Guest Taiga Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Looking for suggestions on which slopes to look for good grooming and carvy terrain at Vail. I will be there the week of Jan 15th, but with a group of all skiers. Taking the all-mountain Donek Axis so I should be able to go beyond the groomers, but no DBs please. Any Vail home town carver want to provide an on slope tour? Michigan Madman:biggthump Quote
Speedzilla Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Look here: http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=13096 Quote
RDY_2_Carve Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 You better bring something that can handle powder. I've never been on a multi-day trip to CO and not had a powder day. IMHO a Axis is not good in powder but to each his own. If you can rip the Axis in the pow-pow then more power to ya. Quote
Guest Taiga Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Donek sells the Axxes (Axis) as a all mountain board. I seem to be able to ride the thing most places I take my skis or softboot snowboard, but have not had it in deep (+10 inches) of pow. Any other opinions out there on riding at 172 Axis in deep? As I will be flying to Vail I will not be able to take all the toys. Stir Crazy Quote
wavechaser Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Ex-Vail resident here...while Vail has carvable terrain for sure, especially on the front side from Eagle's Nest, I think Beaver Creek has the better carving terrain and grooming - but stay away from Birds of Prey if u don't like DB's. I concur with the powder comment above though...unless you just don't do powder ( ) - don't miss a fresh day in the back bowls or off the backside of Grouse Mtn. at the Beav. If you crave groomed pow the Beav is great for that - all these families stay at the Hyatt there and they groom the heck out of the blue cruisers for 'em! Hit Centennial frist thing in the AM and go from there. China Bowl at Vail (on the backside) grooms the main track down under the chairlift but if it's crowded a big-radius board is tough there. I'm jealous - rip it up! :) Quote
wavechaser Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Donek sells the Axxes (Axis) as a all mountain board. I seem to be able to ride the thing most places I take my skis or softboot snowboard, but have not had it in deep (+10 inches) of pow. Any other opinions out there on riding at 172 Axis in deep? As I will be flying to Vail I will not be able to take all the toys.Stir Crazy You MUST be able to take two boards...so take the Axxes AND a wider powder stick or YOU'll BE SORRY! On the steeps in the back bowls a wide board will plane you up to the surface at speed and you'll be surfing! Quote
Mike T Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Donek sells the Axxes (Axis) as a all mountain board. I seem to be able to ride the thing most places I take my skis or softboot snowboard, but have not had it in deep (+10 inches) of pow. Any other opinions out there on riding at 172 Axis in deep? As I will be flying to Vail I will not be able to take all the toys.Stir Crazy I've done it. It works... for me... about as well as a standard freeride board does. Certainly better than a skinner alpine deck but certainly not as good as a powder-specific deck. Just my $0.02, YMMV Quote
astrokel Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 It's a little bit of a pain to get to chair 7 and the low pitch traverse ("'Lost Boy") to "The Woods" is kinda long but I loved it because it seemed that it didn't get tracked out as quickly as the front side on Eagles Nest (although when empty and smooth Born Free is great) and the piste was really wide and the pitch was just perfect for some WIDE and fast and low turns. A perfect EC trail. Quote
Bobby Buggs Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 I 2nd Game creek, Dont go to Blue Sky basin on a 19cm Quote
LeeW Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 I agree about Beaver Creek and the carving. Uh, what is DB ? Quote
RDY_2_Carve Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Uh, what is DB ? I think it means Double Black? That's what I gathered anyway. Lee how's it hanging? Shoot me a PM sometime. We got lots of snow down here in your old stomping ground! Quote
LeeW Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 I think it means Double Black? That's what I gathered anyway.Lee how's it hanging? Shoot me a PM sometime. We got lots of snow down here in your old stomping ground! werd up, bro. :) Sure you got it. I might be down in NM in Feburary. We'll see. Got a concert I'd like to go to in Albuquerque -- Lamb of God. Also a motorcycle race down in my turf down south. Last I heard, Ski Apache had 3 runs open but this was back in early December. Quote
wavechaser Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 I agree about Beaver Creek and the carving.Uh, what is DB ? I wondered about "DB" at first too...Double Black. :) Quote
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