Loc Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 June is closed today! I have a lake view cabin at Boulder Lodge and it's complete white out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnsnow Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I will probably be up to June after the 26th. I'd like to coordinate it with anyone one else who may be going since I haven't seen any of you folks since last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvingchef Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 we'll be driving up on the 25th and most likely ride at June on the 26th, 27th, 28th and Riding at Mammoth on the 29th then drive back in the afternoon see you there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowNBeachAddict Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I am "tentative" for driving up late evening/early morning of the 24th/25th. I am "supposed" to take an AVY1 class starting the 26th, but given the amount of snow and liability have not heard if the class is still on. Regardless, I will be up. If not in class then I will be riding June Sat and MM on Sunday. Drive safe:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loc Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Who are you taking the Avy1 class with? It will be a lot of fun, get ready to do some hiking in the snow :) June was incredible yesterday! They opened the bottom and I have to say I ripped it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilmour Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Riding MAMMOTH tomorrow and next 2 days after that. Snow should be decent... it was at least getting packed down today. I start at Chair 15...but could meet people for carving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-ben Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Hey all, I'll be up Sunday - Wednesday. Look forward to riding Gunsmoke and weather permitting getting some time on my new (old) Osin (thanks, Andrea : ) -- Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Hey all,I'll be up Sunday - Wednesday. Look forward to riding Gunsmoke and weather permitting getting some time on my new (old) Osin (thanks, Andrea : ) -- Greg We'll see you up there Greg! We're driving up saturday; boarding on sunday until wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-ben Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 May try for a warm up day at Summit tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilmour Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Extended my stay through Christmas Day. Who's up for carving... Stump alley was lame- I saw one carver there- but I doubt he was a Bomberonline person...most likely a Euro wearing orange boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted December 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 John, I'm heading up early Saturday morning, so I'll be carving up Stump Alley on Saturday afternoon. How long are you sticking around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 My dad and I arrived this afternoon We'll be spending the next three days on the slopes at June, and our last day at Mammoth. Anyone else up here in the next few days? Neil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilmour Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Deep toe side carve on steeps- hit a grooming ridge at speed landed on the toe edge... heard a "pop" chattered jack hammer..... another "pop" Christmas eve- first top to bottom run. Calf muscle tore- collapsed.. nothing to support my ankle- had to heelside slide the entire 3000 vertical feet. Likely grade 3 calf tear 3-5 months off Bad ankle sprain.. out for 6 months Didn't even realize I sprained the ankle because the calf tear hurt so badly. Got back to the condo. pain... yeouch! A few hours later... I discovered a grade 2 sprain to my right ankle as well. Too much speed without enough built up muscle mass. My left calf is swollen to the size where it would be at the end of the season..My right calf is 1/2 the size. I just bit off too much too soon knowing I was going to Hawaii for 2 weeks...I thought I would exhaust myself. I had been nursing a knotted calf for a few weeks knowing it was an issue..I should have massaged it out before riding.. Live and Learn. Best case scenario 3-5 weeks.. we will see..acupuncture + massage + warm water hot sun...who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 ^^^ DAMN!!! I was looking forward to possibly getting to ride with you this season No major loss to me though. Major bummer for you though :( Hope it doesn't kill all the fun for the Hawaii trip too. Anyway, good luck with that. Heal up and dare I say "Don't over do it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I rode over near Eagle later in the day today. Noob crowds everywhere. Probably heading to June tomorrow. John, sorry to hear about your injury! Was looking forward to seeing you up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryw Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 John, that totally sucks. Hope you heal fast. We don't have the longest season out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Deep toe side carve on steeps- hit a grooming ridge at speed landed on the toe edge... heard a "pop" chattered jack hammer..... another "pop"Christmas eve- first top to bottom run. Calf muscle tore- collapsed.. nothing to support my ankle- had to heelside slide the entire 3000 vertical feet. Likely grade 3 calf tear 3-5 months off Bad ankle sprain.. out for 6 months Didn't even realize I sprained the ankle because the calf tear hurt so badly. Got back to the condo. pain... yeouch! A few hours later... I discovered a grade 2 sprain to my right ankle as well. Too much speed without enough built up muscle mass. My left calf is swollen to the size where it would be at the end of the season..My right calf is 1/2 the size. I just bit off too much too soon knowing I was going to Hawaii for 2 weeks...I thought I would exhaust myself. I had been nursing a knotted calf for a few weeks knowing it was an issue..I should have massaged it out before riding.. Live and Learn. Best case scenario 3-5 weeks.. we will see..acupuncture + massage + warm water hot sun...who knows... Sorry to hear that John. Conquest is still recovering from the last time you thrashed it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilmour Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 It was too bad because it looked to be a blitzing start to that run.. good snow- two 250 foot heelsides layouts... great visibility.. I took those Sport legs tabs for a few days to fight off the soreness... but perhaps your body is trying t tell you something and I could not hear it because I wasn't as sore as I should have been. Considering over 100 inches of heavy wet snow slogging for the 6 days prior. The snow was so much heavier and decelerates you soooo much faster than Aspen snow... I ended up eating it about 30+ times over the days before and having to dig myself out of that bottomless heavy stuff... really really a dense workout. I think I fell more and got stuck more in those 6 days prior than in the past 10 years of riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 It was too bad because it looked to be a blitzing start to that run.. good snow- two 250 foot heelsides layouts... great visibility..I took those Sport legs tabs for a few days to fight off the soreness... but perhaps your body is trying t tell you something and I could not hear it because I wasn't as sore as I should have been. Considering over 100 inches of heavy wet snow slogging for the 6 days prior. The snow was so much heavier and decelerates you soooo much faster than Aspen snow... I ended up eating it about 30+ times over the days before and having to dig myself out of that bottomless heavy stuff... really really a dense workout. I think I fell more and got stuck more in those 6 days prior than in the past 10 years of riding. Socal riding you need structure structure structure. and hard wax. and overlays. And hot scrape + citrus solvent after every day riding. Especially down at MH where pine tar is a huge issue. Wax+ buff the nose especially well, and round off the shovel edges really well. I used to have lots of cartwheels until I started taking good care of my boards. And base bevel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Sorry to hear about this John. I started a new thread called "AIL" in your honor. Heal well. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Yeah bottomless heavy wet snow... I know no other, i've only ridden in the Sierras and here at the local place - Big Bear and Mt. High. On another note, if the season keeps up like this, Mammoth will probably be open until July. All the good room and ride deals start around middle/end of March. They close off the East side over by Eagle though once that happens. As for waxing and maintenance - lots of brushing. I just use dominator all temp wax with graphite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 As for waxing and maintenance - lots of brushing. I just use dominator all temp wax with graphite. I actually cant stand dominator all temp.. It seems way too hard to scrape, brush, and buff for how bad it is in super wet snow. For hot snow, I find the cheap orange Demon crap is actually fantastic- it's almost greasy when its melted, and its extremely hard. Have fun scraping! :) That said, its probably better than high temp wax in the morning, you usually bail around lunch anytime right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Rode at June today with Greg and saw Neil as we got to the bottom. He's excused for his tardiness, as it was a good time to try his Donek plate. Powder in the morning; Carving around noon. Tomorrow should be some epic conditions for June. Greg - <a href="http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15008">This is what I was talking about</a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Rode at June today with Greg and saw Neil as we got to the bottom. He's excused for his tardiness, as it was a good time to try his Donek plate. Powder in the morning; Carving around noon. Tomorrow should be some epic conditions for June. Greg - <a href="http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15008">This is what I was talking about</a> The plate is a game changer, big time. Chunky snow today? Hah! I'll respond more in the plate-specific thread. I'll try my best to make it out tomorrow, if I can convince the lady friend to watch the place while the windows are being installed :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I actually cant stand dominator all temp..It seems way too hard to scrape, brush, and buff for how bad it is in super wet snow. For hot snow, I find the cheap orange Demon crap is actually fantastic- it's almost greasy when its melted, and its extremely hard. Have fun scraping! :) That said, its probably better than high temp wax in the morning, you usually bail around lunch anytime right? If you apply your wax just right, scraping is not necessary - brushing only... And as far as bailing, yeah, when I ride local i usually only ride until around 1-1:30. That gives me about 5 hours of riding since I'm in line when the lifts open at 8am. If I travel anywhere like June or Mammoth, then it's all day riding - gotta get my money's worth for driving, room, and tickets... heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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