GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 4 hours ago, RidgeRacer said: 3 inches fell on the mountain last night. They opened the hike to bowl access at some point yesterday. Considering it for today if there are folks I can tag along with. Planning on getting to the mountain early to beat the crowds and maximize my time. Snows done and the suns coming so it should be a beautiful day. Have a blast!!! Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 6, 2023 Author Report Posted January 6, 2023 Some more photos from today. Will post more later but today was 11 out of 10 5 1 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 7, 2023 Author Report Posted January 7, 2023 Back home now. still on a ski high from yesterday. Overall great trip. Snowbowl, Flagstaff, San Francisco peaks, northern Arizona period is a special place. Hope more PASRs visit. Tha ks for reading. 7 Quote
antman12 Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 3 hours ago, RidgeRacer said: Back home now. still on a ski high from yesterday. Overall great trip. Snowbowl, Flagstaff, San Francisco peaks, northern Arizona period is a special place. Hope more PASRs visit. Tha ks for reading. As always, thanks for sharing!! 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 17, 2023 Author Report Posted January 17, 2023 30 inches over the last 2 days and still going. Upper bowl is closed for avy work. Damn 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 20, 2023 Report Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, AirheadD8 said: Nice! Airhead are you heading back out there? Quote
AirheadD8 Posted January 20, 2023 Report Posted January 20, 2023 50 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Airhead are you heading back out there? Unfortunately not till March or April. I was out last spring but conditions weren’t too good when I was out so I didn’t ski. Another AZ ski area getting the goods. It’s near Tucson of all places lol https://www.skithelemmon.com/ Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Posted January 20, 2023 Airheads a snowbowl fanboi like me now. Gonna try for March. Maybe after blue closes. Not 100% yet 3 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 20, 2023 Report Posted January 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said: Unfortunately not till March or April. I was out last spring but conditions weren’t too good when I was out so I didn’t ski. Another AZ ski area getting the goods. It’s near Tucson of all places lol https://www.skithelemmon.com/ I’m familiar, southernmost ski area in the continental US. In Mexico there’s a few ski resorts. Quote
AirheadD8 Posted January 20, 2023 Report Posted January 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: Airheads a snowbowl fanboi like me now. Gonna try for March. Maybe after blue closes. Not 100% yet Oh yeah!!!!!! My son’s looking at Kutztown but maybe I can steer him towards Az lol . Maybe you can hook up with Rasingarizona13 he’s an awesome tour guide! He’s posting some other worldly pictures on NYSB https://nyskiblog.com/forum/threads/flagstaff-conditions.1172/page-13#post-50406 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Posted January 21, 2023 4 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: I’m familiar, southernmost ski area in the continental US. In Mexico there’s a few ski resorts. I'd be more interested in star gazing at Mt lemon than actually skiing there (I think there's an observatory up there). It's 700 vert or something like that. Sunrise on the other hand I'm intrigued by but I don't see myself passing up a day at Snowbowl for it unless I lived there and wanted to try something different. 2 Quote
AirheadD8 Posted January 21, 2023 Report Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: I'd be more interested in star gazing at Mt lemon than actually skiing there (I think there's an observatory up there). It's 700 vert or something like that. Sunrise on the other hand I'm intrigued by but I don't see myself passing up a day at Snowbowl for it unless I lived there and wanted to try something different. No contest Snowbowl Mt Lemmon has a crazy ecosystem. Saguaros at the base of the mountain 2600’ Pines up top. The drive is fairly long almost an hour eventually pines up top and 180” average snowfall. Not much vertical but descent pitch in places. More a novelty to ski . There were some patches of snow around last April. Tucson was 95° and the top of the ski valley was 50° I liked hiking the granite moguls. Edited January 21, 2023 by AirheadD8 4 1 Quote
AirheadD8 Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CnqTLzKpT4R/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading Sweeeeeeet!!!!! 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Posted January 23, 2023 Trees are spaced out so nicely in so many spots. Quote
mute1080 Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) I guess when you’re having a peak season you have to capitalize. Thanks dynamic pricing https://snowbrains.com/arizona-snowbowl-1st-resort-to-charge-300-for-a-lift-ticket/?fbclid=IwAR1uABpi2rIUXGW0_oB3q5HWkU9XR-1KLqQj0O8gnLEHrX0bp5WPckKzITo&mibextid=Zxz2cZ Edited January 24, 2023 by mute1080 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 22 minutes ago, mute1080 said: I guess when you’re having a peak season you have to capitalize. Thanks dynamic pricing https://snowbrains.com/arizona-snowbowl-1st-resort-to-charge-300-for-a-lift-ticket/?fbclid=IwAR1uABpi2rIUXGW0_oB3q5HWkU9XR-1KLqQj0O8gnLEHrX0bp5WPckKzITo&mibextid=Zxz2cZ Supply and demand lol. Quote
AirheadD8 Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 I paid $49.00 for a ticket and rentals on a Monday after thanksgiving. Place was empty. Crazy algorithm. Article had $42.00 on a Tuesday a week out 🙃 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 24, 2023 Author Report Posted January 24, 2023 They were in the $150 range each day when I was there. I paid $180 for the midweek pass back in the spring so it worked out. I can't see doing window prices again anywhere. It's getting silly. 3 Quote
Johnny Law Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, mute1080 said: I guess when you’re having a peak season you have to capitalize. Thanks dynamic pricing https://snowbrains.com/arizona-snowbowl-1st-resort-to-charge-300-for-a-lift-ticket/?fbclid=IwAR1uABpi2rIUXGW0_oB3q5HWkU9XR-1KLqQj0O8gnLEHrX0bp5WPckKzITo&mibextid=Zxz2cZ 1 hour ago, mute1080 said: I guess when you’re having a peak season you have to capitalize. Thanks dynamic pricing https://snowbrains.com/arizona-snowbowl-1st-resort-to-charge-300-for-a-lift-ticket/?fbclid=IwAR1uABpi2rIUXGW0_oB3q5HWkU9XR-1KLqQj0O8gnLEHrX0bp5WPckKzITo&mibextid=Zxz2cZ I am always thinking at some point the bottom has to drop out. I'm not talking just about skiing but the general idea that there are no limits to making the absolute most money possible but at least so far we all just keep dancing faster and faster. 2 1 Quote
Mixilplix Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 52 minutes ago, Johnny Law said: I am always thinking at some point the bottom has to drop out. I'm not talking just about skiing but the general idea that there are no limits to making the absolute most money possible but at least so far we all just keep dancing faster and faster. Someone said "Greed is good".....People will bitch and cry .....but they always pay.... Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 54 minutes ago, Johnny Law said: I am always thinking at some point the bottom has to drop out. I'm not talking just about skiing but the general idea that there are no limits to making the absolute most money possible but at least so far we all just keep dancing faster and faster. Well look at what people paid to see the World Series. My friend was thrilled to luck out into seats up by the liberty bell for about tree fiddy each and went to all three home games. Same girl spent $800 for floor seats at Taylor swift and her friends will prob pay more I guess that’s like heli skiing to Swifties. I joke about leaving money on the table but I’ve never been greedy…people pay for convenience. The Arizona snowbowl pricing was an anomaly but the $130 Blue tickets on MLK weekend suddenly dropped to $98 last weekend and $98 this weekend. I like following it from the sidelines. People like deals…before I was a season pass holder at Blue, they had spring fling tickets where if you purchased a lift ticket mid season you were given a paper coupon good for half off after march 1st. Then you go march 1st and pay half price which was like $14 instead of $28 and they gave you another spring fling coupon. That’s how Blue stayed open until April 10th back then…they didn’t mess around and the old Blue would even blow snow on closing day…and now I kind of hate fresh man made at least when it’s 31 degrees out with 70% humidity when it’s 12 degrees out it doesn’t even stick to goggles. It’s like pixie dust. Woo woo woo 3 Quote
Schif Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Johnny Law said: I am always thinking at some point the bottom has to drop out. I'm not talking just about skiing but the general idea that there are no limits to making the absolute most money possible but at least so far we all just keep dancing faster and faster. The dancing will only slow down and stop when there's some pressure against it. The insanity that is ski ticket prices and the Taylor Swift thing just shows that there's such a gigantic middle/upper middle class in this country with disposable income and all of those people are more interested in being entertained than they are putting that money in the bank. If people weren't paying these prices then they would drop back down, but they are so they won't. 2 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Posted March 22, 2023 Bumping the 2023 TR as part duex begins tomorrow. 19 inches reported in the last 24 hours with snow showers forecasted for Flagstaff tonight into tomorrow which could mean a few more inches for the mountain. Tomorrow could be good. 4 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 23, 2023 Report Posted March 23, 2023 46 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: Bumping the 2023 TR as part duex begins tomorrow. 19 inches reported in the last 24 hours with snow showers forecasted for Flagstaff tonight into tomorrow which could mean a few more inches for the mountain. Tomorrow could be good. Have a blast!!! 1 Quote
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