emark7 Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Anyone make opening day? How was it? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 i did. got there in the morning around 9:30am only to turn around and leave after standing in a long line that never moved. i guess there was contest going. they threw some boxes on milkrun and had a contest. i later learned they had around 200 contestants. i went back at 5pm. still crowded. they have 2-3 runs open. kids were sitting on the run all over the place. the snow base was actually pretty decent. i was surprised. i wouldn't bring out the alpine board for the next couple weeks until the terrain park moves to the other run. there were lots of kids building jumps all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 my DNA feels funny. my teeth itch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvCanada Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 What IS that!!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Looks like a communications microwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Just warms your muscles after cooling down on the ride up, prevents a lot of injuries. The liftie and patroller in the hut love it, keeps thier coffee warm for hours. Infact, some days if they don't drink it quickly, it starts to boil over in the cup. Damned if I'd want to spend much time in there. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 wonder what their future kids will look like??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 check out just above the lower 'dome' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/s102.html?cat=31 BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Its Festivus for the rest of us!!! The tower is a symbolic nod to Festivus. The tower represents the aluminum Festivus pole!!! It will be the place where we gather around at the top of the run to air out our grievances about the skiers, lift lines, conditions, etc. Afterwards, comes the Feats of Strength!!! No one can leave Buck until someone gets pinned to the ground. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/s102.html?cat=31BobD You are correct sir. Opening day was nuts. I was working from 8am-10pm. The line in the ticket office was mainly due to everyone waiting until opening day to deal with buying their season passes and getting their photos taken. If the ticket office line gets long like that, just buzz down to the ski school to get your lift ticket, the line is typically much shorter. The weather looks marginal for snowmaking this week. When they do get a chance to make snow, they'll likely try to just keep the runs covered that are already open. The 6-10 day forecast doesn't look all that promising either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 It looks like a cell tower with a weather cam bolted to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Just wait until you see what is going to happen to the hill next year! Oops, I've said too much already. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Something good I hope. skijammers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Anyone make opening day? How was it?Mark You guys tell me when the snow is good enough to ride and I'll come back and play. In the meantime, the biking is too good down here...... K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Something good I hope. skijammers Oh yes, very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 You guys tell me when the snow is good enough to ride and I'll come back and play.In the meantime, the biking is too good down here...... K Kent, you should come back for the carving cup on Dec. 3rd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 ......will there be specifics posted before the race on December 3 to allow for the creation of a strategy before that day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 ......will there be specifics posted before the race on December 3 to allow for the creation of a strategy before that day? What kind of "specifics" are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 How many points are allocated to carving wider around the farther bouy.....vs just taking the inside boundries and getting down the hill quicker. How many points are allocated to each bouy? This really sounds fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 I'm pretty sure that the points will be as follows: Outside buoy: 5pts Middle buoy: 4pts Inside buoy: 3pts Time/Points x 100 = Result Lowest result wins. It should be a blast, spread the word! I'd like to see the alpine boarders show up the ski dudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 .....so is your feeling that carving around the ouside buoy will likely be better than going really fast around the inside buoy? I'm thinking that the true carvers will be inclined towards the outside and the racers might think about the inside buoy and time. Tempted to want to get out some graph paper and a calculator....... :) Patrick will be there and I will bring the camera. We'll drag along some racers from the G-Team. Kent....the kids would love to see you....we had a great time at Copper this weekend. Garrett got 22nd on Monday in a very strong filed of 65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 .....so is your feeling that carving around the ouside buoy will likely be better than going really fast around the inside buoy? I think that might be the ticket, but we'll have to wait until they set the course to know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Patrick will be there and I will bring the camera. We'll drag along some racers from the G-Team. Excellent. Bring as many as you want as long as they aren't in my age group. ;) Hopefully we'll have a good day for photos too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 ..the kids would love to see you....QUOTE]And I'd certainly love to see them. As you're probably aware, when working for the "most admired" company in the world, my free time is now spent smiling and shaking hands at over-scheduled, tripled-booked parties rather than my hobbies..... I will be back Dec 4th thur 11th (although my boss may have me on a flight on the 9th). I fighting it though. If there's snow on the hill, I'll be coaching..... See you then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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