[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

My instructor was great!  One of my issues is that I tend to squat down too much when I get nervous. One run she went behind me the whole time and every time she saw me doing thst she screamed “stand the fuck up.”  It helped. 😂. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Thanks!  Looking forward to going back and exploring some more terrain. Our class mostly did the terrain off the Ajax express lift. We concentrated on 5 or 6 bump runs and did them over and over. It was nice to know what to expect and the bumps did change day to day. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

The plan was to go to Winter Park with a bunch of girlfriends. It ended up being just me. 

got on the gondola shortly after 8:30 and people definitely slept in. Did 2 hours of non committal bumps on the sides of the runs. Light pretty flat, very windy at the top. 

Then I scoped out a forest road for winter camping near the resort. They will let you camp in G-Lot, but you have to keep it super low key.  No fires, no cooking outside etc. We keep talking about doing an overnight. The place I checked out looked pretty good. Have to see if I can get the final word if it’s legal. 

nice big spot at the end of the plowed road. 

[the pics from today thread]

22 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

What’s the temperature like?  

Really warm 33ish. 

[the pics from today thread]

The Marble air strip. 

[Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmfY48ghonm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

chair fell off the lift at Breckenridge yesterday 80 mph winds 

[Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?]

Got about 10” temp is -15 with a high of 0 forecasted. Trying to get motivated to walk my dog. 

[Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?]

Weather is nuts here. Went from 43 to 11 while I was in getting a haircut. Absolutely dumping snow right now. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Oh yeah, we saw the Gorsuch at the base. Saw my share of Aspen things this week for sure. But I really did enjoy the mountain. I would have been intimidated to come on my own. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

We brought lots of food to cook dinners and make lunches. Today was a turkey, cheese and avocado wrap.  I did break down and buy a pack of 
M & M’s for dessert. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Another cold one. -4 when we left our condo, 9 degrees at lunch. But the sun was out today! Gondola not working this morning, had to take 3 lifts to get to the top , that was chilly  

could actually see views from the top today

Don’t think she skied, just sat around the lodge wanting to look cute  

Glad I made the last minute call to bring the compression recovery legs.  Currently sitting by the fire with a hot cup of tea getting a leg massage, feels good  

edit-didn’t realize you had to make a reservation for Aspen. When we went in for lunch I had 8 emails from Ikon stating I had reservation violations. Lol

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Great day at Assspen!  The temps didn’t get above 10 degrees. We had a bit of sun for one run then most of the day was a snowy white out. Conditions are amazing. Lots of slow drills which I didn’t mind since I couldn’t see anything. 

not a lot of pics as it was so cold. Rinse and repeat tomorrow. 

[Where was your earliest ski day?]

Earliest age for me was 9, Split rock ‘hill’. My friend and I kept falling off the T-bar so my dad dragged us up (maybe 1/2 way) one at a time holding on to his pole. At the end of the day he skied down top to bottom on one ski, and I thought he was the coolest dad in the world. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Few pics from Winter Park yesterday. 

 

stayed on the WP side since my friend wanted to demo some snowboards at the beacon bash tents. Parking was a nightmare, had to park in town and take the shuttle. 
Snow was great, all the crowds at the base, short lift lines, bluebird sunny skies. Traffic going home was pretty bad. Took me 3 hours when it should have taken 1 hr 45 min.  Was able to get some practice in on some non committal bumps on the sides of the trail. 
 

Day not complete without spotting a microwave 

 

[Weekend roll call thread 12/9-12/11…]

12 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

@RidgeRacer if I ran Blue mountains social media I’d give you exclusive access behind the scenes since you’re the founder/editor/content creator/illustrator and CEO of PASR the magazine.  Maybe I can even get you a gig doing photography for the men of PASR calendar.  The ladies on here including @Barb@Zonked@nancylong@skiincyand @momskeeztooall get free calendars.  I’m gonna be July for my birthday.  

This would actually be awesome. If you guys (of PASR) spoofed some awkward 80’s family portraits like the following 

 

ok maybe not the naked one……

 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Yes bumps for boomers. Don’t think I am going to progress to the zipper line. Would be happy to do the green line efficiently. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

32 minutes ago, indiggio said:

I'm interested in how you make out in the bump clinic.

Me too. It is 4 days. I am both excited and nervous. They suggested we rent skis no longer than 152 but my friend and I are going to start on our own equipment, since that is ultimately what we will be using. If we are having a real hard time we can rent shorter skis. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Thanks, definitely not as fun alone however. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

They just opened the Paradise lift the other day. When Kebler Pass closes in winter, the drive from Marble to CB is 3.5 hours since you have to go all the way around. Aspen is 1 hr 15 from my place. I got an uphill pass and after my bump clinic I will still have 3 Aspen days left on my Ikon Pass. McClure Pass has some mellow skiing, the stuff up by the quarry is over my head I think.  It’s going to be an awesome winter!  
 

current Ring camera still from Marble, dumping there now. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Sneaky little pow day at Eldora. I had planned to go up this morning and last night’s weather said 10% chance of snow overnight. Checked webcam this morning and it was 7”!  
 

Never waited more than 3-5 min for the lift. Snow was A-mazing!  Legs feeling tired after 2 hours and I was by myself so didn’t feel like taking a break in the lodge alone. Saw a guy coming in hot from a side trail so I slowed down. Sure enough the had a wicked wipe out. I got his ejected ski and lone pole and brought it down to him. He was ok but it looked nasty. Great vibe on the mountain, everyone in a super good mood. 
 

Early season predictions said we would have a late start to winter, not so!  Have been getting lots of storms. The bullseye area always seems to be CB/Aspen (Marble!). They are expecting 20-36” by Thursday. I am doing my bump clinic in Aspen weekend of 15th so very happy they are getting hammered. 
 

One lonely picture, too busy skiing. 

 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

Mostly took our gear for a walk today. Boreas Pass from the Como side. First mile we kept putting skis on then taking them off. Then we had some good snow for the next mile. Then it all turned to shit so we turned around. Carried skis most of the way down. 
 

took one picture

[Arizona Snow Bowl 11/28/22]

Tried to watch your video but it says it’s private. 

[The 2022-23 ski season thread.]

#epicpass did me dirty today!  Lol

 

I wanted to stop somewhere and ski on my drive to Marble. Thinking over my options I imagined long lift lines everywhere. Since I was solo, I just wanted to do some laps. Then it hit me; Beaver Creek!  Nobody does day trips from the front range. I checked their website and they had 2 high speed quads running, perfect!

As I passed the exits for WP and Copper I was patting myself on the back for such a smart decision on my part. I was at BC one time 10 years ago, I forgot how fancy it is. Pull up to the gated community it is and ask the attendant to direct me to the free parking. She informs me there is no free parking at Beaver Creek, of course there isn’t. My options are a $10 lot near the gate I have to shuttle from, or for $5 more I can park in the garage at the base. No brainer. Getting ready I think how fast a person could get soft booting up in a heated garage. 
 

I emerge at the base to find plenty of people in fancy ski outfits sitting around fireplaces drinking hot totties. Nobody seems to be on the snow, again, perfect. I go inside to have my epic pass printed and the guy says my pass is restricted. When he sees my confused face he elaborates further, it is a blackout holiday and I only have the epic local pass. Never would I have thought to check the website that a day in Nov would be blacked out. I felt like a complete dope. Out of principal I could not buy a day ticket so off I went. Hopefully I can hit it on my way back to Boulder. 

[How long?]

Haha I saw that ad on FB. If you had kids I could see it. 

[the pics from today thread]

Got a nice sun tan at Copper today. No real pics. Conditions were icy but I am not going to complain early season. Lift lines were 20ish min not too bad.