AirheadD8

Well when your numbers up I can’t think of a better place to check out. With your skis on ……as long as it’s natural causes .

Nice report, sorry I missed you . Cliffhanger was the reason I went there today. I was disappointed that it was closed but happy they opened it. I shared a chair with Jl , Atj and mute . The first few were sketchy but it softened up nicely. my Patroller friend said at one time the snow on Cliffhanger was as high as the heads on the guns. The sides have quite a shear droop off.

Made it till noon … conditions kept getting better! Nightmare bumps skiers left line were fun. Pleasantly surprised sleeper of a day .

My 4 o'clock appointment canceled so I ended up getting there at 2 . I’m close to hitting 300 runs for the season and was hoping today I would. Sidewinder has a narrow entrance and some bumps but was heavy piles . Main st chair down to lower main was really slow as well. I noticed a set of tracks on the chute between the bare spots and was tempted but didn’t go for it. Nightmare was chopped up as well. I was getting ready to quit and tried Razors which was not bad and had some decent bumps.Skiers right was pretty flat and I could get some speed up to ski homestretch. I found skiing the drop off on the very edge worked. Skied 2-5 . Second last run on Razors I was halfway down when I felt a breeze and a black flash go past. A second later I heard a thud and watched a “10” yards sale. Dude was like 240lbs … Laying on his stomach groaning, I collected his shit and asked if he was ok. He said yes but I could see he was in pain. I’m lucky I didn’t get taken out! The Quad VIP gate glitch cost me two runs on my stats . Two short of 300 .Hopefully Saturday.

Yesterday morning woke up in Flagstaff 6am 35° , 10:30 76° Drove to Phoenix 1pm 105° , Philly 2am 47° Glad Blue is still open!

Sounds good if you’re out here often. If you can plan far enough out for single days Snowbowl tickets are cheap. I paid $16.00 . I’m not sure when I’ll be back out again.

Ugg .

3/17 St Patrick’s day 56° Sunny and spring conditions, lower mountains pretty rough. Skied 10:30-2:30 . The bumps were great after 12ish .My legs and lungs are cooked. Light crowd but seemed to move from the lift to the gondola so I just went the opposite way. Last gondola ride the wind picked up and I got a pretty good jolt in the terminal. I almost went in the woods up top but decided not to as there was a bit of a crust. I need to get back out in a high tide snow year. Great place with a cool vibe! IMG_3094.mov

Great job by Blue for sure. I hit Razors twice on the gun side . Sidewinder was really fun with the rollers/ whales still in place, the entrance still has a huge bare spot. Last run down lower main I dropped a pole and did a hockey stop without thinking , my skis stopped and I didn’t lol. Of course I had an audience on the lift lol. Two more weekends ?🤞

12:00-1:00 38° windy . Hoped to get a few runs in before it turned into concrete….. oh well. The place is pretty good considering but lots of water damage. From the parking lot I could see Barney un groomed but after a few turns up top it pretty much is in the process of rigor mortis. Coming soon is pretty bad , sidewinder up top is gone but lots of snow on the rest. ROTD homestretch lol. Some grooming love and tomorrow morning should be nice. IMG_2903.mov

Normally I’m with you but I’ll be away the next two weekends and Monday/Tuesday mornings are out. Yesterday I did four runs and bailed, there was more drizzle but the visibility was better. I’m not sure how much damage will be done. I don’t want to miss closing day .

Great snow but It was frustrating dealing with foggy glasses and mist on my goggles. I watched a group ski the bumps but just couldn’t see. I took a break and got my bump skis and clear goggle lens . Much better so I did the chute and lower Barney's . The fog got worse around 10:30 so I bagged it.

9:20-10:30 ish. Cloudy36° , very nice cream cheese conditions. Bumps had a little firmer consistency but really nice. Free fall is skiable again. Challenge, nightmare main st , everything really nice. Switch and lower main Rotd . Ran into JL in the lot . Curtsies had new snow and was closed.

I was checking them out this morning. Lenticulars can stack up to crazy heights. The North side of that cloud is rising air and south is descending. Once you’re solidly in the wave it’s perfectly smooth air. Under the cloud is rotating column of very turbulent air. It’s been a while since I was in wave but my max altitude was 12,500’ over Beltzville. Over the turnpike tunnel is usually a sweet spot.

Second session was interesting, I took a run down the Chute first session and it wasn’t too bad very firm but edgeable . The golf ball’s on lower main dissolved. The chute got kinda slick and was still ok but a lot faster. 60° when I got home. Barney's was the same, quit around Noon .