Thursday, March 31, 2016

101 Soli to the "B",... Skied with the Lifty Posse

What a Day!! Started with a nice ride to the mouth of BCC, Fun Bus ride up talking Solitude to Two Moonbeam Employees.... "Brighton Cloud" Groomers and EVERYWHERE Super Soft!!!
Got to take a run with Will,.... Impressive,.... Met Bill who started Clown day @Snowbird "Two guys taking a Keg out to our party spot dropped it, ... It fell hard all the way to the bottom of Little Cloud,.. WOW Nice to ride up with you,... 2 Triples and One out all the way to the top of Parachute!!! WOW!
 On to the "B", Bypass Milly to hide my Pack on Crest, Then over to GW!! Than and crew heading out to hidden Canyon,... After 2 GLORY RUNS I hit Marchirita to find Kenny,... NOPE! Snowed In.  So I meet and Ski with Karen and Douglass,.... Wren Hollow!!!! It was fantastic!!!!!NEXT Colton and the Lifty Posse with Aspen, Lana, Nick and Crew!!!! "You Coming?" YES!!! IT WAS SO F&%King FUN!!! Watching them Drink, Try to ride and keep everyone together,..... Round 2, Then Round 3!!!!!!!!! "Your a Badass" AND "Burke rescued me from that Tree Well" WOW!!!! Met Brightons CrazyGeorge,... THX!!! That would #4,...Nice Bus ride down then Very Nice ride back here to Moms house with Everything in Tow,.....

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

100!!!!!!!!! Alta with Ed,..... We Skied Collins Bell-to-Bell

Edward got me at Andys at 08:00,.. It was Snowing and stayed Snowing all day long,....(Cept when We headed out the Hi-Boy to the Trees past Alfs) Yesterday was a Social Event,... TODAY SKI!!!!!!!
And that's what We DID!!! After Lunch (Snacks at the Jeep) We kinda Alternated Runs and following each other down,.... We never hit and other Lift But "Peruvian Jr" It was that good but also so much Snow and Snowing,.......Thanks for the ride up and down Ed! See you in April

99 Sunny, Cold Sunday W/ My new Hat/Helmet Combo

I FORGOT MY BACKPACK!!! Luckily Andy had Gloves,.....SOOOOOOOOOO ITS ON!!!!! Double Down, Hock up with Ed, Later Marc and Rockin Scott join us (After Lunch),... We got Us a Posse!! Bonus Groomers,....... SO GOOD!!!! Lunch by Roach,... Awesome Burgers!! Took the last 2 down to the Liftys,.... Cynthia and Corey get them on the ride up double,... Marc and Ed did and Adventure, Later We head up to Summit with Dresdin in Tow,.... "Yea, Terry got fired and is no longer the Cunt on the Mountain"!!!! FUCK YEA!!!!!!!!!!!She got Marc and I to hear her Roar!!
THX DRESDIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She also got Tristen and Henry to say hi at the top of Summit!!! Rockin Scott joined us for the last Runs,... Summit to Apex to Double to end on Triple!!!!!!!!!!!! Last run down Diamond Lane I almost Teared UP!!! Its was GREAT!!!!! Got a ride down with Ed so he could see were Andys Lives,...

97&98 Got the K2S Back,..Bag-O-Beads and a New Spot

Friday I Bike from Moms to the Ski Shop to Pick-up the newly mounted k2s with Marker Bindings,.... THX ERIC!!!!!!! I know it was a hatrd one to do,.... Special Throwback Saturday @the Nerd.... I forgot the Stash at Andys,.....WTF??? Sooooooo I ride Peruvian, Tunnel, Blady to Sugarloaf,..... CARVE-a-LERT!!!It Was EXCELLENT!!! Back to the USA Where I head down to Welbere to find the wicket and Smoke IT!!! OK,... Ready for Sun and Fun on Little Cloud!!! It was GREAT!!!! Run into and Ski with ED,.... Seen Utah Co Steve and Debbie at the Top,.... "Help yourself its right near the Big Gun" ,......... We did run into 2 Stoners and Mr Houke Says "Load One for them!" THXS AND NOW ITS ON!!! We Skied the last runs on Gad 2 VERY STEEP And Soft!!! Skied down to Eds Car, Then back to the Nerd Center,......

Friday, March 25, 2016

96 Alta AM,. Ed and Little Cloud PM

Biked to BCC from Moms,.. Lingure and watch mutiple Buses go by,... Me,... How bout a Breafast burrito at the Base Camp,.... Did it and it was GREAT! Start to half ass Hitch when MIke turns back and gets me,.... "Your Famous" And he told me about the headon the hit a Ski Bus coming down killed 2 Powder Mag Employees,.... SHIT!!!! That was sad but still a nice ride up...
Yes!,You can tell My Favorites...... Sugarloaf AM,.... Got to see Cory (Cynthias) "I seen your lines out there" And "Wanna join me heading out to the Headwall at the end of the Castle Commute?" Na,... But I did take a Lap on Peruvian Jr (Collins) It was OK,... I LOVED THE JR Groomers near the Corkscrew and bottom,.... EDWARD!!! Seen him and got to Ski with him (Under Little Cloud)
Nice PM session,... We Worked IT!!! Thanks for the ride down again!!! Really nice ride all the way home via Wells a and Fresh Market.......Nice Pic Randy!!!!

Thursday, March 24, 2016

95 BIG TIME POW DAY!!!

And a Major Powder Panic.... Rode from here to Walts via Neighborhoods almost the whole way.... ITS NICE And has taken what about 5 years to figure this out..... Funny hearing "OnePiece Friday" And seeing Brad W. Right at Walts,.... "Your a Stud" THX "B" Best Hitch Up of the season using my light Stick....Walked right past the folks waiting at the swamp lot Bus Shelter,.... "What the ?" And  "I'm taking your Picture" OK But Better Hurry cause here comes my Ride,.... THX Carry from Connecticut,.... VERY NICE RIDE TO ENTRANCE  3,.... Got my Hot Chocolate,... Ran into and rode up with Ron,....(He had the Panic going when we hit the Spot,) He Gone,.. Me NOOOO! Lingerer then head down to Baby Thunder via the Wrap around,....WOW!!! Later We get back and Ski with ED!!!! That was nice everywhere.... I Finally Skied DOOR 5!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed was following me into it the first try,.... TRY AGAIN!!!!! DID IT Under the fallin Tree to where Ed was on the Mid Wrap around,..... Got a nice ride down to the Walts,..., THX ED!!! Seen Walter,(He is going to Peru soon) Got home to Crash OUT!!!!!

Monday, March 21, 2016

94 Frozen Monday @Snowbird

After getting so WARM yesterday,... IT WAS ROCK SOLID!
Bike to the mouth via C.Corp Center(6660 So) And Wasatch Blvd... I dropped the K2s and 9th Wards at the Ski Shop for a remount, Talked to Eric for a while and about Hitch Hiking,... (He got pulled over for picking up a commuter) Just a Warning BUT!!!!Ready Friday!! On to the Mouth of BCC, Linger by the Bus Stop,... JENN!!! Ride to the Swamp lot THX!!!,.... BRETT!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice ride UP!!!! PLUS PLUS Bonus Bonus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Here and Dropped off at the CENTER!!! Locker mates leaving cause its to HARD!? Wa WA!! How about Baby Thunder?? Thats what I did after dropping the pack at the Spot,.... Reg was HARD and HARD On the blades so I get the Ladies,.... THEY HELD THE RED TRAM FOR ME!!!Got to have a nice Chat with Tele-Mammoth-Scott,.... Over to Mineral,OK,. Back over to Little Cloud via Mark Malu,.... Good then BAD!!!! Time to Move the pack to Welbere and Ski Baby Thunder,... It Was GREAT!!! How bout Gad 2? Also Excellent specially Gad Zooks (Seems like one of the first Really Bumped out Groomer to be Groomed!!) IT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! Never seen Ron , I think he was off?? Very Nice ride on the 990 back to my Bike then to Andys then here to MOMs


93 Brighton to Soli with Dan and Andy

DANDY!!!!!!! We did IT! Met at Andys and rode up Together,..... Met Dans friends and Co-Workers plus a nice lady from Houston,.... Milly was great!!! (Dandys on their Fattys) Me, Big Feet!! Around 11:00 Andy and I head to Soli for the Fog Lunch,.....DID IT THANKS HEIDI!!!! And all the Fogs,. Bad to Summit with 2 Andys via Triple,.... (We Tossed Necklaces) Back to the "B" where Dan and Andy head out, Me on to GW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT VWAS SO NICE!!!! Even got to Close it with THAN!!!!!!!!!! Really GOOD!!!!!!! Nice, BUSY Ride Down to Dans Foods and walk back to Andys,...... I LIKED IT!!!!!!!

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Saturday, March 19, 2016

91 Soli-Alta-Brighton

What a Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Started here at Moms, Rode to Dans then up to the mouth via Ft Union, Linger (Nerd or Soli?)
TERRY!!! He gets me (On the Phone he waves to get on board, AND I GOT CCurts Hat BACK!)
Plus He always makes me feel great!!!!!!! THANKS TERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We arrive before the lifts Start,... Carve-A-Lert BUT I'm going to Alta, Did it via Hwy to Heaven to Up on the Ridge above Albion, (Following some backcountry Skiers up the ridge)
Alta was GREAT! Bonus Groomer off Sunnyside to Sugarloaf,...Did My Gouge Thing, Ran into and rode up Supreme with Gregg,... He has Soli Stickers for Me
Catherines pass was Easy,.... First Tracks down to the B,.... F967k89g HARD!!
VERY NICE SESSION AT THE "B",... Too late to hit GW (Today for sure)
"I seen you at Soli. killing it on the Blades, Do you Work there?" HA!!! Nice kid!
Later on the Lift a couple from Alaska "Are you in a Ski Magazine?" Yup, Powder,.. "We can't wait to tell out Kids, This is the highlight of our Vacation"....,Hummmmmm THANKS!
Got the late night Bus down



Thursday, March 17, 2016

Ski Day 90 WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ski Day #90.... Snowbird or Solitude? From Solitude's Website
"RESORT ALERT | We anticipate a delayed opening of the Summit Express chairlift on Wednesday, March 16 and will open as soon as maintenance and avalanche work is complete." 
Summit has been Closed since Sunday,......From FB
Biked with all My Gear from Moms to the mouth of BCC,.... Linger, Watch the 992 go up (08:08)....SCOTT GETS ME!!!! Thanks Brother!!!!! We are at G's corner about 15 to 09:00
Powder Panic!!! I Hit the spot and leave my Big Feet, Take out the black and White Snowblades,... OK BUT Too Much SNOW So back for the big Feet at 10:30 Red Beer, Back to Summit via Parachute,........ WOW and WOW!!!!!! Summit was BUSY!!!!!... Got a nice little session with Scott and Kenny,... And line Cut, THX!! Heard the Whistle but missed my Boss...... RICK FROM SNOWBIRD wants to Ski out to Cathedral gate, We Did but first Top of Solitude Via Middle Slope and then under the New Chair...WHOA!! Its was STEEP BUT GOOD!!!!! Next We go back for Cathedral,... NAILED IT!!!!!
(At the Top We Stop with a Crew, "Steamboat, Is that from Rocky Mt Remedy?") Yes!! HERE!!! THX!
Last hike out We Skied into Honeycomb via the highest Entrance of Black Forest,... Double to Triple via the Bonus Groomer, Then Parachute to Summit to Apex to catch the 962 for Rick,.... Nailed that too thanks to parking lot guy grabbing the Bus!! YEA! I catch the next 962 down with Laura and Snow Grouse,.... (If a Bus going up came first I was going to Ski the "B") Nice ride back to Moms Via Holladay Blvd, Dinner at Apollo's and a 12 Pack of Old Milwaukees NA
The Spot finally came together


Wednesday, March 16, 2016

89 D.V. With Scott Pharis

Monday We replaced Moms Toilet, Tuesday D.V. using my Passes..... It worked, It worked WELL!

Monday, March 14, 2016

88 Soli Sunday With Andy,.... Finally, Its been over a Month.....

We arrive just in time for Red Beer...... Daylight Savings Time is On So we are actually on time......
Holy Shit this is ICE!!!!!!!!It was the MOST SCARRY DAY YET!!!!(I busted out the Naked Skis, Only the White Poles remain at the Spot) Double Down With Scott too, Thx B for the hook Up, We took it to Summit where we run into and Ski with Marc!! Yea, Later we hit Marcs Truck for a Little session, Next its time for Fog Lunch,... Thx Duane!!!!!(Killer Tacos with Brownies and!!) Time for round 2 and a Skier Handoff!!!(Andy took off) What the F#@k time is it?? Turned out soo much Fun Skiing til 17:00,.... We Skied Parachute (By Far the Best, Softest Snow on the Mt.) "Whats Mr Moonbeam doing up here?" FUNNY!!!! Hitting Honeycomb! Last ones in too, They just closed it!!! Good run out on the West Wall,... Back to the Bonus Groomer Plus Sundancer was Sooooooo Gooood!!!!! Not to mention below the lift in the Trees,... YEA!!! Gotta ride down to Andys with Scott,... THXS BROTHER!!!!

87 Tom up, Edward down

We worked Thursday and Friday with Matt,.... Up in the Sky! THX BOSS!!!!!
Not a Busy Saturday, BUT It was WinterFest.!!!!!!Bike from Andys to the mouth of BCC,.... Walk to the 7-11 for a Bagel, Up the Hill with My sign up,... Tom from Chicago gets ME, THX!!! Tram to Blady to SUGARLOAF (Pack on top of Mineral Basin) It was OK and getting Softer when time to GO!!! (Met a Skier from Killington talking about Firn Gliders, "You got the right Idea",,,,,) He was serious... And met a German Lady "You only Ski the little Skis?" Yup! Back to America, Grab the Pack and move it down to the upper Spot.... Door One was SCARRY just getting in,..... Up Top I stop, Less then a Minute here comes Ed,..... YAY! We Skied Little to MBX, Back to Reg Via the Tram top, Down to Gadzoom where We Spot Ron, We got us a Posse!!!!! Fun Run down to the Ronnie wrap around to the Fun Park (I hit the Jump and Box) to the Race Course,.... Well there you go,... Its our Signature Run at the NERD!!! Ed gave me a ride down to the mouth, (Cammy left an Orange and Card,) THX!!!!! Very nice ride to Andys,... Missed Mandys B-Day Party BUT Did get an EXCELLENT DINNER!!!! THX MANDY AND ANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From Superbowl Sunday
Ride down Sat Nite

Thursday, March 10, 2016

86 Fog Lunch @Soli Thx Fred!!!

Caught the almost 10:00 am 960 LOSER BUS!! After Biking to the mouth of BCC Linger then catch it....... Beamer to the Spot, Red Beer, Time to Ski with Scott, Phil, Big "B" and Kenny!! It was an awesome AM session with untracked EVERYWHERE!!!!!
After Lunch its on with Lorrie (Snow Grouse) Kenny and Kathy (Skier) Another Excellent session!!!
We Ride TripleHorn and run into and Ski with Andy!! (Tele with Poles) We Skied Parachute , Under Summit and HoneyComb via my Gate!! EXCELLENT!! I need to write down some of these funny things that happened this year like the Snowmobiler making quick turns right where I just made some turns......... AWESOME!!!!!!!

85 Alta AM Ron and Little PM

Got a nice ride up with Drew and Crew in there Fit heading to Alta! THX!!! Off to Sugarloaf First,... Then back to get my pack and drop it at Little Cloud,... Finally see Ron on Little, We Skied the Doors and had the best Groomers of the year at the Fun Park, I even hit the Jump and the double Box,...


Tuesday, March 8, 2016

83 AND 84 Spent the Weekend w/Pharis, Skied DV Sunday,. Soli Monday

Scott and I wore our Red Onepieces,... One Ski Instructor asked "Aren't you supposed to be at Snowbird?"That was when Scott ended early and I got a bonus run in!!!
Soli.IT WAS GOOD!!!! Seen Stephen and Debbie from the Nerd.... On Double, Summit and finally on the Beam were We got to Ski together on TripleHorn!!!! "Burke, Use your Magic to get Management to Let us groom Concord" ,.... OK!!!! Ended with Lunch/Dinner at the Black Bear,... THX PHARIS

82 Mandy Up,... Scott Berry down from Snowbird

THX!!! This is after I rode my Bike up to see Eric at the Ski Shop "Bring Em In"! THX BROTHER!!!!!
AM at Sugarloaf
PM with Ron on Gadzoom

Saturday, March 5, 2016

81 Deer Valley W/Marc

Thanks for the EXCELLENT DAY!!!!! Marc gets me about 07:15 or so, We are on the Slopes and catching the first chair at 08:45... YEA! STERLING!!!!!!!CARVE-a-LERT everywhere!!!!!! It was GREAT! We did a Tour, We had a nice prerolled and some super Top Shelf!!! We Did the lower Mountain Tour, Mountaineer and Gondola to the Truck, After Lunch back up to Silver Lake,... We Seen Janice and Dana on the Shooter Chair, Ryan in all his Glory, Plus We Seen him again with a group,.... Now we Hit up Empire and Lady Morgan via Northside and Silver Strike,... Back to Sterling where we run into and Ski with Scott and Big "B",.... Ended with last turns on Sterling and a Bonus Run out of the base area,.... "This lift turns til 4;20" Now your talking!!! Pleasant ride back Home (We did hit some traffic due to Red Flashing Signals (Fun seeing the reaction of the Liftys and the Green Coats!!!) GREAT SKI DAY

Friday, March 4, 2016

80 Soli-Alta-Brighton

Thanks for the ride up MONO JENN!!!!!!!!! I LOVE to get a ride up with out even setting up my sign.......Moonbeam about 09:30-Apex to Summit, Highway to Heaven-Twinlakes Pass about 11:00
First Sunnyside ride this Season,.... Hi Speed Triple??? Sugarloaf about 11:30-13:30 Soooo Funnnnn Putting the line down Introvert!!!!,... Top of Supreme Lift about 14:00-------- GW @15:00,.... Its On for the next hour of Super Sun and Creamy Dreamy on ROCKING "R",....... Talk about Guge ALERT!!!So Fun!!! Catch the last 962 (Janice joins us at Soli) Nice ride down and ride down to Andys on the my Bike, Brought all my gear hear cause its DV FRIDAY!!THX BOSSES!!

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

79 Snowbird-Alta-Brighton

I Finally did IT!!!!(I left my Shoes in the Nerd Locker)..... That was the only jr F$#k up....Hey, I proved you can ride your bike with Ski Boots.... Down to Andys where I could have gotten a pair out of the Attic but instead rode to Moms in my socks...Started out thinking its March 1st, Time to get Pharis his Pass,...... NOPE!!! So I start from here, Ride to the mouth via Mitts,Holladay Blvd,BCC road, Mt America and Jimmy Johns,..... Walked up the hill to the Swamp lot,... Tried the sign but caught the 990 instead,..... (Seen Isaac and his Pole Quiver) Blue Tram to the Blady Chair, Right over to Supreme,.... "Aren't you supposed to be over there?" NOPE! Not today,..... Its an EASY Hike up East towards Sunset Peak, Then over Catherines Pass east towards the B and Lake Mary,..... Found a nice Spot where I leave a Necklace, Linger and just decompress,.....The Snow has been that Bad Lately,........................... Lights are on,.... Its "B" Time!!!!!! Made it to GW,. Then over to Snake Creek for last Run up to the Sunny Top!! Ride up the Chair with Cain and Jeffs friend ALMA!! At the Top I run into and Hug LYDIA!!!!! Its On for Night Skiing and a ride down,.... (A little to late to catch a ride from Lydia) But Joe from Saratoga got me down,....... Next Ski DAY #80!!!!

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

78 Cold Monday at the Nerd

Thanks Roger for the ride up from the Swamp lot! And the nice compliments! And the And!!!!!!!!
Cold Morning with HARD SNOW.... Not the best but OK,......Met a nice couple from Pittsburg, Pa. Lets talk Skiing on the Tram