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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 22:26 GMT, klaus penned:
Monique Y. Herman wrote: On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 21:12 GMT, klaus penned: That doesn't mean you're doing it right. That means you're not doing it enough. -klaus Interesting point. But I'd think that, in any sport, you could *always* put in a little more effort. So, as your skill level rises and your muscles adapt, you should be able to do more and more ... which will still get you exhausted =) I guess the level of effort that some people would have to apply to get themselves all tuckered out might no longer be fun to them, though. Exactly. I think most get to a point where they pick and choose when and where they ski more carefully if they do it a lot. There's just no reason to ski a lot of days. And many days, conditions change, so you choose quality over quantity. And then go hit the bar. And if a ski area restaurant makes you dress up, they aren't worth going to. I guess I'm still at the point where (almost) any skiing is good skiing. To be honest, though, bars have never held much attraction for me, anyway. It's nice to have restaurants and "stuff to do" nearby, but if I have to choose between great skiing and a great nightlife, I know which I'll pick. -- monique |
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Monique Y. Herman wrote:
It's nice to have restaurants and "stuff to do" nearby, but if I have to choose between great skiing and a great nightlife, I know which I'll pick. Just choose the great skiing, period. But be careful. It can really screw up your life. -klaus |
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klaus wrote:
Monique Y. Herman wrote: It's nice to have restaurants and "stuff to do" nearby, but if I have to choose between great skiing and a great nightlife, I know which I'll pick. Just choose the great skiing, period. But be careful. It can really screw up your life. You misspelled "screw". It's spelled "e" "n" "r" "i" "c" "h" (Just to assure myself I'm not mistaken, I checked with "The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000" and discovered the appropriate definition for the correct spelling of "screw:" 3. To add fertilizer to. Hummmm? Wait - maybe that should be 2. To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding.) |
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"Monique Y. Herman" wrote in message .. .
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 17:05 GMT, danko penned: Just got back from Breck yesterday. I'll second the mediocre conditions. Peaks 8 and 9 were somewhat open. 7 and 10 had no lifts/runs open. When we left there were ~10 lifts open. On 8 & 9 most of the green, and a good portion of the blue runs were open. Only one blue-black run was open that we found and I could not find a single open black. Snow condition was good, but thin. Foliage was showing through in many spots. About half the open trails were being groomed daily. A number of the blue runs (briar rose for example) had some bumps where I didn't remember bumps from previous trips. This might be becuase of the lack of regular bump/advanced runs. My wife and I spent three days skiing and hit every open run multiple times. Temps were around 20 degree highs each day. Not bad but it was pretty windy at the tops. Crowds were not bad dispite the limited amount of open terrain. Lift lines at peak 8 were much worse than 9. I was pretty bummed about the lack of advanced terrain open, and was iching to try the new blue runs at the base of peak 7. They were not open however. -danko Huh. I skied down Callie's Corner?, which is a short black, yesterday. It had a warning sign about exposed terrain but was open, with better snow than just about any other run. There was one tiny brown spot, but the rest was fluffy, and since it had a warning sign, it was empty. Yum! We took a lift over what looked like a nice little jump park, too. I didn't check it out, but that seems like it might have provided a little zest. Briar Rose sucked yesterday. The moguls didn't upset me, but I hit a rock just about every other turn. My s.o. saw a sign at Breck that greens and blues are groomed daily, which he took to mean that blue-blacks are "blue steepness but not necessarily groomed." Certainly the blue-blacks did not seem very challenging from a steepness perspective. Anyone have thoughts on that? I must have missed Callie's... or it opened after we left (Saturday noon'ish). Either way I'm a little bummed I missed it. I neglected to mention the terrain park as it was in use by the Vans snowboard competition and was unaccessible to "normal" skiiers. As for the blue-black runs, I'm not sure how they grade them. On previous trips to Breck I've hit the blue-black runs on peak 10. They were steeper than the other blue runs on 8 and 9, but did not necessarily have bumps. If I remember correctly they were also pretty much all groomed except for a strip along the side. Nice runs just to open up on for straight downhill speed. Anyway, this is probably the last time we go early season. It is just too much of a dice roll when it comes to snow condition to make up for the cheaper costs. -danko |
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 at 02:10 GMT, danko penned:
Anyway, this is probably the last time we go early season. It is just too much of a dice roll when it comes to snow condition to make up for the cheaper costs. I hear ya. I never scheduled early *or* late season skiing when I lived in VA -- too much risk. The only reason I'm doing it this year is because I finally live near the mountains and have a Colorado Pass, so it's "free." -- monique |
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