Beck Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 There's a smell of FRESHIEZ in the air, boys and girls... who's going out to rip it up this weekend and carve some rightous powpow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrogers Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Beck: There's a smell of FRESHIEZ in the air, boys and girls... who's going out to rip it up this weekend and carve some rightous powpow? Big Daddy Eldo is freshly waxed and ready to rip at Crystal on Sunday. Mmm... freshiez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CascadeClimber Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Crystal was great today. Watch out for the rocks just below the Green Valley chair, but the deep and dry powder waiting below was worth it. I think everything was running except High Campbell. It was snowing hard when we left at 4:30. -Loren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Over a foot of pow in the North Back this Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Man am I jealous! A foot of pow in the northback and none of the dreaded lifts in action back there yet. I've been missing that place ever since I moved to CO in '98, and ever since then I've been telling the folks here that skiing in the Cascades kicks CO's ass if you care about terrain and don't mind skiing when the snow is falling. If you want crowds, oceans of weak terrain, fleets of groomers on the prowl and lot's of folks from Kansas cruising around on 155cm parabolics and rear-entry boots in neon accented one-piece Euro suits, then CO wins every time. The only exception near the front range is A-Basin, which is small but has sweet terrain and locals (especially the tele guys) that rip big time. Just in case any one out there is thinking that the grass is greener over here. Also - I skiied 30 days for $300 on a season pass good for Breck, A-Basin, Keystone, Vail, and Beaver Creek due to the local price wars - that part was pretty sweet. Long Live Crystal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 Jayb: Went up to Butler's Gulch a.k.a. ButtCrack today. Sweet foot deep powder, not TOO many people, and AWESOME bluebird skies! We skiied up to a little peak at the head of butler's, droppped down, then came back for another half run. Good stuff. We started to do a Rucshblock on the left side of the draw, but desided we'd seen all we need to know when it collapsed before we even finish diggin it! Luckly, it seems like there's enough low angle and tree runs to still safely ski there. Awesome day! I-70 was a bit of nut-house, but who cares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 JayB, I lived in CO for a couple years, and I hear what you are saying about skiing there. Polli lift at A Basin rules, and I liked the back side of Eldora too. With a couple exceptions (Crested Butte..) skiing at the resorts was a bunch of overblown hype. BC skiing around Loveland Pass is pretty great. Shit For Brains, The Professor, all great stuff. Well I'm off to Baker tomorrow. Last time I was at the area we got into an arguement with the ski patrol about hiking into the BC. Perhaps a repeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 http://www.csac.org/Incidents/1999-00/19991218-Colo.html From what I've heard, this guy was in the Yankee Doodle Lakes area. I've been told it's an "only ski it in the spring" type of place. You've been there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 Alright. I'm retarded. http://9news.com/newsroom/13910.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 Dude the wind pumps so hard up around Eldora this time of year and there's never much snow. I can't imagine skiing up around there this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambone Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 Channel 9 says,"Rescuers say the slide is 900 feet across and 600 feet deep." Dam there must be one hell of a crown on that slide! Think they had a 180 meter rope to measure it?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 NEWS ALERT: A snow advisory has been issued for Cascades and Olympics tonight. 6 to 11 inches expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted December 4, 2001 Author Share Posted December 4, 2001 Bring on the powdre! Last weekend was thigh deep fluffies in the trees, heinous soft slab above, but bring it on,old man winter! let's see the snow, skadi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offwidthclimber Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 whoohoo! i think a trip to schweitzer is in order sunday. 16 inches in the last 24 hours and an 86" base. it's currently 18 degrees and dumping, so it's gonna be fluffy and bone dry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hikerwa Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 I was up a schwietzer over Turkey day, my family has a place up there, and I hope to get up ther for xmas and new years... I grew up skiing there every weekend, riding the ski bus from cda baby.... If your gonna be around lets hook up for some skiing or overhanging sheltered bouldering... PM if you get a chance! sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Who's gonne shred the gnar gnar THIS weekend huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 (cricket-sound) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfinley Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 We had fresh snow at 5000' last week. The leaves are falling off the trees and the salmon have all turned red. Damn summer lasts all of 5 days up here and I only got to wear shorts once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 HELL YEAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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