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Colorado 2022-2023 Colorado Ski Resorts/Conditions/Meetups
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We met Ross Anderson at Sun Valley last year. His boots were modified with some kind of plastic.
Its pretty fascinating, what it takes to set/break these records.
@Andy Mink helped him get suited up. @Dave Petersen talked to him a fair bit.
Here is his wiki page
Ross Anderson (skier) - Wikipedia
Great day at Breck even though the storm fizzled out. Fun runs on Georges Thumb in +-5 inches.
Proof of the fun on my newly blanked structured and edged skis...
Proof of the fun on my newly blanked structured and edged skis...
Less than half of what was expected but should be great skiing.
Super duper fun today skiing with @Doug Briggs and a bunch of Masters racers at Copper Mountain....ripping groomers all day
Firm and fast in the morning, soft at lunch time and slurpees by the end of the day.
Firm and fast in the morning, soft at lunch time and slurpees by the end of the day.
I've been slackin'. No report since Tuesday!
Wednesday was another nice day; there have been a few lately. Yay!
A few new inches overnight.
@Snowfan laying it down on Peak 6.
Nice and smooth underneath.
The refrigerator view.
Icecles.
Some icicles.
We started (Strava) after a couple of lovely powder covered groomer laps when we were on Peak 6. Some fresh snow groomers followed by a run down Wonderland. This was followed by a bunch of runs on Peak 7.
I haven't free skied Copper in a while so when my friend said come on out Thursday, I did.
Some classic gear (both his boots and the Dynastars in the rack).
Now I know the solution to the maze. And note how they groomed out the tube park. Enough debris to discourage poaching. No photos, but the half pipe had a significantly modified exit since the incident there a couple weeks ago.
Groomer zooming with some racing buddies was fun.
Friday was another powder day with a report of 7". It skied like that in places and not in others. There was some wind up top to move the snow around.
A sort-of-mandatory run in Horseshoe revealed that while the coverage was nice, it wasn't enough to hide the underlayer.
Less steep terrain skied nicely.
Nearing the end of my day (client calls cut the day short). Photo courtesy of @Snowfan.
One run off the top, nice but not the best. The best was a bit lower down with less wind affect.
Wednesday was another nice day; there have been a few lately. Yay!
A few new inches overnight.
@Snowfan laying it down on Peak 6.
Nice and smooth underneath.
The refrigerator view.
Icecles.Some icicles.
We started (Strava) after a couple of lovely powder covered groomer laps when we were on Peak 6. Some fresh snow groomers followed by a run down Wonderland. This was followed by a bunch of runs on Peak 7.
I haven't free skied Copper in a while so when my friend said come on out Thursday, I did.
Some classic gear (both his boots and the Dynastars in the rack).
Now I know the solution to the maze. And note how they groomed out the tube park. Enough debris to discourage poaching. No photos, but the half pipe had a significantly modified exit since the incident there a couple weeks ago.
Groomer zooming with some racing buddies was fun.Friday was another powder day with a report of 7". It skied like that in places and not in others. There was some wind up top to move the snow around.
A sort-of-mandatory run in Horseshoe revealed that while the coverage was nice, it wasn't enough to hide the underlayer.
Less steep terrain skied nicely.
Nearing the end of my day (client calls cut the day short). Photo courtesy of @Snowfan.
One run off the top, nice but not the best. The best was a bit lower down with less wind affect.
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I believe demolition of Solitude (bldg in the background) starts next Monday.
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It was a pretty nice weekend. A bit on the warm side. You had to really enjoy spring skiing to enjoy the weekend. Boiler plate to start the day and pond skimming in places to end the day. While there is 1 more week to go, much of the mountain is now closed.
One last winter look over to Vail off of Sierra. You needed a mouth guard to ski the stuff skiers left early in the a.m.
One last winter look over to Vail off of Sierra. You needed a mouth guard to ski the stuff skiers left early in the a.m.
are they replacing it i hope?
Please don't take this the wrong way, but did you not notice the three-story new building under construction next to it?
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31-year-old man dies in avalanche on Bald Mountain near Breckenridge
A 31-year-old man was killed in an avalanche on Bald Mountain on Saturday, April 29, according to initial reports from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and the Summit County Rescue Group. The man’s name and...
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Be careful out there. Dangerous time of the year. My brother is skinning Bald today, west side. This was apparently on the east side on a slope roughly as steep as Horseshoe Bowl.
That doesn't appear to be evident in the photo.
Sorry. I thought you had looked at it in person. Yep, big, posh new restaurant/bar going up.
I enjoyed a couple of splendid days at Loveland. Sunday I hooked up with a bunch of Rocky Mountain Masters. There were a bunch of us at one point but we skied in a few smaller groups most of the morning. Early heavy potatoes under lift 4, nice groomers on lift 8 as well as some soft natural snow, sweet groomers on lift 6.
An early run on Ptarmigan revealed the beginning of a banked SL on Fire Bowl.
Heading up lift 9. A run down Headwall was nice until the lower section where it was just too heavy.
The resolution doesn't allow you to see the tracks that well, but some of the upper terrain was virtually unskied and quite pleasant. @Snowfan and I enjoyed some of the easier ridge lines as well as the Primer Bowl.
The 'ID' shot I sent to @SkiNurse so she'd know who to look for: yours truly and @Snowfan.
It was mostly a repeat of the day before as far as terrain and snow conditions went with the Zip Basin Street really delivering the goods today. Like the day before, I started on SLs and upgraded to some 88s a bit before noon. It was great to see @SkiNurse, Don, Betsey, Robin and a bunch of others today. And to top it all off, I ran into a Jr and Sr high school friend and her husband.
Yesterday and today were pretty much bell to bell. I've been officially on a stay-cation for the past couple of weeks with a lull in work, @Snowfan being in town and the conditions hitting a lot of different notes but generally decent and fun with both multiple powder days and fantastic spring conditions.
An early run on Ptarmigan revealed the beginning of a banked SL on Fire Bowl.
Heading up lift 9. A run down Headwall was nice until the lower section where it was just too heavy.
The resolution doesn't allow you to see the tracks that well, but some of the upper terrain was virtually unskied and quite pleasant. @Snowfan and I enjoyed some of the easier ridge lines as well as the Primer Bowl.
The 'ID' shot I sent to @SkiNurse so she'd know who to look for: yours truly and @Snowfan.
It was mostly a repeat of the day before as far as terrain and snow conditions went with the Zip Basin Street really delivering the goods today. Like the day before, I started on SLs and upgraded to some 88s a bit before noon. It was great to see @SkiNurse, Don, Betsey, Robin and a bunch of others today. And to top it all off, I ran into a Jr and Sr high school friend and her husband.
Yesterday and today were pretty much bell to bell. I've been officially on a stay-cation for the past couple of weeks with a lull in work, @Snowfan being in town and the conditions hitting a lot of different notes but generally decent and fun with both multiple powder days and fantastic spring conditions.
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The Aerie is the name of the new mid-mountain lodge replacing Solitude at Copper:
Totally last minute, anyone skiing WP/MJ today? If so, let’s get together for some turns.
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