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  1. Oh, it will absolutely be a day game then. Perfect. Make it an 11 AM kickoff so there's no way for them to use it save for their Aggy Jugend rally the night before.
  2. I've never skied opening day anywhere but always see long ass lines. That said, Red River does not seem to be the kind of mountain that can support long lines. Where are people coming from? Its not like the I-70 mountains. Whatever... turns are turns and holidays in the mountains are awesome!
  3. Looks cold enough to be making snow on top of existing natural snow. I think another round is coming maybe next week? Taos has started the bootpacking process on their runs to get them ready for more snow.
  4. Yeah, I'll have to think about it. I'm such a creature of habit on that drive that I almost always take the same exact path
  5. Well that sounds like it will be pleasant. I'll be taking the Austin > Winters > Lubbock > Clovis > Ft Sumner > Santa Rosa > Taos route. I'm sure anything uphill will suck, not to mention the crosswinds on the way to Clines Corners.
  6. Planning on taking mine up to Taos... haven't gone further than 3-4 hours in the FJ. Going to be interesting. Its a 2007 with less than 110,000 miles so as long as it gets a clean bill of health, I guess its fine. Mileage sucks, though.
  7. Good time to enjoy FEMA while you can
  8. Finally hit up the Leroy & Lewis brick and mortar on Friday night. I really liked the food truck so its weird to go to the new location. Anyway, not too crowded on a Friday evening and I opted for one of their New School BBQ Sandwiches. We'll see what happens now with the star. Might get awfully busy. I do miss the truck.
  9. I would avoid the I-70 resorts during peak season. Crested Butte will not be as busy... they seem to have a decent start snowwise and if you don't care about the more extreme skiing on the T-Bars, coverage should be pretty good. If you do like steeps, the T-Bars may not be running yet. One never knows. They could get dumped on. CB is my favorite CO resort, easily. If you really want to go to the I-70 resorts, I would maybe hit up Copper Mountain. Great mountain, well laid out. Village is meh but if you're jsut going skiing for a few days it might be better. Other option is Purgatory because Durango is cool. Lift pass should not be as expensive as Vail or Breck (will be packed). Keystone will also be jam packed full of families. Honestly, chase the snow... NM is highest risk, Wolf Creek lowest risk but small but I've never skied it and if you like exploring the mountain, you can probably have a good time. Again, can't speak from experience but, dude, they have 10 lift spinning right now.
  10. I currently have a Dakine backpack that I use for my skis... definitely makes a big difference when bootpacking. Used it on Willy's Staircase at A-Basin and it made a soul sucking climb a little less awful. Maybe I'll just go ahead and get a shovel and probe and rent the transceiver when I need it. Last time I went offpiste with a guide in France, the transceiver was included with the guide so that might be the best option with using equipment they know well and then I can get my own later.
  11. Hey... a question. What do y'all think about buying an avalanche beacon via marketplace instead of new? Of course the onus is to trust that the person selling it is truly selling a functional one (and you wouldn't go in the backcountry without testing it) but my friend in Idaho suggested to search marketplace in ski towns to get equipment like a beacon. Thoughts? Picture just shows examples... not exactly the ones I'm looking at.
  12. That's one question... how often does the road to Silverton get shut down? For those not familiar, here's your "trail map"
  13. Oh yeah. If I make it to La Grave in March, Silverton is next
  14. I really need to check off Wolf Creek... I remember calling the snow phone when I was in HS/college and being astounded by the snow totals there compared to the rest of Colorado. Same goes with Monarch having looked at it coming over the pass to go to Crested Butte. I heard there's some fun terrain.
  15. I thought their page said the mountain was 60% open Meanwhile...
  16. Pork was solid today but I saw them slicing brisket and it looked dry
  17. I know people have different opinions on it but just sitting outside eating a Rudy's pork loin sandwich with pickles and sauce tastes pretty damn good, right. It's the simple things
  18. LOL... here's my source: https://bestsnow.net/seas96.htm It was apparently made with the same high tech technology used by most condo complexes in Taos Ski Valley. What a beating.
  19. Snowcams will make you happy this morning. I went to Copper over Thanksgiving something like 20 years ago and it was amazing. A very heavy snow year. Hopefully you get the same. Check out that season... Meanwhile Ullr is puking in Taos
  20. On a side note, Wolf Creek may be great for Thanksgiving
  21. My question
  22. Pshaw, "marina rats"
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