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    Pretty nice morning out there, new snow filled in...

    Pretty nice morning out there, new snow filled in nicely. Had a great few laps on the peak before moving further on, West Cirque was in great shape as was Doom/Gloom and West Bowl. Really great turns...
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    Saturday was spectacular, had a stellar day on...

    Saturday was spectacular, had a stellar day on Whistler, snow was perfect. Had one of my best runs of the season down Flute, my goal in moving out here to go from an East coast ice skidder to a...
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    I guess putting PC terrain in an edit doesn't...

    I guess putting PC terrain in an edit doesn't count as discrete. Great skiing though.

    Nice day out there, snowed way lower than I anticipated, some great pockets available. The ski out back to...
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    Was out on 7th/Secret Basin/Spanky's this...

    Was out on 7th/Secret Basin/Spanky's this morning. Crust began about 1900m on all aspects I covered today, which would line up with the reported FL from yesterday. Snow was good above there in spots...
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    Even Red went on wind hold today, 120+ at the...

    Even Red went on wind hold today, 120+ at the peak, a bit breezy up there!
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    Agree- the only thing that possibly could have...

    Agree- the only thing that possibly could have changed this quickly is the pass pricing mechanics. Everything else was in motion long before - the "assimilation of a quirky, homegrown success story...
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    Got pretty warm up top yet was also snowing wet...

    Got pretty warm up top yet was also snowing wet flakes as low as base of Garbo. I was off of Peak chair early afternoon and the snow was plentiful but quite heavy. I think it would've been rippable...
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    First bear sighting of the season yesterday on...

    First bear sighting of the season yesterday on the mountain, a decent size black bear casually traipsing across Lower Dave, much to the delight of the crowd at Dusty's (and a few skiers who stopped...
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    Condolences to her husband, son, family, friends....

    Condolences to her husband, son, family, friends. I had read that piece in ML and it was clear she certainly was a formidable student and appreciator of the mountains.

    I don't know enough to...
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    Had a nice day on Whistler, some soft turns off...

    Had a nice day on Whistler, some soft turns off the Peak as it hadn't opened yesterday. Wind protected areas on Flute skied well considering the modest precip the last couple days. Some burly cornice...
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    Amazing effort and footage- the spectre is...

    Amazing effort and footage- the spectre is something else, never even heard of those! If I get to do a fraction of the awesome shit you've done in my lifetime, I'll be thrilled. Great work.
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    Ah yes forgot about the direct telemetry link...

    Ah yes forgot about the direct telemetry link Lee- thanks for that, I believe it went around last time this issue came up so forgive me there. Hoping for some respectable accumulations since I'm...
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    Was just checking to see how much of the meager...

    Was just checking to see how much of the meager recent snowfall was measured, and they took the 12hr figure away again. Not sure how recent that was, but guess we won't be needing it much over the...
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    Saw Crystal chair was down while occupied again...

    Saw Crystal chair was down while occupied again for an hour today, after two hours of folks marooned last Friday...will be rolling the dice every ride the rest of the season it seems.
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    I must've been next aisle over from you. An...

    I must've been next aisle over from you. An urgent and untimely throne visit from one in my party cost us the 10 minutes we needed to get up for first tracks, would grab yours if I didn't already...
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    Rode whistler today for a bit. No crowds, quite...

    Rode whistler today for a bit. No crowds, quite windy up top, new snow didn't make too much of a difference yet but hoping for a nice refresh tonight. Harmony on continued close (someone on the chair...
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    Speaking of wind, wherever any untouched snow...

    Speaking of wind, wherever any untouched snow from yesterday was, it's somewhere else today. Not all time winds, but damn gusty and sure felt every bit of it with the temps.
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    Saw Horstman turning yesterday, not sure how...

    Saw Horstman turning yesterday, not sure how imminent opening is, but seems like they're at least still working.
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    You do not kid, it was quite fluffy. Easy to cut...

    You do not kid, it was quite fluffy. Easy to cut through to the significantly firmer layer underneath, but plenty of nice turns available. Ended the day on Peak to Creek, pretty good shape...
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    Certainly no substitute for a webcam, agree...

    Certainly no substitute for a webcam, agree there. It's good for an idea of how busy the mountain is overall at a given time, or if a particular lift is truly hammered, otherwise the times don't...
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    The one feature of the terrible epicmix app I do...

    The one feature of the terrible epicmix app I do enjoy is the lift status/times portion, either list or on the map - seems to function fairly well if not always nailing the wait times.

    Pretty...
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    Sent a note to guest services about the 12hr snow...

    Sent a note to guest services about the 12hr snow and got this:

    Thank you for your feedback. Due to the large about of feedback regarding this issue our IT team is currently working with Vail to...
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    Just did a spot check and appears to be standard...

    Just did a spot check and appears to be standard across Vail properties and they just put WB into that template. None of them have had any snow the last 24 hours or this winter. Disappointing, though...
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    Great footage, I salute your use of the Scenario...

    Great footage, I salute your use of the Scenario remix in your insta vid
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    Thank you for turning me on to Wayne's blog- I've...

    Thank you for turning me on to Wayne's blog- I've been looking for deeper weather info than the "snow coming, then not, groomers should be good later in the week" BS I'm getting from the opensnow...
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    It sure has been fantastic. As a first timer for...

    It sure has been fantastic. As a first timer for the season I'm still getting my bearings, but wrong turns have been hard to come by lately. Hoping for lowering snow levels on whatever is coming this...
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    Showcase hasn't been open in 3 days...the glacier...

    Showcase hasn't been open in 3 days...the glacier still unsafe from the weekend?
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