[Party Day Availabilty]

5 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

If we're doing Sunday I'm likely in but not until 10 30 or 11. I can bring pizza.

Edit...unless Enjo brings his portable pizza oven. In which case I will bring dough, sauce, a roller, grow a mustache, a chefs hat and will kiss my fingers to signify deliciousness.

that's against COVID protocol! 

[3/14/21...Quad down..sunny.]

I’ve carried more skis up the lift this year than my entire life combined. 

So it’s not just me? I carried one up today too. I think my total is at 4 for the year so far.


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[Blue mountain - March 13th]

Pretty fun day on snow! Did some magic carpet laps in the AM and the kiddo is starting to figure out how to stop on her own. Luckily still fascinated by the magic carpet.


Dropped her off at my parents for lunch and a nap and went back up for some sunny slush laps. Main was a bit sticky, but everything else was soft and still reasonably fast. 2nd jump in central is still really fun. Got a few grabs back that I haven’t done with any spins in a while, might be time to take it past 360° again now that it’s warm and sunny.


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[3/11/21...Corn harvest..empty]

42 minutes ago, enjoralas said:

Might bring the nice camera out this weekend and try to get some action shots of PASRs on the slopes

i do dumb and dangerous things when cameras come out to play

[Skison 20/21?]

37 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

My Montana friend skied Maverick mountain today.  This was the crowd.  He said less than 40 cars including employees.  They’re only open Thursday to Sunday.  A double riblet chair for the entire mountain. 

that parking lot looks like powder mountain the first few years i went there, but with a lot less rust.

[Blue Mountain - COVID-19 Update]

[emoji445] Move closer to the world my friend. Take a little bit of time. [emoji445]

I hate you


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[3/11/21...Corn harvest..empty]

Just leaving, today was sooooo nice, I think yesterday was slightly better but low crowds and 72 degree skiing is tits Mcgee. 
Sidewinder, razors and challenge I thought were the best and I ran razors like 4 times. Tomorow I think is the last warm day, going to be interesting that first day it sets up.  I 

Luckily still mid-high 40s on Saturday, plenty of sun, and we’ve got the late season sun angle working in our favor. Here’s hoping for soft snow and short lines.


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[Weekend roll call thread 3/13-3/14]

in for both days, probably some magic carpet time at some point. hoping the bumps soften up early! they were awesome last night.

[3/10/2021 Sunny and Warm.]

yup, crowds chilled out around like 5:30-6ish and the wait wasn't much more than 5 minutes after that. There's a turn on switchback that was pretty much completely in the dark; very reminiscent of night skiing at blue in highschool when the lights would randomly turn off as you'd ski under them at least seven times per run. Good running into @Johnny Law, did about 10 laps with him. Sorry I missed ya @RootDKJ!

[3/10/2021 Sunny and Warm.]

Here now. 6pack line looks like 11am on a Saturday. Wtf?!


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[Ski Selection Thread]

16 minutes ago, saltyant said:

Thanks. I dont see the benefit of paying extra for bindings, unless they're lighter I guess? As long as the binding does its job of not releasing randomly and releasing when it's supposed to, thereby ensuring I dont break a femur or tibia, I'll be happy with it

not sure if the attack is lighter or not, but the toe piece has a wider footprint, which will make the ski feel a bit more responsive and be able to better pressure the edge of the ski. The AM also has a "diagonal" heel, which has always weirded me out a bit in the way it works. It's not a DIN-scale lateral release, it just allows the heel piece to rotate slightly during a lateral toe release. A Look pivot does fundamentally the same thing, but the center point of the heel rotation is in line with your tib/fib axis right under your heel. The rotation on the tyrolia heel sets a few cm behind your boot. Also, it's functionally the same binding tyrolia has been making for probably 20 years now, for whatever that's worth. The attack toe has only been around i think like 5 years or so? Attack has a 17mm stack height, AM has a 21mm stack height, so attack will have your boot sitting closer to the ski. I've heard nothing but good things re: reliability of the Attack series, and if I didn't have pivots on everything I own, I'd probably give the Attacks a try.

[Season Passes...]

6 hours ago, tarponhead said:

I could be wrong but traditionally hunter does not stay open late into the spring now if you got access to K’s spring skiing that would totally be worth it


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seems like they usually shut down mid april from what i remember in years past back when they did a promo for passholders of other mountains and i'd do a late season weekend up there

5 hours ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

I think I did 3 on the Flyer and the rest pretty evenly spit between west, north, F and D (the double to right of Flyer).

It was actually the most I ever skied in a day by just a hair - a little over 24k vert - and put me over my 400k for the season - also a personal best, though I expect to hit about 550k this season unless some of my plans get cancelled.

yeah we rode the flyer a few times, lots of laps off that triple (F?) and a few on north and west, but the snow over there kinda sucked compared to the stuff on the front side.

5 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Most of my days now are like 8-12k of vert I get bored fast skiing or frustrated by long liftlines. 

expand your horizons, ski some bumps, make some turns, there's always something to keep it interesting and progress your skiing

[3/9/21...warm and sunny]

4 hours ago, zzslope said:

Not sure about the darth vader guy. Seems off.

my feelings about anyone wearing a Ruroc helmet; especially when they think it exempts them from wearing a real mask

[Season Passes...]

11 hours ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Lines not too terribly long at Hunter this weekend. Got 23 runs in Sunday.

Yup, I was up at hunter sunday and got 20 laps in. I think longest we waited in line was probably about 10 minutes for the flyer once or twice. Even though it was crowded, it just didn't feel as chaotic as blue does. The more I ski elsewhere, the more I'm getting tired of shitshow at blue.

[Season Passes...]

4 hours ago, Mixilplix said:

This is so true.....Did they really sell that many more SP to make the VIP line so long?

I would love to see the actual year over year numbers, though given that blue is not a publicly traded company, I doubt I will ever see them.

3 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I’ve heard they sold double as many season passes this year as last year.  They were selling a bunch early in this ski season perhaps in response to $79 weekend four hour tickets and $109 8 hour weekend tickets.  On busy weekdays the VIP line is usually shorter than regular line.  

When do you ever ski past 10 on a busy weekend? I know it's gotten busier earlier this year than in years past, but I was up saturday afternoon and got in 3 laps in about an hour. Any time prior to this season, VIP line in the afternoon was basically ski right to the front of the line, 5 minute wait tops. VIP was wrapped up around and back up home stretch for both the quad and six on saturday. That was never the case in previous years to my recollection.

[Cecily Tynan]

1 hour ago, EdBacon said:

Props to anyone doing the hero route but most days it is unskiable. I don't mean that as exaggeration, its just the solid icy underbelly of the River Shot snowpack, after all. The normal route is usually the only way down.

What's the route where you come into the hero route with speed, send it, then try to double it off a bump in the runout but your heel piece rips out of your ski? I did that one last year. Good times!

[Season Passes...]

Hard to see unlimited skiing as over priced when it costs less than 6 weekend 8 hr tickets - and includes preferred lift access which doubles the runs one can get per hour at peak times. And they match their closest competition Cbk.
The only thing I would fault them for on pricing is not offering a cheaper option good only nights and weekdays - as Cbk does.

Have you been to blue this year? VIP line is all but worthless on weekends this year, so it’s a perk in name only at this point. $109 for a day ticket also shouldn’t be the barometer for a fairly priced season pass, but that’s a different story entirely.


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[Cecily Tynan]

is elevator just that side jawn off the right of river shot with the awkward fall line? i don't see it on a trail map. 

[Ski Selection Thread]

2 minutes ago, saltyant said:

I saw your post and then edited mine. Agree 100% about bindings, not something I want to mess with 

Sweet. Hope they work out. I don't work in a shop anymore, but still like to help people find the right gear for a fair price. If blue can handle @AtomicSkier and @mute1080's shifts, they can handle the markers or tyrolias that those online shops were packaging with that ski. No finicky AFD or forward pressure setup on either of those like shifts or pivots.

[Ski Selection Thread]

1 minute ago, saltyant said:

Thanks, might do that since Enjoralas found me the skis without bindings for $520.

The other deal online is $750 with bindings and free mount but that's $230 extra. 

Can I buying bindings and a mounting from True Blue for less than $230? Hmmm

Looks like the standard going rate for the Griffon 13 should be $160-180 which seems fair for that binding. Not sure what blue stocks, but a mount at most might be $75? So you're probably topping out right around your $230 mark, but then you're buying products and services from somewhere local, and you can talk to a real employee in person should you run into any issues. If you've ever had to deal with a botched mount, or warrantying something, having an actual person to deal with is definitely worth something.

[Ski Selection Thread]

35 minutes ago, saltyant said:

Called all local ski shops for Elan Ripstick 96, 180/181 and nothing

Found this deal online - $750 grand total with Marker Griffon 13 bindings mounted.

https://www.aspenskiandboard.com/collections/ski-packages/products/ripstick-96-mens-ski-package?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv5mjx6ah7wIVgtrICh1A8wYeEAAYASAAEgInD_D_BwE

Any reason I shouldn't click purchase?? Would you trust an online shop to mount bindings??

I don't really trust anyone to mount my own stuff, but marker bindings are easy to set up correctly. I'd be wary to have an "online" shop mount them because in the event that something does get messed up and they don't catch it, you've then got to either send the skis back for them to fix their screw up, or get them to pay for someone else locally to fix it for you. You get a discount on shop work at Blue with your pass, and others here have had Blue's shop mount their skis this year without issue, for bindings that are much more complicated to set up than those markers. Just my two cents, your mileage may vary.

8 minutes ago, saltyant said:

I'm inclined to get the 2021's since that's what I demoed and they're stiffer

If you liked what you skied, buy what you skied. With a comparable binding (Tyrolia/Fischer Attack2 13 from Level Nine, you can argue whether it's better or worse than the Marker), you save ~$140 for last year's ski, that you haven't skied, and don't know whether you'd still like as much. $140 off a vs the price of the newer, updated in-season ski is not a good deal, in my opinion.

[Utah stoke thread...2021!!!]

2 hours ago, saltyant said:

I didnt bring swimming trunks, but TFTI.

I wont even ski everything in bounds let alone out of bounds haha

I never said anything about swimming trunks. 

2 hours ago, GSSucks said:

Bullshit, I have pictures of @snorovr upside down in a bush in Moonshine Bowl, and I know you were there. Sun King is "Sticky Ditch" then you are stuck in the hell hole that is Gordons Gully. 

You're right! Also, please share the photo for everyone's enjoyment.

[Utah stoke thread...2021!!!]

19 minutes ago, Schif said:

Cancel your ski day right now. Did you even know that there's a dinosaur park right by the restaurant you just ate at? 

https://www.dinosaurpark.org/

And a botanical garden is right there too! 

There's also a hot spring right off the road at the mouth of the canyon on the way up to basin from ogden. @saltyant you should check it out for a nice soak after a long day of ripping groomers today.

11 hours ago, Johnny Law said:

Strange to say but if you like Basin thank one mittens Romney. When the Olympics got all fucked up he got major money to bail them out and Basin got alot of nice shit with mittens money.  

I like go up the tram out no name and ride the trees back to the trolley parking lot. OB so be careful but it's like lift service slack with a butler that picks you up and takes you back to the base. 

Yup, the olympics got that road looking real nice and well plowed on pow days, too. Trees off the top of JP/No Name are super fun with good snow, but yeah, out of bounds and you can end up in the wrong spot if you don't hang skiers right soon enough.

Just now, toast21602 said:

I wonder if the Salomon Center is still a thing in Ogden. You could play ski-ball, skydive, surf, buy meth, and eat nachos all in one place. A jackpot for adrenaline junkies. Or just junkies. 

That place is the definition of a COVID superspreader event.

[Utah stoke thread...2021!!!]

All the times i've skied at basin i don't think i've ever skied moonshine bowl. Whenever I'm over on the strawberry side of the mountain I usually end up traversing out into sisters or around the back of demoisy to get into middle bowl. I believe WFO is where @toast21602 had one of the best crashes I've ever seen and then affectionately named that zone "Sticky Ditch". A few inches of fresh snow followed by 40° and sunny makes your skis stop pretty quick...

[Utah stoke thread...2021!!!]

19 minutes ago, saltyant said:

I meant $200+ is the additional cost I'd pay to have them now versus waiting. The shop wants $150 more than online for the same exact skis. And then $50 to ship my RTMs home

a lot of shops will match prices advertised elsewhere. You're not taking bindings into account though, so there's another $150-200 depending on what you put on them. Don't just go for the cheapest thing you can find and do not get a tyrolia SL/SLR/SX binding just because they're cheap.