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A-Basin Opening Day...

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mehregan15
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Just saw Bobby Brown tweet this... "A Basin Opening day is Oct 13th! So close......"

any word on if this is true? I know October 13th was last years opening day, not sure where Bobby heard this though, according to their blog they are still waiting to make snow.
Oct 2 2012 12:47PM
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mehregan15
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why wont my thread show up :(
Oct 2 2012 12:58PM
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mehregan15
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haha nevermind ^
Oct 2 2012 12:59PM
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smuggs
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probably wont even be an insane shit show
Oct 2 2012 1:00PM
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currentwestman
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colorados always so much quicker than UT. it does not feel like winter here
Oct 2 2012 1:01PM
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Ski_Alot
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damn, so jealous... although Sunday rive opens like 2 weeks later
Oct 2 2012 1:42PM
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Shark.
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fuck yea dude. Their website says they plan on opening mid-Oct.
Oct 2 2012 1:47PM
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N.L.
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abasin white ribbon of death...
they usually set up a rail or two and 100s of kids shred em
Oct 2 2012 1:53PM
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Dr.Dickless
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Hold in there Just drive into the mountains in the morning, you'll get that feeling
Oct 2 2012 2:26PM
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freeski1620
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There still working on the redo of the Snowmaking. If they are open by the 13th it will be quite impressive.
Oct 2 2012 2:37PM
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ndye
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what do you mean redo of snowmaking? Are they working on different piping?
Oct 2 2012 2:47PM
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TimRiley
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Exactly this! But yes I'll be there anyway.

Oct 2 2012 3:22PM
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mehregan15
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check all http://arapahoebasin.blogspot.com/ for all the updates. it sounds like snowmaking changes are all done and the guns are ready to go for tomorrow night.
Oct 2 2012 3:23PM
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McSkeeze
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I just saw on their website it just says mid october, so close...cant wait....any longer
Oct 2 2012 4:02PM
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Black.Bird
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THIS SHOULD BE IN REGIONALS
Oct 2 2012 4:04PM
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yellav
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http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Brighton&state=UT&site=SLC&textField1=40.6039&textField2=-111.581&e=1


getting there
Oct 2 2012 4:08PM
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yellav
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http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Salt+Lake+City&state=UT&site=SLC&textField1=40.7608&textField2=-111.89&e=0

sweatshirt weather in salt lake for the rest of the week
Oct 2 2012 4:09PM
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yellav
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fuck you
Oct 2 2012 4:11PM
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a_burger
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Accuweather says they have a 3-day snowmaking window 11th, 12, and the 13th, but rain all next week and nothing good until arpund the 25th. They may try to pull it off though.
Oct 2 2012 4:21PM
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DERS.
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the 13th is a saturday....
i doubt it.

Oct 2 2012 4:41PM
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BK
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except two years ago when it wasn't ribbon of death but go aynwhere you want death, so much snow, hoping for a blustery October.
Oct 2 2012 5:14PM
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DUKES
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going
Oct 2 2012 5:28PM
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Dwarftosser1
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Copper's gonna be first this year?


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Oct 2 2012 5:37PM
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SkiBum.
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Copper will be open for the ski teams...not sure about pubic.

Cold snap hits tomorrow in the Rockies. Good one too. There should be a pretty decent snowmaking window over a 5+ day period. I would imagine most resorts that can will jump on this.


And just FYI, Ski & Snowboard Las Vegas was the first to open last year.
Oct 2 2012 5:48PM
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jdubbs.
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hyped. so hyped
Oct 2 2012 5:53PM
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Mag
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Surprised nobody does was the Norwegians have done,

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Kept 80-85% of the snow by covering it with bark chips

Oct 2 2012 5:56PM
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SkiBum.
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Waste of money.
Oct 2 2012 6:10PM
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Mag
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Do you actually know the cost or is this just speculation? doesn't seem like it'd be very expensive.
Oct 2 2012 6:13PM
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SkiBum.
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I will rephrase. Waste of time, money, and resources.

What is the point in covering snow? It will still melt, just slower, and what is left is just dirty snow.

What are you doing with it? Setting up a ribbon of death it looks like for what..a summer rail jam? That is fine, again, makes no money but good PR.

It is not like you are going to keep your snow all summer.
Oct 2 2012 6:22PM
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Funnel
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A self-contained pile of snow must be so much more costly than the power and 24/7 hour labor costs of snowmaking.
Oct 2 2012 7:37PM
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Tree60
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:( it was 80 today in oregon. not gunna be skiing until at least thanksgiving.
Oct 2 2012 7:40PM
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.RYAN66
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copper is opening on November 2nd. along with keystone.
Oct 2 2012 7:41PM
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currentwestman
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that just got me sooooo stoked valley. i love sweatshirt weather
Oct 2 2012 8:16PM
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bighomieflock
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I've never skiied keystone in early november. What's their park like when they first open?
Oct 2 2012 8:19PM
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.RYAN66
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probably the best rail set up for November.
Oct 2 2012 9:03PM
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ForeverYung
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Fuck
Oct 2 2012 9:21PM
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ForeverYung
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I wished I lived out west
Oct 2 2012 9:21PM
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.bo.
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your not the only one
Oct 2 2012 9:24PM
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DeRizzo
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yeah what he^ said im stuck here too
Oct 2 2012 9:39PM
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Bittner
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Ill be there so hyped!
Oct 2 2012 9:53PM
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PeterNorth
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doubt it, they open it only for the racers until they get more then one run open.
Oct 2 2012 10:00PM
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Granby_killdozer
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fuckin lucky... at least we have snowflex here on the EC
Oct 2 2012 10:05PM
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Dwarftosser1
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Huh didn't know that, assholes haha


I'm betting on Loveland then.
Oct 2 2012 10:23PM
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RICK_ROSS
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the 13th!!!!!! HOLY SHIT BALLS I NEED A PASS
Oct 2 2012 10:28PM
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RICK_ROSS
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also very good to know
Oct 2 2012 10:31PM
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mehregan15
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by november they always have enough snow, man made or natural, to set up a real sick rail line
Oct 2 2012 10:35PM
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tacobellslayer
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Super duper stoked
Oct 2 2012 10:38PM
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BirtDike
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Copper is starting up so the athletes on the ski team can practice before beaver creek opens up...i wish everyone could ski. copper is so much closer to me than a basin. Im not looking forward to 45 minute drives 5 days a week in my 18mpg Yukon just to skiiii a packed ass crack...

Abasin and Loveland will be first. But Who. Either way im going. I just hope its A basin cuz i ski that WROD FOOOO FREEE

We're all waiting...TICK TOCK TICK TOCK
Oct 2 2012 10:40PM
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rickroller
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T line opens the 12th :P
Oct 2 2012 10:43PM
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mehregan15
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it was all a fluke :( I blame bobby brown.

From A-Basin's Twitter... "Sorry, someone's making this up. Opening has NOT been announced.RT : opening the 13th!! So. "

hopefully it's soon...
Oct 3 2012 4:23AM
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BirtDike
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im gunna shit my pants if it doesnt open on the 13th
Oct 3 2012 4:38AM
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