Cousin of Beagle Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 9:00 to 11:00 6" to 8" fresh. Snow was wet but fast enough. Foggy. Flat light. Did Moons several times. It was completely filled-in, resulting in a completely smooth surface. The snow was firm and wetpacked. It felt like fresh over groomed. Weapon of the day: Dynastar 3800 - 163 cm. Too bad I hit a tree and had to call it a day. Other riders reported smooth conditions on Top Gun and the Bilodeau mogul run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 It would be sooooo great if you showed up on your freeride board with hard boots and mild forward angles, to show them how it's done! :D ;) If I show up on hard boots, I have to be on race board. My freeride binding screws are rusted, can't get them out..... Condition was great this morning, then became wet snow in the afternoon. Hopefully, it will snow next few days!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvingScooby Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Great day and no traffic. In the morning snow was firm corduroy on upper level and hard firm on the lower level and soften at noon. Gary, Edgy, Katsu and me start early and Geo came later. Stayed till 2PM. BlueB's relative from Europe (Miki & Andrea) came for visit and his cousin 10 year old was doing amazing on race board 138 and it's her first day on HB. Toy: Andrea - Fake 138, Gary - 3800 163, Edgy - SG BX 164, Geo - Coiler PR-179, Scooby - KST BT171 Cousin../Tony heal well, hope u can make some turn soon. RT Cypress will extend, rumours till end of this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 sunday was a bonus pow day - 5-6" on the groomers, but the steep stuff & glades had closer to a foot of fresh (accumulation from the previous couple days). snow was surprisingly light & i was getting face shots all over the place. hit the steeps on raven & lions first, then more fresh tracks on sky when it opened a couple hours later. best pow day i've had on the hill this year - in april! no lines to speak of either. good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 April 4: Snow was OK until 10:00ish. But snowcat operators are not good at grooming, some gaps on JJ all the way to the bottom. After 10:00 am became too warm from sun shine and runs got too soft (almost slushy). There was a little bit of hard base on Collins, I stayed there about 1 hour. But I had to leave around 1:00 pm because became too soft. April 5: JJ was made by little snow chunks from first track. It was like riding on crackers. Hard surface but too brittle to carve. Snow refused to hold my edges. I tried lions chair side too, but same condition. So I left at 10:30. I saw an unmarked car on Cypress Bowl Rd on my way home two days in a row. It was a black dodge charger. I hard they are switching over their police car from ford crown to dodge charger. I saw a guy caught. And today, there was SUV unmarked car on uphill side too. Watch your speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 No one posted riding stuff, for long time, so the "man from the wheelchair" has to do it ;) My 11 year old niece, Andrea, visiting from Europe, riding with the "boys". She's only been on soft boots few times, now converting to alpine and doing it with style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 No one posted riding stuff, for long time, so the "man from the wheelchair" has to do it ;) My 11 year old niece, Andrea, visiting from Europe, riding with the "boys". She's only been on soft boots few times, now converting to alpine and doing it with style! [ATTACH]30412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]30411[/ATTACH] Yeah, she's a tough cookie, getting right back up after getting taken out by an errant boarder. Oh, I can just picture you racing in one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvingScooby Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) Crew: Kabi, Kaz & me Toys: Kabi- Proton 164&168, Kaz- Ogasaka 162, Scooby-KST BT171 Snow condition was soft firm in the morning but still hold, some runs are firmer then other such as Panorama but otherwise snow was still holding till 12PM. Rain start around noon & since temperature didn't get warmer and rain compacted abit - snow stay rideable till almost 2PM. Karen aka Kabi start with O2-168 then change to 164. Shorter O2 was a good move as board is easier to handle and less work out. Kaz in the beginning was kind of reluctant to go riding in softer condition and he was making a solid trench all day trailing behind. Kessler Black Top work out like a charm and more all day in all conditions, its perform as well as my 4WD RT CYPRESS Mt will stay OPEN to April 22, 2012 Edited April 12, 2012 by CarvingScooby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 The hill will be closed Monday through Friday this week, then reopening on Saturday & Sunday (weather permitting), according to their web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvingScooby Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) Cypress is closed now (April 22, 2012) We have now wrapped up the longest season ever at Cypress Mountain Saturday was my last day on Cypress, snow was soft granule but still holding till noon. Cypress resort was serving free hot dog & drinks donation for Relay of Life. Was another good day, good crowd, and good company. 44 days making trench on Cypress. Took off around noon as soon as snow start base sucking.... Crew: Yoshii - SB charliechocolate - PRIOR 4WD crucible - COILER PR179T & COILER AT174 Ruwi - BURTON PRIME 164(?) Rod - SG BX167 on SB Scooby - KST BT171 & PRIOR 4WD 173 Till next season. RT Edited April 23, 2012 by CarvingScooby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 It's closed already! I though it will open few more weekends next month. Miss the gathering on Sat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Time to find a job... I have to make money for snowboard gear! Thanks to you guys, I enjoyed riding so much. I'm already looking forword to next season. Finding a job is tougher than the upper part of JJA. Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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