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  1. This weather!!!!!

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    The ski area here doesn't mind if you ski when they are closed as it's mostly federal land which you have a right to access. BUT supposedly the grizzlies mind. In the autumn they are trying to pack in as much food as possible before they go to sleep. (This year we had a problem in the valley with both black bears and grizzlies because the huckleberry crop was poor.) In the spring it's been a long time since they ate, so when they wake up they are feeling pretty ornery. SO, you can ski, but you better be ready with your bear spray, and watch those blind corners on the way down the hill!

  3. Up to date report on Colorado

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    Went skiing for 2 days this weekend.  Copper was crappy, except for on slope

    that they opened for one hour, this was  superb, soft easy bumps. Arapahoe

    was had great snow, however, only a few of the trails had enough snow that

    the rocks were covered (they need about 40" to cover most of the rocks.)

  4. This weather!!!!!

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    Conditions in late March last year totally sucked, it was actually better at CB the week after I went to Killy as we had a late snowfall just before CB closed.  There was so much mud, rocks and ice at K that some of the trails should not have been open.  There were still a few good rideable trails though.

     

    I think by April you may well be limited to however much snow they managed to build up on Superstar, this seems to be their way of claiming a long season.

     

    I'm also planning a late season trip, but I'll be looking for a cheap flight and heading out west for some decent conditions, I understand you can rely on April and May for most resorts in the rockies, Ms. Husky may have some better info on this?

    It depends on the forest service rules at the particular resorts. But, basically "Altitude is better than latitude" when determining where the best snow should be. So, check out the base elevations of your proposed destinations to guess at potential snow quality at the end of the season. In Colorado, that would mean your best bet would be Copper or, of course, Arapaho. I think early April is a terrific time to ski, but would have severe reservations about any snow in May. After all, if you are going to spend all that money getting there, it should be prime stuff, not messy leftovers.

     

    Another thing to check is the timing over the years of precipitation. Frisco, Colorado gets most of their inches of snow in December and January, a slight lull in February, then two more hits in March and April. Steamboat gets hit in December and January; Aspen January and February. We get ours in December and January. The link for all of these annual records is Annual Snowfall Averages

     

    Up here we close when the grizzlies wake up, so our closing date is already known -- April 10. That's why we open so late as well. I am sure if we ever become more commercial, money will take a back seat to grizzly habitat.

  8. Not for ski999

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    Shelley was my middle school Phys. Ed teacher and years later I student tought in the same school with her.  I now see her from time to time around South Jersey and also in the Poconos.  She has been a Diehard skier at CB for more than 25 years.  Next time I see her I'll tell her you said hi.

     

    Better tell her "the lady with the bell who moved out west" or she'll never know who you're talking about.

  11. Bye Camelback, you suck!

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    I don't know how much you know about CB's history, but they used to have an area called "Hell's Half Acre."  I found out about it talking to a guy who was a hotdogger back in the day.  They would have a few monster jumps set up for the then hotdogging elite over by the Coolmor lift.  Too bad the don't have the balls to do anything like that these days.

     

    This thread summed up the reasons way the more hardcore skiers and riders in the area are and already have abondoned CB.  It deserves to be abdandoned with the way they've treated their local regulars :angry:

     

    The reason it was called Hell Half Acre was because of all the idiots not paying attention to the skiers' responsibility code and having collisions with each other, not because of any special terrain dispensation. They ended up with too many injuries. This was right where Big Pocono used to join Honeymoon and people would come hotdogging down Big Poke right onto the green trail without looking uphill, etc.

  12. Alta

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    They probably have a few, for the base of the mt. just incase.

     

    Anyway Alta just put in a highspeed quad, which makes everyones ride 7.5 minutes faster up to the top ;)

     

    All I want to know is does it have a foot rest?

     

    I loved Alta except for the lifts. Everything else was perfect, especially the relaxed low key ambiance. No piped-in rap music, no glitz, just people who wanted to ski in perfect powder in a PEACEFUL setting. Wonderful. Being right next to Snowbird, the mirror opposite, made it even more apparent how much skiing has changed over the years.

  15. the forum

    in Camelback

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    As soon as I saw it, I knew they would delete it. And really, you shouldn't bad mouth them quite so publicly and then in the same post tout this board as it makes it look like this board is dissing them. You don't want to make problems for our board here.

  23. Weather forecast

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    It looks like I may have some snow pictures to put up in the next week. It's supposed to precipitate every day for the next week. Rain during the day and snow at night. As soon as I have visible snow on the lawn, I will post it.

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