time...1 hr 20 min wait time for the Bright Angel restaurant Sheesh you have more patience than me. Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Posted January 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Sheesh you have more patience than me. Was only about a 45 minute wait. Photo from earlier of some random dude. Can't want for the sunrise tomorrow 7 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 12 hours ago, RidgeRacer said: Was only about a 45 minute wait. Photo from earlier of some random dude. Can't want for the sunrise tomorrow What did you two have for supper? Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Posted January 9, 2022 2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: What did you two have for supper? Beyond burger and salad 1 Quote
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted January 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Posted January 9, 2022 What a morning....one for the books and probably one that I wont forget... sitting on the edge of the grand canyon, by myself for most of it, watching the sun rise. Surreal 9 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 1 hour ago, RidgeRacer said: What a morning....one for the books and probably one that I wont forget... sitting on the edge of the grand canyon, by myself for most of it, watching the sun rise. Surreal Nice pictures and it’s supposed to hit 74 degrees in Phoenix today and Tuesday AM high of 9 and low of 4 for mount pocono. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Posted January 9, 2022 It's was cold here this morning...mid 20s. High in the 40s. We'll be in Phoenix later today. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: It's was cold here this morning...mid 20s. High in the 40s. We'll be in Phoenix later today. Enjoy your day in Arizona. Are you flying back tomorrow AM? 2 Quote
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