The Skiing/Boarding Thread

General Discussion
#381

Awesome, thanks Matt!

I think I’ve cemented myself to Brecken with Vail as a second choice. My trip will happen at the end of January to first of Feb so in about two weeks; I also realized it’s the week after the X-Games!

Thanks for the lookout on those package deals, I completely forgot about that aspect. For the moment, I’m scouring VRBO for lodging within Breck or neighboring Frisco.

#382

No problem Jon, happy to help out. Let me know how the search goes. I might be down to come out for a day of skiing if you want to meet up.

#383

Denver is an official “Go”; changed my ticket and will fly in to DIA the 27th, next on the list is lodging at Breckenridge.

Matt, most definitely down to meet you and that Avant!!!

#384

Awesome. I’ll see if I can make it up the 28th or 29th. Sorry, no avant, just a sedan. You’ll definitely want to go for a ride in Denver though. The elevation up by Breckenridge basically neuters the car :pensive: I need to get an elevation tune and that 3.5" pulley.

#385

Use priceline name your own price for the hotel

Use better bidding. Com to gauge past prices paid for particular hotels, and to see what hotels priceline has access to.

The express deals are good too lately. You can always figure out which hotel it is by the amenities

#386

Finally got the thumb checked out today. Broken, fragment of bone might have caught on a ligament but likely won’t require any more attention if follow up x-rays look good. They gave me a nice waterproof splint for it in the meantime.

#387

Finally got the thumb checked out today. Broken, fragment of bone might have caught on a ligament but likely won’t require any more attention if follow up x-rays look good. They gave me a nice waterproof splint for it in the meantime.

#388

I ended up using VRBO and currently waiting back on a reply, thanks though.

Also, made a video of my first runs of the year…haha, needed to work out the kinks and whatnot. I think most of it got worked out. First spill of the year resulted in me losing my board, the Flow bindings failed me.

[video]http://youtu.be/AGt2B8yFt8I[/video]

#389

I ended up using VRBO and currently waiting back on a reply, thanks though.

Also, made a video of my first runs of the year…haha, needed to work out the kinks and whatnot. I think most of it got worked out. First spill of the year resulted in me losing my board, the Flow bindings failed me.

[video]http://youtu.be/AGt2B8yFt8I[/video]

#390

Can’t believe I never noticed this thread before!

Bunch of great info here about skiing Summit County, etc.

One little detail though. Your Keystone pricing is WAY off. If you buy a Keystone/A-basin only pass it’s $72-$96/day depending on how many days you buy.

I have a place at Keystone and having been skiing all the resorts in the area for almost 30 years.

Wish I lived closer.

Here is a vid that I took a few years back of a glade run in the Outback (Keystone).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOuA0RmAchQ&spfreload=10

#391

Can’t believe I never noticed this thread before!

Bunch of great info here about skiing Summit County, etc.

One little detail though. Your Keystone pricing is WAY off. If you buy a Keystone/A-basin only pass it’s $72-$96/day depending on how many days you buy.

I have a place at Keystone and having been skiing all the resorts in the area for almost 30 years.

Wish I lived closer.

Here is a vid that I took a few years back of a glade run in the Outback (Keystone).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOuA0RmAchQ&spfreload=10

#392

Obviously staged but entertaining nonetheless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKP7jQknGjs&list=FLRYsc7Qgo3LXYgM34J5UD6A&index=2

#393

Wow! That ski resort is sick and that guy is a bad ass. Wish I could ski like that.

#394

Obviously staged but entertaining nonetheless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKP7jQknGjs&list=FLRYsc7Qgo3LXYgM34J5UD6A&index=2

#395

Wow! That ski resort is sick and that guy is a bad ass. Wish I could ski like that.

#396

Denver is such a nice place, seriously…everyone is so nice out here.

Taking Imperial to Peak 8 tomorrow morning…stoked!

#397

had some fun sunday at a little local mtn. hung out under their old abandoned rope tow, always had good luck skiing under the old abandoned lifts

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/beemercer/IMG_20150125_144219351_HDR_zps66h8maao.jpg

some decent trees too

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/beemercer/IMG_20150125_142854911_HDR_zps9xcvo4lc.jpg

#398

Denver is such a nice place, seriously…everyone is so nice out here.

Taking Imperial to Peak 8 tomorrow morning…stoked!

#399

had some fun sunday at a little local mtn. hung out under their old abandoned rope tow, always had good luck skiing under the old abandoned lifts

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/beemercer/IMG_20150125_144219351_HDR_zps66h8maao.jpg

some decent trees too

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/beemercer/IMG_20150125_142854911_HDR_zps9xcvo4lc.jpg

#400

@MDubz - I never got a chance to hit you up during my trip out there, completely slipped my mind; my apologies.

I tried cramming everything mountain related into four days of vacation but ended up falling short and spending most of my time at the resort. We climbed to the summit of Peak 6 on day one but greeted by a sudden “storm” of snow, high winds and wtf-god-is-angry-at-us cold that made the climb that much more challenging.

Peak 8 was a MUCH better climb, thankful for the blue bird day that second day. The ride over to peak 7 was fun but since I can’t keep a line on narrow paths, my ass was planted to the ridgeline every few hundred feet but the bowl drop was AWESOME.

Overall, Breck is an awesome place to ride! I’m a little sadden that I didn’t get a chance to ride Vail or Keystone but three non-stop days of riding at Breck is enough to satisfy me.

Click link for video:
http://youtu.be/HS-NjsRXWH8

“A video short of our runs down peak 6,7 and 8”

EDiT:

Just got your PM…