23" and first tracks on Big Jay

[riverc0il]

I find it funny how people can get bent out of shape about keeping access to Big Jay a big secret.

Could you provide some examples of people that have gotten bent out of shape due to information being posted about Big Jay? I seriously haven't seen any one ever get bent out of shape over that. As you noted, it is Goodman's book. And Jay kinda promotes it unofficially in many ways (hell, they cut the ridge trail, illegally albeit). Not to mention the media attention it got when the jailbird chute got cut...

 

[snowmonster]

^ It seems someone did. If you go to the start of the thread, the second post seems to have been filled with "curses towards the OP, for whatever reason." Looks like said post was removed. The subsequent poster edited his post to reference the earlier removed post.

 

[snowmonster]

I agree. Now about Slide Brook... ;-)

I once did a TR on Slide Brook. I was then told that AZ treats Slide Brook like Fight Club. So, we had to rename the thread and let it fade away.

 

[twinplanx]

I once did a TR on Slide Brook. I was then told that AZ treats Slide Brook like Fight Club. So, we had to rename the thread and let it fade away.

I hate when that happens

 

[BigJay]

Funny... I thought the dip was only for flatlanders and people from Jersey... But hey, you're on BJ... Why bother. Just don't hit the jibbers crossing the road with their rad poles and long snowblades!

 

[skiking4]

^ It seems someone did. If you go to the start of the thread, the second post seems to have been filled with "curses towards the OP, for whatever reason." Looks like said post was removed. The subsequent poster edited his post to reference the earlier removed post.

Yeah I should've taken a pic. It was a pretty big cursed-filled rant about how much the poster thought the OP was an a-hole. Pretty bad post, glad to see it was deleted.

 

[bdfreetuna]

Slide Brook as in @ Sugarbush?

What's the big secret? People ski there all the time.


IMO some people are too obsessed with "fresh lines" and "untouched pow".

God forbid you cross the tracks of another skier or two! Experience=totally ruined! Scarred=for life!

Get over yourselves please. Celebrate the fact that other people enjoy the same sport that you enjoy, and seek out adventure in similar ways.

 

[kingdom-tele]

^ It seems someone did. If you go to the start of the thread, the second post seems to have been filled with "curses towards the OP, for whatever reason." Looks like said post was removed. The subsequent poster edited his post to reference the earlier removed post.

it was my post you refer to. it had nothing to do with where he skied. I deleted it because my distaste for it ultimately had nothing to do with the skiing.

nice irony tuna, appreciated.

 

[Huck_It_Baby]

Having said that, anybody up for a Big Jay excursion this weekend?

I'll be going to Big Jay this weekend but not sure on my timing just yet. Let me know if you're gonna be up there.

 

[fbrissette]

I'm at Jay this week-end. I'm always up for Big Jay.

 

[snowmonster]

I'll be going to Big Jay this weekend but not sure on my timing just yet. Let me know if you're gonna be up there.

I'm at Jay this week-end. I'm always up for Big Jay.

Sounds like a plan is shaping up. I'll send you both a PM.

 

[bigbog]

Great stuff Gered....

 

[twinplanx]

Slide Brook as in @ Sugarbush?

What's the big secret? People ski there all the time.


IMO some people are too obsessed with "fresh lines" and "untouched pow".

God forbid you cross the tracks of another skier or two! Experience=totally ruined! Scarred=for life!

Get over yourselves please. Celebrate the fact that other people enjoy the same sport that you enjoy, and seek out adventure in similar ways.

I brought up Slide Brook because I'm heading to Sugarbush next weekend and was hoping for some Intel. But as mentioned the first rule of Slide Brook is: there is no Slide Brook... Fwiw I'm not looking for completely untracked... Just want to get off the beaten path and catch a bus back to the base ;-)

 

[octopus]

nice tr. i'll try to get my split board over there

 

[Nick]

nice tr. i'll try to get my split board over there

I'm am ass but what is a splitboard

 

[JimG.]

I'm am ass but what is a splitboard

A splitboard is a snowboard that actually splits down the middle; you can use each half as a "ski" for skinning up and then put the board back together for riding back down. Perfect for BC.

 

[octopus]

seriously?

 

[JimG.]

seriously?

Is my description lacking?

 

[octopus]

not at all. nick has never heard of splitboards? weird

 

[fbrissette]

A splitboard is a snowboard that actually splits down the middle; you can use each half as a "ski" for skinning up and then put the board back together for riding back down. Perfect for BC.

Transitioning is quite slow, but it beats carrying snowshoes.