Johnny Law

The jib is a sweet ski, ...the Comi-Kazi has been on my list for awhile. P.S. Every company makes a shitty ski at one point or another, so giving any co. the proverbial hj is a waste of time.

Ignore this, Stowe has better terrain but not by a whole lot and its mad more $$$. They are also owned by AIG so their getting sold, I bet it just gets more expensive. The Face is pretty gnar for NE, Big Jay is good too, but its 9-10 hours from Philly, regardless of what Map Quest says the last 60 or so miles are really slow. The best way from philly is what GSS said but the 87 way isn't too bad either. Two years ago I had a day there with 27", twas good.

Because you decided to ignore my first post and continue to post more bs you made up, I will again remind you that your just plain wrong. First 5/ms is on the very low end of what high speeds do, they can travel as fast as 12m/s additionally your chair spacing is off. The only way they are more efficient is if you look at it as cost/capacity, even then you would need multiple cheap fixed grips. Mad River did the lift installation at BC last time and probably this time as well, Eric who works for MRL is a friend of mine who has 20 years experience working on lifts for Garaventa, CTEC and Doppel I'm not making these numbers up. BC will never see a High Speed or Gondy, unless they use my idea to turn the place into a landfill.....Hello 500 more vert.

I'm almost afraid to encourage him but in the general sense he's right. Uphill capacity though is a tricky business with many variables. First, as for Bear Creek a detach is not a real good option, chair spacing can be a serious problem with detach chairs running on really short haul lengths, additionally keeping the weight distribution right would probably result in pretty widely spaced carriers thus lowering the uphill capacity. Additionally BC has a limited amount of electricity available from the Utility, thus a high speed may need to replace two lifts. On site generation is a cluster fuck, go to Kirkwood if you don't believe me. Both fixed and detach actually leave the haul rope when traveling around the bullwheel but the detach is doing it at a much slower rate, this greatly reduces mis loads which can attribute to a much lower uphill capacity. Most detach actually gain uphill capacity this way. Capacity as a whole is limited by the power of the drive motor versus the rope speed, carrier spacing, vertical displacement and the number of carriers on the haul. Generally rope speed on a high speed is twice the speed of a fixed, 2m per sec. (fixed) 5 to 12 m per sec. (detach), remember though that the load interval is much higher on detaches to maintain proper chair spacing. Generally speaking uphill capacity is higher with a detach, but other variables are almost always present. Fixed grips can't climb a vertical rise like a detach, additionally a detach can travel much greater distances. The hold down sheave assembly of some detaches when they leave the gate are super long for this reason, add in the additional costs for more complex grips, compression assemblies, guide rails, auxiliary, conveyors, bull wheels, e brakes, crossarms, and about another thousand parts and you can see where they are vastly more expensive. Now add in topography or put more simply, better put in a tram because towers are going to be $$$ if not impossible. High speeds are expensive and sometimes multiple fixed grips do a better job getting people up top than one high speed. We could have an hour long discussion on lifts but it would be nasty with me inevitably yelling about the dumb ass swiss and their pulse lifts.

Its going to be in the 70's this weekend.....

No discounts until the end of the year, but it isn't even close to made to order. Its everywhere if you look and the picture below shows I'm not talking out of my ass.

Wasn't me, I rip harder than no man, instead I get by on a distinct lack of self preservation. Looking forward to this, it will be nice to have some real terrain and lots of good people who know were the goods are.

The only thing I expect is hard core mofo photo slutting. I have the squish and spray down, I can make 12" look like 4 plus.

Post up your dates of travel whenever you decide, I'll be all over this year so I will make it out. I haven't forgotten the splits either.

I'll be out earlier in the year and around then too. Check with Powder about James Peak cat rides, its like 5 bucks a ride and it is more than worth it. It used to be a rope you would hold on to, now they let you ride in the cab. Powder countries are awesome too but don't miss the bus, its a god damn long walk.

You don't have to snuggle with someone but it will be a better time if we are all in the same relative area, it makes general boozing and planning easier.

i'm down for CO., and I live in reading so I could bring as much Unique Splits as anyone can possibly eat.

There are far far longer in the alps, there not named trails but rather pretty well known routes. The Haute route for example takes about 7 days on skis though it isn't all downhill. I can't imagine what 13 or 20 miles would feel like let alone 80.

Let me know

They have to give some to the park service....640 is kinda pricey for Elk.

Most important thing to remember if you are going to the big C. If you have higher level U.S. government security or any arrests you aren't getting in without the permit which takes 6 months at the very least to figure out. Also its arrests, not convictions, so if you got picked up six years back for drunk and disorderly and they didn't charge you after a stay in the drunk tank you still aren't getting in. Its totally dick but I've seen alot of people flip out or not get to take vacations because they didn't know what the deal was. If your going to go to Whistler check out the island with all the Whale watching, I can't remember the name but it could be cool.

Agreed, go bigger like 100 underfoot and she will have to do alot less work when its deep. This as I'm sure you know is key to keeping a happy relationship. If you got the $$$ go with a DP or the older DB's on TGR, their full carbon so their super light weight. If not go with a nice big fatty in the 160's, you guys look active so I bet she would have the leg strength to push them. Look at the 165 ARV, its in the 90's so it might get the job done and you can pick them up super cheap.

Mt. Washington got 4" of snow last night

Nice dood only spent a couple of days at the beach a couple of years back but that has to be one of the best vibes anywhere.

Brett is fuckin nuts (in a good way) and that thread was great but not even in the same class as this one, Def Jef or the reno whore were good too but this is just at a whole nother level. Little bitch is going to get his for sure.

No need for all that shit mags just go and take care of it lets other would be assholes know the deal. In four years I have never been ripped off.

Right, so if I have to drive six hours to Snow why not add two and get some decent snow and a real mountain. Do they have some fun trails and a sick park ? Sure, but there is better skiing to be had...Hell even S. VT. has a better mountain in Magic. Thats not to say I wouldn't go if my friends were going or in the early season but I don't really care how many more guns they put in.

Unless they find a way to give that mountain some more vert, no thanks

Dates: Apr 26 -28 Location: Mt. Washington Cast: Glenn & Johnny Law Lowdown: This TR isn