Fastskiguy Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I wasn't sure I was supposed to be there but I've gotta say...there was some passion out there today. Just to be clear...50' of vertical, flat run, rain, and no lift service. And a TON of people there. It was freakin' amazing! Got a shot from the top, from the bottom, and some "tuning tips" for the steel. Not sure if I'll opt to try that type of tuning tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 can I get scented candle wax with that tune? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bird Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 looks like a GS board day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin A. Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Did you actually ride there? It looks more like a mall parking lot than a ski area . Its starting to get crowded up here...yesterday the place was mobbed and today it was starting to get crowded when we left early. Worth every free penny though. Woo hoo! Day #7! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Did you actually ride there? It looks more like a mall parking lot than a ski area . Its starting to get crowded up here...yesterday the place was mobbed and today it was starting to get crowded when we left early. Worth every free penny though. Woo hoo! Day #7! Oh yeah, my ski buddy and I climbed 20 times for about 1000 feet of vertical, if our estimation was right. You remember the saying "Gettin' there is half of the fun?" It was a little more like "Gettin' there is *all* of the fun" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Tyrol Basin, perchance? It's here too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Tyrol Basin, perchance?It's here too..... Tyrol Basin it is! It's the home of snowboard passion in the midwest. It's where passion lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekempmeister Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Most enjoyable thread - beautiful scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Most enjoyable thread - beautiful scene. Especially the view from the "top"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I wasn't sure I was supposed to be there but I've gotta say...there was some passion out there today. Just to be clear...50' of vertical, flat run, rain, and no lift service. And a TON of people there. It was freakin' amazing! Got a shot from the top, from the bottom, and some "tuning tips" for the steel. Not sure if I'll opt to try that type of tuning tho... Many props to all the folks that came out to have fun on that itty-bitty hill in the rain. If that's not love for the sport, I don't know what is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapor Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 thats nut!!!!! .......done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Saturday, Buck Hill had "Premature Jibulation". Three rails on a thirty foot wide patch of snow. At least 150 competitors, and by the end of the day they were pretty much riding on mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 That last picture just pains me... I can't look without cringing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekempmeister Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 At first glance, I immediately thought of Christmas morning and the FACT that $600 boards all over the country are rounded off right out of the cellophane. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 That last picture just pains me... I can't look without cringing.. It was funny, although it went against "every fiber of my being", watching some of those guys catch and edge on the steel and go down hard face first made it a lot more understandable! Truly a case of "different strokes for different folks" "Premature Jibulation" is a great name for an event like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 First day of the season for me - 14 hours and counting! Bachelor has a lot more snow than in the pics at the beginning of this thread, but as I wrote this I am wondering whether I should trash by skis or my softie gear, because there is going to be some p-tex that resembles a roadmap at this time tomorrow in my garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 It was funny, although it went against "every fiber of my being", watching some of those guys catch and edge on the steel and go down hard face first made it a lot more understandable! Still.. Is he detuning or is he putting hisi base bevel at about 30 degrees?? Either way, he needs a gummi for detuning and he needs somebody teaching him how to tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted November 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Still.. Is he detuning or is he putting hisi base bevel at about 30 degrees?? Either way, he needs a gummi for detuning and he needs somebody teaching him how to tune. Seriously, I think he was doing it right for his application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragonUE Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 haha, my first day, there was one run open, lift service to the top, however, after about noon the sheer number of people had scraped the snow off, so it was all ice, and those little frozen death cookies. we left a few hours early, with some dings on my softboot setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshack Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hood apparently opened up this weekend....only two lifts, but I'm still stoked. Anyone been to T-line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hood apparently opened up this weekend....only two lifts, but I'm still stoked. Anyone been to T-line? Went to Bachelor today. Thunderbird, which is where the snowmaking efforts have been concentrated, wasn't bad. Everything else was a rock garden. I wound up spending the day with my daughter on my skis.... whose bases now look like a road map. My wife fared better on her board since she didn't have to chase a 5 year old and keep her on the trail. As far as TLine and Meadows go: go if you've got a season pass, or if you can catch TLine on a day where Palmer is open. Pucci is going to be a rock garden this time of year. Magic Mile is good only for access to Palmer, pretty much unrideable otherwise until there's several feet of snow on it. (It might look good from the top, be ready to hike at the bottom). Meadows is charging $40 a ticket for the beginner area which will be crowded and a rock garden. I've been to both places in enough sketchy Novembers - rock boards only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshack Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 分かったけど、もう一週間待ちたくない！ I mean, damn. I don't want to wait another week to carve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hood apparently opened up this weekend....only two lifts, but I'm still stoked. Anyone been to T-line? Rode Palmer about 3 weeks ago and took this shot below the midway station. A lot's changed since then, but the amount of lift-served terrain is probably similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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