bigwavedave Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Yup, 'nother perfect carving day at Spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Looks like a sunny Sunday forecast for Spirit this weekend, after possibly a little fresh snow tonight and last night, starting out cool and warming up. It may get soft and spring-like, good for testing out some soft-snow boards in the afternoon. Spirit sunrise 1st run 1month ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 The snow showers last night and today amounted to only about an inch........oh, well. I'll be out both Saturday and Sunday evening practicing my first aid skills (and perhaps getting a few turns in). Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 2012-13 Spirit mt season passes on sale now $139, also good for the rest of this year. http://www.spiritmt.com/season-pass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khoward Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Beautiful days Saturday and Sunday. Traffic was rather heavy after lunch and called its day. We have a confirmed sighting of Jolson! Want to reemphasize bigwavedave's post. Spirit Mountain lift tickets are on sale for the 2012-13 season at $139 (plus tax) through April 15, then the price starts to rise. These are also good for this season for the month of March. This price is for everybody, even current pass holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Lots of first aid practice on Saturday; by the time I got to be out on the hill, things were scraped off just about everywhere. Sunday was much better; traffic was lighter and BWD was still out at 2:30 when I started and got a couple of runs with him. Later in the evening I had Cinder Snapper all to myself for some fast turns. Sorry to disappoint all you sun worshippers, but the forecast for the week looks more promising for a little (much needed) surface refresh. Contemplating a road trip to either Indianhead or Lutsen on Thursday. Patrol duty at Spirit on Friday. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Hope someone gets out to play today... Russ, I think Lutsen sounds like the best call for Thursday. I just heard a forecast for up to 1ft at Lutsen when this all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Hope someone gets out to play today.... I'm all over that starting at 4pm today..... Russ, I think Lutsen sounds like the best call for Thursday. I just heard a forecast for up to 1ft at Lutsen when this all over. Sounds like bigwave and I are headed up the shore on Thursday - if anyone else can get the day off let us know - we'll have room in the car. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) So, Paul Huttner was up at Lutsen skiing on Sunday, reports that conditions were marvolous, posted some nice pics and,...he has a nice forecast of potential big snow headed our way this Sunday...Says there're NOAA "hurrricane hunter" aircraft checking into the approaching storm off the Pacific coast! http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/updraft/ It's probably all just be MPR elite climate ideology psuedo science hype, but I want to believe. I've been planning a trip up the U.P. (Bohemia) this weekend, so keeping my fingers crossed. This forecast puts the Sunday storm headed for Duluth and the Thurs snow going more south. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=79362&source=0 Hey, just noticed that I finally graduated from groomer grommet to carver extraordinaire! Oh how I wish I were a Lord of the Ruts. Edited February 22, 2012 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Spirit ended up getting 3-4 inches of heavy, wet snow; pretty chopped up by the time I got out at 3:30 (but still better than what we've had of late). Took a couple of runs with Ken before I had a patrol call.....he was having a hard time deciding where to go - Fourpipe or Sourdough Sam or home to unwrap the package Fedex brought from Sean! I stayed 'til 8 - later in the evening the temperature dropped and the snow was drier. Looking good for the coming weekend. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khoward Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 We'll get in a few runs after work today. The Donek has arrived, but need to wax and mount the TD3s. It'll hit the snow tomorrow evening most likely :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khoward Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Took a few runs this evening after work on the new Donek. Looking forward to the challenge of a whole new learning curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Bigwave and I made our much anticipated trek up the north shore to Lutsen today.....looks like they got the same 2-4 inches of wet snow we saw in the Twin Ports on Tuesday; groomed out but a bit chunky today. Despite the flat light, we got to try all the gear we had with us and left Caribou and Bridge Run (and a few others) well trenched up. <a href="http://s996.photobucket.com/albums/af89/rwmaron/?action=view¤t=February232012003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af89/rwmaron/February232012003.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khoward Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Planning to wax up the Salomon freestyle board for tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'll be out too, between 5 and 5:30. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcarve Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Took a few runs this evening after work on the new Donek. Looking forward to the challenge of a whole new learning curve. Nice board!! I have the same Donek board/topsheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Took a few runs with Ken early last evening - he was like a kid in a candy shop with his new Donek! I left after about an hour when the increasing East wind made it difficult to get downslope.... I'll be out saving lives both Saturday and Sunday mornings; Ken mentioned that he'll be out both days as well. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonboat Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm heading up to Duluth tonight with my wife. Hope to get some good runs in tommorow on your new snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 We got 8-10 inches of snow (with a very high moisture content) from this week's storm. I went out last evening, but everything was packed down to a hard, sometimes icy, surface. This morning, the groom was soft, but even by 11am, high traffic areas were starting to get that hard packed characteristic. So the take away, for the next few days anyways, is start early. NB - I've got some spare passes; send me a PM if you see this message and I can save you a few bucks. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm thinking of coming up on Sunday and Tuesday. A shot from the chair last Monday at Bohemia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 @russ i'm going to be in duluth on next friday march 9th on personal business. thinking of staying friday night and riding saturday. can i hit you up for a pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonboat Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sounds great, hope to head out of here in an hour or two. I have no idea what a PM is. Unless you mean phone number? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 PM = private message; but just give me a call instead - two one eight four two eight five two one nine. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) Saw a video last week on BOL of the first snowboard in US circa 1917. Found a link to the article in transworld snowboarding for the rest of the story... http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000116837/featuresobf/the-very-first-snowboard/ Rockered no less... They also reference a Jeremy Jones journey to Turkey a while back where he found a remote mountain village where the locals had used a very similar device going back 150 years. Video link for the Turkish snowboarders doesn't seem to work any more. Edited March 3, 2012 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmaron Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Last night when I checked the weather, the forecast was for scattered snow showers with less than an inch of accumulation during the night, then scattered snow showers with no accumulation today.......instead there was about 4 inches of new when I got to the hill this morning and those big, fat, dry flakes drifted down ALL DAY LONG! When I got home tonight, I had about 10 inches of light fluffy snow in my driveway. Not a great day for carving, but a great day to be outside with a lot of other folks sharing the same vibe. Hooked up with Ken (first on his freeride deck, then in hardboots) for a couple of runs; also took a few runs with Dan (nelsonboat) and his spouse before I got called off to save some lives. Still lightly snowing now; if you're planning to come out tomorrow, I'd put something a bit beefier in the car - it might not be the best day for those razor sharp, skinny race boards. The fresh snow brought out some interesting gear today: <a href="http://s996.photobucket.com/albums/af89/rwmaron/?action=view¤t=March32012002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af89/rwmaron/March32012002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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