Steep and Deep: The Snow Skiing/Boarding Thread

[BigPiney]

Up at Mammoth today. They are doing slope style and half pipe. Some will qualify dot the Olympics from here.

Just saw Shaun white eat it hard. Yikes.

[TripletDaddy]

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=28373042&nid=148

[hostile]

Pulled this out for the first time in 20+ years.


The fins make it nearly impossible to ride on hard pack but it's fun on the sledding hills after a storm.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Finally starting to snow, if it doesn't turn into r@*n tomorrow we might be open for MLK!

[MarkGrace]

Baby bro texting me from the mountains right now

[old_gregg]

that thing is mind blowing. what a really unique visual.

What in the world were they using to tow in?

banshee bungee. basically an elastic tow rope
http://www.amazon.com/Banshee-Bungee...pr_product_top

[TripletDaddy]

that thing is mind blowing. what a really unique visual.

What in the world were they using to tow in?

[MarkGrace]

Just saw this on CB. Pretty cool.

[MarkGrace]

Got in a few days while visiting Utah. Hit Basin on the 20th after that big snowstorm and the snow was great (though with a limited base much of the mountain still wasn't open).

[TripletDaddy]

Thanks guys. I'm taking my sons, so the lower runs would probably be doable. But I usually need to sneak in a few runs up Snake Creek or Great Western...not gonna drop $70 to slide around on ice. I'll hold off.

That's an entirely different canyon and resort so I can't vouch for Brighton. Also, there is usually no reason to ever pay full price for a day at Brighton since there are discount passes everywhere for that place.

that being said, I'd hold off, too. I'm not going back up until it snows again, unless it is just ski after 3 with my kids.

[venkman]

Thanks guys. I'm taking my sons, so the lower runs would probably be doable. But I usually need to sneak in a few runs up Snake Creek or Great Western...not gonna drop $70 to slide around on ice. I'll hold off.

[TripletDaddy]

Anyone by chance head up to the cottonwood resorts the last couple of days and can give a snow report?

I went to Alta on Thursday. I thought the snow was poor, but that is just me. I spent a couple of hours on Sunnyside and Albion with my son and he didnt mind because he was just plowing but once I headed up Supreme and Sugarloaf, it was all crud everywhere and a whole bunch of ice. There hasn't been any fresh stuff in a week. Not worth spending $80 or whatever it costs for a pass these days. Wait until it snows again or find a discounted pass.

[falafel]

Anyone by chance head up to the cottonwood resorts the last couple of days and can give a snow report?

I was at Alta yesterday, but with little kids do I didn't get to any serious runs. No new snow in a week, but the snow was just fine IMO. I overheard some guy talk about the runs off wildcat and he thought the snow up there was pretty bad.

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[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Working on an almost 8" base! Cancelled the NYE party, Christmas break represents about 30-35% of the season revenue. So I'm going to go ahead and hope it doesn't snow at all. Since it will come late and stay through May jacking my camp season.

[venkman]

Anyone by chance head up to the cottonwood resorts the last couple of days and can give a snow report?