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  5. Spirit Mountain 21/22

    in Great Lakes

    Posted

    Thursday, February 10

    Upside #1 - consistently firm, grippy groom at the open today.

    Downside #1 - generally flat light with a few brief periods of brighter conditions.

    Downside #2 - a few more winter sports fan on the hill than the usual weekday morning (including 2 buses from the Superior schools).

    Upside #2 - despite the attendance I found clear runs, with only one brief exception.

    Upside #3 - snow started around 3pm…..2-3 inches of new by the time I headed out at 4:30pm.

    Downside #3 - The drive home was a bit of a ‘white-knuckle’ kind of ride through the heavy snow in late day traffic.

    Upside #4 - The winter storm advisory extends through 4am tomorrow….I’d suggest considering a trip to Spirit early in the day on Friday!

    Russ


     

     

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  7. Spirit Mountain 21/22

    in Great Lakes

    Posted

    Thursday, January 27

    Bright sun, nice groom, and temps above zero (for a change) this morning; a few more folks than usual (due I suspect to pent-up demand from the recent arctic temps). Ken joined me later in the morning too.

    When I went back out in the afternoon the surface was much harder but my Thirst handled it with aplomb! 😎

     

     

     

     

     

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  11. Spirit Mountain 21/22

    in Great Lakes

    Posted

    FWIW - just a bit of frost nip for me this morning….after lunch I put a heavy coat of Dermatone on my nose, dug out an old but better fitting mask, put in a pair of toe warmers and enjoyed another session on the ‘Minnesota Firm’ along with the three or four other customers out today in the bright sunlight, though the temperature never got above -5F 😎!

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  13. Thirst CC+ 165 (Ridden w/ Hardboots only)

    in Alpine Board Reviews

    Posted

    With the help of @Algunderfoot I’ve added the same board (from BSO)to my quiver; my set up is almost identical to that of @ThePeonsChamp - F2 race titanium binders at 46/48 and Deeluxe 225 boots. I’ve ridden various permutations of Donek Inclines for a number of years so 23.5cm is my sweet spot for board width and as a patroller I stick to the groomers. After my first couple of outings on the CC+ I’m blown away by what Scott Firestone described as the “dialed in, locked-in” feeling of the perfect carved turn….it’s akin to the sensation of riding a smooth curved rail while enjoying the high G sensation. I’m guessing the special sauce involves the board’s overall flexibility combined with incredible torsional stiffness - whatever it is, count me as a huge Thirst fan!
     

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  19. Spirit Mountain 21/22

    in Great Lakes

    Posted

    Spirit is open, though I’ve only seen one skier so far and he left after taking one run. The groom is rapidly hardening as the temperature drops and there’s only spotty patches of new snow. The only bright spot on the day is the concentration of snow guns running on Fourpipe.

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  22. Spirit Mountain 21/22

    in Great Lakes

    Posted

    21 hours ago, khoward said:

    Hey Russ,

    Sorry to hear about your gear being stolen. 
    Do you need your F2 back or the Generics?   Also can borrow a set of TD3s. Ken

    Ken;

    Thanks for the offers - if we could meet some time I would like to get the F2 back (at least for the early season).

    Thanks!

    Russ

  25. Please be on the lookout for any of this gear.....

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Sometime between June 14 and June 21 the following boards/bindings were stolen from a Duluth area storage unit:

    Brand        Model           Length         Bindings                            Topsheet

    Donek       Slalom        161`            F2 Carve RS                  Dark Blue

    F2              Slalom        163             F2 Challenge Comp      Silver/Grey

    Donek       Razor          165             F2 Carve RS                   Blue/Red Pattern

    Donek       Incline         165             F2 Carve RS                   Black

    Nidecker   Proto           167             F2 Carve RS                   Black

    Prior         AWD             174             F2 Titanflex                    Silver/Grey

    Donek      AX                 172             F2 Titanflex                    Clear Coat

    Donek      Freecarve     189             Not mounted                  Red

    Palmer      Channel       165             F2                                    Red/Blue/Silver

    K2             Recon Riser 165             F2 Challenge Comp       Tan/Gold

    Most of this gear was purchased here originally over the course of the last 10 years or so. I've filed a police report, provided this list to local sports stores and pawns shops, and I'm watching E-Bay and Craigslist within 1,000 miles of Duluth. All the boards are mounted Goofy (right foot forward) and are set up with Intec step-in heel receivers.

    This seems like one of the few places where gear like this might be offered, hence this post. Please PM with any sightings.

    Mods - please move to the appropriate forum if necessary.

    Thanks!

    Russ

     

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