Definitely my favourite ski video ever. Who wants to go to Utah with me next March?
7 year old video but good find.
Wouldn't have been able to shoot it last year.
Definitely my favourite ski video ever. Who wants to go to Utah with me next March?
I'm feeling sad Scooter. Where are the pics???
Have just been informed of our 14yr old daughter's home stay location for 12months for International Student Exchange starting at beginning of Jan. Note: Applicants cannot choose or request any preference for any cities, locations or states - they are completely random destination allocations across entire USA.
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Not everyone in SLC skis. In fact most don't. It would suck to get the wrong family.Have just been informed of our 14yr old daughter's home stay location for 12months for International Student Exchange starting at beginning of Jan. Note: Applicants cannot choose or request any preference for any cities, locations or states - they are completely random destination allocations across entire USA.
Salt Lake City, UTAH![]()
Awesome start.Sorry mate - here was 2 from the back door the other day but got no pics from on the hill.
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After you posted that I went out yesterday and it was bluebird and kept thinking "that would make a great shot to show conditions" so when we got home I had resolved to put the go pro on 1 sec continuous mode and then do a few runs but after messing around with it (had been a while) realised it was low battery so it probably wouldn't last a run so that left taking the DSLR out and, well I figured I would go the Go Pro route today but of course toady was socked in and snowing pretty much all day so didn't take it out.
Was a great day however - hill has absolutely deserted - nobody at any lifts and most runs empty. Had some great runs and plenty of face shots the last few days. The hill was reporting 21" in 5 days and they were saying 6th best November snowfall totals since they started keeping track in 81 (best since 2010). We went out lunchtime and when we committed to coming home did a run down Storm face and there was at least 2" of fresh that hadn't been there the last time which was only an hour or so earlier.
Every local I know that I have spoken to has said what a start so fingers crossed it keeps going
Ill grab a few hill shots at some stage @chunky - just checked the Brissy forecasts and at least it has cooled down for you.
Who wants to go to Utah with me next March?
Yikes!! Have friends and their 15 (at the time I think - definitely not 14) year old daughter did 2 months I think (All of December and some of Nov and Jan if memory serves) in Germany last Christmas or the year before and I remember thinking that's a pretty big call for both the daughter and the parents (sure I made some jokes about meeting Hans) so 12 months.......
Congrats on the SLC placement (I think there would be plenty of places in the US I wouldn't want my daughter to go) and it sounds like a great opportunity - as per my comment above I didn't realise they did these sorts of placements for that long at that age let alone younger and 12 months. Done through some US centric exchange program? I know my other half tried to do a Rotary program when she was younger but I think it was anywhere and they were older like 16 or 17 at least.
In many places, yes.Decent cover for this time of year compared to previous years yes?
Long journey but worth it! Have fun. And no injuries.
Decent cover for this time of year compared to previous years yes?
In many places, yes.
Ouch. Hopefully just bruising. Reckon you might slow down one day?Too lateWent out early yesterday and because the little fella doesn't like taking off his gear and riding the Gondy we normally do Christy and Thunderhead and on the way down to Thunderhead lift (actually pretty close to the gates on the flats and hardpack there) I have wiped out at speed and crunched my hip with a hard hit and done at least 1 rotation as I remember whacking my head as well (and there was a decent gouge in the hardpack from the board as I went over). Not quite sure what I did (but could have been flicking to switch etc.) but the little fella reckons I just caught an edge but whatever I did because it was at speed the result wasn't good.
Was down on all fours for at least 5mins as my hip was bloody hurting and even warranted a patroller coming over to check on me (I just tried to shrug it off) but he must have been concerned because he rode the lift up with us. I stayed out as I had to ride Morningside and do at least a run off the ridge (did Christmas Tree Gully - was deep and bloody nice) but was hurting. Of course getting home and resting was when I knew it wasn't good. Not great yesterday afternoon/night and today have a massive painful hand sized lump on my hip with pain further up as well (and notice my shoulder hurts as well so must of whacked that as well) so rest day at home for me and will see how I fare tomorrow. I just cant believe I did it before the first run of the day
Shame because its a beautiful day out and of course they had some fresh - Hill is reporting 9 days of snowfall in a rowSeems a bit warmer today as well judging by the sun melt out the back. Of course me not going out seems to be a good excuse for the kids to just sit at home on devices even though the could have gone out on their own!!!
Yeah I cant really overstate how good the conditions are at the moment - obviously the fact that they have had reasonable snowfalls (and top ups as per the 9 days in a row comment above) and a decent base for this time of year are a big factor but the biggest contributor is the lack of crowds - it really is deserted out there so that has made for some great conditions.
Ouch. Hopefully just bruising. Reckon you might slow down one day?![]()
Naturally!Clarification - daughter is 14 now turning 15... organised this entire exchange herself ..Down side is we are not permitted to visit during her exchange![]()
I have not flown internationally with AA but have done several US domestic legs. I have never been charged extra for skis.Anybody flown to LAX with AA? Their site is garbage and i'm getting mixed messages from their support whether I will have to pay an excess baggage (due to dimensions). $200 USD each way really brings up the cost, if it is like that i'll probably go with Delta.
1st & 2nd bags are free to/from Australia. 1 pair of skis + boots, helmet count as a single piece (ie your 2nd bag). Maximum weight per piece is 23kg for economy 32kg for business. The maximum size for your ski bag is supposed to be 126 inches (length+width+height), but you would be hard pressed to exceed that (my double sportube fully extended is under 100 inches), and I've never seen anyone apart from Japan measure a ski bag.Anybody flown to LAX with AA? Their site is garbage and i'm getting mixed messages from their support whether I will have to pay an excess baggage (due to dimensions). $200 USD each way really brings up the cost, if it is like that i'll probably go with Delta.
Don’t need snow tyres. You’ll be given all season M&S tyres.Just booked our trip. Will be skiing Utah (Snowbasin / Powder Mountain) 20-23rd, then breck 24-29th of Jan.
Will probably only get a car in Utah. Had a look at a few of the comparison sites and even the car dealers and there's no information on snow tires. Do we have to wait till we get there then get slung a massive upgrade cost or do you not even need snow tires? Any advice would be great.
Don’t need snow tyres. You’ll be given all season M&S tyres.
While I don't think it's "steep and deep" in the same way as cat or heli skiing in Canada or Alaska, there is a cat skiing operation near Ogden with 70,000 acres you might enjoy. Whisper Ridge is a father-son operation that opened up a few years ago. All private land. Very comfortable custom cats. I haven't gone yet but have talked to the father a couple times at the Boston Ski Expo. They are locals. Son has an MBA, father has the vision, and they have made good connections to get the business up and running. Whisper Ridge has a partnership with Powder Mountain.Does anybody have recommendations on a cat skiing operator either near Ogden/Snowbasin in Utah or near Breckenridge in Colorado? I'm looking for steep and deep terrain, more for advanced / expert riding.
Somewhat chilly at the lodge this morning.
There are so many Australians
Nice to see your update. Happy to swap my humid and hot yucky Brissy days for your cold ones?
Rumour has it there might even be some Tim Tams in the afternoon as people come off the mountain.
anyone noticed any TSA/flight or national park impacts from the shutdown? leaving in a week or so
anyone noticed any TSA/flight or national park impacts from the shutdown? leaving in a week or so
Had a lovely first taste of Snowmass today. Mainly just sampled some of the long rolling cruisers (wife and daughters loved them) that the place is famous for. Parked (for free) at Two Creeks and had a 60 metre walk to the lift - very easy.
I think we’ll go to Aspen tomorrow. Have a ski on Aspen Mountain and a stroll around town.
I so want to visit there. Yeah it's not for everyone but I want to try it. I reckon my family would love Snowmass.