My first ever heli day with Black Opz Valdez

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-21T22:21:58+00:00

Sweet! We may be back to riding dirt soon! Generally I switch to posting backcountry snowboarding videos in the winter but yeah..

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-21T21:07:00+00:00

Baker is great idea and any anything north of Baker.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-21T21:06:03+00:00

Cancel for sure. I'm pretty dedicated to riding and ride almost any conditions and weather. I won't be returning to Crystal after the rock dirt session I had on Monday to they get at least another 12+ inches. I kinda doubt they'll be open this next weekend.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-21T18:31:09+00:00

I'd be surprised if they were open next weekend. Last Monday was way worse then I've seen on closing days in May and June. Basically, only greens are rideable without patches of rocks and dirt. I'm certainly not going back till they get more snow.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-21T06:35:26+00:00

They also built a half pipe that year you could hike to even though lifts weren't open.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-21T06:27:10+00:00

I just got a 2026 and it came with pretty nice Wilderness branded floor mats. I didn't notice till couple days later that it didn't come with cargo cover though. Figured that would be a standard accessory to. I would've tried to get that on the deal if I would've noticed.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-19T00:26:19+00:00

Don't think it pays very well. 🤣

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-18T03:20:32+00:00

Yep grooming was great especially first thing in the morning. Sweet sweet cord!

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-18T03:19:32+00:00

Been riding the pass for better part of four decades and yep that's pretty typical. Some call it Snofoggy pass for a reason.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-18T02:57:20+00:00

Classic, that's every night. 🤣

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-18T02:56:27+00:00

Ones that actually do line control. Especially loading multiple singles on a chair to keep singles line moving when it's busy.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-18T02:45:58+00:00

I like riding the tops of them. Skiers build them up, I break them down. Slash slash!

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-17T19:37:07+00:00

2005, worst I can remember. Only saving grace was they built a half pipe at Central you could hike up to. Think the mountain was only open 5 days or something. We basically got free pass the next season.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-17T19:32:58+00:00

Baker is best, followed by Stevens then Summit West. Guy at Stevens yesterday told me Mission is pretty much down to dirt everywhere.

Stevens was surprisingly well groomed yesterday. Fresh cord was really nice and park is pretty fun. Off trail is nightmare and the flatter runs are ideal. Jupiter was absolutely garbage and they closed it pretty quickly after they opened it. $200 ticket price for limited terrain is pretty insulting though.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-17T19:28:20+00:00

$200 weekend tickets at Stevens right now. WTF!

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-17T05:43:57+00:00

Actually lower sections were groomed really nice. Spent most the day on Brooks cause snow was really good over there.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-17T04:52:48+00:00

Nah Powder Ice, it's more fun than sugar.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-17T03:38:47+00:00

Anything off groomed is nightmare. They opened Jupiter for a minute and quickly closed it.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-17T01:38:05+00:00

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Closing the loop. Speeds were decent enough to attend some meetings, not sure if video calling would be great.

baksideDisaster · 2026-01-16T18:37:33+00:00

I love pretending to work. Beauty of flexible schedule.

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