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  2. Prob show up for a few runs each day. Back to Stratton Monday-Wed.
  3. I’m out for the 3rd and final closing weekend. Don’t think you could possibly top the 1st and 2nd closing weekend, what fun. Have a great time everyone!
  4. Yesterday
  5. Hey all, Seems like it’s gonna be the third closing weekend of the season..Blue is open Friday from 12-8 and Saturday from 9-5. Will any PASRs be in the house? Looks like some sun and clouds and seasonably cool weather. Saturday for sure for opening and Friday I’m not sure… Also $50 lift tickets for those with season passes at other resorts.
  6. @EdBacon you’d like this. When I was a kid I studied topo maps galore at the library back before google earth and altimeter watches were a thing and have been to West Point and bear mountain so familiar with the ski hill. I also had a tour of the naval academy with my camp in fifth grade and that was rad got to see the 10 meter platform diving boards. Higher than a Mofo.
  7. I think the tune shop is closed for the season.
  8. Does anybody know if Blue's ski shop can mount touring pin bindings? They don't answer the phone and I can't find anything on their crappy site...
  9. at least they didn't make you go through the hassle of packing it up and shipping it back for them to destroy.
  10. Has anyone here purchased Glade goggles? Lens supposed to change according to the light.
  11. I think mine were like $65 a couple of years ago
  12. I guess there's no way to tell if you used an old picture? Could you use that same pic again to get a free lens?
  13. If you get the same model goggle then you have an extra pair of lense(s) in case they scratch or crack etc... I had the goggle with the reddish/orangish tint and I think all Smiths come with a flat light lense as well. So all said and done once I proved I cut the strap they gave me voucher code values at the original product price.
  14. Remember we’re making tye die shirts this summer. I found another rubber band.
  15. Day 2 - Cloudy with a chance of Apres - Monday Here's a quick video recap of ski day 2 in The 3 Vallees. It was still raining when @Schifand I woke up. The clouds were thick and visibility was low in the morning. The day started with breakfast of eggs and sausage with the gang at the chalet. Given Schif's wrist and the weather, we got on the chair around 10am instead of 9am — hoping the clouds would pass. But it didn’t. The visibility was crazy low. I’ve never skied in worse conditions. Since we could only see about 10 feet in front of us, the slower wet snow, and the wrist, we weren't going very fast on Monday. Our goal was to go to Val Thorens and get up high where there would be snow. We found snow but couldn’t go off-piste much because of the visibility. The videos and pictures I took were during some of best moments of visibility. When we could go slightly off trail, the snow was wonnnnnderful. To start, we took these 7 lifts 1. Tougnete 1, gondola 2. Granges 3. Bruyères 1, gondola 4. Bruyères 1, gondola 5. VT27 6. VT35 7. VT33 - Cime Caron, tram We skied over to Cime Caron and found a tram that took us to one of the highest points at 3200 meters (about 10,400 feet). It's the purple star that I marked on the map below. For comparison, the BASE of Loveland Ski Resort is at 10,500 feet. So for the most part, elevation sickness really wasn't a problem during the trip since the french alps are quite lower (in comparison to the US west). BUT - Being at the top of the tram with full-on white-out conditions, it was a bit trippy in a vertigo sense. At the top of Cime Caron, it looked like hamster tunnel. We couldn’t see a damn thing. On a clear day, you can see into Italy and Mount Blanc - I suppose. We skied down and holy cow. It was a group effort. Wind was howling. Visibility was awful. No more than 5-6 feet. Everyone was in it together and the cluster of random people helped each other. People stayed in small pods. A solo skier asked if she could ski with us. It was quite the experience but we made it down. It wasn’t that steep or challenging, just truly couldn’t see anything. The run was either a red or black. Here is a video of Mike heading towards Cime Caron after that wild run. The line of snow / mountain / ski was just all white especially at the top. We took VT31 (a small gondola) and then we took Plein Sud ... only to find Folie Douce - Val Thorens. Since Mike didn’t party yesterday, we stopped for some fist pumping. Bonus: mike was instructed to elevate his arm. Fist pumping is essentially elevating it.. right? Folie Douce is a bit of a chain. I believe there are 7 across Europe. https://www.lafoliedouce.com/en/ After the pitcher of beer, we headed back to Meribel to apres with the gang. But the gang went in early because of the awful weather. One thing about 3 Valleys is there’s a ton of variations in lifts and gondolas. We took VT4 which is a double cable gondola that runs 3 gondolas together. It's in the video above (^^) We could probably write an entire post about the lifts we experienced. On the way back we took: 8. VT4 thé three gondola 9. Plan des mains 10. Pas du lac 1 to 2 We stopped at Round Point which was so fun. They have a giant umbrella that goes up and down, which was super helpful with the weather. They had a live British band. We danced to the hits of Queen with a ton of brits. Crushed a pitcher of beer - again. And had a great time despite the conditions and injury. Mike was holding off on getting the Rx but by this point - he was in pain and the swelling was getting worse. So we stopped at Le Pharmacie for meds. Note: Turns out the green cross in France is the pharmacy and not @GrilledSteezeSandwich favorite establishment. We had dinner with the gang in the chalet. I think it was some rice and chicken combo that A made. And B made a homemade carrot cake that was banging for dessert. We ended the night playing a tortilla slap game and spent the rest of the night bullshitting with each other.
  16. Happened in JH to Mute and Atomic Jeff…and happened to Toasts old lady jacket.
  17. How much do clear lenses cost? I’m looking into purchasing goggles with interchangeable lenses.
  18. Most of the granite imports we receive come through Boston…some comes through Tacoma Washington and then by train..families that purchase custom imports love when they call for their status and I say it’s on a boat in the middle of the ocean….when they get pissed I wanna say at least it’s not sitting at the dock in China or India SMH
  19. I bought Smith goggles on an end of season sale, and later purchased a clear lens at retail. Cost me more than the original goggle purchase that had 2 lens included.
  20. April this year. We used to put on the river at the pillars and hoped we wouldn’t get hit by falling concrete.
  21. I have 93 apartments' worth of kitchen and bath cabinets arriving in port this week, I was glad to hear they were not docking in Baltimore...
  22. Looks like black lift gunk ruining jackets is common throughout the ski lift industry. We should all protest and hold hands singing Kum By Yah to demand change!
  23. The logistics has kept me from skiing in Europe. It’s good reading this report but everything about it is not for me…
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