Wtf 2011?

[Shred Gruumer]

Well its never to early to get the dates down..

The Official Unofficial gathering @ The Big Mountain Montana.

Jan 21st To Jan 29th.. BYOB.. Bring your own Boards! So now I got something to thing about..other than my shoddy golf play thus far!1:freak3:

Hope to have you all there again..

Now back to building plates..:eek:

Later and have a summer..

RSS

[kram]

Works for me
Mark

[west carven]

howdy shred
i was going to start a thread in june. here's a link to the big...
http://www.skiwhitefish.com/
http://www.skiwhitefish.com/webcams.php
http://www.skiwhitefish.com/snowreport.php
see you all here... opening day is Dec.4 the early season pass is $550.
west carven

[big canuck]

Calgary crew is in. I'm thirsty already!!!

Party on Garth:biggthump

[kinpa]

I'll be there at least for part of it, I'm sure..... I'm within a 3 hour driving distance, so shouldn't be to hard.... maybe I can get the other Missoula folks to join (there aren't many here, but a few floating around)

Allee, don't know how my finances are going to be this year, but would you want to do the condo again? that was sweet....... but that year there was too much damn snow!!!!!

[b0ardski]

....... but that year there was too much damn snow!!!!!

OH NO nothing but fresh powder to ride WAAAAAAAAAA:rolleyes:

You can put trenches in a foot of powder:biggthump

[kinpa]

Hey, don't forget, I'm from Pennsylvania..... give me some man-made snow and I'll be quite content!!!! You'd think after 8 years in Montana that I could handle the powerder.... yeah, right! Actually, PA probably got too much damn snow this past year though!!!!

[b0ardski]

I figured the good snow was why you moved west?
Becki's got a couple good pow boards you could try out with Burton soft SI or plate SI, a board in pow is easier than skis;)

[two_ravens]

Hey, don't forget, I'm from Pennsylvania..... give me some man-made snow and I'll be quite content!!!! You'd think after 8 years in Montana that I could handle the powerder.... yeah, right! Actually, PA probably got too much damn snow this past year though!!!!

Kinpa, you really need to come to SkES next year! All we had on the King this season was manmade. And that is what always predominates on the lower slopes where the best carving terrain is. Perfect!!! :biggthump

[kinpa]

I figured the good snow was why you moved west?
Becki's got a couple good pow boards you could try out with Burton soft SI or plate SI, a board in pow is easier than skis;)

Yes, so true.... that's what brought me out here, bigger mountains and more snow..... but it doesn't mean that can't run a cat over it first and pack it all down for me!!!!! hahahahaha

The board I have to teach on is a Rossi All-Mountain board.... that's what I would use in the powder. I do have Burton SI soft boots, but I can't wear them anymore... they kill my feet! I have plates on that board.

Anyway, 2 Ravens...... think ya might make the trip up for WTF???? I'd love to find someone to share a place with. Maybe we can get Allee to come down too.

[two_ravens]

Anyway, 2 Ravens...... think ya might make the trip up for WTF???? I'd love to find someone to share a place with. Maybe we can get Allee to come down too.

Kinpa, it's difficult to see that far ahead, but if I have an actual income and all the various body parts are working again by then I would love to come up! Had a super time closing weekend, and it would be great to see Big Mountain with a bit more snow. And I bet the two of us together could twist Allee's arm hard enough to get her down again too!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm in.:biggthump
Weather permitting its A great mountain. No crowds.
Great groom great runs good food great beer and good people.
And best of all A tee shirt by Shred. If you come up with the cash.

[west carven]

howdy cuban
i'm only now feeling like i can kick ass, on the hill that is. how was your
tahoe trip? i am glad you all will show up at the shred dates. should get
better when everyone shows up at the same time and ride together.
yeah! carve, carve, carve, but carvers fellowship is the best. lets make
WTF 2011 the best thing ever and even better at 2012 and beyond...
i hope you all will find the time to make it up here. sign up here and be counted... all in...

[b0ardski]

La Nina is coming back:eplus2: better put a tip on that new stubbie:biggthump

Wore my WTF shirt proudly today, but keep in mind, the fish can be fickle. The Bigfish has given me perfect carving cord, sunny powder bliss in the bowl, storm filled tracks in the trees, and total white out blindness in the bumps.:eek:
I loved every minute of it.:1luvu:

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hi West I'm glad you are back up to speed. Just keep it that way so you can board on your vacation next year.
Heavenly was great . Snow was less than i have seen in past years but good coverage. Only A couple of runs on the thin side. l will get them next year.
We need PaulK and Mellow back next year.

[west carven]

howdy all
got alot of rain here in town, but on the top of the big theres a
few inches...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Helmut will you come back?

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

West will no name be there?

[west carven]

howdy cuban
do you mean notarealname? aka "newdave" he is a local.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Thanks West. New Dave

[kinpa]

Trying to round up some folks from the Missoula area.... guess it's not too early to start....

[Ohob]

Gonna try for a seasons pass at the Fish this year, so you should see me!

[Allee]

I know Dave and John will be there. Me? Not sure. Plan is for me to be in Japan then ... guess we'll have to wait and see how the planning for that trip goes over the summer.

If I don't make it this weekend, then some other weekend for sure. K, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express last time - and apart from the 15 min drive it the mornings, it was clean and cozy and ridiculously cheap, and the hot tub was HOT. If you're looking at bringing the munchkin again we could look at the condo if they're running a deal ...

[west carven]

howdy all
this from the big web site:

FREE NIGHTS LODGING at Whitefish Mountain Resort!
Buy 3 nights - 4th night is FREE
Buy 4 nights - 5th night is FREE
Buy 5 nights - 6th & 7th nights are FREE
Must book before July 4, 2010. Valid through September 26, 2010

*Subject to availability. Taxes and fees not included. Not combinable with any other offers. Must book directly with Whitefish Mountain Resort Lodging. Other restrictions may apply.

Call 877-SKI-FISH now to make your reservations.

[mike g.]

that date ends way before Jan. I going to need to by a powder stick i think. and keep watching for deals. Got it marked on the calendar.
________
BMW E28 (http://www.bmw-tech.org/wiki/BMW_E28)

[west carven]

howdy all
my bad, summer time deal:
"Must book before July 4, 2010. Valid through September 26, 2010"
but still keep checking web site for deals...

[kinpa]

I know Dave and John will be there. Me? Not sure. Plan is for me to be in Japan then ... guess we'll have to wait and see how the planning for that trip goes over the summer.

If I don't make it this weekend, then some other weekend for sure. K, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express last time - and apart from the 15 min drive it the mornings, it was clean and cozy and ridiculously cheap, and the hot tub was HOT. If you're looking at bringing the munchkin again we could look at the condo if they're running a deal ...

Nope, if I am able to make this trip, I'm doing it with no one from my family! I'd love to stay on the mountain so I could go out and party one night..... I haven't been drunk in a really long time :eek: and I'm thinking this would be a fun group to do that with! :ices_ange

[Helmut Karvlow]

Helmut will you come back?

You or the big pay's my way........sure I'll go back:lurk:

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Sorry no can do. Try the BIG

[Helmut Karvlow]

Well, we ALL know that answer!!
they wouldn't even discount a lift ticket when the main chair went down for the day only leaving the lower mountain to ride:nono: that's why I don't want to go back! what do they think they are, the airlines, treating paying customers like that:smashfrea

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

In the interest of fairness. I do recall The Big offered you another day lift ticket if you surrendered the day in question. You didn't .want to give up the ticket.

[Helmut Karvlow]

In the interest of fairness. I do recall The Big offered you another day lift ticket if you surrendered the day in question. You didn't .want to give up the ticket.

Oh Yea, stop riding at noon on a bluebird day at the big FOG, with only 1 day left of 8......6 of which were pea-soup!
my bad, that's more then a fair way to treat someone who had been going there more then 8 years..........my sincere apologies to the big.
let me break open the old piggy bank and book it right now:smashfrea

[tahoetrencher]

Was that spilt-pea soup?

Come to Heaven,
with your change from a Ben
you can buy an $11 burger!
But you might need a beer after
chasing cuban-carving-better-than-gooding all day.
:smashfrea

[Helmut Karvlow]

yep, green pea soup! but inverted that week so clear from top to half way down, then can't see sh#@
$11. burger!!!!!:eek: I'll stick with SES at Aspen it's only $6. for a burger:biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
just when the last patches of snow are just about gone, the past few
days of cold temps and rain dumps a few inches on the top part of
the big. seems like we had six months of spring...

[west carven]

howdy all
hope your summer is going well. it finally feels like summer is here.
so are you on the list for WTF2011 ? it's never to early to make plans.
jan 21 to 29 2011 - sign up here and be counted...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm in.

[big canuck]

If Grummer and Cuban are in, I'm in. Hoping to have another alpiner join me this year. My buds, Port and Brennie are probably coming too on skis and softies and beer.:biggthump

Last year was a blast. Looking forwrd to it.

K

[kinpa]

Me too.... at least for a couple of days hopefully. :)

[Allee]

Well, if Kurt's there, then I might have to be there as well ... seeing as my globetrotting has been moved forward to Xmas. At least I'll have one heavyweight drinking buddy there!!

Kinpa and Black Chicken ... if you guys want to look at an 'all girls condo' on the hill, then hit me up!! Might as well be having a party while we're at it!

[two_ravens]

Oh, dear Allee - if you are in fine drinking form and have your drinking buddies there... :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: I'll be looking for someplace to hide!

I would love to come up and tear up the hill with you & Kinpa and the rest of the WTF crew, but we'll see how I'm set for $ then..... (Right now, money is a whole lot tighter than my heelsides, so that's trouble! :o)

[Riceball]

Well, if Kurt and Allison are going from Calgary, I may have to consider the trip this year...

[kinpa]

"Well if __________ (fill in the blank) is going this year, then......"

[b0ardski]

Well if Kathy's goin' this year then I might have to show up too:rolleyes:
Actually it doesn't matter if no-one show's up I'll make it for at least a day or two:biggthump

[kinpa]

Well if Kathy's goin' this year then I might have to show up too:rolleyes:


um, I WAS there last year, just not when you were there! so, BLAH!

[b0ardski]

My timing always sucks.:rolleyes:

[kinpa]

My timing always sucks.:rolleyes:

hahahaha..... maybe I should say that! I always get such great inspiration by riding with those better than me (which is probably just about everyone on here!)

If you remember back to the plans for last year, you were going to come at the end of the week, then something changed for some reason..... I gotta make sure that I have time off available to go to WTF and to your shindig at Schweitzer....

Start tucking those pennies and vacation hours away now!!!!!

[b0ardski]

We'll save a couple vouchers for you, just don't let me talk you out of the money shot this time;)

[buster]

Well if b0ardski's goin' this year then I might have to show up too.

[west carven]

howdy all
this was a few days ago... it's been a cool summer... can't complain...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

. We have booked. Shred and Cuban are in.

[west carven]

howdy cuban
58 more days till the big opens... see you guys soon...
might be a epic pow year... just saying...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hi West stay safe this year. We want to ride with you this time around. Are you taking the week off?

[carvedog]

My timing always sucks.:rolleyes:

Try a quicker unweighting in the initiation phase of the turn........:rolleyes:

Just subscribing to the WTF thread in the hope that I get to travel somewhere this year.

[west carven]

howdy cuban
yes i'll take that week off to ride ride ride... and a few beers inbetween.
was kicking the tires on a board but the seller sold to someone else.
kinda uncool but, money talks and b.s. rides cheap old burtons...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Thats a bummer West. What board was it.

Carvedog you should come out. WTF 2011 will be A great event.

[west carven]

howdy cuban
not to mention any names but it was a 174 kessler.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Big money

[kinpa]

Carvedog you should come out. WTF 2011 will be A great event.

I second that.

[carvedog]

I second that.

Thanks - I appreciate that. But then I would really have to ride instead of just be a keyboard carver.......:rolleyes:

Love Big Mtn ( or WhiteTrench Mountain Resort or whatever ) and I sure had a great time when I was there.

I will keep working on it.

[big canuck]

My buddiies Sean and Stu are planning to come too. MMM more beer....

[John H]

A couple of us are thinking of flying into Calgary from Toronto and driving down. How far is it from Calgary and what are the roads like?

[big canuck]

We drove down last year and there were a few dodgy sections heading down, no problems or concerns on the way back. My recolection is 5-6 hours drive time from Calgary.

[Shred Gruumer]

Well Me and cuban are going to finalize the design next week..

Don't make it hard on me...

So who thinks they will want one... Just for starting a list ... list quantiy and size.. copy and past as the thread goes to help me out..

I will bring them... for $20 or mail for 28 $ each.. same as last year..

I ate a bit of cost last year.. you know.. small run of shirts aint cheep

Thanks..

I will show it what we come up with by Nov 1st i hope...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I will take a XL

[west carven]

howdy shred
i'll take a medium... rained a little tonight so big had a dusting...
more precipitation next week... let the snow fly... 42 more days
till opening. check the big web site for lodging deals...

http://www.skiwhitefish.com/ski_and_stay.php

[big canuck]

I'm in for an XL bud. I've been doing palades and think I can squeeze into an XL this year.

[johnasmo]

Looking white at the top of the Big today...

Shred, I'll take a tee, size large.
One for dredman too, size large.
For local pickup.

Think snow!

[west carven]

howdy all
yesterday the grass was green at the baselodge. here's a pic today...
bring it on! now were did i put that waxing iron?...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Looking Good

[johnasmo]

What a difference a day makes. Well over knee deep at the summit, and more than a foot of fresh top to bottom. WooHoo!

[johnasmo]

36 days 'til opening day...

[Paulk]

36 days 'til opening day...

I had to look twice at the pictures.... Never seen "Dave without hat" Don't think I would recognize him in an office setting. HAHHAHAAHAHA!

I'm dealing with a newly broken collarbone right now. Looking at 10-12 weeks for healing? No mention of physical therapy.. "use it until it starts to hurt" was the quote.
Now if I can only get the doc to write a perscription for WTF '11...
Doc? you out there?

Great to see the snow flying at the big! Make some turns for the rest of us.
-pk

[queequeg]

I had to look twice at the pictures.... Never seen "Dave without hat" Don't think I would recognize him in an office setting. HAHHAHAAHAHA!

I'm dealing with a newly broken collarbone right now. Looking at 10-12 weeks for healing? No mention of physical therapy.. "use it until it starts to hurt" was the quote.
Now if I can only get the doc to write a perscription for WTF '11...
Doc? you out there?

Great to see the snow flying at the big! Make some turns for the rest of us.
-pk

That sucks - I hope you heal well Paul. When I broke mine several years back the doctor had me back on snow in like six/seven weeks (can't quite remember), but he also screwed it to a plate in order to make that happen. The plate was somewhat necessary anyhow because the doctor was not convinced it would heal on its own without a plate so YMMV.

[johnasmo]

Paul, was it displaced much? I did a number on mine a few years ago. Even with a plate I was still recovering at 12 weeks. It happened at the end of March (snowboarding), so luckily I had all summer to heal for the next riding season. Hope you have better luck with recovery time, else it'll be SES before you're cleared. :)

[johnasmo]

Not to rub it in... oh hell, yes to rub it in... Here's Dave demonstrating some of what you miss being injured in the fall (and not living here).

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[b0ardski]

Only 1 rock? That's lucky,
everything floats better with PBR:biggthump

[dredman]

Paul, was it displaced much? I did a number on mine a few years ago. Even with a plate I was still recovering at 12 weeks. It happened at the end of March (snowboarding), so luckily I had all summer to heal for the next riding season. Hope you have better luck with recovery time, else it'll be SES before you're cleared. :)

However... he still rode 3-4 days (if that many) after getting put back together (plate and screws). As I remember, he needed a little less than 100,000 vertical feet to capture the most vertical ridden at WMR for the season. So Angry Rick and I would ride as blockers to protect him from someone else colliding into him. And yes he did get the Big Vert for that season.

Early season snow in the video was excellent! I had not ridden a soft gear/freestyle set up in many many years. The turns were very surfy and so fun!

Cheers to all, dredman

[Mellow Yellow]

I <3 the Montuckians..... thanks for the video rub in....


See you in Aspen fellas...

[Paulk]

Paul, was it displaced much? I did a number on mine a few years ago. Even with a plate I was still recovering at 12 weeks. It happened at the end of March (snowboarding), so luckily I had all summer to heal for the next riding season. Hope you have better luck with recovery time, else it'll be SES before you're cleared. :)

No plate for me. It has been almost two weeks now, and I'm taking off the sling for to do things like type. Seems to be setting up on its own, and not moving around anymore.
Glad you guys are getting some turns in already, keep the new video coming! I've already exhausted my supply of ECES, Big Mtn., and SES video's at home!!!!
SEE you at SES, do or die..
-pk

[big canuck]

Hows the snow this week boys?

[dredman]

The majority of the 30 inches that were enjoyed a week or so back is nearly all gone. There was a recent dusting 2 nights ago. Snow level is only down to about half way and the top looks pretty thin. 20% to 30% chance of snow till Friday night, then 40% -60% for a couple days after that.

It will come, and it will be so good!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Any snow today?

[west carven]

howdy cuban
i worked yesterday and it snowed all day and when i got off at 3pm it
was sunny. today different story, very high overcast and very high winds.
i'm sure you would not want to be up there as the temps are dropping.
you can see the big and the high winds are blowing snow around. the
past few days snowed alot and report from hikers said it was good.
i think we will have a good opening...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hi West did you get the message I sent you?

[RaceBoarder7]

Hello,
Cannot make any promises due to the lack of funding I have as a poor college student. But, so long as I dont have any races I will try and make the five hour drive form Moscow, Idaho on over the passes on 90 for a couple days!!!

[bigdyno]

I just picked up some passes for a friend at Costco, they are two for $99cad. They seem to be valid for the full season and they are two individual passes so they can be used by one person on several days.

I am not sure how long they will have them, but if anyone is coming through Calgary and doesn't have a Costco card, I could probably try to make something happen.

[dredman]

I would advise anyone that is planning on riding the WMR more than 3 days this season to pick up a frequent skier card (http://skiwhitefish.com/tickets_passes_winter.php). After 2-3 days of riding you will be saving money and only spending $41.00 per ticket. These cards must be purchased by December 24, so you better get moving on this deal.

Things are shaping up for a reasonable opening weekend here.... Just a bit more snow and it should be great!


Any of the local talent planning on being up on Saturday?

Cheers, dredman

[kinpa]

I just picked up some passes for a friend at Costco, they are two for $99cad. They seem to be valid for the full season and they are two individual passes so they can be used by one person on several days.

I am not sure how long they will have them, but if anyone is coming through Calgary and doesn't have a Costco card, I could probably try to make something happen.

They have them at the Costco here in Missoula too.

[west carven]

howdy all
what a GREAT!!! opening day! lite fog inversion, sunny on top.
should have brought my hardboots, but still had fun on my softies.
off groom there was a foot of bottomless powder, spent the day
going in and out on the groomers and the powder. all the usual
suspects were here with big smiles. 10/11 season is here! woohooo...
it is like mid january conditions. everything open except hellroaring
basin.

[Allee]

I hate you.:( I had babysitting issues and couldn't make it.

Glad y'all had fun though.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Lucky you. It looked so nice on the Web cams yesterday. Inversion is so cool. Keep the snow coming

[west carven]

howdy all
had to work today, but got cut loose about 11am. got on the hill
around 1:30pm and rode till 3:15pm. was a bit bumped up by the
time i got there. the snow is in fine condition. i will go tomorrow.
there are still some rocks here and there to avoid. need to tweek
my stance on a fp171...

[dredman]

Believe it or not.... This was the only picture that either Johnasmo or I took all weekend. Sunny, good groomers, good powder on Saturday. Sunny and good groomers on Sunday.... The entire Flathead valley was socked in with low clouds...But sunny and wonderful on the Big and no where else.

Not too bad of a way to start the season!!

[west carven]

howdy all
beautiful bluebird day with lite crowds. the groomers were perfect. met up
with angry rick and for a while only he and i was tearing up chair 2 we had
the whole place to ourselfs. there was an inversion, but no fog and it was
warmer on top. you guys should have been here!!! pushed it a little hard
today considering my legs are toast from saturdays deep pow. anyways,
moved my stance forward and found the sweet spot. rode my fp171 from
9am till 1pm...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Your killing me!
We are getting good snow here in Cleveland. We should be able to get out soon.

[west carven]

howdy all
not a bad day, but still good carving. fog half way up, so stayed on
chair 2 and took it easy with the flat light even did a few runs on
chair 3 cause there were less than a hand full of people on it.
very lite crowds, kinda cold, snow is getting wet and firm. forcast is
more snow, maybe friday more in the valley. rode my fp171 from
9am till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
got cut loose from work so up to the big. was snowing in town as i was
going up. the big was hidden in some pretty thick fog. stayed on chair 2
cause the fog was creeping down. the snow was pretty wet and packed,
but still held an edge. there is a large storm in the pacific that will bring
us more snow. forcast is a lot of snow in the next couple days. rode my
fp157 from 1pm till 3pm...

[Dr D]

http://skiwhitefish.com/snowreport.php

[Shred Gruumer]

Wow. I hope it stays cold for us. I got my powder board well kinda.
I will have theright tool for the job this year. And when I say tool I don't mean:ices_ange Cuban

[Dr D]

its supposed to dump for days this time.:biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
nice soft groomers after yesterdays huge dump of a foot or so as i'm told,
had to work yesterday (suck!!!). last night there was the christmas stroll,
free wine here and there and later for some beers, so not in the best
shape today and took it easy. with the weekend warriors and the soft
snow it got bumped up pretty fast. should have brought the softies as
there were still plenty powder. hellroaring basin opened today and i bet
it was good, oh well still had fun! rode my fp171 from 9am till 1pm...

[wingnuts514]

no student discount :( wishing I was a vet right now, 50% off! but those boys deserve it, when my brother gets back from his 2nd tour maybe we'll come over!

[west carven]

howdy all
had to work today, but got cut loose about 11am. so up to the big, i know
it was going to be a soggy mess, but also knew there was some new pow.
the higher up you were the better, the backside had softer snow, the top
part was pretty good, but as you got lower it was very wet. people from
chair 1 were pretty soggy as they got off the lift. as i left around 3:30
it was raining in the village. my last run going thru chair 3 it was really wet
and very sticky. i hate to say it, but it's like spring conditions with this
big pacific front. anyways, found some soft powder and had a blast.
rode my amp5 softies from 1pm till 3pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
what a soggy mess!!! got a late start, knew it wasn't going to be any
good. everything got soaked, top to bottom, backside was wet and
heavy. frontside groomers were wet cement, the seams had some
deep grooves, very dangerous conditions. should have stayed home
and tomorrow i will not go. only did one run down chair 2 and two runs
down the backside. it was icy rain on top and rain in the village.
it will take some colder temps and more snow till the big heals itself.
rode my fp157 from 10 till 11:30...

[west carven]

howdy all
i must be livin right, after mondays break down with warm temps and
rain, wenesday and thursday dumps enough to heal the concrete and
friday night temps cool down to dry the snow. funny day today, chair 2
was perfect groomers, just a tad on the firm side, but great! chair 1
was brutal high winds with minus degree wind chills from the north.
toni matt was polished ice cause the winds blew any loose snow off the
surface. had a really fun day on chair 2, smooth carving surface, you
guys should have been here. weekend warriors made it a little challenging,
families with young kids and ski school and everybody bombing with the
fast conditions. it was pretty cold today probably in the single digits.
met up with "new dave" and did a few laps. rode my fp171 from 9 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
started with the sun trying to peak thru the first few hours, then snow.
chair 2 is the place to be as the snow is firm and perfect. there were
three snow making machines on lower eds so kinda messed up the end
of my run. really great snow, the kind were you can really push it.
went up to the summit for a break and was really cold up there, so back
down to eds. had a great day today. rode my fp171 from 9 till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
wasn't up to the task today, there were alot of sketchy spots with
polished ice with powdered sugar on top. so spent today crusing around
carving here and there, taking it easy. the day started with some clouds
then overcast then the sun came out in the afternoon. still it was a fun
day. we need more new snow. rode my fp171 from 9am till 1pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
didn't have to work today so up to the big. valley fog in the morning,
inversion with blue skies on the big, comfortable temps on top. hasn't
snowed for almost a week and things are getting hardpack. doesn't
get bumped up, just gets lite powder skied off. forcast is more snow
next week so should get better. rode my rsfp167 from 9am till 3pm...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Merry XMass West. And all WTF people . Im ready to go. I see you all soon.

[west carven]

howdy all
ho! ho! ho! merry christmas!!! didn't get my white christmas, but had a
great day anyways. with valley inversions it was warmer on the top of
the big. no new snow in the last week, getting buffed out smooth. the
warm temps from the sun softened the snow just enough. had a great
day today. rode my rsfp167 from 9am till 3pm...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hi West thanks for the info. I love the updates. Merry Xmas to you. We have three some odd weeks and WTF 2011. I hope everyone is good in MT I will see you soon. The shirts look great everyone should be pleased with them. I'm so ready let it snow.

[west carven]

howdy cuban
i hope you had a merry christmas. just had a lite dusting and theres
more in the forcast. can't wait to see your new board and shred's
gizmo and bx board. the days has been flying by and will see you soon...

[west carven]

howdy all
just an inch plus of overnight snow, got a little warm and wet in the pm.
it was a very crowed day, it's the holidays. should get a big dump on
wenesday then cool down by the weekend. today a little cloudy and some
lite snow then the sun came out in the late afternoon. a little fustrating
today with people of all levels on the hill. oh well!, still had some good
moments. rode my 160 speed from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
woke up to 4 inches here in town and there were 5 to 6 of kinda wet
snow. did a few runs that was great. 3rd chair on chair 2 and bombed
eds, then about 6th chair on chair 1, bombed toni matt, untracked
creamy butter, sweet! didn't stay to long, with the powder hounds
and the holiday crowd, it was the busiest i have seen all season.
forcast for tomorrow is alot more snow. rode my amp5 softies from9 till 12...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Glad your getting snow. Here at the home MT we have a warm up 40+ and raine on Friday .

[west carven]

howdy all
be careful out there. it's cold right now, -10 degrees at 5:30 am friday.
i hope this kid pulls thru o.k.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/86e12882-1438-11e0-9701-001cc4c03286.html
this happened on wenesday morning.

[johnasmo]

Cold it was. I'm sure everyone was jealous of my Arctic Cat leather bibs. Wind? What Wind?

[west carven]

howdy all
happy new year!!! perfect carving conditions today!!! you guys should
have been here. lite snow all morning, flat lighting, a little warmer than
last week, but still cold. most of the holiday crowd are gone and we have
our mountain back. forcast is slightly warmer till friday with light snow,
than frigid conditions all next week. single digits highs and minus lows.
rode my fp171 from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
started lite snow kinda humid foggy on top down to top of chair 2.
rime on the goggles and fog made it challenging. snowed all day which
added to the two inch overnight, very lite fluffy stuff, but still got
bumppy. the groom underneath was nice and even, very smooth.
rode a new to me old yellow 178 speed, really good length and flex,
had a great time on it. rode my yellow 178 speed from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
well!, big dave reported 10 inches overnight so all the powderhounds were
out as well as the weekend warriors, made for a busy day. rode my softies
and rode with my skier friends and rode places that i normally don't go.
must have dumped last night cause there were only a few inches on top
of the groom. off piste there were knee deep pow. heard yesterday was
warm and wet and dumping all day. the snow was really soft and smooth,
hard to explain it but, it was easy to push it around, had a surfy feel to it.
should start to cool down all next week. i hope it doesn't snow cause
when this gets groomed down and the cold temps are here the groomers
will be in perfect shape on monday and tuesday, my next days off.
rode my amp5 softies from 9 till 1...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

13 Days and counting :biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
got cut loose from work around 11:15 so up to the big. got on snow about
12:30pm, high winds from the north, so stayed on chair2. as you got to
the bottom of upper mullys the wind was in your face and really cold.
the groomers were really hardpack and wet and the wind blown parts were
icy. it was carvable, but almost on the edge of being too icy. there was a
high thin overcast that filtered the sun so visibility was good. forcast is
for temps to drop tonight so maybe it will dry the snow and it will be
better tomorrow. rode my fp171 from 12:30 till 3...

[kinpa]

Ok, so I'm assuming for you somewhat local folks (by that I mean the ones that are driving here and staying, not flying in opposed to the truely local folks who ride Whitefish regularly) that plans are starting to come together for this annual gathering. I'd love to get an idea who is going to be there and when. Kram and Schweitzer people? Steve Pro? Calgary people?

I will be making the 3 hour drive after work on Saturday (get off work around 2:30pm), riding Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, then heading home Tuesday night to make it work early on Wednesday.

Come on guys.... don't wait until last minute.... lets hear those plans!

[big canuck]

Me and my two buds are driving down on sat the 22nd leaving friday the 28th. I have 3-4 (maybe 5 or 6) if Steve Recsky and Darcy come down on days in that time frame as well. Most likley the sat to wed type scenario.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

3 carvers and a two planker in my crew. We get in Friday 21ST leave on Saturday 29.

[west carven]

howdy all
just as i suspected, perfect groomers, i mean perfect groomers!!!
best carving day so far, bluebird skies with cold temps. the cold temps
kept alot of people at home, very few braved the cold. the lite crowds
made for a great carving day. pushed it really hard today. i hope it
doesn't snow cause tomorrow will be groomed even smoother. forcast
for wed. thru fri. is a front to move in with warmer temps and more
snow, even rain on friday. rode my yellow 178 speed from 9 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
again, bluebird skies till 1pm, smoother groomers, still cold temps. eds run
was littered with fist size and two fist size death cookies through out the
run. it was another great day in paradise. like yesterday the snow is in the
best carving condition, but tonight a big pacific front is moving in and it
will bring some snow and maybe some rain so conditions will break down.
looks like this trend will continue where big storms pull wet stuff then
then pull artic cold behind it. today angry rick put a newbie taylor on
some hardboots, this kid is on his way, carves on his softboots, but wants
to get hardboot gear. please help him out. rode my yellow 178 speed
from 9 till 3...

[kram]

I will be getting up before the butt crack of dawn Monday morning. Driving to whitefish trying to make 1st chair. I might be a little late. I am staying in town, at the downtowner. Checking out Friday, riding Fiday, driving home Friday. Working Saturday.

[Steve Prokopiw]

howdy all
again, bluebird skies till 1pm, smoother groomers, still cold temps. eds run
was littered with fist size and two fist size death cookies through out the
run. it was another great day in paradise. like yesterday the snow is in the
best carving condition, but tonight a big pacific front is moving in and it
will bring some snow and maybe some rain so conditions will break down.
looks like this trend will continue where big storms pull wet stuff then
then pull artic cold behind it. today angry rick put a newbie taylor on
some hardboots, this kid is on his way, carves on his softboots, but wants
to get hardboot gear. please help him out. rode my yellow 178 speed
from 9 till 3...

I might have everything he needs,cheap.Could bring it to WTF.If I knew I could sell some cheap gear,I could finance another night or two at WTF:)

[west carven]

howdy steve
he's from so. cali. will be here till friday. his handle here is "taylor".
foot size 10.5 or 11, maybe he chime in.

[Pusbag]

I will be there either Mon -Tue. or Tue - Wed. Looking forward to seeing you all again

[big canuck]

Hows the custom Prior guy? I'm gonna give you a call here whats your phone # again?

Talk soon bud.

Thx,

Kurt

[west carven]

howdy all
got cut loose from work around noon, so up to the big. it was snowing
from the early morning and snowed all day. foggy on top till halfway down.
with a little wind from the east and constant snow, tracks got filled in.
we got about 6 plus inches of good powder and the wind piled it up even
more in places. radar says there is more preciep on the way, maybe
4 or 5 more days of snow/rain. tomorrow should be good, but i gotta work.
hope i get cut loose again. rode my amp5 softies from 1 till 4...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

7 Days how is the weather ?

[Shred Gruumer]

So a week from today it all starts.. figure I will put out our intense schedule..

Wake Up 7:30,, me 9:30 :sleep:
First Chair, Eds run
9:30 to the top is clear
11:30 hellroaring lunch..every man women and child for them selves, just grab your own table..
3:30 happy hour at the Stube
6:30 - 7:30 dinner hellroaring or Stube
8:30 drink some more
??? bed..

Rinse repeat...

Monday they roped off the mountain for us from 4:30pm to 9:00am so ride what you want...

Tuesday is Big Air Park day,, bring your metal Coilers..!!

Wednesday is Frabert award at the Stube at 5:00pm and then Burger night

Thursday is ride over someones gear in the lift line Day!

Friday Ski Board Day or what anyone calls it that day..

RSS

[carvedog]

7 Days how is the weather ?

http://skiwhitefish.com/webcams.php

http://www.accuweather.com/us/mt/whitefish/59937/forecast-month.asp


looks like you might have some partly with a chance of and some mostly with a side of accumulation.

[kinpa]

ok, so Whitefish is about 3 hours north from me, so I'm sure it's very different there. Should just wait for WestCarven to post.... but I will say it's 45 degrees here today.... BIG puddles everywhere and everything melting..... oh yipee

[west carven]

howdy all
wasn't psyched to go up, but went anyways cause did not look foggy.
after a few days of rain and warm temps the snow condition is very
spring like and before i left around 12:30pm it was getting slushy. the
snow is really wet and is very hardpack, the high traffic areas like the
bottom of chair 7 is solid ice. last monday and tuesday was so good and
now conditions are so bad. it did snow a little today mostly on the top
part of the big. there was a kids race course on the mid to lower eds run,
it was 13 year olds and under. anyways, made a few runs, rode my
160 speed from 9:30 till 12:30...

http://www.nbcmontana.com/kcfw-weather/index.html

http://weather.hawaii.edu/satellite/satanim.cgi?res=8km&chnl=wv&domain=hus&period=720&incr=30&rr=900&banner=uhmet&satplat=goeswest&overlay=off

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Looks like we need to lift a glass and toast to the snow gods.

[Shred Gruumer]

This may be a blessing... IT always goes in cycles here.. so this little warm up for a couple days may be a blessing as if you look at the NOAA seven day it starts down the ladder and should be good by thursday again staying steady temps and snow...

Don't panic and start toasting!! Hey Canada.. point your fans south.. whats the matter with you!!:ices_ange

Cheers..

RSS

[big canuck]

We're doing our share of toatsing don't worry about that. We'll do our best Shred. Looking forward to seeing the crew.

[Allee]

Don't panic and start toasting!! Hey Canada.. point your fans south.. whats the matter with you!!:ices_ange

Ha, we needed the pounding we got this weekend ... and if you want to take the ridiculous cold to go with it, have at it. Three of us got frostbite on Friday ...

Keeping my fingers crossed. I might not be able to ride this weekend, but I'm still thinking of coming down anyway, just for the lulz and the cheap tequila ...

[Shred Gruumer]

If your nice. I have some room for two nights. Taking in kathy too if u guys need it. A small fee may be required to keep the natives at bay. Let me know.

Cheers.

[Allee]

Only if I'm nice? Dude, that might take some effort.:)

Lemme see what's going on ... I'm trying really hard to talk some more of the Calgary crew into coming down, and if I end up going solo I'll probably just grab a room in town with hot tub for Fri/Sat. I'll know deets for sure by Wed ...

[kinpa]

Allee, if you want to share a room on Saturday night, I'm in. Lots to catch up on! I'll leave after work (about 2:30pm), so as long as the roads aren't too bad, should be in Whitefish by 5:30ish. I hope everything is ok with you and you will get to ride. I'll be on my HOT BLAST :1luvu:

[Shred Gruumer]

keep in touch...

the More the the better..

Kathy has my phone.. so we will help if needed.

RSS

[west carven]

howdy all
didn't know what to expect after yesterdays rain soaked day so i am told.
so i figured i putt around the backside on my short board. the backside
snow was in great carving condition and the frontside top third was good,
but the bottom part was polished ice. today there was a high thin
overcast and the sun filtered thru and visibilty was good. forcast for the
next week looks good with highs around 30/35 and lows around 20/25
so should be comfortable and snow should be good.
rode my fp157 from 9 till 3...

[Allee]

I'm in. Booked at the Travelodge in Kalispell for Fri/Sat nights.

Shred, Dredman, or whoever ... I'll be arriving very late Fri night, but if someone wants to give me a wake up call on Saturday morning and let me know the meetup time (hotel phone 1 (406) 7556123 ) that would be much appreciated! I don't know yet if I'll be able to ride, but I'd love to come and say hi to the crew at the start of the day, and find out the news for dinner and drinks on Sat night.

Kathy, I FB'ed you. The second bed is yours. Looking forward to catching up!

[Shred Gruumer]

Contact Number for WTF Four Four Oh - four five two - seven 0 0 eight

We are in Evergreen 2 on the mountain you can call the main office and get the number there.. I don't have it yet..

I think we ride fist chair at 8:30 on Chair 2 Eds Run.. you can find us in Hellroaring Saloon each day for lunch around 11:30am...

Be safe..

RSS

[west carven]

howdy all
had to work, but got cut loose around noon, got on snow about 1pm.
it was a bluebird day and a little chilly with no new snow. i was thinking
with the sun beating down on the snow that it would be a little soft,
but the cold temps kept it cool and icy. the backside was o.k., but not
as good as yesterday. the frontside is still polished ice. forcast is snow
on friday, we really need some new snow. rode my fp171 from 1 till 3...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

IT Looks like we Need to give the snow gods the respect they are due. Every drink is to honor them . At every meal bless everyone you love and mother nature.
If all that does not work the Clevelanders can carve some ICE. Shred Do you have A board for the ice?
It will be what it is. Lets just have fun!

[kinpa]

If all that does not work the Clevelanders can carve some ICE. Shred Do you have A board for the ice?
It will be what it is. Lets just have fun!

Hey Cuban..... I don't know what you're talking about! Everyone knows there is no such thing as ICE here in Montana!!!!! :lol:

(Although I am from PA so I know about it myself)

I see I'm at post 499 now.... what happens when I get to 500? That instantly makes me a better rider, right?

[fin]

Yo to all going to the WTF 2011:

We have sent a Bomber Boiler Plate demo to Mr. Gruumer for the event. It is for all you guys and gals to try out up there in Montana land. I have also included a WunderBar to help install the BBP with ease.

Have fun and hope to see some of you make it down south to the SES!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

That is great news. Thanks Fin

[Pusbag]

Yo to all going to the WTF 2011:

We have sent a Bomber Boiler Plate demo to Mr. Gruumer for the event. It is for all you guys and gals to try out up there in Montana land. I have also included a WunderBar to help install the BBP with ease.

Have fun and hope to see some of you make it down south to the

SES!

Hey Fin,
My name is Russ Britt and I will be attending WTF. I am also hosting an Alpine snowboard event @ Schweitzer Mtn. in Sandpoint, Id. We currently working with Donneck for some demos for this event, would love to see more.Prior is going to try to make next years event. Trying to turn this into a yearly event hoping to get 50+ riders and we are looking like we might make it. This event comes with discount lodging and lift tickets so check out thread. If interested let me know. Shred and crew are going to make an appearance. Hope to get some of the Montana Alpiners to come over. Let me know if anybody need a place to stay.

[b0ardski]

Hey Fin, Maybe we can talk you into sending the demo plate with Shred to NICE also.
I'd love to demo a pair of Sidewinders too if you could send a demo set to our event.

[Shred Gruumer]

Thanks for ruining the surprise!! ding dong!!:eek:

So much for surprises... I was going to pull a rabbit out of my hat when I arrived!!

Im not responsible for idiots though.. if they break it they bought it..other than warrenty...not that there are any idiots coming to the WTF.. well maybe one or two.. but I'll watch them real close..we know who you are!...:smashfrea

You will need two forms of ID.. a credit card and your birth certificate and health card!!! and title to that beater you own...:biggthump.

Just kidding.. You know the drill... just grab me and we will set it up.. NO Hogs...!! I don't mean fat women I mean no hording!! :biggthump

[Shred Gruumer]

See...when we come the cold and snow shall arrive.. thanks for drinking! and thanks Canada...for your help with the fans...

[west carven]

howdy all
did not go up today cause had to work, but just to let you all know
that it started to dump around 11am and its non stop dumping, just
hope that this doesn't turn to rain tomorrow. this big push is comming
from the west northwest so it maybe mixing with cooler air from the
north so this maybe a good thing. this snow is much needed, it will
heal all the ice and be a good base for the groomers. anyways, powder
or good groomers are better than ice. THANK YOU FIN!!! for the plate
demo, hope i get some time on it. maybe i nick it up and have to buy it :eek:
see you all very soon...

[Allee]

Please don't tell me that I have to deal with yet another pow day at a Session? I'm getting sick of this!:ices_ange

This is not going to make for a fun drive after work tomorrow night ... snow from the Crowsnest Pass onwards ... ick. At least It's not cold.

[kinpa]

I guess I wasn't paying attention on post #500.... but wow, I feel so important now. hahahaha

Allee..... you are supposed to bring the cold air down with you!

Fin / Shred .... ok, so demoing stuff is ALWAYS good, I guess.... but dang it, what if I want one then???? sheesh.... then what....

[kinpa]

Safe travels to all today!

[Shred Gruumer]

Fisrts bluudy doble mary down!!? Kant whait for my 8 hoiur layover in denver.

Cheered. Amazing what u can check in with a $20 spot no overwieght luggage!! Imagine that.

Rihgt safe schred

[two_ravens]

I guess I wasn't paying attention on post #500.... but wow, I feel so important now. hahahaha


Kinpa - congrats on your new carving status! And just in time for the big WTF gathering too - cool!!! :biggthump:biggthump:biggthump

I know my world changed when I reached 500! ;)

[Shred Gruumer]

Wtf now the 8 hour layover in denver
save some snow. For tommorow.

[GeoffV]

Shred just have a few of these
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvN1VqgJ1nmCoJtoLwr-8UEiIic0Rs-UzHvcR9m3o4CFj6l7_kGw
and you'll forget you had an 8 hour layover

I hope you guys have some blue bird days.

[Shred Gruumer]

Wtf wtf im well on my way wooooooo hooooo tastes good!!
we will have lots of testing while we are there. I mean plates. Haha.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm in town snow all day. Dredman and Jonasmo are in Hell with Marv and Mark . Let the fun commence .

[west carven]

howdy cuban
welcome to wtf11. i should be up there about 8:30 tomorrow. if it snows
all night i'll be on my softies and just so you know a good powder day is
every man for himself. always looking for untracked pow and first come
is first woohoo so there is no waiting for anyone. anyways, hope i see you
up there in the morning and meet for lunch. see you laters...

[dredman]

Ahh, day 1 of WTF.... HUGE CROWDS! SUNNY SKIES.... WAY TOO SOFT OF GROOMERS... But good times.

The weather and temps are looking very favorable for tomorrow. The groomers are up and working right now. With the warmer temps during the day then cooling in the afternoon.... I am hoping for very nice firm groomers in the morning! (at least on the lower slopes)

Till tomorrow!

[west carven]

howdy all
what a great day!!! not the best carving day, but to see everyone again!
well after two days of some good dumping, the groomers were a bit soft
and a bluebird saturday made for a crazy busy day. things got bumped up
really fast. still it was a lot of fun riding with the crew and finding buster
and his wife during dinner. it was nice to see cuban, shred, token skier,
marv, allie and kinpa. hope to see and meet more of you that will be here
in the comming of a few days. skwallguy, dreadman and johnasmo hope to
meet up with you guys tomorrow, maybe you guys can slow down and
make a few runs with us. rode my 160 speed from 9 till 1...

[johnasmo]

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[dredman]

Ahh... Actually a very fine carving day. Got a bit lumped up in the afternoon but was still riding good till last chair!! There was quite a large pack of riders spread all over the mountain. The only casuality that I know of was Dr.D breaking his binding rather severely.

Tomorrow should be even better carving conditions if we do not get any snow tonight and the crowds should be non-existent!

We last saw Shred in the Bierstube watching the football game...

Tomorrow morning Chair 2 9:00...AM that is.

Allee, hope you had a safe and uneventful ride home.

[west carven]

howdy all
got a late start this morning after last nights drink fest, only to find
everyone riding on their own. saw riders here and there ripping at their
own speed. the snow was kinda wet and heavy, but still carvable and
got a little bumppy, but not as bad as yesterday. the sun was going in
and out and even a lite dusting of snow and even some blue sky.
seems like everyone was having a great time. if it doesn't snow tonight
tomorrow should have some good groomers. rode my 160 speed from
10 till 2:30...

[Allee]

Home in one piece, had a fantastic weekend! Even if the snow was not in any way, shape or form "carving conditions" and I got my ass handed to me by Mr Redman's 180 MRC all morning Sunday ... the toe and I admitted defeat at lunchtime and limped back to Calgary ... contrary to what the somewhat optimistic earlier posts would have you believe, it was a challenging weekend on the hill. Very soft, big crowds on Sat chewed everything up, warm temperatures made snow wet and lumpy. Hard yards ...

It was great to meet people I've ony ever spoken to online, and catch up with old friends again. Hope to see you all in March for closing (and that includes you, Kinpa!) Good job on the weather, Shred, couldn't have been nicer. I was thrilled to see what the hill looks like from the top ... it was the first time in 4 visits I could actually see from the top of Chair 2!

Hope you guys have a great week, it should be stellar once the groomers get a couple more passes over it. Have fun, stay safe, see you all next time.

[johnasmo]

Only picture I took Sunday...

[Steve Prokopiw]

coming up to ride on Thursday and probably Friday.I'm praying for good visibility...

[Allee]

Hey! Kinpa! John's pic is proof that you were, in fact, there!

[kinpa]

Hey! Kinpa! John's pic is proof that you were, in fact, there!

Ahhh..... yes..... and more proof to come..... this morning I met my encounter with a Monster! Pics (and maybe a video!) to follow..... it's on Shred's cam...

[Allee]

Youse fellas are famous ... from today's trail report :

"There is a group of Carving Snowboarders from around the country here to enjoy the resort this week so enjoy watching them rip. I too spent the morning carving groomers. Inspiration and Toni Matt skied awesome from the summit and I really enjoyed laying down Tele- Trenches on Ed's. Off groomed conditions are soft and filled in. Come test your skills around the mountain today and enjoy what has been a great season so far."

I hope you put some trenches in Ed's first thing for him to bounce around in...

[Dr D]

I will post pics as soon as I get them resized. The plate on my forward binding failed at the left rear set screw hole. It broke all the way thru. The bolt holding the heel bail to the plate also failed. I did not feel it break but noticed it when I got to the lift line. It felt spongy and loose. I was one bolt away from being attached to the board by the toe strap only:eek: No injuries No worries other than being able to get a replacement this season. Anyone know how well catek is doing as far as shipping and communication these days?

[west carven]

howdy all
i am so glad that the snow was in perfect carving condition today.
what a great day for wtf11, day three. everyone could show their
carving skills. we woke to a beautiful sunrise with pink clouds then
some blue skies then after lunch some lite snow. should snow a little
tonight and maybe a little tomorrow. rode my yellow 178 speed from
9 till 3...

[Shred Gruumer]

The snow and conditions have been epic.. even the late afternoon snow just made it nice and soft and just cushy.. Most of the gang is now here.. and there has been no shortage of ridding... seems we really got the good week!!:1luvu:

Kinpa.. actually was ridding the monster between her legs..and was very good with it.. its amazing.. Its sooo dreamy...:eek:

Right Said Shred

[Paulk]

Finnaly got a connection for Wifi in our Condo..
Right Said Shred

Hey Shred....Not enough updates here. Isn't there WIFI in the bar too?

Hope you guys have a great week. Its gonna snow another foot or so in the northeast over the next few days..

[Michelle]

Wow, Dr D can you resize your pics before posting them? I couldn't even make out what they were supposed to be. not trying to be critical, but it's hard to even understand them being so large. :)

[Dr D]

thats what tinypic did to them. not sure what went wrong:lurk:

[west carven]

howdy all
the big fog is back!!! not the best carving day, but not that bad. luckily
it snowed and not rained cause it was pretty warm. lite snow all day, fog
moving around the whole mountain. snow felt wet and heavy and sticky
by noontime. sorry i missed lunch, remembered i had a few things to do.
forcast is more snow and warm temps and lets hope its not the r word.
rode my 160 speed from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy dr d
could you please edit your post and remove the large pics.
i'm on a slow connection and it takes forever to load.
thanks! appreciate it.

howdy kinpa
sorry i missed you today.

[kinpa]

wow guys.... the WTF thread got moved?????:confused:

I'm home all safe and sound.... headed to bed.... the 3:40 AM alarm for work tomorrow is going to come awfully eary :sleep:

West, I'll send you an email tomorrow when I have time.

Thanks to everyone involved! Had a great time and I learned a few things (that will have to wait for another post too)

[Shred Gruumer]

anything is better than rain... so its snow... but not too much goomers are still great.. little socked in today but soft as butter..

Rode the Bomber plate on my Oxess with a waist of 23cm... and it was interesting ,, not for everyone and not for every board.. some things are the same as what has been posted , but I spent all day on it , changing things up to see what does what.. It is not for intermediate rider at all !!!!!! Only because its stiff.. so there is no room for error. especially on cat tracks and slow speeds.. and if your board is wide forget about it.... you got to be really quick on your feet.. The stiffness of the plate really is not forgiving.. agian I put it on a wider board which I think is not a good thing.. but the good point is I know why it works for racing.. the faster you go the better the plate becomes... for just goofing around and all around riding... the plate needs to be more softer between the feet... way softer.. I almost got killed... but when I got to open it up.. its heaven.. My thought is .. you almost need a soft version.. for the all mountain carver.. once you get in a turn theres no coming out unless you know how to really recover.. there is benifits to it but not for intermediate riders.. softer flex may change that.. I have another plate that is much softer and it is very nice to ride.. so maybe just like boards you will have a soft, medium and stiff for what you want... once you are locked in a turn. you are in... Its very good at speed.. it turns a 163 into a super G board.. and its super edge hold.. will know more as conditions change.. If you think you can ride it in moguls and thing that it softens the bumps... then from what I found ... well you got some good hippie lettuce...

If your board is wider than the plate... new issues arise. and it aint good..you need to be on your game cause the plate makes you very very exact.. now I know why its good for going fast and racing but for just tooling around.. the plate has to be flexible.. and maybe some lateral flexibility..

so hard to explain everything of what It felt and what it did.. but its not for wider boards from what I found, I can tell you that.. or at least the version I rode..

The SPG I ride is very soft between the feet and is fun to ride.. so I think its a flexible stiffness thing..

If you race then you want stiffer.. if not you want some flexible between the feet.. I'll report more,,,

The Bomber plate without question is the best hardware best constructed plate I have seen.. its a work of art..as you would expect.. but dont think you become a super hero... again the stiffness was a huge factor at low carving speeds..

Im not saying its bad , because when I started hauling ass.. it was awesome.. but when I wasn't it was a problem. better have good balance skills and quick feet..

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[johnasmo]

Bumped to the Ride Board... that's a kick in the pants. Exiled to the Montucky fringe lest we distract the rest of the community from heated discussion of best resort spas or orthotics.

Oh well. Here's Shred's video's from Tuesday:
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[Cuban Carving Gooding]

A hard plate rider made the Whitefish mountain resort websight. Marv is the shot of the day.

[Allee]

Bumped to the Ride Board... that's a kick in the pants. Exiled to the Montucky fringe lest we distract the rest of the community from heated discussion of best resort spas or orthotics.


:lol: It's no secret that the Whitefish crew is way too hardcore for the rest of us. Hell, my Calgary crew quakes in their hardboots at the thought of coming down there.

And Miss K!!! "I don't ride long boards or go fast" ??? That looked pretty freaking awesome to me! "high fives"

(Glad to see someone taught a long board a lesson ... I got pwned by mine, lol!)

[two_ravens]

Annnd bumped back to the carving community!!! My head is spinning. Clearly the Whitefish crew has more fun on boards than anyone else can stand!!!:biggthump:biggthump:biggthump (sorry I am missing out!)

[kinpa]

A hard plate rider made the Whitefish mountain resort websight. Marv is the shot of the day.

AWESOME MARV!!!!!! Looking good! John, thanks for getting up that video too! How come it always feels like you are going much faster than it looks in the video????? (Shhhhh, don't tell anyone.... but the MONSTER WAS FUN!!!!)

[carvedog]

Bumped to the Ride Board... that's a kick in the pants. Exiled to the Montucky fringe lest we distract the rest of the community from heated discussion of best resort spas or orthotics.



That was the funneh. Nice turns Kathy. That is big board for you. I saw a few quick turns in there too. Looked like great snow.

Ed's Run?

[lowrider]

Is Shred sharing the beer and plates or beer only??

[kinpa]

That was the funneh. Nice turns Kathy. That is big board for you. I saw a few quick turns in there too. Looked like great snow.

Ed's Run?

Actually, I did take it on Ed's after a few easy ones on Chair 6 (that's the one from the village area to the base lodge, real mellow when there are no beginners on it first thing in the morning! After that too many moving targets!) Ed's was a little scarry at first, but the board turned nice.... once I was assured I could skid it out if I needed to, I wasn't afraid of it anymore! Doesn't mean I could link up every turn, but I can't do that on my own gear either! The video was actually on Chair 3 which was a green run and one of my favorites. Yeah, there is a little pitch near the top, but then it flattens out enough that I don't have to worry about speed so much. Yeah, I still equate speed with a big board, but it turns so nice that I didn't need to worry. Maybe some day if I win the lottery I'll hire Shred to design me a board.... :eek: And maybe if I'm really nice, I'll get to try the mini naked monster which I hear is the the works! :biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
another great day in paradise!, i think, couldn't see the topside of the big.
so we stayed on chair 2 doing ed's run all day. we were waiting for the
fog to lift but it never did. the snow is still wet and heavy and i think the
warm nights doesn't ice it up. tomorrow should be the same. well, i got
to ride the coiler angrry glass and it was a hoot, but i like my burton 160
speed better because its stiffer and feels more balanced. also rode my
donek 171fcII which i have not ridden it in a few years and was thinking
of selling it but i think i'll keep it and ride it more often. anyways,
rode my donek 171fcII and coiler angrry glass from 9 till 2:30...

[west carven]

howdy kinpa
the 157 is with kram, it is on its way to you, guess you'll make it to
n.i.c.e.11. enjoy!!! the deal is you can't sell it but you can give it away.
have fun!!!

[kinpa]

howdy kinpa
the 157 is with kram, it is on its way to you, guess you'll make it to
n.i.c.e.11. enjoy!!! the deal is you can't sell it but you can give it away.
have fun!!!

AWESOME!!!! Did you hear about the bindings I got from John for it???? I'm so excited!!! Yes, only I would be happy with a new "antique" set up..... you don't have to worry.... I tend to hang on to gear.... I'll probably never sell it.... or give it away for that matter! Can't wait until N.I.C.E. !!!!!! UH Oh..... Allee, this may be my new "big" board!!!! :eek:

[johnasmo]

Woo-hoo! Take a look at this!
Hey man, that suit is you!
Whoo-whee! You'll get some leg tonight for sure!

[Dr D]

There were scattered reports of unconfirmed sunshine in the valley today! now we know the truth.........

[bigdyno]

Alas I had to leave, but thanks to everyone for the great chair stories and the tips and pointers. I had a great time even if the snow and weather were being pouty. I just might have to head back to Methtana again before the end of the season. I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the week and (mostly) says out of trouble.

[dredman]

Excellent groomers, Good visibility from mid to bottom, so Chair 2 was riding very nicely till noon... Then Toni Matt was riding very nicely from about 1/4 of the way down to the bottom. Hardly anyone braved the fog on Chair 1 so even in the afternoon Toni Matt was riding very nicely.

At the "Frabert" (= screw-up of the week) in the Bierstube tonight, the ski patrol told a story from the week that involved a ski patroller with mittens that have safety strings on them... who stopped to take a wiz.... the fellow finished up his business and could not find his yellow pee hole in the snow... he continued to look around and his clothes were not wet....shrugged it off...then put on his mittens... Yep, filled it right up.

The skies look clear tonight and the groomers are once again buffing out the snow for another day of fun.

Tomorrow, visibility and conditions permitting will be a tribute the the Honorable Shred Groomer. Johnasmo will be riding the Violator 188 and I will be on the Das Amputator 201. The Das Amputator was built in 2001 by Donek and designed by Shred, while the Violator was built by Coiler in 2005 and also designed by Shred.

Not sighted today was Big Canuk and crew?? You need bail?

Cheers, dredman

[big canuck]

Needed a day off. Famous Dave's in Kalispell was calling. If I lived here big canuck would be MASSIVEST CANUCK. Dude's what's with the portions here?!:eek:

Anyway I'm, humbly, (is that even a word?) going to be there tomorrow with my chin up. Had some great run's, but its been a bit of a challenging week of riding. Its been a great party though. none of us have:barf: yet, Brenny was soooo close last night.... The golf course restaurant might not want us back for dinner next year. The waitress was the one that brought up "the beaver" though. Not totally our fault...

Went to The Sportsman sports store today, did you know you can buy a real Tommy gun machine gun there???!!!!:AR15firin Giddyup.

See you tomorrow.

Thx

kc aka bc:biggthump

[johnasmo]

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[Cuban Carving Gooding]

The groom is the S&@) today

[Shred Gruumer]

Got Stopped by the lift ticket police!!:mad: !!!

Cuban neglected to tell me that Im supposed to change my pants....pass....:freak3:

I did get six perfect good runs ... its epic blue bird sweetest groom.. Im sure Dredman and Johnasmo... will have the pics..

Back out... later said shred

:biggthump

[kinpa]

The groom is the S&@) today

NICE! but how is the f*g ?????? I for one, like to see where I'm going even if there is not another soul in sight!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

The SUN is out. Some inversion and best of all it was colder last nite so the groom firmed up.

[kinpa]

The SUN is out.

Are you sure that's not Johnasmo in the yellow suit????

[Shred Gruumer]

But remember... Nothing ever good happens after 9:00am at the WTF...:eek:


Uhhhh Ohhhhh!!! ?

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[big canuck]

vis was over the top, you could see forever. sweet day indeed. nice to finish it off with a day like today.:biggthump

[lowrider]

Come on tell us more! 7000 views and so little info.

[Shred Gruumer]

Really!!!

All im sayin Shred.

[lowrider]

8007 now.

[Shred Gruumer]

I think our accedent is at 750.00 canadin. N

[kinpa]

Really!!!

All im sayin Shred.

Wow Shred.... you sure know how to create some drama.... or should I say "suspense"???? Why does it really seem you are up to something, but I should know better.

[big canuck]

Tried to drink the town dry all week but no luck..... take this commentary for what its worth....

Dredman, Johnasmo, Rick (if you can keep up with those guys, very nice work), and Cuban nearly cut the left hand side of the mtn clean off. Careful next time you ride that side. It might fall into the ocean.

Cuban might have found a board to replace the Madd. His new Coiler is sweet. fo sho.

Steve can still ride the sh*t out of a 210cm Diablo.

Mark from Idaho is most improved rider imo (you're riding wicked bud) but needs money for the stick he, inadvertantly bought.:eek: (not his fault)

Shred's new Oxxess is SWEET! Didn't see nearly enough of him. Next year SG.
Shirts are sweet, thanks!!!!

Always good to see Russ from Idaho (Whats your gal's name again???!!!) You were riding the Prior super well. We missed Boardski.

Rode with a guy that made the trip from Hawaii on a Donek, super nice guy, geat rider. I would guess he travelled the furthest.

There was probably 20 alpine riders at the high point, maybe more????, they were spread all over the mountain

Conditions were challenging (for me) with the big amounts of snow and low visibility on some days. Today was over the top and made up for all of them. Whitefish is a great mountain, and a great town. I highly reccomend it.

I'm missing people for sure, I'm sorry. I'll try and add more info as I recall it

Thanks for putting this on guys.

Look forward to next year.

Kurt:biggthump

[west carven]

howdy all
stellar!!! is all i can say, what a great day of perfect groom and bluebird
skies. snow was perfect in the morning and slowly got wet and heavy
later in the day. it was great carving till noon than it started to warm up.
everyone was riding hard and carving up the big. there was a little mishap
with the coiler angrry glass and the nose got beaten up by a skier, good
thing the rider was not hurt too bad. rode my donek 171fcII from 9 till 3...

[Shred Gruumer]

BUT ill wonder after a go do all blue bird day. Let's see it can break more money. I mean make more money in these casinos.

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[lowrider]

Talk of a little broken glass and the thread count goes up 40 how about some details!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Have a safe trip home Big Canuck. The Great Northern was a lot of fun last night.

We did have the best day yesterday and it looks like we will have sun today. The groom has been perfect the last couple days and I expect the same today. Ptarmigan bowl was groomed for the first time this week so it was not up to par. I expect it will perfect today.

Today is my last day ridding at the WTF and it looks like it will be a dandy.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

And the caper a concert at the Bierstube tonight. BC/DC from all reports a great show.

[Shred Gruumer]

Dredman, WesCarven, Me...

[two_ravens]

Dredman, WesCarven, Me...

Fun updates! Dredman, love the secret 'black chicken' hand jive! :biggthump

[Dr D]

still waiting on angry pics:eplus2: come on show us the damage already!! I think I have heard every possible variation of the story.:lurk:

[Shred Gruumer]

some pics.. well not with this schit connection...dang... last night...out.. pick up for my flight...4:45am uggg....:barf:

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

It's all over for another year. We had it all snow,fog, sun and groom. It was good to see everyone. Good times all around. Thanks everyone. We do have one more nite Bc/DC. Ill try to post picks when I get home.

[Shred Gruumer]

Time to set your calendars to WTF 2012!!! last full week in January as always..

Thanks for all that came and congkerd the Kord !! Kinpa for having the brass to ride the Monster..:ices_ange.. Still sound funny every time I say that..I don't care who ya are..:lol:
Russ and Company
Big Cannuck and the Gang!!..
Allee!! gross toe and all !! ha..
New Dave
Old Dave
Johnasmo
Wes
Garret and crew... flew from Hawaii !!
Steve Pro
Cuban
Carvin Marvin
Two Plank Mark
Kinpa
Locals...
and many more!!

What a blast and we have it all !! never had a bad day riding!! never is !

and the Hellroaring crew for putting up with us for a whole week...

Cheers

Right Said Shred:lurk:

[west carven]

howdy all
whew!!! a solid week of wtf11, going back to work is a good rest. wow!!!
another stellar day, same conditions as yesterday, great carving in the
morning than a little wet-n-heavy after lunch. the sun was out for a little
while than high overcast with the sun filtering thru than cloudy. it was
great that the snow held up cause temps are pretty warm. the snow
we had last week really helped maked this weeks groomers carvable.
it was great to see everybody again and i'm glad i got to ride with
everyone. this is the best unorganized carving event in the country,
just show up and ride. hope to see you all again next year...
rode my donek 171fc2 from 9 till 1:30...

[Steve Prokopiw]

Yesterday he predicted I would go home early if the light got flat.But it wasn't so much that as my quads were feeling like I was just borrowing them from a cadaver after riding yesterday afternoon and this morning with the Montuckeyho boys.You guys rip.I like to think I'm always pushing to get better,but riding with Dredman and Johnasmo will surely result in a bump in fitness I needed just in time for SES.It brings up a point that is made frequently on Bomber; ride with great riders if you want to be a great rider.Oh and thanks to Dred for setting up the boilerplate on my board in the dark parking lot.Wow,what a work of art that plate is! And this one was a blem.Who could tell? Mighty high standards at the bomber factory.

Totally agree with big canuck that Mark(kram) is the most improved rider since last WTF.It will be interesting to see how Rick(brand new carver kicking ass on a 155 Hot Logical asym and ski boots!Not that there's anything wrong with that...) is doing next time.Wish I could have been there to see Kinpa, another contender, ride the monster.

Shred and Cuban,always a pleasure.Big canuck,Maureen will be there with me next year so remember to bring lots of aero chocolate bars.

Looking forward to seeing some of you at SES and NICE next.Otherwise,until next year!

[johnasmo]

BC/DC at the 'Stube. Let there be rock...

[kinpa]

Kinpa for having the brass to ride the Monster..:ices_ange.. Still sound funny every time I say that..I don't care who ya are..:lol:


Thanks Shred.... actually it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Once again I can say a well designed board rides well. One day, maybe I'll have you design one for me. When you first said about getting on it, I kinda took it as a dare.... I figured one day I'd have to prove myself. Maybe the next dare should be that I actually start laying some over! hahaha..... but seriously, thanks a ton for letting me try it out.

[GeoffV]

Seriously no carving shots???
I'm beginning to wonder is this actually a carve fest or a drink fest:eplus2:
I've seen more pics of empty glasses than carving?

We want to see some action shots:angryfire

I bet you guys had more glasses of beer than carved runs on the mountain;)

[Allee]

Seriously no carving shots???
I'm beginning to wonder is this actually a carve fest or a drink fest:eplus2:

Hell, the only reason I go there is for the drinkin'. Some mighty fine drinkin' in that part of the state.:) There's a reason every second person you meet in Whitefish is from Calgary!

See you in March, team!

[Shred Gruumer]

WTF..ED... Everyone was to busy riding. Seriously no one wanted to play camera man. Seems though they had one at a bar every time. Im not in them I played good this week from what I can remember. :D

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[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I can fill in the blanks for you Shred.

[west carven]

howdy all
you wtf ers were lucky to have such good weather. today thick fog down
to chair 3 and dumping snow in the mid morning. had to be very careful
with saturday crowds and low visibility. forcast is more snow tonight and
tomorrow and temps are to drop to single digits in the next few days. so
maybe good groomers by mid week. anyways, it was good to just putt
around and relax. rode my 160speed from 9 till 1...

hope you all had a good time and made it home safely...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

It looked thick in the morning. Glad to see you went up West.
I'm not at home but safe at my next destination. Marv is safe in Oakland. Mark (2 planks) Is still in the air.

[buster]

Seriously no carving shots???
I'm beginning to wonder is this actually a carve fest or a drink fest:eplus2:
I've seen more pics of empty glasses than carving?

We want to see some action shots:angryfire

I bet you guys had more glasses of beer than carved runs on the mountain;)

got some

[GeoffV]

Finally, thanks for posting

[Shred Gruumer]

Seriously no carving shots???
I'm beginning to wonder is this actually a carve fest or a drink fest:eplus2:
I've seen more pics of empty glasses than carving?

We want to see some action shots:angryfire

I bet you guys had more glasses of beer than carved runs on the mountain;)

Why yes! Hard to keep up with the Canadians they win the gold for the beer event!! Shots I might give em a run for the money. $$cash accepted for pickled liver foundation!!

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[buster]

couple more

[west carven]

howdy (howzit) buster
can you send me any pics you took of me good or bad at full resolution.
skibigmtnpow(at)yahoo(dot)com
thanks (mahalo),
west carven

[carvedog]

got some

You must stop posting up these photoshopped pics to try to prove how great the carving was....really.

We know you guys spent all your time in the bar talking about carving and how good you are.

If you are going to photochop something, at least make it believable. There is sunshine in these pics......What up with that?

:eplus2:

[Shred Gruumer]

Got some carving pics..:D

[b0ardski]

Must be fake, there's no snow spray coming off that edge:)