kinpa Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 we're all getting sick of powder. huh? .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 howdy all brought the wrong board and struggled with it, made a few runs then left early. snowed all day and dumped hard, just around freezing and was very wet. snow wasn't all that great, thursday and friday was warm and rainy, i don't think it even froze up. couldn't carve too hard as the snow would give out. got soaked after couple hours and called it. it got a little cooler and snowed in town an inch plus. wasn't my day, kinda wussed out, not feeling it. rode my 159xeena x11 from 9 till 11... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 howdy all somebody pinch me!... it was a carvers dream day. wow! i was thinking it's spring skiing from now on, but the colder temps and some new snow made it feel like it was mid winter and the groomers were really good. calling it "hero cords" today, great late season snow. high overcast in the morning then by 11:30 starts to snow with some high winds then things calm down by 3pm then starts to clear by 4pm. got an inch plus of new snow. really pushed hard all day making tight turns and had a blast. i'm so happy to have had this day, having not too many good carving days. rode my 165amt from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 howdy all funny day today, icy groom with an inch plus of fine wind blown snow that got washboarded here and there. it just started to dump in the early morning and it dumped all day and the wind was blowing hard. the early morning on eds was really good groomers then on to toni matt and as the day went by the snow kept piling up and by the end of the day there was four inches plus of good dry snow. it was clear in the morning then slowly the fog creeps down then by 3pm its down to the village and starts to get humid and starts to stick to the goggles. snow was light enough that you could carve thru it or cruise on it and surf it. again, did not expect it to be so good this late in the season. we are in storm conditions for a few more days and more pow to come. rode my 165amt from 9 till 3:30... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 howdy all work till 12pm then up to the big. really foggy and not too many people, lightly snowing and not too cut-up. found some good untracked stuff here and there, some wind blown pow was knee high and good snow. did a hellroaring run and a bunch down the face. another fun pow day. it was dumping hard as i was going down to town and home. rode my amp5 from 1 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 howdy all a vid from skiwhitefish.com from 03-20-12 in the early morning on ed's run. first up is angry rick in orange helmut then me, just a few turns... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 howdy all work till 12pm then up to the big. vis was good and not too many people, very wet hard pack, more like wet cement, very dangerous conditions. even the backside was getting firm. off piste there was a lot of creamy pow and should have brought the softies. groomers were bumped up when i got there and the snow was set up hard. just took it easy and made a few runs, mostly on the backside. it was warm and the snow is very wet and tomorrow should be super hard pack. next few days more warm then a little cool down. worst day on the hill. rode my 165amt from 1:30 till 3:30... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 howdy all started the day that looked like it would be sunny, but a super high thin overcast builds up which helped keep things slightly cooler. not to bad carving conditions, a bit uneven in the grooming, yesterdays wet cement made it hard to get an even surface. went for a break about 11am and the top of the big got a little slushy from the warm temps. went down to chair 2 and it was a little better, i think there was a slight inversion. there was a kids race that took most of eds run and a pretty crowded weekend, called it early. forcast for tomorrow is 54 degrees in town. rode my 165amt from 9 till 1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 howdy all took the day off from work to ride and i'm glad i did. did not snow last night and groomers were good on top and icy bulletproof on the bottom. little cloudy in the morning then sunshine in the afternoon and it got really warm. it was spring slush by the end of the day. groomers on top was pretty good for this time of the season with the warm temps and all. challenging day riding the sticky spring slush, but still kinda fun. after lunch took off my mid layer and still felt warm. everyone enjoying the sun and having a beer on the patio up at the summit house, hellroaring chalet and the baselodge. spring skiing at its finest, what a great day!. rode my 165amt from 9 till 3:30... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 howdy all knew it would be icy in the morning after yesterdays slush. slid around and started in the backside for a few runs. looked like it was going to be sunny early on, but as i got on the mountain clouds were rolling in. the sun was trying to shine about 11am for an hour or so and the snow started to get soft. by 2pm clouds roll in from the south and brings some snow up high and rain in the village. i got wet around 3pm and called it. good carving from 11am till 2pm then carving sticky spring slush till 3pm. good fun day. rode my fp157 from 9 till 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 howdy all again, icy after yesterdays slush, bulletproof till 11am then softened up with the sun. the sun was out in the morning, but it was a little cooler so it took awhile. it was getting slushy then clouds builds about noon and got cooler around 2pm and started to firm up just a bit by 3pm. kinda crowded with people who dont know the mountain and stops wherever in the middle of the runs, kinda frustrating day. forcast for the next few days is rain/snow, snow by the weekend as the front passes and the cooler air behind from the north. today is day 60 for me. rode my fp157 from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 howdy all thought we were in storm mode so thinking it might rain, get up to the big and it was getting dark then as the mountain opened starts to clear and the sun came out. a few inches of wet pow over groom, pretty warm and as the day progressed with the sun out it got warm fast. it was hot by noon and runs were sticky spring slush. called it early. it got up to 58 degrees in town, it was a beautiful sunny spring day. then some thunder showers about 8pm. good spring boarding. rode my fp157 from 9 till 1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) howdy all last night was cooler and no new snow, saturday was really warm and got really slushy, sunday little cooler and iced up hard, today with cooler temps groomers were icy firm yet carveable, barely. sun tried to come out about 10am and soften up a little, sun was in and out all day and just started to get sticky at noon then more clouds then got a little firm. by noon the bottom half starts to break down and gets spring slush. got good about 2pm when its soft enough to sink in the slush and hold an edge my last two runs of the season on toni matt i could push it and felt good. today is day 62 and my last day on the hill, not the best season, but there were some good days. the season got a late start and conditions was always changing from warm to cool and never got sub zero. some good powder days, but mostly wet-n-heavy. hope you all have a fun summer, see you all next year... 1,731,389 vertical feet in 62 days... ranked 19 out of 7000 plus season pass holders... rode my 165amt from 9 till 3:30... pics from march 19, 2012 Edited April 18, 2012 by west carven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Fabulous closing day at Whitefish Mountain Resort. One of the resort photo dudes finally set up someplace worthy of good carving shots, Ptarmigan Bowl. This is a video of stills, but at least I get to be in it this way. I'm the one doing the dredman impersonation in the fashionable Burton one piece. Watch in full 1080 HD to see what a Canon 5D with a big ass $2000 L series lens can do. <iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K9NULn86Kz4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 johnasmo, SWEET as usual ! Always look forward to your video's and pics ......... Thanks for taking the time to allow others to enjoy & Awesome riding ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 No pond skimming pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 No pond skimming pics? John, you soooooo need to get one of these cameras! that would be so cool!!!! wonder how hard they are to operate?? <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39971389?autoplay=1" width="398" height="223" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 howdy all posting a pic of big mtn a few days ago, looks like a little snow. suppose to have a storm today further south and bring more snow. been kinda cool here this past week and next week should warm up. caught a really nice cutbow friday night, good fight, good times!!! hope your spring is going well. post count keeps going up new thread coming soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hot. Sunny. Continuous snow now only a little past half way down. Was top to bottom until about a week ago, but now connecting patches only gets you about 3/4, then down hike. Day 148, but now I think it's time to stick a fork in it. What's left is melting fast. Will pry get to Logan Pass when Going To The Sun Road opens, but 'til then, time to bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 When does the bike park open? I guess Chair 1 will be fully operational this season ... I might have to make a trip down there. I just have to figure out how to carry the downhill bike on the SV650, and I'm all set!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 When does the bike park open? I guess Chair 1 will be fully operational this season ... I might have to make a trip down there. I just have to figure out how to carry the downhill bike on the SV650, and I'm all set!:) The lifts start spinning again June 16th. There was a bunch more ground slumping around the same tower, but this time the new footings have held. Looks good for chair one. They are going to be building more downhill runs this summer (http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/whitefishpilot/article_d3f73a90-99f1-11e1-bfac-0019bb2963f4.html), though they probably won't be ready until early September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) Spring rain turned to snow last night. Knee deep at the summit, and 6 slushy at the village. Enough for another top-to-bottom run. Only 10 days until the opening of summer season. :) Edited June 7, 2012 by johnasmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOW! We're 70+ degrees here, and lovin it! Just wait, 4th of July is coming.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Today was a repeat run, but with the sun out. :) Temps in the 60's down in town; will probably go mountain biking later. Life is good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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