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  1. snowalrus

    The Whole SKI3 Frequent Skier Card Thing

    Someone asked Gore on their facebook page about when the Freq Skier card for the 21-22 season will go on sale, and this was the response: "We are in the process of developing plans for the 2021/22 season and determining the best product mix for next year. Keep an eye on our website for more...
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    Whiteface Conditions

    It was also open Sunday. This morning a majority of the lifts were slow to open. Lookout was planned to open but I'm not sure if it ever did.
  3. snowalrus

    Whiteface Conditions

    I'll be at Whiteface for the first time tomorrow. It looks like there's a risk of wind holds in the afternoon. Which lifts are most prone to going on hold? Wondering how to plan out my day.
  4. snowalrus

    Belleayre Conditions

    Belle today felt like an all over the place combination of hard pack, choppy but soft packed snow, and frozen granular. Some ice patches but nothing egregious imo. The trails felt a bit more crowded than usual. Superchief line was 12 min at its longest. 7 and Tomahawk both had short lines which...
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    The Whole SKI3 Frequent Skier Card Thing

    Yeah I'm thinking I'll call them this week and give it a shot. I don't typically try things like this but hell it's been a weird year. Who knows, could get lucky.
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    The Whole SKI3 Frequent Skier Card Thing

    Goddamnit. I turn 30 on 3/16. Since they base it on age at time of purchase I was hoping to get another season in on the 20-29 pass. Those 2 days make a $190 difference. Oh well, this under 30 train wasn't going to last forever...
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    Belleayre Conditions

    I had no idea that the rotation is on a set schedule. I assumed Belleayre just decided whatever that day which in retrospect would be a little silly. The more you know.
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    Belleayre Conditions

    Either works but sometimes Tomahawk doesn't run on weekdays. I personally always park at Overlook.
  9. snowalrus

    Turning Right and Turning Left

    I have always wanted a sideview mirror for my ass-side for this very reason.
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    Turning Right and Turning Left

    Yep, toe/heel. I think most snowboarders regardless of ability level favor one side slightly. Sometimes I can tell when it's time to call it a day because I start favoring my toe side turns and my heel side technique gets sloppy. Harvey's comment about favoring left over right made me think of...
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    Turning Right and Turning Left

    This thread is a very interesting read as a snowboarder.
  12. snowalrus

    Belleayre Conditions

    Gondola tends to go on hold when wind is over 30mph, if I remember correctly. Sometimes they include a warning in the anticipated snow report posted the evening before. It's not in the anticipated snow report they have up now... take that for what you will I suppose.
  13. snowalrus

    Coronavirus and Skiing

    I'm assuming there's no way for them to know, but there's also been no way for them to know if people are following quarantine and/or testing rules for travel. And people who'd lie about being vaccinated to get into the state are probably people who would/have been lying about quarantining... so...
  14. snowalrus

    Belleayre Conditions

    Anyone been to Belleayre since Tuesday or know how well they've recovered from the ice/mixed precipitation? I see they got some snow yesterday/today, but am wondering if that just means a bit of snow on top of frozen hardpack this weekend.
  15. snowalrus

    Belleayre Conditions

    Belle was nice today. Conditions were somewhere between packed powder and hard pack depending on your personal definition, but no ice (at least until 2 or so when I left). Very fast snow. Tomahawk and 7 had no line, Superchief had maybe a 2 minute line at it's busiest. Trails rarely felt crowded.
  16. snowalrus

    Belleayre Conditions

    Does anyone know if Howe's Highway and Tomahawk Crossing are fully open? They're listed as open in the snow report but I'm wondering if it's possible yet to traverse from the Superchief side of the mountain to the bottom of Tomahawk. When I was there in early January they had some sections of...
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    Belleayre Conditions

    On their social media (Facebook/IG) people were also asking about why Tomahawk and 7 were closed. Their response was something like "scheduling for staff to have a couple days off" (don't remember word for word).
  18. snowalrus

    Belleayre Conditions

    They posted that it was to give their lifties a day off yesterday and today. Understandable for sure, but feels like that's something that they could've announced a bit more in advance.
  19. snowalrus

    Belleayre Conditions

    I was there yesterday too and agree the morning conditions were nice. Felt like they've done a good job with snowmaking especially after the rain & avalanche. By early afternoon it got skied off and icy - by no means the worst it can get but it was obvious the snow was deteriorating.
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