Monarch is fucking terrible. Make sure to tell everyone you know.also all slow lifts, no?
I like my detachable 4 and 6 packs to get laps in... when there aren't crazy lines. (lines were < 5 min at WP on Sat for the record.)
Monarch is fucking terrible. Make sure to tell everyone you know.also all slow lifts, no?
I like my detachable 4 and 6 packs to get laps in... when there aren't crazy lines. (lines were < 5 min at WP on Sat for the record.)
I hear Vail is nice.Monarch is fucking terrible. Make sure to tell everyone you know.
Cloudy helped...In other news,
A pretty massive solar flare over the weekend caused some havoc for unprepared solar peeps
Sunspot region 3590 does it again! It's third X-class soalr flare and the strongest solar flare of the currently Solar Cycle thus far peaking at a respectable value of X6.3 (R3-strong).
The solar flare peaked at 22:34 UTC and the observed X-ray value comes from GOES-18 which covers for GOES-16 as it does not provide any data at the moment. The flare was rather impulsive which isn't a great sign but it is possible that some ejecta might have left the blast site. More information will be provided tomorrow!
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Its been pretty interesting to see how many peeps with solar had a 15-35% sudden increase in PV energy for a short burst causing inverters, MPPT's and batteries getting over clocked. For those with everything wired correctly with breakers, shunts and fuses in the right config it was nothing but a reset for their system, for others it was a expensive day. The chatter on the forums is now focused on EMP shielding.
yeah but...when you comin back out here to ride bikes and drink beer???Hey now, I ski at Monarch. I am far from normal.
Just about as soon as you come out to ski Monarch.yeah but...when you comin back out here to ride bikes and drink beer???
When the time comes this outfit does great work and the kiddo will dig the hell out it. Gotta start the wall of fame sometime.Just talked to the dude. Sounds like Haley is his "big" story so far. Girl, had to move up to teen league for competition, Luke (won teen league) and her live on the same street, both race outdoors for the same team, etc. Should be fun.
a below average day on Feb 22 here in Denver, too. peak under 8 kW continuous. on Feb 23 peak more like 9-9.5 kW and twice the area under the curve.Cloudy helped...
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He would hate it. It's pretty terrible skiing if were being honest.Just about as soon as you come out to ski Monarch.
I've got 3 free midweek Monarch days via my underutilized midweek Loveland pass. how's early April looking for you?He would hate it. It's pretty terrible skiing if were being honest.
You're not wrong. I mean... Loveland is probably better.He would hate it. It's pretty terrible skiing if were being honest.
FixedYou're not wrong. I mean... Eldora is probably better.
I have no idea what this means, but I'm in!oh my god its monday with a steel chair!
bet they dont have the diabetes waffle special at the topoh, c’mon, I am SURE they have better fish oil/kale smoothies at Eldora.
No.oh, c’mon, I am SURE they have better fish oil/kale smoothies at Eldora.
My brother has been coming to Colorado a few times a year for the last decade. He swears Vail is the best. From what I witnessed today I assume that is because it has the most easy groomers.Winter Park has a more normal-people vibe than the Epic places, in my experience. more "I'm here for the week from St. Louis with my family" instead of "I'm here for the month from Brazil"
/me is wfh today. was going to wfh due to the schedule anyway, and then my Baby Aya developed a puking illness overnight. now she's showered clean and soaking happily in the bathtub with duckies and the like
@Westy could probably give us his opinion on Vail...
That is a very astute assessment.My brother has been coming to Colorado a few times a year for the last decade. He swears Vail is the best. From what I witnessed today I assume that is because it has the most easy groomers.
sage wisdom I have accumulated along with white hairs in my beard is that volume of skiing is only very weakly correlated with how one actually skisMy brother has been coming to Colorado a few times a year for the last decade. He swears Vail is the best. From what I witnessed today I assume that is because it has the most easy groomers.
Fucker has spent an order of magnitude more time on akis than I am and he is kind of terrible.
Or maybe skiing ice in Virginia on 20 year old straight sticks built character.
the authentic charm of a 1970s brutalist concrete parking structure, amiriteWhat Vail lacks on-mountain it makes up for with authentic, vintage charm, and the blue collar grit of the gallery girls.
Backside was crusty as fuck. Made me miss PNW slush.That is a very astute assessment.
Yeah - Back Bowls are best avoided on ANY day other than a powder day. The south aspect will be the death of those bowls...Backside was crusty as fuck. Made me miss PNW slush.
drive over to Copper and ski Tucker mtn and Copper bowl.Backside was crusty as fuck. Made me miss PNW slush.
Sadly will be leaving Thursday morning.actually, how long are you going to be here @Westy ? I'll be close Thursday night thru the weekend. Let's grab a beer.
are you flying out of DIA? you'll have to pass thru Golden ... just sayin' !Sadly will be leaving Thursday morning.
he might be on the bougie Epic Mountain Express Sprinter thoare you flying out of DIA? you'll have to pass thru Golden ... just sayin' !
nice commitment JBP!, you will be pleasantly surprised. It will cut more than you are willing to use it at a time.@gonefirefightin: Just ordered a MSA 300 16L, two batteries, charger, and some chains.