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Finsihed up with Vail/Beaver Creek at the beginning of December.  Snow was great!  Got through the soreness and had some great blue runs.  Great way to get back into the season!  Got season passes this year, so I'm making it a point to go often - better value that way!

Breckenridge over the holidays was great too.  On the 7th day - I broke a rib!  My chest landed on my wrist guard and I heard the pop.  It still aches a bit, but I should be ready for my next trip in February!!!



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So two trips booked so far and looking into a third trip.  Going to Vail for five days at the beginning of December, then to Breckenridge for two weeks at the end of the month.  Really looking forward to riding again - the off season in Texas is just too damn long!

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Effective April 1 - 30, 2003 the Forest Service will be implementing and enforcing a Supervisor's Closure on Vail Mountain, which will prohibit unauthorized access to the Minnie's Deck area where the end-of-season BB&B event has occurred. The Forest Service issued a directive to Vail Resorts under the terms of their special use permit to shut down the BB&B event on Vail Mountain. Historically the BB&B event has taken place at Minnie's Deck and the event had evolved into a gathering of as many as 2,000 people. The behavior of participants posed serious risks to public health and safety as well as caused resource damage. The Supervisor's Closure will be in effect to ensure protection of public health and safety.

So, with a stroke of the pen, the US Forest Service ended the infamous end-of-season party on Vail Mountain, ending a 22 year tradition.  Know by many variations, Boobs, Boomers and Beers; Buns, Boobs, and Beers; Boobs, Booze and Brews, etc, (BB&B) was held on the second Tuesday in April as a way for Vail valley residents and employees to blow off some steam at the end of the season.  The event started in 1980 as a small end-of-season birthday party on Minnie's deck. BB&B devolved into an orgy of drinking, snowball fights and raucous behavior. During the last several years, partiers spent days before BB&B building large snow forts, stashing large quantities of alcoholic beverages, and, too often, hauling up more illicit substances.

Historically, the end of season party probably started much earlier with the Great Race.  This season-ender was usually held in Lionshead and People would dress up in all kinds of wild costumes. A photo of Vail local hooligan Packy Walker standing on the winner’s podium wearing nothing but a fig leaf and his gold medal made the front page of the Vail Trail newspaper. After Vail executives and lawyers killed that event people continued to get costumed up and party at Minnie's Deck.  In those days it was called the mountain formal.  Costumes included top hats and suits as well as high school prom dresses, horrible powder-blue tuxedoes and ballerina tutus.  The event grew and was combined with Warren Miller’s Mad Mountain Marathon and the Rubber Legs Slalom.  The race involved 150 or more slalom gates at the bottom of Vail Mountain and the event raised money for local charities.

When I was there in the spring of 2002, my brother Travis, his wife Michelle, Mayela and I went to the BB&B.  We all carried backpacks loaded with beers, booze and buds.  When we arrived at Minnie's deck the atmosphere was relaxed and people were lounging on the deck in the sun enjoying the event.  We set up camp on the deck and in one of the nearby snow forts crafted by a group of Beaver Creek's happyshack community.  We took some runs and explored the other various snow forts in the woods.  It was amazing the elaborate complex of forts and the adornments within.  Some had full Ice sculpture bars complete with barstools carved from compacted snow.  Others were complete igloos with only a small portal in the roof for ventilation.  Another was an elaborate maze to thwart cops and security spies.

As the day continued, there were jam sessions on the numerous rails that had been created in the woods.  One was a 50 foot long triple wave that dumped out into the main area opening.  Eventually the traditional snowball fight erupted with the main focus from the snow forts surrounding the opening at Minnie's deck.  Some forts were equipped with water balloon launchers.  A couple of times I snuck out through the woods with my snowboard to take runs down born free.  After riding the gondola back up to the top, I'd come rolling into the woods with my pants down and flipping the crowd off in my black afro.  The trick was to ride fast and get to the fort as quickly as possible.  Poor unfortunate souls that tried to follow in the wake turbulence of my entry would get blasted into oblivion.  I would stand on the wall and yell out obscenities to the enemy forts.  The response was a furious barage of snowballs.  People were getting pissed because we were getting bombed with snow.  One time, standing on the wall, I took a water balloon launcher shot to the chest that blasted me flat on my back.  Heffe came right up like a  medic with the Jaegermeister bottle to nurse me back to insanity.

In the evening when security starts to herd everybody out of there is a Chinese downhill of sorts.  This race to the pub progresses down the mountain. There is one particularly steep pitch where people who are so f*cked up that they just take their skis off and hurl themselves bodily down the face, laughing their drunken asses off.  I came up to the edge and launched the hand bag I was carrying as high in the air as I could--only to find out Mayela had her camera in it.  We all ended up at the bars in Vail village till the weee hours of the morning.  It was amazing.  I'm glad I got to experience the greatest party on earth before it was over.  Good times

As kind of a sick footnote to all of this, the event has been commercialized in a couple of different forms. Never shy about making a buck off the sweat and toil of the locals Vail Resorts promptly christened Siebert's Mad Mountain Marathon and Beaver creek Blues, Brews, and Bar-B-Que. There is no limit to the depth of slime with Vail Management.

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Well I sent my application and cv to Heavenly (Vail) and got a good response, however, I will only know in August if I I am to get a visa to work there. So all I can do now is wait. I'm optimistic though, I can't see any reason why I shouldn't get a visa. So until then, I'm sweating it out in Liberia.


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    Colonies has been down for a long ass time now.... anyone thats been around long enough knows that its been down before and it wont be the last time. Anyways, the latest few months have been pretty good for me as I've been on so many freakin' snowboard.com vacations!

      Starting off the season was 36 hours of Keystone back in Nov/Dec. Insane amount of drinking and partying to offset the lack of snow. Anyone who thinks they've partied hard needs to come out to 36 hour this year... by that time I should be living out there!! Woo!
19 people packed in a condo is pretty intense along with massive amounts of alcohol. What a treat. I've never partied so hard in my life.. and trust me, I have done some f*ckin partyin' kids. Honestly I could talk about 36 forever If I remembered half the shi*t that happened... I was tanked. I met a lot of people that I've known for years thanks to snowboard.com and Daff is insane for booking that shi*t overnight!

       So in between trips Ive been partying at home drinking every weekend and spending money like its going outta style, realizing that I really hate Michigan. Once a super fun state cuz of my passion for the automotive field, Its about gone now. I guess cuz I've now taken my hobby as a job I really lose the fun factor to all the bullshi*t involved with having a job.

      Uhm well on to my next trip which was back to Colorado, A mini trip with some long time friends, and a solid snowboarding trip to offset the lack of riding I did at 36. A-mazing dude! Breckenridge and Vail= Sex. Best snowboarding trip I've ever been on... and probably the first time Whit, Kristi, and Kevin have ever seen me completely naked due to the fact that I did forget my swim trunks. Ah whatever. I made their fantasies come true.

      So again back in Michigan with a solid feeling, dude I'm 100% sure I want to be in Colorado for good by the end of the summer this year. No ones making any money right now, me included! Lame but, I think I can make it work. So that wraps up Feb and I did forget to mention.. My Freakin b-day was Feb 3rd.. but it wasnt a big deal.

 Aright now... I've known Becka (smsbrdr) forever! Prolly like 4 or 5 yrs now and meeting her at 36 hr, I realized dude.. this chick is freakin cool as hell. We were talking a bit and what do ya know.. all these years she lives 3 god damn hours from me. Sick... I've NEVER been to Canada! So yeah Kyle (BushyV1) also realizing, what an opportunity, decides he's in for this one. Canada is pretty boring when yur driving through it. Haha the only thing that saved us from turning around was the fact that Becka and Oli were ready to kick some ass and take some names at the bar later that night! We did some pretty intense drinking! I even got to choose which chick I wanted to hook up with. I won't get into that any further haha.. lets just say I shouldn't drink so much. Becka and Oli are freakin great. I don't think they realized just how loony I am though... Here I am changing lives and spreadin' the love Beesh! Kyle drives like shi*t, but after this trip I gotta respect the guy more. He did perform oral sex on me while he was driving. It was the worst road head I've ever had but, impressive none the less. Haha jokes. Don't kill me Kyle. OH! So the show me yur boobs sign... haha no boobs were shown but, I did get a middle finger! Awesome... maybe she likes melbatoast better.

        So yeah I just got back from Canada today.. It was awesome! Totally weird though.. I had like 24 bucks in change in my pocket. Someone should have told me they have 2 dollar coins. Ah.. and that chick at the bar with a skull on her skirt.. My god do I wanna nail her... she was f*ckin hot!

       Not gonna say I love any trip over the other, each one was different in their own ways, what I can say though, We Snowboard.commers love to drink some f*ckin alcohol. I can't wait to see what I get myself into next. I'm really interested in meeting more of my friends! I have yet to be disappointed by anyone, well besides the fat chick I met off here... I dislike her mucho. Dude.. holy shi*t.. if you read this whole thing.. You must really want to f*ck me, you Beesh! Playa playa big balla fo shizzle you guys just keep it real because I f*cking love you motor boatin sum beeshes!

       



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Well, my bro Charlie came out for 8 days and we got to ride.  We rode Keystone, Vail and Breck.  Im sure he will have some pictures up here very soon.  Also we had a bro named Shawn come out for the weekend and ride with us.  We had a blast riding vail and the back bowls.





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California:

 http://www.skireport.com/california/stats/

Top elevation of ski resorts – Mammoth at 11,053 ft

Largest Vertical drop – 3,527 ft – Heavenly.

Average Vertical drop – about 1,900 ft. 

Average Yearly snowfall – Tahoe averages about 400 inches each year.

 Colorado:

 http://www.skireport.com/colorado/stats/

Top elevation of ski resorts – Arapahoe Basin at 13,050 ft

Largest Vertical drop – 4,406 ft – Snowmass.

Average Vertical drop – about 3,000 ft. 

Average Yearly snowfall – Colorado mountains average about 350 inches each year.

Check out these sites before taking my word for it.  Do your own GOOGLE searches, and most importantly - talk to those who have lived in both places.  There are goods and bads to everywhere, of course.  (keep in mind Utah is SICK for powder).   

http://www.bestsnow.net/

http://skireport.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22150492/

 

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It's A Powder Day At Vail!  We've been saying that a lot around here lately!

 

Vail Mountain Surpasses 100 inch cumulative snowfall mark!

December month-to-date snowfall at Vail is tracking well ahead of average and has surpassed the 100 inch cumulative snowfall mark for this season at 101 inches at mid-mountain. Vail is 18 inches ahead of its 83 inch cumulative average through today’s date and the flakes continue to fall today.

 

A series of powerful storms has dropped 56 inches of snow at Vail so far for the month of December, while the December monthly average is 59 inches.  Vail is reporting 41 inches of snow in the past seven days.

For lodging, lift tickets, and updated weather conditions for Vail, go to www.vail.com.

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  From Vail Resorts....

OLD MAN WINTER BLASTS THE COLORADO ROCKIES BLANKETING VAIL, BEAVER CREEK, KEYSTONE AND BRECKENRIDGE WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL

 

Vail, Colo.-Dec. 2, 2007-A significant winter storm left powder hounds giggling this morning with deep snow levels reported in the Colorado Rockies. This morning’s mid-mountain measurements showed 15 inches of new snow at Beaver Creek, with 11 inches falling at Vail and Breckenridge and 7 inches at Keystone. 

 

Each of the resorts plans to open additional terrain by next weekend Dec. 8-9, 2007. Beaver Creek’s Rose Bowl opens on Monday, Dec. 3 and Breckenridge will open Peak 8 on Dec. 8. North Peak, Keystone's second mountain, will be ready for skiers and snowboarders by next weekend. Keystone also opened a second terrain park rail yard this weekend and is now offering more than 30 boxes, rails, wall rides and other jib features. Vail is currently offering more than 1,000 acres of terrain, 67 trails and 15 lifts. A mid-week storm is forecasted with more snowfall possible Wednesday through Friday.

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For Immediate Release

 

VAIL MOUNTAIN SET TO GROW TO 550 ACRES AND 14 LIFTS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st

VAIL, Colo.—Nov. 29, 2007— Winter has returned to the Colorado High Country and thanks to a series of recent snowstorms and cold snowmaking temperatures, Vail Mountain is set to open additional terrain this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 1 the resort plans to offer more than 550 acres of terrain accessed by 14 lifts.

 

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 the following lifts and portions of terrain in these areas will open for the 2007-2008 ski season.

• Avanti Express Lift (Chair 2)
• Wildwood Express Lift (Chair 3)
• Mountaintop Express Lift (Chair 4)
• Game Creek Express Lift (Chair 7)
• Born Free Express Lift (Chair 8)
• Minnie’s Lift (Chair 9)
• Gopher Hill Lift (Chair 12)
• Little Eagle Lift (Chair 15)
• Vista Bahn Express Lift (Chair 16)
• Eagle Bahn  Gondola (Lift 19)
• Pride Express Lift (Chair 26)
• 3 Beginner Surface Lifts (at Eagle’s Nest, LionsHead and Golden Peak)

Skiers and snowboarders can enjoy lunch on the mountain at Eagle’s Nest Marketplace, The Pavilion at Wildwood, Buffalo’s at the top of Chair 4, and the Look Ma and Terrace levels at Mid Vail. The Vail Snowsports School will expand its locations for adult private and group instruction to the Vail Village and Mid Vail locations in addition to Vail Square/ Lionshead. Vail Snowsports children’s group and private lessons will be offered at Golden Peak and will continue at the Vail Square/ Lionshead location. The Small World Nursery at Golden Peak provides childcare for ages 2 months to 6 years. Lift tickets will be $72 for adults, $62 for seniors and $52 for children as of Saturday, Dec. 1.

 

Vail Snow Daze takes place Dec. 3-9, 2007 featuring live concerts with Ziggy Marley at Dobson Ice Arena on Dec. 6, followed by Social Distortion on Dec. 7.  Ludacris and The Roots take center stage Dec. 8 for an outdoor concert at Ford Park.  Also don't miss the Dummy Gelunde Championships on Dec. 8, snowball eating contests, a fashion show, and 1,000 Snowflakes of Vail throughout the week.  Check out the schedule at vailsnowdaze.com. During Snow Daze buy three nights of lodging and three days of skiing and get the fourth lodging night and day of skiing for free. Offer features quad occupancy in a two-bedroom condo for as low as $374 per person (a 25 percent savings) and is valid now through Dec. 12, 2007. Additional restrictions may apply. Visit vail.com to book or call 800-404-3535.

For more information visit www.vail.com or call 800-404-3535.

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 - Sunday was a late and lazy day.  12 noon or so was about when we made it to Vail.  No one was there so it was kind of nice riding straight onto the lifts.  Good times.  But we still could use some snow... and some terrain... and some snow... and maybe a jib would be nice.  But it was just plain old Vail... 2 runs... lame.  

 

 

 - Monday was a training day and so I didn't get a chance to ride (working as well).  

 

 

 - And that brings us to yesterday - Tuesday Nov 27th - I've very proud to say I got up in BeaverCreek, my local resort for the first time.  Only 1 lift open, and it was a sheet of ice on the 1 run... but the park guys created about 10-12 nice jibs for us to play on.  A flat box, and flat rail to start.  Double picnic tables, a barrel jump, and many more.  Thanks guys! 

 - there was 6 inches of fresh snow at the Beave today (Wed, Nov 28th) and it snowed throughout the morning so it may have been a nice day to ride.  Breck claims 9, everyone else about 4.  Beave with 6.  I bet they opened some more lifts and runs today (all the resorts have been making snow like crazy). Here is my official email from Vail Resorts:

 

 

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4 inches in the past 24 hours and 6 inches in the past 48 hours!
Here is a link to our most recent powder day video - http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid307714995/bclid471470177/bctid1326439270
 
More snow means more terrain!  We are currently top-to-bottom from Eagle's Nest.  And just opened today, is Pride Express (Chair 26) offering portions of Simba and Bwana trails, and Minnie's (Chair 9).  Also open is Born Free Express (Chair 8), Chair 15, the Gondola and 2 carpets, with 175 acres.
Get all the details here - http://vail.snow.com/winter/tm.current.dateshours.asp
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Get up here and ride folks, the season has arrived. 

 

P.S.> Forgot to mention - Copper has the only Pipe open in North America at the moment so some really famouse people have been in town to hit it.  That is the main reason Sean Hartel was here, to get Pipe runs in before some big comps coming up soon. 

Red

 

Published On: 11/28/2007

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Hallo guys, my year was pretty fun actually, from parties to slopes, from contests to special events, from hard training days far away home, to really charming moments with the closest friends & crew. 

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