Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:10 am
I had a great time. I seriously doubt Ober will ever be this good again on an MLK weekend. The open territory and alpine lift thinned out the crowds enough to where if you were a single, you could lap the quad all day long with no wait. Speaking of the quad, the lifties were kicking people out of line for falling getting on and off the lift, or for simply standing in line and falling for no real reason; their logic being that if you cant get on or off this lift then you dont need to be on it because theres no way down for beginers. Lots of nice people there, met a nice dentist fellow from the netherlands and he and I ended up riding together alot. also met a couple of instructors who were really cool. Snow conditions were good thru out the mtn.
got there early, had rockstar parking so no need for a locke. Also used their ski check, which is free, and lo and behold they werent stolen however I heard a man asking one of the staffers what to do because his rental was stolen. Keep your eyes out.
the weather was overcast and warmed up to 45 or so by 10am, at which point I took off my jacket and skied in my rennie curran jersey. By the end of the day, Mogul ridge's snow had really softened up into large chunks and made turning interesting. Grizzly was a lot of fun. Only complaint was that alpine's lift was pretty slow. However, not having to wait much at the quad, I think I got in 30 laps in my session. Life was good, it was nice to see Ober living up to its potential!
First Tracks top to bottom
first non-patroller on alpine
Grizzly
The view up the mtn at about 830 am or so
One dude behind me after rope drop
And no one in front
Lots of tubers...paying for my snowmaking capacity:)
Never saw Grizzly open til then
Mogul ridge was a joy all day long
Bear from the air
Ober Chute, another run I'd never seen open.
Alpine lift, complete with alpine slide, water slide, and scenic lift
Bear from the Alpine air
Just like your nightmares...
Ski patrol training on alpine
Looking down from the top of Mogul
His shipment of fail would soon arrive. He was at the top of ober chute when I took this....I just had a feeling...
This was 3 laps later, he's now doing the walk of shame down ober chute, he's got a long way to go. NCAA champs? YES! Skiers? Not so much
got there early, had rockstar parking so no need for a locke. Also used their ski check, which is free, and lo and behold they werent stolen however I heard a man asking one of the staffers what to do because his rental was stolen. Keep your eyes out.
the weather was overcast and warmed up to 45 or so by 10am, at which point I took off my jacket and skied in my rennie curran jersey. By the end of the day, Mogul ridge's snow had really softened up into large chunks and made turning interesting. Grizzly was a lot of fun. Only complaint was that alpine's lift was pretty slow. However, not having to wait much at the quad, I think I got in 30 laps in my session. Life was good, it was nice to see Ober living up to its potential!
First Tracks top to bottom
first non-patroller on alpine
Grizzly
The view up the mtn at about 830 am or so
One dude behind me after rope drop
And no one in front
Lots of tubers...paying for my snowmaking capacity:)
Never saw Grizzly open til then
Mogul ridge was a joy all day long
Bear from the air
Ober Chute, another run I'd never seen open.
Alpine lift, complete with alpine slide, water slide, and scenic lift
Bear from the Alpine air
Just like your nightmares...
Ski patrol training on alpine
Looking down from the top of Mogul
His shipment of fail would soon arrive. He was at the top of ober chute when I took this....I just had a feeling...
This was 3 laps later, he's now doing the walk of shame down ober chute, he's got a long way to go. NCAA champs? YES! Skiers? Not so much
Do they let people ride the alpine slide in the winter? I've only been to Ober in the summer.
