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Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:03 am
by davidski
that was great Droogie, Schwietzer, Baker; you've hit some of my must do someday -- There was a long article, last year?, about baker ski patrol in Powder. Glad the timing was so perfect for you
--- what skis were you on?
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:04 pm
by Droogie
@swamphox 297267 wrote:Nice TR! I wanted to get out there even if it was in drought conditions.
I don't think that would be very good especially at Baker. During the drought the only things that could be skied were the groomers. Off-piste was miserable and actually dangerous unless it was above freezing. Baker had enough snow to have everything open, but like 3 weeks went by without snow. The PNW is different from say Colorado or Utah because they don't really get packed powder of piste like you will commonly find days after a storm. If we would have been skunked at Baker we were willing to totally abandon our house and drive as far away as 8 hours to get good skiing.
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:12 pm
by Droogie
@davidski 297275 wrote:There was a long article, last year?, about baker ski patrol in Powder. Glad the timing was so perfect for you
--- what skis were you on?
Did not see that article even though I subscribe. Lol. A google search brought it up but I could not access it.
I didn't even bring skis other than my pow planks and it worked just fine! My skis for the trip were 2012 181 CM Surface Live Life's from 146-110-130, 22 M radius, rocker-camber-rocker mounted up with Naxos NX 21s. If I lived in the PNW they would be a viable soft snow quiver of one and they would be my powder skis if I live in Colorado. I love them!
Topsheets are different from what I have.
http://surfaceskis.com/hardgoods/lifeseries/live-life/
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:18 pm
by davidski
@spydeeTJB 297236 wrote:Awesome! Fingers crossed Vail gets anything close to that in 2 weeks.
or snowshoe this weekend
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:24 pm
by yardsale
sorry the weather didnt cooperate, hopefully you get better next year
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:45 pm
by RMacSki
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:03 pm
by skiing rules
Awesome TR and Trip! I've wanted to go to baker for years. I'll make it up there before too long. You had a great group to ski with! I love being one of the least skilled skiers in a group. You learn so much. Guys that used to race are really solid.
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:00 pm
by FleurDeSki
If it snows like that on my trip to steamboat in 2 weeks, I'm asking for a refund....I don't own a snorkel.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:15 am
by Ski4Fun
That is frickin' insane! Great post!!!!
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:52 am
by ROYMERCER
Deepest pow of the season!