How's the snow holding up?

[bobble]

how's the snow holding up at your hill of choice?

thinking road trip but don't know where.

any ideas?

[trent]

in my yard is disappearing fast... better come today. :p

yeah, how's giants ridge, spirit, or granite peak?

-trent

[bobble]

in my yard is disappearing fast... better come today. :p

yeah, how's giants ridge, spirit, or granite peak?

-trent

yeah, when i left for work yesterday my front yard had snow.

came home and 80% of my yard is showing grass. unbelievable.

[$trider]

Its been disappearing fast here in Madison. I'm headed to Wausau this weekend to check in on my hunting cabin and my uncle who lives there said he got his 4-wheeler stuck trying to get back there and that they still have about 24 inches coverage out in the woods. I would think the hill would have at least that much, but who knows what this warm weather will do over the next few days.

[pebu]

You probably don't really care about the lower peninsula much, but it seems to be holding up fine at Crystal Mtn. Though we've had a warm spell this week. They're having the slush cup and jiggle jump this weekend which only reminds us that the season is almost over. Hopefully they can pull another half dozen weekends out of their hat or some other part of their body.

[bobble]

anyone know anything about giants???

[bobble]

Spirit?

Lutsen???


:confused:

[BobD]

on weather.com for lutsen etc. Actually next week looks favorably down here.

BobD

[bobble]

SEEKING FEMALE, 21+ THAT HAS PILOTS LICENSE AND/OR PRIVATE PLANE AND WHO'S INTERESTED IN KUNG-FU CARVE ADVENTURES. MUST LOOK LIKE BROOKE BURKE. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!

:confused:

[rwmaron]

seems to be holding up well - got warm enough yesterday to be soft and sticky, but cold enough last night to set up again. Today wasn't as warm and the forecast for early next week is possible snow....

I'm thinking about heading up to Giant's Ridge next Friday; I'd guess that it's holding well up there too.

I'm out of town next Monday - Wednesday, but can do an update once I get back if anyone's interested in heading up this way!

[jolson]

Spirit Mtn is (still planning) to be open through last weekend in March so anyone heading up to take advantage of one of the longer runs in the State that fits well for carvers (or want-to-be pretenders like me) should make the trip. Snow as of today was in good shape. Post here if you are coming up over the next few weekends. Russ or I are usually out each weekend.

[Joe D.]

20" new last 48 hours. Had to ride the tele skis last two days. Too soft for silver surfer. Today should be good carving on lower mtn. Exlnt base all over CO and UT. Should be good for Nat'ls at Copper in two weeks.

[bobble]

20" new last 48 hours. Had to ride the tele skis last two days. Too soft for silver surfer. Today should be good carving on lower mtn. Exlnt base all over CO and UT. Should be good for Nat'ls at Copper in two weeks.

uhhh... yeah, just rub it in.

[trent]

isn't being helped by weenies in co! thanks for the update silver surfer, but this is a midwest thread. leave us to our misery!

and um, have fun. make some turns for us. and i'd love to hear about your trip, but not until april. :D

-trent

[trent]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[rwmaron]

Duluth area foecast:
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23
Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

[bobble]

if things hold up i might venture up to spirit.

[Scuff]

If weather holds up, I may also be interested in a
road trip up to Spirit this weekend.

[jolson]

Scuff, I plan on being on the Hill Saturday, most likely early, and will also be on the Hill Sunday morning as I work a Mt. Host Shift. I run laps on four pipe and side hills either side of Four pipe exclusively so you know where to find me. Best regards,

[bobble]

providing weather is okay, i'll be heading up to spirit saturday morning. staying at the inn at superior.

[icarve]

12:00 soft
2:00 really soft
4:00 slush

The snow was good this AM, but got really soft by the
late afternoon. There appeared to be a reasonable base on the hills by chairs 1,2,3. I am not sure how long it will last at the current temps. It should be ok through the weekend.

Eric

[bobble]

Yeah..Spirit on Sat - see ya there.

jessie too?

[BobD]

Buck was good for a couple of hours this morning. Groomed and firm for an hour or so

BobD

[Scuff]

jessie too?
*sigh* No...
She's training for another Marathon - so plans to run like,
18 miles that morning.

[bobble]

jessie... four-pipe is 5400 ft long (so they say but i'm skeptical).

you could run it up/down 9 times for training! and then carve!

lotta snow coming down this morning. drove to caribou and was slipping on the road.

[jolson]

Four Pipe actually does run the 5400 but depending on which route from the top of the lift has a flat spot between the first 500 and 1000 feet down the hill...but it does run nicely as Minnesota hills go..........

[rwmaron]

better yet, Jessie could carve down, then run back up (18 times).....haven't quite figured out how to manage the footwear, though.

I'm out of town this weekend, so will miss the party.:(

[jolson]

I will be regulated to mornings but hope to run into those coming north for the time I'm out.

Russ, did you make it to Giants or other this week and do you have any input on what you liked or did not?

[$trider]

We're getting 9-12 inches here today.....a bunch of us are busting out of work early to hit Tyrol Basin. I'm sure it will be good all weekend too.

[rwmaron]

Folks heading up north this weekend might want to reconsider if it's snowing hear home. We haven't had any appreciable snow in weeks; several freeze/thaw cycles and now some cooler weather means a thin layer of milled 'snow' on top of a pretty solid (ice) base. Here's the forecast for this weekend:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to between 5 and 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. North wind around 5 mph

Haven't made it to Giant's Ridge or Lutsen, so can't comment on either.

[bobble]

i'm still coming up. probably bring softboots too, just in case.

and if it really sucks i'll be in the bar with ms. bobble.

[Scuff]

Thanks for the update Russ.
Sorry Jim / Bobble...I might wuss-out on you guys
and ride Buck tomorrow instead of Spirit.
~Karl

[bobble]

we got out on the road around 6:30am. got onto 35E. roads were not ideal. somewhat slippery. left lane had snow. top speed was maybe 50 mph. there were alot of people out on the roads driving single file in the right lane and no one was passing. saw some guy try to pass and fish tailed.

we decided to turn around about 15 miles into the trip.

maybe next weekend.

[BobD]

Radar shows snow most of the way. Darn snow.

BobD

[rwmaron]

"Radar shows snow most of the way" - no sign of it here in Duluth.

Bit of a crap shoot whether/how things soften - hard and scrapy if it doesn't; just a little and it would be fun; too much and it'll be sloppy. Or what I found earlier this week when one side of the runs would be sun softened, and the shaded side still hard......

Sounds like Jolson will still get out - I'll be interested to hear what he finds!

[jolson]

Spirit this morning was fair I guess but it is the last weekend before shutdown. I had the first run down the hill and ran for the next hour and a half without any traffic. Ice underneath but enough edge to hold and so it was not all bad. I had to leave as the sun started to loosen it up so I am hoping for tomorrow to be be better. All in all good weather and sorry to hear that south was bad weather but that maybe some snow stuck to the hills down there. :cool:

[BobD]

Forecast is good. High of 34

Although Burnsville is forecast for 23 tonight and 36 at one pm, so that might be good.


BobD

[rwmaron]

Spirit faces east, so gets strong morning sun; if tomorrow is like most other days this week, it'll start out hard, then suddenly soften (and be quite fun) for a couple of hours, then get sloppy later in the day....

Let me know if you do come up; I might be able to squeeze out a couple of hours.
Russ

[jolson]

Hmmmmm.....have a few meetings scheduled but hey....it is the end of the season...let me know if anyone is hitting the slopes...

Will be up Saturday Morning till 11 or Noon and then Sunday mid morning and through the day to close.

[rwmaron]

I can't resist!!! I'll watch the temps in the morning, probably drop in for an hour or two mid-morning (pending any random acts of god, of course).

OK, so the question: the express chair at Spirit is sometimes referred to as the 'four forty four' lift, particularly by folks that have been around for quite a few years - what does it stand for?

Spirit Mountain employees, NSP members, and relatives of Spirit Mountain employees and NSP members are not allowed to enter this contest.:nono:

[Scuff]

'four forty four' lift

Oh boy... beats me. If I had to guess, I'd say that
the lift holds four people, (it's a quad..right?)
they average 40 years of age, and... umm...
it takes four minutes to get to the top?

[rwmaron]

the lift holds four people, (it's a quad..right?) - CORRECT!
they average 40 years of age - possibly, but not the answer I'm looking for!
it takes four minutes to get to the top? - CORRECT!

Hint: 'four forty four' = 444.

[jolson]

Russ, I see great things in your future as Pat Sajek and Alex Trebek look for replacements........I'll abstain from answering as I have more than an unfair advantage........

Can I meet you at the Ski Patrol Office just ahead of your 8:30 Start tomorrow (Sat) to grab the cant plate insert?....

[rwmaron]

Jim;
You are the reason that I specifically banned relatives of NSP members.....

I'll be there just before 8:30 with the plate and the binders.

[jolson]

Thanks, see you tomorrow AM.

[rwmaron]

Dave and Richard (both from the cities) hooked up with Jim and I; Jim brought out his Prior; 4 hardbooters together on the quad lift; sunshine, decent conditions - it doesn't get any better than this!

I want to be like Dave when I grow up - he's the smoothest, most relaxed looking carver I've ever seen....

Tomorrow's the close for Spirit, but planning to hit Giant's Ridge later in the week.

BTW - the Spirit Mountain trivia question contest is still open!

[jolson]

So, its over (at least for me) until next season. Spirit Mt. held up fairly well as the temps rose and it was one heck of learning curve this year with new(er) equipment and lots of very good advice to try and save me from myself.

A really good morning yesterday early with Russ and then Dave and Richard from the Twin Cities adding to mix for the last weekend. What a blast. Thanks to Russ on the use and access to equipment and the great weekend morning sessions. I assume now that he has the red National Ski Patrol Jacket coming for next year (way to go) that he can still spare the time for us mere mortals.

Spirit locked down today, Giants Ridge open this week, and Lutsen selected hours for the next two. Have at it Russ.

[NMU Alpine Boarder]

We're getting 10-14 inches of fresh snow within the next 12 or so hours, on top of a very good spring base here at Marquette Mountain....


I am not complaining about crappy spring conditions at all :D

[carverchick]

Indianhead in Da Up received 13 inches of snow yesterday and they will be open until the 6th. I'm a little poopy because Al is going out of town and I can't convince any of my punkarse friends to do a road trip with me. I hate to drive for 4 1/2 hours by myself.

:angryfire

[rwmaron]

Extended Season – April 19 & 20

"With plenty of snow on the mountains, 40 degree days, and clear skies…spring skiing doesn’t get any better than this! We’ve extended the season one more weekend with 2 for 1 lift and lodging specials, making it a remarkably affordable weekend! Lutsen will be running with 30 – 40 runs on three mountains".

Temps this week forecast around 50 with several nights above freezing, so this would be it for sure!

[pebu]

I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU ALL!:AR15firin


:'(

[NMU Alpine Boarder]

There is an 80% chance Marquette Mountain will be open April 19th and 20th....