BlueB Posted January 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Checking in, from Sun Peaks! We were surprised on arrival, last night, how thin was the cover, on lower elevations. 5cm overnight realy helped! The morning conditions were hero, but not for too long. Steeper runs got all chopped up, fairly quickly, even with not so many people around. Still, great conditions compared to garbage we had at Cypress over the last few weeks. Flatter runs remained great through the day. Moguls, very rideable. My exam is going really shitty, so far. I could not string 2 good runs, back to back, on any tasks so far... More snow to come, tonight. Edited January 31, 2022 by BlueB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) Sun Peaks, day 2 Some fresh overnight, getting colder, sunny. They made us ride the corridor in pretty deep, choppy stuff. We had to sideslip the run to make it suitable for the task. I did ok on both runs. However, later I screwed up the park pretty badly... Tomorrow, the teaching tasks. Edited February 1, 2022 by BlueB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Cypress today. The (wet) snowfall over the weekend made for some pretty good carving conditions since the temperature dropped a bit. Other folks were complaining about "icy" conditions but that Prior I bought cut through it like butter. Since the snow held up throughout the day, I went until I was exhausted... 9AM to 7PM, riding pretty aggressively too. My legs hurt now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Sun Peaks 3 More freshies, cold. I struggled with the Elan Vertigo on a warmup run, through the trees. Changed to 3800 quickly before the exam started - it was the right decision! Teaching task went quite smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hello from Montucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) On 2/2/2022 at 10:27 AM, charliechocolate said: Hello from Montucky. Awesome! More? Also, how's the injury? Sun Peaks 4 (yesterday) Super cold - my boots shrunk half size, bindings were loose in the middle of the exam . Fixed after lunch. I did the ped (instructor training) section pretty good... yet still not good enough Tonight, Cypress. Edited February 3, 2022 by BlueB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebiker Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Howdy, heading to Whistler for Sunday Feb 6 for 6 days. Never been and was looking for some guidance on which trails are best suited for blue groomer carving? While I plan to mix it up a bit terrain-wise with the family, any advance intel would save me some time locating the better carving runs when I have time to myself. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Most "run of the mill" stuff: On Blackomb side, the runs around the Jersy chair, also the Ridge Runner of Christal and Springboard under Solar, too. On Whistler, around Green and and Franz chairs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Cypress evening session, drizzle, soft yet somewhat compact/grippy snow. We made it work... Few instructors starting to get the heel side euro carve. Saw another guy on an old Oxygen race board, just learning the ropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I'm heading up to Cypress again this Sunday. I still have not ran into a single hardbooter this entire season (but tales of Boris certainly circulate around...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtanner Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 Skied Whistler yesterday - not bad conditions (soft over hard). Another day or so and it will firm up and make for some nice hero snow. Saw a beautiful Coiler with TD3 step-ins in the gear-rack...didn't see the rider though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 Frozen hardback, everywhere but Sky Chair... Fog cleared in the am before opening, then came back at 2pm again. I've spent most of the day with my niece, visiting from Europe (and riding hard boots!). We were with Tony for few runs. Luka joined us, after noon. Ah, yes, I've banged myself pretty good on one of the jumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2022 Whistler Nice groomers in the am, still some fresh, or soft snow, here and there. High overcast became sunny in the pm. Snow turned a bit slushy. Spring like conditions at the base. I found quite a few good freeride lines around Glacier and Jersy, that I haven't used (much) before. Now, the traffic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 The snow was incredible this morning at Cypress. Got rather soft later in the day, but was still carvable with some effort, and not too many people. Ran into @Cousin of Beagle (I think), who promptly called me "jarhead", heh. I tried to ride my Coiler AMT again with Burton race plates, and only managed to do two runs with it before giving up and going back to the Prior. I do not understand how anyone rides with those bindings, they have far too much flex for my comfort. I don't even know if I'll end up keeping the Coiler either... feels like a noodle. It may end up in the for sale section soon, along with my old Pure Race. On the other hand, god is the 177cm WCRM amazing for aggressive, high speed turns. The 13m sidecut is perfect, it's remarkably stiff, and eats through ice like its nothing. I think I'm in love with this board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 I could trade something big and stiff, for that Coiler, if I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 @BlueB It's not in particularly good shape. But if you want it, I'll keep bringing it up with me and hopefully I'll meet you. Maybe post in advance for the next day you're going to be up at Cypress, if it's on a weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 Wednesday 9-4, Thursday 5-8, Saturday 9-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 I'm not so sure I will be up this upcoming Saturday considering the warm weather on the forecast. I don't like surfing on excessive amounts of slush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 Nothing like slush moguls and that's what your Coiler, paired with floppy bindings, should be perfect for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 18 hours ago, BlueB said: Nothing like slush moguls and that's what your Coiler, paired with floppy bindings, should be perfect for. You would think, but the lateral flex those bindings allow is enough to drive me insane. I thought it was just because I had them set a notch too loose, but bringing up the toe piece up once made the bindings extremely difficult to pull over the toe... The whole board just feels generally muted compared to when I used it with the F2 race titanium bindings. And the flex of the board with the F2s was already excessive enough that I could ollie it like a freestyle board, which was nice for jumps, but a nightmare for any aggressive carving. I'll leave it setup with the cant/lift plates that came with the Burton bindings for you to try. Won't be up for a while though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 Overcast and soft... Not many people around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 Lots of CASI orange jackets today. Spring conditions. BlueB spotted. Charlie Chocolate, Carving Scooby, and Jarhead were MIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Yeah, I'm eyeballing the 19th or 20th. I don't have a season pass this year so it's hard to justify coming up on a weekend where the groom turns into garbage in only a couple hours. Unless @BlueB wants to trade my Coiler for passes, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 It was foggy when I arrived, but miraculously cleared up for the session. Not even too deep slush, kinda carvable. Ice on top of Pano. Toy: Tanker 192, the stiffer one of my twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Spring conditions, beautiful weather, medium crowd. 3 hardbooters on the hill! Toy: WCRM 173 metaltop with my home made plate. This wonderful board is really on it's last legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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