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Went skiing for the first time in 20 years. Loveland Ski Area was great with zero lines and plenty of trails for me. Took a lesson the first day and quickly got the swing of things for the next two. Managed to go down a few easier blues and accidentally down a black. I love Texas but mountains and cold are what I crave.
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Last year I went skiing for the first time in 25 years at Loveland. It was p good. Looking to go again around December 7-11 since flights from Houston to Denver are ridiculously cheap ($53 round trip) Is Loveland going to still be ok early season by then or is somewhere else probably better since last year was a fluke year with tons of snow?
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Nov 8, 2019 18:43
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Ah balls. Figures that Loveland is getting 2 feet of snow right after I leave. $53 round trip from Houston was stupidly good to pass up just wish a few more trails were open when I was there.
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Dec 13, 2019 18:18
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Captain Apollo posted:It’s early season ..... you’ll have more! I usually get 1 trip a year to the mountains and had to burn some vacation so early season it was for me.
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Dec 14, 2019 20:51
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Im about to do a 2 week road trip out to Utah and make my way right past Wolf Creek on my way home to Texas. I hope it stays open because I want to get my one year of skiing in in an area that has what seems to be an amazing early season.
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Nov 11, 2020 15:32
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Been on a two week road trip in Utah and Colorado. Figured I’d pop into Wolf Creek today. Uh yea that pass is nothing to gently caress with. Thought the storm had blown through overnight but noooope. A terrifying back slide later and yea I’m out of there. I’d probably have been fine tomorrow but my fiancée has vetoed that idea. Good call.
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Nov 24, 2020 21:08
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spwrozek posted:Ha, skiing would have been good though! did you have AWD/4WD and snow tires or chains? Lol I wish. We’re from Houston in a 2WD Grand Cherokee we had no business even trying that morning. Roads look good now though! Bummer.
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Nov 25, 2020 23:53
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I watched a YouTube of that and it looks insane.
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Mar 21, 2021 22:59
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Gay Ski Week sounds like a good time. Just a ski attire inspired pride full of fabulous outfits and microwaves.
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Jan 11, 2022 17:55
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I stumbled upon the ikon 4 day pass on accident at the literal 11th hour before they stopped selling them while booking our trip to steamboat. It’s a wash but it got me an extra day of skiing so I’ll take it. I envy all of you that actually live close to mountains.
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Dec 13, 2022 05:09
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Gonna be in Steamboat next week and it looks like 3/4 days in there are gonna solid powder days with the storm coming through. Any ideal places for a first timer?
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Jan 15, 2023 17:32
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Steamboat was an absolute banger of a time. I haven’t skied in a few years but I managed to hit most of the hard and powdery stuff in some capacity. 3/4 days were nice and sunny out. Just phenomenal conditions really. Good town life too with solid happy hours. I REALLY need a private lesson at this point because I probably have some bad habits I’ve picked up that I wont be able to YouTube or read out of. “I never want to shred pow ever again. I want to be back in Florida wake boarding” is probably the line of the trip that we heard from some kid that was absolutely not having it. Now to convince the wife to move out of Texas
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Jan 23, 2023 00:23
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marjorie posted:Mostly just a trip report from a struggling newbie, question at the end. YouTube will help some but you just gotta pull the trigger on getting lessons. I’m in the same boat with skiing. I go for a week once a year and yea I can make my way down okay, my time would probably be better spent taking a full days lesson to learn and improve the rest of the trip.
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Mar 16, 2023 00:52
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What are the best sites to pick up gear during the summer sales? As a Texas skier that's looking to put more time on the slopes every year it's finally time I got something proper instead of the stuff I've scavenged from Goodwill.
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Jun 7, 2023 16:00
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https://www.kxan.com/weather/noaa-declares-el-nino-advisory-issued/ Release the Nino
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Jun 9, 2023 16:43
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Ah the joys of being a nasty one trip a year out of state skier where if I just wait for a bit it’s like the season was normal the whole time!
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Dec 20, 2023 16:21
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Summer in Canada seems nice
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Jan 2, 2024 22:22
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Buy a new set and return it after you make a copy
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Jan 22, 2024 14:34
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I absolutely could have used that when I was goofing trying to take a video for friends and ate poo poo and threw my phone like 20 ft in the process
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Jan 30, 2024 21:21
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Brighton and Solitude have been pretty good this weekend. Dig the vibe at Brighton for sure.
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Feb 4, 2024 04:48
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drat that’s lovely. They should absolutely fix you up other than just refunding any work they charged.
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Feb 7, 2024 02:21
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If you didn't pay cash time to do a charge back
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Feb 12, 2024 23:14
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My wife has a terrible time with skiing and more specifically ski boots. She has thick filipino calves\cankles and ski boots are absolutely not working out for her when we get rentals. Surely snowboarding is the answer as an alternative without having to drop hundreds on a properly fitted ski boot for an activity she does 1 day out of the year.
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Feb 24, 2024 23:34
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 190" of snow LOCK IT IN
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I recently did Brighton and Solitude while staying in the city and riding the bus. It’s good and easy. If you plan on riding the bus make it a point to get on at the very first stop. During the weekend or a powder day it will be full from the start and if you’re at one of the other park and rides you’ll just look at a full bus just pass you by as you look at it longingly. Arrive at the first stop a good 20 minutes before schedule departure so you can sit the whole time too.
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