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ilovetoskiatalta

ilovetoskiatalta

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BobBitchen said:
not the new model, Im on my 5th pair of "old" stock. I will be demoing the new ones this season as I can get a good deal on the them.
Friends that have skied the new model say they aren't as beefy as the old & don't like them as well, but say they are still a top line board, a small difference, but they are different .
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you have any line on an "old stock" 180? Im on old Mantras and the new ones sucked.
what kind of numbers you get those Bonafide 180 for? I do not like tail rocker skis.
You are going to have an insane coming week, Im jealous.
 
BobBitchen

BobBitchen

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ilovetoskiatalta said:
you have any line on an "old stock" 180? Im on old Mantras and the new ones sucked.
what kind of numbers you get those Bonafide 180 for? I do not like tail rocker skis.
You are going to have an insane coming week, Im jealous.
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I search the interwebs almost daily for old stock Bone's, I think they are pretty much gone, but I still search.
I can get the new bones for bout $400 flat.
6 ft so far this last round, expecting close to 10' new by Wednesday
 
BobBitchen

BobBitchen

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@ilovetoskiatalta

https://www.amazon.com/2016-Blizzard-Bonafide-Skis-180/dp/B00V8JZ1TC

https://www.buckmans.com/ski/skis/mens-all-mountain-freeride-skis/blizzard-bonafide-skis-mens-20189-o4i_20189.aspx?bbfid=E503E784-714B-4871-B873-5D61D532D3FA&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o3&scid=scplp259559&sc_intid=259559&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjab5kKag4AIVyMDACh3YiQSpEAQYAyABEgLUgvD_BwE

https://www.bobssportschalet.com/blizzard/blizzard-bonafide-skis-2014-368?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoaD_wqag4AIVHv_jBx1X6AxFEAkYBSABEgIvP_D_BwE
 
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ilovetoskiatalta

ilovetoskiatalta

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BobBitchen said:
@ilovetoskiatalta

https://www.amazon.com/2016-Blizzard-Bonafide-Skis-180/dp/B00V8JZ1TC

https://www.buckmans.com/ski/skis/mens-all-mountain-freeride-skis/blizzard-bonafide-skis-mens-20189-o4i_20189.aspx?bbfid=E503E784-714B-4871-B873-5D61D532D3FA&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o3&scid=scplp259559&sc_intid=259559&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjab5kKag4AIVyMDACh3YiQSpEAQYAyABEgLUgvD_BwE

https://www.bobssportschalet.com/blizzard/blizzard-bonafide-skis-2014-368?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoaD_wqag4AIVHv_jBx1X6AxFEAkYBSABEgIvP_D_BwE
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@BobBitchen Thanks hey that Buckmans deal seems like a good deal, any reason to get the newer version?

Edit I bought them.
 
rkymtnman

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BobBitchen said:
I'm a quick 5.5 hrs away, 345 miles.
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i got bit by the powder bug (finally) a few years ago when i hit Wolf Creek in CO for a waist deep day. it was fantastic especially growing up in the Poconos.

but now i'm ruined. was looking at Canada but knowing mammoth gets that much changed my mind

do you have a place nearby mammoth? i imagine you don't drive up and back daily. i'll have to look at see what lodging is nearby.

is late Jan / early Feb a good time to get guaranteed dumps? or just hit or miss based on the storms coming off the Pacific?
 
BobBitchen

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rkymtnman said:
i got bit by the powder bug (finally) a few years ago when i hit Wolf Creek in CO for a waist deep day. it was fantastic especially growing up in the Poconos.

but now i'm ruined. was looking at Canada but knowing mammoth gets that much changed my mind

do you have a place nearby mammoth? i imagine you don't drive up and back daily. i'll have to look at see what lodging is nearby.

is late Jan / early Feb a good time to get guaranteed dumps? or just hit or miss based on the storms coming off the Pacific?
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I have friends up there, but I mainly car-camp, driving up Sunday night, then coming home Friday night, I don't do weekends or holidays. Not really any cheap lodging though, theres a couple of Hostels & the usual Motel6.
Jan/Feb is a great time for dumpage, but Mammoth storms are real, common for 150mph winds at the top, 60 -80 at the base. Lift closures occur often during storms, the entire mountain has been closed a few time during this cycle.
My favorite time @ mammoth is March - June/July/Aug, The best corn snow on the planet, sunshine, low/no crowds.
Also, Mammoth isn't known for blower pow, more for sierra cement, It dose get dry snow now & then, but not the norm, that said, the wind dries out the snow after dumps for GREAT wind buff that is also world class.
I'v had one bad day in the last 5yrs @ mammoth, averaging 120+ days a season.
Come on up, PM me, I'll show ya a few stashes......

chk out Bernie Rosow on IG, local guy that post some nice stuff from the resort & sled access runs
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btwn8swH9Iz/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
 
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rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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BobBitchen said:
Also, Mammoth isn't known for blower pow, more for sierra cement,
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oh crap, that's not what i wanted to hear. when we get a decent snow around here, it's tracked up pretty fast especially the resorts along the I 70 corridor with all the denver traffic

wolk creek is nice in that it's tucked away in the southwest part of CO and a pretty good haul from denver.

if i ever head over that way, i'll def give you a shout. thanks for all the info.

so any other areas that get light powder? that you've been to. is lake tahoe light or more like what you get? how about anything in utah? solitude, alta, etc?
 
BobBitchen

BobBitchen

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rkymtnman said:
oh crap, that's not what i wanted to hear. when we get a decent snow around here, it's tracked up pretty fast especially the resorts along the I 70 corridor with all the denver traffic

wolk creek is nice in that it's tucked away in the southwest part of CO and a pretty good haul from denver.

if i ever head over that way, i'll def give you a shout. thanks for all the info.

so any other areas that get light powder? that you've been to. is lake tahoe light or more like what you get? how about anything in utah? solitude, alta, etc?
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Tahoe is about the same. June Mtn is about 22 mi north of Mammoth, while Mammoth tracks out in minutes, june holds untracked for days, it's where locals go on storm days.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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BobBitchen said:
Tahoe is about the same. June Mtn is about 22 mi north of Mammoth, while Mammoth tracks out in minutes, june holds untracked for days, it's where locals go on storm days.
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good info.

i just took my 6 yr old for her first lesson this past friday. she loved it so now i got a ski buddy.
 
ilovetoskiatalta

ilovetoskiatalta

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rkymtnman said:
oh crap, that's not what i wanted to hear. when we get a decent snow around here, it's tracked up pretty fast especially the resorts along the I 70 corridor with all the denver traffic

wolk creek is nice in that it's tucked away in the southwest part of CO and a pretty good haul from denver.

if i ever head over that way, i'll def give you a shout. thanks for all the info.

so any other areas that get light powder? that you've been to. is lake tahoe light or more like what you get? how about anything in utah? solitude, alta, etc?
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Alta is the the tits. Snowbird is crazy, the shit you can access from the tram is pretty insane but it gets tracked out. Alta is a "sidecountry" dream. On a pow day going over to Deer Valley is the ticket since the place is packed with filthy rich groomer skiers. The trees there are sick. On a weekend pow day anywhere in SLC is crazy. I found a place to stay in Sandy on home away for $ 60 a night that was 25 minutes from Alta during the week(45/55 on weekends) Two bedroom one bath.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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ilovetoskiatalta said:
Alta is the the tits. Snowbird is crazy, the shit you can access from the tram is pretty insane but it gets tracked out. Alta is a "sidecountry" dream. On a pow day going over to Deer Valley is the ticket since the place is packed with filthy rich groomer skiers. The trees there are sick. On a weekend pow day anywhere in SLC is crazy. I found a place to stay in Sandy on home away for $ 60 a night that was 25 minutes from Alta during the week(45/55 on weekends) Two bedroom one bath.
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thanks for the info. knowing my luck, i'd book a trip and it would be the worst snow in 50 years.
 
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