I knew it was about 10 years ago. I couldn't remember the actual year and was too lazy to actually look. Thanks for getting my facts straight.
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It's my job! lol ... no, I wasn't trying to be rude, I just remember Jan 11 as being subliiiiiiiiiiime.
I have not been back there, since they opened, but I would not expect the "back bowls" experience from what I have heard. One of the best skiers I know that that they skied very well on Monday, but now...?
Didn't think you were being rude at all. I really did appreciate the fact check.
Thanks. We got rope drop on Lovers Leap, so in my mind it has been a good year in the bowls. It was definitely thin coverage a few weeks ago, and after the Christmas invasion, I'm not confident it will be in very good shape. I appreciate the info!
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The back bowls are so special when the conditions are normal (not 25% below normal), I don't see the point. One of our most accomplished trainers told me today that he hasn't even been back there yet. Glad you got the rope drop! With low snow, it's all about timing!
P.S. Someone else said that Milt's Face was skiing well.
I completely agree! The hope of deep days in the bowls is the main reason I stick with Epic and don't just go with a Loveland and Monarch pass.
The conditions over the last two days at Vail were very firm, but the grooming crew works magic. How I never hit a rock, I'll never know. The snow has to be very thin, but they somehow spread it where it needs to be - kind of like a snow comb-over.
Something's got to give. This is just not great.
Vail's frontside groomer runs mostly look like peaceful gentle meadows in the Summer months. Not a ton of snow coverage required to not hit anything. Now compare that to A-Basin and you'll understand why A-Basin needs way more snow before you'll stop hitting the earth on most of their "groomers".
Course worker dining room.
On Cooper's double. The water jug was for icing the holes for the gates so they would stay in for the SL. At 15 minutes, it is a luxurious dining opportunity.
On Cooper's double. The water jug was for icing the holes for the gates so they would stay in for the SL. At 15 minutes, it is a luxurious dining opportunity.
This year W.P. has renamed their Eskimo ski lift the "Explorer" Lift.
(Guess they didn't want any traces left of their getting rid of the Eskimo Ski Club kids, after all these years.
Messy. That lift broke down yesterday in the wind, and was out in the morning at least today.
Summary of W.P. conditions and lift lines: piss poor.
Conditions: maybe after yesterday's winds, in most places, almost shocking. Too little for even rock skis, mostly,
except for a few groomers over at Winter Park/around Cramner/Alice in Wonderland stuff.
And lift lines? Almost the longest I've seen this season.
No problem if you're under 50, I guess.
Kinda stuck on low volume lifts at the Jane, for the most part. But I like the ski runs those serve.
(Guess they didn't want any traces left of their getting rid of the Eskimo Ski Club kids, after all these years.
Messy. That lift broke down yesterday in the wind, and was out in the morning at least today.
Summary of W.P. conditions and lift lines: piss poor.
Conditions: maybe after yesterday's winds, in most places, almost shocking. Too little for even rock skis, mostly,
except for a few groomers over at Winter Park/around Cramner/Alice in Wonderland stuff.
And lift lines? Almost the longest I've seen this season.
No problem if you're under 50, I guess.
Kinda stuck on low volume lifts at the Jane, for the most part. But I like the ski runs those serve.
we noticed that about "eskimo" when we were there. What is funny is the lift where they removed the letters have a huge shadow of the name. I don't know why it's offensive but this is a new world.
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Woo-Hooo! 2" so far.... Yes, this very sad....
Its really sad WP bent over to the cancel culture. Seriously doubt it had anything to do with booting the Eskimo ski club, and had everything to do with humoring the sensitive. I've the same attitude towards the movement to rename Mt. Evans.
I've been skiing WP, and then WPMJ, for 55+ years, back when they had the high-speed Meteor and Comet t-bars, and the Eskimo chair, and was really dismayed to see the name change. A little bit of history just went away.
If you knew even the outline of the dishonest details of their multi year fight to get rid of the Eskimo ski club (the signature, resident ski club for children since at least the late forties, probably earlier), you'd realize that was more than likely why they did the renaming. Won't go into them again, but just so driven, dishonest and slimy, from the top of their organization at the time - ended just a year or two ago, actually.
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well, the first few runs were soft, then it took some real hunting to find decent snow. we still have so many rocks and pebbles.
Back at Copper today, thankfully - even though it got too crowded for me before 11.
(Sigh of relief it was still great on all those groomers there, and even on some other slopes around the edges.)
No Lilly G. Traverse still, though Tucker Mt./Three Bears is open, in places.
Slalom skis this time.
(Sigh of relief it was still great on all those groomers there, and even on some other slopes around the edges.)
No Lilly G. Traverse still, though Tucker Mt./Three Bears is open, in places.
Slalom skis this time.
You chose well. I only made it for an hour and a half at LL today before it all went to #### again. I thought maybe with the 5" or so they got that the conditions might make it worth it, but I was still managing to find earth on every run I took. Luckily my Fischer skis seem to be fairly indestructable, but I'm am just so tired of this low tide season.
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