BlueB Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Red Mountain, Roseland? Freeride and pow. Don't know about Whitewater. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Is anyone riding I'm my absence, you lazy buggers? Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 I don't think you're talking to me because I've been there (almost) every day. Paging Roy, that lazy bugger. Clouds below the alpine today with the temperature inversion. Got pretty soft around noon. Saw Tony today and a guy on a virus. JJA and Rainbow were a hoot early in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Good for you Patick, you've got bonus points :) I'll start my new crazy schedule from Tuesday. Will be up there 5 times per week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Nice training session with first group of instructors... They seemed to be hapy. Next group tomorrow. Some fresh over harder snow below, medium vis. Pretty quick accumulation... No crowds what so ever. I saw Rod and shared one ride up the chair. Uh, almost forgot - I had a close encounter with a big out of control SUV coming dow the hill this morning. Uncontrolled sliding over all tree lanes, both ways, then ended up in the ditch after missing my car. 2 seconds quicker and he would have hit me, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Brite sunny day today, but more people (still not too many)... Wettish packed groom in the am, a bit softer by lunch. I spotted Patrick on Coiler, spying on my session :) Morning drive was a disaster, total collapse of N1 from COquitlam to North Shore. 2 hours in the car :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I brough Luka for his evening ski training. Nice clear night, but supper crappy "suggar on ice" conditions. Combine that with a dull edge = scatchy edge hold... After just 2 runs, I was coming very slowly to the lift line an just as I was stopping, a 10 year kid came down bombing from my blind side and hit me into the back of my boots. Both feet up in the air, boom, onto the back of my head, right in front of shocked head coach of the ski club and Sasha. I was borderline to losing my consciousness and struggled for few seconds to get up... After that I decided to sit it out at the club rooms and wait for Luka to finish. Thanks goodness for the helmet, it made the difference between a ruined evening and a trip to Lyons Gate Hospital... Anyways, I'm not feeling nauseated or too much headache this morning. Live, to ride another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Very nice session with Patrick in the AM. We shared a chair ride with Scoob and Tony, but I believe they left early... Sunny morning has brought out a crazy crowd. We managed to have some piece (and decent snow) on the Raven, for a while. In the pm, I enjoyed the sun and no linups, at Midway. Gosh, I missed that chair for the last 2 years! It's always the carvers last retreat and safe heaven... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Any of you guys get out to Whistler? I will be there Feb 8-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Hi Neil, I'll be away from Van on those dates, but local boys do go to Whistler here and there. Also, make an effort to ride Cypress too, on a week day. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Edited January 11, 2016 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Collins had fantastic grooming this morning and better snow quality then other side of the mountain! Humpty Dumpty wasn't bad either. It started snowing a lot at about 10 am :) Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Mix of snow and rain in the am, very sticky in higher elevations, more slick lower down. Later it turned into rain only :( I stoped the session earlier and retreated to the hut yo present dome diagrams. .. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 What threatened to be a foggy day, turned out to be pretty nice. Fast, somewhat granular, semi-hard packed on Collins, was perfect for my carving drills with instructors. Later we thought that Midway looked smooth and groomed and Rainbow looked pretty good, so we went for it. Oh, horrors! Rainbow had the settled down chop, half frozen, half melting. Midway actually had the weekend groom, that was in the rain and sun in the mean time, solidified as a rock. Great way to finish the session ;) After my session, we asked Mel for a quick park session. I did my first Cab 1 (switch take-off, frontside 180 spin, forward landing), over a medium sized jump and stuck the landing perfectly! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanhauer4 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hey everyone, I'm new here and new to hard-boot as of last winter (only got to ride once as I stumbled upon the Aspen event but absolutely loved it). I will be in Whistler Jan 20-25 and I would love to rent or borrow or buy (used) someone's setup. And it would be cool to ride with someone if anyone is interested. Also, any advice is very welcome, whether its the best board or bindings or runs, etc. Also, are ski boots adequate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hi Jordan and welcome! Are you a local or visiting? I have lots of gear and teach alpine at Cypress. It would be easy if you could ride at Cypress on the 20th, on your way to Whistler... or any other day if you were local. Anyways, for more info you can contact me at Boris at blueb dot biz or Six04 six57 five733 Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Tonight I liked the conditions a bit better then last Thursday. Probably the fact that I wasn't hit by any children had a positive effect too :) I saw George and Maya very briefly... Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 On arrival we had some heavy rain. 20 min later that turned into a blizzard of wet snow. Windy too. Of course, not very many people at all. The wetness of the snow was keeping it compact and very nice for carving. Crazy Raven was definitely the run of the day! OES Sputnik carved like a beast. Saw Tony very briefly... At lunch time it turned back to rain, Luka's club cancelled the pm training, so we headed back home... Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Today was dry, snow was good for carving, but visibility was poor... The tall trees around Humpty (non groomed) and Crazy Raven (nicely groomed) made those 2 runs good to ride. After the training session, I hooked up with Gary for few laps. We left some good trenches at the Raven. Gary is doing nice progress on 2 plank carving. I had a most awkward switch jump with failed rotation and landing - somehow ended up being of-axis and landed on my back, right between shoulder blades. Ouch! Took me a minute, or so, to re-establish proper deep breathing. Stubborn as I am, I did another lap and landed the same jump :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) We started on slightly harder snow this morning, with some low hanging clouds. However, on steep runs and in the trees there were some wet freshies from last night. Later it snowed for about an hour, then the sun came out and runs softened... After instructors session, Gary took 2 hour private. He made really nice progress! I saw 2 elderly gentlemen on alpine gear, but they were not interested in conversation.... Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Edited January 20, 2016 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Interested in what your (impression) description of elderly is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Ha, ha, let's put it this way - I'm not a spring chicken either :) Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Lots of fog today... Nice hard pack in the morning, softened by 11am. Got stuck on Eagle chair for about 20min... Heavy rain coming tomorrow :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan Guy Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I'll be in downtown Vancouver for a conference and have two days (March 6th and 7th) set aside for riding. Was thinking Cypress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I'll be on Cypress both days. Although I'll be on a course on the 7th. 6th is Sunday so expect crowd after 10:30 am. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 This weekend we did Saturday instead of Sunday. Lots of ice, sugar, poor grooming. .. lots of damage from rains too. Bottom of Crazy Raven is pretty much non existent now... Midway was in the best shape and least crowd, as usual. Scooby and Tony were there too. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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