Bubba Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td>Date</td><td>11/23/2008</td></tr><tr><td>Temp</td><td>31F</td></tr><tr><td>Visibility</td><td>variable... partly sunny in the morning. overcast around 11 am then sunny when i left sky</td></tr><tr><td>Conditions</td><td>excellent</td></tr><tr><td>Hardbooters</td><td>7 (me, mud, joe, scuff, kent, rhaskins, wild bill)</td></tr><tr><td>Wifebeater</td><td>1 (some guy drinking icehouse beer</td></tr></table>Morning crossroads, milkrun, ballroom were groomed. although milkrun was groomed it was irregular. some soft and hard spots. same with ballroom. crossroads was good. Icehouse Beer -- Get it Goin! kent saw this guy drinking icehouse beer on the chair. guy was skiing with his son. it was probably about 10:30 am. i can't think of any beer i'd drink early in the morning. if i had to then it be MGD cause that's what its all i got in the fridge. i hardly drink anymore. anyways the guy wasn't exactly the best skiier -- more like a moving wall. around 11:30 am we see the guy still casually drinking his nutrituous breakfast on the chair. mud sidled up to the ski patrol and gave them a sitrep. i don't think the guy was much of threat to others except to himself and his son. icehouse has 5.5% and who knows when this guy started. the ski patrol waited on top of the chair lift. they made the guy pour the beer. i heard the guy was pissed... "i don't have a drinking problem... i have a skiing problem!!!" angry drunks always scare me. a run or two later scuff caught a whiff of the guy. nasty. Good thing this guy hasn't discovered Golden Monkey or Zep Imperial Ale, both are about 12% ETOH. I was wondering if anyone was planning on being out this Friday? I hate shopping and will be dropping the GF off at MOA for the day. I was out last Saturday in softies and it was fun for my first day of the year. Too many people out, plus the rail jam on milk run didn't make me comfortable putting on hardboots. On a side note, if anyone picked up this years Sampler, could I have a copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Good thing this guy hasn't discovered Golden Monkey or Zep Imperial Ale, both are about 12% ETOH. I was wondering if anyone was planning on being out this Friday? I hate shopping and will be dropping the GF off at MOA for the day. I was out last Saturday in softies and it was fun for my first day of the year. Too many people out, plus the rail jam on milk run didn't make me comfortable putting on hardboots. On a side note, if anyone picked up this years Sampler, could I have a copy? I might be out Kenton. I am going to keep an eye on the weather. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Went to Afton for a couple of hours this morning. Couple of runs had good grooming. Sun was out, about as good as it gets this time of year. Now it'll take a few days for aches to go away. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td>Date</td><td>11/25/2008</td></tr><tr><td>Temp</td><td>25F</td></tr><tr><td>Visibility</td><td>evening lights</td></tr><tr><td>Conditions</td><td>good on crossroads</td></tr><tr><td>Hardbooters</td><td>me</td></tr></table> Evening crossroads was decent. edges held. there was some loose top snow. minor annoyance was kids would go towards ballroom, do a 180 off the burm, then traverse across crossroads to milkrun. i had to wait for a window on almost every run. the snow on milkrun looked okay but too many teens on that run due to the terrain park equipment. the snowboarders outnumbered skiiers by 50:1. i was there about two hours and left. they turned on the snowguns while i was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Jess and I are planning to ride tomorrow morning - Turkey Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Jess and I are planning to ride tomorrow morning - Turkey Day. i'll be there too. i just drove down to lakeville and back. buck has groomed. i thought they didn't groom in warm weather. tempting to head out there at 3pm. looks like there's almost enough snow to open the terrain park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I will be out on the morning as well, should be there Friday also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Jess and I are planning to ride tomorrow morning - Turkey Day. I think Dave might have heard Joe and I talking at the lift counter... "Thanksgiving Day: 9am to 6pm - $26 Adult / $22 Child ($20 Early Bird! 9am-Noon)" If I don't wake up to run, I'll be there at 9 K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td>Date</td><td>11/26/2008 </td></tr><tr><td>Temp</td><td>32F</td></tr><tr><td>Visibility</td><td>afternoon sun and shadows</td></tr><tr><td>Conditions</td><td>semi-soft snow on crossroads</td></tr><tr><td>Hardbooters</td><td>me</td></tr></table> Afternoon all the available runs; crossroads, milkrun, ballroom, teachers pet were all groomed. it surprises me with all this warm weather. i heard from another freerider that milkrun was irregular so i didn't bother. besides, too much traffic. crossroads was chunked up quickly in the hour i was there. the snow towards the guns is bad... big icy patches and with ATV ruts going up the hill. you end up limited to about 3/4 the width of crossroads. it got really busy in one hour. the ski team started to practice carving on the good snow of crossroads. they really should've moved to ballroom. but then there were these snowboarders on ballroom building jumps. yep, spend all that money to ride and end up just standing around and building jumps. the lift lines grew to the point where it pushed my patience. in and out in an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td>Date</td><td>11/27/2008 Thanksgiving</td></tr><tr><td>Temp</td><td>31F</td></tr><tr><td>Visibility</td><td>started out gray overcast. overtime lighting improved</td></tr><tr><td>Conditions</td><td>decent for carving</td></tr><tr><td>Hardbooters</td><td>5 (me, scuff, jessie, kenton, wild bill)</td></tr></table> Morning crossroads, milkrun, ballroom were groomed. initially it was overcast and very hard to see. gradually the sun light filtered thru the clouds. snow was decent for carving. crossroads was good. after a few hours it was beat up. milkrun was good. the snow was decent except near the top. has some brown spots. it still has terrain park gear on it. ballroom had some rollers but hard to see. i saw that they were trying to groom the terrain park. there's probably enough snow where they just need to spread it around. all in all, good time. My Quest a group of adult skiiers were out. they wore matching black jackets that were embroidered "ARYAN RACE TEAM". i had a close call with one of them. i had went down crossroads when it was clear. about midway i was on a toe-side carve near a lift tower when i saw someone on my six. i was down below a roller and he was on the top. i heard someone yell "WHOAAA!!!!" (might've been from someone on the chair) i skidded to a stop and watched the guy veer off to milkrun. it was a close call. just as i was trying to regain composure all hell broke loose!!! i'm talking divebombing pterodactyls, frogmen, a mummy, snakes, and a sinister giant robotic spider started coming down the run at me. i took off. as i raced down to the lift corral a frogman on a deserted boat on crystal lake tried shooting a laser at me. he missed. anyways, i was ticked at the skiier. the race team knew damn well carvers were there and how we ride. i dunno... maybe they were from welch. unfortunately i was too chickensh!t to say anything to him. i hate it when people creep up on me. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Nice to see everyone today. Don't know what was up with my bindings, but even after I adjusted them I still didn't feel comfortable at speed with them. I ate lunch and was pissed so I went home, cooked a steak and had a beer or ten and life was better. I worked until 2 last night so maybe that had something to do with it also. It was the first time on that board so maybe I just need to spend a day tweeking it and getting used to the board. I just felt very uncomfortable on my heel. Boy the excuses are flying. Doing some tuning tonight and will be out about 11 tomorrow. My kids outgrew their softboots so I will be hitting The House first. Cheers! K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Nice to see everyone today. Don't know what was up with my bindings, but even after I adjusted them I still didn't feel comfortable at speed with them. I ate lunch and was pissed so I went home, cooked a steak and had a beer or ten and life was better. I worked until 2 last night so maybe that had something to do with it also. It was the first time on that board so maybe I just need to spend a day tweeking it and getting used to the board. I just felt very uncomfortable on my heel. Boy the excuses are flying. Doing some tuning tonight and will be out about 11 tomorrow. My kids outgrew their softboots so I will be hitting The House first. Cheers!K i would've done the same thing. i've had problems with my toe bales breaking at the weld and when it happens i'm done. very frustrating but its better to walk away then to risk injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Doing some tuning tonight and will be out about 11 tomorrow. Kenton: I'll probably be out sometime in the morning - not sure if I'll last till 11 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td>Date</td><td>11/28/2008</td></tr><tr><td>Temp</td><td>25F early morning, warmed up to 35F</td></tr><tr><td>Visibility</td><td>blue bird sky!</td></tr><tr><td>Conditions</td><td>excellent</td></tr><tr><td>Hardbooters</td><td>4 (me, scuff, greg, rhaskins)</td></tr></table> Morning crossroads, milkrun, ballroom were groomed. the snow was fast and firm on crossroads and milkrun. maybe a little icy... enough to partially shred my glove. they patched the dirt spot on milkrun so its not bare. greg said ballroom was good but getting there is somewhat of a challenge. compare today's conditions to last year at this date, its a great start to the season. last year on this very date i was riding softies. Terrain Park i asked the snow-ops manager (is chris his name?) when they might open the terrain park and move the gear off milkrun. he said not for a long while. they could turn it around in two days if we got two nights of cold temps (in the teens) in order to blow enough snow in the park. right now the snow base is thin all over the place and they're doing they best to maintain it. in fact there's not enough on ballroom to put up gates. i gave him a compliment about the grooming. Magic Carpet greg and i checked out the linear one-way merri-go-round to the Buckstone Lodge casino. it was a weird stepping on to the carpet. its a rubber belt and it moves extremely slow. going through the bridge tunnel is cool. i can see that little kids are going to love it. just as we were approaching the top the carpet stopped. it almost threw me off balance. same when it restarted. i can see buck getting more use out of that run near the tubing hill. the bunny hill is too short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 The magic carpet is wicked awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 The magic carpet is wicked awesome. I can see, you're almost shaking with the excitment of a new adventure. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I was, the adrenaline rush was intense. Give it a try you won't be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td>Date</td><td>11/29/2008</td></tr><tr><td>Temp</td><td>cold enough to groom</td></tr><tr><td>Visibility</td><td>partly cloudy at first, plenty of sun</td></tr><tr><td>Conditions</td><td>excellent</td></tr><tr><td>Hardbooters</td><td>4 (me, scuff, speedzilla, rhaskins)</td></table> Morning crossroads, milkrun, ballroom were groomed. as usual, excellent snow. i guess they're turning the run going down the backside towards teacher's pet into a terrain park. that is/was an great run to cruise. oh well. good to see you out dave... can i pre-order my MES t-shirt??? i'll take two. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelore Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I"m looking to learn the art of carving because I'm racing NASTAR again this year and I want to get the "upper edge." How do you size for equipment? Anyone have any carving gear for sale? I'm 6', 190lbs and in my second year of snowboarding. Thanks Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Bruce, There's plenty of used stuff around. I've got boards, bindings and boots (size 10 and one half) I'd sell real cheap. Contact me if you're interested in taking anything for a test drive. Joe D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelore Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 YES YES YES!!! I'm off all week and live right next to Buck Hill to the north. I have size 10 1/2 - 11 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I'll be at Buck tomorrow. Will throw some gear in my truck. I'l be riding in a blue jacket, black helmet and yellow gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 If you can work out gear, I'll most likely be riding Monday morning, Wednesday morning, and probably Friday moring as well. I MIGHT be able to offer some pointers, but I definately promise not to laugh. I may even have a board that might interest you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Bruce, Tomorrow (Sunday) will be a good day to be there. We should have a pretty good sized group, it sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I definately got the bug now, I wish I could make it tomorrow. Sundays are always fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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