slopestar Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Mambo WROB Sunday? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 You know it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/2/2022 at 12:10 PM, big mario said: You know it!! See you there! We got a driveway at our property so we will do a drive by on the way home! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 No ride report? Heard there were a lot of ski race teams there over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, svr said: No ride report? Heard there were a lot of ski race teams there over the weekend. My thought exactly. bigs is letting us down. ink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) Ill put something together later on Though you could have experienced it first hand, just saying New thirst is awesomeness Edited November 8, 2022 by big mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 58 minutes ago, big mario said: Ill put something together later on Though you could have experienced it first hand, just saying New thirst is awesomeness Will be joining you all soon. cheers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 hours ago, big mario said: Ill put something together later on Though you could have experienced it first hand, just saying New thirst is awesomeness i did not want to do a sit-rep without Mario. Thanks for the beverages Ice. Our turn this Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 5 hours ago, big mario said: Ill put something together later on Though you could have experienced it first hand, just saying New thirst is awesomeness Couldn't experience it from Ohio. Dang, already brought out the flannel?!?! ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Finally, flannel weather Chilly, snowy, and fairly empty early on. 3'' of fluff on top of a soft groom. Day 1, so I did what any rational person would do, and broke out the new thirst 8RW wit the flannelscnhitzel topsheet. It was the perfect choice. From one footing it off of the lift into a gentle, lightly carved heelie, to a bunch of quick heel/toe turns, into a solid heelie on the very first turn, I quickly became one with the new stick. That was the best first run of the season I have ever had. It was definitely the equipment, and not the rider. It'll be a bit, but all of you other goofy Basterds need to ride this board, it's got magics!! Light crew on the first 2, Lance, Katie, and myself, we finally started picking up the stragglers before our third. with FNG, Juwanamo,007, Ice, and MR.E joining us. It turned into a nice little posse before it started getting cut up and busier right about the time the Rat opened. Such convenient, and perfect timing Good to see everyone for our Sunday session kickoff, next Sunday is right around the corner! Mario 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) looks like some grooming going on Spillway Edited November 9, 2022 by big mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Job Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Spillway is firm-ish? (I really can't tell as on softboots, everything feels considerably firmer than it feels on hardboots). Found FNG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Carve Church 11/13, day 2 10f in the parking lot around 8 am, with multiple days of grooming made for a nice firm start to the day. Patroller in the lift chicane spying and Kevin's and my foot ware and called out '' good day for plate's" he was not off target. For this early in the season, it was pretty phenomenal. Once again, the 8RW was the scalpel of choice. I had a little bit of fun with Ice, I saw a shadow behind me, looked back, saw he was tailgunning me, and thought "oh, would you like to play?" and proceeded to tighten up my turns and make him work a bit. I paid the price on the next run when I had to put it sideways through a gaggle of geeks that I came upon in the same spot, hitting my previous runs trenches fully sideways. Ouch. Not fun. No wonder people dont like to follow me. Softie riders outnumbered the fruitbooters today, with Juwanamo, Lance, Katie, and Lance's surfing buddy Dave tearing it up in mush boots, and Kevin and I in hards. Called it after 6 runs, crowds were ramping up, gaps were getting smaller, and I wanted to end on a positive note. One more week of the race teams, then into that peaceful period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have to say, there have been less racers than normal this year, it has been rather pleasant. John Deere and Tank will be joining us next week, looking forward to it! mario 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Was great fun! Looking forward to this coming weekend. Indianapolis for work this week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 8 hours ago, slopestar said: Was great fun! Looking forward to this coming weekend. Indianapolis for work this week Hope to be there this coming weekend as well…in DC for work right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J49 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Hello friends, welcome back for another winter; the best season of all. Luvy is open for the season and turns have already been made. I made it out on the first Sunday open along with several other folks mentioned above. Snow was meh. Loose and not groomed, it piled up into big heaps making turns laborious. I still did a few bonus runs after most folks bailed with OddJob before it got too busy to feel safe. This past weekend I made it out with some old friends from Ohio on Friday. Still only 1 run open, but the snow was hero and the sun was shining. Ran into Odd Job again, but only took 1 run together. He was putting down some deep carves, even on softies. Much less crowded than last weekend. Enough room to link turns until out of breath. Saturday I got up early and went again while my buddies were still hung-over in bed. Colder today and much firmer than Friday. The groom would send you skittering across like a drop of water on a hot skillet if you lost your edge. More crowded today and pretty tired myself so only a few runs. Still, got some really satisfying turns in. I really, really like the Thirst. Like Mario, I've been rocking the 8RW these first few days. Love that board. Man, its so much fun to ride. Can't wait for another excellent season with y'all!! I'll be out of town this coming weekend, but I'll catch back up asap. Hopefully coming back to more runs open! -FNG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 Well I've sold off most of my hardboot gear and I've bought only midweek passes for the last several years so I won't be joining the Sunday crew any more. I worked and worked at hardbooting but just never got comfortable with it. Now I'm strictly a mid-week softbooter but I'm having a blast. I'd like to express my gratitude to the Sunday crew for getting me addicted to carving. Especially to Derek and Mario for all of your tips, lessons & encouragement. I still recall riding up Lift #2 with my regular snowboard gear and seeing the crew carving up weeks old snow and thinking "that looks like fun!". Several weeks later I had bought my first used hardboot setup. I was riding up Lift 6 by myself and the guy ahead of me asked "how are you liking your plate setup?". That was the first time I met Derek. I expected you guys to be elitist and exclusionary. The opposite was true. I've worked & worked at it and have enjoyed every moment. Carving is the most fun thing in my life. Thanks again to all of the Sunday crew. Maybe we'll see you up at Loveland some weekday this season! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 @John E happy to help and glad you found your version of carving to keep you smiling. Ink 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcABQ Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Greetings from the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico. i don't know when / if i'll get to loveland this season -- my one day last year there was a blast -- so again, i offer an open invite to ride down here. both ski sante fe and taos offer excellent carving, and i know both areas very well at this point. i get to taos midweek on occasion and sleep in the parking lot (in the Vansion) the night before -- the hardy are welcome. i also make it to wolf creek (like last tuesday; no one was there and the groom was quality). kevin has all my contact info. cheers - 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 It seemed like the racers and the stoners were on the same page today, after an hour of swinging their legs back and forth in a circle the stoners hit the lifts at the same time that the racers finished their last parking lot bowl, leading to a really weird change in the vibe. (I may have gotten that backwards, but it is a nice visual regardless). The crew did have about 6 clean, solid runs before the call was made to hit the Rat. When we were riding, and not thinking about beer, a very uncommon thing happened, Mr. Positively Awesome skittered out of a heely, and slowly slid to a stop on his hip. Meanwhile, a rather large dumbass, frustrated by the growing crowds, forced a hard toeside and promptly blew up, officially making it biff #2 for the season. In liftline news, Special Guest MR. JOHN DEERE kept his cool while listening to the jackass that had just sprayed him (and promptly tomahawked) brag to his buddies about "see me spray that guy" and then basically tell him he was wearing ski boots , and he was not on a snowboard. (+500 carve points for not giving into your baser instincts and cross checking the jackass, though I would have given you a 1000 if you had) Snow was phenuckinnominal today, and the 8rw just ripped. Nice, solid, grippy and firm, with a minor refresh on tap for Wednesday night, Thursday is shaping up as another awesome carving day. A few more runs are open, with #7 spinnin over at the valley, and #2 at the basin. It may be a short wait before we see 6 spinning, anything to spread the masses out, and give us more room to roam. On the hill today, the aforementioned Ice, MR JOHN DEERE, Lance, Katie, Surfer Dave, and the recently back from DC, SVR. It was some good stuff, hope to see some more of you out soon. Mario 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Job Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) I wish I was there. I would have at least called him a low bar mother ****er and started going off on his social economic status, athletic ability, and race, in a wonderful tourettes fashion. Chances are, low bar ****s like him will be priced out. Edited November 21, 2022 by Odd Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, Odd Job said: I wish I was there. I would have at least called him a low bar mother ****er and started going off on his social economic status, athletic ability, and race, in a wonderful tourettes fashion. Chances are, low bar ****s like him will be priced out. Waste of oxygen, he was an idiot, not worthy of the effort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kneel Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Porkroll Express headded to Buena Vista for the first two, maybe three, weeks of December to get the kid moved into his new place. Can't be all setting up wifi innernetz, assembling furniture, installing washer/dryers and hanging tvs and stuff on walls. Need to schedule some time for fun. Doesn't a Monarch pass also get you a couple days at Lovey... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Kneel said: Porkroll Express headded to Buena Vista for the first two, maybe three, weeks of December to get the kid moved into his new place. Can't be all setting up wifi innernetz, assembling furniture, installing washer/dryers and hanging tvs and stuff on walls. Need to schedule some time for fun. Doesn't a Monarch pass also get you a couple days at Lovey... not sure about the monarch pass but... https://skiloveland.com/4-pak/ last day for this is tomorrow, Nov 22 and actual tix will ship to your door. ink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Kneel said: Porkroll Express headded to Buena Vista for the first two, maybe three, weeks of December to get the kid moved into his new place. Can't be all setting up wifi innernetz, assembling furniture, installing washer/dryers and hanging tvs and stuff on walls. Need to schedule some time for fun. Doesn't a Monarch pass also get you a couple days at Lovey... That is Awesome! down to the last 1/4lb, did a better job of stretching it this time, I even shared a little with a south philly electrician that was on one my jobs last spring. Monarch is partnered with Lovey, so you will get 3 days free if you get the monarch pass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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