Andy and Moc @ The Basin
These are pics taken from the day when we were scoping a hike off the backside (see the next post). A-Basin is one of my favourite places on the planet; it is laid back, the skiing is the steepest in Summit County, there are no slope Nazi’s, every 2nd person up there can kick my arse skiing, the views up there are the closest you … Continue reading Andy and Moc @ The Basin
A-Basin Recon
For those of you not in the know…. A-Basin is a resort 5 minutes up the road from Keystone which is on the lift ticket. A-Basin is a bit higher than Keystone and opened in October and should be open for a couple of very slushy days in late May – perhaps even June (as it was last year). The 300 days a year is possible … Continue reading A-Basin Recon
Biggest Gap Jump in History
Last day for Andy and Moc and along with Al we headed over to Loveland Ski Area to check it out. Pretty crappy day but the snow was amazing!!! Season is winding down and there was nobody there at all. Loveland Ski area goes on both sides of the Interstate. You can ski over it (there is a big tunnel for the road) or you … Continue reading Biggest Gap Jump in History
Breaking in a Virgin
Not quite what you were thinking Wayne – the Virgin is Moc and he hasn’t skiied any pow before. Well hasn’t skiied any pow since his conversion to skiing. We had 10 inches of Spring Storm snow (a little heavy) overnight and along with Al made first tracks this morning. The 4 of us were the first through the gate at South Bowl. And here is … Continue reading Breaking in a Virgin
Sunday afternoon stroll
2 Runs 2hrs 20min of hiking 1,800m decent….. Max elevation 3,750m Fresh pow and not standing in lift lines on a busy Sunday…… You know how the saying goes. So today was a Sunday and since there were more than 5 people in line by 10:30am Andy and I decided to take a Sunday afternoon stroll into Independence and Bergman Bowls. Here is the route for … Continue reading Sunday afternoon stroll
Whistler Booter
Anyone keen to step up to this? Right click and then Save Target As – it is just over 70meg. WhistlerBooter.avi Continue reading Whistler Booter
Winter has arrived… finally.
Yes winter has finally begun. We have had some solid pow days earlier in the season, and we did have a solid base from October snow falls BUT we haven’t had the same kind of pow days that we want. So the El Nino water temps off the Sth American coast have come back down to normal and the weather people say that we can expect more ‘wintery … Continue reading Winter has arrived… finally.
Air time
All morning we skiied the outer bowls and since we were hiking at around 13,000 feet we decided to spend the afternoon back on the front mountain trying out some jumps. During summer Keystone has wicked mountain bike stuff (which Damo claims) and during some sorties off the beaten track we have found some of these mountain biking things. For example – here are 2 … Continue reading Air time
Winter Begins….
Finally we have some pow – perhaps Wilson and Chase brought it from Tennessee with them. Here are some powder shots from everyone on the crew that day. As a side note – that night we drank until 5am. Nasty nasty times. Enuf pics of slowboarders on flat runs….. Continue reading Winter Begins….
Hockey is Violent
Wilson (heir to a southern wine dynasty worth like 200 million) arrived today and since we are getting used to riding on ice on the hill (the snow is really crap right now) we though we would be OK with ice skating. We all have our own skates now (they are like $20 to buy) and we still look like a bunch of 6 month … Continue reading Hockey is Violent
Cuzzies in Vail
JD lined up a free condo in Vail and well my boss let me have the day off. The snow was actually really crap and we spending the day riding cat tracks. On the positive side we saw a LOT of the mountain and have some good ideas next time it snows for some freshies. On the DOUBLE POSITIVE side – Hugh Hefner’s 3 girlfriends … Continue reading Cuzzies in Vail
Time to go flying
Since Tim isn’t flying anymore since he had his little accident (click here to listen to his scream) Al thought that the boys needed to feel the wind again so he took them up in his plane. Thing is – it snows up here so the boys have to earn their keep. Tim even got to fly. Continue reading Time to go flying