Odd Job Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Wow. I forgot you wake up really early. Edited March 6, 2023 by Odd Job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 Know anybody who has ridden with Jones Pass Guides?: https://www.jonespassguides.com/ Any feedback - positive / negative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted March 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, JohnE said: Know anybody who has ridden with Jones Pass Guides?: https://www.jonespassguides.com/ Any feedback - positive / negative? Didn't someone with them die in an avalanche a few years ago? Edit, it was a photographer from powder addiction Edited March 7, 2023 by big mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 5:45 PM, big mario said: Ice, Inky, NSFNG and myself laid waste to switchback This is an understatement if I have ever heard one. ink 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 18 hours ago, big mario said: Didn't someone with them die in an avalanche a few years ago? Edit, it was a photographer from powder addiction It looks like Powder Addiction has renamed itself to Jones Pass Guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 22 hours ago, big mario said: Didn't someone with them die in an avalanche a few years ago? Edit, it was a photographer from powder addiction What boots, bindings, heel/toe lift, stance width were they running? Probably could have made a life or death difference. big jerry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvin' Marvin Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, inkaholic said: What boots, bindings, heel/toe lift, stance width were they running? Probably could have made a life or death difference. big jerry I’m going to need to you smell my boots to check if my natural foot flora is good for carving. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Another great day at Loveland yesterday. First ones on the lift. Firebowl was groomed 12 cats wide! We hit that early and often and carved nearly edge of groom to edge of groom. Fairly empty to start but then got a bit busy with mostly older skiers. We made a pact to head up Lift #9 at least once a season until we are just too old. Went up yesterday for the 1st time this season and did the big traverse over to Rookie Road. On the traverse we came upon a skier who looked lost. He said he was from Clearwater, Florida and wondered how to get down. We told him to follow us. We paused halfway down and he said "wow - you guys really rock on on those boards!". Rookie Road was not worth the traverse. We did one on Apollo (not so good), 3 on Keno (great) and 2 on Roulette (also great). 17 runs total and then back to the lodge at 1PM for a Telluride Brewery Stout (yummy). Snow is still good but they could use some freshening. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, JohnE said: Snow is still good but they could use some freshening. According to Lovey forecast that refresh should be Friday and Saturday. ink 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted March 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 Out for tomorrow, Sunday will be game time. Feel like I'm coming down with something Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Job Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 If you don't pay the cheese tax. You are ****ing around and are going to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted March 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 I'm out for certain, covid finally caught up to me Mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Yuck - Covid. Hope yours is a mild case. Some are - some aren't. Anyone else go up Sunday? Looks like they got some new snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 I think only the NSFNG made it up this weekend. ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J49 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 I made it up both Sat and Sun! I was riding with a friend from college all weekend. The snow was absolutely outstanding. Luv got around 12in of new snow Friday night. Saturday was easily the best day of my season. Enormous heaps of light, fluffy snow everywhere. We were absolutely swimming in it. We spent most of the morning on 8 surfing wide untouched lanes in a sea of white, and floating through the trees. 9 opened later and then we blasted down the bowls, slashing through the drifts that were knee deep. If you took a tumble, everything was made of pillows. The energy on the mountain Saturday was invigorating. Every where you went, people were whooping and yipping with glee. If Sat had the best snow, Sun was the most fun. Luv got yet another 5in overnight again and filled in the tracks from the day before. My buddy and I went up again, this time with another friend and the three of us did it all over again. We went at it until our legs were jello and they closed the lifts. The Moss delivered yet again. I adore how that board handles in powder. Looking forward to riding again next weekend. I'll be there Sunday and possibly Sat too. See y'all there! -FNG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 I'm jealous. Haven't had a true powder day for several years. Usually on powder days the roads are a mess, traffic is horrible (even during the week), lift lines are long and you often only get 3 or 4 runs in before everything is tracked out. We know where to look at Loveland on a powder day but those "secrets" are getting out. Sounds like fun! Lucky you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 We got chair 3 Saturday. It was awesome. Abay on Sunday for us… sorry guys. Going up with some friends. They ski and are good. I feel like they are going to want to ride moguls and steeps all day… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Job Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, slopestar said: We got chair 3 Saturday. It was awesome. Abay on Sunday for us… sorry guys. Going up with some friends. They ski and are good. I feel like they are going to want to ride moguls and steeps all day… It's pretty bad at ABasin today. Liftie told me this morning was really bad. It was pretty crowded, even at 3pm. I felt like I was at Vail. Lots of diverse people that looked like they were solving their PhD thesis while on the hill. Edited March 17, 2023 by Odd Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 Loveland was quite good yesterday though Spring Break is in full force. Crowd avoidance was key and we were pretty successful. Fourteen runs between 9AM & 12:30. Snow was quite carvable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weather_nerd Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Hi all! I'll be up in Summit County for USASA's and I'm thinking about heading over to Loveland on Sunday April 2nd. Is there a regular meetup? Anyone planning on being there? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted March 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Most every Sunday, Chet's at 8;30 mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, big mario said: Most every Sunday, Chet's at 8;30 mario That's Chet's Dream lift at 830. Hope you can make it and good luck at Nats. ink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted March 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Prolly gonna give tomorrow a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weather_nerd Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 hours ago, big mario said: Most every Sunday, Chet's at 8;30 mario 3 hours ago, inkaholic said: That's Chet's Dream lift at 830. Hope you can make it and good luck at Nats. ink Much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) Bummed I couldn't do it today. Ieft stupid early, and got there stupid early. Started feeling crappy while waiting for the sun to come up. Went up to the a frame at 7:30 to hit the head, I couldn't breathe after the second set of stairs, and had a full blown panic attack. Headed back down the hill. Best decision I made all day. Ill try again next week, hopefully I will be far enough away from the covid that I can get some turns in Mario Edited March 20, 2023 by big mario 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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