west carven Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 snowreport: thu dec 04, 2014 howdy allwell, wed. nov. 26 dumped 5 inches here in town then turkey day and fridaywas a big melt down and melted all the snow off my roof. temps were in themid 40's. then got really cold again. heard from people who hiked the bigrecently all said the same thing that it was hard packed and very icy.today snowed lightly all day and piled up to a few inches of very light fluffystuff. should be a little warmer tomorrow and a little more on saturday.i'm hoping it will be good groomers on the frontside, but at least the backsideshould be good. so we'll see what happens on opening day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 snowreport: sat dec 06, 2014 howdy allopening day!!! yeah! not the best conditions, but it was fun to be on snowagain. low clouds in the valley and super high overcast in the morning thenstarts to snow around 11am and gets foggy. snow was wet and gets packeddown icy slick in the high traffic areas. carvable and rode the hardboots andstayed on the groomers. still thin overall and needs at least three feet plus.hardboots was a good call as the off groom did not look too safe with manygremlins sticking out. went to lunch at 1pm and it started to icy rain so calledit. i was slightly soaked and felt cold. i also caught a front edge and went downhard, i'll feel it tomorrow... oh yeah! only backside open... crazy crowds!!!...new flower point lift not good for carving. forcast is a warm up on thursday...rode the fp157 from 9 till 1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 snowreport: mon dec 08, 2014 howdy allit was a nice quiet morning, all the weekend warriors gone and mostly thehardcore core was here. no lift line wait on the backside, the new lift reallyspreads um out. groomer conditions in the morning was really good thengets a little chewed up. frontside still closed which is fine with me cause i'mgetting beat-up with my out of shape body, my lower right rib still hurts.high thin overcast with good vis and a little wind from the south. temps wasjust right and compfy and everyone in an easy going mood. it was a good day.rode my fp157 from 9 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 snowreport: tue dec 09, 2014 howdy alllike yesterday it was nice compfy temps. forcast was rain/snow about 11am,but it was nice all day. with no new snow groomers are getting buffed outsmooth. it's like early spring conditions, wet icy groomers that was goodin the early morning. again high overcast and flat light, but still goodvis. not many people and no lift lines and still only the backside open.my body still hurts and it'll be awhile before i get into shape.rode the fp157 from 9 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 snowreport: sat dec 13, 2014howdy allworked wed., thur., fri. and it was very warm here in town and a huge melt downup on the big. heard friday that it was spring time soft. today i was debatingif i should go up, i did and i'm glad i went. one inch over hardpacked ice.started the morning with icy rain and light fog down low then up to the backsideand it was nice as the temps cooled down just below freezing and kept things dry.it was hard to get an edge in on the very hardpacked ice, but the inch of snowreally helped and made it fun. just making laps and carve here and there andget the legs into shape for the good days to come. stills needs alot snow to getit where it needs to be. forcast is a little cool down... today 12-13-14...rode the fp157 from 9 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 snowreport: mon dec 15, 2014howdy alla little overcast in the early morning then the sun comes out and it was a nicequiet, but cold day. cooler temps kept things dry and made the snow better.silvertip and goathaunt was not groomed. groomers was icy and granular and theskied off stuff was polished ice in spots. it wasn't the best conditions as thegranular snow gives way and the hardpack polished ice doesn't hold an edge.rode the fp171 from 9 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 snowreport: tue dec 16, 2014howdy allsuper high overcast, you could see glacier park. it was cooler and the groom wasway better, drier chalky groomed good, but still that polished ice. hardly anyoneup so stayed good all day and i stayed all day. pushed it kinda hard and wasn'ttoo beat-up. still only the backside.rode the fp157 from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Shred has a great design for the new 2015 WTF Ts. Should be around the same price as last year. Let me know your size if you want one or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 snowreport: sat dec 20, 2014howdy all 6 inch in 24 hours of new snow brings all the powder hounds and weekend warriors out today. it was really busy, people of all levels in limited runs equals super crazy!!! still backside and today they opened the frontside top only with chair 5. it helped spread everybody out. high overcast and good vis, soft groomers with some snow on top. got bumpy fast with new snow and high traffic. started to get rimey about 2pm. forecast is some snow every day till christmas. rode the fp157 from 9 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 howdy cuban i'll take a medium. ed's and toni still closed, needs a few major dumps. another month... see you soon... this year flew by... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Aaron, did you get my message about your boots? Change of plans for Kelly and I - we won't be making it to the Fish for Xmas Day, I'm heading to Targhee instead. Drop me a line at alli.in.calgary at gmail, and let me know if you want me to pack them up and get them to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 snowreport: mon dec 22, 2014 howdy all worked yesterday and big mtn reported 12in., but in town it was rain, everybody said that the snow was really heavy. it was warm in the afternoon, last night a little cooler and so the snow was kinda firm groomers, firmer than i thought and just right for carving. well, all the snow making snow never got groomed down and has set-up with warm temps and early season conditions makes for a very uneven surface, alot of dips and rollers. the front side opened yesterday and today was my first time on chair 2. the high traffic made it bumpy fast. the sun came out around 2pm so i stayed till 4pm just to enjoy the day. crusing around and carving here and there. tomorrow should be better then wenesday night it supposed to dump just in time for christmas. rode the fp171 from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thinking we made the right call heading to Targhee for Xmas - not quite so crowded and the coverage sounds a lot better. Bummed that I will miss you lovely people, but I'll be there for WTF end of Jan. Looking forward to it, and hoping to poach an extra day this time as I have some leftover vacation to use. Merry Xmas all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 snowreport: tue dec 23, 2014 howdy all started the early morning with some blue skies,but as the mountain opened it got cloudy and foggy on top. very firm good groomers and as the day went on and got alittle chewed up it got better. lift lines wasn't too bad and temps was comfy. still lots of rocks and tops of little pine trees sticking out. today was a good day of carving so stayed till closing. forcast is more snow and a white christmas. rode the 160speed from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) snowreport: thu dec 25, 2014 howdy all merry christmas everyone. well, santa came a day early and yesterday dumped 9 inches of creamy pow on the big and 5 inches here in town. it was wet and heavy, but today cooler temps and some wind dried the snow. it was a beautiful sunny morning and a little chilly then gets alittle foggy by noontime. groomers was good, but rode the softies cause the basin opens today. it was around 11:30 when the basin opened and i did a greys golf course run and it was good soft pow. did some flower point runs and it was soft. coverage is getting better, but the carving runs still have the snow making humpback whales, very annoying! today was fun just crusing around on the softies. rode the amp5 from 9 till 4... Edited December 26, 2014 by west carven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 snowreport: sat dec 27, 2014 howdy all forcast for today was snow all day and it snowed all day, woohoo!... big mtn reported 2 inches early in the morning and i knew the forcast was good so brought the softies and took it easy. early morning there was a few inches of soft snow with firm groomers underneath then as the day progressed it got better. as the snow got mixed in with the the groomers the scraping stopped and the snow kept falling. just kept pushing piles of soft snow around. the off groom tree riding was knee deep in spots, there was still plenty of good pow at the end of the day. lighting was flat all day and foggy at times. i wasn't expecting much with the crazy holiday crowds, but it wasn't so bad. almost got last chair, third to the last, it was a fun day... rode the amp5 from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) snowreport: mon dec 29, 2014 howdy all brutal super high winds and chill and a bluebird day. rode with the neice and nephews. all the snow got blasted into the sky and exposed the icy hardpack. the powdered snow got deposited here and there. the cold temps really dried the snow and the wind blew it around. the backside was not as windy and alittle more compfy, but still very cold. it was in the minus degrees all day and the wind chill was very cold. groomers looked good in spots, but mostly icy hardpack on the frontside and the backside groomers was better. the mountain is getting beat-up with the high winds and cold temps, we need more snow and normal temps to heal the damage. if not windy i'll go tomorrow... rode the amp5 from 9 till 4... Edited December 30, 2014 by west carven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Need more snow ... probably not this week though. Fingers crossed that we get another system pretty quickly here. The hills around here are desperate ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 snowreport: tue dec 30, 2014 howdy all took my time this morning, waiting for things to warm up, but the bluebird skies and no wind beckoned me so got on snow after 10am. the below zero temps makes for great squeaky, grippy groomers and second day pressing of sunday 7 inches made a great carving day. stayed on chair 2 all day cause it was warmer and the snow was better. the snow making piles are still there and doesn't hold the edge very well, but the natural snow is very good. the groomers are firm and only gets lightly skied off so it was great all day. rode the fp157 from 10 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 snowreport: sat jan 03, 2014 howdy all wasn't expecting much, i know i missed some good groomers and sunshine the last couple of days. today a few inches over groom and got bumpy fast. light snow all morning and alot more in the forcast. they are talking about a foot of snow in the valley the next three days. one more day of holiday madness then hoping it's an epic powday on monday. rode the 163mfc from 9 till 1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 You got your epic pow day ... but the vid of the lift line for Chair 1 was insane. Did nobody in Whitefish go to work today? Good to hear you have snow though. Looking forward to being there in less than three weeks ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 snowreport: mon jan 05, 2014 howdy all shoveled 3 inches last night about 4pm so driveway is good and getting ready for snowmageddon. left this morning at 8am and there was about 6 inches. snowed hard all day and it was EPIC!!!... big mtn reported 8 inches and it was really good powder, not too wet, not to dry, but just right. by opening bell there was at least a foot of the best quality snow. my first run down toni matt was bottomless smooth, it was like surfing, soft smooth and fast. we haven't had a powder day this good in a long time. got home and there was 15 inches in the driveway... shovel, shovel... rode the amp5 from 9 till 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 snowreport: tue jan 06, 2014 howdy all what a let-down, big mtn reported 5 inches new overnight, but it warmed-up last night and it was wet and heavy and wet concrete in the high traffic areas. super high overcast and you could see glacier park, but not the top of the peaks. still some pow, but very heavy. we are on the edge of the pacific front and arctic front and we should cool down on friday. groomers should get good on friday and hopefully saturday. today was warm... rode the amp5 from 9 till 1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 snowreport: sat jan 10, 2014 howdy all caught a cold on wenesday night and stayed home from work on friday, but felt a little better this morning so up to the big. foggy from the get go and down to the village and very humid with rime build-up in the early morning. groomers was good on ed's so stayed there all day. went to the summit to take my break at 11:30 and it was one chair vis at the top. back down to chair 2 and it started to snow and dumped hard at times. cooled down a bit and no more rime. got chewed up and bumpy, kinda funky snow today... rode the 165amt from 9 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) snowreport: sun jan 11, 2015 howdy all don't know why it was a slow sunday at work, it's always busy. they cut me loose so up to the big. got on snow at 1pm and it was a bit bumped-up and foggy up high. the groomers are not in the best shape, it has weird bumps and angles from the snowmaking mounds and overall grooming has been spotty. so far it has been very disappointing to me, maybe it's just the weather patterns, even snow quality has been bad. hope things get better... took a toe side header on my 2nd to last run... rode the 160speed from 1 till 4... Edited January 12, 2015 by west carven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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