Scott.Creer Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 7:01 AM, bobble said: wonder if vale would buy buck? be sweet if i could ride buck and afton on one pass. As a former lift mechanic, there are many emergency systems that had to have failed to cause that roll back. Likely those people that were injured will have significant payouts due to the area's maintenance negligence. That chair wasn't even that old. You can see the bullwheel at the bottom just free spinning. No drop down dogs, no brake engaged. Not good. Always jump if you are on the lift and this is happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted March 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 trying to wrap my head around this... buck is hosting concerts.http://www.buckhill.com/buckconcertseries/ Loverboy, Starship?!? wat? Quote "General Admission is first come first serve, bring your lawn chairs, your blankets, or just wander around! You will have access to Food Trucks, various beverages and much more!" really curious as these "various beverages". where are they going to set up a stage for these bands? i'm guessing tubing run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) On 3/18/2018 at 7:01 AM, bobble said: wonder if vale would buy buck? be sweet if i could ride buck and afton on one pass. With our luck it will be the "other" mega pass that will buy Buck.... Edited March 27, 2018 by MUD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 3/31/18 checked number of times i used season pass... 52 as of today. buck groomed last night. with the new snow on top it was strange mix of icy cord and wet snow. some areas the board just sank. temperature was about 26F. i was not prepared for the wind. i didn't last long. i was too cold and just not excited about conditions. this is likely to be my last day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Go do some hiking at Buck? They are probably grooming right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 5 hours ago, DonPablo said: Go do some hiking at Buck? They are probably grooming right now How was the snow coverage before this new snow? Were there any bare spots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, bigwavedave said: How was the snow coverage before this new snow? Were there any bare spots? i don't recall seeing any bare spots. it was very cold and the snow was in this quasi-slush/concrete state. hard to explain. there were areas where snowboard sank. some areas were fast. and then there were areas where it was tracked out and the snow slightly froze over. the worst was they ran an ATV in the slush near the new chair. the tracks froze over. had to be careful riding over them. when you stopped at the chair there was a lot of snowcone to step over. weird was going down from the chalet to chair. there were a lot of deep foot prints walking up the hill. not sure why there were so many. the foot holes were deep and kind of froze over. when i was heading down to the lift it was a sketchy ride and hard to turn. kind of like neveplast but on a huge scale they're close till Saturday but i wouldn't be surprised if they have a groomer out there right now pushing down the freshies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 I've got at least 7" in my backyard. Buck might have more? I think you'd better go hike up and see and report back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 15 hours ago, bigwavedave said: I've got at least 7" in my backyard. Buck might have more? I think you'd better go hike up and see and report back i measured 5 inches in my driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) Finally! Someone laid down some tracks in that fresh snow! Not sure if this link will work... Edited April 6, 2018 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, bigwavedave said: Finally! Someone laid down some tracks in that fresh snow! Not sure if this link will work... yesterday at lunch i walked to the beach. had to cut through the park because the snow was untracked. would've been great for snowshoeing. something about walking through the fresh snow, warm temps, blue bird sky. felt great to be out!!! it was gorgeous!!!i would have loved to have taken a board out. from the beach i kept squinting to see any skiers or snowboarders. nada. all i could see was a path made by a groomer on warners. late afternoon i checked out instagram and saw buck posted an update this weekend. scrolled through the comments and saw posters were ticked off that the ski teams had the runs to themselves. i checked out the milkrun cam. saw garland turns at the bottom... wtf, jfc!?! what is this with the garland turns?!? my reaction when... Edited April 5, 2018 by bobble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Weather is shaping up to look really nice on Saturday. Patti and I are headed west on Saturday to ski for the week =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Figured that link wouldn't work. Some skier hiked up and skied down twice, doing figure eights. When I looked at the webcam midafternoon I saw the tracks and was able to back up the video and see the skier coming down. Indianhead was great today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 4/7 - 4/8/18 what a great weekend!!!! rode saturday. the sun was out. condition were almost hero. it was unbelievable. no bare spots. hardly any ice. when does the season end? rode sunday. everyone who rode the chair was super-friendly. i think it was partly due to this weird weather phenomena. last year at this time i was paddle boarding on crystal lake. conditions were verrryyy gooood!!! excellent carving conditions. flat light and starting to snow but i had no problems with visibility. i was loving it. rode the chair with a woman. she was on a snowboard. she said that i rode like ryan knapton. i laughed and asked how she heard of him. she told me that she started 4 years ago and wanted to learn how to ride. she searched for videos on YouTube about riding snowboards and found the knapton videos. she said she practically studies his videos. she was curious if i had painted my jacket along the forearms to make them slide. i told her to check out alpinesnowboarder.com. a ski instructor started asking questions about alpine snowboards. i told him to reach out to @BobD and check out alpinesnowboarder.com. i was there close to four hours. i was really tired. on my last run i was stopped at the top of milkrun by two snowboarders, "you ride like ryan knapton!!!". i burst out laughing, "that's the second time someone has said that today". we talked for a bit about the knapton videos. i plugged alpinesnowboarder.com and check out donek. i stopped at the bottom and pulled off the snowboard. a skier stopped next to me, "you're not calling it quits are you? you're like the only reason for me to stay... you're fun to watch". i laughed, "my head is going to explode!". he said he races evenings and that "there's this other guy on a setup like your... incredibly precise turns... its amazing to watch him. the snow would be rutted but he still carving gates". i guess that's you @DonPablo spoke to ski patrol. this is likely to be the last day of the season. later this week its suppose to warm up with the possibility of rain. pull the band-aid quick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 this weather... rain, ice, snow... we got it all. 6-10" inches possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Don't look now, but there's a big blue blob on the radar just to the west of us. This could be fun! Thinking Wild or Buck Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 16 hours ago, bigwavedave said: Don't look now, but there's a big blue blob on the radar just to the west of us. This could be fun! Thinking Wild or Buck Sunday? 7:45 AM... its snowing and small pellet sized hail is hitting the window from the east. should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I'm thinking Buck tomorrow. They don't open til noon though, so I might arrive early and hike up if they don't groom it all in. I noticed on the webcam that the main lift wasn't running today (wind?), and the baby chair closed early. Forecast for another 4-8" overnight on top of the 8" today. The way it's coming down I wouldn't be surprised if it adds up to more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 4/14/18 i went out in the wind and snow. main chair was not running due to extreme wind however the new chair was running. the wind felt like it was going to rip my board off. i don't recall ever riding in this wind. the chair occasionally slowed way down and stopped. the wind really scoured the runs such that areas with no top snow appeared grey. the cord had set up as ice but it was soft enough to hold an edge. the wind was gusting up hill such that it was really slow getting down. some people were covering their faces because the snow was coming down like fertilizer pellets. the chute off olympic had snow. the fence line between olympic had deep snow. i was loving it!!! the snow would refill itself with every run. i walked up to top of milkrun from the new chair. wind was really gusting. it was crazy. tried to record a video but couldn't see if it was recording. forgive the potato quality. went home and had to use the snow thrower to clear the driveway. a while later there was lightning and thunder. kind of looking forward to tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Just now, bigwavedave said: I'm thinking Buck tomorrow. They don't open til noon though, so I might arrive early and hike up if they don't groom it all in. I noticed on the webcam that the main lift wasn't running today (wind?), and the baby chair closed early. Forecast for another 4-8" overnight on top of the 8" today. The way it's coming down I wouldn't be surprised if it adds up to more! heh... we just posted within a minute of each other. yeah, main chair was not running but the Warners chair was going. i am surprised they didn't shut it down. the wind was really bad. along the fences had deep snow which was a frickn rodeo. i loved it. i am looking forward to seeing what happens. hope the don't groom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 What were you riding today? 1 hour ago, bobble said: along the fences had deep snow which was a frickn rodeo. i loved it. i am looking forward to seeing what happens. hope the don't groom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 2 hours ago, bigwavedave said: What were you riding today? Coiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 I think I’ll be out noonish, they’ll probably be running the lift early for the Buck Hill ski team so it will be all skied out by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted April 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 2 hours ago, DonPablo said: I think I’ll be out noonish, they’ll probably be running the lift early for the Buck Hill ski team so it will be all skied out by then They weren't out yesterday. What would be the point? Today should be the last day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) They were planning to practice I believe the email read along the lines of canceling because the snow was too soft, they weren’t going to run the toe rope and bad road conditions. They said they would practice Sunday. Why practice the last day of the year? The ski race program moto is “learn to ski through endless drilling and infinite gate runs” and the Buck team has the power to open the hill early for themselves Edited April 15, 2018 by DonPablo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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