Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted January 30 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30 Posted up at EWR. Destination...Phoenix to pick up my kid, then drive to Flagstaff later tonight. Plan is to ski tomorrow, Thurs and Friday. Tomorrow looks like we'll be skiing under the Arizona sun while for Thurs and Fri it's looking like snow... forecast is calling for 1 to 3 for Thur and same for Friday. Should be fun. Pic from last year below! 9 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Have fun and safe travels!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Have fun and safe travels!!! Same to you coming home tomorrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 Arrived in flag around 12am local time. Ride up was smooth as always with a pit stop a del taco for a burrito (side note…del taco has the best fries. Sounds crazy but it’s true. They’re crinkle cut). Anyway…Since snowbowl road is a pain in the ass I asked the rental car place for awd and they gave me a pretty cool jeep gladiator. No new snow today but sunny skies and highs in the 30s. Should be awesome. Stoke levels are a 10 out of 10. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted January 31 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 31 (edited) Bluebird! Snow is excellent, chalk like on piste. Off is crusty. Excellent views today. Can see the north rim on the Grand canyon pretty clearly. Sunshine and groomers kinda day for sure. They do need snow though. Still fantastic... Demoing Nordica enforcers which I really like. May purchase after the season. Great day!! Edited January 31 by RidgeRacer 10 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted February 1 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 1 Looking like snow showers and maybe some sun today as the forecast is calling for the heavier snow to start at 8pm tonight. Supposed to get 2 to 4 in town tonight with up to 11 inches over 7k feet. Only 75 inches in so far this season so they need it. Unfortunately flat iron, white lightning and upper bowl are closed but some natural snow trails and tree shots are in play like the Gondi line and jeep trail etc. Looking forward to skiing some of that today. Solo today as my daughter is back on campus. Oh and Forgot to mention I won a free Smith Mission helmet yesterday courtesy of snowbeezy. Got entered into a raffle for answering a few safety questions my number was called. Pretty cool as I was looking at new helmets. Lady at the ski shop said I can switch it for another brand if I wanted but opted to keep it. 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Always enjoy the pics from out there! Looks great. Enjoy that snow tomorrow 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Nice pictures, and now I have another forecast/webcams to watch for a potential powder day tomorrow for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 20 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Always enjoy the pics from out there! Looks great. Enjoy that snow tomorrow 😍 Thanks man. I’m not 100% sure what it is but I just really enjoy being out here. Snowbowl isn’t Utah, Jackson or a lot of CO. But I enjoy skiing here as much as anywhere. I like the terrain, layout, look and feel of the mountain and the scenery is up there with anything I’ve been. It isn’t 2000 plus acres, cliffs, pucker up steeps or anything like that but it is enough; and Flagstaff isn’t pretentious…just down to earth people who enjoy being outside (with a lot of good eats). Maybe it’s just the older I get the less I feel the need to venture out of my comfort zone. I think I just like being comfortable. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 Taking a break but wow the fog is thick ... especially up top. Lightens up around 9k or so. Snow however is still excellent on piste. Tried to ski the gondi run but it was roped off. Lower bowl just reminded me how out of shape I am however. Low vis means more turns means I'm freaking tired. So an early lunch it is. Hoping the fog lifts a bit before going back out 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, RidgeRacer said: Taking a break but wow the fog is thick ... especially up top. Lightens up around 9k or so. Snow however is still excellent on piste. Tried to ski the gondi run but it was roped off. Lower bowl just reminded me how out of shape I am however. Low vis means more turns means I'm freaking tired. So an early lunch it is. Hoping the fog lifts a bit before going back out Geez! Seems like fog is the word for the season this year. Can't seem to escape it no matter where ya go! Edited February 1 by indiggio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted February 1 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 1 Gondi line to north rim glades is open and it's really freaking good. Snow is softer in that area due to what I'm guessing is a lack of sun bake. Ran that twice. Legs are screaming. Still foggy but a stellar day regardless 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyant Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, indiggio said: Geez! Seems like fog is the word for the season this year. Can't seem to escape it no matter where ya go! Same deal at Mt Snow the last few days. Skiing in the fog really bites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, RidgeRacer said: Gondi line to north rim glades is open and it's really freaking good. Snow is softer in that area due to what I'm guessing is a lack of sun bake. Ran that twice. Legs are screaming. Still foggy but a stellar day regardless Good to hit the trees when it's foggy, so long as the snow is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted February 1 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, indiggio said: Good to hit the trees when it's foggy, so long as the snow is good. That's what I ultimately ended up doing. Skied the glades off of spur catwalk for the first time and it was stellar (pic below) As were the north rim glades. White lightning (also pic below) was open so I ran that as well. I feel like @JFskiDan would be in heaven in the woods here. It's actually weird getting lost in the woods at a western resort without Dan. Top notch ski day. Skied from 9 to 2. Didn't think I'd go that long but found some good stuff off trail that made me forget about the fog. Not to mention upper and lower ridge... any groomer for that matter was excellent as well. Weird cause it's sunny in town. But snows on the way. Lift tickets for Saturday are up to $300 lol. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 It’s 430 here. Woke up like a kid on Christmas morning except instead of running to the tree I ran to the window to a blanket of white outside! Now I can’t go back to sleep. Waiting for the official report from the mountain. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted February 2 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 2 The mountain is reporting 7 inches. 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 (edited) 2 hours ago, RidgeRacer said: The mountain is reporting 7 inches. Sweet..how was the drive up to the hill? I was looking for you on the webcams but don’t know if you start on the gondola or a different lift. Enjoy the freshies!! Also did you really get lost in the woods yesterday or just a figure of speech? Edited February 2 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 Drive up was spicy but it it in 4l so all good. AWD or chains required and they had people actually checking cars before letting them through... I'm not starting at the gondi because I heard there may be a wind hold so starting at the Grand canyon Express today. I'll be there in about 10 minutes if you want to check that cam. Will wave to you! I wasn't lost per se. The glades off of spur are seemingly endless so it kinda felt that way. 7 inches easy and still falling. Today is gonna be good! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 15 minutes. In the front row of the corral. Filming crew is out there as if patrol. Everyone's booing at them whenever they ski by 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RidgeRacer Posted February 2 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 2 100 out of 10. 5 7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprogram4 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Hell yea ridge! Do your thing! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMSKI Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 (edited) 29 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: 100 out of 10. NICE!!!! Edited February 2 by NMSKI 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RidgeRacer Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 Today was so so good. Rode off of the Grand Canyon express all day because the gondola lines were insane. Ended up with 3rd chair this morning. Most people went right towards lower ridge. Others went left towards logjam but only a few went rode under the gondola so that’s where I went. It’s not a marked trail map but it’s easily one of my favorite runs there. Needless to say it was plenty untouched and of course plenty good. Mostly everything got tracked after about an hour but still stashes to find until calling it quits. Pulled a gaper move and broke out the phone for some video. It’s not good but whatever 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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