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Just got home from a sunny session with my 8 year old daughter. We got her rentals taken care of, redeemed the $29 pass and hit the snow at 10. Went right up the six pack and skied paradise first. Big thanks to the Ernie Blake Ski School at Taos for teaching her to ski, she’s actually pretty good! We skied paradise 5 times, lazy mile, switchback (from the top of the Main Street lift), sidewinder, and Burma 3 times. Only one fall for her the whole day. We split a cookie and a Powerade in the lodge when we were done. Conditions were a bit rough, especially on sidewinder which was ball bearings, but the sides of paradise where it was soft was fun. Great one on one time with my daughter! My son gets his day on Tuesday. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Thank you sir. Definitely feeling better.

New summer sport. Gonna get me a Yard Yacht. Here you go, SaltyDude:

So because I’m keeping score: 1) fell and yard saled while trying to walk up stairs to lodge 2) tried to ski onto gondola with skis on 3) fell while standing in lift line 4) slid on your butt while holding skis to escape glades Did I miss anything?

My 1st job 1st semester freshman year was 4 night shifts at the Gulf gas station in town. I had to count every pack of smokes at the end of my shift, then go to an 8AM class. Then I got a job carding at the door at Wollf's Pub 2nd semester and was behind the bar soon thereafter. Good times as well Seriously, if yer up this way, visiting yer kid, etc, door is open for you and a travel mate any time. No teepee required! Powder Notchy's legs are toast. Before dawn hike to the Madonna hut, still snowing lightly, place was SRO, several doobs and vapes later a few ninjas headlamped their first run. I held out for daylight and skied the single best T2B run of my life at Smuggs. Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. Knee to thigh high drifts in some spots, but a legit foot of pow on average. Ltft served some untracked thereafter, they groomed a lot more than they usually do, maybe they want to base build. Then I particle farted on the Sterling lift around 10 and decided it was time to go home and burn my shorts. Every lot was filled, so when I came back with some carving skis and fresh underoos, I pulled the disabled card trick and parked all the way up front in the upper lot. I've mastered not feeling bad, ashamed or guilty doing this a few times a season. It's like my personal parking space! Song choice for 1st run of the day. Really loud, JADIMFP

8”. Get off spruce and explore

Safe travels salty

No snow but sun should be out for the majority. On our way up now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

These would be my thoughts as well. Soul Riders for daily driver, and look at something a little wider. And kind of what Doug touched on - maybe something like 50/50 powder and after powder ski.

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Your good, keep posting.

Nice advice but Salty needs to boot up in the lodge in case he accidentally steps in snow in his socks...not everybody has the luxury of having circa 1980s lawn furniture to use to boot up in like Nastar Glenn.

sunday is tele demo day if any one gives a shit and wants to get their shtink on! hopefully the weather holds out

brings back great memories of when the kids were small, then i didn;t ski paradise for like three years lol!

What did he say when you called?

Don't you dare. This is the most fun I've had all day.

Yet again, learn to ski moguls. Feet together, pivoting (NOT CARVING) skis simultaneously to form a platform on which to turn, which in perder, all you really need to do is shift your weight from foot to foot. Also, view the trees as moguls and you turn past them, so you don't hit them.

Truer words have NEVER been spoken!

Sunday walked around Burlington and had a blast. Saw Steeze on a mural of famous Burlington residents. Watched the Super bowl and got wings and stromboli from Piecasso. Monday met Moe Ghoul and made some epic runs in tracked out powder. Was way too late for first trax due to poor planning and late breakfast, and forgot poles in car. Tuesday had the best run of my life down Gondalier in fresh powder and ate mussels and brownie and posted a pic of my meal which earned me an ultra rare like from toast. Also took a lesson. Wednesday skiied freshies and many free refills and had a great time. Today Was 3rd in line for first chair when epic rfid reader fail ensued which caused me to almost rage quit skiing. Lost place in line and was pushed back to 24th place. And many more epic events. Definitely worth a read through, this thread is a classic probably hall of fame worthy. Very happy to see you're doing well Ridge.

No read it all and savor it!!! This thread is near hall of fame worthy.

All good, post pictures.

Fast food is just plain disgusting and unhealthy and a place like Sunup isn't that much more expensive than McCrap's and you're also helping the local Vermont businesses instead of lining some multi-national corporate executive's bottom line.

Stop at the Sunup Bakery right across from the Wobbly Barn on Killington Road and get yourself and egg and bagel sandwich on your way to the slopes.

Salty, for K tomorrow get their early and park next to snowdon quad. 100’ walk. Also go to patsy’s woods off snowdon quad to get your glade mojo back. Wide open mellow trees.

I’m reposting this because I don’t want this buried

Landed in Vancouver and bags were on plane. So far so good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Gotta stop acting like a freshman to stop being treated like a freshman

King bacon or someish. Double patty with bacon no mayo. could feel my aerteries closing

Sally and Root and Shadows and JFDan and Indiggio this is great pure gold!!!

What a great Chuck Norris beverage.

As ski boots get more packed out you have to tighten the buckles more and in choppy snow they usually need to be tighter than in groomed snow..if the perder is deep straight run until you have the desired speed then just shift your weight from left to right and make real light turns..don't even think about using your edges.

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“If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do.” I couldn’t resist being cheesy

And dont worry about getting there first thing either. So stressful. Everything will be just as good at noon. First chair is for suckers. Demo some really narrow skis, and for god sakes leave that powder off trail for others. Dont want that stuff in your face.

I think its called Nastar

Holy shit, I thought I was being self-deprecating earlier. You, sir, are the Picasso of exaggerated self-loathing!

You'll want powder skis for the powder days and the chop later in a pow day/day after. Unless it's a huge freaking snowy winter 75-80%+ of your ski days out west you'll be fine without powder skis but for the big days they excel and even a day like yesterday at Blue.

Thanks sounds like Bar Louie.

Hey did I mention that last week I was sitting at the bar at the upper lodge and some young guy gave me his phone number on a napkin? (not the same guy who skied with me a few weeks ago--apparently I'm on some kind of roll). I don't know what they put in the drinks up there, but it's an interesting place to be an old cat lady with an appearance best described as "not trying." I looked at the bartender after he left and she shrugged and said "he's actually a nice guy, unlike most of the freaks who come here in the evening." I said "why would he give me his number??" and she said "Beats me." I said "Exactly."

It's so much fun watching little ones progress at skiing. They get good fast!

patience and not too much rotary motion with the feet/legs. the side cut on today's skis make it super easy for the ski to turn w/o us inputting much rotary motion. here's an easy way to test it out: on a flat-ish and groomed trail, try to initiate a turn by putting most of your weight on one foot...see what happens. what you'll find is that the ski with the most weight on it will begin to turn automatically b/c of the side cut. i.e. if you weight your right foot, you will turn to the left. now, if you want a tighter radius and/or more edge grip through the turn, roll your ankles into the turn. but here's the trick.....you have to be patient and let the SKI do most of the turning instead of you twisting your feet and/or legs. THAT's the patience in the turn. it also helps to keep the skis pointed down the fall line for like a second or two to gain a little speed.....deep snow will slow you down really quickly, so you don't have to worry about getting out of control like that. play around with these concepts on groomed terrain first to get a feel for it, then find a nice deep spot to give it a shot.

Salty and don't mind people's comments. I like reading your reports. They're unique and shows me how different others are. Me personally I'd probably already be in Killington by now and wouldn't have messed with spruce or toll house..or gone in the lodge for chicken wrap or coffee. Would have prob just skied ten forerunner laps and maybe 3-4 off gondy by noon and bounced stopping at Cabot creamery on the way and perhaps a hoagie at the Moscow general store if it's still there.

Then go to ben and jerrys. If you're not mentally into the skiing call it a day.

Burger king with an extra t

Ha, ha, ha, ha...I'm laughing so hard! Your friend NaCL-y

Starting the weekend early, should be there by 2 tomorrow

Saturday for me

Grooming is one of Blue's biggest weak points. They never let the whales dry out before grooming after making snow. They are the best at making cookies. I bet the groomers were out at 10:01 last night and everything is frozory this morning. It should ski in nicely, though.

Chunky Monkey FTW