NW_of_GYX Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, MRVexpat said: Heading to Japan for two weeks starting Jan 13th. Expect this disaster of a season to begin turning around then. That's awesome! Looks like thing are firing there per usual. Are you using Indy pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_of_GYX Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 10 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: The orthopedic surgeon basically talked me out of ACL replacement because of all the complications that nobody likes to discuss. That's a story for another post. I'm no doctor so my opinion is worth very little, and while my ten year post op ACL knee is not perfect, I'm glad I had it done. Takes maintenance and I've definitely struggled with patellar tendonitis at times but I'm not limited by it in any way (for now). I'm sure you have your reasons and don't need advice from an internet stranger but ACL's these days are practically an outpatient procedure. The qaulity of physical therapy and long term motivation to maintain is what makes the difference imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 https://snowbrains.com/palisades-tahoe-ca-sets-record-for-most-snow-in-12-hour-period/32” in 24 hours…not badThey are on my list when I’m out there in a few weeks.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Heading to Japan for two weeks starting Jan 13th. Expect this disaster of a season to begin turning around then. Can’t wait to hear reports from there.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, NW_of_GYX said: That's awesome! Looks like thing are firing there per usual. Are you using Indy pass? Am not. All of the Indy resorts are on the main island and we're heading to Hokkaido. Starting off at the base of Asahidake for a couple days and hoping to to ski that (weather dependent) or heading to Kamui or Pippu if the tram doesn't run. Then going to Furano for a few days of touring in the area followed by some lift served days at the resort. After that we're moving to SW Hokkaido and basing mostly out of Otaru. Cat skiing at Iwanai followed by some of the smaller resorts in the area. Going to mostly avoid the gong show at Niseko/Rusutsu, although I'm sure most resorts will be more crowded than usual given the recent re-opening of borders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Any thoughts on how Sunday will be? Was thinking about either Mount Snow or Okemo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froude Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 6 hours ago, MRVexpat said: Am not. All of the Indy resorts are on the main island and we're heading to Hokkaido. Japan is amazing. You ever been? Best snow machine on the planet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Nothing to see here..just a 256 spot over Tahoe in the next 2 weeks. Guess that’s where our snow is.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 JanuBURIED part deux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Don’t shoot me . I’m not trying to be a downer, it’s somewhat historical for now . Stowe snow Stake at 10”. Second lowest for date. Yes I’m eager to go back out and ski , I’m hopeful that a near normal period in mid January will be sufficient for mountains to blow snow to resurface ..if much doesn’t fall in next week . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Don’t shoot me . I’m not trying to be a downer, it’s somewhat historical for now . Stowe snow Stake at 10”. Second lowest for date. Yes I’m eager to go back out and ski , I’m hopeful that a near normal period in mid January will be sufficient for mountains to blow snow to resurface ..if much doesn’t fall in next week .I saw that..it’s bad. And 83 didn’t exactly turn around to anything great until April. I was looking through pictures from the past several seasons around this time and it really set in. We are literally struggling just to keep the ground white right now. I think we’ll upslope our way to some moderate snow over the next 7 days, but the woods are like starting from scratch here. Going to need a lot of work. I know it can change fast, so I’m hoping.I have one hand on the door handle of the panic room ready to walk in and introduce myself.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Alps seem to be in worse shape that the Northeast! Only about half the ski areas are even open! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 hours ago, snowgeek said: Alps seem to be in worse shape that the Northeast! Only about half the ski areas are even open! . That seems incredibly rare for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I don't generally talk about personal stuff on AmWx but I love and miss contributing to the ski forum. In March 2021, I was at Berkshire East and my kid ran into me, getting off the quad and tore my ACL. I knew at the time, something was ripped and assumed ACL. I got the full mountain rescue sled ride down. It took about a week to get an MRI and my ACL assessment was correct but I also had hairline fractured my femur and tibia. Since I had already walked around on them for a week, the orthopedist said there was nothing else to do but use crutches, start PT at that point and go talk to a sports surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon basically talked me out of ACL replacement because of all the complications that nobody likes to discuss. That's a story for another post. The long and short of it is that I have barely done anything on skis since March of 2021. There is a brace I am getting fitted for that will allow me to ski but certainly not woods or moguls. I am just looking forward to getting back out on the slopes with my kid at the end of the month or early February. I would have been back out sooner but I decided I was not diligent enough with certain rehab exercises and wanted to get fitted for the right brace. Anyway, that's my story and I am determined to get back on the slopes this year, even if I am just doing Green trails. Damn, that sucks. Sorry to hear! Berkshire east took my acl too. I've only had about maybe 10 days on the snow in the past 3 years. Sucks. 3x last year. Zero so far this year. My gig there has ended, (long story, didn't really leave on good terms) so not sure if/ when I'll ever go back. On some level it makes me sad, I loved that place, and the Schaeffer's are good people. Sent from my SM-A505U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 CA/NV resorts playing catchup now with UT in snowfall. Most now over 200". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 3:46 PM, CT Rain said: Any thoughts on how Sunday will be? Was thinking about either Mount Snow or Okemo? Bring your edges. Groomers will do their thing so the earlier you get there the better. Should be scraped clean by lunchtime though. Okemo seems to have more open so that would be the better play IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_of_GYX Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: CA/NV resorts playing catchup now with UT in snowfall. Most now over 200". It's great to see. It's been a really long time since the mountain west has gone this bananas. Hope we can get in on the fun at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 325" 125" base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Pray the cmc doesn’t hold up..the “shut ‘‘em down” quote gets thrown around a lot, but that depiction might actually shut some down. I don’t know how you even recover from 5” of rain and plus 15 temps. Thank god it’s 6 days away, but that might lead to historically bad ski conditions in Vermont. Gfs on the other hand, would be a nice gain up here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Look on the bright side, at least the NW flow and high RH was able to squeeze out some snow last night, ha. Orographic dense 3.5-4" past 30 hours or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Was looking to hit SR tomorrow with the wife, but was blown away at the tix price, $143. Never seen it that expensive. We already purchased some tickets for Feb which were 75 per day, but that is for thurs/fri.Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Was looking to hit SR tomorrow with the wife, but was blown away at the tix price, $143. Never seen it that expensive. We already purchased some tickets for Feb which were 75 per day, but that is for thurs/fri. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk As has been discussed, they are trying to force as many folks as possible to get season passes. you really need to just plan dates and buy your tickets weeks in advance these days. I miss the days when there used to be all sorts of cheap promo tickets floating around on craigslist etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 As has been discussed, they are trying to force as many folks as possible to get season passes. you really need to just plan dates and buy your tickets weeks in advance these days. I miss the days when there used to be all sorts of cheap promo tickets floating around on craigslist etc.We used to buy vouchers on CL all the time until they went to rfidSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Bretton Woods looks like Mt Vesuvius today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 We were able to hit Black Mountain and wow what a place. Absolutely loving it even if it is a couple trails for the time being. I cannot wait to get into the woods, we could see some amazing looking lines and areas on the ride up the chair. We only got three runs in with this one but I felt like I had skied about 30 hard bump runs. She is still too small for the pack so I keep her in front of me and holding on to a pole and Im in a "pizza" form the whole time. Things hurt in my legs I didn't know could hurt. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 10 hours ago, PowderBeard said: We were able to hit Black Mountain and wow what a place. Absolutely loving it even if it is a couple trails for the time being. I cannot wait to get into the woods, we could see some amazing looking lines and areas on the ride up the chair. We only got three runs in with this one but I felt like I had skied about 30 hard bump runs. She is still too small for the pack so I keep her in front of me and holding on to a pole and Im in a "pizza" form the whole time. Things hurt in my legs I didn't know could hurt. BMOM is the best. The MRG of Maine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 9 hours ago, MRVexpat said: BMOM is the best. The MRG of Maine Is there anything like the stuff out beyond Paradise at MRG (e.g., "Three Cliffs" or "Octopus Garden")? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 2 hours ago, PowderBeard said: Is there anything like the stuff out beyond Paradise at MRG (e.g., "Three Cliffs" or "Octopus Garden")? Nothing quite on that level but there are some fun cliff bands in the woods skier's right of the triple. Not as much to explore as MRG but as I'm sure you saw, doesn't take much snow to make things "in". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Just keep checking out west... I love that they are now at 300+ inches so far this season for the Wasatch, they are issuing Winter Weather Advisories for like 10-20" of snow and locally higher in the Cottonwoods. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 16 inches with 10 to 20 inches in the central Wasatch and Uintas, locally higher amounts in the Upper Cottonwoods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I've started watching the Kirkwood webcams and following their weather forecast. bonkers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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