AtomicSkier Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 just purchased plane tix!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMSKI Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Aspen. Where the beer flows like wine and the women instinctively flock like the salmon of capistrano. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm meeting Johnny Law and some of his bros in Aspen in march!!! I don't think we have to worry about that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm meeting Johnny Law and some of his bros in Aspen in march!!! When are u going to Colorado??? we'll be there the 1st week of march. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 we'll be there the 1st week of march. i think that'll be too early for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoHigh Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 going to aspen next weekend for the xgames. gonna get hazy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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guitar73 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 so we're starting to think about how to pack for our aspen trip. what kind of weather/temps is/are typical for aspen the first week of march? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 so we're starting to think about how to pack for our aspen trip. what kind of weather/temps is/are typical for aspen the first week of march? If the temp is 20 in Aspen, dress like its 40 at Blue. If it's not snowing in Aspen, then it's sunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 so we got all our ski gear packed up, just some last minute laundry to do and then pack the rest of our clothes and stuff. stoke meter is on the rise! :banana: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 so we got all our ski gear packed up, just some last minute laundry to do and then pack the rest of our clothes and stuff. stoke meter is on the rise! :banana: Looks like some snow may be in your future. 6 ski days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Looks like some snow may be in your future. 6 ski days? yeah, i saw the potential for some snow next week....but we're only doing 4 ski days. doesn't look like any deep pow days for us, but hopefully we'll get some refreshed surfaces out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 GSS, have you seen the youtube clip of the original harlem shakers? it's off the hook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 4 am came too soon, but that means that we're getting the car packed and we'll soon be on our way to CO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMSKI Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 4 am came too soon, but that means that we're getting the car packed and we'll soon be on our way to CO! I feel you man, my flight boards in 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 have fun! we just got thru security & are having b-fast at au bon pain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 we demand an update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 update in progress (i finally got my computer hooked up to the internet here) anyhow....so this is aspen, glam, glitz, and all that. so far we're enjoying it out here. here's a summary thus far. day 1 - arrivial. our flight from PHL was smooth and fast; we arrived an hour early. the other couple in our group also arrived early, but the final guy in our party was 1 1/2 hr delayed. that turned out to be a good thing b/c I-70 was backed up due to an accident. that stuff was all gone by the time we got the rental car, ate lunch, and picked up our friend. drive was smooth sailing. got in to aspen around 7-ish and did some quick food shopping. called it an early nite since we were all tired from the travel. day 2 - apsen mtn. that is one steep mtn! fresh groomers and soft bumps were on the menue for the day. played in some trees, tried out the bumps, it was all good. snow was in overall good condition, but there were def some wind-blown and scraped off areas. i took one run down walsh's...that had soft bumps up top, but the headwall was pretty darn steep. can't say that i skied i well, but i at least survived it. we did some fun trees off of gentlemen's ride and then headed back to the base to call it a day. day 3 - snowmass. powder! so i have to be honest, powder really threw me for a loop. we made our way up the big burn lift and it only took one run for us to realize that we def needed a lesson to ski the powder and crud. so, tinymoose, her friend, and i made our way back down to the base area to buy a lesson. we hooked up with the group and, wow, it totally helped! it was a half-day lesson and by the end of it the three of us had made vast improvements. we skiied a lot of terrain, but we hung out a lot under the high alpine and alpine springs lifts. i thought we were tired from yesterday's stuff at aspen, but today was another whole level of tireness. pictures to follow... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 if i can figure out how to post a picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 day 4 - snowmass remix. blue bird day, goggle tans, and lots of soft snow. we had such an amazing time today, it's not even funny. we started the day by taking the elk camp gondola and then the elk camp quad up to the top of elk camp. did a warm-up lap down sandy park and then headed back up to do long shot. it's a bit of a hike to get up to long shot, which starts at the top of burnt mountain. it took us forever to make it down the 3.5 miles and 3400 ft vert on that trail, but it was sooo worth it. there was still some leftover powder from yesterday's storm in there. the rest was turned into nice soft powdery bumps. we were all spent by the time we made it down to the two creeks area. we took a little breather and grabbed a quick bite to eat at the two creeks cafe. it was back up the lift and we headed over to the alpine springs and high alpine lifts. we took green cabin down to the sheer bliss lift. our end goal was to get to the cirque. we decided to drop down the headwall and followed the gully out and back to the sheer bliss lift. holy cow, that was the run of the day for sure. the upper portion of the cirque is very nice and open and it wasn't very steep where we dropped in. it got real once we headed into the gully. everyone made it out just fine and we all felt like champs for skiing that stuff. we ended our day by heading back up the sheer bliss lift to get to the sneaky's and power line glades. by this time everyone was toasted, so we ducked out of the glades early and headed back to the upper mall to drop off our demo skis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 guitar's report getting me excited Leaving for Aspen on Monday AM (or Sunday or Tuesday if this weather on Monday materializes) for 7 or 8 ski days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 looks like they are getting more snow this week! i'm a slacker though, i didn't get around to doing my review of highlands. i do have pictures and i promise i'll post them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMSKI Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 We want pics! We want pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Guitar looking forward to your Highlands report... Highlands is boss....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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