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Any updates from the area? I might be heading up in a week or two for a weekend session.

Sold! Thanks Chris- Looking forward to it!

Sold! Thanks Chris- Looking forward to it!

Interested. Please get photos to risurfer86 (at) gmail (dot) com Thanks!

Still looking! Thought I'd found a Donek FC, but it was made for a high school girl!

Looking for a replacement to my aging Donek Axis 172 (yes, old enough to be spelled that way!) I'm an intermediate rider, or at least I was before I took last winter off.. 170# +gear. Not looking to break the bank, but not after a rocks board either. Located in Southern OR. Thanks, Andrew

Compare to donek axis/axxes/other spellings? Currently own an ax172. Rider weight, etc?

Hey guys, I'm now in southern OR. Whats the zip for this mountain/ easiest access? Long drive? Short plane?

Bryan, thanks much. What's the impression of mt Ashland? Good season pass price for sure, but not worth it if it's lousy. Day pass prices are cheap too. I was a Stratton & Sunapee regular out east, if that gives ANY basis for comparison.

Recently moved out to the area. How is this place? Haven't heard the best. Semi-local alternatives?

Easier on land than water :rolleyes: The board just carves right through, easy as cake. No need for some fancy duck jibe or anything, just 'round the nose will work quite well. Basically it works like a fully planing jibe, but faster, and there's no way to drop off of the plane.

yup! 64" board, 5.4 sail. fast. super fun. bolted a universal to the very nose of the thing, and just jibed every time. You'll need a fairly big parking lot. Long, at least, in the side-wind direction. ideally set up so you can do just figure 8s with only jibes. if necessary you can usually build up a good deal of speed and coast upwind a ways. Stopping, flare the sail out & backwind it on the apparent. A little dicey, but beats the alternatives. Pumping the sail or leaning back too much tends to break the wheels free, and I was on gumballs.

agreed. I've made biggest improvements when I get several days on the snow in a row. Last time, It happened to be at the same time as a big powder dump. Had to figure out how to initiate the turns hard and fast before i got bounced around. Also worked on weight distribution. This time, I figured out how to extend my legs as i was coming around the apex, huge improvement. Also, huge burn in the quads after a fully carved run. Smile to match.

No clue about ticket deals. Today was firm groom, and 1-4 person gondola rides, no lines in sight.

Much better conditions than normal spring weather! I was happy. Plenty of grip and no bare spots.

I'll be out in the AM and will give my opinion of conditions!

Heading up tomorrow or Tues, will likely stay through Fri. Hope to see some of the regulars.

Anyone around this weekend?

Redeeming quality: these will never make it to my breaks, since there's no way they'll be paddling onto a wave. In other related news, SUPs can be awfully annoying on a small day, and dangerous in the wrong hands (feet?) on a head+ day

I haven't gotten up yet since. In light of the rain, I slept in then went surfing last Sunday instead.

Yup, I'd say well under one in ten skiers around here really get up on their edges. Even then, they tend to be a bit shallower of trenches. I've been curious as to if I could ski better now also. Not highly motivated to find out, though. Kinda enjoy the better edge control I have on one board.

What's this weather like up there? Warm and pouring in RI.

(done) On topic though, I basically have 1 board that I ride. If there's more pebbles on top of the snow than I can easily avoid (ie, occasionally the groomers dig up one small patch), I'm probably just not riding.

:lol: Gotta love midweek sessions the day after 6"+ of powder.

I also dont fit neatly into these categories. I probably wash out on a heelside and sit down between once per 8 runs - once per 2 runs depending on conditions. Biggest injury that usually results, is some snow in my beard or down the neck. Around once per 5 sessions I take one that requires a minute to shake off. Not usually anything damaging, but I might be able to feel it later that day. In several years I've had one fall that resulted in taking days off, and those days happened to be a few months actually. Knocking on wood that it wont happen again. I've learned to avoid the trio of flat light, crowds, and chopped up trails.