Padded Seat Update 16/17

Wasn't as busy as I feared! LoT4 was fucked with tourons early.

Well, TAY is a touron site by default so don't complain, except those folk are meant to park 1/2 a mile away as it anyone would.

Wasn't as busy as I feared! LoT4 was fucked with tourons early.

Well now that they can't tour Southback I guess they have to ruin some other Boyne resort's slackcountry

I didn't have issues w/ the touring crowd today, but the snowshoers who postholed up the boblsed track out of the Roxoff/Gunbarrel meadow, WTF were they thinking ???

We could hear the crowds on the padded seats from the eastern chairs.

It was nice off the eastern chairs today!! And mostly skiing right up to the chair.

A much easier drive than expected made me the 5th (non-touron) car in Lot 4.
Got 2nd chair on Armstrong and occupied the 3rd padded seat (wax works wonders).
Sun came out early, stayed out almost all day.
High T cracked just a hair after 2, I bagged three laps back there, how about you?

Who?

With the Mayor out of town there were fewer folks with which to compete
and despite a post-8am arrival, I snagged the fifth padded seat!
The powder techs did arrive in time to stand around until Armstrong loaded @ quarter past nine
but many took a lower lap before heading for two - which loaded at 10 with a bigly line, ew!
The 17" of new at 5420' was cold, light and fluffy - it was the kind of snow that makes your lungs feel funny.
The safety coordinators kept everything skier's left of lower I shuttered until quarter til 1
then they swung it all open and let us have fun!
I only managed one lap through the newly-opened zone, before I had to dash like a madman to make a meeting that I couldn't attend by phone.
On the drive down the pass I witnessed quite the crash, a passenger vehicle crushed in a losing battle of mass,
it rear-ended a shipping container-hauling semi just east of the exit for Hwy 18, heading west.
The ambulance raced past me as I exited in Issaquah, I hope the driver's alright, as for today in two words:

"Uff da"

It was truly a Fat Tuesday. Happy Alpy Gras to everyone. It may not be Bourbon Street, but damn if it ain't the next best thing.

With the Mayor out of town there were fewer folks with which to compete
and despite a post-8am arrival, I snagged the fifth padded seat!
The powder techs did arrive in time to stand around until Armstrong loaded @ quarter past nine
but many took a lower lap before heading for two - which loaded at 10 with a bigly line, ew!
The 17" of new at 5420' was cold, light and fluffy - it was the kind of snow that makes your lungs feel funny.
The safety coordinators kept everything skier's left of lower I shuttered until quarter til 1
then they swung it all open and let us have fun!
I only managed one lap through the newly-opened zone, before I had to dash like a madman to make a meeting that I couldn't attend by phone.
On the drive down the pass I witnessed quite the crash, a passenger vehicle crushed in a losing battle of mass,
it rear-ended a shipping container-hauling semi just east of the exit for Hwy 18, heading west.
The ambulance raced past me as I exited in Issaquah, I hope the driver's alright, as for today in two words:

"Uff da"

I couldn't figure out how the hoard heard the call indicating a gate drop was imminent while waiting for Snake Dance to open and then just went full steam ahead past it like a pack of wild dogs.

Was real nice having the shaft mostly to myself, certainly will make burning the midnight oil tonight more tolerable

A perfect way to end February
Deep, light, dry, deep
A crowd for sure but by noonish
C2 was basically ski up
Snake gate opening fun, I was right there next to you pipe (I did not have your patience)
Did one more lap too, clean line down GB Trees

*** By like the 4th turn all my GoPro vid is done because my chestie cam is covered in snow. Good day!

Waitaminute, that was you Griff? I have got to start paying more attention to who's who... the volly at the gate sure didn't seem happy with all those folks standing around. The 5-10 min of delay and traverse kludgery paid off bigly - I bet today is great.

Glad your hammy is back to 100%. You scored well on the best day of the season to-date ;D

^^^^ All good brother, I was in stealth mode dressed in all black. LOL. And my hammy is more like 90% or so and I am still sliding conservatively.....but sliding nonetheless.

What a difference a day makes
And 8 degrees, yesterday 24 at bottom
today 32, and it was painfully different
More avy debris, upside down surface
But hey, never a line on C2

Looks like yesterday was the better day. Warming made the snow heavier today, especially below 4500'. Skiing was like heavy cream cheese. My funnest least tracked lines were in shot 6. Wildside Wednesday was heavy for this geezer, maybe fun for youngsters on fatter skis?

Indeed. I'm glad I got out to tour yesterday, but sniffing out water skiing lines through the untracked was kind of fun today too. As was milking what strikes me as the tail end of this snow wave when Wildside opened at 4 with you, Silas. But by then and down that low crossing a snowboard trench was more consequential than usual!

I couldn't figure out how the hoard heard the call indicating a gate drop was imminent while waiting for Snake Dance to open and then just went full steam ahead past it like a pack of wild dogs.

who you callin a wild dog??

Here is post of vid from February 2017:

www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboardi...ex.php?topic=38017.0

An odd start, no C2.......
But that was the only reason to be
After a quick breakfast at the car
I return and ask the patroller
He says at least another hour, I commiserate
Which paid off cause 30 seconds later
Literally they lode (sic) C2 (nice hour dude, patience is a virtue)
Smiles on the faces of many, skiing nice
Rode the lift with my ol' HWS Crew
Left at 12:30 to be with my critters, did Nash gate open?

It was an Elevator-only kind of day ;D

which is ironic because the one my apt building in the city has been dead since the thundersnow on Monday

^^^ Thanks.

Bluebird and powder, and an 8:45 AM start (Day 1)
Cold snow on top of yesterday's soft surface
The Ice Age is a distant memory
Parking lots filled, I haven't been in any Lodge all year (other than Jackson)
Lines good until 10, then bigger but not bad
E gate/Heavenly Trees to end the day

Here is the less wordy report:

vimeo.com/207064547

Rode the lift with my ol' HWS Crew

and this guy. nice to share a padded ride w/ ya

Nipple deep, Elevator cracked just after noon
Shot 6 shuttered at 2, padded seats closed one ride early
Beat the pass closure out by less than a minute thirty

I didn't think, that we would see a day better than the 28th
Today was it, with the bonus of smaller crowds and earlier E gate drop
Would not have survived those two E gate laps
If not for the generosity of bobby
Thanks for the Capri Sun (Wild Cherry!)

Again, here is the less wordy report (apologies in advance for all the wohoos, hollers and OMGs):

vimeo.com/207396970

I didn't think, that we would see a day better than the 28th
Today was it, with the bonus of smaller crowds and earlier E gate drop
Would not have survived those two E gate laps
If not for the generosity of bobby
Thanks for the Capri Sun (Wild Cherry!)

always my pleasure!

Today was that 'better day'!
surfy snow with bottomless feel
11" new opens the hill up quicker
LoT4 had 2 rows of cars parked in deep
&
2 never got shuffly more than 5min/stay
****\**** on the buster scale of flakes!

33F & nuking @ Exit 52. The DOT needs to hurry up with this EB closure so we can get this convoy rolling...

For those of you playing along at home, 2 & Armstrong shut down @ noon, Sessel's spinning but nobody's riding it and night ops have officially been canned for this evening. Still, all the hassle and waiting was worth it for first chair this morning.

Oh, and FYI: www.nwac.us/observations/pk/701/

I guess that's a nice way to explain the delay which is today:-(

I guess that's a nice way to explain the delay which is today:-(

What delay?
Bottom rode great.
Second shift up two got gates right away.
Win!

It was all good in the shack. Brewed some coffee, kicked my feet up and chilled out. If I'd known that DOT was gonna berm I-90, I'd have crushed lowers too.

This weekend, Alpental offered up everything
to her guests, except powder and blue ice.

Boot-deep new up top,
fast, fun raincorn at the bottom,
no crust to be found between.

I've ridden far worse this season and it takes more than a light drizzle to get me down.

Esp. when chair 2 is ride-on, ride-off all day.