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Yogi Berra
was right.
"It's not over till it's over." Better than ever, 219 inches of compacted snow, the slopes are corned up, the mountain is open - particularly the hikes!, and slides don't start till late afternoon. What could be better? So: (This is the same query I offer every spring) Where the hell is everybody? Every resort at Tahoe should be open and packed, particularly with beginners - easy to learn in warm weather with smooth easy skiing snow. But most have closed, leaving a few each of which would like more business. I just don't get it. Rpt: Hiked out past Grouse Rock on the ridge to Twin Peaks. Found wide open untracked corn fields and nobody around except us. Marvelous skiing, easy access, not TOO much work, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? |
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lal_truckee wrote:
was right. "It's not over till it's over." Better than ever, 219 inches of compacted snow, the slopes are corned up, the mountain is open - particularly the hikes!, and slides don't start till late afternoon. What could be better? So: (This is the same query I offer every spring) Where the hell is everybody? Every resort at Tahoe should be open and packed, particularly with beginners - easy to learn in warm weather with smooth easy skiing snow. But most have closed, leaving a few each of which would like more business. I just don't get it. Rpt: Hiked out past Grouse Rock on the ridge to Twin Peaks. Found wide open untracked corn fields and nobody around except us. Marvelous skiing, easy access, not TOO much work, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? LAL, A couple of my friends are heading in your direction. Would it be OK for me to give them your contact information. They are Jody (a lovely lady) and her guy Tony who sell fire engines for a living. Jody skis at least as well as I, maybe better. VtSkier |
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lal_truckee wrote:
was right. "It's not over till it's over." Better than ever, 219 inches of compacted snow, the slopes are corned up, the mountain is open - particularly the hikes!, and slides don't start till late afternoon. What could be better? So: (This is the same query I offer every spring) Where the hell is everybody? Every resort at Tahoe should be open and packed, particularly with beginners - easy to learn in warm weather with smooth easy skiing snow. But most have closed, leaving a few each of which would like more business. I just don't get it. Rpt: Hiked out past Grouse Rock on the ridge to Twin Peaks. Found wide open untracked corn fields and nobody around except us. Marvelous skiing, easy access, not TOO much work, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? I can't speak for anyone else, but I'll be up there at least every other week, if not more often, until the lifts stop running! Besides, ski season wouldn't be complete without at least one trip where the temp goes from 70's (home) to 90's to a balmy 50's for skiing, and then back Lisa |
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:51:40 -0500, lal_truckee
wrote: was right. "It's not over till it's over." Better than ever, 219 inches of compacted snow, the slopes are corned up, the mountain is open - particularly the hikes!, and slides don't start till late afternoon. What could be better? So: (This is the same query I offer every spring) Where the hell is everybody? Every resort at Tahoe should be open and packed, particularly with beginners - easy to learn in warm weather with smooth easy skiing snow. But most have closed, leaving a few each of which would like more business. I just don't get it. Sometimes it is the "backyard" factor. People no longer see snow where they live, and assume that ski season is over. No matter that, as you say, there may be tons of snow at the places people ski. Also, I would guess that many skiers are also cyclists, hikers, paddlers, etc. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) -- At the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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I think it's the "planning" thing. Most people I know have to plan a
ski trip. They don't just go.. They know weeks (or months) in adavnce when they are going and when spring rolls around there is just no plan to go. Busy with work, family etc... |
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VtSkier wrote:
lal_truckee wrote: was right. "It's not over till it's over." Better than ever, 219 inches of compacted snow, the slopes are corned up, the mountain is open - particularly the hikes!, and slides don't start till late afternoon. What could be better? So: (This is the same query I offer every spring) Where the hell is everybody? Every resort at Tahoe should be open and packed, particularly with beginners - easy to learn in warm weather with smooth easy skiing snow. But most have closed, leaving a few each of which would like more business. I just don't get it. Rpt: Hiked out past Grouse Rock on the ridge to Twin Peaks. Found wide open untracked corn fields and nobody around except us. Marvelous skiing, easy access, not TOO much work, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? LAL, A couple of my friends are heading in your direction. Would it be OK for me to give them your contact information. They are Jody (a lovely lady) and her guy Tony who sell fire engines for a living. Jody skis at least as well as I, maybe better. Sure - I'll be around mostly straight through - going flatland for the theatre Wednesday, and to LA by way of Mammoth (2 days skiing, 2 days for a Univ buddy bday party) at the end of the month; other than that I be skiing (Nous sprechen Ebonics aqui.) |
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lal_truckee wrote:
VtSkier wrote: lal_truckee wrote: was right. "It's not over till it's over." Better than ever, 219 inches of compacted snow, the slopes are corned up, the mountain is open - particularly the hikes!, and slides don't start till late afternoon. What could be better? So: (This is the same query I offer every spring) Where the hell is everybody? Every resort at Tahoe should be open and packed, particularly with beginners - easy to learn in warm weather with smooth easy skiing snow. But most have closed, leaving a few each of which would like more business. I just don't get it. Rpt: Hiked out past Grouse Rock on the ridge to Twin Peaks. Found wide open untracked corn fields and nobody around except us. Marvelous skiing, easy access, not TOO much work, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? LAL, A couple of my friends are heading in your direction. Would it be OK for me to give them your contact information. They are Jody (a lovely lady) and her guy Tony who sell fire engines for a living. Jody skis at least as well as I, maybe better. Sure - I'll be around mostly straight through - going flatland for the theatre Wednesday, and to LA by way of Mammoth (2 days skiing, 2 days for a Univ buddy bday party) at the end of the month; other than that I be skiing (Nous sprechen Ebonics aqui.) Tony is already in Reno at a conference, Jody is flying Thursday so you may be hearing from them by Friday is all works OK. Tony's winter outfit is all black. You would be reminded of a short Darth Vader. Don't know what he wears in spring. Jody is taller than Tony, slim and very graceful on skis. You #'s have been sent to them. "Nous sprechen Ebonics aqui"!!?! Thanks, Talk to you later. |
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ups.com... I think it's the "planning" thing. Most people I know have to plan a ski trip. They don't just go.. They know weeks (or months) in adavnce when they are going and when spring rolls around there is just no plan to go. Busy with work, family etc... I "just went" for about 20 years. When it got to spring I was ready for the summer phase. After 100+ days I didn't need to go out and stretch out a dwindling season. Powder and cold skiing was my favorite with good (real) corn a close second. But when the season wound down, I was done. Between mid Dec. and mid March was when I powered out the days. That's when I'd get about 80% of them. Differ't strokes I guess. |
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 06:58:59 -0500, "Gary S."
wrote: Also, I would guess that many skiers are also cyclists, hikers, paddlers, etc. Also waterskiing, wakeboarding, etc. I took a nice long bike ride today on our local blacktop paver and I noticed three people other than myself wearing ski related t-shirts. Winter Park, Breckenridge, Vail, and then I was sporting an Alta shirt. I think that its pretty easy to see where the skiers around here go in the spring, and where they went this winter. My quads started cramping going up the last hill before my house. Perfect. nate |
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:51:40 -0500, lal_truckee
wrote: was right. "It's not over till it's over." Better than ever, 219 inches of compacted snow, the slopes are corned up, the mountain is open - particularly the hikes!, and slides don't start till late afternoon. What could be better? So: (This is the same query I offer every spring) Where the hell is everybody? Every resort at Tahoe should be open and packed, particularly with beginners - easy to learn in warm weather with smooth easy skiing snow. But most have closed, leaving a few each of which would like more business. I just don't get it. Rpt: Hiked out past Grouse Rock on the ridge to Twin Peaks. Found wide open untracked corn fields and nobody around except us. Marvelous skiing, easy access, not TOO much work, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Admittedly, we jumped the gun coming out in mid-April; we didn't get full-on spring conditions (on the flip side, we did get a last day of full-on WINTER, which was a nice surprise). We're keeping one eye on airfares in case there's a window for us to remedy the error. OTOH, the morels in the Mississippi valley are calling; if we get lucky, we might be able to cover a mortgage payment with fungus, or fly to the mountains on fungus.... bw |
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