BlueB Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) Early opening and 25cm of pow! Few of my "boys" heading up, have fun! Pics please! Edited November 13, 2020 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted November 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 Great day, snowing all morning. Crowd is less than expected. There are more people in the lift lines than on the slopes, due to 2/chair policy. People mostly behaving in organized and safe manner. Done with the on-snow staff training, after the lunch break I have to walk them around the base area and lodges... One of the new guys is really good, trainer material, I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted November 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Two staff "on foot" sessions, today, with enough time to ride in between I teamed up with Patrick for about 6 runs. One guy inquired about HB for splitboarding. He's serious - texted me already. Conditions: mix of hard and somewhat softer. Toy: a new to me Elan Vertigo Ti 162. It's quite awesome. Kind of old school BX with modern materials. Possibly big pow coming tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Wasn't big pow. Was minipow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) Staff session, awesome sunny, warm day... Not to big of a crowd (for Saturday). Pay parking is back into effect. I think it's even larger area than last year Edited December 5, 2020 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 How soft was the snow? I figure tomorrow would be much of the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) Wasn't too bad, yesterday... I'm on the hill already. Drizzle... PM edit: I rode in the rain from 10:30 to 12. Few laps with Patrick. No lineup. Snow was actually sorta ok, but Panorama has a brown patch now, too. We need more snow, pronto. I still have to survive another staff training session from 1:30... Edited December 6, 2020 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 @xy9ine, wasn't that set up of yours that got nicked similar to this? https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rch/spo/d/richmond-2016-hattori-hanzo-diamond/7241708155.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 oh shit, that's mine. time to contact the WVPD & see if there's anything that can be done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 @xy9ine, hope you get 'em. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 And just in case the posting gets taken down, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 hours ago, xy9ine said: oh shit, that's mine. time to contact the WVPD & see if there's anything that can be done... I hope you have some old photos and invoices. I guess you reported it when it got stolen? On the other hand, it would be fun to respond to the ad and then we go kick the crap out of that lowlife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Yeah, no problem definitively ID'ing the board. I've contacted WVPD with the original case file info; will see what transpires. I'd assume (a year later) that this wouldn't be the original perp, but the fact he's saying it was purchased new is certainly shady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 28 minutes ago, xy9ine said: but the fact he's saying it was purchased new is certainly shady. What's shady is calling it a "Hattori Hanzo." Who does that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 interesting that he doesn't appear to know the manufacturer - though must have done a cursory google to find the diamond blade model name (both of which aren't actually printed anywhere on the board). *shrug* oh - thanks for posting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) Bluebird day, pretty good grooming of the 24hr old snow! I rode all day with @Cousin of Beagle. Linup was anything between 15 and 30 minutes. We managed about 12 runs until 2pm. Toys: B - OES SL, Cous - Salomon Men's(?) We saw a patrol guy on h/boots and a squaretailed board! Also, my skier friends Lani and Randy are back to Cypress, this season... Hey, Tony, post one of the better pics here? Edited December 13, 2020 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) Ok, I'll do it Edited December 22, 2020 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Light rain at the base, wet snow on top of the Lions. Kind of wants to turn to snow at the base too. Hill has definitely received some snow recently, problematic spots are close to getting covered. Otherwise, we had a good staff training session... Tool: 3800 163. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Update - WVPD paid the seller a visit & board is back in my hands! Totally wasn't expecting to ever see this deck again; good thing for easily identifiable esoteric gear I guess? Thanks so much for pointing out the ad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you ripping on that thing again! BTW, you looked great on the board you were riding last time we met on the hill! What was it? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 thanks! was on the libtech orca. really fun plaything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Shocking evening - a huge car lineup, about 20min just to get into the parking. We were late for Luka's training. Chair lineups bigger than on the weekends, we did only 4 runs. Crappy snow on Humpty, but surprisingly ok on Collins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 A weird day... It started pretty hard packed/frozen, with big lineups (but not like last Thursday!). Then it got foggy, then the wind started and slowly brought a snow storm with it. By 1pm it was snowing like crazy already. Funny enough, the crowd kinda dispersed, from the late am and on. I rode with Patrick for the most of the day. We were lapping the runs around the Eagle whole morning (Pano into Windjammer the best), then the Raven chair opened! There were literally no people in the lineup! Pretty decent snow with gentle contouring, like large waves, on the Crazy Raven, then some brown (but not rocky) stuff towards the bottom. After Patrick left, I switched to Lions, to go up to the Sky. Glades were good! It's filling up really quickly up there. Tools: P-MK, B-Tanker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) B and Cous came to play. One hated the conditions and went home, the other one was hopeful and got rewarded... You guess who stayed Morning was all light, but not thick enough, freshies over frozen nastiness. However, with the snow coming down heavily, becoming wetter/heavier and pushed into piles, it became way nicer to ride! The Sky was actually very nice! By 2pm, I had 20cm layer of snow on my car. The toy: 3800 Edited December 22, 2020 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Cypress Tuesday morning report. Sunny. Hero cord. Lots of people. Raven chair busted. Uphill road traffic is backed up several kilometres to midway between the lookout and the picnic area. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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