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jim-ratliff

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Colorado Snow Info
« on: November 30, 2012, 09:22:54 am »
Lynn and I are heading to Colorado next weekend for our first days on snow for the current year and a day with Bob Hintermeister  (hope I spelled that correctly) at Beaver Creek.

For those of you that are local, what's the early season looking like?
I have Fischer Progressors at 74mm, Head Peak 84 at 84mm, and Ski Logic Ullr's Chariots at 101 mm.  What should I bring?
I assume that it wouldn't be a good idea to show up for a PMTS lesson with the 101mm skis?   ;)
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2012, 04:30:30 pm »
move your trip to utah, Jackson hole or better yet the PNW. If a 74mm ski would be better than 101 ski on a trip I was taking, I wouldnt go.

I am in the same boat i am flying to Denver in early Jan. If it doesnt get better me and my girlfriend are driving to Utah or whereever the snow is.
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2012, 06:22:13 pm »
Quote from: bushwacka on November 30, 2012, 04:30:30 pm
move your trip to utah, Jackson hole or better yet the PNW.

or Stowe!
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jim-ratliff

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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2012, 09:39:10 pm »
Quote from: bushwacka on November 30, 2012, 04:30:30 pm
move your trip to utah, Jackson hole or better yet the PNW. If a 74mm ski would be better than 101 ski on a trip I was taking, I wouldnt go.

I am in the same boat i am flying to Denver in early Jan. If it doesnt get better me and my girlfriend are driving to Utah or whereever the snow is.
Bushwacka:
Is this for your lesson with Harald? I didn't know that the fund raising effort had reached the target amount already? :o
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2012, 09:49:47 pm »
Quote from: bushwacka on November 30, 2012, 04:30:30 pm
move your trip to utah, Jackson hole or better yet the PNW. If a 74mm ski would be better than 101 ski on a trip I was taking, I wouldnt go.
8)  :D
Amazing that what I think of as a wide ski is still a narrow ski to you.
Hard to believe that not that long ago my K2 Axis X's at 70mm were an All-Moutain ski.
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2012, 03:37:51 pm »
opensnow.com

Looks like we'll get a bit of snow over the course of the next week, but that will only take things from absolutely abysmal to barely acceptable with less than 25% of only the groomers open at this point. 

There's no point in skiing anything wide right now, so bring your race carvers. ;)
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2012, 05:25:50 pm »
Quote from: jim-ratliff on November 30, 2012, 09:49:47 pm
8)  :D
Amazing that what I think of as a wide ski is still a narrow ski to you.
Hard to believe that not that long ago my K2 Axis X's at 70mm were an All-Moutain ski.

only because noone knew any better 13 years ago.

Smart all mountain skiers were on fat skis since the late 1990s.... so seriously.....you were behind the time then:P
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2012, 08:00:43 pm »
Quote from: bushwacka on December 01, 2012, 05:25:50 pm
Smart all mountain skiers were on fat skis since the late 1990s.
So you are saying I am in the "not fully informed" group?  :D
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2012, 08:27:31 am »
JIm given the lack of lots of snow....I'd take the 74's for carving skills and the 84's for playing! THe 74's will be lighter and quicker under foot me thinks.

Ron's out in Steamboat right now with his first few days on snow and although there's not much out there yet,....he's still making turns and enjoying himself.

My suggestion if you were going out there non lessons, I take the 84's and 101's....plenty of terrain coverage for those two.

Have a fantastic time.

I'm heading up to Calgary on the 13th for 4 days of skiing with Svend. We're planning on skiing Sunshine, Louise and our first trip to Kicking Horse. All 3 have been getting good snow but KH is getting more.

Enjoy!

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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2012, 11:31:24 am »
Progressors will be best for first days on snow.  You kids have fun out there.

PS there's fun spring skiing today in VT.  I'll squeeze in some extra runs in your honor since you're holding out for turns at BC :-)
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2012, 02:13:06 pm »
Gary:
What you said is my plan. 74'a for normal early season and for east coast, 84'a for all other western trips. Then next larger ski just in case.
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2012, 03:26:27 pm »
Ditto what Todd said.

Spring conditions at the 'loaf today, so I went "wide" - monster 78's. Skied my new KERS iSS's ('10/'11 NOS from Forerunner) yesterday. They were a hoot! There must be something wrong with me - I can find happiness with 66mm underfoot.

BTW this was day 9 for me on the season at the 'loaf. My goal for the season is to ski my age in days.

Have fun in Colorado and have fun.
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2012, 03:40:50 pm »
Meput:
Skiing 39 days isn't that much of a goal.   ;D
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2012, 04:11:10 pm »
Day 13 for me today.  I aim to ski HH's age In days on non-rock skis and my nephew's age on rock skis.  I skied icons yesterday and today to force fore-aft improvement.  0.5/4 -- what a hoot getting upside down on the scraped off patches.  I haven't been on anything over 66mm yet, but will bring up midfats to leave in my locker next week for when Ullr blesses us.
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Re: Colorado Snow Info
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2012, 06:58:13 pm »
Quote from: jim-ratliff on December 02, 2012, 03:40:50 pm
Meput:
Skiing 39 days isn't that much of a goal.   ;D

In my dreams to be only 39.  :-X
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