bigmtn... BMES 2010

[west carven]

howdy all
book now!!!
see you all... skiwhitefish.com

[Shred Gruumer]

Does that mean your going... or not going... and what dates would you be thinking???

Who else is thinking of going? lets get the names going if so...

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[Dr D]

cuban has been threatening to go elsewhere for years. hasn't happened yet!:eplus2:
He loves it here:1luvu:

[Helmut Karvlow]

:sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep::

[b0ardski]

I mean the big fish


I'll be saving up my pennys to join the party

[west carven]

howdy all
last year was a great carving year with mostly sunny days.
beautiful firm groomers most of the time, the year before was
mostly powder fest every day. really hard to tell what you'll get.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm glad to see the interest in the Big. If we were having this chat in May when the flight was $200 dollars less I would say sure thing.
Paul what week were you thinking about?

[Dr D]

flight prices will change 50 times between now and game day! Watch for flight specials online and watch the BM wwebsite for housing and lift ticket deals.:biggthump

[Paulk]

Hey all,
Shred and Cuban, I always head out to Colorado a week before SES...It's been my secret to ride Summit County to aclimate prior to heading into Aspen....Thus the comment on tying the two trips together..So the last week in January suits me well....

I will adjust to whatever dates work out...you guys know that already. I would like to hook up with dredman and johnasmo if they decide on the dates though.

Just got back from camping in Watertown Park(alberta/ BC / US line)...and hiking on the glaciers, hmmm Montana was so close....

It's gonna ba a long summer at this rate.

[Dr D]

johnasmo hardly misses a day on the mtn all season. hooking up with him isn't a challenge:lol: Dredman is no longer local but is relatively close I would think he has some flexibility. Hard to say till they all check in I guess.

any of those weeks works for me. I just need a month or so lead time to get the extra days off.

[Shred Gruumer]

Guys If I can't get Cuban or others for me to do a condo.. then I won't be able to make... maybe... I might have to do a one bedroom condo on the hill... no way am I doing hibernation...but it may come down to that... krapppy ola.

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[Dr D]

horrors u might have to stay in town:eplus2:more bars to choose from

[Helmut Karvlow]

Okay West, It's been Whitefish Resort for a few years now.......so change the heading to WFES from BMES............we can have much more fun with WF then BM ?????? wait, on 2nd thought BM is better never mind:p

[boarderboy]

If this were the year, does Big Mountain have some "mellow" groomed Blues, or lesser Blacks an out of shape duffer could rest on in between intermittent stabs at the steeps?

BB

[Mellow Yellow]

If this were the year, does Big Mountain have some "mellow" groomed Blues, or lesser Blacks an out of shape duffer could rest on in between intermittent stabs at the steeps?

BB

why do you think Shred frequents Big Mou... errr Whitefish :eplus2:

[Dr D]

on 2nd thought BM is better never mind:p


BM I live for big dumps:eplus2:

all time best bumper sticker

[Dr D]

If this were the year, does Big Mountain have some "mellow" groomed Blues, or lesser Blacks an out of shape duffer could rest on in between intermittent stabs at the steeps?

BB

We have it all minus the people:biggthump

[Shred Gruumer]

SES = Sausage Extravaganza Session?
:eek:

[Helmut Karvlow]

SES = Sausage Extravaganza Session?
:eek:

Hey, the hot tub ratio was 3 to 1 when I was in it. maybe not when Fin was in it, but I wasn't checking either:freak3: I remember boy shorts come to mind;) and NO not on a boy!!!!!!!
You want to answer border boy's question about outa shape rest areas at the fish...........you are an expert right!:AR15firin
The fish is an easy place to ride Groomed runs. some steep stuff once in a while is groomed. they used to do a Great job on the grooming. don't know any more ask Doc. he rides the groom every now and then......mostly off!

[Shred Gruumer]

Yes... ahhhh relax and ride and nobody to hit..

Plus Im riding softies now!!!:ices_ange

but... if I go it alone I may venture to Canada or some other non traveled mountain.. To hell you ride comes to mind,,,

SES is still on the list though... will see what kind of numbers $$$ comes out..

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[boarderboy]

We have it all minus the people:biggthump

I have nothing against the Sausage Extravaganza - I really hope to make it some day soon, if just to observe the notorious hot tub sessions. But I've already been to Aspen/Snowmass (back when I was in shape and Snowmass alone could have kept me busy for a couple of weeks, even then), and I'm trying to keep completely new experiences/places on my "Top 15 Things to do Before..." list.

Boarding Montana will surely be near the top of the list (along with seeing Big Mario do his subtle mountain samba at Loveland...).

Trying to B.S. less on BOL since I've not started so many projects I'd "announced" on here. But when you guys come up with probable date(s?) for BMES (er WFES), I'll start plotting, scheming, and saving shekels in an earnest attempt to make it.

Based on Doc's recent commentary about the local "public servants", this southern hothead has some concerns about getting past the border checkpoints, but where there's a will...

(First) meeting Mellow Yellow outside Possum's Pouch would be a hoot, and what hardbooter's career would be complete without meeting the co-conspirator (designer?!) of der Schtump, I mean der Schtubby. (Think that's Shred...?)

Finally, to me, westcarven's running commentary has always been one of the most enjoyable things on the Forum.

So I'll watch this thread with much interest.

Big pool of cold air in the Northeast extends down into the hills of Western Possum's Pouch. Supposed to be 57 F in Boone tonight... just 3+ hours away... hmmm

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[Shred Gruumer]

The dates would be Friday to saturday the last full week of January as listed above..

Its all about who is staying on the mountain to help reduce lodging costs...

Flights...well Im there already...can you say elite Gold... yea...

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[boarderboy]

The dates would be Friday to saturday the last full week of January as listed above..

The plotting begins and will hopefully thicken...

BB

[dredman]

A week at Big Mtn. followed by a week at SES! On the drive from Whitefish to Aspen we could stop by at Grand Targhee(my home resort).


So for you folks fortunate to have 2 weeks off. Lets plan traveling/riding from Big Mtn to Targhee to Aspen... We will have to throw in a Turner Mtn day also while in NW Montana. Drop me an email..

Just a thought.

DrD. Aspen was vacant other than all of the carvers, never a lift line. Just like Big Mtn on weekdays.

[boarderboy]

A week at Big Mtn. followed by a week at SES! On the drive from Whitefish to Aspen we could stop by at Grand Targhee(my home resort).


Grand Foggy is one of my favorite places!

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[Helmut Karvlow]

Grand Foggy is one of my favorite places!

BB

well then you will :1luvu::1luvu::1luvu: Big Mountain fog if your lucky enough to get some......odds are good......makes me want to:barf::barf:

[Dr D]

Based on Doc's recent commentary about the local "public servants", this southern hothead has some concerns about getting past the border checkpoints, but where there's a will...




That poor Bastard's ass is still sore:eplus2: He's been soundly spanked and the legal **** is still hanging over his head and the councils. Fear not we have the pigglets well in hand. We'll give you an escort in from the border:AR15firin:AR15firin

It'll be good to have anutha son of the south about. Did my grad school in Spartanburg SC and still have best friends in parkersburg and webster springs WV

[boarderboy]

Good to know justice has been served!

I'll let you know when to get the posse ready...

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[Paulk]

A week at Big Mtn. followed by a week at SES! On the drive from Whitefish to Aspen we could stop by at Grand Targhee(my home resort).


So for you folks fortunate to have 2 weeks off. Lets plan traveling/riding from Big Mtn to Targhee to Aspen... We will have to throw in a Turner Mtn day also while in NW Montana. Drop me an email..

Just a thought.

DrD. Aspen was vacant other than all of the carvers, never a lift line. Just like Big Mtn on weekdays.


Can I be the first to reserve a spot in the car? Epic road trip 2010?

[west carven]

howdy all
maybe you lucky guy/gal, heres you lucky chance, go to...
http://www.explorewhitefish.com/winter2010.php
enter to win a Whitefish winter wonderland. good luck!!!

[big canuck]

Last week of January eh? We're heading to Whitefish for our "Boys week out" this year, hope I can co-ordinate the boys for that week.

I like beer, I hope y'all do too.:biggthump

K

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

The Big Fish has a great deal for past guests. 40% off lift and lodging if you book 5 nights.

[Shred Gruumer]

It will now be called for this season....." 2010 WTF !"

:lol::lol:

Whitefish Trench Festival !! yea.....:lurk: trade mark:nono:


Right Said Shred

[west carven]

howdy all
one hundred days and counting down...

[west carven]

howdy all
check out some winter lodging deals from
http://www.skiwhitefish.com/ski_and_stay.php
maybe shred or cuban knows of some better deals.
i think as a season pass holder i can get deals for friends.
i will look into that more as i remember reading it somewhere.
80 more days...

[bjvircks]

Howdy to the Big Mtn/Whitefish folks... I've not been around your clan, but need somewhere to head to this season. I wish I could get to SES for my 1st time ever but it won't happen for me this year (again). But I really need to get together with some carvers. I'm strongly considering taking the train to Whitefish for BMES. If I could find some good people willing to share lodging costs I'd be a WTF'er for sure. I'm pretty easy going as long as you don't leave the garage door open when all my gear is right there for the taking when some doofus walks by.

SO... anybody looking for another roomate?

[kinpa]

Yes... ahhhh relax and ride and nobody to hit..



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This was a few years back, but I know he'd NEVER do that now!!!!

[Shred Gruumer]

Yep ,, relaxing.. but I remember that snow bieng wet and heavy... but a least I picked the right board that day!!

Thanks,,

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[Allee]

I was planning on driving down for this, but looks like my Calgary crew will out on the cat at Red Mountain the weekend of Jan 22-24, and I already have the next weekend booked. Dammit. Life is full of difficult choices.:)

Dave/John, I'll talk to you about coming down sometime in Jan if you're going to be around at Whitefish ... hopefully we can talk Kelly and maybe Kathy into a weekend as well.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Sorry to here that. Have fun Alle

[carvedog]

Yep ,, relaxing.. but I remember that snow bieng wet and heavy... but a least I picked the right board that day!!

Thanks,,

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Did you replace your divot?

[west carven]

howdy all
just to get you all excited...

[west carven]

howdy all
had my fingertips on a 172 oxygen proton, but noooooo........
got sold... little to late on the trigger.
more snow in the forcast and chilly weather...

[johnasmo]

Allee, I should be around all of Jan, and we can talk Dave into coming up whenever you are here. When the BMES was the week before SES, Dave's plan was to come up to the Fish and then we'd road trip together to SES (with a stop at Targhee of course). Now the SES has been pushed to Feb 7 - 12, so those looking to do a week at the Fish and then SES should now be looking at the first week of Feb. If more people are here in January, then Dave will probably come up for that and then we'll meet up again in Idaho falls on the way to SES. I guess that'll work better for car shifting anyway so I'm not stranded in Idaho Falls on the return.

[west carven]

howdy johnasmo
the bmes crew (shred, cuban and whoeverelse???) will be here
on January 22 to the 30. who else is coming?
eh! buster, wey you stay? da ohana?...
if any of you are coming chime in...

[boarderboy]

Will involve $$$ I don't see yet, but things are lookin' up.

Doc said he could gather a posse to get this Rebel across if I make it as far as the border.

Been to Aspen, so want to do los Montanas, also SoCal (King Crimson & crew) & Mammoth before SES.

And then, of course, there's ECES, but thusfar have seen no movement for a Beech Mtn. venue per Mello Yello's suggestion. (Don't know why. If the snow sucks, we could always drive 350 mi. for OBX kiteboarding. That'd be some caravan ...)

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[buster]

aloooha mr. carven,
i'll be in utah last week of january, no bmes this year
we've been slow at work, might be able to squeeze in another trip
bryan is not the enemy :)

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

The weather looking good and cool. Lets pray to the snow gods for good snow this season. See you in late January.

[johnasmo]

It's looking good so far. Over two feet at the summit already. Got my first turns today; more than a month earlier than last season.

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[b0ardski]

Thanks for the preseason stoke John, glad to see the PBR weedwhacker come thru with no damage:biggthump
Hienie,??? phok that schiet, don't want over priced german imports in those conditions

[kinpa]

Anyone ever see Survivor Man? For some reason John's videos always remind me of that show! My question...... where you listening to the same music on the hike up that you used for your video?????

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Looks like you had first tracks.:1luvu:

[dredman]

That is the best Toni Matt has looked in months!

I once saw Johnasmo ride the PBR board down a gravel road, with no damage to it at all!!. It is a remarkable board, just goes to show the power of PBR.

Great shirt in the beginning of the video!!

[johnasmo]

First Tracks? Hardly. There are seriously freaky snow junkies in these parts. It's hard to keep up with them. Last Saturday (the 24th) there was a mountain bike track in the snow at the summit. It looked like a single ski track (see photo) except for the tread marks on the sides. I met a guy hiking up on Monday (without bike), who confirmed it was his bike track. Monday (the 26th) was the first sign of a skier. Someone put climbing skins on starting at the Bench Run, and skied off the back side, probably hiking out on Russ's Street. It snowed Monday night so I was finally willing to give it a go on Tuesday, but even then another (or same) skier skinned from the bottom where there was only an inch or two and again went off the back side and out Russ's Street. He was finishing as I was starting, so I guess that makes me Third Tracks. Maybe next year. At least I was first tracks for riding on the front side. Hail Tony, maximum Matt! You don't need to stay on Jeep trails when you've got PBR base.

As for the music, I actually did hear that on the way up and thought it would make a decent soundtrack for the day -- lighten things up given the wet, foggy conditions. Lately I've been letting iTunes "genius" feature create playlists for me. Pick a few songs, make genius playlists from them, dump them on an old school MP3 player and rock on. That tune ("19-200" by Gorillaz) was put on a playlist spawned from the White Stripes "Fell In Love With A Girl". Go figure. I didn't even know I had it; I got it from dredman, and he got it from some guy in Vegas... all first hand fair use, of course.

[energyrail]

I'm in canada, a long ways north of the border. but whitefish is closer than some of the other ses events. I have friends in banff to visit on the same trip but driving would be a long ways. flying is an option.
Anyway i guess my question is. How small of scale will this event be compared to the other two events. there's one in col, and east somewhere is that right

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

This is NOT a SES event. Just some hard booters at A great mountain.

[energyrail]

I kind of sort of gathered that. but wasn't sure. How many boarders are planning on making the trip?

[west carven]

howdy johnasmo
thanks for mowing the runs... great vid!!!

[johnasmo]

If past BMES is any indication of future BMES, it will be a half dozen (or less) out-of-towners on top of the half dozen (or less) local carvers. We'll still all fit at one table at the Hellroaring Saloon.

This thread is as much a Big Mountain community thread for the resort locals and its visitors as it is about any specific dates. Basically, "BMES" is whenever the Cleveland crew shows up.

Lake Louise and Sunshine Village are about a 5 hour drive from Whitefish; the town of Banff a little longer. You're welcome to check it out, but the SES in Aspen is the real deal -- a carving convention, orders of magnitude more impressive, a destination event, accept no substitutes...

[carvedog]

I'm in canada, a long ways north of the border. but whitefish is closer than some of the other ses events. I have friends in banff to visit on the same trip but driving would be a long ways. flying is an option.
Anyway i guess my question is. How small of scale will this event be compared to the other two events. there's one in col, and east somewhere is that right
energyrail (not sure what that means but it is unique) - not that I have been to this one but this is a bunch of guys getting together to ride at a great mountain. Dr D, dredman, johanasmo and west carven are all local guys up there - then a bunch from Cleveland and points east show up. No organized demos of gear. More just riding with rippers. At least from what I can gather. Been trying to make it up there for a couple years now. The mountain is awesome for a mix of carving and pow. It can be limited visibility at times. Hopefully that is when there is a foot of fresh and you can head to the trees.

The last time I was there the grooming was great - hopefully that has not changed.


This is NOT a SES event. Just some hard booters at A great mountain.
Hey Cuban the thread title is BMES indicating some form of organization from the chaos of random hard booters showing up in Northern Montana. But we all know the truth.:eplus2:

Sweet vid. I enjoy ver much. Especially the ending. Gotta love it.

[carvedog]

If past BMES is any indication of future BMES, it will be a half dozen (or less) out-of-towners on top of the half dozen (or less) local carvers. We'll still all fit at one table at the Hellroaring Saloon.

This thread is as much a Big Mountain community thread for the resort locals and its visitors as it is about any specific dates. Basically, "BMES" is whenever the Cleveland crew shows up.

Lake Louise and Sunshine Village are about a 5 hour drive from Whitefish; the town of Banff a little longer. You're welcome to check it out, but the SES in Aspen is the real deal -- a carving convention, orders of magnitude more impressive, a destination event, accept no substitutes...

So I wasn't too far off. You beat me to it.
Hey do you mind sharing what type of cam, editing software etc you use.

You make very smooth videos that I enjoy very much. Not only that you snowboard later and earlier than anyone I know so you are one of my heroes. Keep up the good work.

[energyrail]

well energyrail
I first used the tag on ebay. It is refering to the first pair skis i bought on there "volkl p40 fl energyrail".
But i figure riding a hardboot board or a good pair of race skis, is like riding an energyrail. Whatever that may be
Only 5 hours from banff. hmm. i'm 9 hours from banff. but only 8 from calgary, if I take a different road.

Oh by the way the town of banff is 45 minutes south of sunshine and louise.

Is anybody from calgary area making the drive?

[Allee]

I've made the drive from Calgary three times, it's a pretty mellow trip. The only bit that might get a bit dicey is the span between Fernie and the US border - for some reason that piece of road always gets a bit gnarly midwinter. I can be out of the south of Calgary, across the border (with all the associated BS of having a New Zealand passport) and in Whitefish in six hours.

Probably won't be making these dates this year, but plan on making the trip at least once this winter.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Big Mountain Expression session. BMES
Come one come all
To bad Allee it would be good to see you this year.

[johnasmo]

Hey do you mind sharing what type of cam, editing software etc you use.


Asmo's Recipe for Smooth and Tasty Video Treats
Ingredients:

Camera (Canon Powershot SD1100 Digital Elph)
VirtualDub (Free video processing software)
Deshaker (Free VirtualDub plug-in for stabilizing video)
Pinnacle Studio (non-linear video editing software)

Instructions:

Leave home and do something you love, preferably involving snowboards
Pull camera from pocket and take 5 to 10 second clip of whatever you are doing
Repeat step 1 frequently until you are done doing what you are doing
Return home
Upload videos to a computer
Append all the clips using VirtualDub
Stabilize the whole mess using deshaker video filter
Save consolidated and stabilized video as a new file
Open in movie editing software of your choice
Remove and discard fat
Add spicy soundtrack
Save movie and allow an hour to upload to youtube
Your tasty video treat is now ready to consume


It's a simple recipe, and all the ingredients are cheap, but it does take a lot of time to prepare. The deshaker video filter works in two passes, one pass to analyze the motion in the video, and the second pass to compensate for the motion. It's highly configurable in each pass, and it took a while to come up with settings I liked. I can share the settings I use if you want to give it a go.

[dredman]

Only Junkies do weeds like that.

[b0ardski]

:lol:Nothing like a PBR & J before and after weed whacking:lol:

[johnasmo]

All that weed whacking paid off for my Halloween costume...

Aspen may be THE place for SES, but Whitefish is THE place for Halloween.
(flathead beacon article (http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/whitefish_dons_its_mask/13804/))

[west carven]

howdy all
we have been missing a bunch of storm fronts, finally today we got
a little. woke up thinking there would be some on the ground, but noooo...
but when i went to work at 9:30am it started and dumped a little less
than two inches by 2:30pm. we still need a ton more, opening day is
less than two weeks. pray brothers and do a little dance...
happy turkey day!!!...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

[west carven]

howdy all
got my first turns today at lookout pass a small hill on the idaho/mt
boarder. we were expecting some new stuff but maybe 2 inches.
still thin cover, the top was carveable the bottom icey hardpack.
road my rock board with softies and carved some nice turns.
felt great to be on the snow, had a blast! came home to a few inches
here in town. the past week the runs on the big got filled in, but
still needs a lot more. look like somthing is moving in on the radar.
looking good for a decent opening... one more week!!!...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Nice I wish I was there.

[b0ardski]

wish I was there
http://www.bigmtn.com/mod/media/livecams/southsummit.jpg

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I here ya

[Dr D]

AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaah snow:ices_ange

[johnasmo]

Any day now.... The Big will open Saturday, but it's been a dry week so they'll only open the back side and Russ's Street. They've been blowing snow a couple days now, so expect a lot of what's back there to be man made.

There's been a ice shell over the mountain all week, but once you get used to the noise, it really ain't so bad. The Face is actually riding pretty well in spite of it.

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(One tiny drop. I land it Tuesday. I land it today. Can I land it with a camera, of course not. I suck.)

[carvedog]

once again a johnasmo vid brings a big smile to my face.

did you guys have a rain event on top of that pow or a couple days of warm weather to cause the crust?

good to see you posting D.

:biggthump

[johnasmo]

I think it was a rain event. I was out of town for a few weeks, and it was there when I returned. I'd been watching the snowcams, so whatever happened, I know the snow was only a couple days old when I got back. Snow has a way of transforming each day. Constant metamorphosis. On Sunday and Monday the ice layer was there, and the snow underneath was heavy, but as the week went on and the temps got lower, the ice layer got more brittle and the snow underneath seemed to be drying out. Either that or I was just getting used to it...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

West do you want a WTF Tee M or L

[west carven]

howdy cuban
yes i'll take a medium WTF t-shirt. i'll pay you when you get here.
i'll take saturday thru sunday off to ride with the crew.
cant belive tomorrow is opening day already!!! will report...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hi West
Cool we can ride all week. Now we need Dr D out everyday.
Have A great day today. What board is your rock board?

[dredman]

Just wondering how the Big was today?

Hope all of ya had a great one!!

[west carven]

howdy all
was a pretty fun opening day, only chair 7 on the backside was open.
still, better than last years opening day, the runs were well filled and
hardly any gremlins. last run on russ street only way down or download
on chair 1. looking around as i was on russ street the coverage is still
thin, needs three feet plus of snow. it was dumping all day and there
was about four inches of new snow. rode my burton amp5 rock board
with 3 straps softies. i still love this board its like a little skateboard.
i can rail this thing but its so squirrely cant push it to hard, so much fun...

[johnasmo]

West, didn't see you out there. Maybe because of the strap-ins. Rick has a red coat this year. I'm still yellow on orange (think lemon atop a traffic cone). We hard booted the AM, then I went soft the rest of the day, and Rick went to watch the Griz game. I tried Dave's old Renntiger GS 173 and actually liked it; maybe I won't sell it right away...

Best opening day snow in a few years. I was expecting a lot of man-made snow/ice, but we got 4 to 5 inches overnight, so it was good.

[west carven]

howdy all
braved the cold today, one of the few, less than 70 people all day.
sub zero temps!!! bluebird day!!! great carving snow, bit icey in spots,
dry, chalky, squeeky, nice firm groomers!!! still on the backside only.
rode a fp157 on hardboots, sticks like glue snow, had a blast!!! rode
pretty hard from 11:30am till 3pm. still little stuff sticking out that
needs to be covered up. it'll get better...

[west carven]

howdy all
ditto as yesterday. felt alittle warmer, still sub zero, burrrrr!!!
got there around 12pm and left at 3pm. another great day!
the quality of snow is perfect carving snow, we just need a ton
more so the whole mountain can open...

[west carven]

howdy all
another good carving day! very fine lite snow all day. got there about
12pm and rode till 3pm. rode my rsfp167 this board likes firm groomers
which we had today, but with the new snow things were alittle slower.
temps are still around zero and with alittle wind it was chilly. still only
on the backside...

[west carven]

howdy all
new name change... whitefish mountain resort ZOO!!!
with the weekend warriors things were pretty crazy today,
everybody stuffed into the backside. it did not snow in town
last night so i thought it would have been a good groomer day,
but there was about two inches of new snow on the hill. as i
left for the mountain around 9:30am it started to snow in town
and when i got back here was three inches at 4pm and its still
piling up. its around 7pm and theres 4plus inches of very fine snow.
got bumped up pretty fast with all the new snow, still great fun.
rode the rsfp167 and cut thru the chops o.k.,
more snow in the foecast...

[west carven]

howdy all
great pow day!!! knee deep to a grasshopper.
saturday and sunday snowed all day, so today best pow day.
the big opened more terrain so everybody spread out.
the face had some knee deep pow and was great!!!
chair 2 was open but the lift broke down. i had some good
pow on the right side of eds run were it wasnt groomed.
rode from 9am till 2pm on the rock/pow softies.
more snow in the forcast, maybe wenesday big dump...

[west carven]

howdy all
what a difference a day makes. for rhyme and reason it was warm today
and ice build up on goggles, foggy, wet heavy feeling of the snow. it was
not a good day to be on the hill. i think it was the warm part of a cold front from the pacific. it brought a few snow tonight. not too many people
on the hill today, not much new snow. rode my rock/pow softies and
found some pow left over from yesterday. 9:30am till 11am short day...

[west carven]

howdy all
a big front moved in last night and snowed some wet snow.
about 5 inches over groomed and more off groom. very wet snow
and pretty warm and soggy today. there was still a lot of great pow
after everything got tracked out, you just had to go to your secret
stashes. this warming just adds for a good solid base. things are
getting better. rode the 156 fish which is great in the fresh stuff
but is pretty tough after things get bumped up. forecast is more
warm weather and looks like another front in a few days...

[west carven]

howdy all
we are still in a warm mode. lite rain here in town this morning as we
left for the big. i was with a newbie today for a few runs. i think he
needs to get used to the hardboots and find what is comfortable in
his stance. hopefully he'll be railing some turns by the end of the season.
today was a busy day on the hill with a demo tent with skis and jib
boards. alot of weekend warriors and high school is on winter break.
it will be a zoo the next few weeks with the holiday season. as far as
snow condition today it was somewhat spring like conditions. the snow
was getting a little chunky with the warm temps and the fog was down
at the top of chair 2. i did not go on chair 1 today so dont know how
the rest of the mountain was. rode my rsfp167 such a great board.
eds run is getting better still a few brown spots and sticks showing thru...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I Saw the tent on the web cam. I was wondering what was up. It looked like no one on the hill when I looked at the cams. Lets pray to the snow gods get some snow on the mountain. I will be out there soon. Have fun West. Do you see the Dr or Johnasmo?

[west carven]

howdy cuban
i have not seen the doc yet, he is m.i.a. from this post too. dont know
whats up with him. as for johnasmo only seen him once riding his fish.
yesterday was my first sighting of swallguy. normally i see everybody
might be the fog (hehe)! cant wait to ride with you guys...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

West I cant Wait. I look at the web cams every day. Dr D could be working so he can take off when we get in town. Shred and I will get our first run next week. On our local(90 min one way) bump. I'm even looking forward to it.:1luvu:

[Dr D]

I was up thursday it was most excellent. got a few runs in saturday on the x3 burnt my legs pretty quick tho.

working my ass off mostly. I will be in the groove by WTF:biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
it is still warm and raining, big mtn reported 8 inches of new snow.
made a few runs on chair 2 and left around 10 because chair 1 did
not run, heard it started up about 1 pm. there was a few inches of
creamy fresh but when tracked up sets up into ice piles, not good.
i kinda knew it would be a wet soggy bad day...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

The Fish looks empty today.

[b0ardski]

Hope the fog stays low
http://www.bigmtn.com/mod/media/livecams/southsummit.jpg
cold bluebird cord better than anything under the tree:biggthump

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Santa was good to all of you. I got rain an 30 mph wind.

[two_ravens]

:1luvu::1luvu::1luvu:

b0ardksi, that looks so sweet! I'm a little jealous - we've got nicely groomed grass, under bluebird skies.... :rolleyes: (well, our one white ribbon death is actually in pretty good shape, so I'll quit complaining. :ices_ange)

Merry Christmas,and have fun! :lurk:

[west carven]

howdy all
merry christmas all, it was a great beautiful day on the hill.
after the past week of warm weather things finally cooled down
and dried some of the ice. today we had everything, bluebird on top
and with an inversion we had snow below, snowed a good two inches
on chair 2. as the day ended so did the inversion and everything
back to normal. the groomers carved great but got a little bumpy
with the new snow. it was the perfect weather conditions today,
snow on the bottom half which helped the man-made snow makers,
just what the mountain needed. should be clear tonight so tomorrow
should be very good. i think it will be very busy tho. rode my rsfp167
from 9am till 3pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
pretty much the same as yesterday, valley inversions, lite snow
bluebird on top half. a little bit busier today but not so bad on the
lift lines. the colder temps are drying the snow, we need more!!!
it was on the firm side today and was skiing fast, people at all levels
on the hill made it hard to find your space. it will be a zoo the next
few weeks. hopefully we get more snow and the kids go back to
school and things quiet down, it will be perfect groomer time...
rode my rsfp167 from 9am till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
same as saturday, valley inversion, bluebird top half, foggy middle,
cold with no sun bottom. with no new snow groomers are getting buffed
out and fast and firm. the colder temps are keeping things nice.
rode my 160 speed with a 19 inch stance, did not ride this last year.
really need to be on top of it and have good form. easy to over power
this board. today was really busy, rode from 9am till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
foggy from top of chair 2 and beyond, not so thick where you cant see.
great firm groomers getting buffed a little too much, starting to scrape
the ice. rode the speed 160 again it is a good exercise in quicker timing,
also easier to move around the crowds. today was one of the busiest day
but not as bad as in years past. we had lite snow around noon and it is
still snowing, just a lite dusting. forcast is more snow so looking better.
rode from 9:30am till 12:30pm...

[Dr D]

DER SCHNEA KOMMT:biggthump can't spell in english so forgive the bad german!

ITs gonna snow for the next week looking good for WTF:biggthump

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Looks good Dr D 10" and more to come. Happy New Year.

[kinpa]

Anyone got money for a last minute trip to Whitefish at the end of the month? Look at what I found on eBay....

http://cgi.ebay.com/WHITEFISH-MT-5-DAY-LIFT-TICKTS-FOR-2-LODGING-INCLUDED_W0QQitemZ120510446897QQcmdZViewItemQQptZL H_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0efb7d31

[bjvircks]

somebody really ought to try to get this. It closed Jan 1 with no bids! Person was asking $700 for 5 days lodging and 5 days tickets for 2. This deal might be "subject to availability" and so the BMES dates might be unavailable.

5 days of lift tickets for 2 people (including frequent skier cards) comes to $500. Window price for 3+days is $56/day.

[west carven]

howdy all
happy new year!!!
i worked the past three days and in that time we had a front move in
with a good dump and behind that a lot of warm stuff. it was around
40 degrees here in town. the big was warm too, it was wet and heavy.
dont know how long this warming trend will last, spring conditions again?
it will be a while till conditions get better. rode my rsfp173 from 9am till
1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
foggy, damp, warm, just above freezing, lite snow all day. i was on
eds run most of the day, there was a few inches of fine snow over
groom. tried out a new to me old burton reactors, felt funny at first,
but as the day went on felt like an old boot, thanks mark, these will
be my back-up. some good carving today, but with the new snow it
got bumppy pretty fast. forcast is snow all night so tomorrow might
be a softies day. i think today is day 16 for me, so far not the best
carving conditions. had some good carving at the beginning of the
year a few good powdays, alot of wet soggy days. i hope this year
will be like last year, lots of cold sunny days with buffed groom.
rode my rsfp173 from 9:30 till 12:30...

[bjvircks]

Hey West! Been following your posts on condtions and I began to wonder what runs are favored. I've been checking out the trail maps and found Ed's and chair 2 that you've mentioned. Do you guys move up or down the mountain as the day and condtions unfold? After watching the webcams for the past couple weeks I'm a little concerned about what I've gotten myself into.

[kinpa]

I'm a little concerned about what I've gotten myself into.

Don't worry..... you'll have your locals, but there will also be plenty of those mid-west (or even Hawaian or North Carolianian) folks who find themselves on vacation! Several years back I rode with PaulK early in the week and we rode until the end of the day, but most of the guys are on vacation and ready for a leisurely pace. Last time I was there (not last season, but the year before.... January 08) there was so much powder that real carving wasn't an option. You really never know what you are going to get, but you just make the best of what mother nature provides and deal with it! That's Montana!!!! If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes and it will change.

[bjvircks]

I guess what I'm concerned about is what appears to be constant overcast. It just didn't dawn on me that one of Shred's tee shirt designs with the cloud obscured mountain was right on target. I am hoping for days where I don't have to contend with flat light and limited visability.

[west carven]

howdy bjvircks
this year we have been getting large storm fronts that drag alot of
warm pacific air that gets pulled up from the south west, then gets
cold as it drags cold air from the north west. so when we get the
warm stuff we get alot of foggy days. we had a few days of inversions
were its sunny on the top half of the mountain and the cloud level sits
in the valley. as far as good carving runs, eds run on chair 2 or toni matt
on chair 1 thats pretty wide. the northside (backside) chair 7 for mellow
blue runs. it would be a good idea to bring a powder board with your
carving gear. you get what mother nature gives.
http://sat.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/other/animation/IRCMP.GIF.8.jpg

[bjvircks]

Oh Man... I haven't traveled with my powder board in years! ( haven't USED my powder board in years :( @#$&*^# Iowa ). Should I bring an ice scraper for my goggles?

[Shred Gruumer]

Just like the Man says.. big stick day!!

[west carven]

howdy all
woke up to 8 plus inches outside, knew it was going to be an EPIC day!!!
first run on toni matt, 5 inches over groom, sweet butter!!! next two runs
on good medicine, then a few runs on chair 2 cuz the lift line on chair 1
was filled to the end of the gates with all the powder hounds. kinda wet
snow on top and pretty wet snow on the bottom. rode the 156 fish from
9:30 till 12:30...

[dredman]

Is that a Tri-Strip-Titianal Naked Monster Schtubby and its bride?

[Shred Gruumer]

Wait....Wait....

Soon my friend... Naked..hmmm...:rolleyes:

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[west carven]

howdy shred
can i ride it... can i... can i ???
whats the specs on baby wtf schtubby?

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I checked the web cams and its 2:30 at the fish and no one at the lift. I cant wait to get back to the BIG.:1luvu:

[west carven]

howdy all
yo! busta rime in the house doing a cover of ice ice baby.
great carving snow, but the rime was really bad today and a bit foggy.
it was hard to see and the freezing rain stung at times. the lighting
was flat all day. rode with the montucky boys, john and dave.
i didnt carve much just trying to keep up and watching the boys
rip it up. we were riding without goggles for most of the day.
rode the rsfp173 from 9:30 till 3...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

2:30 2 people in the lift line.

[west carven]

howdy all
foggy in town in the a.m., like there was an inversion that was really
low, way below the village and high overcast above the top of the big.
the visibility was good, the early frontside on toni matt was very icey
in the morning. did a few backside runs which was nice soft groomers.
then the frontside warmed up, wet heavy kinda hard pack, but very
carvable. it was on the warm side and felt very damp.
rode my 178 speed pretty hard from 9:30 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
got a slow start today, cause i figure it would be icey in the morning.
it was already warm at 10:30am, wet heavy firm, but carvable. took
it easy, conditions of the snow is getting bad, even the backside.
we need new snow and colder temps. some high traffic areas are hard
packed ice. the temp at chair 2 read 40 degrees at 12pm. forcast for
the next week is snow/rain and temps at 35 degrees. thing are going
downhill. rode my 178 speed from 10:30 till 1pm...

[johnasmo]

I think we've had great carving snow for a whole week now. The last real pow day we had was Tuesday the 5th, and each day since the groomers have carved better and better. Last week they were still pretty soft so they got choppy by afternoon, but the last couple of days I've stayed on carving gear until last chair. Temps are warming up now, so it could all go down the crapper until the next dump, but we'll just take each day as it comes. I hope the BMES week has snow conditions as good as we've had the last 4 days; it's been a trench fest. Flat light, but great snow.

New video just in. I had a friend visit for a few days after Christmas and got some video of something rarely seen on Big Mountain in December and January, sunshine, so here's a BMES teaser video. My buddy's not a carver, but there are some shots of me hard booting at 3:40 and 7:50 (mm:ss) into the video. It's the Shred Groomer Violator 188 doing Ptarmigan Bowl in the first clip, then a 169 4WD doing Ed's and Toni in the second clip.

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In other news, we had a skier-carver collision on the mountain a few days ago. Score skier 0, carver 1. Rick took out someones tib/fib with his Giro full face helmet. The guy didn't even see him, thought he must have been hit from behind, but the break was clearly from the side and he rolled over Rick after impact. It was within 50 yards of where I got hit last year, but that time I was the one that ended up in the ER (score skier 1, carver 0).

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hi Johnasmo, Great Video as always. Looked crowded.

Drink A beer to the snow gods.

[west carven]

howdy all
snowed all day and there was three inches of new snow. heard yesterday
was ice sheets with chicken heads on the front side. the fog kept
creeping down slowly, by the time i left it was down to chair three.
the new snow really helped, the front side was carveable, but not the
best conditions. half of eds run was roped off with the kids race league.
with ski school for the little ones and the weekend warriors, it was a zoo!
temps are still mild and forecast is more warm temps, hope things cool
down before the boys show up next week because its spring conditions
right now. rode my rsfp173 from 9:30 till 1pm...

[kinpa]

So, I'm starting to wonder who exactly is going to be around that week. Could everyone post what days they plan on riding? Also, is there a meeting spot each morning? Radios? (channel number?) or cell phones?

I plan on riding Wednesday and Thursday. I may try to get out of work early on Tuesday to drive up (about 3 hours or so from work). Then I have to be back to work on Friday morning at 10:30am.

So, what are everyone elses plans?

[kram]

I think if I leave my house at 4 Monday morning I could be at the lift by 9. I have to be back to work on Saturday so I will head home after riding Friday.
This will be my 1st trip to White Fish so I have no idea where to meet.

[kinpa]

And Mark.... don't forget about the time change between Idaho and MT!!!

Hmmmm.... who was it last year that had that issue??? hahahahaha.... was that on a trip to Turner for freshies????? Can't remember.....

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm riding Saturday 23 -Friday 29. From my condo i start at Chair #5 I think it starts early its a beginner chair. It drops you at #1 and #2. Chair #2 starts at 9:00 and #1 at 9:30 we can meet at chair 2.

West let me know if any of my info is incorrect.

Let it snow.

[lamby]

Enjoyed the video - great vibe

[kram]

And Mark.... don't forget about the time change between Idaho and MT!!!

Hmmmm.... who was it last year that had that issue??? hahahahaha.... was that on a trip to Turner for freshies????? Can't remember.....
3 1/2 hour drive 1 hour time change. That mistake wont be made again:mad:. And yes it was a trip to Turner for fresghies.

[johnasmo]

(Didn't see Aaron up today, so filling in for him)
Sunday's synopsis: friggin' awesome.
Carveable top to bottom; visibility top to bottom; spring conditions.
Many smiles and giggles had in the Ptarmigan Bowl and on Larch.

[west carven]

howdy all
not as crowded as i thought being MLK day. high overcast and the sun
peaked thru for a little while. good visibility, the top half was good carving
snow, but the bottom was wet with alot of death cookies. the snow on
the bottom was very chunky and getting soupy by the time i left. its like
late march spring conditions. forcast is more warm temps and rain/snow.
should cool down by next week. rode my rsfp173 from 9:30 till 1pm...

[big canuck]

Me and my buds are rollin into Whitefish on Saturday and leaving on the friday. Are there any hardboot instructors going to be there?

I'm a novice rider (compared to some of the rippers I've seen) and I'm hoping there is someone who is interested in giving some pointers. I have never had any lessons, I do OK but I'm jonsin to bump it up a level or, hopefully 2

Steeps. They have my #. I just want some tips from someone who can assess what I'm doing (or not doing) and try and help me out. I wouldn't expect a ton of time, part of a morning or something maybe?

There are beers in it or whatever we need to work out.

Holla back if you think you might be able to help out.:biggthump

Thanks.

Kurt

[west carven]

howdy all
started like the sun was going to make an appearence. high overcast
in the early morning, by noon fog moves in then starts to snow by 2pm.
it was cold enough where it did not get wet-n-slushy. the bottom half
was icey in the morning and carveable in the afternoon. pushed it pretty
hard today, rode my rsfp173 from 9:30 till 3pm...

[kinpa]

Kurt, I do teach, but I don't know how much I'd be able to help you! I'd be happy to give you tips on basics, but it won't take long before you're better than me, I'm sure!

I've been in touch with an instructor from there that I'm hoping to catch up wiith some on Thursday for a run or two. I emailed him and told him I was going to be there to ride with a bunch of carvers.... his response? "Maybe I'll have to dig my hard boots out of the basement!" ha He is a DCL (one step lower than examiner) for AASI in the northwest division.


Anyway, I'd be happy to help if I can, but I won't be riding until Wednesday and I'm sure by then you'll have it all figured out!

Kathy

I don't know if Steve is going to be heading up, but he'd be a good one to get help from too. He's an awesome instructor!

[bjvircks]

Hi All Dawn and I expect to be arriving Friday 22, early afternoon.

Hey LOCALS... where are the gear lockers for skis and boards located? We plan on getting a locker at the hill for storing our gear so we don't have to lug it back und forth on the bus. Also... we need to go to a ticketing office somewhere to get our "frequent Skier" cards finalized. Where is this office? I'm guessing both the office and the lockers are up at the village.

It looks like the best place to get off the bus would be the village unless there is some reason to be at the base lodge. Right?

[Shred Gruumer]

I turned on my walkie since last time at being at the BIG.. Its was set on 5.05

I guess thats a good as any so lets go with that..

January 22-Jan 30th.. 9:00 9:30 around Chair 2 then we can scatter to who wants to ride where..

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[Shred Gruumer]

I think if your looking for your photo ID.. It "USED" to be in the village across from the Beer stube.. But Call since the recent renovations.. a lot has been moved to the base lodge.. parking down below is a good choice as I believe the beginner chair that takes you up to the village is Free and I believe it starts early.. but it doesn't hurt to call ..so much has changed with recent development.

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[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I can try my best with the advice. If you want help I'm all ways looking to help if I can. Ill help for free or A beer.


Base lodge to get your pass and locker call and see when they close. A couple years back I almost had to wait till the next day.

Steve

[west carven]

howdy all
yes, cuban is correct, everything at the baselodge. the snow bus from
whitefish first stop is the baselodge so get off there. the ticket office
and rentals are in the second level and lockers are on the bottom where
the bus lets you off. on the top level there is the snack shop and dinning
area with a little bar and restrooms, this opens up to chair 6 which used
to be free, this will take you up to chair 1 and chair 2. chair 1 will take
you to the top and theres chair 7 the northside (backside). a good place
to meet is by chair 2 or the top of chair 1. if you see any hardbooters
just introduce yourselfs. theres only a handful of us and are expecting
you all. safe travels and pray for good groomers... see you soon...

[bjvircks]

Looks like I was wrong on everything! Thanks for the help. We would have gotten it figured out PDQ, but I'm so anal-retentive that I struggle to know all the details before I get somewhere. Oh, well... At least I know that the hill is south of town.:freak3:

From the bus schedule that's posted it looks like I can get to the base lodge in the afternoon of arrival (expect to get to town approx 2:30) and get the pass & locker stuff taken care of. The next day its RIDE RIDE RIDE.

Will the bus pick up/drop folks if they are not at one of the offically designated stops? We are a short walk from 2 stops (between Ice Rink and Lodge at Whitefish)

[b0ardski]

I'm riding with Russ & Tanya for a dark & early road trip Mon. for 2 days of WTF. Mark is heading there Mon. morning also for the week.

Anxious to meet & ride with all the BOLers:biggthump

[bjvircks]

is the guy in yellow one of us?

[dredman]

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[bjvircks]

holy crap! I was feeling cocky because I've got 120,350 ft (but then again... I haven't left Iowa yet)

[Rammy]

Amazing runs you lucky guys get to carve. In my dreams I ride wide steep runs like that. What kind of camera did you use to capture it all?

[bjvircks]

the photo in post #148 is from the Whitefish webcams.


Did the guy in yellow get a written warning or have his ticket clipped? The SLOW sign is obvious... and as we all know, Alpine gear can only go fast.:eek:

[bjvircks]

For whatever it might be worth... called Big Whiteout and found that lockers for skis/boards are up at the Village. Passes can be handled at the base.

[Shred Gruumer]

Well its almost that time to do the daily rub in's .. hopefully I wll get some good photos as always..

This marks my 15 years of going to the Big..it may be more but i lost track..

One thing I like taking is pictures so people have an idea what its like. I can't lie the fog. thats a real thing... but once you know the mountain... how cool is it that you ...even when blue bird you don't see a single soul..

For most its a long trip to get to. but this place is truely a local BIG place.. all to your own.. so even when its bad.. its great..

Weather looks like we are hitting it a perfect time temps are dropping. I wil try to show you some good photos,, any special requests.. just let me know and I'll post them.

Cheers

Arrive Friday the Jan 22 we arrive.. lets se what it brings.

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[kinpa]

Have a safe trip all.... see you next week!

[bjvircks]

Hey Shred . 15 YEARS ??? Holy Cow! Wow. Just... Wow.


I know that at my small hill I cruise around my 'good' runs to feel out the groom,etc before charging into it. With what I anticipate to be consistent flat light at BM, I'm concerned about really getting to know any specific run on the mountain. Whatever... it's the Drambuie talking.


Hope I don't offend any carvers out the there who may be of the Hindu persuasion with my HOLY COW comments. (but I must admit... they are tasty)

[b0ardski]

seen on a t-shirt at our church
If god didn't want us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?
I'd bet the 1st skiers making their way through the snow weren't chewing on broccoli.

[bjvircks]

a lab tech often wears a tee shirt that always cracks me up. PETA... people eating tasty animals.

[johnasmo]

Carving was good this afternoon. Smooth and fast right up to last chair. Mostly flat light but a few rays of sun near the end. Looks like tomorrow will be even better, maybe even sunny. Anyone going to be here in time to take some runs tomorrow? I'll be up in the afternoon, and I'll stick around for night skiing. The night skiing runs 4:00 - 8:30 PM and is only $16 if you want to get some sunset turns in. Find me at the lifts if you want a first hand snow report before buying in. I'll be in a lemon (yellow) helmet and traffic cone (orange) jacket; hard to miss.

There's a bunch of snow hitting the west, but it looks like it will mostly be south of here or east of the divide. Snow is predicted for Saturday, but only a little, and then probably clear again on Sunday. Should be some good carving to start things off. See you soon.

[b0ardski]

http://www.bigmtn.com/mod/media/livecams/southsummit.jpg

hope we get more of this next week:biggthump
see ya Mon.

[Mellow Yellow]

Shred... where is the rub in???? We want pictures...

[b0ardski]

Any of of you guys at whitefish wanna trade a free ticket to Schwietzer (good anytime this season) for a lift ticket to the big fish on Tue.?

[west carven]

howdy all
beautiful day, very high overcast, great visibility, buffed out groom,
took a run on chair two, second run upper mullys to home again then
hellroaing by the blue square on the trail map, going to a frontside turn
then i am in the baselodge clinic. a little cut on my right cheek, dont
know anything in between like getting my ass hauled off the hill. dont
think i hit anyone or anyone hitting me, i think i just lost an edge and
slaped the ground. so much for my week long carve fest :( i remember
thinking its fast today so i should take it easy, get warmed up cause
i got the whole week. it bothers me that i dont remember what happened
to me, i will find out how they hauled my ass out. i hope the boys ride
safe this week, **** happens!!! got a cat scan at north valley and alls
well, i will rest tomorrow and see if monday is a go. rode my rsfp173
from 9:30 till 10... thank you radman for taking me to north valley...

[b0ardski]

+++vibes+++ to ya
hope your OK & get to ride this week, I want to meet the whole bigfish crew

[Paulk]

howdy all
going to a frontside turn then i am in the baselodge clinic. a little cut on my right cheek, dont know anything in between like getting my ass hauled off the hill. ...

Scary stuff, West.
hope you make it back to join the wtf.
We need someone to verify that Shred is really there!!!!
Take it slow and don't forget to find yourself a new helmet too.

-pk

[west carven]

howdy all
thanks guys! i was going to make a few warm up runs then look for them.
did not see um so make sure not old photos like in his run-in. hehehe!!!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Sorry to hear that West. I hope you feal better soon. Don't rush coming back. You need to make sure your ok.

[west carven]

howdy all
so i went up to the big to return the neck brace and got the report
from the baselodge clinic and then went to the hellroaring to see if
the boys were there and they were. i got there in time to order lunch
with them. it was nice to see the boys again. it was hard to see them
leave with there boards and carve away, wish i could have straped
mine on. aparently i was walking with my board by ed and mullys
restaurant going to catch the bus when a friend tom taught it was
weird that i was going home so soon. he notice i had a cut and was
disoriented so he left me in the hands of some ambassadors i guess
they took me to the clinic. i will talk to them later and find out what
i can. still dont know how long i was out on the hill and i must have
walked down some. anyways, after i left the boys at lunch, i went
to watch the little kids race. it was 5 to 12 years old, it was fun,
the little ones were so cute and fearless, some of the older kids
were really good. had a great day even tho i was not boarding...
oh yeah, snow conditions looked good, a little fresh over groom...

[b0ardski]

packin the boards for an early start, I can still see the lights of town from the summit cam so thats a good sign. see ya'll at the bigfish in a few hours and may the Gs be with you:biggthump


Hey shred did you bring an extra shirt??

[Allee]

Who rips it up there with red boots on? We spoke to some skiers from Portland in the cat at Rossland yesterday, who saw someone at the Big last week smoking it up on red hardboots ... they were very impressed ...

[dredman]

Who rips it up there with red boots on? We spoke to some skiers from Portland in the cat at Rossland yesterday, who saw someone at the Big last week smoking it up on red hardboots ... they were very impressed ...


The one and only Johnasmo, would be my best guess...
I am suprised they did not notice his orange coat with a yellow helmet. Kind of looks like a traffic cone with a lemon on top.

[johnasmo]

Could have been me. I'm usually on orange UPZ RTRs, but a week ago (weekend of the 16th) I got out the old red UPZ RSVs to check out my "backup" boots. I have more than one fin-tec (spare parts are good if you don't like downtime), so I put them on the RSVs, fixed some broken buckles, threw in some old Raichle liners and gave it a try. Conclusion: I much prefer the softer black tongues and Flo liners that come on the newer UPZs.

However, the "New Dave" here in town also has red boots and a 4WD, and Rick rides red-ish ski boots. Could have been one of them, though I prefer to think it was me "smoking it up." :)

[Allee]

I am suprised they did not notice his orange coat with a yellow helmet. Kind of looks like a traffic cone with a lemon on top.

At least if he gets hit again, they can't say that they didn't see him coming.:)

[Dr D]

Well I am stuck working today but I will be back up for the next three days. I should be up early tomorrow. Cya all at 9 chair 2:biggthump

Shred is there and is even on the board. I haven't seen a nap attack yet!

[kinpa]

Well I am stuck working today

Me too :mad:

I'm only working half a shift tomorrow and will be heading up to Whitefish around 5:30pm...

See you on Wednesday morning...

and Dr. D.... you going to be in hard boots this time???? Last time I was up there was in all that pow and I think I only saw you in soft boots! Sounds like it's going to be decent carving conditions this time.

Allee (if you're lurking....) I haven't been on the Hot board yet this year, but I was getting a whole bunch of chatter on my heelsides last time I rode so I know that I need to be on the bigger board (yes, a 156 IS my big board!!!!) I think that will be my board of choice for Wednesday morning (as long as we don't get swamped with powder again!)

[Allee]

Give it a hard time for me.:)

[Dr D]

Me too :mad:


and Dr. D.... you going to be in hard boots this time???? Last time I was up there was in all that pow and I think I only saw you in soft boots! Sounds like it's going to be decent carving conditions this time.




I will be riding the Coiler X3 lunchtray at 63/60 on catek fr2's and solamon malamutes.

unless we have a ton of POW then all bets are off:biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
looks like another great bluebird day, another year with the gang.
at least i got to meet a few of you, bummer i could not ride with
you all. i hope you all had a great time here at the big. i am looking
foward to next years bmes2011. so look for johnasmo vids in shreds
thread http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28700&page=2
and remember all the good times...
i hope to be riding by next week, i'll keep you posted...

[dredman]

Well a little over a week or so, maybe 2 weeks.

The Whitefish boys threw down a pretty good 2 weeks. The numbers speak for themselves. West, I Hope you are healing up well!

Johnasmo will be an easy target next week to try and catch up with him for I am dragging him to SES!

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[west carven]

howdy all
back in the saddle again, was tentative today and took it slow.
rode my 160 speed and did the easy runs, the snow was wet and heavy
and it was foggy in spots. felt great to be back on the hill. rode from
9:30 till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
welcome to the big fog! it has been foggy lately, this warming trend
brings the rain/snow and today the rime was pretty bad and with the
low visibity made it a challenging day. fell again a couple of times, but
nothing hard just tipped over, still not a good thing. the conditions are
still spring like and more warm temps in the forcast. rode my 160 speed
from 9am till 11:45am...

[Shred Gruumer]

look.. we get there and we bring blue skys, cold temps and great groom.. We get back home and get over a foot of snow Saturday and calling for another foot or more Tuesday into Wednesday..

I can't keep bringing snow where ever I go... my shoulders are getting tired..

I'll send some cold next week,,but until then! tell Canada to point their fans south..:biggthump

Right Said Shred

[Allee]

"snort" Canada needs its fans where they are. It's unseasonably warm here too, and we really need some more snow ...

West, I'm coming down there next month, but your snow and weather reports are not making me happy!! I want blue skies, warm temperatures, and a foot of that fluffy stuff just like I had last time, please and thanks ...

[west carven]

howdy all
wow! what a great day, a little rain/snow around 10am then just snow
about 11am on, just a lite dump, but at this point any is good. the
groomers were fantastic on the frontside, stayed on chair 2 mostly cause
the fog started to creep down from the early morning. great carving snow,
i'm still taking it easy, but pushing it here and there and felt really good.
rode my 160 speed from 9am till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
well... seems like spring has sprung. today it was very humid and the fog
was very thick even down to chair 6, but there were pockets of clear
spots moving about. the snow was very wet and hardpacked with some
loose stuff, pretty crappy conditions. this is one of the busier weekends.
last night i went out to see tony furtado play at the northern and left
about 1am and it was raining, not even icey rain, just rain. i am going to
call it the worst season ever!!! so now maybe it proves me wrong.
rode my rsfp173 from 9:30 till 12:15pm...
happy valentine's day to all the ladies :1luvu:

[west carven]

howdy all
i knew it was going to be a crappy day and it was, wet heavy snow,
thick fog, just like saturday. i was at work sunday and looking at the
big it was clear all day. i'm coming down with a cold and probably will
not go tomorrow. today i rode with "new dave" (notarealname) he is
progressing well. he's been putting in the time which is good. as for me
i am getting discouraged with the quality of the snow conditions.
rode my rsfp167 from 10am till 11:30am...
went to whitefish lake to ice fish for a few hours and not even a nibble...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Sorry to hear that West. I hope your weather changes for the better.

[west carven]

howdy all
thanks to cooler air from the north and a little dusting yesterday,
todays bluebird day and good grooming was great! still crowded with
lots of canadians on holiday and the weekend warriors. i think the
canadians leave tomorrow and we will have our mountain back.
had a blast today! stayed on chair 2 all day cause chair 1 was full
till the end of the gates. on my last run a girl says, your having
too much fun and yes i was. rode my rsfp167 from 9:30 till 1pm...
more warm temps in the forcast for this week...

[johnasmo]

Yes, it was friggin' awesome today. Sunny blue sky and cold temps made for great carving that lasted all day. Did a lot of Bowl, Larch, Corkscrew, but everything was holding up pretty well. Did 50,000+ of alpine today and there was still smooth hardpack on Slalom on through night skiing. Tomorrow looks like a repeat... WhooYaaa!

[west carven]

howdy all
it was one of the better days for me. bluebird skies smooth buffed out
groomers and very carvable snow. the cool temps during the evenings
helped the snow stay drier. stayed mostly on chair 2 and did three runs
on tony matt which was great, did not see the regular trenches. we got
our mountain back and it was pretty quiet today. rode my 178 speed
from 9:30 till 1pm...

[johnasmo]

stayed mostly on chair 2 and did three runs
on tony matt which was great, did not see the regular trenches.
Arron, we were over on the Bowl, Larch, Corkscrew circuit in the afternoon, 1:30 - 4:00 PM. Rick, Rob, Mario, and myself. Stayed really firm and fast all day.

Another perk of riding Big Mtn on a bluebird day is the chance that a Big Mtn Photo photographer will just happen to snaps some picks on the run your trenching. She came to the bowl about quarter to 3:00 while we were still sessioning it.

Full gallery is here (http://www.3forksphotography.com/mp_client/pictures.asp?pagenum=1&action=viewphotos&size=thumbnails&ppsize=140&eventid=5073). Looks like they wised up and watermarked them this time.

[dredman]

Excellent to see Burney caught on film!! He is pretty elusive.

Too bad the weather up there sucks. All the fog and crowds and such..

Excellent picts!! Thanks for sharing!

[Ohob]

I will have to try and hook up with you guys at some point this season! I usualy am down at Blacktail (read I'm poor!) but I'll try and get up to the Big!

[west carven]

howdy all
ditto! as yesterday, i'm suprised that it has been so good. again
started the day on chair 2 and did a few runs on toni matt. i was
feeling really hot by my last run at 1pm. i think the warm temps
are on its way here, hope the snow doesnt go downhill. should be
in the 40's in the next few days. hopefully it will snow at night.
saw someone with a donek 180 gl in the morning but did not see
um riding. notarealname is getting better, rode with him on a
few runs. rode my 178 speed from 9:30 till 1pm...

nice pics john and yeah! a pic of rob wow!

[west carven]

howdy all
got off work a little early so up to the big for some night riding.
it was really warm at 3:30pm and the snow condition was spring
slush. it was very very wet-n-heavy and as the piles of slush
cooled down around 5:30 it got dangerously bumpy. still had some
spots that was carvable and had some fun. rode my rsfp167
from 3:30 till 6pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
well... kinda felt like the last day of the season. very wet heavy snow
and at the bottom the new snow felt like sticky glue that makes you
want to do an endo over the nose. the slush piles made it bumpy, the
backside was alittle better, but still it was wet-n-heavy. i think its over
and i'm ok with it, it was a f#*$ed up season for me with the concussion
and the spring like conditions all season. had a great powder day early
on and that was it and i miss the best week when the bmes was on.
oh well!!!... next year. rode my rsfp167 from 9:30am till 12:30pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
errr... it's not that fun anymore, gotta find the the good snow
based on time of day. early morning is too hard so hit the backside
which is holding up, then go to the frontside when it softens up,
get your few good runs then its too soft and its spring slush.
theres still 5 more weeks so lets cross our fingers and hope for a miracle!
i was hoping that snow conditions would get better so i could ride
my other boards, but it never got good enough to bust them out.
rode my rsfp167 from 9:30 till 1pm...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Sorry to hear that West. It lookes like we scheduled the WTF at the right time. I hope it gets better for you.
Im off to the ECES In the AM. Im looking forward to riding with Paulk and Mellow. And all the new friends I will meet.

[kinpa]

Have fun Cuban! The east is where the snow is this year! I think Mellow was right with his early forecast for the mid-atlantic areas.

[boarderboy]

theres still 5 more weeks so lets cross our fingers and hope for a miracle!

from Possum Pouch!

Always enjoy your posts from "real" snow country. Hope you have better news to report soon.!!

BB

[west carven]

howdy all
it was a high overcast day so good visibility and it helped the snow
stay cool. the frontside was ice sheets all day and the backside was
still holding up well. so make a few runs on the backside then go to
the frontside to see if it softend up, but it stayed firm all day. might
be good tomorrow if the ice sheets get ground up by the groomers.
hope the temps stay cool overnight. rode all day to work on my vert
and get my last licks in. more warm temps in the forcast and rain/snow
for the week. rode my rsfp167 from 9:30 till 3pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
took the day off to ride the spring slush... in was good carving snow
on the backside in the early morning. made some pencil thin carves
on silvertip, but the backside is the backside, mellow blues more like
green runs, still, it held a good carve. at this point you find what
you can. it was high overcast till 12pm then the sun came out and
all hell broke loose, spring slush, if this keeps up it will end soon.
i'm putting my boards away and will ride my rock board with softies
from here on out. it's done and theres one more month left. spring
slush has a surfy feel and is kinda fun in a pathetic kinda way.
rode my rsfp167 from 9:30am till 1pm...

forcast is rain/snow highs 46 lows 25s the next few days.

hi allee when are you coming, i will buy you a beer to drown your
sorrows...

[Allee]

The way things are shaping up here, I might have to bust the mountain bike out this weekend. I hear the trails around Canmore are already clear and riding well. In the first week of March.:( There's been no significant snow here since before I left for Vancouver.

Kinda finding it hard to motivate myself to drive six hours to ride on crap.

Let's see what the next couple of weeks brings. I could always be talked into coming down for closing weekend, pond skimming and some beers in the sun...

[Rob Stevens]

The way things are shaping up here, I might have to bust the mountain bike out this weekend. I hear the trails around Canmore are already clear and riding well. In the first week of March.:( .

Not unless you get out before 10 am and run studs.
The only snow left is ON the trails.
You might try Prospector in Exshaw, otherwise, we're still a few weeks out, but we'll get a big dump before then...

[Allee]

Hiuh. The guys from work did Benchlands last night, and said it was stellar. Snow on the trails still, but hardpacked and grippy enough to ride without studs.

Might haul the beast out anyway ... most of Fish Creek is thawed. Might still be muddy in the trees, but mud washes off...

[johnasmo]

Big Mountain Photo was on the prowl again in Ptarmigan bowl Friday, March 5th.

For someone who eschews soft boot carving as an oxymoron, these photos show I keep an open mind. F2 Eliminator 164 Wide, Flow Pro FR bindings, +33/+15.

Late afternoon spring conditions. We need some fresh snow. Conditions go straight from ice to corn. Lots of sun though. :biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
rode the spring slush and had a blast! it was a hot bluebird day as was
yesterday. took it easy in the morning cause its hard ice sheets, but it
did not take long for it to soften up. it was pretty busy today, i think
everyone is getting their last licks in before its over, dont know how long
this will keep up. there was a brewfest in the village with some local
flavors, all to support the snowbus. it was an easy investment as i am
a rider on the bus. there was a couple of good bands and a good turn out.
standing in the sun it felt like 60 degrees, felt great, but i'm sad that
the season is ending so soon. rode my amp5 with softies from 9:30am
till 2:30pm then brewfest till 5:20pm... what a fun day...

[dredman]

Looks like the Whitefish Carvers have been busy!

Johnasmo is still recovering missed vertical from his SES trip.

The leader of the WMR Big Vert Challenge is Fred Frost, who is currently at 3,150,472 feet. Being retired and skiing nearly everyday must be nice!



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1,055,672<o></o>

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3<o></o>

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1,433,252<o></o>

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3<o></o>

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2,027,200<o></o>

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4<o></o>

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913,612<o></o>

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4<o></o>

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1,242,992<o></o>

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4<o></o>

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2,060,528<o></o>

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3<o></o>

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416,390<o></o>

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48<o></o>

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419,322<o></o>

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106<o></o>

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689,612<o></o>

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109<o></o>

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392,418<o></o>

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58<o></o>

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560,214<o></o>

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46<o></o>

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828,390<o></o>

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65<o></o>

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229,628<o></o>

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302<o></o>

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290,724<o></o>

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298<o></o>

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452,660<o></o>

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307<o></o>

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85,232<o></o>

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2,281<o></o>

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163,516<o></o>

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1,121<o></o>

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270,524<o></o>

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997<o></o>

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3,092,952<o></o>

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<o>
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4,110,020<o></o>

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6,328,914<o></o>

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<o>
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[west carven]

howdy all
thought it was going to be concrete ice sheets, but it was pretty good.
made a few runs on chair 2 then headed to the backside which is holding
up well. i rode my fp157 thinking i was just going to putt around and wait
for the slush. the sun was out for a little while then the clouds came over
and kept things cool, looks like it was snowing here and there and we had
a very very light sprinkle of tiny snow over the big. the snow on the
backside was very carvable and had a blast on the fp157 doing the
cross-under on the easy pitch, had a great workout. rode my fp157 from
10am till 3pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
woke up to an inch of white stuff here in town. the big had almost three
inches of new. brought the wrong board but still had some fun. it was
snowing teeny tiny snow/ice all day. the frontside got groomed first and
was icey groom under the new snow and got bumped up pretty quick.
the backside had some of the fresh groomed down with a little new snow
on top so did not get bumped up to much. i will take the day off tomorrow
should be some soft groomers. hope it doesnt snow too much over night.
forcast is snow/showers till thursday night then 50 plus on friday and more
warm weather. the days are numbered and have to get what you can.
rode my rsfp167 from 9:30 till 1pm...

[big canuck]

Its weird to see you on a non alpine board guy!!!

Keep it up!

its weird though....:biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
took the day off and it was worth it! nice groomers with a little fresh
on top. the new snow was light and dry in the morning, but got wet
by 11am. started on chair 2 and stayed there cause it was so good.
met up with notarealname and rick and had a great day riding with them.
the sun was trying to peak thru, but it was mostly cloudy, visibility was
good. forcast is 50 degrees on friday but the radar looks like some cool
stuff is moving in. theres still 3 more weeks, lets hope for more snow.
rode my rsfp167 from 9:30 till 1pm...

[Allee]

Plans are afoot for me to head down for pond skimming and beer on closing weekend (April 3/4). I'm going to try and bring Two Ravens with me, to up the female carver quotient.:)

Hope some of you make it to the end of the season, looking forward to turns and bevvies with y'all.

[notarealname]

Since Wes was not on the mountain today, I thought I would fill in. Spent the day on Chair 2 from 9:30 till about 2:00pm. From early on the snow was really nice and there was no problem carving deep trenches from top to bottom. Add to that the minimal numbers or skiers or other traffic and it was a most stellar day. It warmed up and the sun came out around 11 but that only made it better. Rick joined me for a slew of runs and we were both carving it up in the sun. Had to resort to some race wax as we were getting seriously slowed down by the warm slush, but that was good for me as I was finally able to get some traction on my heelside turns which was a huge relief. Conditions kept holding up and I only stopped cause my muscles were totally worn out. Rick took off to the top, but didn't hear from him how the conditions were. Rode my new to me Nidecker Tornado 173 all day. Very happy with it. One of the lifties is going to start carving next week, hope the snow holds up for him. Going up again early tomorrow, as I think it is going to be another awesome day.

[Shred Gruumer]

You know.. I really gotta love you guys and the dedication to post whats going on.. huge thread.. Maybe most don't give a hoot.. but at least your posting.. which has been enjoyable.. surprised the wicked moderators haven't moved it to the ride board.. they censor everything... i bet they are watching me now..

gotta go before they find out..

Thanks all

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[kinpa]

Plans are afoot for me to head down for pond skimming and beer on closing weekend (April 3/4). I'm going to try and bring Two Ravens with me, to up the female carver quotient.:)

Hope some of you make it to the end of the season, looking forward to turns and bevvies with y'all.

Wow Allee.... thought I might try to make it too.... maybe we could even out number the boys!!! hahahahah.... but I can't .... :( Got a commitment with the daughter on Saturday and work on Sunday.... bummer

Geez.... I haven't been on my board even since I was up there since the end of January. WHY DOES LIFE HAVE TO BE SO DARN COMPLICATED SOMETIMES????

[Allee]

Well that bites. We would have loved to have seen you! We'll have a beer in your honour instead.

[west carven]

howdy all
huge puffy clouds that passed thru all day, one minute sunshine next
minute light sprinkle of snow. cloud cover was higher than the big so
visibility was good all day. snow condition on most of the mountain
was polished ice, great for sliding around and pretty hard to dig in a
solid carve. it did not get too warm today and that is a good thing,
kept the snow firm. about 2pm the lower part near the village got a
little slushy. so sliding around most of the day was not hard on the legs
so i stayed all day. rode my fp157 from 9:30am till 4pm...

[Ohob]

I scored 3 passes for the Big, so it looks like I get to join you guys up there tomorrow, the 16'th! I'll probably be starting the day over on chair 2.

You can't miss me... Bright yellow and black North Face Jacket, black hat, and black pants riding the old Nitro Asym or my Palmer Crown (depending on how soft it gets).

[west carven]

howdy all
started sunny than high overcast than sunny. icey in the morning
than slush in the afternoon. riding chair 2, toni matt, the backside,
just go and find where the snow is carveable. got pretty warm by
the afternoon. so from the summit i go up to chair 5 and get about
3 or 4 turns of untracked groom on the front. i did four runs from
there and on my last run of the day i clipped a skier. as i was turning
toeside this skier was traversing across the top and he was coming
straight towards me so i dive toeside into the hill and ran over the
right side of his boots, was not going fast, but he fell over and popped
out of both his ski's. he and i was not hurt, but still a little shaken.
he took off and skied away and he looked fine so everything ok.
rode my fp157 from 10:30 till 4pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
didnt expect to much today, just figure i putt around. headed for the
backside in the morning and it was fun, still carveable conditions.
waiting for the frontside to warm up, it was sunny in the morning then
slowly high overcast builds then clouds in the late afternoon. it was
very warm today, got up to 50 drgrees in the village. there were some
spots in the runs that were a few inches till dirt, i dont think it will make
it till the end of the season. had a great day and pushed it here and
there when the snow softened up just right. rode my fp157 from 9:30
till 3pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
sunny all day, but alittle cooler, things got warmed up about 1pm. again,
hit the backside in the morning then hit the frontside in the afternoon.
having fun on my fp157, great board for variable conditions, carve alittle,
slide alittle, small turn, big turn, whatever! had a blast today! didnt think
i could have so much fun with the crappy conditions. made some nice
turns and felt really good. stayed off chair 2 just so i could watch the
telemarkers race under chair 1, it was fun to see um wreck on the kicker.
rode my fp157 from 9:30am till 3pm...

[dredman]

didnt think i could have so much fun with the crappy conditions....

Otherwise known as the "Best Day Ever" when your buddies ask, who were not there!

[johnasmo]

Like the new avatar, Dave!

[west carven]

howdy all
deep powder! 3 plus on top and an inch on the bottom. first run on
toni matt was so quiet, none of that scraping noise, so smooth!
hardly anybody on the hill today, so stayed good longer, but got
bumped up and got wet later in the afternoon, another fun day!
rode my fp157 from 9:30am till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
the backside had some really soft groom from yesterdays 3-4 inches of
new snow. made a few laps with notarealname then a few laps on the
frontside for a few more. the frontside got just right about 11:30am.
was a good day of carveable snow. rode my fp157 from 9:30am till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
after yesterdays big dump of 4 plus inches on the top of the big there was
some soft groomers on the backside and the top part of the frontside, but
the bottom half was concrete and uneven potholes in the seams. got
warm and soft around 11:30am. tried a new to me old fp171 and it was
hard to tell if its any good in the soft snow, next year i'll try it again.
rode my fp171 from 9am till 12:30pm... day 48

[two_ravens]

Hey Whitefish crew, Allee and dredman have talked me into coming up for closing weekend/pond skimming! I've never ridden Big Mountain, but enjoy reading your thread and am looking forward to a tour and meeting some fun new folks! :biggthump

West, thanks for all the snow reports - I trust you will be arranging perfect snow conditions for next weekend?! :) ;)

Kinpa, sorry you won't be up. :( There aren't many of us carver gals around - hoping to get to meet/ride with you someday. Maybe next season!

Cheers!

[Allee]

And the good news ... it's snowing, and according to the website, expected to snow for most of this week. Schaweet!

[kinpa]

Kinpa, sorry you won't be up. :( There aren't many of us carver gals around - hoping to get to meet/ride with you someday. Maybe next season!

Someday when I get rich I'm going to come down to Jackson Hole, ok? :lol: It can't be too far of a drive from Missoula..... I've been thinking about a drive down Rt 93 to go visit Jerry at Sun Valley one of these years too. Wonder if my car could make it.....

[dredman]

I am still trying to talk BigDogDave into joining us for the closing weekend riding. Come on Dave!!! You will be missing out on possibly the BEST DAY EVER!!

Anyone else thinking of joining?

The weather is not currently showing nice warm sunny conditions for Pond Skimming.... burrr....

So West... How are the conditions really? Rocks? Dirt spots? Is it safe to ride metal without major risk of damage to boards? Johnasmo said he has only been riding old glass boards thus saving the metal... What's the scoop...

See you all Saturday 0900 Chair 2!!

[west carven]

howdy all
it was a very wet soggy foggy mess. the humid factor was all the way up.
it was raining in the early morning at the bottom, snow from the middle to
the top. snowed really hard around 10:30am then nothing. the wind blew
from the south so going up chair 1 did not feel windy, but the trees were
dancing, had a good wind all day. i was soaked and was a little cold. it
was my most miserable day of the season. i dont think the snow set-up
last night, it was pretty soft in the morning. i was on my fp157 and not
a scratch on the bottom, but i was lucky cause there are rocks and twigs
everywhere, riding over places that are an inch of ice than dirt on the
frontside. the backside is still holding up well.
rode my fp157 from 9:30am till 1pm...

dredman keep the metal home
two_ravens forcast is rain/snow for this week, highs mid 40's, sunday 50
so, when are you all showing up?

[dredman]

West, Thank you for the honest and fair report. With conditions like this why would I not drive 6+ hours to ride the Big!!
Boo Yeah!!
I think we are in for the BEST DAY'S EVER!! Woo Hoo!!

Sounds like everyone will be arriving Friday afternoon.

See ya all then!

[two_ravens]

OK, then. Bring glass, but hope for metal conditions. :rolleyes: Maybe this will be the weekend I learn to carve switch on nice green groomers on the backside! :D

BigDogDave and I should roll into town Friday afternoonish. BEST DAYS EVER, here we come!!!! Should be a hoot! :biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
started mostly sunny in the early morning with cooler temps, then big
puffy clouds rolled in and out. some sun some snow, kept things cool
and dry. the very top part of the backside was carveable and the
bottom was icey. just hung out to work on my vertical, today is my
50th day and i think i made it over a million. anyways, after lunch i
was thinking i was happy i did it and was going to make a few more
runs so i was crossing the bottom of hellroaring chalet to get to chair 1
and did not see a lady coming down. i looked up and saw a guy in front
so i was focused on him and by the time i saw the lady she was on me.
i stopped and we collided, it was like two linemen in football, she was ok.
i was shaken, but still made a few more runs after that. totally f#$%ed
my mojo for a good ending of the season.
rode my fp157 from 9am till 3pm...

[johnasmo]

Hope you're not bruised too badly. I've got a pretty sore hand from a slam I took yesterday. No collision, just a smack down as I exited the trees off Goat Haunt and dug the nose and toe edge in the last foot or so of soft snow off the run and immediately slammed myself into the hard pack of the run. Ough. Bent the chin guard of my POC -- guess that saved my chin.

Anyway, that's not why I'm posting. I'm posting to lament that the Ghee has 27 inches of fresh in the last 7 days, and the Big has had only 7 inches of wet (now frozen) slush. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend, but I apologize in advance for the conditions that will greet you. If I didn't have visitors (brother-in-law, nephew) that need to be dropped at the airport on Sunday, I think I'd blow this Popsicle stand and head south.

[Ohob]

I have two 50% off vouchers for the Big that I will not be able to use. A person can combine them for one free day pass.

I'm leaving early Thursday morning, so if you are coming here for the end of the season weekend let me know TODAY so I can leave them at your hotel or if you know one of the locals I will try to hook up with them and they can try and get them to you.

[Allee]

Either Two Ravens or myself will definitely be able to use them. Sent you an email ...

[Ohob]

Vouchers are going to Allee!

Grats and have fun!

[two_ravens]

Hope you're not bruised too badly. I've got a pretty sore hand from a slam I took yesterday. No collision, just a smack down as I exited the trees off Goat Haunt and dug the nose and toe edge in the last foot or so of soft snow off the run and immediately slammed myself into the hard pack of the run. Ough. Bent the chin guard of my POC -- guess that saved my chin.

Anyway, that's not why I'm posting. I'm posting to lament that the Ghee has 27 inches of fresh in the last 7 days, and the Big has had only 7 inches of wet (now frozen) slush. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend, but I apologize in advance for the conditions that will greet you. If I didn't have visitors (brother-in-law, nephew) that need to be dropped at the airport on Sunday, I think I'd blow this Popsicle stand and head south.

Wow, hope you guys are healing up!

So the Grand Foggy really has nothing worthwhile going on. :eplus2: The roads up there are just snow covered ice skating, and the Ghee totally misreported conditions today. :angryfire The report said 2" of fresh, with grooming yesterday & today on Joe's Bowl, Williamson & Wild Turkey. So up I went with 3 carving boards - wanting to try out the glass boards that have been in dry dock since the Coiler arrived. But I could find little evidence of grooming.... under the 4"+ of fresh snow. :) Well actually, I never even found Wild Turkey. :eek: The fog was so thick off the top that I got lost, fell off the edge of the world and ended up having a suprisingly fun run in the Eastwoods territory - I don't know if I did The Good or The Bad, but at least it wasn't all that ugly! :o I had started on the Coiler - the little Stubette proved to be a pretty good ride in steep treed fluffy/chunky bumps. :1luvu:

But the carving conditions completely sucked. :( Looking forward to carving on some proper ice/twigs/frozen mush at the Big! Woohoo! :biggthump

[Dr D]

The backside is carving beautifully! I will see you all up there tomorrow and maybe sunday!

[dredman]

We had a fun day of riding with a full tribe at the WMR.

The gang included:
Johnasmo
AngryRick
West Carvin
Dr.D and son
Sqwall guy
"The New Dave"
BigDogDave
Black Chicken of Death (Two Ravens)
Allee
myself and my son.

Snow was a great mix of spring conditions!

Johnasmo, Squallguy and I entered the pond skimming contest. Below freezing temps and winds were not enough to keep us out.

In the first round Johnasmo dressed in a vintage jetski wet suit decided to swim after about 50+ feet of skimming. Sqwallguy made it gracefully through the 2nd round of skimming to barely fall short of the end of the pond. I made it to the final round, where they had 3 buoys that you had to slalom around. The skimmer who made the buoys and went the furthest was to be the winner. I ended up in 3rd place overall and 1st out of the snowboarders. I chose to ride my trusty Coiler Montucky Race Carve. What can't that board do?

Every one had a great day of riding and will be doing a repeat tomorrow! Thanks you Whitefish gang for letting the Wydaho riders and International Woman of Mystery Allee join you fun!

See you all tomorrow!!

[west carven]

howdy all
today is my last day of riding and it was a fun day. it was great riding
with everyone as dredman mentioned. not the best of conditions, but
i did not think it would hold up this long. 51 days this year and over a
million vert. it was not the best carving conditions all year and my
concussion and a few collisions made it the "worse season ever". took
it easy all year and rode my smaller boards to slow down the pace. did
not get a chance to ride my bigger boards as conditions never got good
plus the fall set me back in my confidence. today was pond skimming,
dredman, sqwallguy and johnasmo entered and congrats to dredman!!!
thanks to everyone who came this year and rode the big, i hope you all
had fun and are making plans to be back here again. have a great
summer and see you all next year...
rode my fp157 from 10am till 4pm...

[Allee]

Just got back to Calgary after a great weekend with the cross border crew. Saturday conditions were marginal, firm to icy on the front, visibility in and out over the day, and cold in the afternoon. The Black Chicken and I got very wet and very cold from our front row seats at the pond skim, and had to go home and hot tub before we were fit for dinner.

Sunday saw much better conditions on Ed's, which was trenched royally by 10.30, and Toni, but the run of the day had to be the first pass down Big Ravine, which put some wide smiles on the faces of the carving crew. Ice had become firm pack with a little bit of snow overnight, and a great time was had by all.

Tech tip of the day - Fintecs do not work well when full of pond skim water, and then frozen overnight.

It was so good to see everyone! I won't wait until closing next year to come down and visit ... as next year is going to be the "best season ever".

<3, and everyone have a great summer.:1luvu:

[johnasmo]

Thanks everyone for a great weekend. I was worried that the snow would be bad because of all the warm spring weather we had in March, but a drop in temps brought back good carving for the final weekend. Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.

[two_ravens]

Many thanks to the Whitefish crew for hosting an awesome weekend! :1luvu: Especially appreciate AngryRick for giving us (Allee & me) the early morning tour on Sat, and Ohob and West Carven for hooking us up with ticket vouchers. You guys totally rock! :biggthump

It was also a special treat getting to ride with the SqwallBunny - I've really enjoyed that video from last year, but there's no substitute for the real thing! :1luvu:

Had a bit more of a full-contact weekend than I like. Sincere apologies to NewDave (aka notarealname) and BigDogDave for the close calls. Clearly, my bad. On the plus side, dredman made me pay for my sins with an expertly applied ninja Coiler Love Tap to the head. (Oooh, baby! Give me 179 cm and make it hurt! :p) But lesson learned & no visible scars anywhere, so hopefully we're all good! :o

It was so great to see Allee and get to ride together again! You totally rip, girl! Can't wait to let you school me again on the large radius turns! :D And it was super to meet the Whitefish locals, plus the always fun Wydaho crew! Just an absolutely great weekend - so glad I made the trip up! Targhee's got nothin' on you guys! :biggthump:biggthump:biggthump

[two_ravens]

A few scenes from round one of the pond skimming. Johnasmo, Sqwallguy & dredman - you guys are my heros! That just looks WAAAAY too cold! Pics: Allee enjoying the show, dredman, sqwallguy.

[two_ravens]

Johnasmo throwing down some super Montucky style! The exit looks mighty chilly though. Brrrr! :biggthump

[two_ravens]

And in the final round, dredman and his Coiler Montucky Race Carve showing some serious ninja carving fu in the pond slalom. Indeed, is there anything he can't do on that board?!? :biggthump

[BigDogDave]

Big thanks to the Big Mountain carving crew. Great to meet you all and to ride the Big Mountain. Thanks to dredman for the invite (and a ride back to I.F.), 2 ravens for the trip up--and the love tap--no harm done, johnasmo for a very nice place to stay, and to those providing vouchers. Good to meet Allee. Hope to ride with all of you again next season. AND--my belief has been restored in the Easter Bunny--I saw him--and he rides-- a--a sqwall!!