need to find something in michigan/wisc

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11/15/2008 1:28:52 PM

why?

11/15/2008 4:01:14 PM

headed to vail weekend after thanksgiving.

gotta love having the colorado pass, vail, beavercreek, breck all open this coming friday

[Edited on November 16, 2008 at 3:35 AM. Reason : ,]

11/16/2008 3:33:24 AM

this will be my first trip to colorado. i can't wait. whats even better is i have about a dozen friends who have recently moved out there so free places to stay galore

11/16/2008 8:47:26 AM

^nice, my parents live out there, and it is awesome. You are gonna have a blast!!!!

11/16/2008 1:56:01 PM

Quote :

"Going to Utah at the end of Jan. 09! WOO!"

me too. i'll be out there 1/28 thru 2/1

11/16/2008 2:10:40 PM

Jackson Hole in January!

11/16/2008 2:26:47 PM

My boyfriend and I are headed to Durango for the thanksgiving holiday to go skiing and take a train ride. Neither of us have ever been skiing before either so it should be interesting

11/17/2008 11:52:19 AM

Oh, boy... Heavenly's website says the season should open Nov 21... I'll be up there anyway for Thxgiving weekend so I'm really hoping I get to ski!

11/17/2008 6:08:43 PM

heavenly will NOT be open on the 21st man. maybe they will have one beginner lift open, and another lift that leads you to a couple blues with huge grass patches...

my personal projection is nov 28 for heavenly and maybe dec 10 til it's really off and popping proper. I look at the heavenly slopes multi times a day, i assure you it will not be smooth riding on the 21st.


edit: north/west shore will be your best bet for good snow before december. south shore is like sunny blue birds and pretty warm temps.

[Edited on November 17, 2008 at 6:37 PM. Reason : ljd]

11/17/2008 6:35:42 PM

Ah, well I'll be at the Embassy Suites in any case w/ the family... but looking at weather.com for Stateline I'm guessing there is no chance.

11/17/2008 6:38:21 PM

just go out to kirkweed or something man. i know boeraell (spelling way off) has had jib lines and stuff setup...

11/17/2008 6:39:40 PM

I can hook it up with bud though if you and the fam like to smoke.

11/18/2008 4:59:17 PM

im planning on buying some new mittens

suggestions?

yes, i prefer mittens with glove inserts for snowboarding

11/19/2008 9:54:30 AM

it means you're a smart man about such things

11/19/2008 10:39:44 AM

31 inches in the last couple days at snowshoe. Hopefully that a good start to an awesome season.

11/19/2008 9:51:51 PM

bought some gear online tonight!! stoked

15 days to go!

11/19/2008 10:18:01 PM

I just got my new Nitro Team board, should arrive later this week. Then its off to SLC for 9 days before christmas!

Should I wax my new board before I ride?
Or is the factory wax quality, therefore eliminating the need to wax?
Or shall I ride the board for a few days, then get it professionally waxed?

The internet says yes to all three questions...

11/19/2008 10:20:04 PM

Factory fax is good, dont waste your money

Especially since you are going west coast, so you wont be riding on shit tons of ice to kill your wax

11/19/2008 11:47:20 PM

Hey so did I mention that I'm 45 min from Baker?

Oh, sorrys!

11/20/2008 9:03:08 AM

Quote :

" we do have a factory wax - i would suggest riding a couple times before waxing. "

response from Nitro.

11/22/2008 4:48:36 PM

edit: shit I just realized i said factory fax up there

[Edited on November 22, 2008 at 4:53 PM. Reason : get your ride on with that factory fax]

11/22/2008 4:52:46 PM

i bought my ski pants at rei in durham yesterday and going to buy my gloves online. got my long underwear on zappos.com

now i have to figure out if i can fit everything into a carry on... maybe i should wear as much as possible and un-layer in the airport bathroom

11/23/2008 1:24:14 PM

i need a helmet

recommendations?

snowboarding. and i don't want to look too stupid. i think i can maybe wear a youth size. but i want it to breathe. i wear youth goggles and gloves so maybe a youth helmet would fit. i should probably go somewhere and try on before ordering online. anyway...recommendations? also who sells these things in raleigh? rei? alpine ski? vertical urge? i just don't know.

i am small and i am a female if that helps. oh and it has to breathe also. no sweaty head.

11/23/2008 2:31:19 PM

Vertical Urge has everything you will need

Burton makes really good helmets that dont look stupid


They will have the whole left side of the store devoted to just snowboarding shit

11/23/2008 3:55:10 PM

awesome. that is right by my house (well my parents house). but i haven't been there in years so...i will go when i am home this week and then put it on my christmas list

11/23/2008 6:21:10 PM

should there be a new thread for the new season? 08/09 is upon us starting this week...

Vail/Beaver Creek await in late January

11/24/2008 2:46:20 PM

anyone ever been to the sugar mountain resort? i've never been snowboarding in NC, ive been to wintergreen & snowshoe many times and have enjoyed the hell out of it. i'm afraid that sugar mountain won't compare to these, but would appreciate any input from someone who's been there.

11/25/2008 10:51:20 AM

its great for only being 3hrs or so from raleigh

but the fact that a season pass costs the same there as it does at Mt. Baker is fucking retarded


[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 11:09 AM. Reason : ]

11/25/2008 11:08:41 AM

it won't compare to snowshoe because it isn't as big. and it is still NC skiing the chances of conditions being shitty if you go are always a little higher than with WVA.

but it is close to raleigh. i mean if you like snowboarding you will have fun. we drive up to app ski mtn a lot and snowboard there and that has like what 2 terrain parks and 3 runs or something and i still have tons of fun.

and if you're only comparing to snowshoe then you'll just find it smaller. if you were comparing it to somewhere out west then you'd probably be REALLY disappointed

11/25/2008 11:21:09 AM

leaving at 6am for denver!!! stoked

12/3/2008 6:20:21 PM

^^^^ it's pretty comparable to wintergreen. not as good as snowshoe.

^^^ true, but Mt. Baker is wicked cheap, especially for what you get. Baker and Stevens' Pass are probably my two least favorite places I've skiied out west, but they do have a ton of snow, and they're still good. I've probably skiied them 10 times each.

^^ Appalachian Ski Mountain is the suckiest place I've ever skiied by a wide margin. Absolutely terrible. As far as Sugar goes, I wouldn't say that it's only smaller than Snowshoe. Besides not having as good of conditions or as much snow (on average), Sugar doesn't have as much steep terrain (I don't recall anything at Sugar that compares to Cup Run or that other slope beside it at Snowshoe). All in all, Snowshoe is significantly better in terms of terrain and conditions...not just a matter of being bigger.

...but nothing in the east compares to any place I've ever skiied out west, in either the Rockies, the Cascades, or whatever range Whistler is part of. If you like to ski/snowboard but have never been out west, you are missing out. It's a whole new world (and probably a very humbling experience the first time you go out there).

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 7:43 PM. Reason : asdfasd]

12/3/2008 7:36:09 PM

Quote :

"...but nothing in the east compares to any place I've ever skiied out west, in either the Rockies, the Cascades, or whatever range Whistler is part of. If you like to ski/snowboard but have never been out west, you are missing out. It's a whole new world (and probably a very humbling experience the first time you go out there). "

Agree completely....

Went out west for the first time last year and I was like

Trying to get out there 2 or more times this year

[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 12:01 AM. Reason : last year]

12/4/2008 12:00:29 AM

^^ haha i know it isn't just bigger that is why my first line included this:

Quote :

"and it is still NC skiing the chances of conditions being shitty if you go are always a little higher than with WVA. "

but i mean it is in NC, it is close to Raleigh, and it is cheap. if you REALLY want to board, then you'd go. that is why i go to App. i never said it was awesome, i just said when my options include 1) not snowboarding or 2) going somewhere in NC that is 2 hours away from where i live and cheap, i choose option 2. haha and if APP is the worst you've skiied you should try like winterplace or hawk's nest but yea, definitely wasn't saying app was good, just saying that if your choices are ski in NC or don't ski, ski in NC (if you really like skiing/snowboarding, if you don't like it, then just don't go). but like i say, i'd rather go in shitty conditions than not at all.

well...moderately shitty conditions (which is like, NC almost all of the time). not shitty shitty conditions.

and p.s. the last time i went to showshoe the conditions sucked. i've been there a few times when the conditions sucked. that is southeast skiing!!! you take your chances.

[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 5:11 AM. Reason : .]

12/4/2008 5:10:52 AM

got my gear all packed up and heading to vancouver->whistler tomorrow



had to use up some vacation time and free flights, they're still on fall rates and have enough open to keep me happy i think...

mmmmmm

[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 8:20 AM. Reason : e]

12/4/2008 8:19:33 AM

^^ oh, agreed, except for the part about App. Ski Mt. I've skiied Sugar and Beech (can't remember if I've skiied Hawksnest or not) and had a good time. They're no Whistler, or Park City, or Canyons, but plenty of fun for a day trip (or weekend trip) as an easy drive up from Raleigh.

App. Ski Mt just sucks, though. I mean, there are what, 3 runs? Four? The longest one is what, a quarter mile? The "black diamond" run there is arguably not even a legitimate blue. I mean, if it's your first day skiing/snowboarding, I guess it's fine (although it costs several times over what a reasonable price would be), but if you have any idea what you're doing, you'll be bored and ready to go in about 15 minutes.

[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 8:42 AM. Reason : ^ make sure you do Peak-To-Creek! A couple of the bowls (and ridges around the top) are fun, too.]

12/4/2008 8:40:57 AM

Anyone been to Chataloochie? If you bring in 10 cans on Dec 7 you get in free. Theres also a sno going through there then... It looks like a decent mountain from what i can gather... I believe its comparable to Sugar and Beech but I dont know...

Welp if anyone has a clue, let me know...

On a more exciting note, I'll be heading to CO for Christmas and as much as I LOVE WP, I may try Steamboat Springs... I may just do both.. I am saving my money

Also flights in March to CO are 168.00 round trip which is pretty good! If they stay that way by Jan, I'll be putting in some comp time to make sure I can get out there again

12/4/2008 8:51:53 AM

well fucking shit.

Here's a headsup to anyone flying United/Air Canada this winter.

check the oversize bags limits, and decide if you want to ship your gear or whatever.

Quote :

"Oversized baggage fee If you have tickets purchased... for travel... then the following fee applies for oversized bags for each direction of travel: on or after October 2, 2008 on or after November 10, 2008 $175 per bag "

Quote :

"Any checked bag with a single dimension more than 62 inches/158 cm will not be accepted. Any checked bag that is more than 115 linear inches/292 linear cm will not be accepted. Oversized baggage charges are applied in addition to any charges that may be assessed for overweight and/or excess baggage. *linear measurement = length + width + height"

so if im reading that right, I have a 158cm snowboard, with a 162cm bag.

this bag will not be accepted on their flights as checked luggage.


There's no way this is right, is there?


I guess I need to look into shipping my shit, or fuck i dont know

12/4/2008 2:33:59 PM

^ jealous of pshoes

Quote :

"I guess it's fine (although it costs several times over what a reasonable price would be), but if you have any idea what you're doing, you'll be bored and ready to go in about 15 minutes."

well yea that is true. i guess i should clarify. when i go there i usually leave after school and get up there for the night skiing (or after it has already started) and pay the night session price (like 15 dollars?) and go for an hour or two. def def def not good for an all day thing. that would suck and yes is overpriced! i never really thought of that. i'm definitely bored after awhile and more than 2 hours of it is too much.

oh and the black diamond is definitely not even. and it isn't even a full run i think it is just like a cut through?? i can't remember.

hawk's nest was sorta like app. maybe they had more runs. i can't remember. i just remember it was kinda ghetto. but apparently it got turned into a tubing thing that is the longest tubing on the east coast? this is just what i HEARD i don't know if it is true

[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 2:48 PM. Reason : .]

12/4/2008 2:47:42 PM

^^

in regards to this

http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/sports_equip.html

you can get a waiver if hardshell, partial wavier for shoftshell

but you must register 24+ hours prior.

that was close

12/4/2008 2:56:49 PM

^^ yeah, what i'm getting at, though, is why go to App instead of just going to Sugar or Beech, which are much better?

12/4/2008 11:27:06 PM

its true about hawksnest, they no longer offer skiing just tubing because the town of seven devils gave them hell about expanding. So now they offer crazy amounts of tubing which i'm sure will eventually lead to them shutting down completely. It sucks bc hawksnest had a good shot at a lot of expansion and they were a less well known spot than sugar/beech and were open till midnight

12/5/2008 2:00:51 AM

Beaver Creek/Keystone in 2 weeks!

12/5/2008 1:03:26 PM

Copper in 2 weeks! flying out the 17th.

12/5/2008 3:03:24 PM

Post lodging deals if you see them

12/6/2008 1:46:51 AM

spent 3 days looking at this



and evenings in the hot tub, drinking wine and doing shot-skis with 16 friends in an absolutely amazing house

i pretty much want to live in colorado now

we took a last minute detour on the way back to denver to stop at red rocks and i got to stand on the stage. pretty cool



can't wait to go back next year!

12/11/2008 10:45:54 AM

the SO does not like the cold. so no, probably not.

12/11/2008 10:54:36 AM

Quote :

"its true about hawksnest, they no longer offer skiing just tubing because the town of seven devils gave them hell about expanding. So now they offer crazy amounts of tubing which i'm sure will eventually lead to them shutting down completely. It sucks bc hawksnest had a good shot at a lot of expansion and they were a less well known spot than sugar/beech and were open till midnight"

Their slopes were absolutely horrible the one time I went there. The kicker is that I went to Sugar and Beech the weekends before and after Hawk's Nest and they were both about as good as NC gets, so it wasn't the weather conditions. Hope they got their stuff together better than the one time I went because I sure wasn't trying to go back.

12/11/2008 3:25:57 PM

went to Keystone last weekend, it was "ok" probably considered a great day of "east-coast" type skiing, but limited terrain open and no tree runs, still kind of bare.

maybe going to Breck next week, we'll see.

<- lives in Denver

[Edited on December 11, 2008 at 11:32 PM. Reason : .]

12/11/2008 11:31:41 PM

<---- Jealous of ^

6 days and counting until Copper

12/11/2008 11:34:27 PM