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I Skied Aspen Mt. from 68 to 83 then Boarded at Highlands for couple weeks in 84 and in 85 on to Buttermilk full seasons I have been there the last 26 years with 70 days being the least amount of days per season spent there... It is my Favorite place to Carve as I do not have to worry about people coming up behind me there as I go side to side...any of the other 3 Mts. and you had better pay attention... I was hit on Aspen Mt. this year by a Snowboarder and at Highlands by a Ski Patrolman both said why are you going down the Run like that? Copper or Spar enough times and your going to get smacked... One more time! The X Games, all the terrain parks and the fact that Buttermilk is considered a beginners area is WHY TIEHACK is NOT CROWDED!!!!!!!!!!!! and the Grooming crews are not the same as 95 or 2000 or 2005 for that matter and there is less grooming done on Tiehack now and last season than ever before... I know at least a 100 people who have asked them to Groom more of Tiehack and they have cut rather than increased the grooming there... People who came to Carve there years ago from all over the planet for a month or so stopped coming 10 years ago... because of the lack of Grooming! This new Lift is Great, The elevation as well as exposure on Tiehack wrecks the powder by 11:00 on sunny days anyway... so to go up in 7 min. is Wonderful and hopefully with a footrest... and with this much money being spent by the Ski Co. and people saying how Stoked they are and that more Grooming would be an additional reason to hang out there, what is the problem?

Everyone just ask for better Grooming then... Thanks John

Carving would not just Tolerated there

Down with a bad shoulder Jim/Angie Heard it was fun but mush and windy... maybe some snow tonight though have fun on your adventures...

This could be a way to increase the Grooming there ? It is thought of now as X Games, Terrain Parks and a Beginning Skiers and or Boarders area and that is exactly why it is so deserted on that Tiehack side... which is nice for Carving turns across the runs without getting jammed from above...

If you wrote once Thanks http://www.aspensnowmass.com/contactus.cfm

This is an Opportunity... Fact The Grooming at Tiehack has been in decline every single year since the mid 90's Why not try and let the Ski Co. know that with the new lift and a return to the Grooming of the mid 90's that you would look forward to going there, perhaps more often... This is simple stuff and some intent could make a difference :) thanks

If and when you come back John, You can Stay on Aspen Mt. :)

All New... they are cutting the Top down 12 ft. so that it will be easier as well to head down Tiehack from the Summit Express chair, a new Patrol building is also included in this summers schedule... :) 1 day of Non Stops will equal 53,000 vertical if you eat lunch on the chair...

Here is a Pic of work going on on Tiehack... I am so Stoked! 7 min. for a T to B :- ) I have been here for 25 years now and the old lift drove me Nuts! There has never been a crowd here except SES and a few Races during the season... All the Good Skiers and Boarders ride the other 3 Mts., thank you very much You can Help if you want be sending the Ski Co. an E-Mail supporting additional grooming needed. Please stay in a Positive Zone if You decide to Help... http://www.aspensnowmass.com/contactus.cfm Thanks

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Till next Season... :) Time for some Warm Surf :) so long... :)

That was just Unbelievable :) Bowl Me Over... :)

Day 127... All closed but Highlands...so hit the Bowl Powder Wowder I started this thread and by golly I thought I would finish it... a great season here as usual... Golf course getting green, Sup board getting ready and tickets to foreign Surf spot in hand... have a great summer and Adios

Really Just a Great Day... so Long Thanks to all the Bomber Brothers and Sisters for letting me sit in for awhile... Happy Carves to you All

Snowing some Light Pow...:)

I deleted threads and that option was removed... :) Then while posting a Pic couple months back, a message box appears that Pic is not accepted because I am over the limit shown as 999 kb. total, so I erase the 10 or 12 pics I had posted so I can add new ones to my new post... now the Edit option is also gone so I can not remove Pics to add new ones or edit my post at all. Wouldn't it be easier to just E-Mail me and say GTFOOH ?

and some Pow Tree runs too... :)

Sweet Point Break there Rob and Tubed at the end...:D

Riding up lift with an instructor and student on Boards... Instructor says we saw you coming down upper Savio... "A Perfect Demonstration of Level 8 riding" by the way! Now all I need is Level 9

wow... Cliff, Mats, Pat, Marco and friend and some other Pure Carvers laid down some memorable Track yesterday! Snowing this morning with Pow expected next 4 days :)

Stoked on the Terrain I see... and Non Stops right out of the chute...

Non Stops are one of the Keys to Great Riding... What percentage of your riding is done leaving one line top to bottom?

Thanks Petrolman... Hope you can make an SES sometime... Pat was out laying Track.... Point break conditions all day I pulled a full carve backside 360 under the chair... look up and there is Mats giving me a thumbs up :D Then get to watch mats go into a tube on upper Savio... welcome to town Mats! :) They groomed my favs at Milk and yes it is Bluebird again

To Bad they have removed all the industrial arts programs from the schools! I guess in the end Dylan will be correct in saying "everything is Broken"