Official bitch about this season discussion

**ASmileyFace** · 12-10-2017, 04:39 PM

Unless you want to ski one of the two groomers at Purg we're pretty much forced to be at day zero still. Picked the wrong year to go full on in the backcountry.

**amoeba** · 12-10-2017, 04:48 PM

Its too fucking early to bitch, god damn it.

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**ex-powderbroker** · 12-10-2017, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by thejongiest

I'm just worried about my AIARE 1 class in the San Juans over NYE...hard to do much on dirt.

no, thin conditions are pretty favorable for learning about avy’s, hopefully there’s enough to skin on tho.

i just took day 1, first non pow / desperate opening day in many years so i’m in on the bitch thread.

**rideit** · 12-10-2017, 05:04 PM

I just picked up a bunch of doggie poops from the yard.
That ain't right...

**SkiBall** · 12-10-2017, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by amoeba

Its too fucking early to bitch, god damn it.

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Quality first post.

Merchants are the ones really puckering. Snow will fly at some point, but how much left to be revealed. I am kind of concerned about water availability next year/drought conditions.

**Vt-Freeheel** · 12-10-2017, 05:28 PM

Fuck, I love to ski. Been having a great time spinning the wheel and getting up for the view. Feels good to be outside in the cool fresh air. The thread about loss of skill from not riding lifts doesn't apply. I go out early season and make every type of turn possible based on the daily conditions. Fast, slow, tight, wide, let em run with the dogs, crank it down 8 notches in two turns to pop into some moguls for 40 turns and back to GS.
I've got the time, so why not?

I'll ski till it's over while riding my bike early season.

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And still riding the bike. Today was fun with a couple of inches on steep rooty/rocky terrain with some hidden water ice for laughs. Happy to be out.

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Hitting the hill tomorrow and with new snow coming Tuesday an early skin should work out well.

No time to bitch.....

**mfkracing** · 12-10-2017, 05:40 PM

Don’t tell anyone I did something that resembled skiing at Butler Gulch sat and Sunday. Better than I expected.

**SKIP IN7RO** · 12-10-2017, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by SkiBall

Merchants are the ones really puckering. Snow will fly at some point, but how much left to be revealed. I am kind of concerned about water availability next year/drought conditions.

It's a ghost town right now. If snow does not arrive before the 25th, it will be a crushing blow to small businesses.

I cut firewood this weekend, and it is really crispy at 10,500' on the sunny side of the valley. I have never cut wood this late in the year.

Here's to smoking some stems and hoping for some snow in 2018.

**Coño Frío** · 12-10-2017, 06:14 PM

Sold my 88’s ‘cause there was no ‘pre-season’ last year...been rocking my Bibby’s on the man-made the past few weeks...kinda sux

**eskido** · 12-10-2017, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by Coño Frío

Sold my 88’s ‘cause there was no ‘pre-season’ last year...been rocking my Bibby’s on the man-made the past few weeks...kinda sux

Priceless

**adrenalated** · 12-10-2017, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by mbillie1

idk I kinda enjoy how ski tourism season ends before the best part of ski season

QFT

**bean** · 12-10-2017, 07:42 PM

Went for a hike with the family today and talked with the wife about taking off our snow tires.

**hatchgreenchile** · 12-10-2017, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by raisingarizona13

Interesting way to put it for sure. I think it's more of a psychological thing with the changing seasons though, or at least it has been for me.

I always thought it was about surface conditions. The moment freeze / thaw really picks up, many throw in the towel.
Most people are not interested, or have the local knowledge, in chasing aspects for a few runs of good conditions. Even then, you're still dealing with coral reef and slop throughout the day.

**The SnowShow** · 12-10-2017, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by adrenalated

QFT

RQFT. I LOVE April-June skiing.

**ASmileyFace** · 12-10-2017, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Bean

Went for a hike with the family today and talked with the wife about taking off our snow tires.

I put mine on after Bama lost to Auburn. Whoops.

**raisingarizona13** · 12-10-2017, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile

I always thought it was about surface conditions. The moment freeze / thaw really picks up, many throw in the towel.
Most people are not interested, or have the local knowledge, in chasing aspects for a few runs of good conditions. Even then, you're still dealing with coral reef and slop throughout the day.

And down here we barely get a MF cycle any longer. If it isn't freezing hard over night the corn skiing isn't that good and we go from full on winter to warm overnight temps and hot during the day pretty much over one night so I just shift gears really quick. I'm sure I would feel differently if I were living in Colorado.

**bean** · 12-10-2017, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by raisingarizona13

I'm sure I would feel differently if I were living in Colorado.

We've had a few years lately where the corn cycle never really kicks in, we just go from cold to mush and rare solid overnight freezes. I drove 4 hours a year or two ago just to turn around at the trailhead because it was 50F at midnight at 10k'.

**Lindahl** · 12-10-2017, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Bean

Went for a hike with the family today and talked with the wife about taking off our snow tires.

That should make the pattern change. Way to take one for the team.

**MakersTeleMark** · 12-10-2017, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Bean

Went for a hike with the family today and talked with the wife about taking off our snow tires.

Originally Posted by Lindahl

That should make the pattern change. Way to take one for the team.

Don't forget, that is an alabamaskier original. Credit where credit is due.

**Danno** · 12-10-2017, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile

I always thought it was about surface conditions. The moment freeze / thaw really picks up, many throw in the towel.
Most people are not interested, or have the local knowledge, in chasing aspects for a few runs of good conditions. Even then, you're still dealing with coral reef and slop throughout the day.

Fuck, it's the one time of the year where you can sleep in and still have a guaranteed killer day at the resort.

**hatchgreenchile** · 12-10-2017, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Fuck, it's the one time of the year where you can sleep in and still have a guaranteed killer day at the resort.

+1 - I don't mind sleeping in and taking my time.
I keep it simple - I'm going up as much as I can manage from Thanksgiving to end of April, low tide or high tide.