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Day 1 - Powder Saturday - leave motel, hit chain control  Clatter along a couple of miles of a minimal slush coating followed by 20 miles of bare tarmac  Oh, well, keeps highway patrol busy I s'pose. Hit rental shop, nothing long  hit 2nd rental shop, Blizzard titans in a 187, that'll do  Northstar, park, shuttle, single line, gondola, chair, POWDER  Managed to coincide with fatbob and his bro after a couple of laps and we spend the morning on a diet of trees and 40cm or so of the fluffy stuff. Magic.  As the day wears on it gets heavier lower down but fatbob is making short work of everything on his redeemers and coping manfully with the pair of holiday gapers in tow.  (and we won't mention the rucsac strap meets backside chair entanglement, ok? ) No pics I'm afraid. However, in a moment of poetic beauty, we are loudly acclaimed for our sickness under the line of the zephyr lift. We (well probably fatbob actually) have arrived. 
Day 2 - Squawsome Sunday - We headed for Squaw Valley (USA), apparently they might've had the olympics here once, but they don't like to make much of it.
Idly snapping as I wait for fatbob I don't notice the man himself has wandered into centre of shot:
This is the tramface, there was a freeride tour event scheduled on this  , but postponed so we didn't get to see the full on gnar.
Looking up at Eagle's Nest (home of McConkey tribute eagle)
While fatbob attempts to breathe new life into parlor's old factions. (well the bindings anyway).
They've got this lake thing going on ...
Phil showing his steeze, not bad for a man with one heel slopping wildly.
You can hike the ridge line but unfortunately/thankfully it was closed.
We spotted the freeride guys (we assume) getting in some practice. They were dropping in and hucking the rock band, for bonus marks some going double stage over the rock just to the right of the treetop in the centre. Gulp.
North bowl, this was in top shape.
Did I mention the lake thing ?
fatbob looks on as Phil drops in.
Ok, enough of the goddamn lake already.
A thoroughly enjoyable couple of days. This was my first taste of north american skiing. Versus the alps, it is surreal seeing the entire in-bounds mountain completely tracked in seconds while beautiful powder fields lie untracked for ever, tantalisingy out of bounds.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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brian, very nice!!! Can't beat a work trip to the US during the season....
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Yay! Factions ride again!
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Nice report. Lots of words / phrases that I didn't understand but it looks & sounds like a great time was had by all
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brian
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Red Leon, JONG
fatbob, thanks again for the hospitality, y'all.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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brian,
Cheeky booger
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Great Trip Report ... with some great 'lines'.
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| Phil puts in a losing performance in the Winter Olympic candidate sport of chase the Scotsman |
but Why???? .. shouldnt Phil have been skiing in the opposite direction out of choice?
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brian
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You know it makes sense.
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Happy Birthday!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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brian, come and spend a day in Verbier with the brotherhood!
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Poster: A snowHead
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FAQ
I'm off to Switzerland on Saturday so will keep some tabs on the weather, it would appear to be about to get very cold across the alps.
We were originally going to Kirkwood on Sunday but redirected because the road on the west side of the lake was closed.
