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Post by livingproof on Feb 24, 2015 11:52:25 GMT -7
Damn, it's almost March. While many of us headed west early in the season, it's time for the later winter trips, so, where are you headed?
Tomorrow, I'm off to Jackson Hole for 7 days on snow with the Epic Gathering Crew. This year, over 70 people have committed to ski, at least for a couple of days, with that group. It is my 5th straight year, it will be great to renew the friendships developed over the years. Two great aspects for this trip are: frequent flyer miles resulted in a comp. $700 air fare to JH, and, a great friend who I have roomed with for the past several years, arranged for us to stay with one of his friends who lives in Jackson. My costs are reduced to rental cars, lift tickets and food. My kind of trip!
The Jackson Hole snow situation is more eastern hardsnow, the forecast is cloudy with snow showers for the first several days. Still, there is a very soft spot in my heart for JH, last of the old cowboy west. Come on ULLR!
Even if you don't have trips in your schedule, get out and ski. Too early to use the "spring" skiing term, at least here in the east, 3 degrees F this morn. The sun is getting stronger, before we know it, golf or mountain bike season will be here. Enjoy the glories of late ski season.
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Post by JimRatliff on Feb 24, 2015 13:09:00 GMT -7
I appreciate the title, and I agree that it feels like anything but spring!! Congratulation on the trip arrangements -- the only thing better than a ski trip (any time of year) is a ski trip where you don't pay tourist prices.
As Lynn mentioned in another thread, we leave Friday for two weeks. A few sentimental days at Steamboat because we didn't want to spend two weeks at Vail, and then down to Vail and Beaver Creek. This is a Continuing ED Requirement for her work, so the city helps pay for our skiing. By the way, we got a good deal on lodging at the Green Bridge Inn in Red Cliffs, CO. Kind of off the beaten path between Vail and Beaver Creek, but the pictures and the reviews were really good. If anyone has been there, chime in.
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Post by livingproof on Feb 24, 2015 13:56:08 GMT -7
^^^^^ Jim/Lynn
Enjoy the ski around. I was last at the 'boat when my now 40 year old son was an infant. Have you been in touch with Ron? Life at the Beav & Vail, sweet, and, your Epic passes work there. I did not mention that we plan on 2 days at Grand Targhee, assuming it's not Grand Fogee.
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Post by HeluvaSkier on Feb 24, 2015 15:13:40 GMT -7
Mexico
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Post by JimRatliff on Feb 24, 2015 15:59:40 GMT -7
Where? Lynn's daughter is down there now. I'm sure you'll run into her? I think she is currently in Oaxaca, but not sure. ?? Have a great time. Ski some melted snow.
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Post by HeluvaSkier on Feb 24, 2015 18:09:42 GMT -7
Where? Lynn's daughter is down there now. I'm sure you'll run into her? I think she is currently in Oaxaca, but not sure. ?? Have a great time. Ski some melted snow. Cancun... wrong coast, but if her daughter wants to swing by for a margarita, I'll buy.
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Post by danboisvert on Feb 25, 2015 19:28:19 GMT -7
I'm going to Utah next weekend. From what the snow reports are saying, it might be the most groomer skiing I've done since I left camp in November.
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Post by superbman on Feb 26, 2015 4:46:58 GMT -7
Only eastern short trip for me this season…of which I was originally bummed, but it has worked out so far.
I've skied Jackson and Cottonwood canyon in s storm cycle, and I've skied both in lean conditions. My take is, the extremes of the experience are way greater than any eastern skiing. When these epic alpine destinations are good, they ski better than any eastern place on it's very best day (which, is why we jump on planes to ski)…but when they are lean and hard the ski experience is way less satisfying than typical 'hard'eastern conditions (which, is the gamble of getting on a plane!). I hope all of you travelers get powder or true Spring conditions!
Jackson and Snowbird are especially susceptible to these extreme experiences.
Last season, going into Crystal looked like it was going to be the worst conditions I had ever skied…but turned out to be some of the best, you never know in the mountains.
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Post by JimRatliff on Feb 26, 2015 9:02:04 GMT -7
I'm going to Utah next weekend. From what the snow reports are saying, it might be the most groomer skiing I've done since I left camp in November. Dan: How ironic, taking a trip west in order to find good groomer skiing. SKIING in the East this year has been unusual. I haven't heard from Todd, I wonder how Killington has been this year? I do have to say that I will not miss the eastern frigid temps.
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Post by danboisvert on Feb 26, 2015 19:42:15 GMT -7
The conditions were good when I skied there with him a couple weeks ago. It was absurdly crowded, but I seem to have that sort of luck with that mountain, which may be part of why I tend to avoid it. Frigid temps? I'm sure the other Jim would be happy to ski with you at Sugarloaf if you wanted to build up your tolerance. I'd be happy to ski with you at Jay and do some work on it, too.
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