bobble Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 1/12/18 Very firm cord. I think today was best so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 1/14/17 epic conditions. grippy cord. not a cloud in the sky. non-stop from 8:50am till about 12:30pm. unfortunately nastar was going on. and then the ski jammer bus showed up. it got busy in the lift line. only had one near miss with another snowboarder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 1/15/17 lotta people showed up early. i was in a line to get lift ticket. beautiful day out. excellent snow. tried randy's mad killer. couldn't ride it like he can. i mounted my bindings without adjusting angles. with the 18 cm waist, i had 1-1/2 inch over hang on rear boot. not that it mattered because by the time i tipped the board it had already completed the turn. guess i'm too slow for the transitions. serious edge hold. only problem was whenever i came in to stop on either edge, it felt funny like the nose was hooking up. thing wanted to turn. weather doesn't look good for the rest of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 1/17/17 warm temps. above freezing. it snowed a couple inches last night but riding was rough. rode upright most of the time. kept hitting the ice underneath which felt harsh. tried getting low but mistakes were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 1/18/17 went out at lunch. warm. mid to upper 30's. snow was better than yesterday. I was watching Always Sunny last night. I don't know why but this made me laugh. But then I shouldn't laugh... Had double vision, black eye, fat lip, loose teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I went back last Sunday for ski challenge and it was a mess in the parking lot, I ended up parking on the street north of Buck. They had people kinda directing traffic but didn't look like they were really doing anything. Other times when it was that busy they helped you find and open spot, this guy was just flagging you into the parking lot. These warm days make me sad ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 1/19/17 temp in mid 30's. snow was very soft. almost dangerous. the board was digging deep. a heavy fog started to roll in from south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 1-22-2017 Raced tonight, snow cone like conditions, couldn't really carve. Race course was alright, I had to ski out of the curse when I got to the knoll there was a guy tha crashed next to me and was walking up the hill, I couldn't see him until I got to the knoll. Did a rerun and I didn't tripped the wand, did another rerun, got my money's worth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Did Buck get enough new snow to refresh the hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 22 minutes ago, bigwavedave said: Did Buck get enough new snow to refresh the hill? I went at lunch. It's ok but not great. The run is uneven. Bounced around a lot. Picture doesn't show the problems. Ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) OK? OK?! Fucking first world grooming problems. Grumble, grumble... Edited January 27, 2017 by lonbordin Much love... Just teasing. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Thanks Bob. Your line tells the tale. Must still be some hard and bumpy stuff under the new snow. Hopefully improves with a few grooming cycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 1/27/17 snow is not much better than yesterday. the cord was already scraped. i could hold an edge but there were times... love how you can see my hand in the snow when i tried to recover on heelside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 1/29/17 snow was better than saturday. despite the sugar-like snow conditions, the snow was holding. i wasn't hitting bottom ice. the trenches were deep. on one run i blew a heel-side turn and left a deep wide trench. i was too far down the hill to bother walking up. on next trip down i side slipped over it. when i took the photo the ski instructor who shared the ride was impressed. conditions deteriorated. switch to skis. i suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted February 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 2/8/17 temp in single digits at lunch. snow was excellent. all you need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 2/18/17 went skiing. i was actually able to handle the speed going down crossroads. one run i went too fast. i accidentally unweighted on a small bump and cross the tips. my immediate thought was "oh shit, imma going to blow my knees". i started going sideways. i fell on my right hip and started to slide. the skis kept catching. eventually stopped. got up unharmed but covered in slush. lost a pole. it was way uphill and too far to walk. another skier picked it up for me. skied a few more runs and went home. felt fine. late evening i had problems laying on my right side. hip really hurt yay! skiing! oh... and this happened yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) You guys can take shifts and make it the world's first 24 hours of carving! http://www.plungemn.org/activities/shred-a-thon/ Edited February 23, 2017 by lonbordin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 7 hours ago, lonbordin said: You guys can take shifts and make it the world's first 24 hours of carving! i haven't been out riding since it rained on monday. its warm. no snow on my yard. might check it out at noon today. i expect nothing but the crappiest conditions. the worst part is the neveplast mats they've placed at top/bottom of chairlift. they're not slick. boards don't slide well. tomorrow we're expecting around 12 -18 inches of new snow. walked down to the beach where they are having the polar plunge. the ice along the shore has melted. previous seasons they cut a hole in the ice and paraded people out onto it to do the polar plunge. the ice has softened. not sure if its safe for a line of people standing on it. the tent is where the polar plungees go to warm up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 2/23/17 snowcone and dirt. Top of the run was hard but midway it was soft. Felt kinda surfy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 So much for that snow... Patti and I are headed to Lutsen this weekend, I'm only bringing skis. Powder Ridge is making snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bigwavedave Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 It's snowing pretty good today at Indianhead (webcam verified). Reporting 6" past week and another 6"+ expected with this storm. http://www.bigsnow.com/live-cams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger jr Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 We don't need no stinkin snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted March 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 3/1/17 got maybe an inch or more if snow. went out in softies I expected crap. looked like buck used a different groomer. the cord lines were very close together. the new snow filled in the spaces between ridges. they did a decent job of planing out the bumps. should've brought skis. it would be interesting to carve on decent snow with those fine lines. Might be difficult to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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