Mellow Yellow Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I'm in - flying in on the 8th and out on the 16th..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgforce Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 We will be there. A group of 13 coming all the way from Greece. Tickets and housing are allready booked. Should we bring some OUZO????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 We will be there. Should we bring some OUZO????? Hell yea! I'll make the Caesar salad and breakable dishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyzcanuck Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hell yea! I'll make the Caesar salad and breakable dishes. I'm sure you meant HORIATIKI salad... much more Greek than the Ameritalian Caesar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 What? Next your going to tell me the French did not invent French Toast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyzcanuck Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I thought the French invented French Fries... but what do I know? Who invented Canadian bacon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverchick Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Last year was Al and my first time going to SES and it was awesome to see some of the Ladies of Bomber representing. I sure do hope we have many more ladies coming this time around. Girl Powers Unite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman0177 Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Last year was Al and my first time going to SES and it was awesome to see some of the Ladies of Bomber representing. I sure do hope we have many more ladies coming this time around. Girl Powers Unite! Looking forward to hooking some turns with you guys again. This time I am bringing my other half though. Last year you promised to ride with her a couple of runs if I would bring her along so you better keep your promises!!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjl Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 In for the whole week again. When are the Swiss+Germans showing up this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Pending dying on the operating table here in a couple o weeks I plan on being there for the last few days at least. Think Snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartron Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Maybe. Depends on where I'm working at the time and whether I can get the time off or not. 'later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpalka Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Lisa, I, and family will be there for the week -- 6 through 16! When are the Swiss+Germans showing up this year? Looks like they'll be there from 3rd through 14th. Stoked to ride with everyone again, tom. <img src="http://www.slackerdom.com/henry-two.jpg" width="350"/> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecnalubma Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 If we're not in Alaska, I'll be there fer sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceball Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Hi Michelle, Darcy and I are planning to come down again for entire event. Al and Felicia, glad to see you're returning. Can't wait to see the new Prior. The custom Coiler I won last year at SES will also be making the journey... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmax Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 If nothing goes wrong, me and some other guys of the "frozen-crew" will come. Flight should be booked this week, still looking for a nice "budget-lodging", althoug we could skip that and just celebrate all through the night :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDC25 Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Just found a ridicliously cheap ticket for 290 roundtrip chicago to aspen getting me there 9:45am sat and leaving 4:15 tues (hopefully allowing me to get in just about 4 days of boarding w/ only3 nights making this trip actually possible w/ my budget and work schedule), If I can get the days off work I think this newbie is in, now I jsut have to figure out where to stay w/o bankrupting myself.:D sorry for the edit typoed the nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Last year was Al and my first time going to SES and it was awesome to see some of the Ladies of Bomber representing. I sure do hope we have many more ladies coming this time around. Girl Powers Unite! Second that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Just found a ridicliously cheap ticket for 290 roundtrip chicago to aspen getting me there 9:45am sat and leaving 4:15 tues (hopefully allowing me to get in just about 4 days of boarding w/ only 2 nights making this trip actually possible w/ my budget and work schedule), If I can get the days off work I think this newbie is in, now I jsut have to figure out where to stay w/o bankrupting myself.:DWay to go! WOW $290 straight into Aspen is a deal. Hope for good weather.Try the St Moritz before it is sold out. That's your cheapest bet for lodging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I'll be there again in '08. Going to drag my travel trailer out there and bring my wife and dog along. I plan on getting there a few days early if all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 OK, so here's my dilemma: It's about an 18 hour drive from Bend to Aspen. I'd like to have my trusty Subie with me, with enough room for half my quiver and all my tools. Or I could fly. Were it not for the horror stories of flights into Aspen being cancelled often, I would just book a flight from from Bend to Aspen via Salk Lake City. One transfer, good chance my equipement winds up arriving at the same time I do. I would really rather not fly into Denver which requires a connection and THEN have a 5 hour van trip to Aspen or a rental car. I see two other options: 1) Find someone to drive out with me and share the driving. This makes sense if I can find someone in Oregon, or along I-84 in Idaho. Only rules: no smoking in da car, you need to know how to drive a stick, and not mind listening to Rush half the time, and some gas money is always appreciated. 2) I fly into SLC and bum a ride with a local who is driving to SES anyway. I'd help with gas of course, one thing to be aware of - my SportTube will probably have a 196 in it. Anyone interested in either option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjl Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Or I could fly. Were it not for the horror stories of flights into Aspen being cancelled often, I would just book a flight from from Bend to Aspen via Salk Lake City. One transfer, good chance my equipement winds up arriving at the same time I do. I would really rather not fly into Denver which requires a connection and THEN have a 5 hour van trip to Aspen or a rental car. Mike, The last few years I've been flying to Aspen from San Francisco with a roughly one hour layover in Denver. I've been lucky so far, but I am continually reassured that if Aspen is closed due to snow they will stick me on a bus/van from Denver. I've been scheduling them are stoopid o'clock in the morning so that if things go right I end up in Aspen at 10:00 or 11:00 and if things go wrong the van shows up hopefully still while the sun is up and I can find my hotel. From your post it sounds like there is no direct Bend->Denver flight, but it still might be worth looking into: Bend->XXX->Denver->Aspen. You end up with either one connection and a van ride or if you get lucky, two connections and end up in the Aspen airport, which is super convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marker Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 OK, so here's my dilemma:It's about an 18 hour drive from Bend to Aspen. I'd like to have my trusty Subie with me, with enough room for half my quiver and all my tools. Or I could fly. Were it not for the horror stories of flights into Aspen being cancelled often, I would just book a flight from from Bend to Aspen via Salk Lake City. One transfer, good chance my equipement winds up arriving at the same time I do. I would really rather not fly into Denver which requires a connection and THEN have a 5 hour van trip to Aspen or a rental car. I see two other options: 1) Find someone to drive out with me and share the driving. This makes sense if I can find someone in Oregon, or along I-84 in Idaho. Only rules: no smoking in da car, you need to know how to drive a stick, and not mind listening to Rush half the time, and some gas money is always appreciated. 2) I fly into SLC and bum a ride with a local who is driving to SES anyway. I'd help with gas of course, one thing to be aware of - my SportTube will probably have a 196 in it. Anyone interested in either option? Dunno if this is helpful, but every year I face a similar, less complicated dilemma – fly into Aspen or not? Here is what I have found in my experience: So last year I flew, and let me tell you, it’s not just Aspen airport, but Denver too. My flight was diverted due to fog and landed in Colorado Springs, where we sat on the tarmac for a few hours. When I finally arrived in Denver, I was happy to find that I didn’t miss my connection to Aspen, it was cancelled outright. I managed to finagle my way onto the last flight of the day and even arrived with my boots and boards. Total travel time from Toronto: around 13 hours. Going home I thought I would be smart and move to the earliest flight out of Aspen, but when I got there I found that it too was cancelled and was delayed again because of Denver. When I finally arrived back home in Toronto, my boards found me around a week later, unharmed thankfully. My advice would be to limit your connections just to give yourself the best shot at riding your own boards when you eventually arrive, however that might be, and your 18 hour driving option sounds pretty tempting to me. I think that I will suck it up and drive from Denver from now on, despite the luxury of hopping into Aspen in less than 30 minutes from Denver if you pull the perfect card. In dry conditions, the drive from Denver to Aspen does not actually take that long. I’ve hammered a rental out there in around 3.5 hours in the middle of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_starr Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Or I could fly. Were it not for the horror stories of flights into Aspen being cancelled often, I would just book a flight from from Bend to Aspen via Salk Lake City. One transfer, good chance my equipement winds up arriving at the same time I do. Hi Mike, I'm flying into Aspen via SLC. My plan is to cancel if it's snowing the day of my flight. This works for me as I don't want to take the chance of getting to SLC and having the Aspen flight canceled, also I don't have much regard for snow until its been rolled twice. heh heh that last part is heretical expression I know. Any cancellation costs I consider to be "trip insurance." Just tossing out the option to consider if you haven't. Rob P.S. I think I bought some vices from you last year.. thanks man those are great. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWeddings.com Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Second year hardbooting, 1st for the ES. Can't wait. Hey, anyone interested in trading some floor space in Aspen that week for some nights at my place in Frisco some other time this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Rob - glad you like the vices! Hmmm... that could be an option, especially if I can simply change the flight to the next day instead of cancel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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