Official 2014-2015 Ski/Snowboard Season Thread!

[killramos]

Originally posted by jdmXSI
Be careful out there if your venturing out of bounds or in the back country. I was at sunshine yesterday and if you look closely, there was an avy caused by someone just outside of the backdoor.

Shit that's scary! Always a but clench moment when you realize there was a slide in a bowl you have been on

Looks gorgeous though.

I need to get back into this. Things have never been the same since i broke my foot 6 years ago... I have found it hard to get back in the groove at least. Never as confident or stable

[lasimmon]

The scary thing is the people who go back there without gear and it slides.

[mazdavirgin]

Wawa ridge slides all the time... Hell parks canada even has a specific warning for the area.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/mtn/se...rain/Wawa.aspx

[cam_wmh]

Originally posted by SIC1
I always buy at least one of each card. although Im free (perks of the Fire department) I bring the cards on the 2nd, 3rd 5th and 6th I actually ask people waiting in the ticket line that they can get a discount no strings attached. so when I bring a friend without a pass or when family are in town it's works out to approx $33-35 to go on the 1st 4th and 7th.

I used to be able to do that, until they locked down the registration of the cards. (sunshine).

They wouldn't let you use your card for two separate ticket transactions, in a same single day.

The card uses my 3rd day, and a friend/stranger's uses a 4th day, but ask for lift tickets to be printed on the same day.

Is that what you're doing? At Sunshine?

[jdmXSI]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin
Wawa ridge slides all the time... Hell parks canada even has a specific warning for the area.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/mtn/se...rain/Wawa.aspx

Good to know, I've never really ventured too far out of the back door.

[lasimmon]

Yah probably because it sees so much traffic out the back door.

Much better terrain if you go up Wawa ridge and go off the back side in my opinion.

[flipstah]

I know they were hitting the avy cannon a lot on Saturday at Sunshine.

[BavarianBeast]

Originally posted by jdmXSI
Be careful out there if your venturing out of bounds or in the back country. I was at sunshine yesterday and if you look closely, there was an avy caused by someone just outside of the backdoor.

LOL.. This was my buddy Mike who caused the avalanche. He posted a picture on facebook titled "Oops, big enough to get the heart going."

[mazdavirgin]

Originally posted by lasimmon
Yah probably because it sees so much traffic out the back door.

Much better terrain if you go up Wawa ridge and go off the back side in my opinion.

Wizard chutes?

[Mostwanted]

Anyone know if holding your snowboards down on a roof basket rack with a couple of smart straps ok?

[lasimmon]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin


Wizard chutes?

Yah, and there is at least one more. I think its black ___ I can't really remember. I may be wrong.

This is me skiing wizard last year:

[SIC1]

Originally posted by cam_wmh


I used to be able to do that, until they locked down the registration of the cards. (sunshine).

They wouldn't let you use your card for two separate ticket transactions, in a same single day.

The card uses my 3rd day, and a friend/stranger's uses a 4th day, but ask for lift tickets to be printed on the same day.

Is that what you're doing? At Sunshine?

I do it at Sunshine but I don't use the cards for multiple transactions on the same day. I have actually 2 sunshine cards and staggered their uses. one is on 2 visits and one is on it's 4th(free). It's easy to cycle their uses and give the free days to my friends/fam that visit.

[heavyfuel]

Originally posted by Mostwanted
Anyone know if holding your snowboards down on a roof basket rack with a couple of smart straps ok?

If you're hardcore all you need is some thin yellow rope.

[Mostwanted]

Originally posted by heavyfuel


If you're hardcore all you need is some thin yellow rope.

Pretty hardcore

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Originally posted by Mostwanted
Anyone know if holding your snowboards down on a roof basket rack with a couple of smart straps ok?

I did it for a 3000km trip with no problems a couple years ago.

[almerick]

Trying skiing for the first time again on Saturday at Nakiska. I haven't gone skiing in 16 years since switching to snowboarding. Looks like I'll be spending the day on the bunny hill

[ercchry]

Originally posted by almerick
Trying skiing for the first time again on Saturday at Nakiska. I haven't gone skiing in 16 years since switching to snowboarding. Looks like I'll be spending the day on the bunny hill

ah i doubt it... i did this a while ago for a day, its really not a huge transition since you already understand the basics of gravity and metal edges, just keep the skis tight together and turn properly and you should get the hang of it in no time... if you ice skate its kind of a mix between snowboarding and that

[lasimmon]

Originally posted by almerick
Trying skiing for the first time again on Saturday at Nakiska. I haven't gone skiing in 16 years since switching to snowboarding. Looks like I'll be spending the day on the bunny hill

If you french fry when you should be pizza'ing, you're going to have a bad time.

[almerick]

Originally posted by ercchry


ah i doubt it... i did this a while ago for a day, its really not a huge transition since you already understand the basics of gravity and metal edges, just keep the skis tight together and turn properly and you should get the hang of it in no time... if you ice skate its kind of a mix between snowboarding and that

Awesome thanks! I've hear from people that skiing is easier to learn, but difficult to master vs snowboarding where it's more difficult to learn but easier to master.. Hoping that stands true. I have also tried snow blades when I was younger and those were hella scary

Originally posted by lasimmon


If you french fry when you should be pizza'ing, you're going to have a bad time.

I think I'll end up getting really hungry when I remember this

[mazdavirgin]

Sunshine has the upper park open. Jump line is quite fun. Goes at S -> S -> M -> L -> L.

They still have the Wolverine and Strawberry box park up and going as well so there's park laps on many chairs