I was just online and gearing up for the 36 hour competition at keystone this weekend and wondering if I might see any one from here up there. Hopefuly they will open something other than schoolmarm.
Hope to see anyone who can come!
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36 Hours of Keystone
Started by poloxskier, Nov 08 2004 02:40 PM
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Posted 08 November 2004 - 02:40 PM
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Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 08 November 2004 - 05:29 PM
Its a team competition in which one member from your team must complete one run every hour for 36 hours. At the end there is a $3600 cash prize drawn from a lotto of those who complete the event and there are runner up prizes as well for those who don't. There are give aways the entire time as well as free energy drinks and i think food. It starts at 8AM this friday.
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Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 08 November 2004 - 05:36 PM
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Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 08 November 2004 - 06:00 PM
That sounds pretty cool, but it seems like a pretty easy task, at least to me, so I have a feeling it would be pretty hard to win the cash price. But with free SoBe and watching matchstick movies, it would be pretty fun and worth it I guess.
It would be cool if it was done by a point system. Ex: The first one to the bottom gets 100 points or something.
It would be cool if it was done by a point system. Ex: The first one to the bottom gets 100 points or something.
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Posted 08 November 2004 - 09:08 PM
That sounds pretty fun. I wish we had something like that around here because I would be there for sure. Only problem is only boreal and squaw can do it, and laps on the cable car are very annoying. Maybe if they ran the funitel like half capicity or something.
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Posted 08 November 2004 - 11:13 PM
They decided that they didnt want it to be like aspen for safety. They are claiming to discourage fast skiing.
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Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 09 November 2004 - 04:37 AM
Everything I've heard about it says 'opening weekend promotion' and, as such, sounds more like a fun event than a grueling downhill race anyway. The mountain is also open to the pulblic for those same 36 hours. I hope the lifties get some sleep, unless they put snowmakers (who are up at that hour anyway) at the loadboard.
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 03:13 PM
They called this promotion a great success as there were aproximately 450 compeditors and they also had over 9,000 non-compeditors show up to ski ONE run! The worst part is that for part of the 36 hours they were using the gondi, Montezuma and the Summit express to put all those people on schoolmarm!
-Bryan
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 03:15 PM
Many employees ended up working over their shifts especially the operators and ski patrol as there were at least 50 people taken down in dead sleds. One of the mechs that I rode up with told me that he had been asked to be on call for all 36 hours!
-Bryan
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 08:56 PM
Yep, they have to pay you if you're on call. Better them than us, no matter how much I like overtime.
It's nice to see Keystone get some good publicity these days. The last few seasons all you'd hear about was 'no snow at Keystone' or 'another death at Keystone'. They've still got the Summit County doughnut hole of weather parked over them (case in point: Yesterday the Basin reported 9' new, we had 7", and Keystone had 2") but otherwise they've been doing pretty well.
It's nice to see Keystone get some good publicity these days. The last few seasons all you'd hear about was 'no snow at Keystone' or 'another death at Keystone'. They've still got the Summit County doughnut hole of weather parked over them (case in point: Yesterday the Basin reported 9' new, we had 7", and Keystone had 2") but otherwise they've been doing pretty well.
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 08:58 PM
They did last week get 7" while breck only got 1" though. The one fluke day of the season.
It was wierd for the 36 hours the entire maze of the Gondi was FULL! For all 36 hours.
It was wierd for the 36 hours the entire maze of the Gondi was FULL! For all 36 hours.
-Bryan
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 09:06 PM
Well it is usualy full during regular season so I always take the Summit Express especially since its almost always run at 1100 fpm where as the Gondi is usualy run at 750 fpm. I just wouldnt have expected the maze of the gondi to be full of people not competing at 3 am when only schoolmarm was open.
The really suprising thing was that nothing broke on the gondola for 36 hours of continuious opperation. It seems to break every day that I ski Keystone.
The really suprising thing was that nothing broke on the gondola for 36 hours of continuious opperation. It seems to break every day that I ski Keystone.
This post has been edited by poloxskier: 09 January 2005 - 09:07 PM
-Bryan
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 09:08 PM
I would think that the gondola would only be run on busy days because it costs a lot more to run that lift than it does the HSQ.
P.S. Did they fire up the Summit and Montezuma when the gondola was backed up with people? It would also be cool the ride a HSQ in the dark, but I presume that you could see up the lift line because of the night skiing lights.
P.S. Did they fire up the Summit and Montezuma when the gondola was backed up with people? It would also be cool the ride a HSQ in the dark, but I presume that you could see up the lift line because of the night skiing lights.
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 09:26 PM
they only cranked them up during the day. They do or at least did in previous years run both during night skiing. There are actualy only a few of the lifts that have parts under them that are lit. Most of the rides are at least 75% in the dark. Dark enough in fact that on the Quads they have taken to putting lights on the tower signs.
The rescently removed St. Johns was in the past used for night skiing and had lit signs as well. However there were very little sections that was over lit runs. It was a really long and dark ride. Prior to the Peru Express and the Montezuma Express being installed the Heron-Pomas were lit like the St. Johns and when those were the access with the Gondola it was much better to take the gondola because the other rides were over 10 minutes.
The rescently removed St. Johns was in the past used for night skiing and had lit signs as well. However there were very little sections that was over lit runs. It was a really long and dark ride. Prior to the Peru Express and the Montezuma Express being installed the Heron-Pomas were lit like the St. Johns and when those were the access with the Gondola it was much better to take the gondola because the other rides were over 10 minutes.
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Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 09:30 PM
The original Peru, Montezuma, St. Johns, and I believe the Argentine Heron-Poma's were long enough of ride times that they had foot rests. These were the first lifts I rode with footrests.
-Bryan
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 09 January 2005 - 09:36 PM
Keystone also sometimes also ran the Ida Belle Yan Double and Ericsson Yan triple for night skiing.
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Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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