I got in eight, one more than my usual count. I was figuring that with an actual season pass, I'd make a dozen or more, but I lost December and January to bronchitis. Hey, there's always next season.
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Poll How many days did you ski in the 2016-17 season?
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Do "paid freeski" days count?
Headed downhill in 5-6 inches of incredibly light powder.
Got down to the loading station and they'd closed the lift; skied to the bottom and found everything had shut down.
So, a single run, that at the time qualified as "one of the greatest of my life."
Was that a day of skiing?
For me...
I'd say YES ! 10 years ago I was at Telluride and think I only did 3 runs but one was the best ever that will likely never be topped.
I'm at the top of Gold Hill lift and see that they just opened the Out-of-Bounds hike up the hill for Bear Creek Canyon.
Bear Creek Canyon ( I skied it once before) had been closed for 15 years by FS. Someone had just petitioned FS to reopened it and
succeeded. Situation was sunny with 15 inches of new snow on top of more while closed. 3000 ft vertical ending in town. Top 1000 ft
was super light truely bottomless untracked powder. Only 5 people in a huge bowl. Next I had a a easy ledge to drop and 800 ft of light
powder. Finally down low was a 12 foot cliff band I was about to drop skis over but found a rope in place to climb down.
Then a 500 ft easier medium powder snowfield.
Run then cruised a easy trail to town at a lift. Took 3 hours and I was on cloud 9 for a week afterward.
@Jim McDonald @John Webb I like yours guyses attitudes.
I cast my vote, but I ain't done yet. I'm at 115 now and could add to that, but won't get over the 125 mark. More than double my previous #.
After 8 years at 100++ ,..... Last season was a paltry 6 days on my lift pass,..... But at least I had a good reason for that.
I'd like to get 50+ this coming season as the recovery continues.
I'd like to get 50+ this coming season as the recovery continues.
126+, about the same as last year but more than previous years. June 25th was my last lift served day this season. I may try to get some August turns since that is the only month I have never skied.
Last day at Squaw:
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I was at least 25 but the quality will probably never be equaled.
I ski mammoth and had shoulder surgery in November and I had to miss 4 months ( I'm an electrician and have to work live wires over my head so it was a real 4 months).
Anyways I was able to ski by December, if I had caught my pole and pulled my arm out of course I would have immediately layed down and either cried or died but it never happened but what a year to pick your days, the wind blown on five was pretty much indescribable all year but the best was my first ever rope drop for Daves (I usually can't understand why people would wait ) but I'm a believer now.
Looking to buy a new frontside ripper this year because of the law of averages.
I ski mammoth and had shoulder surgery in November and I had to miss 4 months ( I'm an electrician and have to work live wires over my head so it was a real 4 months).
Anyways I was able to ski by December, if I had caught my pole and pulled my arm out of course I would have immediately layed down and either cried or died but it never happened but what a year to pick your days, the wind blown on five was pretty much indescribable all year but the best was my first ever rope drop for Daves (I usually can't understand why people would wait ) but I'm a believer now.
Looking to buy a new frontside ripper this year because of the law of averages.
13 days...my second most ever to last season's 14.
My 13 days were:
4 days at Winter Park in December
3 days at Blackcomb in February
2 days at Whistler in February
2 days at Snowmass in March
1 day at Aspen Highlands in March
1 day at Aspen Mountain in March
My 13 days were:
4 days at Winter Park in December
3 days at Blackcomb in February
2 days at Whistler in February
2 days at Snowmass in March
1 day at Aspen Highlands in March
1 day at Aspen Mountain in March
I don't actually count, but somewhere beteeen 40 and 50. As long as I have this persnickety boss who expects me to show up to instruct the children EVERY day, I will never get enough days. However, thanks to a crazy amount of snow at Mammoth, I got in more days than usual.
However, thanks to a crazy amount of snow at Mammoth, I got in more days than usual.
38 days this year, which is a low water mark for me. I had multiple 100+ day seasons when I worked full time on snow, then was going pretty solid with 50-60 for a few years. Precipitous drop over the past couple years, with 16-17 being an all time low since I graduated college. Probably has something to do with my second child being born in December. Filthy hobbitses.
It's a wrap for me @ 117. The Mammoth closing party tomorrow would have been the ultimate capper to a record season, but I did ski two days this week, and I had ice cream for breakfast on my final day.
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Was that fromr the night before again ?
Yes, but it was Java Chip, so good with strong hot coffee. Don't tell my mom! Oh, the Uncle helped me out with it.
Aug 5, 2017
Not enough.
Think snow,
CP
Not enough.
Think snow,
CP
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Not sure how I missed this post. Hope you're healing well.
Area Sum of Days Sum of Vertical (x1000) Sum of Powder (x1000)
Mt. Baldy 1 23.5 0
Mammoth 27 603.7 11
Snow Summit 0.5 16.2 0
Bear Mt. 0.5 6.4 0
June Mt. 1 12.1 8
Squaw Valley 2 34.5 0
Snowbird 3.5 77.1 0
Alta 1.5 27.6 0
Brighton 1 20.4 0
Blackcomb 3 70.5 13
Whistler 2 48.3 14
Fernie 1 30.6 1
Red Mt. 1 20.3 2
Snow Basin 1 22.6 0
Big White 1 13.7 1
Castle Mt. 2 50.5 11
Lake Louise 1 20.2 0
Kicking Horse 1 23.4 0
Mt. Rose 1 27.8 1
Mustang Powder Snowcat 3 50.7 41
Lech/Zurs, Austria 3.5 73.9 23
St. Anton, Austria 1 22.5 3
Stuben, Austria 0.5 6.1 0
Davos/Klosters Parsenn, Switz. 1 14.3 0
*Warth-Schrocken, Austria 1 21.1 9
*Ski-Welt Wilder Kaiser, Austria 1.5 45.4 1
*Kitzbuhel/Kirchberg, Austria 0.5 14.1 0
*Pass Thurn, Austria 0.5 11.1 0
*Westendorf, Austria 0.5 14.6 0
*Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria 2 75.4 0
*Fieberbrunn, Austria 1 24.3 0
*Ischgl, Austria 2.5 50.4 5
*Samnaun, Switz. 0.5 12.2 2
*Valhalla Powdercats 1 10 8
*Mt. Baldy, B.C. 1 14.3 1
Grand Total 73 1609.8 155
* = new area
73 days edged out the prior record 72 in 2010-11
35 different ski areas exceeded the prior record of 33 in 2011-12, thanks to the extensive Austrian and B.C. road trips.
1,609,800 vertical was almost 300K more than the prior record in 2010-11. 2010-11 included 5 backcountry days while there were none in 2017. However, the average of 22K per day in 2016-17 is almost 3K above my lifetime average and is more typical of Tseeb's seasons than mine. I have had 4 other seasons over 22K average but none of them exceeded 24 days. A significant part of that excess came from our second week in Austria with 185K in 6 days, including one 40K day and two other 30K days. But there were 6 more 30K days in 2017, one at Fernie and 5 at Mammoth in April/May. 9 days over 30K exceeded the prior record of 5 in 2004-05.
2016-17 was below average for powder despite a normal 3 days of snowcat skiing at Mustang. The only other destinations with much powder were the Arlberg in January and the Whistler Gathering in early March. Once again we were skunked for my Snowbird timeshare week, so my dubious record of advance planned Utah skiing now stands at 45% of normal snow over 111 ski days. I missed or avoided the huge Sierra storms, but Mammoth was in extremely limited operation for those anyway.
With Mammoth's extended season, the 27 days there were a record vs. 25 in 2010-11, though in 2010-11 I skied 12 consecutive months at Mammoth. 604K vertical at Mammoth in 2016-17 is a record for any one area in one season.
I should add that this was a new benchmark season for Liz. Her 59 days obliterated her prior record of 42. She probably exceeded 1 million vertical too. Aug. 3 was Liz' first August ski day and 2016-17 was her first 9-month season. I have had 4 seasons longer than 9 months.
Mt. Baldy 1 23.5 0
Mammoth 27 603.7 11
Snow Summit 0.5 16.2 0
Bear Mt. 0.5 6.4 0
June Mt. 1 12.1 8
Squaw Valley 2 34.5 0
Snowbird 3.5 77.1 0
Alta 1.5 27.6 0
Brighton 1 20.4 0
Blackcomb 3 70.5 13
Whistler 2 48.3 14
Fernie 1 30.6 1
Red Mt. 1 20.3 2
Snow Basin 1 22.6 0
Big White 1 13.7 1
Castle Mt. 2 50.5 11
Lake Louise 1 20.2 0
Kicking Horse 1 23.4 0
Mt. Rose 1 27.8 1
Mustang Powder Snowcat 3 50.7 41
Lech/Zurs, Austria 3.5 73.9 23
St. Anton, Austria 1 22.5 3
Stuben, Austria 0.5 6.1 0
Davos/Klosters Parsenn, Switz. 1 14.3 0
*Warth-Schrocken, Austria 1 21.1 9
*Ski-Welt Wilder Kaiser, Austria 1.5 45.4 1
*Kitzbuhel/Kirchberg, Austria 0.5 14.1 0
*Pass Thurn, Austria 0.5 11.1 0
*Westendorf, Austria 0.5 14.6 0
*Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria 2 75.4 0
*Fieberbrunn, Austria 1 24.3 0
*Ischgl, Austria 2.5 50.4 5
*Samnaun, Switz. 0.5 12.2 2
*Valhalla Powdercats 1 10 8
*Mt. Baldy, B.C. 1 14.3 1
Grand Total 73 1609.8 155
* = new area
73 days edged out the prior record 72 in 2010-11
35 different ski areas exceeded the prior record of 33 in 2011-12, thanks to the extensive Austrian and B.C. road trips.
1,609,800 vertical was almost 300K more than the prior record in 2010-11. 2010-11 included 5 backcountry days while there were none in 2017. However, the average of 22K per day in 2016-17 is almost 3K above my lifetime average and is more typical of Tseeb's seasons than mine. I have had 4 other seasons over 22K average but none of them exceeded 24 days. A significant part of that excess came from our second week in Austria with 185K in 6 days, including one 40K day and two other 30K days. But there were 6 more 30K days in 2017, one at Fernie and 5 at Mammoth in April/May. 9 days over 30K exceeded the prior record of 5 in 2004-05.
2016-17 was below average for powder despite a normal 3 days of snowcat skiing at Mustang. The only other destinations with much powder were the Arlberg in January and the Whistler Gathering in early March. Once again we were skunked for my Snowbird timeshare week, so my dubious record of advance planned Utah skiing now stands at 45% of normal snow over 111 ski days. I missed or avoided the huge Sierra storms, but Mammoth was in extremely limited operation for those anyway.
With Mammoth's extended season, the 27 days there were a record vs. 25 in 2010-11, though in 2010-11 I skied 12 consecutive months at Mammoth. 604K vertical at Mammoth in 2016-17 is a record for any one area in one season.
I should add that this was a new benchmark season for Liz. Her 59 days obliterated her prior record of 42. She probably exceeded 1 million vertical too. Aug. 3 was Liz' first August ski day and 2016-17 was her first 9-month season. I have had 4 seasons longer than 9 months.
156 days and counting.
Best thing about being an adult.