snowboards 2006
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- D_Dot0
I've been out 4 times in the last few weeks. Snow scores out of 5...
Blackcomb - Opening 3/5
Mt.Baker - Opening 4/5
Mt.Seymour - Opening 3/5It started out strong here in Vancouver, but we're starting to lose some inches.
- sherman0
change the weekend to a week
jevad
(Nov 18 05, 10:04)*strokes chin
yes - you are correct - a week it is. :)
- horton0
hey sherman - how long is the trip to Baker from Vic.. I've never really thought about going that route.
- sherman0
its fast - almost the same as going to mt washington from victoria.
take the 1st ferry at 6am and you could be riding by 930.
- horton0
over the San Juans?
i don't know the Victoria exit strategies very well.. :)
- sherman0
take the regular ferry to tswassen and then its about an 1.5 hours to Baker depending on the border. Ive never seen the border that busy at that time in the morning. If its a mid week trip - even better.
- horton0
ahhhh man i love Baker.. miss that mountain.
grew up on the hills there, back in the day when the whole family of 4 could do a day for under $50 CAN.
quality.
- sherman0
do they still take canadian at par?
- danthon0
take the regular ferry to tswassen and then its about an 1.5 hours to Baker depending on the border. Ive never seen the border that busy at that time in the morning. If its a mid week trip - even better.
sherman
(Nov 18 05, 10:23)Make sure you take the Sumas border crossing and no... they do not take canadian at par anymore.
- horton0
i did my first chairlift "tour of duty" (up, down and back up) at Baker.
i remember it well, age 6.. balled my eyes out round trip.
- chz0
"I've been out 4 times in the last few weeks. Snow scores out of 5...
Blackcomb - Opening 3/5
Mt.Baker - Opening 4/5
Mt.Seymour - Opening 3/5It started out strong here in Vancouver, but we're starting to lose some inches.
D_Dot
(Nov 18 05, 10:05)"i though seymour didn't open until today?
i heard cypress was good on wednesday when they opened for passholders.
and i'd have to give blackcomb more of a 4/5 for opening day conditions... 1/5 for lineups.
- D_Dot0
Seymour was open last week-end, and opens for the season today. Blackcomb had great snow, but the lines were balls, same goes for Baker. I got to see Chris Dufficy at Blackcomb though, that was cool.
- chz0
duff is a super nice guy, i used to live a few doors down from him.
all those dudes are roaming the hills on a regular basis... tons of pros make their home at whistler... shin campos is another really nice guy, dude can rip it up on a mtn bike something fierce too.
- jevad0
shin campos absoultely kills it...so underrated by the public...
- danthon0
i did my first chairlift "tour of duty" (up, down and back up) at Baker.
i remember it well, age 6.. balled my eyes out round trip.
horton
(Nov 18 05, 11:55)some of the lifts at baker still make me cry, so old school. I love it!
- chz0
"shin campos absoultely kills it...so underrated by the public...
jevad
(Nov 18 05, 12:49)"yup... still going strong at 30+ years old too.
- jevad0
yeah I guess because he doesn't wear his fucking pants round his ankles, ride in a collared shirt, or just hit rails for a living he's somewhat overlooked by 'the kids'
but then, what the fuck do they know...
- sherman0
man do i miss mackin the ladies at the maxx fish.
*check down pants for status of whistler rash
- sherman0
Found these rad old pictures from the Barfoot website.
Bob Boyle