California/Nevada 2017/2018 Southern California Thread - Big Bear, Mountain High, Baldy, Wrightwood, etc.

[Pat AKA mustski]

Drat. How was it today? We were awake most of the night last night (Lilac Fire) and slept most of today. We’ll take some laps tomorrow.

 

[MountainMonster]

Rumors of my presence at SS tomorrow have been greatly exaggerated, looks like I will be relegated to M-F skiing next week. Tough duty.

Join me in mammoth for the week !

 

[Mothertucker]

Work is a four letter word.

 

[Mothertucker]

Drat. How was it today? We were awake most of the night last night (Lilac Fire) and slept most of today. We’ll take some laps tomorrow.

Pat, I was unable to try the double deathstrip yesterday, but friends said it was really good early. Just be very aware out there today!

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

We will only stay for a couple of hours. We will leave when it gets to be too much. How many times can you lap miracle mile anyway?

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Apparently 11:00 ish is the magic hour! We skied all morning - nobody was there. We left when it started to congest. The coverage was good, but the snow felt more granular than usual. They said they are trying a new formula that won’t get slushy as quickly. I took these shots around 10:00.

Looking up Miracle Mile

Looking down

The maze

 

[dbostedo]

...the snow felt more granular than usual. They said they are trying a new formula that won’t get slushy as quickly

Huh... I wonder what that means. An additive in the water maybe?

 

[Eleeski]

Ice 9.

 

[dbostedo]

Ice 9.

While it would make everything skiable all the time (with sharp enough edges), I'm not sure I'd be flexible or alive enough to make use of it after being around it.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

I don’t know what it is. I will ask more questions as the season progresses. My first impression is that it wasn’t as nice to ski on. Then again, my impressions may be skewed. Generally, I start the season on man made and progress to natural snow. This season I started at Mammoth on natural and progressed to nan made.

 

[Mothertucker]

Fresh, natural snow falling in BB right now!

 

[MountainMonster]

Fresh, natural snow falling in BB right now!

 

[socalgal]

I was going to be there but had to just send the family instead.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Yup we were there too!

 

[Mothertucker]

Barely a dusting, but proof that it can actually snow. First night session last night was great, got a bit crowded today, I don't do many Saturdays.

 

[Mothertucker]

@ SS, chair 7 opened yesterday as did Ego Trip on #3 and both were good. They will now concentrate on getting Log Chute and Westridge open to the bottom. Surfaces are excellent even though it's all man made, optimal snowmaking conditions have made it some of the driest I've ever skied on. I'm not sure if Bear has any more runs open yet, I shall check it out today.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

@ SS, chair 7 opened yesterday as did Ego Trip on #3 and both were good. They will now concentrate on getting Log Chute and Westridge open to the bottom. Surfaces are excellent even though it's all man made, optimal snowmaking conditions have made it some of the driest I've ever skied on. I'm not sure if Bear has any more runs open yet, I shall check it out today.

If there is something that BBMR is great at, it’s snowmaking!

 

[river-z]

Fun day at SS under typical sunny skies. It must have been quite cold overnight as the surface was really hard at first. Midday it softened nicely.

They blew snow till about 10, going like gangbusters to get more terrain open. The park area was getting busy with westridge not yet open.

 

[Mothertucker]

Good to see you @river-z, wish I had more time today before the throngs arrive tomorrow. Log Chute is nearly ready.

 

[MountainMonster]

Spring skiing in mid January , inversion layer 30's @parking lot , mid 40's on hill at night, no snowmaking for a few.
Still fun, no crowds.upper 50's daytime . Bring yer bikini.......

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