Windy/Cold 2/1-2/2

[Mixilplix]

Super windy day on Sat. Went in with zero expectations. I thought conditions were pretty good for the rain/temp drop we had. Grip was there, but now and then it wasn't. The wind was rough. You were always looking to go faster. Wind took all the snow off the top of Challenge.

Sunday was just cold. 15 in the lot when I rolled in. No real wind today. New ungroomed man made at the top of Main was a treat. Much better than yesterday. There is a decent size booster on Challenge that will put you in the danger zone if you don't know it's there. No speed limits today..

It was a big race weekend with fencing everywhere and lots of race people. 

[mute1080]

Fun weekend and glad Sunday conditions were better than Saturday.

Picture of the Law brothers fit check and one we got back from ski camp featuring little Boo and @Mixilplix

[Benm]

5 minutes ago, mute1080 said:

and one we got back from ski camp featuring little Boo and @Mixilplix

if you squint really hard there's someone else in that photo

Edited yesterday at 01:51 PM by Benm

[Johnny Law]

Saturday was hilarious, I think it's fair to say it will be along time before myself, schif and Ben all slide off the platform. Bonus points to benm for the Keri strug like recovery. 

Sunday I thought was actually a vast improvement and not just because enjo cooked but they blow snow and it was better. Saturday you could get an edge with lots of angle but it felt to high risk whereas Sunday you could let it rip more.

The 1 inch last night similarly super helped today. Also only the quad was working for awhile which actually made it super nice. Switch and main held untouched cord well after 10 and I mostly bombed the fuck out of switch.

Word of caution and it's scary if I'm the voice of caution but the surface underneath still sucks, Razors in particular is still very hard underneath with somewhat unmarked jumps. One of the weekday regulars took a scary beater, twice couldn't get back up and had to get a ride. The grip is there but think about it if it goes wrong because with the glide your going to be on the ground in a hurry.  

Edited yesterday at 05:46 PM by Johnny Law

[indiggio]

17 minutes ago, Johnny Law said:

Saturday was hilarious, I think it's fair to say it will be along time before myself, schif and Ben all slide off the platform. Bonus points to benm for the Keri strug like recovery. 

Sunday I thought was actually a vast improvement and not just because enjo cooked but they blow snow and it was better. Saturday you could get an edge with lots of angle but it felt to high risk whereas Sunday you could let it rip more.

The 1 inch last night similarly super helped today. Also only the quad was working for awhile which actually made it super nice. Switch and main held untouched cord well after 10 and I mostly bombed the fuck out of switch.

Word of caution and it's scary if I'm the voice of caution but the surface underneath still sucks, Razors in particular is still very hard underneath with somewhat unmarked jumps. One of the weekday regulars took a scary beater, twice couldn't get back up and had to get a ride. The grip is there but think about it if it goes wrong because with the glide your going to be on the ground in a hurry.  

That's how I thought Sunday was, you'd feel you're fine in a turn and then next thing you know you've slid 20' sideways on a sheet of unseen ice lurking just below the surface.
Later runs down Challenge had parallel sheets of ice running down the headwall where the freshly blown lipstick had been scraped off the pig underneath.
Then you encountered the booter mid run that sent you airborne if you weren't paying attention.