Snowbird 2-08-08

dmc · Feb 8, 2008, 5:59 PM

Rolled in got and afternoon ticket - rushed out..
Have NO idea where I was - never bothered to get a trail map... I went through a cool tunnel that apparently just opened for the day and ended up at Mineral Basin..
immediately headed for the "Cliff Area" signs.. and was not disappointed.. Nice warmup drops 5 or 6 foot.. Chopped crud... Sections of untracked..
Got down to the bottom and the Mineral basin lift had like a 20 minute wait - INSANE! So I rode the Baldy chair and just keep riding these cool - not quite chutes but still very cool terrain...
Met up with some guys on the Mineral B chair(after it mellowed out) and they showed my some cool shots.. Looking up to the left.. One was like a little sharp ridge I saw one guy go off it in cranked a nice 180 with indie grab and built up some speed and followed. Ridge took me straight up in the air but i had enough time to nose down with a solid indy grab just for steeze..(can't believe i said that)... Landed in some dense but untracked snow.. It was pretty sweet...

It was sunny but cold(20f) so the snow is still nice...

andyzee · Feb 8, 2008, 6:37 PM

Gotta love that tunnel, no more tram for me.

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Feb 8, 2008, 6:38 PM

Mad Steezy yo..where are you staying?

dmc · Feb 8, 2008, 6:50 PM

In and around snowbird... Sandy... and Park city..

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Feb 8, 2008, 7:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmc

In and around snowbird... Sandy... and Park city..

I'm pricing out a trip to Snowbird in early April and everything is around 350+ per night at Snowbird but then prices drop substantially on April 6th to like 149 per night..for a room for two people..

Keep the reports coming..

dmc · Feb 8, 2008, 7:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich

I'm pricing out a trip to Snowbird in early April and everything is around 350+ per night at Snowbird but then prices drop substantially on April 6th to like 149 per night..for a room for two people..

Keep the reports coming..

It's expensive to be sure.. Lot's more expensive then Park City... But the riding is so much better...

I travel alot(every week) so I scored a first class ticket for free(sweet) using points. that helped defray the cost of the trip..
But then I had to buy goggles at the base... So my budget is blown now..

they are cool goggles though..

deadheadskier · Feb 8, 2008, 7:30 PM

If anyone is ever looking to stay at the Marriott in SLC, go to marriott.com and put in the letters mmp in the promotional code box. That is for employee rates or friends and family rates. You would be eligible for friends and family rates. Just send me a pm and I can send you the authorization form that you will need in the mail.

deadheadskier · Feb 8, 2008, 7:33 PM

just looked for myself in early April and there's a Fairfield Inn with a $70 rate just outside of SLC

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Feb 8, 2008, 7:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadheadskier

just looked for myself in early April and there's a Fairfield Inn with a $70 rate just outside of SLC

Thanks for the info..

Dr Skimeister · Feb 8, 2008, 9:12 PM

Check out Residence Inn in Sandy....also a Marriott property. Condo set-up, cooked breakfast every day in dining room.

Feb 8, 2008, 5:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
dmc DMC TUX Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 6,073	Snowbird 2-08-08 Rolled in got and afternoon ticket - rushed out.. Have NO idea where I was - never bothered to get a trail map... I went through a cool tunnel that apparently just opened for the day and ended up at Mineral Basin.. immediately headed for the "Cliff Area" signs.. and was not disappointed.. Nice warmup drops 5 or 6 foot.. Chopped crud... Sections of untracked.. Got down to the bottom and the Mineral basin lift had like a 20 minute wait - INSANE! So I rode the Baldy chair and just keep riding these cool - not quite chutes but still very cool terrain... Met up with some guys on the Mineral B chair(after it mellowed out) and they showed my some cool shots.. Looking up to the left.. One was like a little sharp ridge I saw one guy go off it in cranked a nice 180 with indie grab and built up some speed and followed. Ridge took me straight up in the air but i had enough time to nose down with a solid indy grab just for steeze..(can't believe i said that)... Landed in some dense but untracked snow.. It was pretty sweet... It was sunny but cold(20f) so the snow is still nice... __________________ "The snowboard track is the most aesthetic and ephemeral passage that man can leave on a mountain" Stephen Koch ------------------ DMCs Interactive Tuckerman Ravine Map

Feb 8, 2008, 6:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,003	Gotta love that tunnel, no more tram for me. __________________ 10-18-12-16

Feb 8, 2008, 6:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
dmc DMC TUX Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 6,073	In and around snowbird... Sandy... and Park city.. __________________ "The snowboard track is the most aesthetic and ephemeral passage that man can leave on a mountain" Stephen Koch ------------------ DMCs Interactive Tuckerman Ravine Map

Feb 8, 2008, 7:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
deadheadskier Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southeast NH Posts: 2,730	If anyone is ever looking to stay at the Marriott in SLC, go to marriott.com and put in the letters mmp in the promotional code box. That is for employee rates or friends and family rates. You would be eligible for friends and family rates. Just send me a pm and I can send you the authorization form that you will need in the mail. __________________ Sunday River: 11/18, 11/24, 4/27 Shawnee Peak: 12/16, 2/24, 2/27, 3/2, 3/22, 3/30 Mt. Abram: 1/5, 2/9 Wildcat: 1/6, 1/27, 2/10, 2/17, 4/13 Black Mountain, NH: 2/23, 3/1 Saddleback, ME: 3.15 Sunapee: 4/19 http://www.aceskiandboardclub.org/

Feb 8, 2008, 7:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
deadheadskier Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southeast NH Posts: 2,730	just looked for myself in early April and there's a Fairfield Inn with a $70 rate just outside of SLC __________________ Sunday River: 11/18, 11/24, 4/27 Shawnee Peak: 12/16, 2/24, 2/27, 3/2, 3/22, 3/30 Mt. Abram: 1/5, 2/9 Wildcat: 1/6, 1/27, 2/10, 2/17, 4/13 Black Mountain, NH: 2/23, 3/1 Saddleback, ME: 3.15 Sunapee: 4/19 http://www.aceskiandboardclub.org/

Feb 8, 2008, 6:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5,469	Mad Steezy yo..where are you staying?

Feb 8, 2008, 9:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dr Skimeister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: McAfee, NJ Posts: 1,647	Check out Residence Inn in Sandy....also a Marriott property. Condo set-up, cooked breakfast every day in dining room. __________________ Happy Trails

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