GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 17 hours ago, momskeeztoo said: You should be an expert at that- you ski Pa. In flat light it’s ok but when you can’t see your hand in front of your face…it’s tricky. That’s when it gets tiring cause you can’t let the skis run…gotta make a ton of turns…or wait until somebody wearing bright colors skis by and ski behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Bear Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 19 hours ago, Benm said: Get the popcorn. Caramel and cheese. Garrettes (spelling prob wrong) Dug into the cheese today. amazing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 29 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29 January 29, 2024 Day 6 of 7. Hey All, I’m back from another fun day at Jackson hole mountain resort. It was a mild start with the temperature around freezing top to bottom. I think we were second gondola cabin today and the mountain was in the fog from a bit above the base to almost the top of the gondola. First run on amphitheater was the easiest run we skied today but also the most challenging due to like ten feet of visibility. Picking my way down added a couple extra minutes. Up the Thunder lift and about the top 200 vertical feet of Thunder was above the fog…Grand had nice groomed snow and wasn’t as hard to see as on Amphitheater. Up Sublette and maybe the top 400 vert of Sublette was above the fog. The Boys wanted to do the Tram and I wanted to stay on Sublette so I split from them and did a three Sublette laps on Bivoac and Rendevous trail, they then wanted to do another tram lap and during that time I did two more Sublette laps and a ten sleep bowl to cirque run to the Thunder chair. The cirque had nice spring snow but in the fog a little bit…Dirtwolf left for the airport and I met Atomic Jeff and NMSki at the bottom of Sublette and did a repeat of ten sleep bowl to cirque to amphitheater to lower tram line, that was quite the burner and by the bottom I was covered in sweat. I had my fill after 7 Sublettes, two thunders and one gondola and NMSki went up for a third tram lap. Lunch was at Osteria, I had ceasar salad and margarita pizza and Diet Coke, atomic Jeff had arugula salad and a meat pizza and two glasses of Prosecco(Jeff says the bubbles are uplifting) and NMSki had ceasar salad, calzone and some sort of cloudy beer. Lunch was $169 and I gave a $40 tip because the waitress was impressed that a fat boy skied ten runs lol. Now back at the 49er, time to poop, take a little siesta, then hangout in NMSkis suite a little before supper. Tomorrow is our last ski day, I’m never sad when a trip is almost over, especially one like this where everything went so smoothly. Here are some pictures!!! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Beautiful shots today sir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NMSKI Posted January 29 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29 Fun times today! Was glad that @Dirtwolf was able to get the morning in, and was cool to see the tram through the eyes of someone experiencing it for the first time. Snow was so good in rendezvous bowl, and it was so nice and sunny up there I had to take 3 trips up big red today. Aside from pockets of bad visibility the snow was really nice overall. Tomorrow I will get in a couple runs and head for the airport. It’s been a great trip! @AtomicSkier in rendezvous bowl 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, Boo Bear said: Dug into the cheese today. amazing. I used to get the cheddar popcorn at Nuts on Clark from the O Hare airport. Nuts on Clark sounds like a bad porno or a good one depending on how big of a weirdo you are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 I just remembered that when I was skiing solo, I was on the lift with some French dudes and they gave me a swig from their flask. It was some sort of honey whiskey…even when I try not to drink it finds me. It seems like half the people I ride the lift with, I’ve been on the lift with before in past years…the dude from Long Island who used to work for Billy Joel, Florida snowboarder and today I rode the lift with Silicon Valley guy who bought a condo in teton village 12 years ago who’ve I’ve been on the lift with several times before. I saw DJango from TGR forums flying past me a few days ago. Bruce and Dennis I haven’t seen this trip. Maybe tomorrow. Atomic Jeff even said the he had the same guy at the Hertz rental counter as last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 4 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: January 29, 2024 great photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 6 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: On 1/28/2024 at 8:16 PM, momskeeztoo said: In flat light it’s ok but when you can’t see your hand in front of your face…it’s tricky. So it’s like skiing Whitefish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirheadD8 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 27 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: I just remembered that when I was skiing solo, I was on the lift with some French dudes and they gave me a swig from their flask. It was some sort of honey whiskey…even when I try not to drink it finds me I believe it’s called Mead https://www.delish.com/food/a28691670/what-is-mead-honey-wine/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, AirheadD8 said: I believe it’s called Mead https://www.delish.com/food/a28691670/what-is-mead-honey-wine/ No it was jack daniels honey.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, momskeeztoo said: So it’s like skiing Whitefish! Only if it was this bad. A full week of this last week. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 4 hours ago, sibhusky said: Only if it was this bad. A full week of this last week. We were lucky when we went last year, only one day was so foggy that you couldn’t ski the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackbiker Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 8 hours ago, sibhusky said: Only if it was this bad. A full week of this last week. Looks like Smuggs this past Saturday. Skiing by Braille. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtwolf Posted January 30 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30 I'm seriously feeling the post Jackson Hole blues right now as I slump into my desk chair to stare at my computer for 8 hours and catch up on emails and work BS. After a few runs yesterday morning before heading to the airport, travel back was a breeze through ORD to PHL, and I rolled back into the kunk around midnight. After thinking about it the whole way home last night, I can say is that JH is a place that feels very different from anywhere else I have skied before. My two big takeaways are: The sheer consistency of the steepness across the mountain. I like the natural feel of the mountain. It is like skiing as Mother Nature designed it. My 4 days were the perfect intro and got a taste of everything there is to offer. Yea, the first day I was not feeling well and made a vomit deposit in the hobacks. On second day I felt like a weakling due to not eating at all the first day. Had some terrible vis days and some sun at times. A little sad about no pow other than an angry inch but oh well. Last run off the tram down a sunny Rendezvous bowl then ducking under the clouds to bottom before heading to the airport was a perfect way to wrap the trip up. Can not wait to get back. Thanks to the boys @GrilledSteezeSandwich @AtomicSkier @mute1080 @NMSKI for being fantastic guides and showing me around. Oh, and a word of advice... Never trust a fart... 12 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 Quote from 72 year old on the gondola… ”The key to a healthy marriage is a full belly and empty balls”. Sheesh I have that and I don’t even have a girlfriend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 30 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30 (edited) January 30, 2024 Day 7 of 7. Hey All, I’m back from my last ski day of this trip which is my 20th trip to JHMR. I first visited in 2002 then returned annually 2005-2020, skipped 2021 and been back 2022-2024. Last night there were clear skies but this morning there was a cloud/fog layer about 1,000 feet up spritzing light snowfall in the valley. 8am departure to the resort had us there around 820am…last boot up of the trip and my bad foot didn’t even hurt getting into my boot..a little tender but no big dealio. We hoofed it up to the gondola in upper 20s temperatures and shot the shit and rode the gondola with the Long Island guy who used to work for Billy Joel and his buddy from NYC area who’s spent the last ten winters in JH and who’s going to Bali/vietnam/Bangkok to surf and have fun next week. I told him to watch out for the ladyboys. First run on amphitheater the cord was a little stiff but pure sunshine and visibility until right before the base of the Thunder quad. Up Thunder and into Laramie bowl which had similar stiff cord but full visibility. Up Sublette and did Rendevous trail which was similar conditions, pleasant enough. Then Sublette over to Laramie bowl again which was now starting to corn up a little in the warm sun, then the cat track down to Thunder in fog. Up Thunder and did amphitheater from the top, then we did Jerry’s way for Salty and Mute. Up Thunder again and another Laramie bowl which was even better but so many people standing at the edge like it was Corbetts coulour. Sublette had about a half full lift corral, lots of schoolers, not new schoolers but ski schoolers who get to cut the lines. Then a run from Sublette to the base via Rendevous trail and lower tram line. Lower tram line was in deep dense fog but I was able to see enough to ski moderate speeds..was almost spring like in the beginning and refrozen crud lower down. NMSki had a cab to catch to the airport and me and atomic Jeff had an early lunch at the four seasons. Short day today but we still got a decent amount of skiing in and was nice being in the sun for a couple hours up high. Some people even said,”you’ve got to stay high today”…I’m not the person they have to remind cough cough. All in all this turned out to be an excellent and successful trip. Everybody had fun, we got as much skiing as we wanted to get in, generally around 20k or so of vert a day..I think mute and Atomic Jeff did 24k the other day but they skied a run or so more than me. I weigh about 20 pounds less than last year which made a big difference in my energy levels..even walking uphill to the gondola felt way better. I also didn’t drink that much which helped. Except for a few crowded runs and liftlines, the mountain was generally pretty quiet while the town was more hopping. Last Sublette ride, our lift riding companion was talking about going to Switzerland next week and I was asking about how he’s getting there and it turns out he has his own G4, a house in NYC also and a smaller plane for Europe. Serious wallets!!!! I only took a few pictures today here they are. Edited January 30 by GrilledSteezeSandwich 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Beautiful pics again. Glad you guys had fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mute1080 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 (edited) 3 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Up Thunder and did amphitheater from the top, then we did Jerry’s way for Salty and Mute. Up Thunder again and another Laramie bowl which was even better but so many people standing at the edge like it was Corbetts coulour. Can’t believe you grouped me with Salty. Probably going to have fight in the parking lot now Edited January 30 by mute1080 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 25 minutes ago, mute1080 said: Can’t believe you grouped me with Salty. Probably going to have fight in the parking lot now I was just checking to see if you read my report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyant Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: I was just checking to see if you read my report. Grate pics! I'm jelly you got a blue bird day. Those are my favourite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 52 minutes ago, saltyant said: Grate pics! I'm jelly you got a blue bird day. Those are my favourite. We had a couple Blue bird days up high… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Lots of nice pictures, looks like a great trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1erArt Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 On 1/27/2024 at 8:41 PM, indiggio said: I’ve been to the JH ER, really nice place!! If you haven’t been in the local ER, you really haven’t skied an area 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 16 hours ago, mute1080 said: Can’t believe you grouped me with Salty. Probably going to have fight in the parking lot now Go for the leg sweep. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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