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Thread: Aspen Mags!
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11-25-2008, 10:56 AM #1
Aspen Mags!
With Aspen opening for business on Thanksgiving day, is anyone around to skin up Ajax tomorrow (Wednesday) morning and make some turns before the onslaught of crowds shows up the next day? I've got the whole day off and would really like to get out.
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11-25-2008, 11:27 AM #2
I can't make it, but skinning up Snowmass was fun last night. Be careful of the snowmakers on their sleds.
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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11-25-2008, 12:36 PM #3Registered User
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If you do go, post a report. I'd like to know how thin it is?
Usually Back of Bell, Sieberts or North Star will have the best snow this early.
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11-25-2008, 01:52 PM #4
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11-25-2008, 01:54 PM #5
I'd generally concur, other than the crowds
Haven't been in town for a few days, are the WCers still training on the mountain?
Might be able to skin up and ski back towards 1A, albeit just a groomer. From what I've heard we need over a foot to get a few more things open.www.dpsskis.com
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formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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11-25-2008, 01:59 PM #6
Haven't heard anything about the AVSC being up there. And yeah, pretty much the only reason I'm heading up is to avoid the crowds and see what the snow is like up top. The WC women were on course last Friday. I don't think they're allowed on course starting a week before the race.
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11-25-2008, 02:22 PM #7
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11-25-2008, 02:23 PM #8
Wednesday is usually AVSC day, so unless they changed it this year you won't have the place to yourself and they also might have uphill rules in effect because of it.
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11-25-2008, 03:24 PM #9Registered User
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11-25-2008, 06:22 PM #10
I am drinking cocktails at the Sky Hotel at the moment and wishing I woulda brought my road bike.
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11-25-2008, 07:21 PM #11
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11-25-2008, 07:22 PM #12
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11-25-2008, 07:31 PM #13
If it snows will Ajax or Snowmass be able to drop ropes quicker? Flying back from Sunday so I'm hoping it snows a bunch Saturday and Sunday so they start dropping ropes MONDAY
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11-25-2008, 07:37 PM #14
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11-25-2008, 07:41 PM #15
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11-25-2008, 08:59 PM #16
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11-25-2008, 09:24 PM #17
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11-25-2008, 09:26 PM #18
4-Little Nell
5-Bell.
Didn't see that in the paper, but that would be better. They are really trying to get the Nell open so the 4-5 thing would make sense. If they get the top open then I would expect top to bottom through spar, but again who knows. You going up thursday Funken?
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11-25-2008, 09:28 PM #19
www.aspentimes.com. I think they'll be pretty close to opening Spar and Nell by the weekend (hopefully). And hell yes I'll be there, probably on Praxis.
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11-25-2008, 09:30 PM #20"Buy the Fucking Plane Tickets!"
-- Jack Tackle
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11-25-2008, 09:31 PM #21
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11-25-2008, 09:52 PM #22
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11-25-2008, 09:58 PM #23
You should have it pretty much to yourself, here's the update from AVSC:
AVSC Ski and Snowboard Day Cancelled
While snow is in the forecast, it will not arrive in time for AVSC's Ski and Snowboard Day. Aspen Skiing Company has limited natural snow on their runs and are saving it for opening day, Thanksgiving. We appreciate Aspen Skiing Company making the day available to AVSC in past years and wish them all the best for their official opening on Thursday, November 27th. Thanks to all the winter sports enthusiasts looking forward to joining us. Here's hoping Mother Nature blesses us with more white stuff later this week!
I'll be around town on the Mtn Bike - vintage Kona on Wednesday"One Dollar, cheaper than a lift ticket and it lasts forever" Powder Winter 72-73 Issue #1
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11-25-2008, 10:28 PM #24
I have what they are opening on another computer.... slowmass is opening about twice as much acreage as Aspen. The models aren't predicting too much snow until the 4th either...
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formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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11-26-2008, 01:54 PM #25
OK... didn't quite make it onto the mountain this morning. The snow guns were going full blast when I got up though.
That being said, who's going to be out for opening day? I'd like to get out for a few laps in the morning before putting on my fat jeans and stuffing myself with turkey.
I'll be out in a yellow arc'teryx jacket and k2 Coombas with Fritchis.Last edited by SkiNowWorkLater; 11-26-2008 at 03:17 PM.
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