Its Thin But Oh So Radical – 12/03/06

***NO POWDER PICS HERE, NO WAY…that’s so last week!

Want to know how much snow there is just due south of Tahoe?

The video will explain it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcsXfpGFaQw

In case you’re still running AOL 2.0 on your Windows 3.0 machine, below are some pics and the details….

Date:

December 02-03, 2006 – Opening day of Buckboard (one of the resort’s most premier groomed adventures) and Chair 11 of the Kirkwood 06-07 season.

Weather & Temp:

Absolutely G O R G E O U S Californian sunshine, no wind, and ideal temps ranging from 30-40F….nice temp to take a walk with the dog.

Extreme ski mountaineers:

666 – in true form:

Slim – Dressed to impress and late for class:

Shugs – Dressed for an Antarctic winter evening:

Zippy – Daft Punk ain’t playin’ at his house:

Jrosen32 – Just after killing Sasquatch for needed warmth:

JMetzler – spending WAY too much time on Youtube:

….and Misshhhhaww, Vets, Tyrone Shoelaces, Mrs. Laces, Mrs. JMetzler, LegalDave.

Our Rides:

Moment Renos, Karmas, Nitro Supernatural, a pair of Fischers, 190 V-pros, 180 V-pros, Dynastar BIG’s, G4’s, some Bro’s, Pocket Rockets.

Synopsis:

Below shows the amount of gnar provided by the corporation:

Green = groomed manmade bliss
Purple = the natural snow bush runs
Hot Pink = the epic adventure called Buckboard

Looks a lot better from the highway eh?

The order of the morning on Chair 5:

What Buckboard skied like:

Lower mountain Corduroy MADNESS!

Jrosen32 has a carving fan…

Zippy WAIST DEEP!!!!!!!!!!

The Chronic Chair needs just a smidgen more snow….

The Wall actually resembles…..well….a wall….

Fingers and Wagon Wheel bowl ridin’ dirty!

666 eye’d a boarder until he found out it wasn’t Shugs….

Shugs shows why it pays to get there early…

Shugs takes off some of that rust of his edges, er…legs:

Snow is always whiter on the Eastern side…

666 licks some carpet…

Shugs laying it DOWN >>>>>>>>>

Roundtop, Moon Crescent, etc 12/02/06. The lookers right bowl would probably be the best bet for coverage since it had snow throughout the summer.

Closer view of the Northern aspects….bring the 90’s quiver:

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