Imperial Express is in the wind shadow of Imperial Bowl. Not sure if the same could be said of 4 and its surrounding terrain?

Loveland is good in April/May. Thats about it though. Free tix or 4pak for me.

Hence 'some'. I know some of you here love it, but Loveland is a POS these days. The terrain is kinda meh and we all know they can't open shit.

Not sure about Breck's frontside, but Vail is pretty easy to read. Its very grassy with obvious boulders for the most part. Its pretty filled in, but I am seeing less coverage than in previous years....

China and Ch 10 are open now. Blue Sky is opening this weekend. Wouldn't be surprised to see Mongolia also open. That'll be damn near 100% by Monday. Another week of storms and most of Beav should be...

Skied a shtton of pow at Vail last weekend. Will do the same this weekend probably. It is flat though, but so is a lot of the front range terrain.

You guys are a special breed...

Yeah, no Shell and non transferable.

Does that mean LL is gonna be EPIC[emoji769] next year?

Not good with LL names. Is that crack rock in the middle of the path, or is it in the next bowl over?

I'll do it next weekend. Sounds like a fun adventure.

Damnit, was really looking forward to crack rock.

I have to agree with a lot of this, except you've obviously never been to Jackson Hole, nor reveled in the marvel that is called 'ski onto the lift'.

Wow, where at?

It's Loveland. The answer is no (duh!).

Yeah, I've become a real weight weenie. TLT5s, speed radicals and 88mm Bushwackers. Wait till you see my spandex, haha

It actually all skis pretty well. Definitely a compromise, but well worth it...

Kickass photo. Here's a few pbourdon got of me on Thu, also.

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Russel's North Chutes on BP are more fun ;)

That straightline is right through a super wide section - whats the point? That and those other chokes seem super short.

I like playing with the...

Heard it was hit a couple times. Super bummed my knee is keeping me away from that kinda stuff. Sounds like a fun day guys.

Did someone seriously wait in line to not make a single turn down that? Fucking retarded.

What time were ya kicked off?

I thought the idea was to work harder in controlling the terrain early in the season to open it earlier - not just open it blindly?

Meaning the bootpacked strip also slid?

To add some flavor to discussions about CB/Aspen/Silverton, I remember reading a post dated years ago about a mag who went up a few times in the early season and bootpacked a small strip in a wide...

Good plan.

Breck has pretty awesome early season skiing for this reason alone.

I'll be out there tomorrow. Startin around 12 though - need some bootwork done.

I say open the ridge.

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LL was awesome today. We had a large rippin crew out there and had a ton of fun. Might be a sweet POV edit of retarded shenanigans goin up later.

Was pretty sick out there today.

What a circus. They were planning on opening new terrain (inc South) today before all this shit happened, you know. See you guys out there.

Thinking about the pass tomorrow. Anyone hit it in the afternoon and saw how much it was douched?

Bummer man. Heal quick!

I knew I should have gone with my gut and done a dawn patrol up there today. Doh!

Glad someone did. That stupid shit was going on all last Saturday. They were even lined up across half the run - not even in a small cluster.

Pick up a pair of old race skis on craigslist. Check the high rockies, usually has the best selection without all the cruft to wade through. I found a pair in good shape for $75. Cheap, super fun,...

What other rational conclusion is there?

And that dangerous banana bread! haha

Man, I need a pass here too. You LL mags ski way more than the Epic pass mags. Everyone's too busy wiping baby butts or some other nonsense... hah.

Heard that rumor too.

I'm a pussy too. Hit up Abasin instead. I'll be there next weekend though.

Right on. Yeah, the take-off was a little funky and popped me sideways but I pulled it back together for the stompage. What a great day to kick off my Loveland season - I tend to only go there once...

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Today delivered what Loveland does best... high speeds on deep chalk in alpine bowls under bluebird skies. Hit crack rock a couple times, another cliff and other fun jumpy stuff. I've had so many...

Steve's hooking me up. Rain check - I'll definitely want to get up there again this year.

Bamboo - so $30? If I can't get one cheap off craigslist tonight, I'm in.

Cheap way to get tickets for a non-passholder? (only have the Epic this year)

Looking to avoid the old men at Abay and park rats at Breck.