SnoNerd 8-21-11/Mark Malu

8-21-11 October Fest @The Nerd

Friday Night Went to the Bees(vs Iowa Cubs)game with the Boys,Woke up @Scotty's Sat.This started the weekend adventure!Rode my bike 9.0 miles home,Got overnight gear,Rode to the mouth of LCC,(8.6 miles)Hitched Up with all my gear(No stashing bike)Big, Sprinter van pulls over and the driver yells"Hurry up Burke!"YEA Its Greg,Mr Adjust a grill and Rag singer!!!He is in a hurry cause his band is playing @ the tram bar,He also gives warning about how October Fest works(No outside Beer on the Deck)And other silly rules(Not a lot of Locals up)I hit my locker and head to White Pine trail head(Yup,I already have and have been using my season locker!!)Hide bike and head up the trail into the Sunset...Arrive at Twilight,Snack,Beer and Bedtime!(Thx for the Tarp)Morning comes late,Ronniee has Coffee and food(YES!)We head out to Snowbird via a single track trail from the trail head to Gadzoom Lift,Its sooooo busy they are running the Shuttle Bus(RED One)We ride to the Center, hit my locker,Get the Ski gear(Ron ride's my 123's)Blue Tram up"Isn't Solitude going to miss you this season?"Asked the Operator,"Yea,I guess?"(I'm already missing Sunday's @Soli!!)We hike over too and Ski Mark Malu,Then we round the bend and Hike up Pipeline Bowl...Tons-o-Snow here!!!This is where we ski on Sept.1st!!!We hiked back up to the tram and catch the 2nd to the last one down(neither of us had a watch,We got a little nervous cause we didn't want to miss last tram down.)We hiked back down the single track trail to white pine and split from hear(It was dark by the time I'm riding Down Canyon)Lastly, I whistle and hear Ron yell threw the Forest!!Great Day with the MAN!!

Skatebike @The Nerd

08-14-11 Tour-Of-Utah @The Nerd

Left the house around 10:30,Got to the Nerd Before 12:30(Thx Ranger truck driver!)Cool seeing all the early people along LCC to see the bike riders(ETA 16:00 or so)Rode up from White Pine,Right passed Security into lot 1(No parking @Gate 2)Got to the Plaza, Seen Dani(Did you ride up?...Yup)Rode my Skatebike back down to the finish line(Picked a great spot in the trees behind the finish line)I could here the PA telling whats up with the race,It was Cool!Did a little riding around on the Skatebike(Funny to see reactions from all the skinny tire Riders!!)Ran into Dana and Janice,Twice(They know about season pass @The Nerd),Janice works @the Nerd 1 Day!After the race there's JIMMIEEEE!!Burke, lets go Ski Alta?What, No(Alta SUCKS!!) Come up to the plaza and lets find a way to get you on the Tram...Seen Doug(Thank god for the Quad Lifty)And Jay from Powder Shots(SnoNerds on Mt Photo Guy)They both Try for Passes,No Jimmie got to go(In the mean time we are @the Photo Store front lookin at last seasons Pic.s,Jay's #3 Fav Pic is me and Alton on Little Proud Lift last day,THX JAY!!!)Back on the plaza I meet Jody(She has some gloves that she thinks I lost and wants me to come over to her car and claim,I got scared and headed up the Tram)Yup, I suck!(She would be a great candidate for my next X_Wife?)At the top I hike down to Chips run where there is about a 200 foot run near the top of the Quad,Primrose Path lowest point(Spent the next 2 hours skiing, hiking and Chillin!!)Rode the Tram down late, Locked up the Skatebike on the Plaza,Rode down the Canyon on my bike and Finished a Long day Hanging out at Andy's(Got home at Midnight)Just missed a major rain storm comin in Strong Last Sunday/Monday AM...