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GayWolf420I don't know why LCC/BCC "locals" even bother complaining anymore. Much like I70 from Denver, you all know what you're getting yourselves into whenever it snows. You can't blame the big bad resort companies when there's like almost 3 million people in the SLC valley alone all chomping at the bit to go ski on good days. Those places stopped caring about their loyal customers years ago and probably never did to begin with.
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Now that Brighton and Solitude do parking reservations, BCC has been fine this year. Snowbird refuses and it's showing by the crowds that show up every storm. Alta is often empty if you can get past Snowbird, which is a big if some days. The frustrating part is knowing you having a parking spot waiting but you're stuck in stopped traffic while the 100th car tries parallel parking on the street in front of Snowbird. Might do a Brighton pass next year and avoid LCC altogether.
Weekly fuck Snowbird for Fast Tracks and Seven Summits. I've never seen it so bad. Snow was great, but lines hardly moved with constant streams of people skipping the line.
officechairWeekly screw snowbird and everyone who “saves their days” while complaining about solitude all season.
I'm giving Alta a try next year. Snowbird doesn't deserve my money anymore, but I'm not ready to give up the LCC terrain yet.
Plus the clusterfuck of Brighton's lift lines is just as annoying as Snowbird's fast passes
officechairNow that Brighton and Solitude do parking reservations, BCC has been fine this year. Snowbird refuses and it's showing by the crowds that show up every storm. Alta is often empty if you can get past Snowbird, which is a big if some days. The frustrating part is knowing you having a parking spot waiting but you're stuck in stopped traffic while the 100th car tries parallel parking on the street in front of Snowbird. Might do a Brighton pass next year and avoid LCC altogether.
GayWolf420I don't know why LCC/BCC "locals" even bother complaining anymore. Much like I70 from Denver, you all know what you're getting yourselves into whenever it snows. You can't blame the big bad resort companies when there's like almost 3 million people in the SLC valley alone all chomping at the bit to go ski on good days. Those places stopped caring about their loyal customers years ago and probably never did to begin with.
**This post was edited on Mar 24th 2024 at 7:06:37pm
just have parking reservations at Snowbird like Alta does it.
SlushSeasonI'm giving Alta a try next year. Snowbird doesn't deserve my money anymore, but I'm not ready to give up the LCC terrain yet.
Plus the clusterfuck of Brighton's lift lines is just as annoying as Snowbird's fast passes
This year it's been mostly manageable by leaving at 9:30-10, but today was one of the worst I've seen all season. My clutch was on fire after an hour crawling up to Tanner Gulch, so I turned around to avoid a massive car repair. And I got word from a friend that Alta was empty.
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BigPurpleSkiSuitjust have parking reservations at Snowbird like Alta does it.
it was pretty good during the COVID seasons honestly, I had zero issues finding parking. And as per usual, the days where its all booked are almost always guaranteed shitshows like holidays, spring breaks, etc.
Maybe its cuz im lazy and wanna sleep in on my days-off sometimes, but I've also had good luck with noon patrol skiing, especially at Brighton during storm cycles. People leave at 230 to beat the snake down and you can shoot up around 3 and ski some seriously fun twilite laps with plenty of turns leftover. Having Snake Creek open at night is a massive move. Bring a headlamp too.
Yeah, traffic was terrible today for no good reason. I was to the canyon by 7 this morning and it still took 45 minutes to snowbird. My friends that left an hour later spent over 2 hours crawling up the canyon
I'm looking forward to skiing Alta next year where i can avoid morning traffic and show up at noon instead.
officechairThis year it's been mostly manageable by leaving at 9:30-10, but today was one of the worst I've seen all season. My clutch was on fire after an hour crawling up to Tanner Gulch, so I turned around to avoid a massive car repair. And I got word from a friend that Alta was empty.
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**This post was edited on Mar 24th 2024 at 7:58:09pm
SlushSeasonYeah, traffic was terrible today for no good reason. I was to the canyon by 7 this morning and it still took 45 minutes to snowbird. My friends that left an hour later spent over 2 hours crawling up the canyon
I'm looking forward to skiing Alta next year where i can avoid morning traffic and show up at noon instead.
I'm trying to understand how the entire lots and everything was filled up by 9 and yet I skied onto Peruvian pretty much all day.
BigPurpleSkiSuitI'm trying to understand how the entire lots and everything was filled up by 9 and yet I skied onto Peruvian pretty much all day.
Yeah, that was weird. Peruvian was great all day, but every other lift I went to was swamped. I guess the average IKON visitor doesn't realize that there's more to Peruvian than 3 groomers and a cat track.
SlushSeasonYeah, that was weird. Peruvian was great all day, but every other lift I went to was swamped. I guess the average IKON visitor doesn't realize that there's more to Peruvian than 3 groomers and a cat track.
Got it. This was the first sw tails 2 I ever landed lol
hell yeah dude, once they clicked they felt super easy for me. its just like a little bit of patience off the lip and then quick rotate your hips. tho I prefer sw lip 2 which some people think is weird. now I feel like if I can go switch on a feature, I should be able to switch 2 it.
Dlonettihell yeah dude, once they clicked they felt super easy for me. its just like a little bit of patience off the lip and then quick rotate your hips. tho I prefer sw lip 2 which some people think is weird. now I feel like if I can go switch on a feature, I should be able to switch 2 it.
SW lip 2 is def less scary on any high rail because getting your tips over is easier than your tails. However because this rail had a gap into it I felt that tails would be easier. I struggled with being patient off the lip though so I still need a lot of work on these.
Now I need to learn some blender natural sw 2s because I can't look over my left shoulder lol.
I might just do brighton pass + solitude next year to avoid the snowbird mess. Friend said BCC has been super easy to deal with this year. Don’t know the best solution for LCC, but free for all ain’t it.
officechairI might just do brighton pass + solitude next year to avoid the snowbird mess. Friend said BCC has been super easy to deal with this year. Don’t know the best solution for LCC, but free for all ain’t it.
That's a valid plan. I don't really like the Brighton vibe but at this point I'll support anything except Snowbird.
POWDR has embraced the stratification of skiing even more than Alterra and I'm fucking sick of it.
Ive had a ton of fun skiing mega resorts and/or places that are on every skiers bucketlist to check out, but I'm falling in love with the indy resort vibe going on lately. I really wanna go ski Powderhorn sometime.
Ive had a ton of fun skiing mega resorts and/or places that are on every skiers bucketlist to check out, but I'm falling in love with the indy resort vibe going on lately. I really wanna go ski Powderhorn sometime.
I really miss old Big Boulder right now. Used to be able to show up and know that they would have a decent park this time of year and usually half way through April.
BigPurpleSkiSuithopefully we can keep it that way.
can you at least still park at Bypass Road? For me, it was going back to the truck for lunch and/or beers/safety meetings and wait until things settle-down in terms of crowds and then go hammer some laps.
There is always a spot if you look hard enough and know a thing or two
GayWolf420can you at least still park at Bypass Road? For me, it was going back to the truck for lunch and/or beers/safety meetings and wait until things settle-down in terms of crowds and then go hammer some laps.
Powerhorn was my local for a season. It’s a grand old time. I really wanted to make it there this year especially since I get 3 free partner tickets. Last I saw, the main express lift was down but they do have Poma Leitner down in town (GJ) but they’re waiting for a part from Europe
GayWolf420Ive had a ton of fun skiing mega resorts and/or places that are on every skiers bucketlist to check out, but I'm falling in love with the indy resort vibe going on lately. I really wanna go ski Powderhorn sometime.
BradFiAusNzCoCaPowerhorn was my local for a season. It’s a grand old time. I really wanted to make it there this year especially since I get 3 free partner tickets. Last I saw, the main express lift was down but they do have Poma Leitner down in town (GJ) but they’re waiting for a part from Europe
skied street last night and the homie clipped, ive got another spot built im trying to clip at today or tomorrow. off to bozeman thursday for the level 1 rail jam and some big sky and bridger. closing in on 100 days this season. life + skiing is cool
Dlonettiskied street last night and the homie clipped, ive got another spot built im trying to clip at today or tomorrow. off to bozeman thursday for the level 1 rail jam and some big sky and bridger. closing in on 100 days this season. life + skiing is cool
100 days!!! I bet you'll get more next year!
I'm happy to hit 60 this weekend. That's better than my average!
I'm at 34 days today. All but 2 in resort
Idk how long I'll drag out the season, but I'm hoping for some late season mammoth trips to end it in the 60s
profa_212Damn dudes I hit five days this season and popped my knee in the mammoth parking lot lmao
Also as a follow up on this. Turns out I nastily dislocated the hell out of my patella, and somehow was able to create a couple of microfractures that run along the inside of my knee. But no ligament damage or meniscus damage like they thought i had that would require surgery.
Seasons still fucked, but at least I don't have to get knocked out and scalpeled.
Moral of the story is don't try to jog around a group of slow walkers in the Mammoth parking lot on the first day of your homie's bachelor party.
BigPurpleSkiSuitI hope that when Candide is about 60 he drops that he's actually got dozens of hours of footage he never released and it'll all be dropped at once.
fr, im feigning to see a full movie of this guy ripping
It’s kinda turning into a boulder-y city as far as i know. But I haven’t been in a couple years so it might have changed direction. There is lots of cool rafting spots
