lordmetroland Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 7:15 AM, JohnE said: A co-worker went to Winter Park on Saturday. He left home at 6:30 and didn't get to the parking lot until 11AM. He had limited time so he took 1 run and headed home. Yuk! Sounds like he got to the parking lot at 6:30… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 3:16 PM, lordmetroland said: Sounds like he got to the parking lot at 6:30… If you are not heading up the pass by 6 am- stay home. Really Sad how bad it is now. And WP is bottle necked by Berthoud pass and by one stupid stop light on the way back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmetroland Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 6 hours ago, slopestar said: If you are not heading up the pass by 6 am- stay home. Really Sad how bad it is now. And WP is bottle necked by Berthoud pass and by one stupid stop light on the way back Remember Berthoud before all the childproofing? You had to WANT it. Now? Any sucker can brave it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, lordmetroland said: Remember Berthoud before all the childproofing? You had to WANT it. Now? Any sucker can brave it. Hell, I pull my 5th wheel over Berthoud. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Another good day at Loveland Thursday. About 9" of new on the picnic tables. More crowded than a regular weekday. I think the new snow brought out the powder seekers. Mostly older skiers in the lodge. Different crowd than last week (more school/college age people then). Arne joined us for his first day on a board since having vertebrae fused last October. FIrst run on Firebowl and then over to Bennet's. Arne was having equipment and other issues and bailed after 2 runs. Per our usual pattern we headed over to #8 by about 10AM. The lift lines were longer than any recent midweek non-powder day but the slopes were pretty open. Some nice partial powder runs followed by trying to carve cut-up stiff snow. No issues with other folks on the snow (mostly to ourselves). Still love our Fluxes and never thought "Am I on the right board?". Bailed out down Face (which still SUCKS!) with 2 - 3 more runs on Ptarmigan and #6. The recent snows should make for some great carving in the days & weeks ahead! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Flat light, firm, funky, and fun! We are definitely deep in the heart of the season, crazy traffic stupid early, loads of beginner's, first time out for the season, and a few freaks sking in jeans. Thank Goodness many of those Johnny come lately's have to rent equipment, and the rental shop is horribly inefficient, giving us a few hours of relatively kook free carving. Of all the runs we hit, Roulette was by far the best, though the onslaught of Harry and Harriet Holiday tended to put a damper on things after 10. Such is the plight of a weekend warrior, c'est la vie... Another good, solid, complement of riders out today, regulars Sandy, Inky, Ice, and myself were joined by D.T. Ms. Shelly, Justin the FNG, and his Honey, Lisa. As always, everyone was killing it. Lift hoots and call outs were given out freely by the masses watching from above as we all slayed the terrain under 6, a little bit of ego stroking is always nice. Sandy, that was awesome of you to give out your retirement coins to those of us that will not be able to make your retirement ceremony, I am deeply honored, thank you! Mario ps, time to make a 4 noses con leche imperial stout beer milkshake, like i really need it... Edited January 15, 2023 by big mario 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktv Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I'll be joining you guys next Sunday. Flying into DEN Saturday 1/21. This time I'll have @pow4ever and Michigan Mike Peters (not sure his screen name here) with me. Meet you guys at Chet's Dream lift before it starts loading. Khanh 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Most definitely a fun one yesterday Bigs, even if the light didn't want to play like Saturdays softie carving/mogul day I had. Legs were a bit lazy still but getting there. Love having the bigger groups out knifing the phucking place, *JD, to bits. KTV looking forward to adding you fellas to the sesh next week. With our passes we can get $95 buddy tix for you fellas if you need. ink 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, inkaholic said: Most definitely a fun one yesterday Bigs, even if the light didn't want to play like Saturdays softie carving/mogul day I had. Legs were a bit lazy still but getting there. Love having the bigger groups out knifing the phucking place, *JD, to bits. KTV looking forward to adding you fellas to the sesh next week. With our passes we can get $95 buddy tix for you fellas if you need. ink We must have been a chair ahead all day Saturday. Ripped up the Practice field with katie and Daughter Julia. Went to 4 and tore up Mercury 3 or 4x then hit the short bus to 3. It was all phenomenal conditions except for the sheer number and level of gaper on the mountain. This included the race team... They decided to block off the bottom of Switchback/Twist for 15 racers just before mid day... Busiest weekend of the year and they had to block that off. I laid into the race director in their office. He had nothing to say... Next week, dropping into Twist... i'm rutting their precious course. They can have my pass for a week or two while we go to Aspen... Edited January 16, 2023 by slopestar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktv Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, inkaholic said: Most definitely a fun one yesterday Bigs, even if the light didn't want to play like Saturdays softie carving/mogul day I had. Legs were a bit lazy still but getting there. Love having the bigger groups out knifing the phucking place, *JD, to bits. KTV looking forward to adding you fellas to the sesh next week. With our passes we can get $95 buddy tix for you fellas if you need. ink Thanks for the offer Ink. This time, I'm prepared. After learning about the 4 packs last year, I picked some up in November. We're set on tickets. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, slopestar said: We must have been a chair ahead all day Saturday. Ripped up the Practice field with katie and Daughter Julia. Went to 4 and tore up Mercury 3 or 4x then hit the short bus to 3. It was all phenomenal conditions except for the sheer number and level of gaper on the mountain. This included the race team... They decided to block off the bottom of Switchback/Twist for 15 racers just before mid day... Busiest weekend of the year and they had to block that off. I laid into the race director in their office. He had nothing to say... Next week, dropping into Twist... i'm rutting their precious course. They can have my pass for a week or two while we go to Aspen... My buddy and I arrived around 10. Couple laps through the park to get clips for him then down Sunburst Chute for a couple backflip clips of him. Some mogul runs off 4 then some carving runs for my clips. Good time and definite challenge for me getting reacquainted with softies. Out by 2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J49 Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 POWDER. Weather called for ~2in Sunday night, but Luv got more like ~7in with snow drifting higher in places. On Monday, I took the Moss out for a powder day and it did not disappoint. The wide nose and fish tail make you feel like you are surfing on a cloud. To top it off, the Moss' base is wicked fast. I zoomed past many a rider who'd sunk and was swimming their way out of the pillows. Phenomenal board, highly recommended. Surprisingly, it was not very crowded either. Got 2nd chair on lift 8 and made beautiful surfy turns all day there until legs turned to jelly. Unfortunately, no photos. Too busy making friends and slashing big piles of fluffy goodness. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillB Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 Epic day riding with SVR this morning at Loveland! We did some pow laps and some speedy laps down Mambo. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr2 Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, HillB said: Epic day riding with SVR this morning at Loveland! We did some pow laps and some speedy laps down Mambo. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday! Was an amazing dayglad we went 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 See you Sunday. Looking forward to dropping in on Twist. Take my pass mother truckers! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Thank you Lci crew! Sun is out, great hero snow, amazing people. It's an honor to participate in the sacred church of carve and received holy communion that is pure stoke. Still grinning ear to ear thinking about today. The positive energy feedback loop is just amazing. An inexplicable bond formed when you find "your people" and sharing this wonderful sports that we all go cuckoo for. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamifumi Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 It was nice to see everyone again! Here is the link to all the videos I took: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ECQNRq2sgzVwsQxF9 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) Such a fun day with a BIG crew out. Stoked to have the out of state folks join us. Thank you @yamifumi for recording some of the action! ink @pow4ever "An inexplicable bond formed when you find "your people" and sharing this wonderful sports that we all go cuckoo for." Well said Edited January 23, 2023 by inkaholic 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Sorry i couldnt hang... My day was dictated by wifey and her newbie skier girlfriends at the Valley. I did my very best to represent on 3. The Ski Racers approved... I did poach the bottom of twist on my way out... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 I haven't seen Kevin ride in many years but his style is immediately recognizable and so flawless. Of all the riders I have seen, he and Norm have the most recognizable and beautiful form. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvin' Marvin Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 24 minutes ago, JohnE said: I haven't seen Kevin ride in many years but his style is immediately recognizable and so flawless. Of all the riders I have seen, he and Norm have the most recognizable and beautiful form. Agreed. Those two are my biggest riding inspirations. The two most fluid riders I’ve ever seen. My riding took off when I started riding with the LCI trying my best to copy Kevin with Derek’s coaching. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 It's as though Kevin has powerful magnets in his hands that repel the slope. The closer his hands get to the snow, the repulsive force increases exponentially. He touches the snow only occasionally. The razor thin line between not touching the snow and dragging a whole arm on the snow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Is that Ink (kinda looked like Kevin's riding?) on the swallowtail? An Incline swallowtail? I'd love to hear more about that board. I love my Thirst swallowtails for carving. Somehow, they really smooth out chop and ruts. Nice riding everybody! RE: the big ruts, maybe just put down the pork rolls 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr2 Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 52 minutes ago, bigwavedave said: Is that Ink (kinda looked like Kevin's riding?) on the swallowtail? An Incline swallowtail? I'd love to hear more about that board. I love my Thirst swallowtails for carving. Somehow, they really smooth out chop and ruts. Nice riding everybody! RE: the big ruts, maybe just put down the pork rolls Kevin is on the swallowtail. It is an Alpinepunk Afterburner 182 from +15 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kneel Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 21 hours ago, pow4ever said: Thank you Lci crew! Sun is out, great hero snow, amazing people. It's an honor to participate in the sacred church of carve and received holy communion that is pure stoke. Still grinning ear to ear thinking about today. The positive energy feedback loop is just amazing. An inexplicable bond formed when you find "your people" and sharing this wonderful sports that we all go cuckoo for. Meh, they're ok. Did they show you the secret handshake? Make you an "official" member of the LCI? It USED to be an exclusive group, now they let just about everyone in... 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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