The Ski Guru was going through some old footage of his trip in January of 2006 to Big Sky/Moonlight Basin and found this clip of the Double Pole Plant being demonstrated.
Here is some footage with running commentary of people skiing under the Challenger chairlift at Big Sky. Hoping for powder turns like those on this week’s trip!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
From Russia with Love
The new activity is gaining popularity in Moscow, Russia. I am talking about what is shown in the video. Obviously it rolls without equal in this part of the world.
The Ski Guru cannot help but think about the reaction if people were core enough to be doing this down around DC's beltway a few weeks ago with all the snow. Just watch...
The Ski Guru cannot help but think about the reaction if people were core enough to be doing this down around DC's beltway a few weeks ago with all the snow. Just watch...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Moonlight Basin, MT
Mancation Update: A couple photos from my trip out to Montana in January 2006. These are all from Moonlight Basin. The area shares the same mountain peak as Big Sky. It is called Lone Peak and towers above everything else within hundreds of miles.
This is a good year to get to Moonlight... the ski resort may have trouble spinning the lifts in years to come since their $250 million in debt was underwrote by Lehman Brothers... Who Knew? Either way, when you combine Moonlight and Big Sky you have the best skiing in the lower 48.
The Ski Guru's prediction: Boyne Resorts which owns Big Sky will scoop up Moonlight Basin on the cheap in the event it goes to auction.
on the Headwaters double chair
looking at the Headwaters form the Lone Tree lift
the Moonlight Lodge bar
sunrise
New England: The Non-Event
Just a few nights ago I was filled with anticipation drafting a blurb for the blog. Now I can only pull a few excerpts out of it like the following. Just goes to show what anyone - including The Ski Guru - knows about the weather.
Granted, we got tremendous accumulations out of the first storm earlier in the week. It dropped close to two feet of fresh powder on top of most New England ski areas everywhere from the Berkshires up to ME. The problem is that snow is going to act like a sponge. Because everyone is now getting rain that snow is turning into wet cement. Once this storm blows through sometime tomorrow afternoon the condition of the slopes will be left in disarray.
Is this Karma? Probably…what did you do (or not) to contribute?
TSG
• cannot remember seeing a nor’easter referred to as a “Snowicane” beforeWhat a crock…
• last Thursday I put up an entry that called for a return to powder skiing
• exactly what the regions ski areas need
• just like the 06/07 season, late season storms saved what would have been a lame duck winter
• could be the biggest sustained dump of snow NE has seen in years
• skiing and riding will be exceptional this weekend
• if the forecasts are correct it should slowdown just in time for all the weekend warriors to climb into their SUVs and have a reasonable drive north the their favorite ski resorts
Granted, we got tremendous accumulations out of the first storm earlier in the week. It dropped close to two feet of fresh powder on top of most New England ski areas everywhere from the Berkshires up to ME. The problem is that snow is going to act like a sponge. Because everyone is now getting rain that snow is turning into wet cement. Once this storm blows through sometime tomorrow afternoon the condition of the slopes will be left in disarray.
- Best case – it changes over to snow again and stays warm
- Worst case – cold air after the precipitation turns New England skiing into hockey
Is this Karma? Probably…what did you do (or not) to contribute?
TSG
The Mancation is coming...
Thank God because New England is getting a HUGE dose of RAIN. The Ski Guru really hates the rain.
This year the destination is Big Sky in Montana.
Clip form last year at Jackson Hole...more soon.
This year the destination is Big Sky in Montana.
Clip form last year at Jackson Hole...more soon.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Life Imitating Art
You may have heard about the movie Frozen. It is a story about some punks that sneak on a chairlift and end up getting stuck after the mountain closes. Terrible things happen to them. It is rated R. Trailer below...
Got little thought when The Ski Guru first heard. The plot reminded me of an old ASC sign that read “The Mountain is as cold and lonely tonight as it was 200 years ago”. I used to see that at Mount Snow. It was on a tree at the summit off the top of the Sunbrook Quad and probably still is. That was all. Frozen would wait until I stumbled upon it randomly while looking at the television.
Then this story today: Ski Tourist Escapes Death by Burning Cash
Ski Guru Rule Book 4.1.1: Only get on a lift if the attendant sees you
That dude got LUCKY. He was stuck on a chair well above the snow surface, at night, in the cold, for about 6 hours. He should not have snuck on the lift. That is a serious indiscretion. Read the article with the link above.
Got little thought when The Ski Guru first heard. The plot reminded me of an old ASC sign that read “The Mountain is as cold and lonely tonight as it was 200 years ago”. I used to see that at Mount Snow. It was on a tree at the summit off the top of the Sunbrook Quad and probably still is. That was all. Frozen would wait until I stumbled upon it randomly while looking at the television.
Then this story today: Ski Tourist Escapes Death by Burning Cash
Ski Guru Rule Book 4.1.1: Only get on a lift if the attendant sees you
That dude got LUCKY. He was stuck on a chair well above the snow surface, at night, in the cold, for about 6 hours. He should not have snuck on the lift. That is a serious indiscretion. Read the article with the link above.
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