Mt. Hood Mogul camp August 2-9

Fellow Bears,

 

I will be at Mogul camp at Mt. Hood during the week of August 2-9..it would be fun if others wanted to go.  PM me for details.  For those who have never been to a camp..I have found them a great way to really build skills and tools that you can take into the season with you.  On top of that...it is great fun.  Imagine being around people who are just as crazy about skiing as you are!  Let me know if anyone is interested.

I would seriously love to do this camp, but I think I'd have a war at home if I infringe on promises I made to MrTC for the summer. 

Dang I wanna do this! 

 

 

TC...a fresh set of knobbies and a new Tsubaki chain can go a long way....

 

just say'n

I will be there aug 30-sept 5th....First one for me....Have ya gone before???  Is there any specific sites that report overall conditions that ya know of?? Make sure ya give us a TR!!!

 

steve (powhunter on AZ) 

 

10-4 Mogul Mad.  I will post a TR for ya.  I have been to Momentum camp at Whistler twice before and it was really fun.  I think my skiing improved 200% over the course of those two summer-winter stretches where I was able to execute what I learned during the summer.  Plus, spending time around people who are really passionate about skiing and just out there having fun is so incredible.  

In terms of conditions...I know that Mt. Hood had a ridiculously large base this year so the snow should be fine.  I will do some reconaissance for you and report back.  Good on you for going..you will have so much fun!

 Hi guys,

I'm hear at Mt. Hood mogul camp and I'm happy to report that its a blast.  In two days on the snow, I've already been able to make significant improvement on my mogul skiing.  The atmosphere is relaxed but the coaching is outstanding.  Obviously, its gorgeous up here in the summer and its great to be outside skiing.  This camp is dominated by racers but I have essentially been in a class of 3 people getting outstanding coaching.  I will post pix later when I have a chance to download them.  I have been to Whistler twice for mogul camp and now here.  They are different camps but the instruction is great at both.  I think the Mt. Hood camp is a better overall value.  Ping me with questions and I will post more soon.  

Cheers

Saaaweeeeet!

Rip it up!

Can you still ski to the base area (or close) or do you have to download on Miracle Mile?

I have friends who have done this camp and have really gotten a lot out of it.  Have fun!!!

Waiting for pics . . .

Sounds great. I've been to momentum camp several times. It's a great camp with solid coaches. What camp are you in at Mt. Hood and who are the coaches?? How would you compare the bumps at  Mt. Hood compared to the bumps at Hortsman Glacier?  Enjoy and improve.  

 Alright..here goes.  

Ski bum4ever, you can ski almost down to Timberline lodge but with a short walk at the bottom.  I have been downloading at Miracle Mile bc I have been skiing hard and the snow is quite slushy at the very bottom.  Jsul....Momentum is a great camp.  I love John Smart and the gang of coaches up there.  They are very committed coaches and I improved and really had fun.  I'm at the Mt. Hood Ski Camp and the mogul coach is Darren Owens.  I believe he coached Patrick Dineen privately in the past.  He is an incredible coach and extremely dedicated to teaching the craft of mogul skiing.  I can't say enough good things about him...he is so knowledgeable and so good at connecting with each skier on the level he/she is at.  I've had a breakthrough week.  Granted, there's a lot more work to be done to ski bumps the way I want to, but he has helped me push through another plateau.  He's great at coaching jumps as well.  I have more progress in airs than I expected to b/c I definitely get spooked on the jumps.  It has truly been an incredible week and my stoke on skiing is as high as its ever been.  

BTW...been riding the Hart F 17 mogul skis...i'm hooked.  I don't need anymore skis but it looks like I have to pick up a pair of these for my mogul work this winter.

Cheers...more to follow when I have more time.  

Very nice lnl!

I'm interested in your impressions of the F17.  What were you skiing bumps on before?  Does the F17 allow you to ski bumps with a different style?  Why do you like it better?

Love to hear about the breakthroughs in the bumps, thanks for reporting!

 I have my interest piqued!

Shall we move this to TR's?  It certainly stands up to it, except.......

 LnL, what's the O/B areas to skier's right (looker's left) of Palmer looking like?

how about the O/B above Palmer?

and...the O/B to skier's left/looker's right of where the ski team and snowboard camps are cordoned off?

looking to hit up Hood in early Sept and wish to do a little "free" skiing (aka hiking/skinning).

glad you're having a swell old time, too.

It's Magic Mile lift.
Check this out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Mile

Just got back to DC today.  I will download and post pix probably this weekend (have to get TC of my case!  ) The last day of camp showed how unpredictable the mountains can be: driving rain, blowing wind and temps went down into the 40s.  The snow was not great so it was a short day but all in all an amazing week. 

Answers to questions:
bumpfreaq, I found the Hart F-17 to be extremely quick (as one might expect since its quite narrow), but also to have a super nice flex pattern in the bumps and made them less work, overall.  I usually ski something like a k2 PE or Volkl Bridge in the bumps and I did notice a big difference getting on the Harts.  They are surprisingly capable as an all mtn ski as well.  Skiing the heavly slush at the bump was a bit tougher than one of my wider skis but very manageable.  I imagine they'd be great on a hardpack day when you didn't plan to spend much time off-piste.  They are billed as being mogul skis that are decent all mtn. skis and I think that reality is pretty close to the marketing pitch on that.  Also for comparison purposes, I rode the 175s.  None of my fatter skis are shorter than 185...so the shorter length helped as well.  I'm 6 fooot 3 185 lbs and probably a level 7/8 skier.  

Dookey, the lava rock is pretty much completely exposed on lookers left of Palmer.  There is one narrow channel that some crazy Japanese race team was running high speed GS training..which is nuts b/c of exposed rock right next to some of the gates....ridiculously stupid but that's what they were doing.  I skied over once to the far skiers left--about 14 lanes over....its getting quite thin over there as well.  Our bump line was right in the middle of the glacier at lane 6.  The public lane (lane 1) was in real good shape.  What I noticed was that the public could come up and ski that lane until about noon and then they could start creeping over as the camps began to vacate.  It would be hard to stay interested skiing the public lane for hours and hours.  There is still a fair amount of snow up there and should be some decent stuff left in Sept.  

That's the latest.  I highly recommend this camp for those looking to continue to bump up their competence on moguling and--for that matter--all mtn skiing.  It keeps your stoke factor high...keeps great muscle memory for starting the winter season strong AND is just an incredible escape from the humidity and summer misery of the east coast.  I have plans to move to the Rockies or Northwest sometime in the next 18-24 months...I've been in the East too long.  This trip reminded me why I need to get back West and closer to home.  The attitude, the vibe, the whole deal is just more me than the work-obsessed east coast.  If only I could figure out how to get my kid through college without my east coast job!  

Pix to follow very soon....

Cheers

Nice!!!!    Cant wait for the pics!!! So the snow depth is pretty decent?  Lifts close pretty early though 1:30?  Why is that?  Wonder if ya can just stay up there and hike the mogul lines after the lift closes...Anyways  Cant wait to feed the mogul jones myself!!!

steveo

Ill be rocking my cabrawlers, but are the f-17s available to demo or did ya rent em??

Thanks

steveo

mogulmad,

What session are you heading up there?  Please tell Darren Owens (aka DO that Randy Lange says hi).  They do close the lifts at 1:30.  You may want to keep skiing but bumping from 8-1pm was plenty for me every day and I wanted to make sure I wasn't destroyed the next day.  I guess you could hike the glacier for awhile but not sure about that.  There should be plenty of snow for a few more weeks but it was baking up there a few days and the snow as melting fast.  

In terms of skis, DO wanted us to use mogul skis b/c it made things a lot easier.  If you go to "Mountain Soul" in Government Camp they will demo you the F-17s for free as part of a deal Hart is doing to get their name back out there.  They don't have a lot of pairs or sizes but give it a shot.  Definitely bring your cabrawlers so that you have something.  I'll be stoked to hear about your experience.

Sounds like a very good time.  I had considered going this year but it just wasn't in the cards.  I am going to start planning for next year now.

Btw, here is a little video of what it is like to ski the summer bumps on Hood:

vimeo.com/6258236

Locknload,

I don't post much here since I am usually at the mogul skiing forum (along with a bunch of other folks in this thread), but I noticed that you mentioned DC. Do you live in the DC area? There are a few of us that pretty much ski bumps exclusively (usually 2-3 times a week) at the local resorts and we are always looking for new folks to ski with. A couple of us were fortunate enough to get out west this summer for camps also.

cj

CJ,

Are you friends with PomfretPlunge?  He sent me a nice note and I told I would love to ski with you guys here at the local resorts in the winter.  I do spend a LOT of time in Utah in the winter but there are lots of weekends when I'm home and jonesing to ski--particularly bumps.  Please include me in the announcements about when you guys are going up as i'd love to join!  Thanks a lot for inviting.  Which camp did you get out to this summer...was it Momentum or somewhere else?

Jeffy,

Great skiing man..you are a very good bumper.  Where do you ski in the Winter...are you a Portland local?

Yup, Plunge is one of the crew. I go to Mogul Logic twice a year... once in the winter at MJ and the summer camp at Whistler.

Did we meet once in Brian's shop a few years ago?

We potentially have some pretty crazy stuff cooking for next year around here. I will PM you since we can't really go public with it yet, but we would like to start getting the word out to the local bumpers.

cj

Sounds good.  You and I did meet at Brian's shop a couple years ago...great memory.  I'm sorry that they went out of business.  Let's definitely stay in touch and hook up this winter!

Cheers,

Thanks locknload!  I am indeed a Portland local and so I primarily hit Hood's summer skiing on the weekends.  During the winter I also ski on Hood but there is no mogul skiing, just all mountain stuff.  Therefore, in the winter I travel to CO to ski Mary Jane about 4 to 5 trips a year to get my mogul skiing fix in.  I met CJ last year at the Mogul Logic camp at the Jane. 

 Did you meet Bumpfreaq at the mogul logic ski camp?

Yes I did!  Although that wasn't our first time meeting.  And oh wait, look at this...  I just happen to have a video from that Mogul Logic camp.  :)  I think bumpfreaq may have already posted this so sorry if it is a repeat:

www.vimeo.com/3067901

 I believe that he did post a video like that, and perhaps Bushmogulmaster posted it(or one like it) as well.