WASATCH STOKE, CONDITIONS, OBSERVATIONS and ASSORTED DRIVAL 19-20

**mall walker** · 03-04-2020, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by brutah

Hell ya fellas! I stared at that about a month ago when I followed your skinner into Thomas. I thought that was "Doubting Thomas" but I guess I don't really know hahaha

that’s the name I’ve heard and I love it haha. it fits with the character of the thing

**Mr_Lahey** · 03-04-2020, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by east or bust

Sweet, sent ya a PM

I’ll be at the bird Sunday too. I’ll be skiing with mtngirl, birdcunter and Rog, possibly Hugh Conway. We should all meet up, it’ll be ikonic. How will I know if I see you, do you have a Ski the East sticker on your helmet?

**JongDoe** · 03-04-2020, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by tgapp

i'm just jealous of all you fuckers who learned how to ski when you were like 3 and have perfect form and actually know how to ski - mall walker's like "this skiing is terrible", and then proceeds to make two dozen perfect turns while i barely manage to not eat shit.

Ditto that. Every other turn for me on sketchy terrain is a recovery op.

**dfinn** · 03-04-2020, 04:11 PM

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Could be worse. It’s smooth and fast.

**Dshack89** · 03-04-2020, 04:23 PM

That looks awesome. I was eyeing it from across the street today and wondering when it could be decent pseudo-corn. What time did you drop?

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**dfinn** · 03-04-2020, 04:39 PM

We were a little late if anything, I think we were skiing around 1:30, 1:45. Not quite corn yet but probably by the end of the week.

**123ski** · 03-04-2020, 08:04 PM

Snowbird site says:

The brand new Alta-Bird Pass goes on sale May 1, 2020. More details coming soon.

Any idea what’s new about it?

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**snowaddict91** · 03-04-2020, 08:10 PM

https://www.snowbird.com/season-passes/

$1350 for the superior pass which includes Ikon base but no days at Alta. I guess its something, but really, they can't figure out how to give us a few Alta days out of the deal?

Edit: I do realize that includes almost unlimited skiing at Solitude. Hmm

Also $50 increase on the Snowbird only pass.

Wonder what the "all new alta-bird pass" means? All new price?

**Dshack89** · 03-04-2020, 08:18 PM

Interesting. I'd guess AltaBird is gonna go up in price and include a base Ikon.

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**snowaddict91** · 03-04-2020, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by Dshack89

Interesting. I'd guess AltaBird is gonna go up in price and include a base Ikon.

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Agreed. I have a feeling I'm gonna be left with too many options and the next six months of my life have a lot going on. Wish I didn't have to make a decision in May for next season.

Oh well, one thing's for sure, I'll be skiing in LCC.

**Hammer-Down** · 03-04-2020, 08:52 PM

With the Bird + Ikon base option wonder if that means the Summit doesn't get any days with the neighbors or any Mtn Collective benefits.

**mall walker** · 03-05-2020, 10:21 AM

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still some soft stuff out there on the north half

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came across this mom and 2 calfs at the bottom of the luge and gave them a wide berth... pretty cool to see tho

**stayhighstaydry** · 03-05-2020, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by snowaddict91

https://www.snowbird.com/season-passes/

$1350 for the superior pass which includes Ikon base but no days at Alta. I guess its something, but really, they can't figure out how to give us a few Alta days out of the deal?

Since an Ikon base pass gives you 5 days at Alta/Sbird, I believe you would get those 5 days at Alta.

Plus now you can drive up to Jackson and help out with the tram line there.

**snowaddict91** · 03-05-2020, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by stayhighstaydry

Since an Ikon base pass gives you 5 days at Alta/Sbird, I believe you would get those 5 days at Alta.

Plus now you can drive up to Jackson and help out with the tram line there.

Its in the (not that) fine print on the website. No days at Alta, JH, or Aspen.

**blackalps** · 03-05-2020, 10:52 AM

How's it looking out there for Alta, Snowbird and Solitude? I have a 4 day weekend this weekend, trying to decide whether to go to Moab and bike/offroad or go skiing in SLC area.

**mall walker** · 03-05-2020, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by blackalps

How's it looking out there for Alta, Snowbird and Solitude? I have a 4 day weekend this weekend, trying to decide whether to go to Moab and bike/offroad or go skiing in SLC area.

it's gonna start snowing sunday, looks like it might be denser if that bothers you. looks like it's gonna hammer moab too so...

**tBatt** · 03-05-2020, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by blackalps

How's it looking out there for Alta, Snowbird and Solitude? I have a 4 day weekend this weekend, trying to decide whether to go to Moab and bike/offroad or go skiing in SLC area.

Personally I'd go to Moab. Coverage is good but the snow surface is mediocre at best. Snow isn't supposed to move in until late Saturday night and the totals have been dropping. I drove through Moab last Friday and was getting some buyers remorse on spending vacation skiing at Taos rather than being a desert lizard.

**blackalps** · 03-05-2020, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by mall walker

it's gonna start snowing sunday, looks like it might be denser if that bothers you. looks like it's gonna hammer moab too so...

where do you see that about Moab? the forecasts I see say partially cloudy and 65 through tuesday.

Originally Posted by tBatt

Personally I'd go to Moab. Coverage is good but the snow surface is mediocre at best. Snow isn't supposed to move in until late Saturday night and the totals have been dropping. I drove through Moab last Friday and was getting some buyers remorse on spending vacation skiing at Taos rather than being a desert lizard.

thanks, that's kind of my thinking. I skied A Basin last weekend and the snow was also mediocre at best, ended up leaving early.

**mall walker** · 03-05-2020, 12:15 PM

^ oh, last model run I looked at for the la sals looked like more snow, guess not much now. shrug

**jtran10** · 03-05-2020, 12:46 PM

when's that alta + ikon bennies release ?

**snowaddict91** · 03-05-2020, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by jtran10

when's that alta + ikon bennies release ?

Gonna guess in the next couple weeks, when Snowbird says the AltaBird pass will be "finalized"

**Dshack89** · 03-05-2020, 01:31 PM

Did a SSE lap at ~11:30 and SSW lap at 12:15...getting close to corn (2" slushie on a supportable crust). Down low was total mush but manageable. Still fun out there!

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**stayhighstaydry** · 03-05-2020, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by snowaddict91

Its in the (not that) fine print on the website. No days at Alta, JH, or Aspen.

Yeh, my bad about JH. Wondering if you can pay the $150 upcharge and get JH?
But something is not quite right. It must not be a normal base Ikon pass because
on the Ikon website Alta is still listed for 20/21 albeit with blackout dates.

**Dshack89** · 03-05-2020, 03:26 PM

Yeah my guess is they realized giving 5 "free" Alta days to bird passholders would potentially cannibalize altabird pass sales

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**brutah** · 03-05-2020, 05:37 PM

Dibs is the man! With little notice, he mounted a couple of skis up for me last night. Thanks again for always helping out!

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With new skis and boots, I couldn't resist skiing today and i was stoked to find awesome skiing conditions around the Brighton perimeter

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Taking advantage of my Ikon bus pass before they stop running the buses in a few weeks which has always baffled me why the bus service stops almost a month before the lifts stop turning....