OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

**blackalps** · 01-12-2020, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by N1CK.

How's the knee working?

It’s doing well, so far. I’ve done two days at Copper and one MTB ride on North Table. My lower back is killing me and my cardio sucks but my knee has actually been fine. Even hit some moguls in Resolution and did a run down the steep part of Spaulding. I’ve been doing single leg squats and lunges and leg presses for a couple months, so I guess it paid off. Gotta get the rest of me in shape now.

**Kinnikinnick** · 01-12-2020, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Rideski

If some of you grasshoppers need a dose of reality regarding the “sudden” increase in traffic, pretend you’ve been playing this game since the year 1990. I certainly could have been a lot more successful or maybe even a rocket dentite without all those weekday ski days, but we all have to play the cards we’re dealt.

Disclaimer - if you’re not new to i70 then the preceding message doesn’t apply to you. I don’t want to check in later and have to field any surface to air missles.

Pahhh

1990!!

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**Rideski** · 01-12-2020, 11:10 PM

Lol right I’m very happy there’s people still older than me.
But also remember 5 hour drives home from the mountains decades ago.
Ducats to be paid to live in the hills and ducats to be paid to live in the city.

**JaytaeMoney** · 01-13-2020, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by smmokan

If you don’t think social media and the readily available of dumbed-down forecasts have a lot to do with it, then.... ok. The population is obviously a driving factor, but it’s just part of the equation.

They have certainly made an impact, but I'd argue that adding another Denver population-wise in the last 10 years has had a much bigger impact.

**doebedoe** · 01-13-2020, 08:22 AM

Population, social media, young folks with more flexible work environments, cheap ski passes -- it's all a big mix.

Yesterday was pretty chill. Passed Dino about 6, cruised to Loveland, left Loveland at 4:45 and had maybe a 8 minute delay home.

Was a great ski day of soft snow, cold temps and low crowds. Until an asshat rear ended me at a stoplight in my neighborhood.

In other news I got this email subject line this morning in my inbox: "Travel on public transport to the slopes: now up to 50% cheaper."

Of course it's the Swiss public rail operator. Things we'll never see here.

**Full Trucker** · 01-13-2020, 08:25 AM

Sundays are the new Wednesdays.

**The SnowShow** · 01-13-2020, 08:47 AM

Pretty fucking sad when you have to get up at 5am to get to skiing 60-70 miles away.

Next weekend should be even worse, with lots of snow in the forecast and the holiday weekend.

I know I’ve said this before but I keep wondering when people will say enough and do something else or some tourists will stop coming here and go elsewhere and we’ll see some kind of improvement. I guess never.

**summit** · 01-13-2020, 08:58 AM

I think I'd skin up if I had to get to the resort 2 hours early.

**blackalps** · 01-13-2020, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Summit

I think I'd skin up if I had to get to the resort 2 hours early.

that's a good idea actually. might have to start doing that.

**Name Redacted** · 01-13-2020, 09:45 AM

With the amount of housing being built in the mountains these days, I would think a lot of the future crowds will be more locals.

It would be interesting to see the stats of how many skiers are out of state tourists, vs Frangers, vs locals and break that down for different weeks/weekends of the year. After the holidays, it seems that a majority of weekend skiers are Frangers. Especially the ones sitting in traffic on a Sunday.

These January weekends are always busy AF though. There's always big events in every town drawing people up. I wish these towns would chill on all the events sometimes. Maybe like one weekend a year where no one has an Ice Castle, Snow Sculpture championship, beer festival, concert, holiday, etc. Just no events allowed. Maybe close the tunnel WB from noon Friday to Sunday at noon.

**simple** · 01-13-2020, 10:13 AM

Funny how Colorado is now dealing with the mountain access highway problems California has had for decades.

I wonder if they are related?

**grskier** · 01-13-2020, 10:34 AM

Started listening to this:
https://wintrymix.podbean.com/
Episode 78

all about I 70

**fastfred** · 01-13-2020, 10:59 AM

ha ha
the biggest mind fuck is coming in a just under two weeks, stay home everyone
xgames snow scuplture weekend is bigger and worse than xma or any other holiday
the snow scupltures bring a whole diffrent type of person to the mountains, the I only goto the mountains every two or three years from westminster show up

**Name Redacted** · 01-13-2020, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by fastfred

ha ha
the biggest mind fuck is coming in a just under two weeks, stay home everyone
xgames snow scuplture weekend is bigger and worse than xma or any other holiday
the snow scupltures bring a whole diffrent type of person to the mountains, the I only goto the mountains every two or three years from westminster show up

Oh damn, I always forget about XGames. The one event that doesn't even happen in Summit but still screws up traffic on the Sunday after.

**wkd-rdr** · 01-13-2020, 11:58 AM

#littletonLarry

**fastfred** · 01-13-2020, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by wkd-rdr

#littletonLarry

ronmexico ftw

Larry's wife drives a honda pilot with sorta bald highway tires
Larry drives a 4runner with highway tires but more tread he doesn't understand all the fuss over having good tires because he drives a 4runner

**Danno** · 01-13-2020, 01:56 PM

Stuck on 70 right now, just west of Minturn.

**wkd-rdr** · 01-13-2020, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Stuck on 70 right now, just west of Minturn.

Its gonna be a while buddeh.
Turn around and have a donut and beer at NorthSide

**Danno** · 01-13-2020, 02:28 PM

Wish I could turn around,, it's not an option. Been sitting here over an hour.

**MakersTeleMark** · 01-13-2020, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Stuck on 70 right now, just west of Minturn.

How was Peter Estin?

**MakersTeleMark** · 01-13-2020, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Wish I could turn around,, it's not an option. Been sitting here over an hour.

There's a couple jackknifed semi's right at the on ramp, and a bunch of cars piled in.

Vail pass is closed anyway with no estimated time for re-opening.

**Danno** · 01-13-2020, 02:42 PM

Yeah, I'm just stuck with nowhere to go. Estin was great, but this isn't.

**MakersTeleMark** · 01-13-2020, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Yeah, I'm just stuck with nowhere to go. Estin was great, but this isn't.

Well, at least we have a thread for you. They got the main semi offender out of there. You should be good to go in a few minutes. Then you can either resign yourself to 24, or go hang out in Vail until the pass opens.

Hi Danno!