Kirkwood 2008-09
Lunacy of Length – KW Long Board Day 2009 – 04/19/09
LONG BOARD DAY 2009!!!!!
Date:
April 19th, 2009
Location: Longboard Resort of Northern California
Weather: Scorching is a proper description….
It was warm on the way up to the snow…
DH Board Slayerz:
Too many to list…but people even made the drive from SQUAW VALLEY!!!! OMG!
Cameramen:
666, hop, frush, Spats, Sailcat, Obscure Reference…..etc
Music: IRON MAIDEN!!!!!! – RUN TO DA HILLZZZZ!
Synopsis:
RIDE THE LONG AND LET THEM RUN!
****CLARIFICATION*****
ALL SKIERS ARE RIDING ON OLD AS SHIT EQUIPMENT. THE MAJORITY OF SKIS ARE OVER 210′s WITH A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF 220′s. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND WHILE YOU ENJOY THE RADNESS!
THE 666 VIDEO: LBD is now officially in HD…hell, its 2009!
THE GEROME VIDEO:
Hop…thinking that’s a little too much riser….
DaveP mounts some skis he found in the trash…
Lane Meyer drinks his LBD Coffee….
The bar has been set in the audio department…
Tailgate mount…..its an unspoken long board day rule…
A hare gets an air….
After hitting manual focus and missing all the other cornice shots, we end up in the fingers with Lane Meyer…
ShawnB also known as T R O N, catches a tip….
Tron’s RAM is useless as he lands tip deep….
Big Scary Baby says ‘YEAH TRON!’
Obscure reference made the drive from Squaw…
But not without his Looney Tunes memorabilia…
Oldtimer even showed up!!!!!!
Yes, hop skied with a guitar….
Spats takes the steep entrance…
Supu made it….we wish he hadn’t after you see pics from later in the day…
Ottime lets them boards RUN!
DaveP aired out his chest for most of the day….
Slim hopped in…..
OMG, he has a tail…..
LONG BOARD DAY HAS OFFICIALLY ECLIPSED 11!
Obscure can carve anything strapped to his feet…
Can you play Hell Awaits?…
Where’s your damn light cycle????
Frush scared shitless…..
Carved bunny….
Mrs. Slim flew by to poke fun….
Supu’s skis were 4 times the length of his body…
Lane Meyer skied on LANGE’S…enough said….
Skier666 laid one out for the fans while his ACL flew down to Red Cliffs…
Yes, that’s a snowboarding snowman…
hop…never been so stoked to ski so little…
666…yes, wearing a helmet and a Gucci belt…so hot right now.
Vinyl is mandatory at every party….
Is it getting hot in here or is it me?
No comment…
How to make 210′s…
Attach some RAX!!!!!!!!!
Ummm, hello there?
Tron came off the grid just for LBD….
Schralp made it….on a 210cm board…
"Can we go get our normal skis now?"
Spats can care less……
Tron was on FIRE….or was it all the D batteries that he ate on the lift?
Obscure gets all 1989 on us…..
…coming in hot in Norm’s
…and almost killed us some dinner….
Spats loving the spring deep with his 1s Pr8′s….
Lots of action in this pic…
An argument over Less Than Zero trivia…
S.P.C washing his denim….
Tron….in 3D CGI….
Schralp….making turns on a coffee table…
This thing popped out of the cave…
Full diapers and all….
Don’t call him a baby!
S.P.C feeling the burn…
DaveP is so sexy…
666 shouldn’t be skiing…
Spats testing out his foam core…
S.P.C doesn’t want to move back to the East Coast. I heard that they laugh at people that ski in jeans over there….
Oldtimer’s son skis better than all of us…well except for Oldtimer that is.
Lane Meyer gets hella extreme….in Oops EP…
DaveP in the lead on the sanctioned skiercross event…
Tron programmed nice lines all day long…
Obscure tanning his legs…
Hop taking a horrific crash…
Get a room…at least they are married.
Yes, Tron again….he needs to release Tron 2….that would be so rad.
Volcano buddies…God those Salomon’s scream 1990! So sick!
Internet nerds that actually hang out in the outdoors….so freaking strange…
Long Boards????? Check!!!!
Da Syndicate….
Baby Head…..
Dheliskier skied in a unicorn shirt….
Oldtimer’s mint 212 TNCs getting a proper stonegrind….
Tron straightlining Once is Enough….
Followed by Spats….
Hop was out of control….
Ummmmm…WHAT?
Everyone…meet Susie Chapstick.
She really wanted to drop Big Jims…."she said she’d do it, and we said we’d film it" (Blizzard of Ahhhs-ish)
Hop can’t find his beer..
3……2…….1…..dropping! (ps. video of the jump in the LBD video)
Nice takeoff…
Looking good….
That’s one flat landing…..
She’ll make it…
oooooooh….getting a little in the backseat!
Not even a scratch!
The 222′s are now rockered in the tail…COOL!
"That’s how we roll on LBD!"
And I thought the baby head was scary!
Susie Chapstick hitched a ride home…
Well….not really….
The extent of our injuries…
A good place for a pee….
THE
END
*Feel free to add pics and video….as I tried to get almost everyone in the TR*
Honoring ‘The Man’ while hoppin’ around KW & Squaw – 04/05/09
This TR is dedicated to you, Mr. Shane McConkey…you ARE one of the main reasons why I love to ski. We’ll miss you buddy!
Date:
March 4-5th, 2009
Location: Kirkwood backcountry & Squaw Valley of Earth
Kirkwood….
Squaw….
Both located in….
Weather: Hop’s POV pic below shows the best example….
Skiers:
skier666, hop, Arty50, Dblatto, S.P.C, & Lph
Cameramen:
666 & hop
Music: Ed Rush & Optical – Alien Girl – Prototype Recordings
Synopsis:
Hop is home for Spring break from his Scottish marine studies. He wants to ski. So therefore, I drove him to the mountains which is followed by taking photos of him sliding down slippery slopes of snow. We started at Kirkwood by hitting lap after lap in West Shore. However, by a large margin, the highlight of the weekend was celebrating one of the world’s best skiers by shredding his favorite spots at Squaw with some good friends.
SATURDAY:
Hop…wondering if he’ll remember how to make a tele-turn….
Good to be home, eh?
We saw a cute movie the night before…
Shugs joined us for some groomers, then took off….
Let’s just say that our day was mainly beyond the ropes…
We hit West Shore propa’…
And wouldn’t you know it….we found some winter snow….golly gee!
Hop even found an air around the Temple of Doom….
What? Really?
It can’t be?
Is it…
It is……A TELE-TURN!!!!
Diagonal Chute Massive Represent…..
666 finds powder….yawn.
We named this secret spot, The Milky Way….
….because sidestepping for a HUCK = MILKED!
666 before almost losing it down to the lake….
Hop is having a great day…
SO MANY PEOPLE!!!!
….well, none other than Nuthon and Powdork (who witnessed the 6’er take a gimped tumble from the Fawn Ridge zone)
Ooooooooh, I like this one….
Just a fun day in the 1930’s….
Damn, the snow was good down there…..
Geology is cool….
Aggressive, aggressive…
Now, that wasn’t a tele-turn was it, Mr. hop?
He left his tele-mark…..
Back at the base, the beats were bumpin’…
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The Tecate Tallboys were flowin’….
And a baby Octopus for dessert, anyone?
SUNDAY: It actually was a superb day. Rolling SuperG turns on the new 190 Bibby Pro on a groomed Lady’s Downhill, to fast and furious carving laps top to bottom off Headwall all were second to none. Followed by a winterish Palisades lap, then to some Corkscrew goodness, off to Granite Peak, then to some Silverado fun, followed by some Broken Arrow corn festivities, and finally, topped off with a run on KT…on Spatulas.
Yay! Squaw!
Palisades are open….let’s go!
But first, I need some energy….
It was a memorable day indeed.
Looking down the meat…frozen meat….
6’er found some new headphones….while taking a crap at the summit.
Mountain shot….
S.P.C. gets aggressive….in winter snow!
Hop airs over the winter snow…
666 makes a winter turn….
Arty50 & Lph decided to join us…sporting some special skis…
Granite Peak? Why the hell not?
Hop in Direct Chute…yes, in a tele-turn….
S.P.C. gets crankin’…
Lph gets untracked….
Arty50 finds the soft stuff…
666 aggressively favoring his right shoulder….
S.P.C airs into a cornfield…
Silverado? Hell yeah, lets go. Hop hopping around…
Dblatto in Broken Arrow….
Dblatto under Olympic Lady…
S.P.C. is way too caffeinated….
Hop ‘s clothes are colorful….
…And here’s my last run of the day on the Spatulas for the very first time.
…and for that I only have one man to thank….
The very next day, unofficialandes posted this footage of a guy after my own heart….I mean, we both have the same pink coat! The line is just plain wicked, and the stoke emanating from it needs to stay alive. Check out their Squaw bloggage at UnofficialSquaw….
After skiing, we all went to Shane’s memorial. Incredibly touching and big thanks to all the hard work of Lane Meyer, Oldtimer, huckasoreass, and others for a job well done…your bro would be proud.
bye
4
now
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West Shore Whoring & Spuring the Cow – KW – 03/09/09
Date:
March 8-9th, 2009
Location: Kirkwood sidecountry —– mainly in this area below….
Weather:
Sun and some damn freaking annoying clouds…….just ask Kush and Sheepdog 
Skiers:
Sheepdog, skier666, Tyrone, Kush, Skiin’ Ian, Skimoore, Arty50, Moment SkiEO, Melee, Spencer, MildBill, Slim, Dblatto, S.P.C, DaveP, Lph, JMetzler, etc
Picture Takers:
Sheepdog, 666, JMetzler, and Skimoore
Music: Klute – Ashram – Commercial Suicide
Synopsis:
The first day of funtacular freeride fun since the fluffy fluff fell from the sky. The Kirkwood sidecountry was now open and EVERYONE was there to take part. The snow was great. The skiing was superb. Good times by all. 
OMG its 2009! We have VIDEO!!!!
SUNDAY!:
The night before, Sheepdog blogs away his life….
With a small coffee, we are on our way….
Bcrider was whoring out Tallac…..
JMetzler is gearing up for a groomer….
Sheepdog shines the edges on the Rubys….
Melee is a skier…here’s proof…psuedo jean ski pants and all….
Dblatto getting warmed up for the West Shore job….
S.P.C gets all ninja…..
On the way to West Shore, Sheepdog finds snow…
Moment SkiEO follows the herd….
Meanwhile, Jmetzler is jumping off hella cliffs in Vista….
California Chutes…about to get RAPED!….but not by us…..
Sidecountry Lemmings….
JMetzler down West Shore Propa’….
Skiin’ Ian always shows up at the right moment…
Oooooohhhhhhhhhhh……
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……
That’s it……
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Kush jumps over Lph…..nothing really new…..
Sheepdog gets the finest Sierra Cement of the day…
Kush finds a line in the Temple of Doom….
All the pretty colors……its like springtime!
Moment SkiEO straightlines in a flannel…
Skiin’ Ian never does much skiin’….
…he’s always in the air…
Spencer on the Night Trains, headed for Amtrak…..
Robots…er….Spectators….
Another lap? Melee loves the new hi-speed Poma lifts!
Skiin’ Ian…..skiin’….
MildBill follows the too fast, too furious Slim, and finds a sweet outside line….
Camera Batteries Die, but Skiin’ Ian skied the lookers left exposed gnar line…..
Ian, Spencer, and Moment SkiEO rip up West Shore….in HD!!!! OMG!!!
Off the side of Temple of Doom, Sheepdog does some pow harvesting…
He did just fly all the way over from New Zealand for a few ski days…
Lunch?
666 was injured, but that didn’t stop a Metal Slug session via Neo Geo, the bestest videogame system ever!
Slim’s nachos didn’t settle too well…..
MildBill’s burgers followed suit….
MONDAY!
A very nice coffee to wake up for a very nice day…thanks Slim!
No comment….
Carson Pass has snow….in case you live in Cupertino and you didn’t know that you could walk into that log cabin in approximately 3 hours….
Kiwis are SO friendly…
New England Chunder Bowl….
Ooooooooh, the SKINNY CHUTE!
Kush kushin’….
Yep, sadly, he’s the ski model for the day….
Ski Patrol found a crown, but they just left it there……
Kush loves SKIING!
Hot damn….he looks nervous….I mean, it is the SPUR!
I guess the snow was too good….
Yuck, looks like its getting worse…
That’s right, milk the cow….
MILKED!
CHOCOLATE MILKED!
SILK MILKED!
A rock got into his way…
Love this face….
….nice and flat….
YOU WHORE!
I found this in the Wild West photo archives….he worked for the Pony Express…
I have nothing to say other than…..this is a tree…in California…
Not too shabby mate!
God, we are getting SO ARTSY FARTSY!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……….
I waited by the car….
…and also get first record on the drive home. I DESERVE IT DAMNIT!
We get all Seo at the beach…
Emo tree…
Back to reality…Fillmore district…
Northern California Palm Trees…..yes, growing out of Whole Foods…
Someone in Cow Hollow hates Volkl……
A bridge…..
One last Peets for Sheepdog….now get back on AirNZ and get the hell out of here….but it was a good time….
AND
I
AM
OUT!
A Kiwi Kea Kills Kirkwood – 03/06/09
Date:
March 6th, 2009
Location:
Kirkwood….Chairlift skiing and waiting….
Weather:
After 10 feet of snow, the weather calmed down…….
Skiers:
Sheepdog, skier666, Dblatto, Kush, Frush, Lph, Tyrone Shoelaces, and many many more
Picture Takers:
666, Sheepdog, and Frush
Music: Krust – Kloaking Device (why not?)
Synopsis:
Sheepdog flies over from Frankton International (Queenstown, New Zealand) into San Freakshow International (SFO) to ski Tahoe pow pow and witness American vulture culture.
Its THURSDAY!:
Mt. Aspiring, NZ on March 5th, 2009….
Grant St, North Beach, SF…..
…Lil’ 666…."I’m busy, who the hell is this guy from New Zealand?"
Pink…so hot right now in San Francisco….
Anyone else smell bacon?
What’s the speed limit?
Caltrans steeze…
Sheepdog’s first turn in California….
666 with a white mustache from lower Cirque….
Pinky swear…..
He dropped his iPhone in there…..
Sheepdog loving his first day on the Moment Ruby…
Eagle Bowl opening hang out…
Sheepdog is having a great day….
666 hits Kodak a little late and gets the last landing zone…..
Dblatto training for the next NASTAR race…
666 getting swallowed by the white stuff….
Dblatto is an amazing skier….
666 leaps Soul Searcher….
Da’ Frush takes a picture….
OMG….KUSH fucking launches Tremans….in flat light!!!!!!
Video….I like the obnoxious guy talking in the backgound
Dblatto goes nuclear submarine on our asses…..
Superman powder steeze….
Sheepdog at 3:30 pm….
Sheepdog at 3:33 pm…
Dblatto getting hella crunk….
Sheepdog heads for the car…
END OF DAY 1…..
Milking the Gnar Cow around Kirkwood – 02/22/09
*56K users beware, continuing equates to utter data download death!!!!!*
Date:
February 20-22nd, 2009
Location:
Kirkwood….sidecountry, backcountry, in-country…….everything but country music.
Weather:
A little sun, mostly milky clouds, and then sierra cement fell from the sky….
Skiers:
ZIPPY, 666, B_Marenco, SuPu, Jrosen32, Slim, DaveP, and Skiergirl
Voyeurism Freaks :
666, Zippy, B_Marenco, & Jrosen32
Music: Aphex Twin – Come to Daddy (why not?)
Synopsis:
Zippy now lives in Kauai…..so Zippy, B_Marenco, and I planned a trip to Seattle to ski Alpental gnar, drink some espresso, and get a couple hemp microbrews. Therefore, we decided to go to Kirkwood….in California. Got it?
Three days of non-stop milking….tons of pics, but the pics tell the story.
THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY!:
Dark beats on a dark Friday morning?…
Tim tells me what’s up…..
Milking started already?
Zippy is stoked…
Sunny, inbounds slayage….
666 skiing with his heavy pack….
OMG….Is this Kirkwood?
East wind……I hate….
West Shore Proper….
Zippy on Moment Bibby…
Milking on Bibby…
Looks fun…
B_Marenco is up….
Milking the same line…
Straightlining to the debris field….
666 takes a cautionary turn and eliminates a slab before descending…
Looks way more extreme than via POV…
Zippy is out of the way…trust me.
Powder still holding on below….
You can see the crown skier’s right of or lines….be careful.
Zippy fails to schmear….
B_marenco fails to smile….
Zippy on Temple of Doom….
Straightlining….
That other dude gets untracked…
666 points it with all the camera gear to a flat landing….
666 points it with the Rubys….
We’re so rad with all the angles….
Zippy has Hawaiian style…
B_Marenco eyes a bigger cliff in Thunderbowl….
Lame….you can’t milk the snow if you’re not on it!
Yep…down there.
Snow was fluffy….
Zippy and I want V-tree in Chunderbowl…..
Zippy straps a webcam to his helmet while I held the ethernet cable…
Stills….
Ohhh…getting tight….
Getting Gnar…
Getting Gnarer….
Good thing he waxed his boards…
Backflip….did you watch the vid?
Tail rocker….
Thunderbowl is fun for skiing…Teh suck for hiking out.
Ummmm…..excuse me!
Follow Zippy down the Spur shall you?
Zippy in milk mode…
666 finds a non-fat area near the crux…
666 still thirsty…
That’s better…
Zippy is milk crazy…
Zippy is now drunk…
SATURDAY:
NEVADA!!!!!!!
How often do you get to honk at a hot air balloon?
Zippy on Oops EP…
Milked…
B_Marenco takes a sip….
Supu finds untracked near the base lodge….seriously, milked at the bottom!
Zippy follows…
SuPu goes scenic for milk…
Zippy on the Spur…
Finds some wicked snow…
Days after the last storm…
Whole milk…
Sour Milk…
Heavy Whipping Cream…
Zippy looks for a bald eagle to eat…
Marmot angle…
Supu is a weird human…
He always stares if you have milk….
Fresh on the Spur…
666 gets first dibs…..how nice!
Zippy stylee bro…
We like Kirkwood…area…near the resort….near the highway
B_Marenco rockers his air…
Supu goes retro…
Jrosen32 has a MOMENT….
Supu loves deep milk….
The white stuff is all over his face….
666 milks that pillow…
Jrosen32 airs over Greenpeace…
Zippy is having a shit ton of fun…
He began spraying milk everywhere…
Soaked the camera man…
Hellbent on skiing powder…
Supu is so lost….
Supu transported to the top of Broadway in West Shore…
666 buried in milk…
Zippy chuting down Broadway…
Jrosen32 in the same spot…
Another angle? Why not?
B_Marenco having fun…at skiing…at 3:15pm
Another angle?
Supu is up….scared shitless
666 milks the exit….
Zippy straightlines as usual…
Temple of Doom…Zippy
Goes…
Straight…
Down….
Jrosen loves this area…
…because its extreme!
666 airs over a frozen waterfall….dumb…
SUNDAY:
It was snowing on Carson Pass….
B_Marenco…sour milk air
Slim…actually very tall.
Supu is the king of milking it….
Zippy touches his edges…
….milking every inch….
Slim straightlines the fingers….
Zippy airs over them….
Supu again…
iPhone milked!
Zippy near Pencil Chute….
B_Marenco is soaking wet…
Zippy down below Sisters…
Spills milk over the cliffs…
And just like that….HOME!
GOT MILK?….these guys own a whole farm!
Supu…
Jrosen32…
B_Marenco…
Zippy!
666…the slave.
Bye bye,
My task is over,
Stoke-on,
6
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Lack of Deep Bass in the Sierras – 01/31/09
Date:
January 31st, 2009
Location:
Kirkwood….
Weather:
Summary…it’s California.
Skiers:
666, Skimoore, Kush, Lph, S.P.C, Arty50, SuPu, Jrosen32, DaveP, Tyrone Shoelaces
01010101011010 pics:
666, Skimoore, SuPu, Tyrone Shoelaces (POV video)
Music: Ed Rush & Optical – Gas Mask – Virus Recordings
Synopsis:
For people sunbathing in the Bay Area….YES, THERE IS SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS!!!!!
SATURDAY:
Proof that the Earth moves while you sleep…..
Snow report —– 1/3 of an inch of frost….going to be SICK!
Cirque….has snow…but you are not allowed to ski it….
Carson Spur’s coverage….you know, cause I’ve got beta!
Early arrival…pay parking lot was extended to THE ENTIRE CORNICE LOT but I still managed first in line…
See….
FOR GROOMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Skimoore cleans his rusty edges…
He stopped off at Jiffy Lube on the way to the mountain…
Now, we’re getting creative….ha!
Jrosen32 finds Powder Ridge….
…and links it into the Fingers….
Supu….well….its Supu…
Jrosen32 finds a line in field of low frequency…
Supu on East Wind Collection Ridge…..
Near Chamoix, Skimoore points into hardpacked moguls…ouch!
Kush was in attendance….to hit up some steep but not deep in West Shore..
In the middle of this….needed to get a closer look…
From the top….awesome if a cupcake!
My iPhone was putting some deep grimey dubstep when I encountered this:
So we traversed out of sheer death…to this….Mr. Supu…
Skimoore increases the treble…
Jrosen32 gets hella’ cropped…..
Kush, on a pair of Comis…says Fuck It!
I followed and we found this….
Supu has an amazing gift. The ability to find the high notes in powder!
Incredible…
We traverse out and find Tyrone on top of the Temple of Doom…
And before that, Jrosen32 flashed the same line. WE EVEN HAVE VIDEO!!!!!!! Its 2009 damnit! Tyrone goes second…woah!
Skimoore finds a nice mid-level line…
Hit sub-basslines blasting over at Thunder Saddle, DaveP and I decide to flash a dangerous slope….
Skimoore finds untracked a full week after the last storm…
Figuring Thunderbowl’s coverage may be iffy at best, we had fun on Ski School….Jrosen gets steep!
…and he pushes the frequencies…
I had a good spot to watch the action…
Tyrone mimics Scott Schmidt…
Listening to an old Testament cassette, Arty50 ATTACKS!!!!
Kush gets lucky and earns the shot of the day!
Supu gets into the action as well…..but he’s a terrible skier
666 skis down dumb shit….
Skimoore points it down Oops EP…
Kush follows with bad form……
Tyrone carves up the East Wind Bowl off the Wall….
S.P.C. makes his premier TR appearance….
My day is now complete…yes….a Prius….with a heavenly sticker job…!
bye bye….
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Santa Claus Supports Tahoe’s Xmas Cause – 12/26/08
Dates:
December 23-26th, 2008
Location:
The mountains….
Weather:
Inclement precipitation and temperatures from Northern Siberia…
People from the planet of Powder Skiing/Boarding:
666, JMetzler, Maaaaark, Skimoore, Skiin’ Ian, Shugs, Pimpin’ Frog & Jrosen32.
Still Using their Polaroids:
666, JMetzler, & Shugs.
Music: Bjork – ‘Cover Me’ (dillinja remix)
Synopsis:
Lightest, Driest, & Most December Sierra Fluffy PowPow on Record! Snow levels down to 1000 feet for each and every storm….WILD!
12/22/08:
What a beautiful day to do some urban ice-skating, shop at Tiffanys, and get mugged…
Why not go to the mall? Its never crowded days before Xmas and I here there’s a massive snowfall sale on the 3rd level…hmmmmmmm
Leaving the most reliable 3G network?
Time to fill the rocket box with presents, grab the family, leave your coffee on the roof, and head to thee hillz….no, not Heidi and Spencer related.
Chains, snow tires, 4X4 = Overrated!
Looking good Santa!
12/23/08:
Today could be good….Tallac says hello:
Elephant’s back looking mean…
Carson Pass looking gorgeous as usual…
Caples Lake…well…looking eerie and surreal…
Mini-plows = so hot right now!
Let’s head back home, this looks boring…..
I’ll hold off on the Cirque….(KW management – please open this year, thanks)
This guy lined up at 4:30 am….loving it.
We decided to bomb down the first run….epicness ensued although no pics to prove it. Of course, chair 6 broke down, but that’s nothing new….
Maaaark – finds some untracked Rabbits Run…
Pimpin’ Frog pimpin’ his college break….
Shugs getting some suga’…….
Maaaaaaaark….
Maaaaaaaaaaark……
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark……
Shugs under Ski School…..
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark by Dan Cliffs….fresh!
Shugatime getting close seconds……..
666 – who the hell is that guy?
Oh Shugs!
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark! I hate Mark.
Pimpin’ Frog….hopping around lily pads in the Sisters
He finds an insect but he must go deep to retrieve!
Its finally looking like winter around Tahoe!
12/24/08: The day the storm started to brew….
New snow tires = slick road PNWAGE!
OMG CARS OFF THE ROAD AT THE ENTRANCE TO KIRKWOOD!!!!!!
I believe Shugs has a pretty good idea that there’s powder below this thing…
The storm is here, people are leaving, and Santa has already hit New Zealand….
Santa dropped by before dinner…
MERRY HOLY XMAS, its 12/25/08!:
By 4 AM, he shook the house, and coated the window with Arctic snow…
By 11 AM, the driveway needs some attention…screw that, I’ll make another Irish Coffee…
Santa wrapped the cars….
He gave questionable gifts….
…and by late afternoon, we knew tomorrow would be kinda entertaining…
12/26/08: A pretty damn good day!
We hit a warm pocket near Hope Valley…while listening to the so very creative new Rhianna track.
Stevens Peak…
Elephants hairy back…
Powder 1337′s….LOL.
FUN FUN FUN, get after it before your landing is shit….
JMetzler gets it started off the top of the Wall…
..in order to score this:
Skiin’ Ian airs into to some soft snow….
Really soft…
Shugs gets one of the top runs of his life at Kirkwood….
JMetzler agrees….
Skiin’ Ian was confused on where descend as he was the first one down…
Shugs taking the piss….
JMetzler fluffing around in the fluff…
666 was there, seriously, he was….
Thanks SANTA!!!!!
O_M_G!
Shugs going for that stash again….
…he found it!
Jrosen32 takes flight…
…to land into Santa’s gift!
Looks like Shugs is having a good day….
We headed to Palisades just as they lifted the rope…Skimoore hated it!
Uggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh………
Jrosen32 was plain bored out of his mind…
666 goes for it, Shugs misses the shot…
Shugs rolled over to Chair 4 after lunch, but then the chair broke down….big surprise!!!! However, JMetzler managed to get some turns….
….view of the damage….
Skimoore (or is it Bode Miller?) in Thunder Saddle…
Oh my gosh, how cute is this????
Snowplows at 3000 ft…TeH SiCkne55!
Time travel is pretty rad…
Stopped traffic a mile deep, 5 miles from your home, is pretty sad….
But, the Fastrak lane will make you glad…
12/28/08: Flying over Tahoe…..
Thanks Santa!
HELLO CHICAGO!!!!
EL FIN….
but…
did the 6′er make turns in the Midwest? Hmmmmmmm…..
LOL, it really did snow in Tahoe – 12/15/08
Dates:
December 14-15th, 2008
Location:
Kirkwood Alpine Ski Mountain of Joy….yes, they are open.
Weather:
Highs in the teens, wind, and snow.
Playtime Participants:
666, Skimoore, dblatto, Slim, Shugs, and Powdork.
Esteemed Photographers:
666, dblatto, & Skimoore.
Music: Calibre – ‘Alone in a Crowd’
Synopsis: Did it really snow in Tahoe? Its only mid-December!
One lift, dirt, bushes, tree stumps, logs, deep pow, frozen chins, good times, and long drives.
SUNDAY: HA! WE NEED SNOW!
Let’s head to the mountains!
Coffee, music, and a drive to GO SKIING!
dblatto does some weird stretches for warm up…
666 drinks WAY too much coffee…
OMG, it looks like so TeH EpiC!
Where this guy is going is anyone’s guess…
Skimoore’s first turn…looks way better than just ‘race course’…
Shugs gets some super sick snow machine air…
These things make things worse…
Skimoore schmears another…
Shugs gains some speed…
In this economy, we shall go ski underneath the Cornice chair…
dblatto finds a nice line…
And gets some HUGE AIR!!!!!
666 makes a turn…
Skimoore pans for gold…
mmmmmm, Kirkwood food
Skimoore and dblatto getting comfortable…
dblatto is so COOL!
dblatto takes a break by reading a trashy gossip mag
Remember kids, don’t kill others!
Backcountry assault above Skimoore’s house…
Tribute to Zbo….
666 trims the hedges…
dblatto = on the FAIL boat!
And on that night, it began to snow….
MONDAY!: The Angels Fell….
The drive isn’t looking too bad…
Still…actually quite enjoyable….
OH SHIT!
Well, at least its really warm…
Skimoore finds a tree run off of SOLITUDE CHAIR!!!!
WHAT?
EXCUSE ME????
666 avoids the other 10 people that went skiing that day to find this…
Pretty lame actually…
Slim is actually quite tall. At 6’5", its really tough to find a fitted pink one piece…
Skimoore in theWHITE ROOM!
I’m RED with envy…
In typical Kirkwood fashion, the only chair open….breaks down
But when it did re-open…..Skimoore was ready
So was POWDORK!
It started to snow….
Slim was ready…
Powdork….dorking in the pow
Skimoore just getting retarded…
Good thing Powdork waxed his snorkel…
Skimoore….enough already!
Powdork….I hate you!
Even the SUV’s were getting faceshots…
Should be an easy drive…
Caltrans just got a new pipedragon…
Ooooh, out of the snow….
Ahhhhh, so pretty!
Flash Flood Warning…
5 seconds later…
Probably a good time to start my xmas shopping!
MERRY XMAS!
