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I'm sure the outfit will be something to behold as well...

By definition, the Indy mountains are typically on the mom & pop size, so don't have RFID readers, yet. I'm sure Entabeni Systems is working hard to outfit more and more mountains with their readers to make it easier to access.

And you should just as well wait for one of the cars with the glass bottom so you can get the full perspective...

It was fun to see all the families and kids around, learning to ski/board, following one another though the woods and side hits.

Hit it once a couple of years back on the way home from a NE Indy tour on a Sunday. Super fun little mountain out in the middle of nowhere. Was totally overrun by families and children, but still was a hoot to bop around for a couple of hours. The best thing about the Indy pass is the opportunity to hit little Mom & Pop, out-of-the-way mountains like this one.

Gotta be a cool place when they have their own TV channel...

Hopefully Mother Nature can read the forecast!

The walk of shame...

I’m back from another fun day at Solitude. Day started out in the lower 30’s that you could feel n the snow from the start. Groomers were still Western and fast in the morning, but with clouds rolling in from the impending storm, the light was very flat, so had to not go full out. Later, as the sun came up, the light got better and you could open it up. Got bored with ripping groomers, so went off the beaten path and sampled some of the steeper, bumped up areas. Found some softer bumps up top that were fun. Also tried Serenity off the Eagle, but it was full of exposed rocks, not fun. The big talk on the lift was the incoming storm. Hopefully it’s an over-producer, as it’s sorely needed. Also picked up another Solitude/IKON award for the day. Maybe I’ll take a bump lesson.

Unfortunately not. Big project at work going on, couldn’t escape.

After riding a 3.5 earthquake the other night, I’m back from a sweet Valentine’s Day at Solitude. Day started out in the upper 20’s with a bite in the air until the sun came over the ridge and made it feel a lot warmer than the air temp. With a little snow this past week, all the groomers were in wonderful packed powder shape. I line up on the singles line and got paired up with a trio of UTSRs who are Solitude SP holders and have their own reserve line and ski there every day. There was no reason to bull-rush the chair but they do anyway, so I had to keep up and get 1st civilian chair. Did some high-speed groomers with them until I bolted for other runs. The mountain had a Valentine’s Day chocolate tour, so I had to do that, hitting all the free chocolate giveaways. The snow under the Sunrise lift was grate, so I just kept lapping it and the adjacent woods. It was also another Utah dream day, with temps in the 50’s back in the valley, so hit up T.F. Brewing and hung out with the dogs in the courtyard, having a couple beers. Also Solitude & IKON giving away perks for repeated visits…

This thread, after all, is titled "Assspen"... 😁

I'm getting the impression we're not talking the same thing... 😀 I'm sure @sibhusky knows. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=547026195817417

The best snow year was when we were in the woods off Burma of all places.

Didn't even have to on the one storm, since it fell overnight. Guess it was, all the alerts were going off on the phone while I sat here slogging crap at work.

Just get yourself a fanny flap!

Including Bumblebee Bowl?

Hey @antman12, grate to see you're back on here! Thanks for the props, they're very much appreciated. We're out here for as good as it get, unless something unforeseen occurs that would take us elsewhere. As for Solitude, moving plans hadn't actually solidified until like September and then things went whirlwind. I actually had bought a Blue season pass at then end of last year as well as an Indy. When we finally made it out here, I didn't know what I was gonna do, so I just picked up a full IKON which gave me the most options to vet things out this year. Solitude is good because their pretty much the only resort where the lifts start running at 8:00am. Just like Blue, people don't like to get up early, so I can get lots of high-speed laps in before the crowds start to pile in. It's also very convenient in that one of the Utah Ski Bus lines starts 7 minutes from the house and runs up BCC to Solitude and Brighton. Also the bus fare is free with the IKON. So, I just roll on over there, get on the bus and veg out until we hit the mountain. Still trying to figure out what I want to do for next season. Like Warren Miller says, "If you don't do it this year, you'll only be a year older when you do." and I don't have that many years left to get older!

Well, I don’t know what those white things up in the sky blocking the bluebird day are, but hopefully they contain something good! Took the later bus to help break this Groundhog Day routine and shake things up a bit. Arrived at the mountain to 29 degrees and a noticeable humidity bite to the cold. Full-on high-speed groomers so that I could get 10 runs by 9, then moved onto other lifts. Everyone is waiting with bated breath at the hope of some snow this week, as more and more rocks are showing through every day. It was 38’ when I left the mountain. This is one of those California Dream days: Ski in the morning and walk around the neighborhood in 62’, shorts and short sleeves. Crazy!!

Yes definitely! The other month they had luge qualifiers that we checked out. The Olympic museum there is very cool too. Last summer we stopped and they were practicing jumping into the pool. Also cool is the Olympic Oval is like 7 minutes from our house. They have youth speed skating and curing competitions there.

And another groundhog, er, bluebird day. Temp on arrival was 30’ with firm snow walking to the lodge. Skiing was pretty much groundhog as well with no new snow and rising daily and nightly temps, the groomers were far more Eastern than Western and were very fast. Still could get and edge, but there were actual icy spots appearing as well as grass poking up through and lots of rocks appearing again. There are some rumors of some snow this week, one can only hope… Did hit up the Olympic village for an opening ceremony viewing party that was fun with some free Deer Valley chocolate chip cookies.

And the cement mixer…

Nope, I’m too cheap.

He hangs out at Deer Valley too. You can ski and have a meal with him for big $850/pp. Nope!

Black is cool for an old school mountain. Cool trail that wanders through the woods and the little snack shack crabkin’ tunes in the middle of the place. Unfortunately there wasn’t anywhere near the snow it looks like there is now, but it was still a hoot.