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[ScottySkis]

You guys missed some seriously crazy shit powder today!!! Being from SE Idaho, I'll admit I'm still a bit of a snow snob, and this snow was impeccable! My pals and I got there for first chair, and we had the place to ourselves most of the day. Untracked all over until 11 easily. Mostly about a foot all over, but there were definitely some knee+ deep pockets. Pretty funny watching one of my buddies who had never boarded in powder

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Cheese! (Or steeze? Dunno...)

So..... I have to say this, although Platty is hands down the coolest hill I've been to so far, as far as atmosphere and people, I just have to question the validity of their run classifications. Those were some seriously 'non-black' blacks/doubles - I'm not an expert skier, and I've only ventured down a double once, and it was a cliffline out west....

what gives?

Glad you got the powder today and Platty virus has hit you. I heard from their blog that someone was calling it British Columbia Powder and they were are from the West. Black here are not as steep as the west and it is mostly just a way of ratings for each individual place. Usually here 2 diamond just means icy moguls and or just a mess, some places in Stowe migth have legitimate black diamonds that compared to the west, I know they have back county at Stowe like the west but I haven't done it yet.

[Rambo]

Glad you got the powder today and Platty virus has hit you. I heard from their blog that someone was calling it British Columbia Powder and they were are from the West. Black here are not as steep as the west and it is mostly just a way of ratings for each individual place. Usually here 2 diamond just means icy moguls and or just a mess, some places in Stowe migth have legitimate black diamonds that compared to the west, I know they have back county at Stowe like the west but I haven't done it yet.

Nice dissertation, Professor Scotty

[gmcunni]

from exit 19 on 87, how long to platty?

[MarkC]

from exit 19 on 87, how long to platty?

An hour to an hour and 15 depending on which way you go.

[vinnyv11]

So jealous of the powder day..... Really want to be up north tomorrow....

[denvervega]

Our first and last tracks on Block.IMG_7413.jpgIMG_7417.jpg

[gmcunni]

An hour to an hour and 15 depending on which way you go.

thanks!

[ScottySkis]

Nice dissertation, Professor Scotty

Thanks, I am the professor of fun times at Platty, hope to ski with you soon Rambo.

[BenedictGomez]

I have a 2 for 1 from gas rewards. I want to come and hang out with you guys! The girlfriend wants to go to Belleayre, but if she bails I'll come to Plattekill.

She chooses Belleayre over Plattekill?

I'm seriously questioning this relationship.

[Bene288]

She's never been to Plattekill and has a thing with going to new mountains short notice. She doesn't like not knowing the terrain I guess.