Slopesquad 16-17: How many days so far this season?

[nay]

And perfect SlushDance conditions and getting better...

 

[Guy in Shorts]

Stick a fork in it as October and next season is just around the corner. !44 days with just over 1.6 Million Vertical. Looking forward to retirement so I can ski all day every day.

 

[Tricia]

My last ski day (until the next one) was number 68. In trying to find a way to celebrate it, I thought I'd look up member #68
https://forum.pugski.com/members/bobalooski.68/
@Bobalooski Cheers to #68

 

[Bobalooski]

To your good health, indeed, T!

 

[SkiEssentials]

I (Jeff) ended up with around 140 days. I would say our staff averages 80-100, but a lot of those "days" are just an hour and a half in the morning before work. #GearForSkiersBySkiers!

 

[nay]

46. I still need two more.

I leave you with this from my son today. The zoom in facial expression of a completely wrong line and then recovery says it all.

The correct it's just the first trough of Lake Reveal line in a rare me sighting.

 

[dean_spirito]

Yesterday was 122! Definitely not as many days as I would have hoped for at this point, but summer is just getting started!

It was my first day ever at Timberline. Unbelievable. Greatest day of my life. I love it here. I may never leave.....

 

[Chriscray]

46. I still need two more.

I leave you with this from my son today. The zoom in facial expression of a completely wrong line and then recovery says it all.

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The correct it's just the first trough of Lake Reveal line in a rare me sighting.

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That line your son took would have taken me OUT!

 

[MT Skull]

Saturday made 72, and I'm spent.
According to Ski Tracks I was 3 days, 34mi and 19,616 vertical feet shy of last year.

4 bike rides so far; 45 to go to beat last year. New front wheel for the mountain bike arrives Wednesday.
Bakerville bike path was still snow covered for the last mile approaching Loveland Basin. Estimate maybe a week before my first pass ride of the season.

 

[ski otter 2]

101 after last weekend, more than I thought a month ago.

Didn't want it to stop.

Going through withdrawal.

In a while transition to 13ers, but still suffering.

(Maybe will visit Hand Hotel in Fairplay for withdrawal therapy.)



Oh, well. Only about four more months til opening day.

 

[textrovert]

Now at 33. I added a June ski day at Squaw over the weekend.

 

[nay]

Well, I finished at 47, one shy of the 48 days (lift served) I have skied each of the past 3 seasons by total coincidence. Or me being really boring and having a super predictable life. I did leave home to ski 48 times, but made the mistake of stopping for coffee and got caught behind an I-70 closure on a super icy Nov day and turned back after waiting right by the gate for 2.5 hours.

A super fun A-Basin closing day with two of my sons. The other half of my crew decided to sleep in instead. We skied bell to bell.

First chair...(for us)

Early morning lower mountain.

One of mine skimming Reveal...

Which set up with a funky berm that caused havoc all day. Although this fail defies explanation...

LenaweeSlushBumps...

Another rare sighting of me completing a first ever Reveal crossing. The run in was clean all day so speed was no issue...

Unless you scrubbed it...

The Lenawee mountain goats were with us all day, about 20 of them watching and waiting for all of us fools to finally leave...

On to the passes and patches...

 

[textrovert]

Off topic quick question for @nay -
Is your Fatypus M5 the regular version or the Flat Tail version? Thanks!

 

[nay]

Regular. Absolutely love the M5 for how light and quick it is, and how centered you are over the suspension despite a -7cm(ish) mount - the cost is in lack of dampness.

That's all suggestive of the FT version being a solid 50/50 inbounds/touring ski candidate if one likes really quick skis.

 

[textrovert]

Thanks! @nay

 

[dean_spirito]

Yesterday was day 130!

Hogsback

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• Jun 25, 2017

Final Ascent

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• Jun 25, 2017

Surfing The Volcano 3 (2)

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• Jun 25, 2017

Surfing The Volcano 1 (2)

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• Jun 25, 2017

 

[Doug Briggs]

^^^ It looks like a found a guide for my BC experience at Hood! ;-)

 

[Philpug]

Today was 96...the most in any season for me. Still a chance to hit 100.

 

[Bobalooski]

Well...at least we share the 9 part.

 

[dean_spirito]

Today was day 135 and the start of my 24th consecutive month on snow! It looks like it is going to be a killer July here in Oregon.