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  1. #1
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    BBIEuro 19-20! or fuck it, lets go to Rueras?

    It's hot out. I'm drinking rose and putting summer wax on some skis.

    All I can think about is a week spent midwinter at Mountain Lodge Sedrun. With a few days of touring.

    I appreciate others want to explore.

    But last year made me an old man happy to settle into habits. As long as those habits are big breakfasts, crazy terrain, apres on the patio, and dinner in the back room watching the finest ski flick of all time. And most importantly -- Vendul and his better half.



    I'm bringing real skis this time and not just touring gear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wyeaster View Post
    why not russia?
    Cause you haven't met Serena.

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    I know what you’re saying doe
    Think of Swiss trip often

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    BBIEuro 19-20! or fuck it, lets go to Rueras?

    I dream of being back on the Gemstock constantly.
    Piz Mahler will go down this time.
    Can’t wait to see our very gracious hosts again.
    Bringing two pairs of skis next time, one bigger moar burly.
    Fun to ski with all the cool peeps again!
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    Yeah Rueras or bust for me. And yeah, real skis this time with real bindings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doebedoe View Post
    Cause you haven't met Serena.
    i was sort of kidding. after reading last year's thread i would love to meet serena and vendul but it's all a pipedream for me. the closest i might get to an international bbi is probably one in south america.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wyeaster View Post
    i was sort of kidding. after reading last year's thread i would love to meet serena and vendul but it's all a pipedream for me. the closest i might get to an international bbi is probably one in south america.
    Canada?

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    Quote Originally Posted by abraham View Post
    Canada?
    actually yes. canada is a lot more likely than even chile or argentina from ecuador. i might actually be able to pull of a canada bbi. it would be cool if it was right before or right after alpental i could do both on the up or down!

    maybe.

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    I'm up for a return to Rueras too. Will probably tag something else on before or after again. Maybe Klosters again. Cover Festival anyone? This was the weekend after Ann and I were there this year and looked like it would be fun.

    www.coverfestival.ch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2FUNKY View Post
    I dream of being back on the Gemstock constantly.
    Piz Mahler will go down this time.
    Can’t wait to see our very gracious hosts again.
    Bringing two pairs of skis next time, one bigger moar burly.
    Fun to ski with all the cool peeps again!
    I don’t know man. Are you sure there is enough terrain there?

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    BBIEuro 19-20! or fuck it, lets go to Rueras?

    Quote Originally Posted by alias_rice View Post
    I don’t know man. Are you sure there is enough terrain there?

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    It’s so, ummm, endless....
    ‘Sup homie?! You guys better be going again this March! Is that our train headed out in the bottom? What was that run, only like 8 miles? Lol
    Toby ever create an accnt?

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    that was a great dental run

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    I am not a super active poster, but would definitely meet up for lift-served in the Alps next season!

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    BBIEuro 19-20! or fuck it, lets go to Rueras?

    #Gemstock
    All you see is in play. That’s just one side...
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2FUNKY View Post
    It’s so, ummm, endless....
    ‘Sup homie?! You guys better be going again this March! Is that our train headed out in the bottom? What was that run, only like 8 miles? Lol
    Toby ever create an accnt?
    Yeah buddy, I’m planning on it. No way I can pull off a 2 weeker this go round, but I should be good for a week.

    As far as I know Toby has no account, but by the time we got home I’m pretty sure he had no plans to even look at his skis for 6 months. He should be recovered by fall though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alias_rice View Post
    Yeah buddy, I’m planning on it. No way I can pull off a 2 weeker this go round, but I should be good for a week.

    As far as I know Toby has no account, but by the time we got home I’m pretty sure he had no plans to even look at his skis for 6 months. He should be recovered by fall though.
    Awesome man! Can’t wait to ski/hang with you guys again!
    Lol! Yeah, he was pretty thrashed by the end. Tell him I said hi!

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    Klosters-<>Rueras<->La Grave is the current outline for me, late March.

    Note that there are trains leaving late afternoon from Andermatt that get within an hour of LG same day. You liked Am@, you'll flip over LG. I've got this wired.

    Would love to hit St. Moritz and Bivio en route.

    Let Ullr smile on the Alps again next winter. Have a good summer, k00ks.
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    Rueras<->La Grave is the current outline for me, late March.

    Note that there are trains leaving late afternoon from Andermatt that get within an hour of LG same day. You liked Am@, you'll flip over LG. I've got this wired.
    I'm working this angle myself. Can you post some info on that train schedule? I'd love to go no rental car this time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles View Post
    I'm working this angle myself. Can you post some info on that train schedule? I'd love to go no rental car this time.
    https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html .
    Plug in Andermatt to Oulx-Cesana-Claviere at 14:00 for July 11 (the schedules don't change much into winter).

    I get hits:
    Leave Am@ 14:50, arrive Oulx 21:30
    Leave Am@ 15:50, arrive Oulx 23:27.

    There's a couple of hotels across the street from the Oulx train station that are cheap. Crash there and get a taxi to LG in the morning. If travelling really light, one can ski across the Milky Way, Oulx->Cesana->Claviere->Montgenevre (FR) and then taxi from there. I've got a good rec on a hotel in LG too for like 60 Euro/night half board.

    This is a great site for travelling information : https://www.rome2rio.com/
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    I'm in but suggest to move it earlier next year to avoid the spring crust. Was a good time regardless. I'll plan at least a full week next time, if not two.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ripzalot View Post
    I'm in but suggest to move it earlier next year to avoid the spring crust. Was a good time regardless. I'll plan at least a full week next time, if not two.

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    Maybe we just got lucky on the weather but I skied pow all seven days I was there. Even the last Friday I was there we were skiing pow on north aspects and corn on the south aspects. I thought the conditions were perfect. Not so much pow as the Avi danger kept us off the steep terrain yet enough to load areas with knee deep pow. Hell our big pow day we were skiing mid thigh pow. Thankfully it stabilized quickly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2FUNKY View Post
    Maybe we just got lucky on the weather but I skied pow all seven days I was there. Even the last Friday I was there we were skiing pow on north aspects and corn on the south aspects. I thought the conditions were perfect. Not so much pow as the Avi danger kept us off the steep terrain yet enough to load areas with knee deep pow. Hell our big pow day we were skiing mid thigh pow. Thankfully it stabilized quickly.
    Yup. Personally couldn't have asked for better snow or weather conditions.

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    FWIW, of the 4 times I've passed through Andermatt, that interval (March 18-23) was the first time I didn't get stormed out for at least a day. Every time I've been there, it has snowed, often too much.

    What date are you suggesting Ripz?

    venduls place, https://www.mt-lodge.com/ , is super sweet at any time, right? It's gonna be even better with the new tram out of Sedrun to access Disentis.
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