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  1. Classic! Elevation week is always in March. ...

    Classic!

    Elevation week is always in March.

    3/09 and 3/10 were indeed great days, classic windbuff in Dave's. It just sucked that they shut things down on Sunday 3/10. We were on the upper...
  2. PW7, Thank you for posting! I will...

    PW7,

    Thank you for posting!

    I will definitely look into that in the future.
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    Thanks for the report! I'm heading up...

    Thanks for the report!

    I'm heading up tomorrow, and probably Sunday as well. I'm hoping for Andy's and Herb's to soften up. If not, chair 4 should still get some sun.

    I'm curious to see how...
  4. Great shots! That last one particularly has me...

    Great shots!

    That last one particularly has me drooling!
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    Great work and awesome shots! Thanks for...

    Great work and awesome shots!

    Thanks for posting.

    We will be up at least one day this weekend, possibly two if I can get enough done to do a Friday afternoon Baldy trip.

    Went up Sunday AM a...
  6. Nice!!! Some of my housemates are still up...

    Nice!!!

    Some of my housemates are still up there. I wish we could have stayed.

    Sunday the lines were long, but we did have lots of fun on chair 5 and in the Paranoids. The snow in the noids...
  7. Great shots ESS! Skied Saturday, which was fun...

    Great shots ESS!

    Skied Saturday, which was fun as the weather came in, and Sunday which was awesome.

    A quick word about the rope ducking: A few weeks ago my wife and I were lapping chair 12...
  8. We're going. Ski lease, so cost is already sunk....

    We're going. Ski lease, so cost is already sunk. We will see just how this storm lines up.

    I would love to leave tomorrow AM, but both of us have Friday morning meetings we can't shake. That's...
  9. ESS, Glad to see someone can still drive a...

    ESS,

    Glad to see someone can still drive a stick! It really is a lost art.

    Hope some of you guys are up there getting some of this. I'm out for this weekend, but Baldy has finally lined up. ...
  10. You're breaking my heart:D Glad you are out...

    You're breaking my heart:D

    Glad you are out there getting some.

    Friday and Saturday were lots of fun, although me and my buddy royally screwed up our machination to get to the top. Tried lower...
  11. Stay safe guys!

    Stay safe guys!
  12. Wow!! That's interesting. I had to head...

    Wow!!

    That's interesting.

    I had to head home last night, after skiing Friday and Saturday. I like the idea of getting snowed in, some of my house mates are hoping that happens, but I really...
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    I was surprised to see that. It did seem a bit...

    I was surprised to see that. It did seem a bit optimistic.

    Let's hope this is the storm that dials things in.
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    It will certainly be interesting with everything...

    It will certainly be interesting with everything coming.

    Here is the mountain report:
    https://www.mtbaldyresort.com/mountain-report

    They are a small operation, so you never know just how...
  15. I will be heading up in a few hours, coming back...

    I will be heading up in a few hours, coming back Saturday afternoon.

    I really wanted to head up early this AM and get a storm afternoon, I haven't gotten a true DEEP storm day this year, but I...
  16. I meant to go up on the weekend of Jan 20th, but...

    I meant to go up on the weekend of Jan 20th, but I decided to get some work done on those days and push the trip to Sunday through Tuesday.

    I'm glad I did.

    As reported, Tuesday 1/23 was nuts. ...
  17. Thanks for the pics as always ESS! Having only...

    Thanks for the pics as always ESS!

    Having only looked at Dave's from a ways away, that shot of the 'glacier' is striking. It's always interesting to see this happen after big years. It could...
  18. We drove up Thursday am and skied through Sunday....

    We drove up Thursday am and skied through Sunday.

    Thursday was fun, great laps in the lower dropouts were the call. Climax was also fun, once you got in.

    Friday we pretty much lapped the...
  19. Hopefully a new thread is what we need to get the...

    Hopefully a new thread is what we need to get the season going!

    For recommendations, I'll add doorstep deliveries. We've always had great luck using them. If you call them directly the delivery...
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    Seems to be a recurring theme this year.

    Seems to be a recurring theme this year.
  21. Definitely a great lunch hour (or two) today. ...

    Definitely a great lunch hour (or two) today.

    I'm sorry to see Milan out, but happy to see Pulisic score.

    That was definitely a group of death. It particularly sucks for Newcastle. UCL is...
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    Wow!! Heal up. That looks pretty nasty. I...

    Wow!!

    Heal up. That looks pretty nasty.

    I got in a morning session today north of the HB pier.

    It was head high and pretty fun. Soft and bouncy at times due to the high tide, but fun if...
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    Wow.... I'll pass for now. Our group's...

    Wow....

    I'll pass for now.

    Our group's ski share doesn't start until December anyway, so I would have to pay for a hotel. I'm not interested in doing that right now.

    Props to you guys for...
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    I'll post some shots of the rails and rocker...

    I'll post some shots of the rails and rocker tonight if I get the chance. Petty busy right now, trying to wrap things up by Thanksgiving.

    Here is a link to their description of the board:
    ...
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    It's been a fun, though not quite epic, couple of...

    It's been a fun, though not quite epic, couple of weeks of surf down here.

    On Saturday 10/27 I drove down to San Diego to pick up a board. Solid Surfboards is the label, I got what they call a...
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    I got in a quick, mid-morning session yesterday...

    I got in a quick, mid-morning session yesterday in Newport, 32nd street.

    It was about chest high+, not as big as the upper streets or HB, but the shape was pretty good once I figured out that...
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    I'm not sure what you mean by this. With regen...

    I'm not sure what you mean by this.

    With regen braking, the car gets a bit slick in icy, snowy conditions. In those conditions, I prefer to tone it down. I also prefer to take the acceleration...
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    The weekend I headed down to Trestles to surf the...

    The weekend I headed down to Trestles to surf the Cottons/Barbedwires area for the first time in 3 months.

    Saturday I went down mid-day. I wanted to miss the high tide, and figured a bit of...
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    The weekend I headed down to Trestles to surf the...

    The weekend I headed down to Trestles to surf the Cottons/Barbedwires area for the first time in 3 months.

    Saturday I went down mid-day. I wanted to miss the high tide, and figured a bit of...
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    Very interesting to hear from people who like one...

    Very interesting to hear from people who like one pedal driving in snow!

    I've always just turned down the regen braking. The first time I drove a Telsa in icy conditions, I didn't reduce the...
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    No issues like that yet. The only issue I've...

    No issues like that yet.

    The only issue I've come across is one that used to plague Tesla drivers. And it has only happened a couple of times. If you have the Rivian app on your phone, the phone...
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    Nice shots guys! August and early September...

    Nice shots guys!

    August and early September were good here.....I was out of the water, so I figured that might happen. I tried not to look at the cams, but it's tough.

    I got cleared by the Dr....
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    I put in a reservation for a Rivian on April 4th....

    I put in a reservation for a Rivian on April 4th. I figured it would take a while. I had done enough research on ABRP to figure out that a Rivian large pack will work just fine for our Mammoth...
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    It really is horrible to see this. As someone...

    It really is horrible to see this.

    As someone who lived in Tahoe, then left to be a weekend warrior, Robb was always an inspiration. He was someone who succeeded both in, and out, of skiing. One...
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    Great to see you guys are still getting after it!...

    Great to see you guys are still getting after it!

    August 6th is pretty nuts. If we had our place after May 15th we would probably have done a June trip, but I'm pretty spent on the drive and we...
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    That's some great stuff Tony C! It's...

    That's some great stuff Tony C!

    It's particularly cool to see the shots of Stockton Flats.
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    I'm posting a bit late, but last weekend was...

    I'm posting a bit late, but last weekend was really fun down at Trestles.

    Friday I got in a midday session. The tide was rising and it stayed pretty clean. I surfed the Barbedwires area, the...
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    It's a month and a half late, but here are a few...

    It's a month and a half late, but here are a few shots from closing day at Baldy.

    I really couldn't believe just how nice the snow was. When you are making turns in snow like that you are lucky,...
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    Sunday I went down to the Barbedwire's/Cottons...

    Sunday I went down to the Barbedwire's/Cottons area.

    It was fun, although not epic. Clean, and chest to shoulder-high, more consistently shoulder-high at Cottons. I started out at Barbedwires,...
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    It has been cold and gray for sure. I've...

    It has been cold and gray for sure.

    I've started to get in the water again. I had a couple of good Cottons days last week. The surf has been decent since mid-May, some good days and plenty of...
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    ESS, Thanks for the shots as always. It is...

    ESS,

    Thanks for the shots as always. It is amazing to see the difference compared to years past.

    I've thought about trying to get one more trip, but I've been getting back in the water on...
  42. Thread: RIP Noby

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    This was very sad to see. My only experience...

    This was very sad to see.

    My only experience with him was at a Gordy camp in March 2011. He was great, helpful, and it was really awesome to get tips from someone I had always watched on the...
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    Closing day at Baldy (Saturday, May 20) was a...

    Closing day at Baldy (Saturday, May 20) was a blast. The Emile's Bowl area and all of those trees were incredibly fun, slushy bumps and ledges to tear through. I expected it to be much grabbier...
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    That is awesome!! It's always cool to see what...

    That is awesome!!

    It's always cool to see what little lines pop up in a big year.

    I saw some tracks in that area this season. You are making me wish I had checked it out!
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    Ott, I wish I could give you more concrete...

    Ott,

    I wish I could give you more concrete details, but I've heard they might have trouble with the bike park this summer. I don't have any actual knowledge of that, just things I've heard on...
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    Wow!! Glad you made it back to the car! I...

    Wow!!

    Glad you made it back to the car!

    I was a bit bummed to get less of a slush season than usual, but I'll get over it! My last trip had such insane wind buff that I can't complain. We've...
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    So today is the last day for skiing at baldy. ...

    So today is the last day for skiing at baldy. I'll be on the hill around 1130. GoPro, black helmet, blue pants, armada jj skis, give me a shout if you see me.
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    Not me, but I'm pretty sure I've seen the people...

    Not me, but I'm pretty sure I've seen the people in the shot. I don't know if I was there on March 3 or not. I love the Friday afternoon Baldy session when I can make it happen. Work all morning,...
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    Nice shots ESS! Glad you are still getting...

    Nice shots ESS!

    Glad you are still getting some.

    Sunday through Tuesday 5-07 to 5-09 were likely my last Mammoth days for the year.

    But what days they were! Sunday was some of the best hero...
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    Anyone up here? I ended up having to push the...

    Anyone up here?

    I ended up having to push the trip, drove up yesterday morning and skied from noon until around close.

    After a couple of warmup laps I went up high. I was too late for the...
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