SPRING AT THE BIRD - 2011

[Slaag Master]

could'nt find a thread for THIS spring at the bird...so. seems like such an epic year needs a thread our anscestors can read...for real!!!!!!!!!!!

[Johnny Deep]

I left trenches on Living the Dream.

[alTAos]

could'nt find a thread for THIS spring at the bird...so. seems like such an epic year needs a thread our anscestors can read...for real!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring? I wasn't aware it had arrived yet.

[ectreeskier11]

Spring? I wasn't aware it had arrived yet.

seriously, more snow this week? want to get out and tour?

[ectreeskier11]

wait, is this like the opposite of the wasatch conditions thread, so there's absolutely no talk of touring in this thread, bird only? if so i'll just continue posting in the wasatch thread.

[Slaag Master]

post anything - recipes tips whatever - then have another drink

[Skidog]

post anything - recipes tips whatever - then have another drink

I seen slagg around a couple times. Havent skied up to introduce myself yet as we're like two ships passing in the night most times. I did see him sporting his helmet just like he said he would in some thread last week..

Anyway next time I see you ill stop and say hi.

[Tresckow]

Hey Slaag, did you offer us some wine during a ski-thru at the Umbrella last weekend?

If so, thanks and sorry we had to decline. I remember hearing something about not mixing the grain and the grape.

see you all again this weekend

[mtnbiker/boarder]

Slaag master for bird ambassador........

[Phall]

We had FUN on Saturday

[westoxified]

Slaag master for bird ambassador........

this.

second'd.

[Johnny Deep]

7" new.

[ectreeskier11]

8 solid inches and dumping hard at the bottom of grizzly when i pulled out around 1:30. there was like 4 inches on my car from the 2.5ish hours i was out.

[Johnny Deep]

Update. 2 feet new. Still snowing.

[Slaag Master]

Tresckow - it could have been me - i carry wine, vodka and chocolate covered espresso beans and usually offer them to everyone/anyone - in return i usually get herbed!

[gpcharles]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

spring at the 'bird

[Ice_Coaster]

Went 'Birding last Sat/Sun after putting a super thick wax on and was lovin it. This weekend should be sick.... just wish Gad 2 was open

[AltaPowderDaze]

fyi, the bird is closed to uphill traffic (and downhill for those of you coming in from alta). There will be control work in progress throughout the day.

fwiw, by around 2pm there was ~26" + in the upper elevations of LCC.

[sqikunst]

^^Seeing all this stoke from the states makes the short ass season I had in the Alps really depressing!!! I have been in the Skatepark since early May. It snowed above 1300 the other day and last week on zero base so it has been pretty pointless round here. Still great to hear about the insane amounts of snow that has fallen pretty much every where out west. And its not even corn season for you guys yet. Insane!!!

[ectreeskier11]

of course i fucking pop my shoulder out for the 13th damn time (that makes a baker's dozen for me! hahaha) skiing over a cattrack in upper grizzly. fuck it, i'll prob be back out tomorrow.

[Slaag Master]

Nate back when i had shoulder probs i quit using poles for a few years and had very good results

[ectreeskier11]

yeah that's why i've been using 110's despite being 6'2 without straps the last couple years, it's always on falls where i'm going forward though (had my skins on once, hit a wind drift going down, cat track today). sucks.

[getoutside]

get that shoulder ready because friday should be pretty fun

[Slaag Master]

holy canole - the nws just upgraded our weather to a snow advisory - 25"-35" by early saturday - maybe we should start a betting pool on snowfall totals for the season - 800"+? - and on chance to see a state street river twice in my life!!!!!!!!

[tuco]

yeah that's why i've been using 110's despite being 6'2 without straps the last couple years, it's always on falls where i'm going forward though (had my skins on once, hit a wind drift going down, cat track today). sucks.

It's not the poles. You have to totally rethink the way you crash. When you feel that you are going down, you have to tuck your arms in toward your body. If you try to use your arms with them outstretched to help "shield" your crash it's going to pop out because your outstretched arm is like a lever with no solid anchor, if that makes sense. Worked for me so far and both my shoulders are torched!