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04-26-2021, 05:30 PM #3701
Ah, yes, "the wiggle" (or "waggle", depending on who you talk to).
I am with you. To me they are 1. A young person's game 2. A boarders jam 3. Best for short, narrow, turny skis (though I attempted one on my 165 slaloms and had to bail after 3 turns, so I defer again to #'s 1 and 2).
I dunno how it is at other mountains, but at The Star they are usually created by the team's kids and their coaches or boarders...And they are usually always on the same run, specifically "Sidewinder" and "Jibboom."
Was hoping for a bit more serious take, like some history, but:
https://unofficialnetworks.com/2018/...pass%20through.
A slightly more focused/well-written piece on "the wiggle":
https://www.powder.com/keep-your-tip...ackson-wiggle/
It really is about speed and transitioning into the turn quicker (literally making the new turn before you have even finished the previous one)...Last edited by dookey67; 04-26-2021 at 05:53 PM.
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04-26-2021, 06:10 PM #3702
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04-26-2021, 08:03 PM #3703
wiggles are super fun in the right terrain. There was one going down the Gold Coast lift line about 4 springs ago that was drawn perfect. I actually tried to go as fast as possible and use the berms to keep speed. My kid loved it and we probably skied it four or five times in a row. Best thing was, halfway down there was a marmot who kept poking his head out the hole to watch the spectacle.
The one on Montes the past few years is too steep and gets too fast too quickly. Better to build one off chair 4. Those ones in Shirley Bowl are pushing it and it is a job to complete them.
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04-26-2021, 09:55 PM #3704
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04-27-2021, 12:07 AM #3705registered abuser
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^^^^ Whoah..... glad I didn’t go over to that side
First inbounds kwood day of the year....... never ridden a wiggle but did follow a track today that climbed one..... likewise fro!
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04-27-2021, 01:32 AM #3706
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Yeah those wiggles are legit and harder than they look. I did the Shirley one in that photo today but caught it with soft snow and that definitely made it easier.
Not sure when that trend started but certainly more common than they used to be. There was a pretty good one going in Wolverine Bowl at Alpine several weeks back. Pretty steep for a wiggle.I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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04-27-2021, 01:49 AM #3707
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Sweet day til the evil giver of life wrecked havoc on the snow.
Some nice looking turns on eback
And on the hump
Then up to frog lake
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04-27-2021, 02:26 AM #3708
that’s not a moon
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-27-2021, 08:34 AM #3709Registered User
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California death orb
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04-27-2021, 12:30 PM #3710
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04-27-2021, 12:59 PM #3711
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04-28-2021, 12:33 AM #3712
^^ does that explain the lack of track etiquette? On Monday we watched a party of jabroneys appear at the top of glove rock then proceed to slip down the prime line and sloppily traverse across the alternate line. One of the guys had no kit no pack and just shoeshoes strapped to his back.
We made lemonade across the craptrack and on the hike back up more jabroneys were following this trail of tears.
It was like they all had no idea where they were going, just following the boots up to the top of thunder bowl then bailing across every slide zone and line in the bowl. Sheesh
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04-28-2021, 08:10 AM #3713
Were they snowboarders? That is one of the routes to Palisdaes for those who don’t want to do the traverse/ sidestep during the lift served season. Maybe they were just out doing what they always do. Not an excuse for poor backcountry etiquette but ever since Vail/Coop started using the phrase “it’s hiking season” to justify the earlier closing under née management the post season tour scene at KW has been kind of a shit show.
My kid is 10 so it has been a decade since I’ve been out pre/post season on the regular but almost every time I’ve been out in the last 8 years I come across at least one group not equipped for a rescue. And at least twice have had people drop in above my skinner.
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04-28-2021, 09:37 AM #3714registered abuser
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They’d been practicing their traversing all season at heavenly and decided to unleash their new skills at kwood Monday........or it was same folks who hike crater from the dip and then traverse across the whole bowl to get down.........fall line?!?......what’s that?
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04-28-2021, 10:48 AM #3715
They are just winning. Think about how much longer their ride down is. You go fall line and you miss out on tracking up the entire face. Duh.
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04-28-2021, 04:25 PM #3716
Man, looking at those pics again, KW is just the best spring skiing in the Tahoe region by leaps and bounds. I'd love to see some company keep at least 5/6 running into May. This is a shit snow year, and it still looks like it has decent coverage. I know, fresh snowfall, but still, pretty.
Anyone know if there is still snow down to the base of Far East. Gonna be up there this Saturday and trying to figure out if it is worth parking over there to ski back to the car at the end of the day.
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04-28-2021, 04:46 PM #3717
I want to start a cultural movement to shift ski season later. Resorts always open mid Nov & close mid Apr. Would be WAY BETTER to open mid Dec and close Mid may.
All them laypeople trying to teach their kids to ski on christmas break in ratty coverage, in the cold and the dark. Sheesh, teach your kid to ski in shorts - sounds waaaay more enjoyable.
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04-28-2021, 05:12 PM #3718
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04-28-2021, 05:15 PM #3719
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04-28-2021, 05:36 PM #3720
You know Far East is closed, right?
I'll try to check it out if I get there this week. I was there today but can't say if the track back to FE is covered. If it is the slush might make it more trouble than it's worth.
Squaw is closing 2P weekdays, 3 P weekends. Still opens at 9.
I did a few laps on Granite today. As people came out of the little chute at the bottom and hit the flat half the people, including me, yelled as their skis suddenly tried to stop in the slop and their body tried to keep going. I'm surprised no one came out of their bindings.
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04-28-2021, 06:15 PM #3721registered abuser
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^^^^ yup was avoiding the new sticky white snow today and aiming for the stripped corny dirty.
Incoming rant.......One of the realities of the COVID induced surge in bc/slackcountry Is that there’s a lot of folks with minimal skills gettin after it. Lotsa folks I saw at kwood on monday couldn’t buy a turn but they got that traverse shit down........some lift mileage is much needed by many. It’s actually dangerous how some of these traversers ride in winter conditions......essentially ski cutting instead of riding fall line causing the slope to rip out. I saw that exact scenario a couple times this year in the bc with fortunately no consequence..........end rant
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04-28-2021, 06:46 PM #3722
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04-28-2021, 08:55 PM #3723
Glad to hear they are running to three on weekends. Saw the 2pm closure this week. Kind of makes sense. You are right about the slush being a factor, but its pretty easy to get to the parking spots just before the lift base if you finish on Red Dog Face.
Gimpy, that is sad to hear. It was getting bad at KW before COVID, but that sounds sucky. At least at the resort there seemed to be an elevated level of ignorance. It is such easy access. Its a bummer, cause t10 years, it was just a few groups touring there, and courteous of each other. The overall skill level of inbounds lift serve skiers has suffered over the years. Now the Wall becomes tracked out going lookers left to right.
Kid and I going slushing this weekend. Squaw Saturday with his buddy, so we will probably be in a line on Shirley. Either back there Sunday or Summit laps.
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04-28-2021, 10:45 PM #3724
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04-29-2021, 08:08 AM #3725
I’m not so sure the onslaught of newbs are all that great at traversing either. The number of times I encountered people sitting / stopping in the traverse track this season was probably more than the previous three years combined.
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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