bjvircks Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Please forgive me if this subject has been beat to death already... I've been away from Bomber for quite a while. I find myself in in Breckenridge Jan 5 thru Jan 11 (out of the blue a friend of my wife is letting us have their condo for the week). Anyway... We get here and find mountains not fully open, etc. What resorts within 1 hour drive at most from Breck are in best shape for carving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstryker Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I live at the base of Beaver Creek resort,we have over 1500 acres open atm,good groomers perfect for carving.Less than an hour to get here just head west on I-70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) BC still got cookies? The last time I was at BC I had a humerous thing happen. Background: If I have a long way to walk and I have both board and skis to carry I will strap board to my pack vertical, strap skis to pack sides 'A frame' and sling hardboots over top of pack. Then I hoist the heavy load get going. I was on patio at the base and had just started to walk out. The walkway was about 4 people wide. Coming straight at me three across, filling the whole walkway, was a three-some of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. They were decked out in furs, etc, hair was perfect and makeup stunning. They would yield absolutely nothing in their strut. They would not make eye contact as they approached, filling the entire walkway. The attitude I percieved from them was "We are beautiful!!! On this alone... the whole world must get the hell out of our way!" Edited January 6, 2013 by bjvircks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstryker Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 BC still got cookies? Every day :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I was at Beaver Creek on Thursday and found the conditions.....lacking. Crap snow right now, sadly. 2 hours and you're in Aspen, where we have had more snow than the I-70 corridor. Carving is pretty nuts. Hit me up by PM if I can help out. Normally BC has awesome grooming, and they are making do with what they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcelsiorTheFathead Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I haven't been to Breck yet, but my impression of Keystone is that the heavy holiday traffic has packed and polished many of the runs into many icy spots. A-Basin doesn't suck. If you go there tomorrow morning, there may be a few local carvers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 BC still got cookies? I was on patio at the base and had just started to walk out. The walkway was about 4 people wide. Coming straight at me three across, filling the whole walkway, was a three-some of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. They were decked out in furs, etc, hair was perfect and makeup stunning. They would yield absolutely nothing in their strut. They would not make eye contact as they approached, filling the entire walkway. The attitude I percieved from them was "We are beautiful!!! On this alone... the whole world must get the hell out of our way!" Thats when you stop in the middle of the walk, stare straight ahead, stand motionless and drool. that should get them out of your way. I cannot abide that sense of privilage. mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks, folks... keep the information coming! Some guys in the hot tub tonight said Vail was very good. (one guy was skier, one was softbooter... said back bowls were good. I'm with wife (skier) and stepson (softbooter). Me... I switch between skis and carving board. How far and tough is the mid-week drive to Winter Park? We've got a few Shell gas station buy-one-get-one-free coupons that are good at Copper, Winter Park and a few other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Jim... if you found BC 'lacking' that might mean to a snow starved flatlander things would be fairly OK. What do you think? Would my wife and stepson enjoy BC? (see my post above) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 bjvircks, FYI: myself, Sean with Donek, Art, Mark K, and maybe some others are hitting A-Basin tomorrow (Monday). Should be nice and sunny and low crowds. First chair at 9am. Come on up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hey, Fin... it would be great to get in a few turns with the guys responsible for my setup (TD3 & Donek FCII metal) but I've been out voted. We were at A-Basin on Saturday and I found some stuff I liked. We've decided to head to Winter Park and make use of our 2for1. It is kind of tough finding my legs again. These are the first days back on a board for me since mid-season last year. Wife and I have been busy speed skating ice short track, long track and inline marathons and so carving has taken a back seat. There is just something exciting about setting the edge and laying it over, whether it is on a board, skates or skis. It is strange adjusting to a different weight management paradigm. On speed skates you push thru your foot center, on a carving board I drive my shin forward which can spell disaster on skates. gotta run, bus is leaving in 10 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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