Wasatch 23/24 Stoke Thread: Red Snake Coverage coming at you live from tgapp's fartba

[telefreewasatch]

Shot and a beer. Story time.
Figger since most folks know who my offspring are nowadays mebbe I'll tell some youngster stories.
When our girl was six, she could make a mean jump turn, and being the guy that opened and closed stuff we had some perks.
Two people knew when we headed to the Pipeline initially.
It wasn't slide for life so I opened it and my "partner" and me had first tracks.
When we skied, two dozen people were observing.
Two weeks later the big boss told me that he wished I'd come to him before we went there.
By September god's gift to the ski world, Kristen Elmer, calls me up and says she's gonna write an article for Powder magazine.
Told her it never happened.
Uppity says she knows it did and is gonna write about it.
Hadda call the mag and say this did not happen and not fit for print.
The way our girl remembers the hush was that I told her if folks asked about the Pipeline to act confused and say that she doesn't surf.
Most six year olds don't belong on the Twins, let alone skiing Pipeline.
Doesn't need to be advertised.
Now she tells the story, but it's hers to tell, eh?

[Goniff]

^^love it. Hemingwayesque.

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[schindlerpiste]

TFW, thanks for sharing. Good story. Goniff, Hemingway, really?

[Goniff]

TFW, thanks for sharing. Good story. Goniff, Hemingway, really?

Hemingway told one story but the main story was hidden, leaving it to the reader's imagination. TFW told the story about how he didn't want the main story revealed in the magazine. The reader is left to imagine it as it is his daughter's story to tell.

[Lone Star]

all this controversy, if you would just quit giving in to fear and learn the art of skiing to live.

[oldskibum]

Shot and a beer. Story time.
Figger since most folks know who my offspring are nowadays mebbe I'll tell some youngster stories.
When our girl was six, she could make a mean jump turn, and being the guy that opened and closed stuff we had some perks.
Two people knew when we headed to the Pipeline initially.
It wasn't slide for life so I opened it and my "partner" and me had first tracks.
When we skied, two dozen people were observing.
Two weeks later the big boss told me that he wished I'd come to him before we went there.
By September god's gift to the ski world, Kristen Elmer, calls me up and says she's gonna write an article for Powder magazine.
Told her it never happened.
Uppity says she knows it did and is gonna write about it.
Hadda call the mag and say this did not happen and not fit for print.
The way our girl remembers the hush was that I told her if folks asked about the Pipeline to act confused and say that she doesn't surf.
Most six year olds don't belong on the Twins, let alone skiing Pipeline.
Doesn't need to be advertised.
Now she tells the story, but it's hers to tell, eh?

Good one Jimmy. I recall running into you and John on the West Twin when he was about 8 years old. You both had already been up Superior that morning.
And Queen "Elmer!" Stories within stories indeed!

[bthomson22]

all this controversy, if you would just quit giving in to fear and learn the art of skiing to live.

Someone read the book 😂

[Shaaarrrp]

Jimmy, thanks for every story you share. Pretty cool when your family secrets include surreptitiously skiing runs at 6!

[Shaaarrrp]

To those with the Alta + Ikon Base

Do we get days at Snowbird? Could've sworn it said they weren't included when purchased but my Ikon account is showing 5 days

[Foggy_Goggles]

Yeah, 5 Bird Days on IKON Base.

[Adrider83]

Yeah, 5 Bird Days on IKON Base.

Going in reverse...I have Snowbird pass + the ~$350 ikon adder, and unfortunately it did not include Alta days. You do get a free Alta day with the Wasatch benefits.

[Benneke10]

I know there are insiders on this page who know more, but my understanding is that if you bought the Ikon add-on with your Alta pass it does NOT give access to Snowbird. I looked into this last year when I bought my Alta pass, if it was clear that Snowbird was included I would have bought it but I think its blacked out. I got one Snowbird day... you can only redeem it Mon-Thurs excluding holidays lol.

[Bojangles Mgillicutty]

No snowbird days if you have Alta + ikon base add on. Except the one day for Wasatch benefit.

[TheK12]

Doesn't the Ikon Base pass include 5 days at Snowbird? Or is Alta selling a special Ikon Base that doesn't include Snowbird.

Here's the link to the Ikon Base pass resort access page (Snowbird is definitely listed):
https://www.ikonpass.com/en/shop-passes/ikon-base-pass

[TheK12]

And on the topic of lift tickets, does anybody in SLC still sell discount Tix to Alta. Checked Sportsden and Lift House websites and Alta discounts are not offered by either store.

[schindlerpiste]

And on the topic of lift tickets, does anybody in SLC still sell discount Tix to Alta. Checked Sportsden and Lift House websites and Alta discounts are not offered by either store.

I was thinking of pooling together and offering the dood posting here 5 hundo for the powder card. I don't think he'll get close to the $950 asking price around here. Surely 10 days would be used up by mags' f&f.

[Shaaarrrp]

Doesn't the Ikon Base pass include 5 days at Snowbird? Or is Alta selling a special Ikon Base that doesn't include Snowbird.

Here's the link to the Ikon Base pass resort access page (Snowbird is definitely listed):
https://www.ikonpass.com/en/shop-passes/ikon-base-pass

Its a special discounted version; you can't do the bonus add on w Jackson/Sun Valley/Aspen and when buying, it indicates that you dont get Snowbird days.

That said, Snowbird is definitely listed on my logged in profile page as accessibile 5 days w blackouts.

I assume it's an extremely automated system so I'd be somewhat surprised if it didn't end up working.





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[snowaddict91]

Sounds like you should delete your posts and go ski the Bird

[mst1228]

I was thinking of pooling together and offering the dood posting here 5 hundo for the powder card. I don't think he'll get close to the $950 asking price around here. Surely 10 days would be used up by mags' f&f.

I was trying to get some people together to buy this too, let me know if you do, I’d be in for a couple days!


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[tgapp]

I was trying to get some people together to buy this too, let me know if you do, I’d be in for a couple days!


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Same. I just wanna ski with all the cool Alta mags

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[telefreewasatch]

Same. I just wanna ski with all the cool Alta mags

Get in line, son.

[whyturn]

I was trying to get some people together to buy this too, let me know if you do, I’d be in for a couple days!


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I’m in man


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[TheK12]

Its a special discounted version; you can't do the bonus add on w Jackson/Sun Valley/Aspen and when buying, it indicates that you dont get Snowbird days.

That said, Snowbird is definitely listed on my logged in profile page as accessibile 5 days w blackouts.

I assume it's an extremely automated system so I'd be somewhat surprised if it didn't end up working.





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Yeah.... you're right about the systems being automated. Either the system is registering an "Ikon base" pass and not taking into account that it was bought at Alta and shouldn't include the Snowbird days... OR.... the system isn't that smart overall and it's actually an Ikon base pass with snowbird access. Either way, I'd try it. Worst that could happen is they say the pass doesn't work and they send you to the ticket office. (But I'd be willing to bet that it works because I'm assuming their fulfillment systems aren't that smart...).

[Buzzworthy]

Slow sliding is fun, even on small mountains.

[Yukonrider]

Bird with iKon add. Mine lists bird days, but NOT Alta days. I'll try and ski through bird today on the iKon accidentally, for science.