BlueB Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Looking good, boyz! Who had the white Kessler BX with plates on the rack? Patrick? Just... those baby beer mugs... I drink scotch from that size Edited March 25, 2023 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 Soft closing date April 10, which would also be the Slush Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 6 hours ago, BlueB said: Who had the white Kessler BX with plates on the rack? Yup. The bindings are set up for use with my Dalbellos. I think we have the same BSL so take it for a spin next time if you feel like riding regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 6 hours ago, charliechocolate said: ...if you feel like riding regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 Cypress will be open April 14, 15, 16. Lions side only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 Monday morning. Hero carving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 Yup, we had a great instructor session too. Some filming, somebpeactice teaching... I have stayed fir an extra hour, afternoon. The big Nirvana ate all that softening snow for lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlueB Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Full on spring conditions! Mornimg: 1/4" hard pack, lunchtime: slush. I'm impressed with the big Nirvana's edge hold on near-frozen conditions. Its going to be a very versatile ride, for me. I had a scary moment - totally overshot the jump under the Lions, stomped pretty flat and my front bail popped open I managed to ride out of it without twisting the leg, but on the eventual crush-stop banged up the last year broken wrist Afterwards, I rode a new to me BXFR 161. Interestingly, it's less nimble than I was expecting. Rides almost the same as my super fat AMT 169. I started dialing the binding angles back and it's feeling better. Currently at 36 / 24, might still go down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 Day 85, Manning Returned to work after a break… since my truck’s fuel tank sprung a leak and needed to be replaced, I had to borrow a car to get up here. Snow! Firm and somewhat uneven hard pack, but about 5-10cm fell today. I expected warm temps, but the forecast was yet again way off with this surprise snowfall. Not the best conditions by our standards, but it reminded me of “good” Cypress snow. Two lessons, one chairlift, the other on the bunny hill. My feet were really sore today, it felt like they had to reshape to my boot again after the break. Was better at the end of the day. Met a parent interested in my club program for next season! I also spotted the lunatic skwal-skaters again today. Tomorrow is the last day for the public. Monday is staff only. There’s also another L1 course going on again, tons of staff getting certified… I will be coming up to Cypress for one more day as well, with my sister. I also might consider Whistler again late April, if anyone else is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 So, we had that "Cypress good snow", today. I'm done with my duties, so freerode with Patrick for most of the day and a bit with Luka in the pm. Toys: P - Kessler BX, B - Coiler BXFR I've somehow, literally bent my phone, without braking it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted April 3, 2023 Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 Surprise pow day! 15 cm on trumpeter, deeper higher up. I was stuck on the Lions chair for a good 12 minutes 200 meters from the top. It started moving and stopping every few inches until it slowly and steadily crawled up to the top. They closed it down for two hours and with Midway not running, I guess the racer kids had most of the morning off. It had snowed a bunch and Lions was closed long enough for me to get a couple of pow runs mid day. Should make for pretty good soft pack tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted April 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 Day 86 & 87, Manning Last day of the season, followed by a staff only day. We got snowfall both days, decent carving. A lot of staff showed today, making it busier than the average weekday! Lots of farewells, funny costumes, and inebriated staff. The kitchen was making comically oversized meals to get rid of food: I got to see a lot of the staff I taught riding today, pretty satisfying to see their improvement. My front knee may have been twisted at some point this season because it has been aching for some time. I actually think it was from my last attempt at skiing. The week of downtime didn’t do much for it… Loved working here, and will be returning again next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roch Posted April 3, 2023 Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 Finished day 2 on grouse finialy l2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 Congrats, Ethan! We had a great L4 morni g session, good snow, good weather, finished off with staff BBQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 6, 2023 Report Share Posted April 6, 2023 I had a ski carving session with Luka, yesterday. It was a hoot! The Virus skis are great performers on groomed runs. It rains today, hopefully turns into something resembling snow, tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 Powowow all day! Miserable weather in the city and in the parking lot detracted most of the people - 0 lift lines. The tracks were filling in almost as one would do a lap, so conditions got progressively better through the day. Sky opened early in the am. We did all the glades and some bumps around the Sky and later in the day Top Gun, Slash and Moons. The last had the most consistent snow, actually. 2nd best, the trees to the skier's left of the Ripcord. Toys: B - BXFR, P - Spectre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 On 4/3/2023 at 4:48 PM, roch said: Finished day 2 on grouse finialy l2 Hey congrats! 5 hours ago, BlueB said: Powowow all day! Maybe more to come tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 Slush Cup cancelled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roch Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 What happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 Shitty forecast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) Similar weather pattern as last Saturday and the same crew and toys. However, a lot less snow came down, so it just changed from semi-crappy to ok conditions. Lots of fog/cloud, the trees were the best bet. Nice surprise at the cafeteria- the ribs special. That's it for Cypress, for this season. We still might do a day or two at Grouse and maybe a Whistler outing in May... But I'm really in mood to switch to the summer mode. Edited April 16, 2023 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 What a great way to end the season at Cypress: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 Ouch! Hit a tree today, or just material fatigue? I might have a spare buckle to give you, if you don't care about matching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 It happened when I popped out of my binding the other day on our last run. I'll take you up on that buckle, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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