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VtSkier wrote:
snip Not only that, but areas will skew classification for marketing purposes (NO, they wouldn't do that would they?). Haha. Crested Butte has done that as well. I guess there were complaints that the front side runs were almost all blacks. So they fixed it! They re-classified one run (Upper Keystone) from black to blue. There, problem solved! That run is always the most scraped off and full of a scary mix of terrified unpredictable traversers and fast, fall line skiing (mostly boarding here for some reason - no bumps?) more advanced people trying to thread through all the others going too fast. I avoid it whenever there's another option open but in the early season it's sometimes the only way to get to the base from the top of the front side without doing a really long slow green cat road. It's a mess and seems to be unanimously hated. This all reminds me of a lift ride I had with a woman visiting from Texas when I was working on the mountain. We're riding the Silverqueen lift over International and she says "When they made this mountain, they should have made it with more blues and greens.". I said "Yeah, I'll suggest that if we remodel." Matt |
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MattB wrote:
VtSkier wrote: snip Not only that, but areas will skew classification for marketing purposes (NO, they wouldn't do that would they?). Haha. Crested Butte has done that as well. I guess there were I would swear to you that River Run at Keystone should be a black. Same pitch, and generally same condition, as Rosie's Run at Copper - which is a black. But I would be willing to bet money that they classify it as a blue to not scare people from staying in the River Run complex, since they might not feel capable of skiing a black. It scares me to ski that run though. Icy as hell, and a bunch of people that don't know what they are doing. Equals a serious injury waiting to happen. ---------------------- Chester Bullock, Colorado Mountain Cams, Snow Conditions, Opinionated Reports http://www.black-diamond.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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On 2005-01-18, Chester Bullock penned:
I would swear to you that River Run at Keystone should be a black. Same pitch, and generally same condition, as Rosie's Run at Copper - which is a black. But I would be willing to bet money that they classify it as a blue to not scare people from staying in the River Run complex, since they might not feel capable of skiing a black. It scares me to ski that run though. Icy as hell, and a bunch of people that don't know what they are doing. Equals a serious injury waiting to happen. I've had the same thought process. I skied it early last season, and there were no green options to get to the base, just this run. It was a nightmare, with people falling all over or skiing erratically. I found it extremely hard to ski this run as slowly as I felt I should to avoid causing an accident. -- monique Longmont, CO |
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Chester Bullock wrote:
[snip] I would swear to you that River Run at Keystone should be a black. Same pitch, and generally same condition, as Rosie's Run at Copper - which is a black. But I would be willing to bet money that they classify it as a blue to not scare people from staying in the River Run complex, since they might not feel capable of skiing a black. It scares me to ski that run though. Icy as hell, and a bunch of people that don't know what they are doing. Equals a serious injury waiting to happen. I feel that way about nearly the whole front side of Keystone and Mozart! Though I don't really think River Run is as steep as Rosi's or as other blacks, it is always icy and full of maniacs. (I don't help things either. In an effort at self-preservation, I sometimes sideslip big parts of it just so I don't become somebody's airbag.) What is it about Keystone that attracts mediocre skiers and riders in such large proportion? And why are such a large proportion of them haven't a clue about safety or courtesy or who has the right of way? |
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vbenares wrote:
What is it about Keystone that attracts mediocre skiers and riders in such large proportion? And why are such a large proportion of them haven't a clue about safety or courtesy or who has the right of way? It's all about marketing to the midwest and south. ---------------------- Chester Bullock, Colorado Mountain Cams, Snow Conditions, Opinionated Reports http://www.black-diamond.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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VtSkier wrote:
lal_truckee wrote: CLIP Today was nice, too. Tomorrow will also be nice, as will the rest of our days. You all can bite me, bite me. nibble nibble it's turning to corn out there... ....another beautiful day in paradise - I could get used to this skiing every day... We are still skating on thin to non-existent snow here in good Olde New England. it'll happen - just stay calm, and believe. I'll be out at the end of February to see if you guys left me anything to ski on. I'm trying to use it all up, but it looks hopeless - there's likely going to be patches left. VtSkier |
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lal_truckee wrote:
VtSkier wrote: lal_truckee wrote: CLIP Today was nice, too. Tomorrow will also be nice, as will the rest of our days. You all can bite me, bite me. nibble nibble it's turning to corn out there... ...another beautiful day in paradise - I could get used to this skiing every day... We are still skating on thin to non-existent snow here in good Olde New England. it'll happen - just stay calm, and believe. I'll be out at the end of February to see if you guys left me anything to ski on. I'm trying to use it all up, but it looks hopeless - there's likely going to be patches left. VtSkier Well yeah, hopefully you'll show me some of those patches. |
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"VtSkier" wrote in message
... Indeed. Ullr and Skadi have blessed us. The snow remains good on the northern steeps, the pack has settled, and the mountains becken. By the way, you can all thank me for that good day - I was too hot the day before so I wore my spring jacket and pants; naturally Ullr took that as an affront and snowed on us. Today was nice, too. Tomorrow will also be nice, as will the rest of our days. You all can bite me, bite me. We are still skating on thin to non-existent snow here in good Olde New England. I'll be out at the end of February to see if you guys left me anything to ski on. And here near Seattle, all the areas have closed until we get more snow. Stevens Pass had 6" of rain in 24 hours, with more to come. Bob |
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Bob wrote:
"VtSkier" wrote in message ... Indeed. Ullr and Skadi have blessed us. The snow remains good on the northern steeps, the pack has settled, and the mountains becken. By the way, you can all thank me for that good day - I was too hot the day before so I wore my spring jacket and pants; naturally Ullr took that as an affront and snowed on us. Today was nice, too. Tomorrow will also be nice, as will the rest of our days. You all can bite me, bite me. We are still skating on thin to non-existent snow here in good Olde New England. I'll be out at the end of February to see if you guys left me anything to ski on. And here near Seattle, all the areas have closed until we get more snow. Stevens Pass had 6" of rain in 24 hours, with more to come. Bob What about Baker and further north? |
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"VtSkier" wrote in message
... And here near Seattle, all the areas have closed until we get more snow. Stevens Pass had 6" of rain in 24 hours, with more to come. Bob What about Baker and further north? Baker is also closed. Bob |
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