Fastskiguy Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Oh baby, great midwest conditions, looped the high speed lift at Alpine Valley Wisconsin 75 times today. Gotta love 350 vertical feet! Great cord...for the first hour, then all arcs baby! Totally bitchin'! I'm gonna do 100 in a day this year. I'm thinking a cool name (Alpine Valley 100?), maybe an annual event, oh yeah, I've got the fever! I'm thinking achievement pins, a log book of all that complete the 100 (updated every year, stored in a glass case on-site), on-hill refreshments, music. Heh, maybe it's just the red bull talking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 WOW. 75 lift rides in a day. Not even possible at my local mountain since the round trip (lift up, ride down) is typically 10 minutes, OTOH, your 100-ride day would net you 35000 vertical feet. I do that pretty routinely at Bachelor. My personal recorder is 48000 and change... shooting for 54k some spring day this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Crystal Mtn. has about 350ft. It really sucks, but unfortunately it's the best thing in the area. I guess Cabrefae has a little more, but I like crystal's trails alot better. I can't wait until I go to Searchmont... That will be the closest thing to a real mountain I've snowboarded on. Mt. Bohemia will be second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 WOW. 75 lift rides in a day. Not even possible at my local mountain since the round trip (lift up, ride down) is typically 10 minutes, OTOH, your 100-ride day would net you 35000 vertical feet. I do that pretty routinely at Bachelor. My personal recorder is 48000 and change... shooting for 54k some spring day this year How long does it take to ski that much on a big mountain? We figure it'll take us about 6 1/2-7 hours including a short break for lunch. 48,000, now that would take some time. About 138 runs...and our place is open 10am to 10pm and we can go 15 runs per hour and still get in a quick break every 3-4 hours....I'm thinking 60,000 feet might be possible. Of course 170 runs down the exact same slope might make you want to slit your wrists but that's another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek72 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 This is the BIG mountain :D 30 sec. up and 15 down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 This is the BIG mountain :D 30 sec. up and 15 down Yeah baby, that's it. Take the high speed quad to the "summit", crank a U turn and bust out a dozen (tight) turns back down. Then crank another U turn and sit down back on the lift. One efficient slope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 between a good small hill and a big mountain. 1/ you can afford to live five minutes away from a small hill. which means, you catch the best of the groom and then leave. put the kids to bed and get a couple of hours in any evening. If conditions are bad - you just go home (season pass) 2/ it's possible to make extremely good man made snow and groom it well on a small site. 3/ you don't have to waste time stopping to catch your breath mid run - you can do it on the lift. Of course, there's no powder, but were talking carving. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 2/ it's possible to make extremely good man made snow and groom it well on a small site. You know, that is really true, here in southern Wisconsin we have some damn fine snow and perfect grooming at just about every area. I was out visiting Sun Valley at the end of January and they hadn't had snow for 3 weeks or something....it seemed like they were tilling just the top 1/2" of snow with the groomers and under that thin granular stuff was some really really firm "snow" (some suggested it was ice!) Got back to Wisconsin and it was like "friggin' awesome, look at me carve" Just trying to look at the bright side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 We could use some of those snow-machine techs and groomers over here. I don't know how they do at cabrefae or either of the boynes, but crystal's snow is always grainy. It's like boarding through sand. I don't imagine the groomers are particularly proud to be doing what they're doing either. There's often a strip between groompaths and there isn't really much order to it. It makes it hell when you're hard on a heelside and all of a sudden you hit an icy/chunky strip going down the middle of the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 How long does it take to ski that much on a big mountain? We figure it'll take us about 6 1/2-7 hours including a short break for lunch. 48,000, now that would take some time. About 138 runs...and our place is open 10am to 10pm and we can go 15 runs per hour and still get in a quick break every 3-4 hours....I'm thinking 60,000 feet might be possible. Of course 170 runs down the exact same slope might make you want to slit your wrists but that's another story. About 10k feet an hour is possible here at Bachelor, if you don't need to rest or take a leak. I've definitely had 10000 foot hours (Summit) but 7500 - 8000 is more usual for a normal weekday. Summit can get very tiring. So someone in really good shape could do 35000 in less than 4 hours or close to 80000 on a bluebird day with no wind and no crowds, and someone handing them water bottles as needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredliner Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Finally got my "new" alpine setup, all gear has arrived. Can't wait to try it out tomorrow, for the 1st time. Hey fastskiguy, do you ever come down and ride Wilmot? Without a crowd, u can definitely get 100 runs in. If you ever want to come and ride for free, shoot me an email, I patrol there and have a guest pass. Recently patrolled at Alpine as a guest patroller, forgot how nice that hill is. LOVE, the high-speeds. We don't have those. I'll be out at Wilmot tomorrow, rescuing the ankle biters. Fun, fun. Hey, if there's any local boarders interested in being a patroller at Wilmot, lemme know. We could always use more, as there's only about 10 or so of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin A. Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 My record for one day (this season) is about 30k. It took about 3 1/2 hours or so. Midweek, gorgeous day, and just cranking out runs. Totally awesome. That's on my "home" mountain up Nord. I'm hoping to do better than 50k sometime this year, but my altimeter is broken so I can't keep track as easily now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monodude Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 My personal best was in '95 at Sun Valley. 68,000, Avocet confirmed. They had just put in a 3100 vert, (If I recall), top to bottom chair. I was skiing and just lapped all day. Now I think I'd be lucky to knock off more than 40,000 Don Feed the addiction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 54,800' recorded via Avocet. Mt Bachelor , several years ago during spring break. (open an hour earlier) rode first chair at 10 minutes early. Road without a break all day without a lift line to speak of , moved through lines , well, like I do. Often arriving at the chair gasping for breath. Caught the last chair at a minute before closing , lifties were behind me and didn't hold the "Close Call" against me. No break, no lunch, quick leaks in the woods and they only way I could have got more is NOT to accept first tracks off Out Back and the Summit on a Powder day. PS, could hardly walk for 2 days afterwards. Bryan, my goal just increased to 54801 I was pretty sore after 48000+ too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thanks for the kind invite. I haven't been to Wilmot for awhile, Alpine is just a little closer with a slightly easier drive and a high speed lift. Plus I can usually get out on Wednesdays-men's day at Alpine and only 24$ for a lift ticket. Geeze, the last time I was out that way might have been a mountain bike race at Maplehurst (sp?) motocross park. LOL, that's been awhile! If I ever get out that way I'll try to catch up with you. Got any pics of your new stuff? Finally got my "new" alpine setup, all gear has arrived.Can't wait to try it out tomorrow, for the 1st time. Hey fastskiguy, do you ever come down and ride Wilmot? Without a crowd, u can definitely get 100 runs in. If you ever want to come and ride for free, shoot me an email, I patrol there and have a guest pass. Recently patrolled at Alpine as a guest patroller, forgot how nice that hill is. LOVE, the high-speeds. We don't have those. I'll be out at Wilmot tomorrow, rescuing the ankle biters. Fun, fun. Hey, if there's any local boarders interested in being a patroller at Wilmot, lemme know. We could always use more, as there's only about 10 or so of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 It was a tough day...the high speed lift wasn't working until noon so we had to ride the old fixed grip triple. But from 10am-5:45pm we were cruising along, busting up the 320 (or whatever it is) foot vertical. 32000 feet the hard way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civ Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 I did 30 runs at my home mountain last week in about 4 hrs. Its just over 500 ft of verticle. I could have done more in terms of endurance, but I needed to beat traffic home. Gotta go for 50 next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 They have GPS's at Sunshine now that you can rent, I'm going to try and get one next time I go, but I'm sure that I couldn't do anything like those figures. I normally go for about 4 1/2 - 5 hours with a lunch break, and then my legs will stop so suddenly I can't even turn the board. When I get to the point where my legs are about 0.5 seconds behind my brain, I know it's time to be in the bar, racking up some vertical sliding off my stool. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Dude, Nothing like trenching up your own run. I can see 100 at Alpine, but the dizziness of round and round, up and down, all day could get the best of you. There is a cool event held at Mt. Tremblant each year for charity, called the "24 hours of Tremblant", where teams of 4 skiers / riders compete for vertical in a 24 hour marathon. Perhaps Alpine would take a look at this, perhaps we could put together a team (or two?) of hardbooters to take home 1st and 2nd? It is "Alpine" valley afterall.. Alg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 They have GPS's at Sunshine now that you can rent, I'm going to try and get one next time I go, but I'm sure that I couldn't do anything like those figures.15 laps of the gondola at Louise would do your 35000 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 In that case, I'd manage about 8. And I'd still be in the bar at 3. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 15 laps of the gondola at Louise would do your 35000 feet. Thanks Neil, Like all of us in Wisconsin needed to be reminded of that...... :rolleyes: Alg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks Neil, Like all of us in Wisconsin needed to be reminded of that...... You could also do it with 9.2 laps of the gondola at Kicking Horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 You could also do it with 9.2 laps of the gondola at Kicking Horse. Or you could follow the cat track all the way down! Isn't that called "It's a 10" because it's 10km from top to bottom? You'd only need 3 1/2 spins around that! (although that doesn't really count as "vertical")... Actually, Al, we'll send you that cat track, and you can ride it all day if you'd like!! It's great, you'd love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 That is one crappy ride down for beginners. I had to stop a couple of times to help people who were confused when it made a hairpin turn at the edge of something steep. That whole gondola there is definitely not for the newbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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