[Opening day roll call thread!!!]

I'll be in the lot around 8. Let's go!!!

[Skison 19/20]

2 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

its official, opening saturday 9-9

welp, looks like im a few minutes behind the 8 ball.

I'll see you fools Saturday bright and early.

[Skison 19/20]

 

Dude if blue lets BEAR CREEK open before them, I'll be sad.

 

[Zee Lights]

👀 groomer alert...

[Skison 19/20]

3 minutes ago, saltyant said:

Thanks. On every trip I've been on so far it has never been crowded, except on powder days in the morning for like an hour. I always go Monday through Thursday, and sometimes stay til Friday.

It's dat champagne powder everyone is chasing...

[Skison 19/20]

I don't think Steamboat gets crowded at all, especially compared to the major Vail resorts. Obviously there is a bit of a confined effect during peak times, since there is nowhere else closeby really for tourists to spill over into, so when the town is full the mountain is full. Plenty of terrain to disappear into though. Up there with Telluride and Crusty Butt.

If you want to see crowded, go to Breck on a weekend after 10am.

[Skison 19/20]

Even Bear Creek is blowing.

 

[Octoberfest]

5 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I mean yeah you’re right 

very funny.

[Zee Lights]

1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I have major anxiety that my pass won’t work.  I guess I need to buy some beer for the lot.  

samesies. I use the same pass for the bike park, and when I bought my ski pass it stopped working 5 minutes later when I went to use the lift. my expectations are low for it working opening day.

[Zee Lights]

this may very well be the most excited I've been to ski at blue in a long time. 

[Octoberfest]

anything is skiable with the right amount of dedication, and disregard to your bases. boulder has some of the best glade skiing in PA with this attitude.

[Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?]

I quit my last job because I was in malvern too much, consulting in hell (vanguard)

[Big News at Blue?]

I feel an opening next weekend in my loins

[Skison 19/20]

1 minute ago, theprogram4 said:

 

my dad DVR's games and if they win, he goes back and watches.  if they lose, he simply deletes them

I at least try to shut off reality. I'll set my lineup in the morning and then go dark until I put it on. Not a bad strategy though

[Skison 19/20]

@theprogram4 this is gonna sound sacrilegious, but I've been into DVR-ing games lately. I never thought I'd get to that point, but my need to go on outdoor adventures can't be limited by 1:00 games anymore. I slam my head into the corporate world throughout the week too much to be locked inside for the 2 days I get to do whatever I want.

in other news, some elk stoke....still technically PA....

[Skison 19/20]

@GrilledSteezeSandwich what happened to rajeeb?

[Skison 19/20]

2 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

You always start off posts with I mean lol

I mean, I'm not wrong, however, I feel that it's ok

[Skison 19/20]

11 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Blue doesn’t have a park on Sidewinder anymore and they got rid of the halfpipe

I mean they still have some park, enough to tickle the itch every now and then. top to bottom park runs through sidewinder were nice, but I won't miss it. the halfpipe was pretty much a waste with the exception of maybe 2 or 3 good days mid season and in the spring.

[Skison 19/20]

43 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Nice I guess you’re still a jibhonk

I mean I'll always have those jibhonk roots. Probably just ski groomers most of the time nowadays though, dunno if park will still be a thing for me.

[Skison 19/20]

7 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

You’ll still have it. Do you still rock a neon green jacket??

I actually still have that jacket. It's covered in tree sap from when I cut down a christmas tree in the wasatch. Just sprung for some new outerwear though for the first time in probably 10 years, got some hot season leftovers:

 

[Skison 19/20]

trashcan lids were frozen shut this morning, stoke level is through the roof. I hope I can still ski.

[Big News at Blue?]

God damn it, I got all excited for this. So excited I wore my ski boots after work for 2 hours to get my feet adjusted again. What a let down.

[Big News at Blue?]

5 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

I don't understand why blue doesn't build a retractable roof over the mountain.  Seems like a no brainer

might interfere with the zipline course that goes in the opposite direction of the mountain.

[Big News at Blue?]

someone probably left their meth pipe stashed in one of the guns. shorted out, delayed the announcement

[Big News at Blue?]

lets put our thinking caps on. guns get fired up now, snowmaking temps look good all through next week. we get an opening next weekend. temps rise up around thanksgiving, we get an eventual rain, it all turns to shit, we count down the days until the valley opens.