ULLR spotted on the East-Coast

TRICK OR TREAT!!!!!!!!!

Left in the Fall...

...approached somewhere in between fall and winter...

...and arrived in WINTER!!!

10:15 in NY and no traffic on the Belt Parkway?

Stopping for a breather.

Peak by 11:30 (thanks cat track). About 10"-12" (pretty heavy) on top.

First choice - Hellgate. Hmmm, no tracks...weird? Boner time!

Greg (fellow trick or treater) was kind enough to snap a shot of my psychdness (yup, just made up a word). Hellgate and the The Cliff were the specials on the menu... No shit there was like 15"-20" on this WHOLE SIDE of the hill! Wind kinda brought everything from the back part of the mountain and deposited it all over the front side. Luckyyyyy...

Dessert after a hard day's work! Also, some sweet and pretty surreal views on the way back down the hill...

So, today was definitely a tough day to top in the Northeast. This is the earliest I've ever gotten day one and I was pretty pumped to be able to strap in October and to have the whole mountain pretty much to myself. There wasn't even a centimeter of accumulation until right before I got into the the town of Hunter so I really didn't know what to expect? It was SICK to see snow and Fall leaves shaking hands today and I hope you guys can enjoy the pics. Took about 5 runs total and rode from 12-4. Temps were probably in the mid 20's and the wind was blowin pretty much all day (probably some gusts of up to 35-40). Thanks again ULLR, keep it comin. Wishin everyone a powderlicious (that's two) season.

Stay on top!

SAFE TRAVELS in the backcountry!


Soligully, Dr. Oakley, Snoworries, Will and myself trained for "The '08-'09" up the mountain and in the backyard last night. Everyone did great and got a feeling on usage of the transmitters. Practice makes better. Be AVY AWARE!

Check out the links on the right side of blog for avy sites.

Music Playlist change

I need requests for music on the blog. Send me your thoughts by commenting to this post.

powderhound is denver bound. pup cant wait to get steep and deep

OCT. 23 - The season begins in the East

The first 7 inches... Keep it coming ULLR!

Loveland Snow Report!

It's O-Ficial!



I knew I should have checked the snow report last night. F'in A! Oh well, it sure as hell won't be the last of the season.

-SnowBoy

And You Thought You Were Drunk Last Night

Check out the SW Corner of CO

So it seems the 4 Corner's are getting some good snow, Scuz you'd like these:

http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49014

Hopefully the front range will get some soon!

A Basin Open's 10/15

I wasn't able to make it up Wednesday for opening day, but was able to skip out of work Friday after a few hours and take the drive up to the Basin. Pete, Jenna, myself and a couple hundred other cars at the base for opening week:
I know, skiing or mtn biking? Well this is what the skiing was like:
For what it was, it was actually pretty good. It felt great to be back on the sticks (I didn't rock out the new BD's yet, need to get them heat molded still). Day 1 is done with many more to come. I'm taking up free-writing in my spare time if anyone was wondering.

Rock out with your (insert word here) out!
SB

US Freeskiiing Dates Announced!

2009 Freeskiing World Tour Schedule of Events

Subaru Telluride Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier, Telluride, CO. February 5-8

Subaru US Extreme Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte, CO. TBA

Zermatt, Switzerland. TBA

Subaru US Freeskiing Nationals, Snowbird, UT. March 10-15

Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships, Kirkwood, CA. March 19-23

Subaru Freeskiing World Championships, Alyeska, AK. April 8-12

I'll be in PHX for a wedding for Telluride. I think I may try to make the Butte, but the Colorado Freeride Series may be the only comps this winter, Feb 27-Mar 1 at Snowmass.

http://www.aspensnowmass.com/travelinfo/events/detail.cfm?eventid=12

NAMES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER

If you only knew..... No Man's Land..... Highway Gate.... Hiking EGP.... Headwall Forest.... Crystal Point... The Gouls..... C-Rock..... Boundary Chutes.....Middle Slope..... The Soligully.... Little Steamboat.... Dead Tree.... Lumberyard..... Twin Lakes Pass......The FOGS....... Why are we taking LINK.... Alta is the best.... Graziosa Bootcamp.....Sunrise-Summit-Honeycomb....Hope our CREW understands our vocabulary at the end of "The 08-09". This will change lives. To everyone on the blog---- Let's have a wonderful season...... Respect the Backcountry.... ULLR will deliver

"THE 08-09"

The waiting is almost to an end with "THE 08-09" approaching fast. FG aka Soligully and I have purchased plenty of new gear already with the anticipation of another great season. Snowboy just got new BD boots to help him on the uptrack without compromising performance on his line down. Brogan and I are driving out to Denver the 1st week in November for his move from Rockland and then I'm off to Salt Lake. Dr. Oakley and Larry will be riding Killington where they got a place for the season with a few others. FG will be visiting the Wasatch from mid-Jan thru March. Work Summers play Winters seems to be the common theme for our crew! Pray to the almighty ULLR.
Get ready to make turns and keep your tips up!

Black Diamond's AT/Freeride Boot

After reading the reviews of the Konflict and BB's I decided to steer from Full Tilt and go with BD. Now a slighter tougher choice, Factor or Method? After much debate (and the fact that REI didn't stock the Factor, only online) I decided the Method was the answer.... Plus they're toned down and not nearly as flashy as the Factor's. I'm hoping this was a good decision. My instinct was to go for the stiffer flex (Factor rated at 130 vs 110 of the Method) but in talking with the rep the choice was made.

These will definitely be better than the slippers I was rocking last year. So here are the new Methods (no pun intended... maybe) to keep my feet attached to my skis:


With a price tag of 1.5M I'm sticking to my motto: Save now Spend in Winter

14 days until opening day. Although it is still quite warm here... so not sure if that's gonna hold. Opening day was already pushed back until 10/10...

Ciao

Winter 2008

The winter season is upon us... Here's a little something to get you through the next month:



The Legend to open 10/7!