bobble Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ski Swap went to the ski swap. saw a burton alp for $50 with size 10 boots. nothing to get excited about. thought about skis again. not sure what to get. Why Yes, I would like Additional Info! very nice! <a href=" " title="Additional Info by imakeruts, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6175713357_f8824eec8e_z.jpg" width="567" height="640" alt="Additional Info"></a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 :biggthump:biggthump:biggthump:biggthump:biggthump that guy looks bionic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebionicman Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 I'll be signing autographs opening weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesomo12000 Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Pretty excited for this season, and a new carver will be showin up! Anyone willing to sell him any old bindings? He got boots and a board already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw210 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Actually I might be able to help there, I have an old pair of snowpro base bindings I got on bomber that have just been sitting in my closet since I got a pair of F2's last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesomo12000 Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Actually I might be able to help there, I have an old pair of snowpro base bindings I got on bomber that have just been sitting in my closet since I got a pair of F2's last season. Really? That would be great. Do you want his email so you guys can work it out from there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw210 Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Sounds good, if you change your profile to allow emails I'll PM you the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesomo12000 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Sounds good, if you change your profile to allow emails I'll PM you the details. Ok changed Well this should be interesting, he is going directly from Skiing to hardboot carving now with no soft boot experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebionicman Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Snow guns are going!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 yeah, saw and heard the snow guns from my house. went down to the lake for a view. always a welcome sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Monday is opening day, 3pm-9pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 24 hours ago, ms. bobble discovered that mice had been using my helmut as a toilet. goggles were gnawed around the foam. had a brick of board wax looked like ... well just look at it below. was completely skeeved by the thought of mice infesting my gear. this evening picked up new helmut and goggles at valley bike and ski. it was crowded at Buck as to be expected. they had three runs open; oly, milk and crossroads. the snow was very soft. there were bumps here and there especially under the tower. not quite ready for hardboots. carveable on skis. i think when i left it was around 37F. i was sweating. effing mice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 same as yesterday. busy. super soft snow. booted out twice and slid a long ways. under the towers there's more exposed earth. saw more than one snowboarder on milk lose a toe-side and do a face plant into the snow. there's a mound near the bottom of milk. if you go to fast you'll catch air. one kid caught toe-side edge. looked painful. lifty needs remedial training. i bumped my own chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 After eating the wax, I can only imagine what a mess they made of your helmet Bob. Maybe you melt the mouse droppings onto the base of your board :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmless Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 say chances of rain. is saturday worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 @harmless, there's only three runs open and there's brown spots poking through. they have park equipment on the runs which means jibbers will be waiting/sitting/standing on the run. its definitely not ready for alpine. if it doesn't rain in the morning then it might be okay for an hour or two for boarding with softboots. if rain, then it would not be worth it however you'd have the runs to yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 So Worth It! got out today on Black Friday. nary a crowd. mid 40's. left after an hour. i was sweating. milk and crossroads were the only accessible runs. i didn't see the rope going on oly. more people were on milk. snow was slightly better but only because of the traffic. lighting was not great but my new goggles provided excellent contrast. <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QDDFqgj8PYDrvcgfmmvXRw-tkZPKUS-udm53f9_4-q4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JKzZTbm9OdY/Ts_SXr3jNjI/AAAAAAAAAAo/s8xFNPpyvZc/s800/DSC01079.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100502405997127418220/20111125?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCITGlO7ag5yN_AE&feat=embedwebsite">2011-11-25</a></td></tr></table> snow was inconsistent; i.e. bumpy, pitted, crusty, slow then fast, gritty. tried taking a picture of the slight reflection of the sun on the snow. guess it didn't show up in the photo. it was super white in some areas and discolored in other areas. <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/13cdcaREkMFxcOA4vhMjzw-tkZPKUS-udm53f9_4-q4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vTYCUcJwk0o/Ts_SXvkYXjI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Ign7UXpy_AU/s800/DSC01081.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100502405997127418220/20111125?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCITGlO7ag5yN_AE&feat=embedwebsite">2011-11-25</a></td></tr></table> more of the same <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GOOowCHT0X6Hw7QQsz1mzw-tkZPKUS-udm53f9_4-q4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DdQldnmVToo/Ts_SYSktBJI/AAAAAAAAAA4/YkNCS8Rw3oA/s800/DSC01086.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100502405997127418220/20111125?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCITGlO7ag5yN_AE&feat=embedwebsite">2011-11-25</a></td></tr></table> very soft snow. on this turn i wasn't even trying to carve. somehow my toe-side started sinking and fell over. earlier i booted out -- on grass! personal first. when i was out on opening day crossroads had snow. now it has dirt and grass poking through. weather sucks! key a hummer. <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kB8pjVmPyor3LKRIpC5CHg-tkZPKUS-udm53f9_4-q4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-emVGkFbQFrM/Ts_SYkVRjYI/AAAAAAAAAA8/vpi0mzSkEMQ/s800/DSC01087.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100502405997127418220/20111125?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCITGlO7ag5yN_AE&feat=embedwebsite">2011-11-25</a></td></tr></table> top of milkrun <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MxHiRCnUK7VTgQJSxPP0pQ-tkZPKUS-udm53f9_4-q4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-P2TiBdw6PZo/Ts_SYLuRL1I/AAAAAAAAAA0/_tp3dckOf0g/s800/DSC01084.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100502405997127418220/20111125?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCITGlO7ag5yN_AE&feat=embedwebsite">2011-11-25</a></td></tr></table> the only way onto milk was this thin path. they should've have been shoveling snow to keep the path open on milk. <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xyxtbx3JYzHkcPRgNmaS4w-tkZPKUS-udm53f9_4-q4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KtFDXfdwNhI/Ts_SYz6pLaI/AAAAAAAAABA/FHl_Gj0iaKc/s800/DSC01088.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100502405997127418220/20111125?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCITGlO7ag5yN_AE&feat=embedwebsite">2011-11-25</a></td></tr></table> with the warm temps and possible rain i don't see how buck could possibly be open saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcarve Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Looks like everyone on the mountain was boarding, not skiing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Bob, you are like a war photographer, going places we wouldn't dare, bringing us horrific images, and making it sound like just another day. My hat is off to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelore Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hope they are making snow this evening, every day I get more depressed. Want to get the new(er) ride out and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hope they are making snow this evening, every day I get more depressed.Want to get the new(er) ride out and play. Still too warm and humid. Tomorrow night looks better for snow-making weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesomo12000 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Im beginning to develop carve withdrawal . When do you guys think it will be carvable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I would guess the snow making will be sketchy until Sunday, then the temps look very promising. Given the right conditions, I've seen Buck lay down a substantial base in three days. I would bet that by Tuesday/Wednesday next week it'll be in great shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I would guess the snow making will be sketchy until Sunday, then the temps look very promising. Given the right conditions, I've seen Buck lay down a substantial base in three days. I would bet that by Tuesday/Wednesday next week it'll be in great shape. keep in mind that it will be awhile before they get the park equipment off the runs. last i saw buck hasn't blown snow over on the south side. limited lane space, crowds, and unruly kids... until the park equip is gone i would be hesitant to breaking out the hardboots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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