A-basin 2012 Mothers day??? - Page 4

Nice video and I bet Stephanie had a blast.  Nothing like a soft snow day for her to get her ski legs !

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Originally Posted by segbrown 

Does anyone know if they reopened any previously closed terrain? I was planning to go yesterday, but decided to stay home and fight a developing cough ... Boo hiss, sounds like I missed a great day. 

Seg....you can cough anytime, skiing has an expiration date!!!

MEfree that video was nice.  Thanks for sharing. 

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Originally Posted by Finndog 

Late season rally....  put your helmet on backwards.....

And goggles on upside down? 

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Originally Posted by segbrown 

Does anyone know if they reopened any previously closed terrain? I was planning to go yesterday, but decided to stay home and fight a developing cough ... Boo hiss, sounds like I missed a great day. 

Good, you saved the snow for us. 

Shall I bring you the Dakotas? 

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Originally Posted by segbrown 

Does anyone know if they reopened any previously closed terrain? I was planning to go yesterday, but decided to stay home and fight a developing cough ... Boo hiss, sounds like I missed a great day. 

Not really, though people were venturing into areas that you really didn't want to ski pre-storm.

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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash 

 

Seg....you can cough anytime, skiing has an expiration date!!!

 

I  know, I know, but I have touchy lungs. Last time I tried to gut out a cough (at ABasin, no less), I ended up in bed for 5 days, and useless for another week after that. I'm trying to be smart. It's difficult, but I'm trying. :-)

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Originally Posted by Trekchick 

 

Good, you saved the snow for us. 

Shall I bring you the Dakotas? 

 

Oh, do I wish I needed them. You should see me on my skinny skis, four or five days in a row now... Maybe even six. Such a sad state of affairs.

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Originally Posted by segbrown 

Does anyone know if they reopened any previously closed terrain? I was planning to go yesterday, but decided to stay home and fight a developing cough ... Boo hiss, sounds like I missed a great day. 

There was a bit of unofficial talk about this on the lift indicating that it seemed ski patrol was doing some leg work on some closed areas.

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Originally Posted by stevesmith7 

Not really, though people were venturing into areas that you really didn't want to ski pre-storm.

I saw a bit of poaching under the Lenawee chair- the funniest was a girl who practically tripped on the rope following her bf and then proceeded to do a complete face about 20 yards into the run.
 

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Originally Posted by segbrown 

Oh, do I wish I needed them. You should see me on my skinny skis, four or five days in a row now... Maybe even six. Such a sad state of affairs.

So how do yuo like the Dynastars? I realise you would rather not need them but........

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Originally Posted by gregmerz 

Nice video and I bet Stephanie had a blast.  Nothing like a soft snow day for her to get her ski legs !

Ya I don't usually watch those for very long but I watched the whole viddy and it was cool to see the progression, from the instructor skiing backwards coaxing her along to following her on those catracks. I'll bet she was stoked. Nice skiing, glad you posted it.

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Originally Posted by jimmy 

Ya I don't usually watch those for very long but I watched the whole viddy and it was cool to see the progression, from the instructor skiing backwards coaxing her along to following her on those catracks. I'll bet she was stoked. Nice skiing, glad you posted it.

 

Yep! What did she think about all of this?
 

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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash 

So how do yuo like the Dynastars? I realise you would rather not need them but........

 

Well, I like them just fine. I don't have a lot to compare them to, however, except the Heads that I skied a few runs on earlier in the season. (Supershape Magnum? something green) The tail on the Heads (heh heh) was more rebound-y, but I can get a little kick out of the Dynastars, too. In fact, as fun as the Head's tail (heh) was , it was a little scary sometimes. boing!

Otherwise I can't tell you any differences. They do what I want them to, even make it snow!! Lately that hasn't worked so well, but it worked great for a while. Maybe I shouldn't have skied them and then left them all alone after it snowed. I probably hurt their feelings ... damn. 

oh ... I just remembered something ... I took them into some not-so-nice frozen crud (sugar-coated chicken heads) the other day, and was actually really surprised at how well they handled it. I didn't get nearly as much feedback as I was expecting. They mashed that coral pretty well, whereas on my lighter and wider skis, I definitely ride up and feel it more.  Again, not a comparison with other narrow skis so much, but ...

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Originally Posted by jimmy 

Ya I don't usually watch those for very long but I watched the whole viddy and it was cool to see the progression, from the instructor skiing backwards coaxing her along to following her on those catracks. I'll bet she was stoked. Nice skiing, glad you posted it.

 

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Originally Posted by segbrown 

 

Yep! What did she think about all of this?
 

 

She has definitely enjoyed it...when we were doing the beginner areas at Copper, she said she wanted to go on the bigger lifts and she wouldn`t let her instructor take her back to Molly Hogan once she had gone up the Quad.  Today her dad is making some calls for work, but the plan was to go to LL.
 

Held at A-Basin last week - a few nice pix...

Skiing Mag Indie Test 2012-13

Heh heh, no doubt!  ;-)

Just got the May call schedule- I'm on call on Mothers Day and won't make it. :(

Debating skiing vs cycling on Sunday- what's the latest from those in the know? Last Sunday at Breck was fantastic.

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Originally Posted by dp 

Just got the May call schedule- I'm on call on Mothers Day and won't make it. :(

 

Debating skiing vs cycling on Sunday- what's the latest from those in the know? Last Sunday at Breck was fantastic.

We'll be around until Tuesday morning.  Would love to see you

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Originally Posted by dp 

Just got the May call schedule- I'm on call on Mothers Day and won't make it. :(

 

Debating skiing vs cycling on Sunday- what's the latest from those in the know? Last Sunday at Breck was fantastic.

What about the Friday and Saturday before? 

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Originally Posted by Noodler 

 

 

What about the Friday and Saturday before? 

Friday may be okay but dp doesn't ski Saturday's 

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Originally Posted by dp 

Just got the May call schedule- I'm on call on Mothers Day and won't make it. :(

 

Debating skiing vs cycling on Sunday- what's the latest from those in the know? Last Sunday at Breck was fantastic.

Why choose? K rode from Breck to Copper and back on Wednesday. She had to walk a few spots in the Ten Mile Canyon, but the rec path is clear except briefly after a snow. You could go sailing while your at it. The lake is clear, too.

Basin is reporting 3" today on top of 1" yesterday (and 16" over the weekend).  

Skied their yesterday afternoon and things were mostly firm as the day before had been warm and the sun wasn`t out long enough to loosen things up except for a bit down by the bottom.  Coverage is better than it was a week ago, but they still have less than 1/3 the mountain open.  Another good dump would help them to reopen a few things, but it is suppose to be warm and sunny until at least the middle of next week so... 

A-basin is a special place in my heart.  I just know something magical is going to happen. 

What that magical thing is.............I dunno. 

But its going to be great!!

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Originally Posted by dp 

Just got the May call schedule- I'm on call on Mothers Day and won't make it. :(

 

Debating skiing vs cycling on Sunday- what's the latest from those in the know? Last Sunday at Breck was fantastic.

I've got a similar dilema.  The skiing is pretty lousy and I have a big goal on the bike.  Missing a weekend ride day has a pretty high opportunity cost.  Yet I might come for a day -- perhaps I can ride Loveland Pass both ways and then get a few turns in.  Keep me apprised of the plan.

Mike

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Originally Posted by habacomike 

 

 

I've got a similar dilema.  The skiing is pretty lousy and I have a big goal on the bike.  Missing a weekend ride day has a pretty high opportunity cost.  Yet I might come for a day -- perhaps I can ride Loveland Pass both ways and then get a few turns in.  Keep me apprised of the plan.

 

Mike

Talk to DonDenver. He was talking about bringing a bike, too.

Yeah, I'm also considering having Don drag me up the pass one day. Someone's gotta ride sweep. ;)

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Originally Posted by MastersRacer 

 

 

Talk to DonDenver. He was talking about bringing a bike, too.

I might be able to make it up for a while on Friday (have to get at least some work done, too); I'm in the OR on Monday and Tuesday, so that won't work. I'll do my best- hope to see some of you up there!

What happened, Phil?  Hope you heal, but if you don't, the skiing isn't that great...

Mike

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Originally Posted by jimmy 

Ya I don't usually watch those for very long but I watched the whole viddy and it was cool to see the progression, from the instructor skiing backwards coaxing her along to following her on those catracks. I'll bet she was stoked. Nice skiing, glad you posted it.

 

We skipped Tuesday, but she continued to make progress at Loveland on Wednesday- pretty good turns for someone with less than 10 hours of skiing under her belt.

A huge difference today from last week. The warm weekend took its toll on the new snow and things are looking kind of grim. They had to farm half of lower Sundance to cover the other half. Total spring conditions, I can't see more than a week of good skiing and two weeks total max if the temps stay this warm. Hope I'm wrong.