Scott.Creer Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 So I made some turns at Afton this morning and conditions were actually surprisingly good. The bad is when you realize that much of the terrain was still closed. It looked like they were getting good coverage with the snow guns on, but I think it'll be a while before a day pass is really worth buying. Only easy Two was open, Murder Bowl, the one right next to seven. Chair 7 was turning but under 7 was still closed and then some of the meadows were open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted December 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 I made a few turns yesterday testing out the new clew bindings. Review on them coming soon. Conditions were excellent, flat light wasn't though. 7 was open and great. Only easy 2 and the murder bowl were open on that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 I went out this morning and only stayed 45 minutes. Place was pretty empty. There light though was extremely flat, and I couldn't see a dang thing. I felt really uneasy, and conditions were less than perfect. I need to figure out something better than my high yellows. Side adventure yesterday, I brought my oldest to teach him in the meadows. Went to take my boots off at the end, and my left lower boa exploded. Broke at the boot not the dial, no repairing it. So, I went to the house board shop to compare boots like I used to. First time since they renovated. It was terrible. Apparently they went to a more distributed inventory model, and it sucks for those of us here in MN. They only had 2 of the 6 boots I wanted to compare (even though they were available online) and they had 0 in my size. Tried to talk to the kids working, and they were terrible. I get that 99% of their business is online, but does that mean that the in person shop has to suck? I liked it way better before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSurfer Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 Pretty rotten conditions, yesterday, for carving. Did one run, and changed to the sticks. That recovered it, and all was fun. Someone was out, making deep trenches in the off piste. Stay classy, Minnesota. Stay classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 1/28 - Snow was great. I was mostly in the meadows, watching my little in lessons. 7 was amazing. The highlands looked really good as well, I didn't really spend much time there. The run with the tunnel is open, and there is a really cool mound after the tunnel that is a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSurfer Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Hard as all get-out, yesterday. Fast. Very fast. But for how nice a day it was, it was completely empty! I was seeing tracks from several hours prior in the day, when I left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSurfer Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Nice, quiet day at in the Alps. The snow is surprisingly good, and it is sort of hard top believe it's March. Not a brown spot to be found, even in the Highlands. We'll see what happens later this week, with the potential of rain and warmer temps. But hey, it's been a great season! Can't complain about being 100% open (and with great snow), in mid-March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted December 12, 2023 Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 Just a heads-up for any Afton carvers that might still be around. The NorAm RTTC will be coming Jan 4-5. You'll see more alpine riders and equipment than you have ever seen in one place and watch as any available groom near the race course gets completely destroyed in the blink of an eye when all the racers emerge to take their warm-up runs before the race. It will be SL races both days. They are often looking for volunteers to be a gate judge on the hill. Compensation is typically a lift ticket for the day. It's a good opportunity to see some awesome riding up close. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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