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post #301 of 415
12/10/09 at 6:10am
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Originally Posted by Trekchick View Post

 Whew, what a week! 
I's are dotted. T's are crossed, bags are packed, skis are waxed, and I'm ready to fly out this morning......Heck, with the storm we had yesterday I'm thrilled that my flight's not cancelled or delayed!

Who's meeting up at the Lounge Thursday night?
 
I'm about to hit the road, andI'll be there sometime Thursday night... I'll stop by the lounge once we get there.

Happy & safe traveling everyone! 
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post #302 of 415
12/10/09 at 6:31am
Holasnow and  are driving up and will leave DC by 1pm.  So.. if anyone is still up in the lounge at the Trapp, we wil be there arounfd 10/1030, if not at Mansfield on friday morning.   Thanks BushwackerinPA for the response.  See y'all soon
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post #303 of 415
12/10/09 at 8:07am
KevinF and myself should be driving up tonight, probably arriving in the 9-10 range.  I'm sure we'll swing by the lounge.
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post #304 of 415
12/10/09 at 10:10am
 For Friday Skiers!!

If you don't get your lift tickets tonight at the lounge(Trapp Family Lodge) then you will find me at the Mansfield base lodge at Stowe Mountain from 7:30 AM(ish) to 9 AM.
After ( am, you will need to make other arrangements to get your ticket from me because I'll be on the slopes!!!
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post #305 of 415
12/10/09 at 12:02pm
I see Stowe got a lot of snow yesterday so you guys should have a lot of open terrain. Have fun. I am looking to get out for the first time early next week. My local joint doesn't look as good as Stowe but I always like to do my warm-ups locally before going on trips.
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post #306 of 415
12/10/09 at 12:43pm
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Originally Posted by Trekchick View Post

 You know, when I see the words Phil and Fashionable in the same sentence.....

Sweaters?
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post #307 of 415
12/10/09 at 1:17pm
Snow tires on.....ready to roll very early tomorrow AM!!
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post #308 of 415
12/10/09 at 2:10pm
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Originally Posted by Trekchick View Post

 For Friday Skiers!!

If you don't get your lift tickets tonight at the lounge(Trapp Family Lodge) then you will find me at the Mansfield base lodge at Stowe Mountain from 7:30 AM(ish) to 9 AM.
After ( am, you will need to make other arrangements to get your ticket from me because I'll be on the slopes!!!

Will look for you to be waiting in the parking lot for our noonish arrival!
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post #309 of 415
12/10/09 at 2:23pm
 stowe actually got better today then yesterday. another 3-5 inches of lake effect plus natures groomers(wind) made today un fugging believable good. 

although the best skiing is still on upper reaches of the mountain where other people cant go they will be expanding terrain tomorrow alot.

expected opening terrain from patrol

Liftline
Haystack
Perry Merrill
Gulch
Nosedive
Gondolier 

FYI is anyone feeling saucy tomorrow I would be totally up for another skin to the top of the gondi if its not open yet chin clip is worth it.

bring rocks skis and have fun tomorrow there is ALOT of snow out there!
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post #310 of 415
12/10/09 at 2:25pm
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Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA View Post

 stowe actually got better today then yesterday. another 3-5 inches of lake effect plus natures groomers(wind) made today un fugging believable good. 

Grooming is on full power tonight then!
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post #311 of 415
12/10/09 at 5:58pm
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Will look for you to be waiting in the parking lot for our noonish arrival!

Look for me in my Woefulwhiner Crankypants
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post #312 of 415
12/10/09 at 7:38pm
Snow tires on (Last minute)
Skis tuned
Car Packed

I'm off to sleep--I'll be on the road by 0Dark:30 and look forward to seeing you folks Friday morning.
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post #313 of 415
12/10/09 at 11:04pm
Update:
Because some people are expecting to meet me at the Trapp Family Lodge to get there lift tickets on Friday morning, I will not be leaving here until closer to 8, Will go to Mansfield base Lodge immediately so those who are there will be able to make 1st chair.

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Originally Posted by Trekchick View Post

 For Friday Skiers!!

If you don't get your lift tickets tonight at the lounge(Trapp Family Lodge) then you will find me at the Mansfield base lodge at Stowe Mountain from 7:30 AM(ish) to 9 AM.
After ( am, you will need to make other arrangements to get your ticket from me because I'll be on the slopes!!!
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post #314 of 415
12/11/09 at 6:06pm
 Wow, Friday skiing at Stowe was great.  The snow was much better than was reported and the company on the mountain was great!

Rossi Smash was there early in the day, just long enough to meet up for a hug and a hello, but then he was off on his hip trendy skis, never to be seen again.  Missed you Rossi. 
Iriponsnow cam up for the day,  WOW what  a fun guy to ski with!  Congrats to MrsIrip who wasn't able to make it to Stowe because she was ripping the race course  on another mountain.
If things keep going like they did today, the students of ESA Stowe are in for some incredible conditions!
Lift line was nice, Nose dive was great and there are hopes of more terrain opened tomorrow......see you there!
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post #315 of 415
12/12/09 at 11:21am
TC...Yes, nice to see you "live" .

Friday @ Stowe was beyond comical. Tog and I were playing phone tag all morning long, never found him but there was a "banana ski" sighting in the rack at Mansfield Base Lodge. Never could  find TC's wild retro pants while surveying from the quad chair either. I did wind up in a chair with evansilver by sheer coincidence, nice to meet you Evan.

Went in for a late lunch as there was heavy snow coming down and many went in to eat so I had to take advantage of NO lift lines for a couple more runs. Then while in the lodge, who should magically appear but Tog just in time for some great snacks that TeleBetty brought. MattL soon joined us too. Of course never did SKI with any of them all day

Finally did have a sighting off the quad later in the afternoon, Tog, MattL (yard sale victim), TC and others.

Great to ski with you guys....let's do it again real soon!     
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post #316 of 415
12/12/09 at 11:47am
 Irip is an applicable name for him, he sure does. Counting down the hours. 
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post #317 of 415
12/12/09 at 5:02pm
TTWWP..  No pittures??
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post #318 of 415
12/12/09 at 6:51pm
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Originally Posted by crgildart View Post

TTWWP..  No pittures??

from friday


 The day after with arewolfe and Dowork

yes those are ARGs





The Pillow garden



Dowork 



Slavin



if I had to guess the icey groomers all day today werent much fun.

Rossi, Tog came out and did decent keeping up straight skis, no chance of matching my speed though off trail I d hope hed be the first to admit it(he is probably a much better skier than me anywho) now Iriponsnow on the other hand that guys is pretty much unreal. I would be scared to see what him on squads could do. where were you? this was your chance to show everyone how much better straight skis are.

also after watching arewolfe on ARGs I have to say that looked like a alot of fun.
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post #319 of 415
12/12/09 at 9:19pm
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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash View Post

TC...Yes, nice to see you "live" .

Friday @ Stowe was beyond comical. Tog and I were playing phone tag all morning long, never found him but there was a "banana ski" sighting in the rack at Mansfield Base Lodge. Never could  find TC's wild retro pants while surveying from the quad chair either. I did wind up in a chair with evansilver by sheer coincidence, nice to meet you Evan.

Went in for a late lunch as there was heavy snow coming down and many went in to eat so I had to take advantage of NO lift lines for a couple more runs. Then while in the lodge, who should magically appear but Tog just in time for some great snacks that TeleBetty brought. MattL soon joined us too. Of course never did SKI with any of them all day

Finally did have a sighting off the quad later in the afternoon, Tog, MattL (yard sale victim), TC and others.

Great to ski with you guys....let's do it again real soon!     
Great group of people here at ESA! I still can't match up real life names and names on here though. I have been running into Epicski (not literally) people in lift lines and all around town. I haven't crashed, so that was someone else you saw not me.
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post #320 of 415
12/12/09 at 9:31pm
 12:30..I am in VT,,see you in a couple of hours. 
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post #321 of 415
12/12/09 at 10:08pm
 Pics will come soon, I promise!

But first......
Someone needs to ask Tog about scheming with Sam VonTrapp to pull a skier behind the horse that they have here for the Sleigh rides.
I think Sam totally wants to do it!
Tog has some prejudice against Clydesdales. Something about using a race horse to make a real good show for the people in the dining room. 
Trust me, there is soooooo much to this story, but .........well............
What kind of speed do you need to get a 40 ft roostertail? 

I could tell you about our...........oh never rmind. 

More about ESA, the students and skiing tomorrow.....
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post #322 of 415
12/13/09 at 3:00am
 6:00 and teh car is warming up. Stoke is happening. 
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post #323 of 415
12/13/09 at 3:39am
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Originally Posted by MattL View Post



Great group of people here at ESA! I still can't match up real life names and names on here though.
 

It's OK Steve, it can get confusing.
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post #324 of 415
12/13/09 at 3:48am
Ok..if MattL is Steve than who is Matt? Who was I talking to at lunch with Tog???

Apologies to you then Steve!

Bushwacker, the groomers WERE great fun on Friday
Edited by Rossi Smash - 12/13/09 at 12:25pm
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post #325 of 415
12/13/09 at 5:01am
The arrival of Sam Von Trapp on the ESA scene forbodes big fun for this trip and all future ones.  

I REALLY wish I could have made this one.
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Someone needs to ask Tog about scheming with Sam VonTrapp to pull a skier behind the horse that they have here for the Sleigh rides.
I think Sam totally wants to do it!
 
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post #326 of 415
12/13/09 at 7:17am
Sounds  wonderful especially for those willing to earn the turns. Hope the coaching yields the results you seek . Freezing rain coating every square inch of west PA ruined my opening day. Make some turns for me.
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post #327 of 415
12/13/09 at 2:25pm
It was great to meet some folks on Friday. The snow on liftline & goat was fantastic. I'm sorry that I could not attend the whole weekend. Nice to place some names to faces. Hope the rest of the camp went as well!
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post #328 of 415
12/14/09 at 4:43am
 The conditions were much better than we had anticipated a couple weeks ago.  In fact, in some areas, the conditions were really really good.  
I'm not sure how many pics were taken, but big grins were had by all.........

More to come when I have a chance to catch my breath.
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post #329 of 415
12/14/09 at 6:17am
Thank you to Chris and Trekchick for another great event at Stowe. I had the pleasure of skiing with some great skiers who shared info freely allowing us to get things going pretty good this early in the year. (release sooner and flex forward at the ankle)

The evening video Robin brought was great and a lot of nice swag handed out as well. I wish everyone a great ski season and hope to see you on the slopes again soon! Todo
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post #330 of 415
12/14/09 at 12:01pm
Sounds like a blast. Really wanted to come this year, after such a great experience last year, but ended up on the surgeon's table this fall. Hope some of my friends from last year made it! See you next year, come hernias or high water.
best,
Hakon
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