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Weekly Sundown Night Skiing Gathering: 2008-09

Greg

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Here's where i'm at.. back to getting full pass. i'll find a way to get an extra day in to cover the $17 difference :) :oops: :dunce:
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There are going to be several epic powder days this year. Don't worry. We're due.
 

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Yeah right. You're eyes are welling up right now probably. You feel disgraced and humiliated. Admit it.

The only disgrace and humiliation I'm thinking about is how disgraced and humiliated you're going to be when I kick your ass at both bump comps this year...
 

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We havent had a real big storm in 2 years at least. I definitely think we're due for a good 18" dump this year.
 

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We havent had a real big storm in 2 years at least. I definitely think we're due for a good 18" dump this year.

More like almost 8 years. The last 18+ incher I remember was February of 2001.
 

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More like almost 8 years. The last 18+ incher I remember was February of 2001.

Maybe it was just locally, but a few years ago we had over 20" at my house in wethersfield. I'm gonna find the pics i took to prove it. then i'll backhand you for contradicting me.
 

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Stop bickering children. It matters not when the last big storm was, only that the next one will be coming soon....
 

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My radical civic buried

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My top line lawn furniture

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My neighbors mad steezy playset

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The kids kick ass picnic table

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Marc gettin his swerve on

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GSS last date from match.com

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Grassi before last years Marvel Comics Halloween Party

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Pat...you do realize what that last pic is of,right......? :eek:

That's a little...ghey.

some dude painted like spiderman with his teabags hanging down.


ghey, gay, homophobic whatever. i laughed my ass off.
 

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Here's where i'm at.. back to getting full pass. i'll find a way to get an extra day in to cover the $17 difference :) :oops: :dunce:
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i'm in, pulled the trigger on the full season pass. but i'll need a 2nd extra day. my calcs were wrong. stupid 10% "admission" tax rate instead of plain old 6% sales tax. :angry:
 

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Do they have a timeline for when the snow guns will start @ Sundown.
Now that the leaves are off the trees I can see the slopes when the lights are on and hopefully with a "fog" from the snowmaking....It's been cold enough (27 this morning), but when do they get the green light to start building up a base?


btw...I go with "the Card"
 

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Do they have a timeline for when the snow guns will start @ Sundown.
Now that the leaves are off the trees I can see the slopes when the lights are on and hopefully with a "fog" from the snowmaking....It's been cold enough (27 this morning), but when do they get the green light to start building up a base?

The earliest they'll open is the day after Thanksgiving, as far as I know. I saw somewhere they had a day scheduled to test the system, but aside from that I wouldn't expect to see the guns fired up for a few more weeks.
 

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They'll be ready to pull the trigger after they test the system on 11/15. As always, it's weather dependent.
 

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Wandered around the lower elevations of the mighty Sundown with my daughter today. We hopped up on the stationary practice chair over by lift 3 and my daughter seemed to start getting psyched for ski season. We picked up her pass too. The mountain looks great - all mowed and the guns are all out. I'm not sure, but it seems like Gunbarrel had more than usual HKDs on looker's left. I didn't count them, but they were close and there were a lot. 8)
 
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