JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
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Loc: Virginia
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Ski report, Miker: Apparently it was windy on top and they didn't ski the cirque. Eight inches of powder today! Sounds wonderful or should I say, Sheer Bliss. My turn next week.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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very good Josh...you couldnt have skied here today....we had a gust clock at 68 mph...although when I went down into town at 8000 feet it was at least a little tamer then at 11,000....weird weather...one minute..white out...next minute...sunny...but always with wind....got a few inches but thats it and its clear now so I think its over...next system is Thursday
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
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Loc: Virginia
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You're in Summit county, right? Breck and Keystone are both at 9600 or 9800 feet. I don't think anything in the county is as low as 8000 feet. Silverthorne may be the lowest but it's probably close to 9000.
It's definitely windy at the ridge tops. I remember skiing at Loveland (not actually Summit County but on top of the tunnel) on what I thought was a bright sunny day when I left the Front Range for a nice ski day with my wife dressed in lightweight clothing. Total blizzard white out at the the top. It was impossible to ski standing up because you'd get blown away. I was lucky to get her off the top before frostbite set in and we didn't go back up.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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yeah Silverthorne is at 8200....thats where I went shopping this monring for shorts...I live at 10.997 ..the peaks of Keystone and Breck however are pushing 12,000...their bases are 9100
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
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Loc: Virginia
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If you live at 11,000 feet you must live off one of the passes, Hoosier, Boreas, or Loveland or on a ski mountain development.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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I live in Wildernest.... the town of Silverthorne, as you know, sits at the base of Bufalo Mt...I live all the way up, as far as you can go on Bufalo Mt
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
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Loc: Virginia
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I didn't think the buildings went up that high. I remember snowshoeing up on a trail from the other side of Vail Pass which, I think, eventually went to Silverthorne but I never got that far. Living at that altitude, you probably would fail the blood doping tests.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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I'm as far up as it can be.....our backyard is National Forest which extends all the way to the peak of the mountain.. so this is truly the end of the line.....houses and condos have only been here for about 10 years
blood doping??..dont know about that but what I do know is when I go down to sea level, I feel like a teenager again...LOL
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
Posts: 2272
Loc: Virginia
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Update on my son's ski trip: First day - Snowmass was awesome in the powder and no lift lines. The back side off High Alpine was steep and deep and Sam's Knob was a kick to zoom down in the fluff. Second day - Highlands offers a cat at the top to the steep bowls which had been hike to. Snow getting soft from warm sunny weather. He bought the skis (K2 Outlaw) we had rented on our previous powder skiing adventure for end-of-season half price sale at the base of Aspen. He skied Vail today on them. Loved the way they did in the bumps off Highline. Back Bowls were mostly tracked up heavy crud from the sunshine and warm weather but front side is in good shape. Vail is crowded and his legs are getting sore - LOL. I know just how he feels. Living vicariously.
Edited by JoshA (03/28/06 05:05 PM)
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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yeah today was a warm (40's) cloudy day......Im sure the light was flat on the hill as well which I dont like at all.....1-3 inches tomorrow and then again on Saturday...kind of moot for me as I'll be tropical by then....skiing for me wont happen til I get back...
glad your son is having a good time..the crowds have thinned considerably and it will contnue to dwindle down....its our time now
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15952
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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Josh...our 1-3 inches looks a lot more like a foot right now..and still coming down....arent you out here this weekend??
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
Posts: 2272
Loc: Virginia
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I know, Miker. The report from Colorado is that it snowed yesterday and today's a major powder day at Snowmass. The last two days they got 27 inches of snow at Snowbird where I'll be on Tuesday. Over 130 inches in March!
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