Wtf 2012

[west carven]

howdy all
hope your summer is going well...
hey it's august already and are you booked for the last week of january?
it's never to early to think about snow...
see you soon...

[Allee]

I'm in again for sure. None of the Calgary crew are going to Aspen next year, so I'm hoping to talk some of them into a long weekend at Whitefish instead.:)

[kinpa]

well, I'm not really a local, but a Montanan none the less... so OF COURSE I'll be there at some point! logistics all work out later

(has anyone found that tree that grows money yet??? come on guys.... share)

but I do :1luvu: my "new" gear! That will last me a few years, I'm sure!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I agree West. Its never to early to think or plan for snow. I'm in I booked my flight last week and starting to look at lodging. The full week January 20-28. I would stay longer if I had a money tree

[kinpa]

I think Cuban would take the WHOLE winter off if he found that money tree, but I think we'd have to attack him and make him share!

[kinpa]

Any snow in those mountains yet?

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Im all in . Booked the lodging a couple days ago. We just need snow.

[kinpa]

I don't know what's going on in Whitefish, but down here we've got a high in the mid 80s predicted through the weekend!

[johnasmo]

Tower fixed. They even ran it a few hours today for scenic lift rides.
Now we just wait....

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hello Whitefish. I hope everyone is well and trust you are doing your best snow dance.
Do we know how many men and women will make it to the WTF this year. Shred and myself. - 2
Allee and Kinpa. - 2
The local crew. - 6

[west carven]

howdy all
light snow here in town, the big has only a thin layer so far, more is in
the forecast tonight. we had a short summer, the fishing was great.
i went to oregon and washington and did some steelhead fishing for the
first time and caught a few. goodtimes!!! hope your summer went well...
21 more days till opening, the snow gods need to wake up...

[johnasmo]

Winter is coming... it's just not here yet. :(
Video from yesterday. Still less than a foot at the summit. WTF, ride on!
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[Gcarve]

Nice vid ^^^ Cool grass & snow run :biggthump

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

My hart gets pumping just looking at all my favorite runs. Thanks John

[kinpa]

go Whitefish goomers!

http://www.skinet.com/ski/galleries/top-ten-resorts-grooming?pnid=55573832#gallery-content

[Allee]

Call Snopes. The sun is out and the sky is blue. That's not Whitefish at all.:)

[johnasmo]

Yeah, too much sun for Whitefish. Even when I think it's finally going to storm and I head up, the sun comes out. Happened Tuesday:
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Picked up a couple inches at the house last night; I'll check out out. Starting to feel like Colorado or Utah -- snow at night, clear days -- but accumulating in inches instead of feet; this is going to take forever...

[johnasmo]

One inch at a time.
Getting deeper.
One inch at a time.

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Guess that's enough video blogging for one week. I've jacked this thread and made it John's video blog lately.

[west carven]

howdy johnasmo
hey, keep the vids coming, we all live vicariously thru you...
great up-dates as we can see what is happening on the big...

[Gcarve]

keep the vids coming, we all live vicariously thru you...

Yes we do :biggthump

[kinpa]

John, we LOVE :1luvu: your videos..... keep em coming!

[Neil Gendzwill]

Sorry I can't make WTF but I will be there Feb 20-24. Love to make some turns with any hardbooting locals.

[johnasmo]

Neil, post here when you come to town. Someone will be hardbooting nearly every day, we can hook up on the slopes and then have a drink at the Hellroaring or the 'Stube.

If you're still here evening of the 25th, there will be roller derby in Kalispell. Just another aspect of the Montucky life. E.g. pics from last Saturday:

Hike and ride (job #1).
Beer Pong (while not really watching Griz football).
Roller Derby.
Dance 'til wee hours (with the young and beautiful set at Crush)

[johnasmo]

Was gonna settle for stills, but clearly I have too much time on my hands.
I gotta stop carrying a camera around; darn these pocket cameras.
If it would just SNOW, I'd be too busy for this!
Seems like I do 80% of my videos in the shoulder seasons.
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[Allee]

If there's roller derby in town, then you need Riceball on the job! I hear he's awesome at the derby, although I haven't seen a match yet.

[BigDogDave]

Good work John,,,glad you are keeping track of the important stuff!! Snow is minimal in southern Montucky too,,,,Targhee opened today with just the shoshone lift on the beginners area running. Although they have received over 80 inches to date this season,,,high winds have stripped it all down,,,snow dance with naked nymphs,,suppose to be the most effective!!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Whitefish web video. John did you get that one piece dry? Check out the the pond skimming.
http://www.youtube.com/skiwhitefish (http://www.youtube.com/skiwhitefish)

[johnasmo]

Ha ha, that is me is me going for a swim in the yellow sharpie suit (aka toxic Elvis suit). Felt like I made it farther that time, but I guess not. All dried out now and ready to blind people for another season.

Less than a week 'til opening and there's only a couple of feet at the summit. Looks like a back-side only opener this year.

Went to Fernie yesterday; they've had around 100 inches so far, enough for 30+ settled in most of Lizard bowl. Had fun; might have to go there again next weekend if the sky doesn't open up soon.

(Lizard bowl from Bear lift)

[Gcarve]

Whitefish web video. John did you get that one piece dry? Check out the the pond skimming.
http://www.youtube.com/skiwhitefish (http://www.youtube.com/skiwhitefish)

Cool Whitefish vid! Makes me want to hop on a plane and come join you guys! And of course, someone had to say it...................... very stylish yellow "Toxic Elvis" suit John!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Come on up Gcarve. Lots of room.

[Gcarve]

Come on up Gcarve. Lots of room.

:biggthump I've been drooling over the awesome Whitefish runs since joining BOL!! I'm going to make it out to your beautiful state soon!!

[two_ravens]

Whitefish web video. John did you get that one piece dry? Check out the the pond skimming.
http://www.youtube.com/skiwhitefish (http://www.youtube.com/skiwhitefish)

Ha ha!!! The best part of that run, John, is you actually kept the sponge dry! Now that takes talent!
:biggthump:biggthump:biggthump

[kinpa]

hey 2ravens! you going to try to join us for WTF? If you can make it to the Missoula area, I wouldn't mind driving the rest of the way!

[west carven]

howdy all
Reported on 12-01-2011 at 10:56 by Nick*
Opening day has been postponed.
Unfortunately we just do not have enough snow to open the mountain this weekend as planned. We are watching the weather very closely and fully intend to open the mountain as soon as it is possible, so stay tuned here.
Given our current conditions, we feel like we're one good snowstorm away from having a solid enough base depth at the bottom of chair 7 to open that area of the mountain. That is what we are focused on right now.
In the meantime, keep an eye on our web cams (http://skiwhitefish.com/webcams.php) and keep praying for snow.

fudge!!!
hey! drink a beer and do the snow dance, NOW!!!

[johnasmo]

Guess it's Fernie again tomorrow. Good thing I bought the "Ski More" card last weekend. Oh well, I'm not too broke up about it; more powder runs for us hikers. Snow's almost two feet deep up there, wussies.
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[Allee]

Hmmm, saw on the newsletter today they've delayed your opening. Boo hiss.

Good to hear Fernie's in decent shape already ... might be worth the drive down there over Xmas. Off to Sunshine this weekend to see how much I've forgotten in the off season. Hanging out until I see youse guys in Jan.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Looks like you can open to me. You have more snow than Ohio.

[johnasmo]

Went to Fernie Saturday. Not deep, but 100% of lifts were running, and most terrain was open. Might have to do it again next weekend.

The Big is still on hold waiting for weather, but Sunday was sunny. Tons of people were hiking it, but Big Face still had good untracked lines.

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[slopetool]

Have you guys set any dates yet for WTF? I want to try my best to make it up there for the event. Same month as last year? Have fun on opening day this weekend. Snowbowl has a thin base as well. I'm going to go make a few runs tomorrow. Hope to see you in a few months up at your stomping grounds.

Ed

[kinpa]

Ed, here is Shred's other thread...

http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=35557

January 20-27

I'll be going up at least a portion of that. I've been riding with those guys for years. Always have a good time.

Have you ever made it to Lookout? I've got 3 days on snow already, the entire mountain is open and not bad coverage. Do you get days during the week at all? Booomer's Fridays for discounted tickets for age 40 and over! This year, I qualify.... hahahahahahaa (but I have a pass since I teach there!) 101 miles from the Reserve Street exit (Lookout is exit 0 on the interstate!) and well worth the drive!!!!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

WTF 2012 Jan 20-28. Carving 21-27

[Pusbag]

So am very much looking forward to wtf and seeing everybody again. Sorry to hear that you're not open yet. At schweitzer we have the whole mtn open but not a lot of snow yet. Thankfully the groomers have been great firm but with a little give to it. We will be hosting our carve event feb. 20-26. We will be doing early loads on some days, clinics for beginners and advanced carvers, banquet dinners and after hour parties too. We have a thread called nice in the rideboard for idaho if you'd like to follow us or for more info. Meanwhile I hope ullr lays down some snow for you all. Peace

[west carven]

howdy all
nice and quiet opening day cause i got a late start after last night
christmas stroll, you know free wine and stuff. very limited runs open,
three runs on the backside, chair 3 and chair6 and very thin coverage
all around. runs were manmade snow groomed down, the cool temps
kept it dry and was pretty good for carving. people were coming and
going all day so it wasnt too crowded. not the best opening day, but
not bad for how little snow we have. rode strong for first day.
rode my fp157 from 12pm till 3pm...

[west carven]

howdy all
well at least it was a bluebird day, but still chilly. last night snowed
alittle here in town and on the top of the big there was four inches
of new snow. chair 6 has the best carving snow so i stayed there most
of the day, it was icy firm groomed nice and flat with no bumps,
i know chair 6, but hey thats all we got. the mountain needs 4 to 5
feet of snow and forcast is more dry and no new snow.
rode my fp157 from 10 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
clouds just on the top part of the big and light snow all morning. there
was an inch of new over groom. the cold temps keeps the snow dry and
just right, it was really good today for how little snow we have, it was
really grippy today. still downloading on chair 1, great views of the valley.
pushed it pretty hard today and had a fun time.
rode my fp157 from 10 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
got cut loose from work about 10:30 so up to the big. cloud level about
halfway up and snowing. wenesday night dumped a few inches and
thursday was a powder day, me working. today little warmer and humid,
snow wet and heavy, pushed around and bumppy. light rime sticking to
goggles, not the best day, but still fun. just riding and putting in the
time and getting in condition for the good days to come. russ street to
the botton or download, i did russ street and made it to ed and mullys
below eds run without stopping. anyways,
rode my fp157 from 11 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
beautiful sunny day, a little cloud just above the big, warmer temps and
weekend brings out everybody. still just the backside, chair 3 and chair 6,
very busy and limited runs equals bumpy. last run at noon, got to village
and and was burning up, felt like a spring day and the snow was melting.
forcast is a little snow tomorrow then gets cold by friday.
rode my fp157 from 9 till 12...

[west carven]

howdy all
foggy on the very top, nice firm groomers after warmer/humid last few
days. still same old crappy runs, nothing new for snow. hope you all are
still thinking about showing up end of january. things could change,
but it will take a huge dump to get things where it should be. snow was
really good for carving. bottom of momentum/russ street huge moguls.
rode my rsfp167 from 9 till 1...

[kram]

I will be at WTF for at least 2 days no matter what. Schweitzer has 2900 acres open, the groom has been great. It’s only 4hrs away. We would love to show you around.

[west carven]

howdy all
high overcast just covering the top of the big. little colder temps kept
the snow just right. with no new snow the groom is getting buffed out
smooth and today the backside was a carvers dream, prefect snow
conditions. chair 2 eds run may open tomorrow, mostly manmade snow.
forcast tomorrow is a few inches.
rode my fp157 from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
merry christmas!!! nice quiet early morning and warm beautiful day!!!
high overcast then some sun in the noontime, felt like a nice spring day.
my first day back after four days of work and a little more runs are
open. eds run was nice but still bumppy and more so after everyone
cuts it up. got really hot by 1pm with the sun out. forecast this week
is more snow, i'll belive it when i see it. did a few runs on the front
and rode chair 5 a few times, havent rode that in a few years.
rode my fp171 from 9 till 1...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hi West Merry Christmas. Im not sure if anyone thought to see if the snow machine is plugged in.

[west carven]

howdy all
another fine day, high overcast in the morning then sun shinning for a
little while. temps were cooler and snow was good up high. eds run was
icy in the morning so did some backside runs then some on chair 5 and
by the end of my day at 1pm eds run was too busy to make safe turns.
holiday crowds and limited runs equals crazy!!!
rode my 160speed from 9 till 1...


howdy cuban
hope your christmas was merry! looks like santa was good to you.
my board got beat up today, lots of rocks and twigs everywhere.
keeping the metal home till things get better.
forcast for the next few days looks good.

[west carven]

howdy all
well, two inches of pow got everyone excited and with school out all
the kids were on the hill. light snow all day, very humid, got bumped up
fast with new snow and high traffic. foggy on the very top about 3 chairs
visability. not much to write home about, just working on my vertical.
so much people its holiday maddness. toni matt, big ravine still roped off.
big pacific front bringing rain/snow and forcast temps for tomorrow is
40 degrees here in town with rain and snow up high.
rode my fp157 from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
beautiful last day of 2011, high clouds, good visibilty, but crowded.
great carving snow. i worked the past three days and missed some
good powder. it all got groomed down and today was great. stayed
mostly on chair 2 cause chair 1 was full till the end of the gates.
did one run on toni matt, most runs open now. pushed it pretty hard.
forcast is clear days and nights, sunday night low of 11 degrees,
monday should be epic...
rode my 160speed from 9 till 1...

happy new year!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Happy New Year Whitefish. Twenty days and countaing till WTF. Keep it cold and keep the snow coming.

[west carven]

howdy all
happy new year!!! beautiful bluebird day with perfect groomers. after last
weeks dumps and warm temps and high traffic, groomers got icy firm and
buffed out smooth. things got a little soft in the afternoon with the sun
shining all morning and tomorrow might be a little icier. forcast is more
clouds and a little snow wenesday and a good chance of more snow on
thursday. pushed hard today and had alot of fun.
rode my fp171 from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
some clouds, some sunshine, warm temps, beautiful buffed out groomers.
it was better than yesterday, today icy firm snow that when skied off
only light sugar powder so stayed flat all day. first day on a new to me
coiler165AMT fun board just what i was looking for. super fun tight scr,
this board has a surfy feel, really worked it hard, but did not tired me out.
stayed all day and wanted more... kids went back to school and there
were no crowds.
rode my 165AMT from 9 till 4...

[johnasmo]

Sunny and warm, spring-like conditions again. The carving was good in the AM. Got pretty soft in the PM.

WTF'ers, don't forget to wear your onezies. If not here, where else will you wear them?

[Allee]

It's the Vomitron twins! My eyes!!!

[b0ardski]

coo:cool:l Uniforms this year.
http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=28652&stc=1&d=1325722428
Does everybody get one? Does it say WTF on the back:biggthump

John, is that a camera in your chin guard?

[Gcarve]

You guys are twins!! :D Niiiice

[kinpa]

Hey Montucky boys..... how about this???? hahahahahah

http://www.seizethedeal.com/deals/50-for-10-punch-card-for-tuesday-night-lessons-with-montucky-snowboard-team

[lowrider]

If you guys play the banjo i'm not comming. On a serious note what is the best way to get to Whitfish comming from Nelson BC ? Might be three humanoids and two dogs . Any place to stay thats dog friendly. (Rescue dogs in training). Tell me it's not going to be -40 and i don't have to bring my one piece suit as well.

[west carven]

howdy all
didn't know what to expect after wenesday and thursday's meltdown.
kinda knew it would be very icy, but today it wasn't so bad. there was
an inch plus of new snow and was snowing all morning and stopped in
the afternoon. really icy firm made it hard to dig in at times, but was
mostly carvable up high. still lots of rocks showing up and down low
on toni matt grass still showing thru. not the best day, but still had fun.
rode my 160speed from 9:30 till 4:30...

[Allee]

Snow coming your way tonight, by the looks of things ...

[kinpa]

Snow coming your way tonight, by the looks of things ...

like! like! like! (oops, not Facebook!!!!)

[johnasmo]

If you guys play the banjo i'm not comming. On a serious note what is the best way to get to Whitfish comming from Nelson BC ? Might be three humanoids and two dogs . Any place to stay thats dog friendly. (Rescue dogs in training). Tell me it's not going to be -40 and i don't have to bring my one piece suit as well.

Either to Creston and down to US 2 if you like more miles in the US, or through Cranbrook to US 93 if you want to stay on Canadian roads longer. Looks like similar mileage. I've never been beyond Troy on US 2, so only know that Cranbrook to Whitefish is easy (no nasty passes, good plowing).

As for the one piece, it's mandatory.

[lowrider]

My wife burned the two piece. Hope it doesn't get too cold they may look dated but you can't beat them for warmth. Looks like Creston route is most probable unless i go directly from Castlegar airport. Trying to connect the dots tonite to make this trip possible. Thanks for the reply.

[west carven]

howdy all
knew it would be good with slighty cooler temps and no new snow. the
groom is really buffed out smooth, the bottom part was a hair icy in the
morning, but with a beautiful bluebird morning and the sun shining it
softened up just right then some clouds kept it perfect in the afternoon.
had a berney sighting in the morning and met big canuck in the summit
and did a few runs with him on eds. very light crowds and upper mullys
still had cords late in the day. still hitting rocks and cringe every time.
forcast is some snow early tomorrow.
rode my fp171 from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy big canuck
here's a link to the post of the madd 180 (http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=21503)
sorry mines not for sale.

[big canuck]

Pretty sure I own that 158 now. Think about the trade bud.

It was fun riding with you today, had a blast. It was a beauty day on the hill today. Carbo Monster comes out tomorrow.

My buddy Brenny crashed right after you left, spine board, trip to the hospital.

He's ok, but stiff.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Big Canuck don't drink up all the beer before the Cleveland two get in town. How is the Bierstube is it still open ?
Do I need a rock board? I'm thinking about leaving the new toy at home.

[slopetool]

I'm looking into getting a room at the Hibernation House Motel right there on the mtn. Its double occupancy and I need someone else to go in with me on a room for the nights of Wed. Jan 25th and Thurs. 26th.

Its only $79 per person per night and lift ticket and breakfast are provided.

Anyone interested? Please let me know.

Thank you,

Ed 406-207-9004

[big canuck]

still trying to empty this town of beer!!!! Damn they have a lot!! We will not be deterrred!!!

Crazy conditions on the hill, (almost) needed the rock board yesterday, It was wicked bluebird, nice carving conditions for the most part IMO

Today, blowing snow, tough vis, all good for the WTF'rs inbound i'd say.

Busted out the Madd BX board with the Burton Sabbath softies and had a blast. You'd do a run on the backside and by the time you finished the run and took the chair back up you could not see your tracks.

Cuban, yesterday I would have told you bring the rock board, today a guy needed the AM board.

I'll follow up tomorrow. I think they're supposed get more snow tonight.

[west carven]

howdy all
report of three inches of new wet snow, so got the softies out. first few
runs were sweet butter then try to find some funny lines that no one
goes. got bumpy with the tracked up wet snow. foggy on the very top,
clear then foggy again then some snow then clear again. was a fun day
riding softies for a change. got home and between 2 and 3pm snowed
an inch of fluffy stuff here in town. forcast is cool temps and no new
snow for a few days so should be good groomers with the new stuff.
rode my amp5 softies from 9 till 1...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Let it snow,Let it snow, Let it snow. Keep it coming . :biggthump

[Shred Gruumer]

Wes... keep us posted.. the snow is coming and it looks like a lot..:eek:

Bring your powder stick... I know I got one!:freak3:

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USMT0356

[Allee]

Woo hoo!! Time for an appearance from the Madd BX, and I think the Rome and the softies might make the trip ...

Snow forecast looks GOOD.

[slopetool]

I got a place to stay. I'm all good.

[johnasmo]

Cuban, no need for rock boards, at least not for carving on the groomers. I brought out the good stuff weeks ago. Today was carvelicious. Big Ravine has been the go-to run of late.

[kinpa]

Anyone want to share their plans here for what days they are riding?

I'll be getting into town Friday night, riding Sat for sure and maybe all the way to Friday..... hopefully at least through Wednesday, but I did get the whole week off work so it just depends....

Schweitzer crew? you guys coming up to ride? if so, what days?

Allee??? anyone else coming down from Calgary?

Local crowd? everyday, right?

Is Buster or any other folks flying in this year?

[kinpa]

And anyone bringing any cool demos???? hahahahaha..... just kidding!

[kram]

The last time I posted I said I was going to be there 2 or 3 days no matter what. I was talking about snow conditions.
Wednesday at Stevens Pass I broke my tibia at the ankle. On the first run of the first day we were there. I am not going to make it to WTF this year.

[kinpa]

The last time I posted I said I was going to be there 2 or 3 days no matter what. I was talking about snow conditions.
Wednesday at Stevens Pass I broke my tibia at the ankle. On the first run of the first day we were there. I am not going to make it to WTF this year.

Oh wow!!! That sucks.... are you ok? How the heck did you break your leg????

[Pusbag]

Looks like I will be there for wed-thur @ wtf. Not sure how many yet. I do not work for the mtn and can not participate in the ticket exchange so any deals on tickets would be awesome. As for kram, I am bummed for my carvin buddy but must flip a little **** "stop tryin to keep up with gimpy man" LOL ! Heal up soon.

[buster]

buster will be in montana, but riding at the other big

[west carven]

howdy all
had to work in the morning, but got cut loose at 11am. looked cloudy as
i left work, but as i was heading out the door it was a bluebird day. knew
it was going to be good and it was. beautiful buffed out groomers and
with the single digits cool temps of the last few days the snow was
grippy perfect. big mountain used the cool temps to make snow and there
were piles here and there. great day and pushed it hard. forcast for next
week looks really good starting sunday night thru all next week. t.v.
weather report is reporting 4 to 8 feet in the mountains when all is said
and done, we'll see... its also friday night and theres night skiing so
stayed till 5pm. beautiful orange sunset.
rode my 165amt from 12:30 till 5...

[west carven]

howdy (howzit) buster
you should be here, it will be epic! there is no other big.
we will miss you. if it sucks down there you should come up.
bumbai,
brudda west

[Shred Gruumer]

hey West... When have we come from the land of Cleve and not brought the snow... we just seem to hit it right!! It looks like its setting up sweet for our arrival!!! Keep the good reports going.. you do such a great job!! thanks for your reports!!!!!!

Right said shred

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Sorry to here that Kram.

[west carven]

howdy all
very high overcast, a little flat light all day. yesterday was so good, but
must have gotten a little too warm cause the lower half of the mountain
got a little too icy and the piles of man made snow made a lot of chicken
heads and there were polished ice sheets. the upper half was good and
the backside was good carving snow. not the best day, but still had fun.
there was a little snow falling about an hour during lunch, but not much.
rode my pcm175 from 9 till 3...

[west carven]

sorry kram bummer heal fast... is brudda dane showing up?
here's something from the national weather service...

[slopetool]

ahhhh, Kram, Im bummed to hear that. Damn. I was looking forward to riding together again. Its been about 4 seasons since you came down to Bachelor for the NWES.

Take care. Hope you are back on the board as soon as possible.

Ed

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

It looks a little thick up top today. I don't see anybody in line. Looks like a good chair 2 day.

[lowrider]

What is the board of choice for present (or Mondays expected) snow conditions at WTF.

[Allee]

Nice forecast. Definitely bringing the softies.

[Allee]

... and Kinpa tells me she wants to ride trees this weekend. So we need a local to show us the girl-friendly tree stashes. :cool:

[kinpa]

... and Kinpa tells me she wants to ride trees this weekend. So we need a local to show us the girl-friendly tree stashes. :cool:

Oh Allee, Allee, Allee..... words just escape me....

[Allee]

Ha ha ha!! See, last year you rode Der Plankenschtein, and this year you can ride the trees!! I'll even let you ride the Fish.:)

You're welcome!

[kinpa]

I'll even let you ride the Fish.:)

Ahhhh.... the Fish? Is it the Black/Red one with the mountain on it??? Cause then I'd really have to think about it as that was the same graphic as my very first board.... BUT this girl don't do no softies!!!!! (the last soft boots I had were Burton SI.... still have two pairs of boots and two sets of bindings in the storage shed, but if they ever do see the light of day again, it will only be to go to a new home!)

[kinpa]

And does anyone attending WTF have a copy of the magazine that maybe I could borrow for a night to look at?????? please and thank you???!??!?!!!???

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

And does anyone attending WTF have a copy of the magazine that maybe I could borrow for a night to look at?????? please and thank you???!??!?!!!???


If no one driving has one I can bring one .

[west carven]

howdy all
cold day, snow from the get go and snowing all day. an inch overnight
and by the end of the day there was four plus inches of light fluffy pow.
slight fog on the very top, but visibility was good most of the day.
there was no wind in the morning, but it got windy about 2:30. things
got bumppy with the new snow, but with the cold temps it was easy to
cut thru the fluffy stuff. it was a fun day and rode hard.
forcast now is wednesday for big pow...
rode my 165amt from 9 till 4...

[kinpa]

If no one driving has one I can bring one .

is it too big and heavy to throw in your carry on???? :confused: can't wait to see this magazine everyone is talking about.....

[west carven]

howdy all
big mtn snow report reported 9in. in 24hr. and 6in. in overnight. with cold
temps it was really light fluffy pow. the top had more and the bottom not
so much, chair 2 gets groomed last so very little on there. i started on
chair 1 to get the good stuff and first few runs were good, but still
scraping the ice underneath, it was champagne powder. some wind blown
stuff was knee high and you just plow thru with no resistance. chair 2
looked carvable at my end of the day at 1pm, but i was on my softies.
called it early cause the softies tired me out. forcast is more pow wed.
thru fri. with warmer temps so better snow... we'll see...
rode my amp5 from 9 till 1...

[Allee]

Winter weather advisory : "A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING."

Not gonna be a fast trip. Thinking that leaving early might be a good call. Dog knows what it's going to be like on the Fernie side ...

[kinpa]

safe travels to everyone..... at my house there is at least a foot of snow, but now raining so the snow has a hard crust on top.... my poor dog..

Can't wait to ride!!!!

[west carven]

howdy all
did not go up today, but just wanted to report the latest conditions.
yesterday and today snowed all day with gusty winds in the pm.
just shoveled a good eight inches on my driveway. everyone i talked
to said it was really good today. big mtn also opened hellroaring basin
today. forcast is first few days of clear then snows by mid week and
a little warm up. i might be up tomorrow later in the day.
cuban and shred see you saturday...

[kinpa]

cuban and shred see you saturday...

me and Allee will be there too!

[Shred Gruumer]

Now for the fun air travel with a 3sleep hour layover in salt lake! Can u say **** faced! See u firsts chairs at 1:00 on chaaars 3! Scxxhweet!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Shred you should be on my flight one stop. Are you flying RTA (regional transit athurity )? Stoping every block.

[johnasmo]

A good band is at the Northern Fri and Sat. Copper Mountain Band. Mostly country/rock. Will probably be getting out with some visiting guests one of the nights.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Allee,Shred and Cuban are in hell . Getting some food and drink. Chair 2 8:30

[johnasmo]

We had nachos there at 4:15. Looks like we'll be doing the Northern tomorrow night (Sat). Got a house full of guests, so it's not likely we'll make chair two at 9:00 AM, but I'll be looking for you. Haven't hardbooted all week, but just got a new package from Canada, so tomorrow will pry be a carving day.

[Neil Gendzwill]

Have fun everybody! I will be arriving exactly one month too late.

[west carven]

howdy all
got cut loose from work about 11am so up to the big, got on snow at
1pm. foggy from the top of chair 2 and pretty thick at times. snow was
wet-n-heavy, but very carvable. took it slow in the beginning than
pushed it pretty hard. it wasn't too bumped up, but still got rattled
around. if it doesnt snow tonight it should be very good tomorrow.
forcast is it might rain than snow later in the day. a big pacific front
is pushing thru with warm temps and rain.
rode my 165amt from 1 till 4:30...

[west carven]

howdy all
welcome to wtf 2012. i pulled alot of strings to get good conditions.
hope it doesn't get too wet. see you guys at chair 2 at 9am.
let the fun begin...

[johnasmo]

Lunching at Ed and Mully's. No lines.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Sorry John the mountain dwellers are staying at elevation tonight. Trying to get used to altitude.

[Allee]

I got to ride my Fish "is happy"

Fun powder piles today.

[johnasmo]

Does that include the carver chicks? Calgary is higher than Whitefish, and Lookout Isn't exactly sea level either. Are the girls going to be downtown tonight?

[west carven]

howdy all
first day of wtf 2012, a little warmer and a little wet and a little snow.
great to see the gang again. today not the best carving, first few runs
were good then things got bumped up really fast with the soft snow
and high traffic. the warm front should past and the cold air should be
back. today the fog was really thick with all the humidity. i think tomorrow
will be very good.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 3...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

WTF Day two was sweet. Nice hero cord. 9am start for most of us . We did see everyone before noon. My 182 Carbomonster treated me well today. I road until my legs said no more. Then I went for two more. We started the day in the clouds about halfway down and the sun made a great day even better.

[johnasmo]

Just made rounds at Hell and the Stube. Can't find anyone. Everyone watching football somewhere? Only Saw Aaron at the end of the day. Allee and Kathy, you still here tomorrow?

[lowrider]

Arriving tomorrow how is the snow ? Wet and heavy north of the boarder in BC looks like colder temps tonite.

[johnasmo]

The snow was good today. If it doesn't snow too much tonight, it should be even better tomorrow. Will be stuck working most of Monday; I should have more time on hill Tuesday.

[west carven]

howdy all
i got a late start today and i knew it would be good, stayed out a little
too late last night. foggy in the morning then the sun comes out in the
afternoon. perfect groom down low and a little soft up high. one of the
better days, not cold, not humid and just right temp. if it doesn't snow
tomorrow it will be epic cords, don't be late. day two was perfect...
rode my 165amt from 10:30 till 4...

[Pusbag]

howdy all,
I will be trenchin the fish on wed and thur. Driving over on tue. Everyone but me is part of the ticket exchange program and every dollar counts. I am wondering if anybody know of any deals. I could exchange the favor over at schweitzer. We are having our carving event feb. 20-26. Just finalized early loads starts at 8am instead of 9am for tues-thur. We also rented a condo for the week approximately $50 a night. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

[Allee]

Made it back to the big C safe and sound. Now to take the softies off the Fish, and get the Rome ready to go huck some stuff at COP tonight.

Thanks all for a great weekend!! It was awesome to see everyone again, and play in some great snow. Might see y'all for closing.

[west carven]

howdy all
day three, foggy from chair 2 up to the top, but slowly lifts and by noon
the sun comes out and it was a beautiful day. must have snowed some
early in the morning cause there was a few inches over soft groom.
things got bumped up pretty fast even with the light crowds. not the
best carving day, but if it doesn't snow tonight it will be really good
tomorrow. rode my new to me coiler 171 stubby (tight) for the first time.
i think it will ride better on firmer groom. was a fun day riding with the
crew.
rode my 171stubby from 9 till 3...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Every one needs to out today it is the best ever.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

It was the best day ever. Not much sun but perfect hard pack .

[Pusbag]

Had awesome groomers @ schweitzer today too. Arrived safely to whitefish aboit 11pm. Staying @ the downtowner should be there for first chair. See you soon.

[johnasmo]

Steve was right, the snow today was spectacular. First run of the day was a charge down Ptarmigan Bowl and Heep Steep. Twenty two runs later, last run of the day was a charge down Ptarmigan Bowl and Heep Steep. Excellent carving snow all over and lasting all day long. Inspiration, Toni Matt, Larch, Big Ravine, Ed's, Slalom, Hellroaring, all fun. About the only thing left ungroomed was Corkscrew.

Now if only we could recall all that praying for snow and stop it from snowing tonight, it would be even better tomorrow. But NOAA says, Ah, No to that. They are forecasting warmer and wetter.

[west carven]

howdy all
even angry rick was hoot'n and holler'n this morning, it was epic cords,
it doesn't get any better than today. super high overcast kept temps
cool all day and visibility good. snow was firm with just the right amount
of wetness, it wasn't chalky. it was good all day and we all kept going
to the very end. it was the best day of the season so far. one of the
lifties said "is there a race today" as six of us loaded first thing on chair 6.
forcast is snow tonight and tomorrow so the question is what board to
ride.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 4...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

The shot of the is the Grandmarcial of WTF. West Carven made the Whitefish sight. Nice job.

[Allee]

even angry rick was hoot'n and holler'n this morning ...
It must have been epic then. :eplus2:

"sigh" back to work ...

[johnasmo]

8 inches fresh overnight. Pow day. I can live with that too. :)

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Pow today

[Helmut Karvlow]

A picture is worth a thousand words, talk is cheap. I don't believe any of you without proof:AR15firin:AR15firin
stop drinking ya damn drunks and post some pic's:p

[johnasmo]

Would I lie? Best carving day of the season (so far), followed by best powder day (so far). Even a few bits of sunshine. When it's good here, it's really good. Opened the day with the same run as yesterday, 'cept on a powder board, and since then the two days have few similarities, other than the smiles. If you want pictures, come take some, we're busy. Just stopped to take a work call, now back to the pow pow....

[Pusbag]

Well didn't see to many wtfer's out there today. I did ride with johnasmo, who showed us some pow stashes. Really enjoyed picture chutes and ptarmigan bowl. Ran into west carven @ the summit house. Also did a few runs with kinpa and ran into cuban @ the top of chair 2. Will see you all tomorrow. We will have to wait and see if it's a pow or groomer day.

[lowrider]

Thanks for the tour and allowing me to skid some of the snow off your wonderful runs.If anyone has any doubt that WTF is epic, your loss. Not exactly easy to reach from Canada when the airline cancels your connecting flight . Worth the effort 100% the friendliest people you will ever meet and ski in ski out from everywhere on the hill. If you ever have the chance to visit WTF does not disappoint.

[west carven]

howdy all
yesterday epic cords, today epic pow. a good 8inches of really good thick
creamy powder. i got 3rd chair on chair 2 and 3rd chair on chair 1. first
few runs were sweet butter untracked. i'm glad i got this week off cause
we could have another pow day or more fresh groomers. sorry for the all
the powder on this carve week. clouds just over the big and very windy,
there were some very strong gust. found some fun runs and kept riding
till 3pm. day 5 epic pow... forcast is more pow.
rode my amp5 from 9 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
for those who need proof that WTF really happens

[kinpa]

hmmmm.... no snow on my car when I left Whitefish at 2:30 this morning..... hope I don't regret my decision to get back to work and reality today! Thank you all for such a wonderful 5 days on snow.... each day was a bit different and well worth the trip! Always enjoy my time at Whitefish and riding and meeting new people at WTF! Almost time to get to work.... blah

I'll try to post some of my pics when I get home tonight, but I can't really take action shots with my little cam, but I'll put up what I got!

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Started snowing at 4am Thursday and will continue all day. We might have 2or 3 inches on groom. It should be a good day. Temps start dropping around noon.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Good meeting you Lowrider. Have a safe trip.
Kinda good to see you back for another year. I hope your trip was as smooth as yesterday's pow.

[kinpa]

Kinda good to see you back for another year. I hope your trip was as smooth as yesterday's pow.

Cuban, you better not say how good carving is today!!!!! just saying..... but work does suck..... and I'll forgive that auto-correct feature on your SMART phone!!!! sometimes it's good to have a dumb phone, right???? :lol:

[lowrider]

Might have to get back soon! can't seem to find my back leg when i got up this morning.

[Shred Gruumer]

photos!!

[Shred Gruumer]

Photos!!!

[Shred Gruumer]

photos!!

[Shred Gruumer]

photos

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Cuban, you better not say how good carving is today!!!!! just saying..... but work does suck..... and I'll forgive that auto-correct feature on your SMART phone!!!! sometimes it's good to have a dumb phone, right???? :lol:

Sorry Kinpa :smashfrea. It is a powder day today. You made a good call. . It's not looking bad for tomorrow . We have some hope of ending Wtf 2012 with a carving day.

[kinpa]

My Picture...

http://i40.tinypic.com/2rh0i81.jpg

www.mountainlifephotography.com

[Shred Gruumer]

Kathy even road the oxess bx 163 for two days and never complained. What a great spirit! she has she rides anything!! good for you Kathy! She's never afraid to try!! go on girl!!

[kinpa]

Shred, have you been on her yet this week? She would love to be ridden right..... is tomorrow the last day?

[Pusbag]

Had a ball riding pow but my favorite part was still getting to visit and ride with all the WtF'rs. Genuine people passionate about they do, doesn't get any better than that. Hope you all get some good carving in before WTF is over.

[west carven]

howdy all
well, was hoping there wasnt too much pow, but there was at least three
inches of new and should have brought the softies. foggy and snowing in
the morning and later in the day some sunshine and wind. first few runs
powder over groom was smooth butter. very light crowds, i think everyone
was burnt out from yesterday. pretty tough riding with the fog and
bumped up snow. day 6 of wtf still a fun day.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 1...

[lowrider]

Back home and a list of chores to greet me for tomorrow. Alex dropped me off at the Castlegar airport and wouldn't you know it cancelled again ! After rebooking and clearing customs a call over PA looking for medical assistance Alex responded and did CPR on a heart attack victim, no defib in Castlegar airport ( but they had them in the chalet at Whitefish!). Ambulance finally arrived to transport but no vital signs. He was kind of bummed after that. A memorable trip for sure he was also pretty amused by the collection of internet carvers he met and loved dropping into those back tree runs. Thanks for posting the pics Shred and the personal tour of the best carving runs i've ever seen in my life.

[west carven]

shot of the day

[Shred Gruumer]

:1luvu:What a day makes.. went from snow storm and powder to waking up to Blue sky and Sunshine.. Made for soft groomer but the temp was cold so it held up for most of the day! just a awesome blue bird day! Thanks to all for coming out and riding! hope to see you again next year..off to the ECES.

Shred G:biggthump

[Shred Gruumer]

To all .......have great runs!:)

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Last day is done. WTF 2012 is over. Another great week we had it all this week. It was great seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Thanks for coming out this year and keep us in your plans next year.

[west carven]

howdy all
last day of wtf 2012 beautiful bluebird morning with soft cords. it was fun
riding with allee, kinpa, cuban, shred, lowrider, slopetool, pusbag and the
whitefish crew. this year we had some epic groomers and some epic pow
and some epic goodtimes. hope to see all of you at wtf 2013...
if you werent here you should have been, make plans now. forcast is a
little snow tonight. groomers should be really good tomorrow.
rode my 171stubby from 9 till 3...

[Allee]

Just found out today that three of my mountain bike girlfriends are going to be in Whitefish (independently) over the long weekend in Feb. So might see you guys all again soon!!

[west carven]

howdy all
super high overcast, perfect firm groomers, snow starts about noon, one
plus inch by 2pm, after lunch keeps snowing and by 3pm its bumped up,
cutting thru the chops till the end of my day at 4pm. big mistake riding
with angry rick, put me in a bad funk with his ranting, made a great
carving day 'bleep'ed up. tried all day to get back in a good mood.
i will avoid him the rest of the season. whitefish crew give him the hint
that i'm the lonewolf and likes to ride alone and he almost hit me today.
also people bombing toni matt pass me then stops in front of me (wtf!).
pushed it hard today and work tomorrow will be a good rest. forcast is
rain/snow next few days.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy allee
let me know when your in town, maybe i can take a day off and ride with
you. i'm off sat. mon. tue.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm glad you had a good carving day today. It looked good as I was leaving. I'm at my new spot and tomorrow I will find out how much I miss whitefish snow. Have a good safe rest of the season.

[kinpa]

Only took a few....

First one: I was actually riding down Russ's Street when I got this one, but I think it's pretty cool.... the sun did come out!

http://i41.tinypic.com/a4vo1y.jpg

Second one: Cuban and Shred riding the chair.... I can't really get good action shots with my camera, so this is just another one that I thought was cool! (no sun!)

http://i56.tinypic.com/14l2cza.jpg

Third and final: Sun again! me alone on the quad

http://i42.tinypic.com/ivbb02.jpg

[slopetool]

I had a great time with you all. Made some long time riding buddies for sure.
Thanks you guys for all the hospitality. I'll plan to be there be there every year.

Ed

[Neil Gendzwill]

howdy allee
let me know when your in town, maybe i can take a day off and ride with
you. i'm off sat. mon. tue.I'm there Monday-Friday, Allison and I are already planning to meet up.

[Allee]

howdy allee
let me know when your in town, maybe i can take a day off and ride with
you. i'm off sat. mon. tue.
Will do. I'll be getting in late Friday, riding Sat/Sun and prob Monday morning before heading home. I'll be up for first chair on Sat for sure!

[johnasmo]

What weekend will that be, Allee? Didn't get to see you much during WTF week, and I'm off to SES the next one and a half. :(

[Allee]

Feb 18-20 ... yeah, I only saw you in passing last time, we kept missing each other!

[johnasmo]

Darn, I'll miss you again. I leave for India 6:00 AM on Friday the 17th. Work trip.

It's snowing like crazy now. A face shot morning. WooHoo!

[Allee]

That's fine. Just leave me the keys to your garage.:eplus2:

[west carven]

snowreport: mon jan. 30, 2012
howdy all
howdy cuban you did not miss much... 8 inch plus of creamy thick pow.
first few runs pow over groom was sweet. did a hellroaring run and found
some knee deep stuff. snowing all morning and a little on the wet side, i
got soaked by noontime, best powday so far. got home and it was raining
in town and went to the post office to pick up blueb's yonex 161 carbon,
racy looking thing, looks like a hard pack sl board.
rode my amp5 softies from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

snowreport: tue jan. 31, 2012

howdy all
skiwhitefish website was down this morning so i called the snowreport
they reported 3 inches. got ready with the softboots and was running
late, looked at the mountain and had a gut feeling i should bring the
hardboots. half way to the bus stop i see him turning so i missed it.
went back home and got the hardboots and caught the later bus.
good thing as there was no 3 inches, but soft groomers. very high
clouds just over the big than some clouds, fog and light snow about
noontime than start to slowly clear and by 4pm sunshine. kinda funny
snow, thick yet soft and was leaving deep trenches. it was cooler
than supposed to be, temps were just right.
rode my 165amt from 9:30 till 3...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Hello everyone in whitefish. I miss your soft snow. On the other hand I have great carving snow with whitefish type crowds . It's been great. I hope your having as much fun as I am.

[west carven]

howdy all
well, after this past week of having the flu and still feeling it, riding today
felt good and made me feel better. went to a meeting in the morning and
got on snow at noon. there was an inversion in the morning, but high winds
blew it out about 10am then sunshine. stayed on chair 2 cause of the
high winds. groomers were a little bumpy, but very carveable. was a fun
day and pushed it hard.
rode my 171stubby from 12 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
beautiful bluebird day, perfect groomers, it hasnt snowed for a week and
its getting buffed out smooth. the inversion of the past few days warmed
up the top part of the big and it was icier on top, but groomers were good
top to bottom. no wind and cool temps kept things just right all day.
pushed it hard today and i'm feeling way better.
rode my 171stubby from 10 till 4...

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm glad your feeling better West. Keep up the reports.

[Allee]

Looks like snow coming your way for next week. Sweet! Can't wait to see the crew again next weekend.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Lucky you snow. Is that so much to ask for in winter?

[west carven]

howdy all
high overcast with very light snow now and then with good visibility.
kinda busy day with weekend warriors and tourist. perfect groomers
in the morning and did not get bumped up too much, stayed till 5pm.
did some runs on hibernation durning night skiing and it was still good.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 5...

[Neil Gendzwill]

Headed out in a week. Perhaps some of you locals can tell us - where's the best deal to be had for lift tickets, we're looking for 5 days worth for 4 people. One's 16 if that matters, the rest adults.

[west carven]

howdy all
the big fog all day, fog all the way down till bottom of eds run, still could see alittle and
some times thicker. just find your way down then rip a few carves when you can see.
snow was a little wet with all the humidity and rubbing googles to clean off the light rime.
there was hardly anyone up here and lines were nil. forcast is the same for tomorrow.
i'll bring out the big gun tomorrow.
rode my 171stubby from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy neil
if your staying on the mountain there should be room and lift deals if not try costco down in kalispell.

[west carven]

howdy all
started the day sunny then after two runs gets cloudy then slowly gets
back to sunny. big mtn reported three inches new and snow must have
stop during grooming as some spots were groomed without snow on it.
not the best carving day but still had fun and pushed it pretty hard.
got bumped up pretty fast but the groom was still underneath and was
very carvable.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 3...

[Allee]

Heads up Aaron ... all ready for driving down tomorrow, see you Sat morning on Chair 2. Forecast looks like snow and low viz all weekend. Might bring the BX board as well as the carver.

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

I'm jelous.

[west carven]

howdy cuban
wish you were here too... hope tahoe is carving well...

howdy neil
costco is 15-20 minute south of whitefish, hope this link works
lift tickets (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11738256&whse=BC&topnav=&cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-categorypageHorizontalTop-_-PopularProductsInCategory&cm_vc=categorypageHorizontalTop|PopularProductsInC ategory) 2 adult tickets for 99.99

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

Thanks West. Every day except Two or three has been great carving. The other days were 5-8 inches of fresh. One of witch I stayed in and enjoyed my second day off since WTF. Enjoy the weekend.

[johnasmo]

Sorry to miss you Allee, but I'm on my way out of the country right now. You missed some challenging steeps carving Thursday. They winch groomed the "Chute" (south end of Big Face), Heep Steep. Those, along with Corkscrew and Middlefork made at least 1500 vertical feet of butt puckering turns all in one run. It took me 4 tries to get a clean run down the Chute, which makes Heep Steep feel easy in comparison. Hero snow, even at 2:00 PM when I arrived. Hope you have fun this weekend.

[Allee]

Ha ha ha, what a great day. 3 in of fresh. First runs off Ed's, pow over groom. That lasted abiut half an hour, then over the back to play in the powder piles and leave some tracks on Whitetail. Got lost in the fog, ended up on Chair 4, did some runs in the trees (why have I not been here before? fun!!) Back to Chair 1, down Big Ravine (disappointing). Quick 15 mins at Ed and Mullys to chow down some killer soup, headed back out and ran into Aaron. so we went over the back and ran three laps down Silvertip, which was pretty much untouched and made for fantastic surf-style carving (run of the day, right there!!) Ran out of legs, quick trip down Toni Matt (bumpy and push-piled) and into the hot tub. Yay! Now to track down the girlfriends and see if we're partying tonight...

Rumour has it there's a storm rolling in tonight that might bring up to 8 in. See what tomorrow brings!!

[west carven]

howdy all
the big fog was thick early and way down to chair 6. was looking for allee
all morning and was going to lunch when i see her getting back from her
lunch break. first few runs on eds were great, three inch over groom, just
lay it over and cut right thru. then it was a few fun runs with allee on the
backside, and just for the record i was not part of the hot tub. (hahaha)
fog slowly lifts till end of the day, got bumped up fast with huge crowds.
as always the fog lifts at 4pm. first day on a new to me 161 yonex, this
board will work better on firmer groom, fun board.
rode my 161yonex from 9 till 3...

[Allee]

Sunday, and fried by 1pm ... what a lightweight! Mully's was covered in fresh and like silk first thing this morning, and I practiced my hands on the snow pow carves on Ed's for a couple of runs. Scooted over the back when Chair 1 opened, headed for Silvertip, took a wrong turn and ended up on Goat Haunt ... oh well, no problem, always another lap - almost ran over another boarder ... one of my girlfriends - I missed them at their hotel last night. So rode with her and her friends for a couple of laps, and then we dropped in to Glory Hole - how much fun is that run??? Ran down to the bottom, back to the top, and then spent the rest of the morning running powder piles off Chair 5 in zero visibility - soft landings :-) Ran out to the bottom via Heep Steep and Moementum? - swishy pow turns - everyone else went in for lunch, I did one more down Glory Hole, and that was the end of my legs. Front side is moguls and bumps all over, and the snow is still coming down. They'll get their 8 inches and probably more by the end of the day.

What a great day. One of the best riding days I've had for a very long time, even if you had to ride by Braille for the entire day.

Killer riding, coffee, red velvet cake and a hot tub. And it does not get better than that.

[Allee]

Safely back in Calgary after a fantastic morning on the hill. The snow was still coming down all morning, first runs of Mully's and Ed's were smooth as silk. Saw Aaron in the lineup for Chair 2, but there's no friends on a powder day! Did three laps off Chair 2, and then onto Chair 1. Chair 1 was fogged in as usual, but there was a whole lot of hootin' and hollerin' going on from in the trees down below. Was going to head over the back, but Toni Matt looked irresistible - and it was, boot deep pow and untracked lines down the front for two runs. (Saw Aaron off the lift, looking very styley in the soft stuff). I wanted to be on the road at midday, so headed over the back and did three runs off there - looks like they didn't do a whole bunch of grooming over there last night, pretty bumpy in spots ... then back over the front, still finding good pow lines next to the trees, and into the car for the long drive home.

Neil and Aaron - sorry I missed you guys this morning ... Neil, hope you have a good week. And make sure you take a run down Glory Hole before you leave - you'll love it.

See you guys next season!! I wont be down for closing as I have blown the budget for the year, have to save up for the summer mountain bike trips now. You'll be set for snow for a while now, at least!!

[west carven]

howdy all
foggy, snowing all day, five plus inches new. sorry allee i did not wait up,
and yes, "there's no friends on a powder day!", always hurrying up to find
untracked pow and there was plenty to look for. and sorry neil, but its hard
to find softbooters on a foggy pow day. today was one of the better powder
days, cool enough and no rime, comfortable temps, snowing all day and
good creamy pow. just enjoyed the day, even with huge crowds and shut
the place down at 4pm. did a bunch of hellroaring runs and rode chair 4 and 5.
and allee glad you made it home safely and sorry about the suicidal deer.
rode my amp5 softies from 9 till 4...

[Neil Gendzwill]

We're all taking the day off tomorrow due to trashed legs and the impending windstorm. Maybe we'll run into each other Thursday or Friday. I'm in all black on an orange flame Coiler or a black Tanker 2K.

[west carven]

howdy all
another foggy day just on the edge of being too wet. must have rained
last night cause the face and the top part of hellroaring had a thick crust.
the four inches of new over groom was kinda heavy wet snow. not the
best day, but still had fun, yesterday was way better. first run on toni
matt was one of the sweetest untracked bump free rides.
rode my amp5 from 9 till 2...

[Neil Gendzwill]

Bluebird day today, saw 5 or 6 other carvers but never seemed to connect.

[west carven]

howdy all
again another foggy day with four inches new over groom. snowing all
morning and got a little windy in the afternoon and started to refill. huge
weekend crowds cut things up really fast and lines were long. had some
fun pow runs, but really need some epic groomers. another good pow day.
cool enough that kept things just right.
rode my amp5 softies from 9 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
had to work today, but just to let you all know that today was an epic pow day!
big mountain snow report reported 22 inches in 24 hours and 17 inches overnight.
here's a pic of the front page website... note 24hr and overnight
heard it was epic crowds too...

[Allee]

howdy all
had to work today, but just to let you all know that today was an epic pow day!
big mountain snow report reported 22 inches in 24 hours and 17 inches overnight.
here's a pic of the front page website... note 24hr and overnight
heard it was epic crowds too...
ZOMG. "drools" And you had to work? Did nobody tell you you can always find another job, but you can never replace a powder day?:)

You guys need to stop hogging the snow down that way. Fernie's had 4 1/2 feet in the last week too. Guess where I'm going this weekend? "happy"

[Neil Gendzwill]

I was driving home in that storm. I was on the lift on Friday with a couple of locals who were talking about some resort in Idaho that had gotten 36" overnight Thursday and another 20-something the day before.

[johnasmo]

howdy all
had to work today, but just to let you all know that today was an epic pow day!
big mountain snow report reported 22 inches in 24 hours and 17 inches overnight.
here's a pic of the front page website... note 24hr and overnight
heard it was epic crowds too...

Made it back to town Friday; just in time for this dump. It was epic. Both snow and crowds. You must have been the only one who didn't call in sick. Why couldn't it have been today (Monday)? The singles lines were backed up Middlefork all morning. I hate lift lines, so I rode powder stashes in the trees between Chair 2 and Big Ravine all morning, then finally began lapping Hellroaring Basin in the afternoon. It was enough snow to bring out my 176 F2 for the first time this season; not my typical tree runner, which would be a Fish, but the float was better. Switched to Nidecker Megalight 167 in the afternoon; it was happy with conditions too.

No friends on a powder day. Not intentional, but avoiding the crowds, I apparently avoided my buddies too. Shoot some video, but nobody to follow cam. :(

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P.S. Today was the same snow, but S U N N Y ! ! ! Woo Hoo! Worked down in size to a 163 Megalight. Maybe tomorrow I'll downsize all the way to the Fish and explore even tighter trees, though they don't come much tighter than what I've already been riding.

[west carven]

howdy all
big mtn groomers did a pretty good job today considering how much snow
they had to push around. chair 2 was really good and slalom was near prefect.
they were some soft spots and had to be careful not to bury the nose.
up high the grooming was not so good cause of the amount of pow. if it
doesn't snow tonight should be pretty good tomorrow. snow was kinda wet
and with the sun out it got kinda warm and tonight should be clear and cold,
tomorrow should be nice firm groomers. great carving day...
rode my 165amt from 9 till 1...

[Allee]

John - watched vid, seethed with jealousy. Looked AWESOME. Shame you weren't around on the long weekend - I could have done with a zzen master tree riding lesson.

[johnasmo]

John - watched vid, seethed with jealousy. Looked AWESOME. Shame you weren't around on the long weekend - I could have done with a zzen master tree riding lesson.

The whole 12 minutes, of solo cam? Only a true boarder would do that. It's more compelling to watch someone's riding. Did you see last year's "tree riding" video, when I found a buddy who liked the tree riding too? http://youtu.be/fIL7YZVXuRY

I was talking to someone on the lift today, about how much ride-able terrain we have here if you're comfortable tree riding. I had to point out that we differentiate between tree riding and glade riding. Glade riding is just off-piste riding -- tree riding is sticks in your face, blind corners and dead ends, moguls with attitude. Life is not all groomers and corduroy. :)

[west carven]

howdy all
a little cloudy just above the big and light fog rolls in and out all day.
yesterday was a little warm and the snow was a little wet and with cooler
temps last night and no new snow it sets up for perfect groomers.
had the 186pr2 ready last week and knew today was the day, light crowds
and perfect groomers. chair 2 was amazing in the morning it was icy firm
and did not get bumped up too much, stayed good all day. took a bunch
of runs to get comfortable on the 186 then pushed really hard and had
a blast. forcast is more pow wed/thu/fri. i think i need a better pow board
set-up.
rode my 186pr2 from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
leap day and i had work but it was slow at work so they cut me loose at noon.
got on snow about 1pm and it was foggy from top of chair 2. it was snowing
all morning then stopped around 2pm there was about 2 to 3 inches of pow
over groom and was bumped up when i got there. the groom was still
underneath and if on edge you could still carve it. as usual the fog lifts at 4pm.
forcast is more pow next few days.
rode my 165amt from 1 till 4...

[Allee]

The whole 12 minutes, of solo cam? Only a true boarder would do that. It's more compelling to watch someone's riding. Did you see last year's "tree riding" video, when I found a buddy who liked the tree riding too? http://youtu.be/fIL7YZVXuRY

I was trying to work out where you were, after having ridden a bunch more of the hill on the long weekend. I did recognize some stuff from the vid. It was that foggy last time I had no clue where I was half the time, until I got to the lift. I didn't know Whitefish had that many lifts either!

[west carven]

howdy all
i was hoping that it wouldn't snow, but it did, four plus inches off groom
and a few inches over groom. there was a light drizzle in the early morning
and thought it was going to be a wet one, but it stopped and was a nice day.
i was a little late this morning and missed chair 2, got on chair 1 and the
basin was already opened. first few runs in the basin was fun, but there was
a thin crust up high and snow was heavy. there was some deep pow from
the past few days and there was some good pow runs. rode till 3:30 then
brewfest to support the snow bus, called it a day at 5pm.
rode my amp5 softies from 9:30 till 3:30...

[west carven]

howdy all
the few people i talked to today all said pretty much the same thing, that
it was a weird day. yesterday got really warm and it set-up really icy firm.
it was supposed to get warm but it didn't, stayed cool and softend up only
a little, there was some carvable spots and mostly ice sheets down low.
foggy up high in the morning then lifts off the mountain with really high winds.
lots of tree bits falling on the runs. not very many people on the hill.
forcast is cool temps, high winds and a little snow.
rode my 171stubby from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
well, another challenging day, about two inches new over icy firm groom
down low and up high four plus inches of light fluffy pow. fog, snow, sun,
fog, snow, sun, snowed hard when it did and accumulated to a couple inches.
as the new snow got skied in it got better for carving, huge soft piles that
was easy to push around and cut thru. the snow underneath that was
groomed started to ball up when scraped up and the new snow helped to
cover it up alittle so it wasn't so bad. not the best conditions, but still
had a ton of fun and made whole day of it. made some nice tight turns
and had a blast. had a weird elevator drop feeling early in the day.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
had to work but got cut loose about noon. was a beautiful bluebird morning
and very chilly. as i got on the hill at 1pm it looked like 9am, the snow was
buffed out smooth cause it was icy firm and fast. thought the sun would
soften up the snow but it was cold and clouds started to roll in. i think it
would have been a good carving day, but i was on my 161yonex and found
that its too stiff for me. i could carve it here and there, but its just too much
work. forcast is a warm up by the weekend.
rode my 161yonex from 1 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
took the day off today cause yesterday went flyfishing and didn't want to
miss a carving day. heard today was better than yesterday anyways.
forgot about the time change and was an hour late. snow was polished ice
and was hard to dig in. high overcast in the morning with good vis than
started to snow about 1:30 and got a little wet and very foggy so went
and had lunch about 2pm did a few more runs and it was really foggy
then called it a day. not the best day, just worked on some vertical.
rode my 165amt from 10 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
started bluebird morning with a very thin haze then slowly some clouds
move in at the end of the day. about less than an inch of new over groom.
a little better than yesterday, bottom of toni matt still bulletproof, top part
and bench run, carveable. cooler temps than expected kept things dry.
it was sunny around 2pm and the lower part was just getting soft, had
lunch than got overcast and windy than snow started to firm up again.
not the best day, but still got'er done and had some fun.
rode my 171stubby from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
started calm, cool and a few inches new. the three inches new really
helped soften the polished ice. early on was good, some creamy pow
over groom then things got bumped up, but still soft and could still
carve it if on edge. then just before noon the very high winds start up.
then the winds calms down about 2pm and the bottom just starts to
soften up, had lunch then the snow piles started to firm up. called it
at 3pm, was a fun day cause it was carveable and riding in the wind
made it an interesting day. stayed cool and wasn't wet.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
worked till 11:45am then up to the big. got on snow after 1pm. runs looked
like opening bell, buffed out smooth and cold enough to keep the snow just
right, the new snow from yesterday really helped. did my laps on toni matt
and the snow just got better and better, could have gone a few more hours
after closing. wish i had the whole day, snow conditions was falling apart, but
today was one of the better days. made some nice tight turns and had a ton
of fun, felt good. clouds were above the big and started to lightly snow.
rode my 171stubby from 1 till 4...

[Allee]

Sounds like you've got some decent carving left at least ... only a couple more weeks there, I guess. It just keeps snowing here - we're all getting sick of powder.

Enjoy! and enjoy your trip home.

[kinpa]

we're all getting sick of powder.

huh?

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[west carven]

howdy all
brought the wrong board and struggled with it, made a few runs then left
early. snowed all day and dumped hard, just around freezing and was very
wet. snow wasn't all that great, thursday and friday was warm and rainy,
i don't think it even froze up. couldn't carve too hard as the snow would
give out. got soaked after couple hours and called it. it got a little cooler
and snowed in town an inch plus. wasn't my day, kinda wussed out, not
feeling it.
rode my 159xeena x11 from 9 till 11...

[west carven]

howdy all
somebody pinch me!... it was a carvers dream day. wow! i was thinking
it's spring skiing from now on, but the colder temps and some new snow
made it feel like it was mid winter and the groomers were really good.
calling it "hero cords" today, great late season snow. high overcast in the
morning then by 11:30 starts to snow with some high winds then things
calm down by 3pm then starts to clear by 4pm. got an inch plus of new
snow. really pushed hard all day making tight turns and had a blast. i'm
so happy to have had this day, having not too many good carving days.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
funny day today, icy groom with an inch plus of fine wind blown snow
that got washboarded here and there. it just started to dump in the
early morning and it dumped all day and the wind was blowing hard.
the early morning on eds was really good groomers then on to toni
matt and as the day went by the snow kept piling up and by the end
of the day there was four inches plus of good dry snow. it was clear
in the morning then slowly the fog creeps down then by 3pm its down
to the village and starts to get humid and starts to stick to the goggles.
snow was light enough that you could carve thru it or cruise on it and
surf it. again, did not expect it to be so good this late in the season.
we are in storm conditions for a few more days and more pow to come.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 3:30...

[west carven]

howdy all
work till 12pm then up to the big. really foggy and not too many people,
lightly snowing and not too cut-up. found some good untracked stuff here
and there, some wind blown pow was knee high and good snow. did a
hellroaring run and a bunch down the face. another fun pow day. it was
dumping hard as i was going down to town and home.
rode my amp5 from 1 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
a vid from skiwhitefish.com from 03-20-12 in the early morning on ed's run.
first up is angry rick in orange helmut then me, just a few turns...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DK4u3q45BI

[west carven]

howdy all
work till 12pm then up to the big. vis was good and not too many people,
very wet hard pack, more like wet cement, very dangerous conditions.
even the backside was getting firm. off piste there was a lot of creamy pow
and should have brought the softies. groomers were bumped up when i got
there and the snow was set up hard. just took it easy and made a few runs,
mostly on the backside. it was warm and the snow is very wet and tomorrow
should be super hard pack. next few days more warm then a little cool down.
worst day on the hill.
rode my 165amt from 1:30 till 3:30...

[west carven]

howdy all
started the day that looked like it would be sunny, but a super high thin
overcast builds up which helped keep things slightly cooler. not to bad
carving conditions, a bit uneven in the grooming, yesterdays wet cement
made it hard to get an even surface. went for a break about 11am and
the top of the big got a little slushy from the warm temps. went down
to chair 2 and it was a little better, i think there was a slight inversion.
there was a kids race that took most of eds run and a pretty crowded
weekend, called it early. forcast for tomorrow is 54 degrees in town.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
took the day off from work to ride and i'm glad i did. did not snow last night
and groomers were good on top and icy bulletproof on the bottom. little cloudy
in the morning then sunshine in the afternoon and it got really warm. it was
spring slush by the end of the day. groomers on top was pretty good for this
time of the season with the warm temps and all. challenging day riding the
sticky spring slush, but still kinda fun. after lunch took off my mid layer and
still felt warm. everyone enjoying the sun and having a beer on the patio up
at the summit house, hellroaring chalet and the baselodge. spring skiing at
its finest, what a great day!.
rode my 165amt from 9 till 3:30...

[west carven]

howdy all
knew it would be icy in the morning after yesterdays slush. slid around
and started in the backside for a few runs. looked like it was going to be
sunny early on, but as i got on the mountain clouds were rolling in. the
sun was trying to shine about 11am for an hour or so and the snow started
to get soft. by 2pm clouds roll in from the south and brings some snow up
high and rain in the village. i got wet around 3pm and called it. good carving
from 11am till 2pm then carving sticky spring slush till 3pm. good fun day.
rode my fp157 from 9 till 3...

[west carven]

howdy all
again, icy after yesterdays slush, bulletproof till 11am then softened up
with the sun. the sun was out in the morning, but it was a little cooler
so it took awhile. it was getting slushy then clouds builds about noon
and got cooler around 2pm and started to firm up just a bit by 3pm.
kinda crowded with people who dont know the mountain and stops
wherever in the middle of the runs, kinda frustrating day. forcast for
the next few days is rain/snow, snow by the weekend as the front
passes and the cooler air behind from the north. today is day 60 for me.
rode my fp157 from 9 till 4...

[west carven]

howdy all
thought we were in storm mode so thinking it might rain, get up to the
big and it was getting dark then as the mountain opened starts to clear
and the sun came out. a few inches of wet pow over groom, pretty warm
and as the day progressed with the sun out it got warm fast. it was hot
by noon and runs were sticky spring slush. called it early. it got up to
58 degrees in town, it was a beautiful sunny spring day. then some
thunder showers about 8pm. good spring boarding.
rode my fp157 from 9 till 1...

[west carven]

howdy all
last night was cooler and no new snow, saturday was really warm and
got really slushy, sunday little cooler and iced up hard, today with cooler
temps groomers were icy firm yet carveable, barely. sun tried to come
out about 10am and soften up a little, sun was in and out all day and
just started to get sticky at noon then more clouds then got a little firm.
by noon the bottom half starts to break down and gets spring slush. got
good about 2pm when its soft enough to sink in the slush and hold an edge
my last two runs of the season on toni matt i could push it and felt good.
today is day 62 and my last day on the hill, not the best season, but there
were some good days. the season got a late start and conditions was
always changing from warm to cool and never got sub zero. some good
powder days, but mostly wet-n-heavy. hope you all have a fun summer,
see you all next year... 1,731,389 vertical feet in 62 days...
ranked 19 out of 7000 plus season pass holders...
rode my 165amt from 9 till 3:30...

pics from march 19, 2012

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[johnasmo]

Fabulous closing day at Whitefish Mountain Resort. One of the resort photo dudes finally set up someplace worthy of good carving shots, Ptarmigan Bowl. This is a video of stills, but at least I get to be in it this way. I'm the one doing the dredman impersonation in the fashionable Burton one piece. Watch in full 1080 HD to see what a Canon 5D with a big ass $2000 L series lens can do.

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[jp1]

johnasmo, SWEET as usual ! Always look forward to your video's and pics :biggthump ......... Thanks for taking the time to allow others to enjoy & Awesome riding !

[Cuban Carving Gooding]

No pond skimming pics?

[kinpa]

No pond skimming pics?

John, you soooooo need to get one of these cameras! that would be so cool!!!! wonder how hard they are to operate??

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[west carven]

howdy all
posting a pic of big mtn a few days ago, looks like a little snow.
suppose to have a storm today further south and bring more snow.
been kinda cool here this past week and next week should warm up.
caught a really nice cutbow friday night, good fight, good times!!!
hope your spring is going well. post count keeps going up :confused:
new thread coming soon...
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[johnasmo]

Hot. Sunny. Continuous snow now only a little past half way down. Was top to bottom until about a week ago, but now connecting patches only gets you about 3/4, then down hike. Day 148, but now I think it's time to stick a fork in it. What's left is melting fast. Will pry get to Logan Pass when Going To The Sun Road opens, but 'til then, time to bike.
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[Allee]

When does the bike park open? I guess Chair 1 will be fully operational this season ... I might have to make a trip down there. I just have to figure out how to carry the downhill bike on the SV650, and I'm all set!:)

[johnasmo]

When does the bike park open? I guess Chair 1 will be fully operational this season ... I might have to make a trip down there. I just have to figure out how to carry the downhill bike on the SV650, and I'm all set!:)

The lifts start spinning again June 16th. There was a bunch more ground slumping around the same tower, but this time the new footings have held. Looks good for chair one. They are going to be building more downhill runs this summer (http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/whitefishpilot/article_d3f73a90-99f1-11e1-bfac-0019bb2963f4.html), though they probably won't be ready until early September.