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re: 2023-2024 Ski Thread
Posted on 2/19/24 at 11:12 pm to LSUfan4444
Posted on 2/19/24 at 11:12 pm to LSUfan4444
Skied six days at Heavenly (Tahoe) last week and now at Whistler.
Today was my first time on the mountain, and so far, I’m expecting it to get a lot better. A lot of people and ice everywhere. The challenge of skiing and learning a new mountain for the first time is compounded by the number of people, but mostly the ice.
I’ve been to Heavenly about 20 times and I really like the idea of skiing a mountain I feel like I know like the back of my hand. I like knowing where and how to ski based on the up to date totals, recent snow, daily weather, and time of day.
On my daily ski tracks report I almost put “poor day” and then remembered it’s never a poor day when you’re skiing.
Today was my first time on the mountain, and so far, I’m expecting it to get a lot better. A lot of people and ice everywhere. The challenge of skiing and learning a new mountain for the first time is compounded by the number of people, but mostly the ice.
I’ve been to Heavenly about 20 times and I really like the idea of skiing a mountain I feel like I know like the back of my hand. I like knowing where and how to ski based on the up to date totals, recent snow, daily weather, and time of day.
On my daily ski tracks report I almost put “poor day” and then remembered it’s never a poor day when you’re skiing.
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Posted on 2/20/24 at 11:06 am to Volt
Did two days boarding at Red River over the weekend. I haven't ridden a snowboard in over 20 years (I'm 50 and moved away from Colorado 20 years ago), so that was fun. 
Picked it right back up without problem and had a blast. A little sore today.
Red River isn't a big mountain, obviously, but I REALLY like the way the actual town butts right up against the ski hill. My wife could just drop us off right at the lift and walk 20 feet to get on. Then you could walk straight from the lift to restaurants/bars. It was very convenient and also got rid of the whole cookie cutter ski village thing that sort of drives me nuts about Colorado. It was a "crowded" weekend for them, but finding a place to park and eat and such was not a problem. Lift lines only got bad once right before lunch.
Anyway, it was fun to get back on a board. This was my son's 4th/5th days to snowboard, so I decided to go ahead and ride with him on this trip. He grudgingly admitted that I was "pretty good"
Picked it right back up without problem and had a blast. A little sore today.
Red River isn't a big mountain, obviously, but I REALLY like the way the actual town butts right up against the ski hill. My wife could just drop us off right at the lift and walk 20 feet to get on. Then you could walk straight from the lift to restaurants/bars. It was very convenient and also got rid of the whole cookie cutter ski village thing that sort of drives me nuts about Colorado. It was a "crowded" weekend for them, but finding a place to park and eat and such was not a problem. Lift lines only got bad once right before lunch.
Anyway, it was fun to get back on a board. This was my son's 4th/5th days to snowboard, so I decided to go ahead and ride with him on this trip. He grudgingly admitted that I was "pretty good"
This post was edited on 2/20/24 at 11:19 am
Posted on 2/29/24 at 12:42 pm to Volt
I hate Whistler honestly.
Too many people on the mountain that shouldn’t be there. It’s too steep a place for so many amateurs.
Compound those Jerrys with the Epic Pass/Vail Resort frickery and you’ve got yourself a total shite show.
I’ve said it before in here, y’all can have Whistler.
Leave Revelstoke and Panorama alone for the rest of us.
Too many people on the mountain that shouldn’t be there. It’s too steep a place for so many amateurs.
Compound those Jerrys with the Epic Pass/Vail Resort frickery and you’ve got yourself a total shite show.
I’ve said it before in here, y’all can have Whistler.
Leave Revelstoke and Panorama alone for the rest of us.
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