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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kind of like the Brecon Beacons in places.
They trade style for "gnarl" way more than I'd ever want to. It's impressive to see people riding stuff like that, but it's not my cup of tea.
I bet you can't get a decent coffee for 500 miles in any direction either.
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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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| phil_w wrote: |
Kind of like the Brecon Beacons in places.
They trade style for "gnarl" way more than I'd ever want to. It's impressive to see people riding stuff like that, but it's not my cup of tea.
I bet you can't get a decent coffee for 500 miles in any direction either. |
Very much so, but you can get decent coffee at the car park and great coffee and meals at the Nant Ddu 5 mins down the road
https://nant-ddu-lodge.co.uk/
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@Mike Pow,
Brilliant video! Thanks for posting  .
I would love that remote skiing but can safely say we don't have the avalanche awareness/training to ever do something like that unaccompanied (by a qualified guide).
Some of the footage reminds me a lot of the experience at Silverton, Colorado, and I can't wait to get back there in February for our 3rd visit.
For those who aren't familiar with Silverton I can't recommend it enough. It's a one chairlift operation and you hike from the top of the chair, with a guide, for between 10 and 40 minutes to access each run. Mind, that's a bit tough at 14,000 feet when (like us) you fly in from sea level  . It's well worth it though.
Here is a link to the website, for those interested:
https://silvertonmountain.com/
We've booked 3 days skiing there, as part of a 14 day, 6 resort, road trip. I'm counting down the days!
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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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| Bergmeister wrote: |
@Mike Pow,
Brilliant video! Thanks for posting .
I would love that remote skiing but can safely say we don't have the avalanche awareness/training to ever do something like that unaccompanied (by a qualified guide).
Some of the footage reminds me a lot of the experience at Silverton, Colorado, and I can't wait to get back there in February for our 3rd visit.
For those who aren't familiar with Silverton I can't recommend it enough. It's a one chairlift operation and you hike from the top of the chair, with a guide, for between 10 and 40 minutes to access each run. Mind, that's a bit tough at 14,000 feet when (like us) you fly in from sea level . It's well worth it though.
Here is a link to the website, for those interested:
https://silvertonmountain.com/
We've booked 3 days skiing there, as part of a 14 day, 6 resort, road trip. I'm counting down the days! |
Pleasure
Magic
Look forward to seeing the TR
Which resorts?
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| Mike Pow wrote: |
... Very much so, but you can get decent coffee at the car park and great coffee and meals at the Nant Ddu 5 mins down the road
https://nant-ddu-lodge.co.uk/ |
Oh, that looks good. I usually stay in Cardiff these days (I love the Purple Poppadom...), but I'm not all that happy with the hotels there.
That one's on my list. I shall probably not bring my snowboard, mind!
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| phil_w wrote: |
| Mike Pow wrote: |
... Very much so, but you can get decent coffee at the car park and great coffee and meals at the Nant Ddu 5 mins down the road
https://nant-ddu-lodge.co.uk/ |
Oh, that looks good. I usually stay in Cardiff these days (I love the Purple Poppadom...), but I'm not all that happy with the hotels there.
That one's on my list. I shall probably not bring my snowboard, mind! |
Purple Poppadom is excellent. Just around the corner from me.
The 1-year old Parkgate Hotel is good. Great food too.
https://www.theparkgatehotel.wales/
Favourite eating in town is The Potted Pig
http://www.thepottedpig.com/
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| Mike Pow wrote: |
| Bergmeister wrote: |
@Mike Pow,
Brilliant video! Thanks for posting .
I would love that remote skiing but can safely say we don't have the avalanche awareness/training to ever do something like that unaccompanied (by a qualified guide).
Some of the footage reminds me a lot of the experience at Silverton, Colorado, and I can't wait to get back there in February for our 3rd visit.
For those who aren't familiar with Silverton I can't recommend it enough. It's a one chairlift operation and you hike from the top of the chair, with a guide, for between 10 and 40 minutes to access each run. Mind, that's a bit tough at 14,000 feet when (like us) you fly in from sea level . It's well worth it though.
Here is a link to the website, for those interested:
https://silvertonmountain.com/
We've booked 3 days skiing there, as part of a 14 day, 6 resort, road trip. I'm counting down the days! |
Pleasure
Magic
Look forward to seeing the TR
Which resorts? |
We will be skiing Loveland and Sunlight Mountain (near Glenwood Springs) for a day each, to warm up before heading to Silverton. After 3 days at Silverton we will ski for 6 days - split between Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone - before a final ski at Loveland prior to our flight back.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| Bergmeister wrote: |
| Mike Pow wrote: |
| Bergmeister wrote: |
@Mike Pow,
Brilliant video! Thanks for posting .
I would love that remote skiing but can safely say we don't have the avalanche awareness/training to ever do something like that unaccompanied (by a qualified guide).
Some of the footage reminds me a lot of the experience at Silverton, Colorado, and I can't wait to get back there in February for our 3rd visit.
For those who aren't familiar with Silverton I can't recommend it enough. It's a one chairlift operation and you hike from the top of the chair, with a guide, for between 10 and 40 minutes to access each run. Mind, that's a bit tough at 14,000 feet when (like us) you fly in from sea level . It's well worth it though.
Here is a link to the website, for those interested:
https://silvertonmountain.com/
We've booked 3 days skiing there, as part of a 14 day, 6 resort, road trip. I'm counting down the days! |
Pleasure
Magic
Look forward to seeing the TR
Which resorts? |
We will be skiing Loveland and Sunlight Mountain (near Glenwood Springs) for a day each, to warm up before heading to Silverton. After 3 days at Silverton we will ski for 6 days - split between Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone - before a final ski at Loveland prior to our flight back. |
Loved both Loveland and Sunlight
Did a season at Keystone, so know the Vail resorts pretty well.
Have you skied Telluride, Crested Butte and Monarch?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Might be worth looking at a Gems card... https://www.coloradoski.com/passes
And adding in Powderhorn, excellent when last there and they have spent money since.
Monarch I really enjoyed; and Wolf Creek I really, really enjoyed!
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We will be skiing Loveland and Sunlight Mountain (near Glenwood Springs) for a day each, to warm up before heading to Silverton. After 3 days at Silverton we will ski for 6 days - split between Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone - before a final ski at Loveland prior to our flight back.
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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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Rubies look way cool when you drive by them/ through them. I80 goes surprisingly high on some of those passes for a motorway across a flat desert state. The population out that way is negligible though - a truck stop essentially counts as a major community. The Highway 50 route between Ely and Fallon is often described as the loneliest road in America.
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@wiigman,
Thanks for the tip. I wasn't aware of Gems until you mentioned it.
For $42 the Gem pass website says it offers :
BOGO ADULT LIFT TICKETS OR 30% OFF SINGLE LIFT TICKET
Valid for TWO redemptions at: Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Hesperus, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn and Sunlight.
Is that two redemptions in total, across the 9 resorts? Or 2 redemptions at each? The latter seems too good to be true...  although it does say AND, not or, in the list of resorts.
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You know it makes sense.
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Pretty sure its 2 days use at each as the whole point is to encourage people to visit the smaller indy places rather than the corporate behemoths.
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