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12-17-2020, 12:18 PM #351
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12-17-2020, 12:21 PM #352
so,
invoke ullr, take the pvc bibs & jacket & ski?
or
stay home & run the outerwear thru techwash + heavy dwr re-application?
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12-17-2020, 12:34 PM #353
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12-17-2020, 02:20 PM #354
Did a Cone lap in the morning. I guess about 6" or so of cream cheese, and I detected a hint of crispiness underneath.
Pine finally started spinning about 9:30am or so. Bit of a cluster. The two singles lines were each about 50 yards long. Took about 15 minutes to load. Chair running at half speed. Red finally started spinning after 10am. The rime was the suckage bigly. Need to develop a goggle with a built in defroster.
I only did 4 laps and they shut down Pine at about 11:35 or shortly thereafter. Everyone headed to Red, and I headed to the vehicle. Work was calling, so for a first day of lift served in the COIVD era, it felt like any other day at Bachy except for the mask thing.
In conclusion - Snow was good. Viz sucked balls. Lifties were great. Lift lines sucked balls. I may try and post a pic, but the rime was not conducive to picture taking.
Will see about trying again on Saturday. Supposed to at least not rain or snow and the sun might make an appearance."We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully." - Randy Pausch
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12-17-2020, 02:38 PM #355
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12-17-2020, 02:49 PM #356
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12-17-2020, 02:54 PM #357
Bachy today was fun if visibility was not a concern.
On the positive side, only Red, SRX and CCX opened at 0900. So crowds on the east side were minimal.
Top half of CCX was fogged in. Had to stop every couple of minutes to de-ice goggles. Sunny below the getback though and the snow was quite nice.
After 90 minutes there was a nice layer of ice on my front side and the charm was wearing off.
In chairlift antics, I was lined up with a guy to share first ride up SRX. We entered the loading platform opposite sides.
Then two people slid into the center slots. One was wearing a bright red fart bag with an American flag on the back. The other had a Danger-High-Voltage-Yellow North Face Jacket - with, of course, an American flag on back.
WTF
I took two giant steps out and let them go. The guy on other end did same.
Lift op said “I’m sorry I thought you were a group”
I said “Do you really think I would hang out with people dressed like THAT!!??”
She laughed
Both of the interlopers crashed on the off ramp.
Good times as the Holiday Shitshow approaches.
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12-17-2020, 02:55 PM #358
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12-17-2020, 03:02 PM #359
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12-17-2020, 03:31 PM #360
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12-17-2020, 04:17 PM #361
I was wondering if I should have gone to Sunrise after doing a lap on the Cone, and then a Green Coated Bachy employee telling me that Pine was on wind hold. Looks like quite a few people took the shuttle over that way.
My jacket and pants were coated in a nice thin veneer of rime when I got to the truck. Goggles were worthless last run. Basically skied the last few hundred yards to the bottom semi-blind.
No issues with people not masking. Liftie at Red Chair thanked everyone for being good with the mask compliance, and told us he was over qualified for flipping burgers and liked working for who ever it is that owns Bachelor (Powder Corp?)"We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully." - Randy Pausch
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12-17-2020, 04:23 PM #362
MHM was tons better than I thought it would be today. I envisioned a repeat of Tuesday with more wind.
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12-17-2020, 06:02 PM #363
There’s tomorrow before it warms up. Should still be some stashes that people didn’t see because their goggles were rimed over.
It seemed to me like lift crews today were stepping up the friendly reminders about masks, particularly the dick noses. They seemed less willing to say anything on Monday.
Now, if people can just figure out what six feet looks like...
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12-17-2020, 07:01 PM #364
Use the ski pole block to insure 6 feet when the cretins get too close.
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12-17-2020, 08:21 PM #365
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12-18-2020, 01:23 PM #366
^^^ I just pull my mask down and sneeze when they get too close. 100% effective at dispersing crowds
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12-18-2020, 01:39 PM #367
Both of the interlopers crashed on the off ramp.
This was funny...
Webcams at Bachy are telling a good story today...looking forward to some reports.
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12-18-2020, 01:43 PM #368
Sun came out at the Doo. Awesome untouched spots a few leftovers and sun is working on softening the crusts on solar wind hammered aspects down low.
No step on snek
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"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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12-18-2020, 01:56 PM #369
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12-18-2020, 02:01 PM #370
seems like they have removed most cams that actually show any liftlines or the base area(which was always a good reference point for snowfall at the base, and actual flakes in the air as opposed to rain)... I'm figuring there are folks all lined up somewhere...I was mostly referrin' to the sunny weather and what looks like pretty decent snow quality...hoping to read about it from one of you first hand local types soon.
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12-18-2020, 02:02 PM #371
not local, have never been to the Doo, maybe someday, but, can you reasonably approach the three finger peak (looked it up on Google)off in the distance? looks rad
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12-18-2020, 02:19 PM #372
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12-18-2020, 02:44 PM #373
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12-18-2020, 02:51 PM #374
Probably wouldn’t even need to drop the mask. Just wait till someone is on your shoulder then look at them and let go.
Snot rockets would be effective as well, but probably over the top...
Thanks for the inspiration!
It was pleasantly quiet across the mountain today. No more than a couple of minute wait anywhere. Sun cracked the high overcast about 1100. Weren’t many Crack-o-Nooners coming up either. Snow was kinda dense & wind beat in the rough, but soft and rippable on the groom. perfect for another training day...
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12-18-2020, 03:09 PM #375
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