lancegranite Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Maybe 15 days?... it's been snowing for almost a month, that's all I know. The Granite family rides every day we can, which is about every day. See you up there tomorrow, I'm the guy wearing a black jacket on a snowboard. Look for the supermodel ripping the trees, I'm with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli11 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Since   A dozen or so on the  16 4 the  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkane Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 5 days And JayB, I have seen many a west coast hot shot humbled on East Coast ice, but it's incredibly rewarding to learn to carve it.  I'd prefer to go back to the days of tuning my edges once per season, daytime temps that never dip below the low teens, big-mountain terrain covered by staggering amounts of natural snow but...  Here's the existential quesion of the day:  Who is the least happy? The Eastern Skier in deep powder, or the Western skier on ice?  As Maine-iac said, the East Coast skier is becoming a better person through suffering.  Now don't me wrong - I would never trade a day like Sunday in the Private Reserve for a day of ripping frosty groomers in the East. But I would not have had as much fun in the trees and I would not be the skier I am today if I hadn't grown up fighting with the ice back home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hefeweizen Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 25ish, with about 20 of those being tasty pow days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackCountryPunk Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 20, 3 on the resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hefeweizen Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Somewhere around 50-55 that aint gettin some this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertlush Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Up to start of Dec had 7 BC and 1 resort..now 8 weeks after breaking my leg I'm gettin back out there this weekend, so happy!! ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannible Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 1, but only because I've been spending too much time looking for ice that isn't really there most of the time. I'm going out for the next two days though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 2, XC only. I am recovering from ankle surgery and can't put on real ski boots yet, but I'm enjoying learning to XC for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_Hutchinson Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 25 - should be more by now but the allure of ice climbing has divided my attention somewhat. Â Who cares how many days, what about quality? Simply put, the last six weeks has been the greatest snow cycle that I have ever seen (here since '91). Back to back, cold 10-20" days! I don't get it why there isn't post after post about how incredible the skiing has been since mid-December. Three to four feet still to come in the next 5 days?!? I would love to hear from the old farts about better cycles cuz I think when this one is over, snow history in the PNW will need to be rewritten. 98-99 was Baker's seasonal world record I know with an 11" daily average in Feb 99, but the last six weeks on Hood at least feels bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin_B Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hmmmm....... 45, 50, 55 days. Not really sure. More or less riding every day since mid November. (sheepishly they have all been inbounds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwoofalot Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 5 so far. I hope and pray that I can finish wiht something like 7 to 10. Â Hey, Chinese New Year is on Feb. 7, 2008. I guess I got to go on that day. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hafilax Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 3xBC 3xWhistler 2xColorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlag Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I'd say a good 10-12 days in bounds and 15 days in the BC. If it wasn't for my job it would be triple those #'s  Do dreams count?   JL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 no kidding JL, you been getting after it. I hope I can just keep up with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steller Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 since november.. 36 ski tour.. 1 lift access.. and few heli days 10ish maybe.. faceshots are almost daily this season.. manOman Gitoutthere. Â Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Guy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 4: 3 at the resort and a final 'hurrah' down St Helen's before (planned) surgery to repair some torn tendons. The surgeon thought I was kidding when I asked about snowboarding in the aircast boot. I told him that the boot and bindings combo would limit how much movment I'd have with the toes and the cold air/snow would help keep the swelling down. He didn't share my enthusiasm for getting outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwoofalot Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 since november.. 36 ski tour.. 1 lift access.. and few heli days 10ish maybe.. faceshots are almost daily this season.. manOman Gitoutthere. Chris.  I am not worthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 http://www.komotv.com/news/15420926.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexus Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Wish I could afford a 3000-square foot vacation home. Why did I get into journalism? Â It took me nearly four weeks to go from 10 days to 11 days skiing. Stupid virus. My cardio took a beating as I discovered snowshoeing Sunday. Hopefully I will tack on two more days later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) 7- 8 days on slopes, many more just wandering. But I had a long layoff as I popped out of my new ski bindings and slammed my knee, which is still in pain like 3 weeks later. Â As of today Edited by billcoe (02/13/08 08:20 PM) ________________________________________________________ Â 11 now as of today. Hit Anthony over the weekend and stayed in a cabin in the Elkhorns. Played Hookie from work this afternoon, headed up to the slopes with the lad and we turned and burned. As we were leaving, and the sluch was just starting to freeze into what was undoubtedly a hard icy bumpy horror-show, his former classmates of last week were just heading up for night skiing. Â Headed towards Hood River and to the Columbia Gorge Hotel for the scrupulous Prix Fixe dinner that started with Dungenous Crab soup, got better from there with the exception that they had run out of Black Butte Porter draft (Gasp, the Horror!) so I settled on an Alaskan Porter -bad idea, too heavy and smokie clashed with the Marscapone Strawberry cheesecake desert -the finish was as we left the hotel the lunar eclipse was starting, so we3 wandered on the basalt stone path next to the waterfall and hung out while the event occurred and the cold wind blew down river. Â And now you know.....the rest of the story. Â Edited February 21, 2008 by billcoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Con Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Not nearly enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrogers Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 12 days BC touring + 4 days at a the North cascade heli yurt, 8 days and 120K at Loup Loup and 3 days with approx. 26K out of the heli. Â It has been a phenomenal season so far. Â And 4 more days at the NCHS yurt in late Feb. Whoo-hoo. Â end chest beating. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRep Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 53 days of sick skiing, WA, BC, UT, MT, and the Tetons. As for ice - about 20 days! God I love college. Sorry to rub it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYouCanEat Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Between 30 and 40. I can't wait for spring, and I can't say that enough. The sping corn is going to be great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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