AaronG Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Planning on heading to Summit on Thursday, if anyone is interested in joning me let me know via email or this site. I have to pick up my pass for the new year. Yipee!! :) :) The Santa Ana winds blew over Thanksgiving and the local resorts were and are still currently making lots of snow!! 1st day of the year, I am stoked!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlepper Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I doubt that I could make it on weekdays this season (too much work:( Let us what conditions are like:) I'm excited about going maybe next weekend! -matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loc Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Yipee, we get excited about Santa Ana "winds" :D I probably won't be able to make it out to Summit until Sunday. Skidazzle is this coming weekend too. Go get your free pass ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Looks like I am going to have to change the date to Friday, 11/30. The parking lot at my work is getting repaved so we get the day off. Anyone up for Friday?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 oldvolvosrule, I can't join you on Friday, but if the surf is crappy this weekend, I'll start my season at Snow Summit on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyj Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Hi guys, hows it going? Let me know how it is if you ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Gary, didn't go yesterday due to the rain that was coming down at Summit. I am hoping to get there tonight for some turns. I will let you know how it is. Good to see you back on the site, maybe we can see each other on the hill this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryw Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Thinking about going up to Summit tomorrow (Monday). Any reports? Any one else likely to be up there with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy_in_SD Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Any news on how Snow summit is ?? Blue sky D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Frenchy, I haven't made it up yet but looking at the temps at Summit in the evenings it is 50 degrees at night on the mtn. The inversion is crazy up there, it is 25 degrees at the base of Summit and 50 degrees at the top. Until the inversion ceases they aren't able to make snow and I would think the snow that is there is pretty darn slushy. The only BOL member to make it up there that Iknow of is gdbytyler, he was there on Sunday and said the conditions were good. That was right after the storm and the temps haven't started warming then. I am hoping to make trip on Thursday to see how it is, I will post a report if I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy_in_SD Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks ! They forecast another storm for late this week or weekend, as this one is coming from the north, maybe the temps will go down and snow will fall.... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Alright, I'll finally post a first-hand report. Snow Summit was actually pretty good Sunday morning. I got on the snow about 8:30am. Only 1 chair was open, servicing Miracle Mile and Summit Run. Conditions were very carvable and light crowd until about 10:30am. Some death cookies at the lower part of Summit Run, but not too bad. I rode my Madd 158 until about 11:30am. Snow had softened up a bit (but not slushy) by then and got crowded (about a 10-15min lift line). I rode my soft setup in the afternoon (RadAir Reto Lamm 158? and flow bindings). No jumps were setup at the time at Snow Summit. All the freestyle stuff was at Bear. Good coverage in the middle part of the run. Stay away from the edges. I saw a skier hit something hard at the side of the run, his skiis stuck and released, and he went head over heels about 4 times. Knocked out and limp after the first flip. Carted away on the tobaggan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryw Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Been skunked 3 times due to the poor snow conditions. But no more! Old volvos rule and I are going up tomorrow morning (Monday). My new Coiler has been talking to me for weeks. Conditions should be awesome. Any one else with plans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeS Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hi everyone I'm going up Tuesday. I'll be the one with the old Raichle Snowboarder boots, Maybe the only one with hardboots! With the cold temps in the mountains the snow may stay good this week. I heard it rained a bit at MH yesterday. Let us know what Monday is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 George, where are you from in SoCal? Go back and enable your profile to receive email from BOL members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Who esle is in for Tuesday? Brian and I are going it seems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Tomorrow looks like it'll be an awesome carving day. I was up at summit today (to hopefully get my season pass rolled over for next year), and it was covered with around 8 inches of powder. It should look good when it gets packed and a bit hardened up tomorrow. The drive was hell. I ended up spending around 7.5 hours driving up and back to my place (normally takes around 3.5 round trip - 4 max)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Hi guys, Sounds like fun. Always good to hook up with a couple of hard booters. Is the quality of the snow worth the drive? Later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loc Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I was there on Sunday and the snow was pretty good. Traffic was horrendous. I left OC at 7am and didn't get onto the lift until 1:30pm! It was my first time hard booting too and I must say it was a painful experience. I will persist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I was there on Sunday and the snow was pretty good. Traffic was horrendous. I left OC at 7am and didn't get onto the lift until 1:30pm! It was my first time hard booting too and I must say it was a painful experience. I will persist First time on hard boots, heh? Congratulations. I started snowboarding when only Koflach had these suped up mountaineering boots.(1987). Anyways, I trust your judgment when it comes to the snow quality. It will be my first day of the season. Mammoth looks good too, but I am not planning to drive that long. If you really wish to up your game it is fun to ride with peeps that can give you good pointers on technique. Trust me, there is always something new to try. Oh and BTW carpool anyone? Coming out of Chatsworth(Northern part of the Valley) Rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryw Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Just got back from Summit. It was very good conditions. The coard was awesome today. Very carveable. We actually had 4 hardbooters on the hill today. Started out at about 19 degrees and no wind at 8:30. Warmed up to around 30 by 12:30. Chair 7 also opened today. Watch out for the death cookies on the west side of the run in the shade. The far east side of chair 7 looks like it will be open soon also. They are blowing lots of snow over there today. But watch out for a hugh patch of ice right in the middle of that run just east of the chair line. I would imagine if temps don't get too warm, Summit will be very fun for at least a few more days. I will be going back up on Wednesday and maybe Friday if it stays cool. And by today the roads were in very good shape. Cal trans is doing a great job on them. Another day or two of sun and they will probably be dry all the way to the resort. No traffic problems today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Terry Thanks for the update, Ray and I will be out on our first day for the season, hope to see some other carvers riding at Summit. aloha Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I will be there. It would be nice to have a little group together. We'll c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeS Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Wolfman I have a full car or else I'd carpool, I'm right off the 210 fwy in the east San Gabriel valley. It seems there will be at least 4 hardbooters there. The last time I used yellow Kolflach hard boots was at Snow Forest! 198?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Well, apparently me and George were the only ones representing the hard booters. It was fun. Keep in touch. Looking forward to a next little get together. :D Rolf aka Wolfman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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