Things have calmed down

[Chuck]

Been away from the NG for a while. Seems like things have calmed down
around here. None of the village idiots have posted for months it looks
like.

Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I didn't
have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be used
by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?

Chuck

[Walt]

Chuck wrote:

> Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
> continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I didn't
> have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
> them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be used
> by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?

Ok. Airline tickets are free. How much do you want to spend on
lodging, ground transportation, etc? How much time do you have, i.e.
are you willing to waste a day or more at each end travelling?

If you're trying to keep the sundry expenses down and want to maximize
your time on the slopes, SLC is the obvious choice. Inexpensive lodging
in town, and the slopes are less than an hour's drive from the airport.
Delta flies non-stop PHL -> SLC, meaning you can do a four day weekend
and get 3 1/2 days of skiing in.

If you have more money & time to burn, other options present themselves.

But, before you get wedded to some particular location, check the fine
print of your free tickets and see where you can really fly for free -
that may impact your choices.

//Walt

[Yabahoobs]

> Chuck wrote:
>
> > Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
> > continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I didn't
> > have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
> > them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be used
> > by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?

Mammoth / Squaw Valley. Do something different for godsake.

[lal_truckee]

Chuck wrote:
> Been away from the NG for a while. Seems like things have calmed down
> around here. None of the village idiots have posted for months it looks
> like.
>
> Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
> continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I didn't
> have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
> them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be used
> by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?

Problem is that "before end of 2006" BS. Means you need to go where
there's snow, but you can't really count 100% on there being snow
anywhere particular; and I bet they airline will make you set up
reservations way ahead in order to get your "free flight."

Look to the obvious early snow places and go as late as possible; avoid
the maritime resorts - they're a crapshoot: big snows or none.
Think California, Utah, Jackson for early snow.
Look to the costs. Looking for free tickets means you're a normal
everyday ski cheap skier, like me.
Think Utah, Jackson.

Aha! I note some overlap!

FWIW, Utah is cheap because you can stay in dirt cheap digs at the base
of the Cottonwood Canyons; avoid at all costs resort packages IN the
canyons or around on the bad skiing side AKA Park City (- use the saving
to buy several pairs of new skis.)
FWIW, Jackson is cheap because the place is overbuilt in cheap rooms to
support the family-Yellowstone summer trade - rooms are about given away
to winter visitors; again avoid packages - in contrast to what one would
believe, the existence of $29 rooms next door doesn't mean a packager
won't charge you $229 a night for neighboring accommodation.

I've repeatedly done both areas dirt-cheap, arriving without
reservations of any kind.
Good luck.

[Yabahoobs]

lal_truckee wrote:

> FWIW, Utah is cheap because you can stay in dirt cheap digs at the base
> of the Cottonwood Canyons; avoid at all costs resort packages IN the
> canyons or around on the bad skiing side AKA Park City (- use the saving
> to buy several pairs of new skis.)
> FWIW, Jackson is cheap because the place is overbuilt in cheap rooms to
> support the family-Yellowstone summer trade - rooms are about given away
> to winter visitors; again avoid packages - in contrast to what one would
> believe, the existence of $29 rooms next door doesn't mean a packager
> won't charge you $229 a night for neighboring accommodation.
>
> I've repeatedly done both areas dirt-cheap, arriving without
> reservations of any kind.
> Good luck.

California will always be the place with the most early snow. Period.
Fly into Reno. Do something different.

[lal_truckee]

Yabahoobs wrote:
>
> California will always be the place with the most early snow. Period.
> Fly into Reno. Do something different.

Nobody goes to California anymore - it's too crowded.

[VtSkier]

lal_truckee wrote:
> Yabahoobs wrote:
>>
>> California will always be the place with the most early snow. Period.
>> Fly into Reno. Do something different.
>
> Nobody goes to California anymore - it's too crowded.

Yes, true, everyone should go to Vail.

[Yabahoobs]

VtSkier wrote:

> Yes, true, everyone should go to Vail.

AGreed.

[Henry Sniadoch]

lal_truckee wrote:
> Yabahoobs wrote:
>>
>> California will always be the place with the most early snow. Period.
>> Fly into Reno. Do something different.
>
> Nobody goes to California anymore - it's too crowded.
Go to Vail, the women are prettier .... and richer ....

[Richard Henry]

lal_truckee wrote:
> Yabahoobs wrote:
> >
> > California will always be the place with the most early snow. Period.
> > Fly into Reno. Do something different.
>
> Nobody goes to California anymore - it's too crowded.

Actually, tonight I drove from San Diego to Irvine and there was no
traffic delay anywhere - on a Friday night in summer! Maybe the gas
prices have really sunk in. (Apt symbol - I stopped at a gas staqtion
up here ($3.23/gal instaed of $3.39 near home) and there was a
stre-e-e-etch Hummer limo just sitting on the lot unoccupied.

This is the prototype California motel - freeways east and west,
In-N-Out Burger south, Carl's Jr north.

[Walt]

Yabahoobs wrote:
> VtSkier wrote:
>
>>Yes, true, everyone should go to Vail.
>
> AGreed.

Present company excepted, of course.



// Walt
//
// There is no Volkl Conspiracy

[Yabahoobs]

Walt wrote:

> Present company excepted, of course.

Yeah you can stay in whatever sewer you live in. Fine by me.

[Jay Pique]

lal_truckee wrote:
> Yabahoobs wrote:
> >
> > California will always be the place with the most early snow. Period.
> > Fly into Reno. Do something different.
>
> Nobody goes to California anymore - it's too crowded.

Like anyone would want to ski California anyways. Heavy wet snow and a
bunch of posers from San Francisco bragging about how much money they
don't care about losing at the craps table. The only reason I'd ever
go there would be to steal some new skis and cuckold a dot-com
millionaire or two. It's laughable, really.

JP
********************************
RealMen live in Jackson Hole.

[lal_truckee]

Jay Pique wrote:
> lal_truckee wrote:
>> Yabahoobs wrote:
>>> California will always be the place with the most early snow. Period.
>>> Fly into Reno. Do something different.
>> Nobody goes to California anymore - it's too crowded.
>
> Like anyone would want to ski California anyways. Heavy wet snow and a
> bunch of posers from San Francisco bragging about how much money they
> don't care about losing at the craps table. The only reason I'd ever
> go there would be to steal some new skis and cuckold a dot-com
> millionaire or two. It's laughable, really.
>
> JP
> ********************************
> RealMen live in Jackson Hole.

It's laughable, really.

[Jay Pique]

lal_truckee wrote:
> It's laughable, really.

Hey - find your own fishin' hole!

JP

[VtSkier]

Walt wrote:

> // There is no Volkl Conspiracy
>

My new Atomics are on order. If it
weren't for professional discounts,
I couldn't afford these things.

[Sam Seiber]

Yabahoobs wrote:
>
> VtSkier wrote:
>
> > Yes, true, everyone should go to Vail.
>
> AGreed.

Interesting idea.
Hmm.....

Sam "14 weeks to opening day at Loveland" Seiber
Guess where I am a goin....

[Two Buddha]

"Chuck" > wrote in message
news:rnStg.53$Lw.17@trnddc07...
> Been away from the NG for a while. Seems like things have calmed down
> around here. None of the village idiots have posted for months it looks
> like.
>

Translation: the same old psychopaths, criminals, and pathological liars
are hanging out and posing, and no one is calling them on their ****.
Just another asshole taking a cheap shot while hiding behind his computer.

[Two Buddha]

"VtSkier" > wrote in message
...
> Walt wrote:
>
>> // There is no Volkl Conspiracy
>>
>
> My new Atomics are on order. If it
> weren't for professional discounts,
> I couldn't afford these things.

My new K2's are on order. Truly. Really. Amazing how things work.

[clarencedarrow]

Two Buddha wrote:

> My new K2's are on order. Truly. Really. Amazing how things work.

I just got a couple of paychecks because I have a job not to mention
got back from a week in Bermuda. It's REALLY amazing how things work
when you do.

[clarencedarrow]

Felonius **** wrote:
>
> Translation: the same old psychopaths, criminals, and pathological liars
> are hanging out and posing, and no one is calling them on their ****.
> Just another asshole taking a cheap shot while hiding behind his computer.

The above post was just the World's Biggest Asshole taking cheap shots
while hiding behind his computer (It's probably under the information
tower at Whistler).

Back over any dogs recently FF?

[Two Buddha]

"clarencedarrow" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Felonius **** wrote:
>>
>> Translation: the same old psychopaths, criminals, and pathological liars
>> are hanging out and posing, and no one is calling them on their ****.
>> Just another asshole taking a cheap shot while hiding behind his
>> computer.
>
> The above post was just the World's Biggest Asshole taking cheap shots
> while hiding behind his computer (It's probably under the information
> tower at Whistler).

I'm happy to come out from behind my computer any time you want to show up
and identify yourself, dumb****. Like I did when I showed up at Whistler
and none of you freaks did.
>
> Back over any dogs recently FF?

Back over a dog? You really are deranged. Making up more whoppers. Truly
insane. Get help.



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[clarencedarrow]

Two Buddha wrote:

>
> I'm happy to come out from behind my computer any time you want to show up
> and identify yourself, dumb****. Like I did when I showed up at Whistler
> and none of you freaks did.

Oh that's right at the fictitious Info Tower. The one that has been
definitively proven not to exist. Right...................


> >
> > Back over any dogs recently FF?
>
> Back over a dog? You really are deranged. Making up more whoppers. Truly
> insane. Get help.
>
If it was a lie, ****face, then you made it up over on Men's Wad and
there are several witnesses to attest to you posting that you did that.
Were you lying then or are you lying now? Pick one, freak.

Back to the same ole insane cop-out. Boring, very boring

[Two Buddha]

"clarencedarrow" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Two Buddha wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm happy to come out from behind my computer any time you want to show
>> up
>> and identify yourself, dumb****. Like I did when I showed up at Whistler
>> and none of you freaks did.
>
> Oh that's right at the fictitious Info Tower. The one that has been
> definitively proven not to exist. Right...................

Fictitous? Proven not to exist? You really are insane. It's right where
it has been for the last twenty years or so, and certainly was when I was
standing there. Deranged. Completely out of touch with reality. Get help,
asshole
And you conveniently continue to hide your identity like the gutless coward
you are. Same old, same old. Discuss.
>
>
>> >
>> > Back over any dogs recently FF?
>>
>> Back over a dog? You really are deranged. Making up more whoppers.
>> Truly
>> insane. Get help.
>>
> If it was a lie, ****face, then you made it up over on Men's Wad and
> there are several witnesses to attest to you posting that you did that.

Name one witness, ****face. I never backed over my dog. Never wrote that I
had backed over my dog. Period. You are delusional. Deranged. Typical
insanity, typical rsa.

> Were you lying then or are you lying now? Pick one, freak.

How about I pick: You are insane. You don't even know you are lying, freak.
>
> Back to the same ole insane cop-out. Boring, very boring
>

Yeah, reality. A cop out. You find reality and sanity very boring, don't
you? Those meds you aren't taking to help you with your schizophrenia
really make you feel dull and boring, eh?
Get help. Or show up in person. You won't harass me again, freak.



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[clarencedarrow]

Two Buddha wrote:

> Yeah, reality. A cop out. You find reality and sanity very boring, don't
> you? Those meds you aren't taking to help you with your schizophrenia
> really make you feel dull and boring, eh?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Professional diagnosis, huh? I'm
surprised that you haven't tried to plagiarize something from Freud
like you did with that Vietnam war hero. It was really funny when those
real vets exposed your candy ass. You are such a moronic fool.

> Get help. Or show up in person. You won't harass me again, freak.

In your wet dreams, you fat ****.

[Two Buddha]

"clarencedarrow" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Two Buddha wrote:
>
>> Yeah, reality. A cop out. You find reality and sanity very boring,
>> don't
>> you? Those meds you aren't taking to help you with your schizophrenia
>> really make you feel dull and boring, eh?
>
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Professional diagnosis, huh? I'm
> surprised that you haven't tried to plagiarize something from Freud
> like you did with that Vietnam war hero.

Like I did what? Reality is really a bitch, isn't it?

It was really funny when those
> real vets exposed your candy ass. You are such a moronic fool.

Amazing. Somebody makes up a whopper, you repeat the whopper, and you are
so deranged you think that is evidence. Reality. Take your meds.
Oh, yeah. Why don't you or your vet buddies show up and expose my candy ass
in person?
Oh, forgot. You're insane, but you aren't crazy.
>
>> Get help. Or show up in person. You won't harass me again, freak.
>
> In your wet dreams, you fat ****.

Get help. Or show up in person, you sick ****.



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[Chuck]

Yabahoobs wrote:
>
>> Chuck wrote:
>>
>>> Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
>>> continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I didn't
>>> have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
>>> them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be used
>>> by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?
>
> Mammoth / Squaw Valley. Do something different for godsake.
>

For me, anything outside of PA *is* something different.

[Walt]

Chuck wrote:
> Yabahoobs wrote:
>>>Chuck wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
>>>>continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I didn't
>>>>have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
>>>>them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be used
>>>>by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?
>>
>>Mammoth / Squaw Valley. Do something different for godsake.
>
> For me, anything outside of PA *is* something different.

Maybe you should go to Wisp then. (c:

//Walt
//
// Not to be confused with WYSP

[Two Buddha]

"clarencedarrow" > wrote in message
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>
> Felonius **** in wanting his nose rubbed in his poo yet again wrote:
>> Amazing. Somebody makes up a whopper, you repeat the whopper, and you
>> are
>> so deranged you think that is evidence. Reality. Take your meds.
>> Oh, yeah. Why don't you or your vet buddies show up and expose my candy
>> ass
>> in person?
>> Oh, forgot. You're insane, but you aren't crazy.
>> >
>
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! Hey everybody, Schattie wants his nose
> shoved in his own poo yet again. Such a worthless ****, yeah you'll
> take on a vet with all that training in "advanced mayhem". ****, you
> run from guys half your size, you big baby. Lee, Henry, Strohm, Hobbs -
> you ran from all of them and you'll continue to run. If it wasn't for
> the internet, you'd be cowering in the corner of your basement or
> garage or whatever crap site you're living in except to pick on women
> and the defenseless. You're scum, ****, a vile piece of human garbage.
> BWAHAHAHAHHAH!!!!!!

Amazing. Truly deranged. Utterly delusional.
So insane he cannot see that he is running and hiding, and so are his
friends. Despite scores of meets, despites hundreds of death threats, they
continue to run and hide. None of them has ever had the balls to show up.
Ever.
Period.
What is truly insane is that this stalking wack job continues to hide his
identity while spewing such insane ****. What is not insane is that his
friends on rsa have no objection to his insanity: they encourage him,
protect him, cherish him, use him.
They keep hoping they can find someone crazy enough to do their violence for
them.
Anytime, freak. You know where I live. I don't even know your name. Bluff
called.
>
>
> ps: What's really funny is that now that you've been exposed, you can't
> take the same type of **** you've been passing out for years.
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Take your meds.



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[JQ]

"Chuck" > wrote in message
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> Yabahoobs wrote:
>>
>>> Chuck wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
>>>> continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I didn't
>>>> have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
>>>> them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be used
>>>> by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?
>>
>> Mammoth / Squaw Valley. Do something different for godsake.
>>
>
> For me, anything outside of PA *is* something different.

Try out Big Mountain, Montana, it is a great mountain especially for anyone
from the PA area as I am. Another good place to go is Oregon rent a car,
you can ski Mt. Hood - Timberline, Meadows and if open Ski Bowl (has similar
runs that you would see in Vermont and New Hampshire).
You can go south 4 hours to Mt Bachelor another great mountain. You can
also go to Utah, Salt Lake and within an hour to hour and half there is a
host of great mountains.

Another question is what level of skier are you, where have skied and what
do you like to ski?

JQ
Dancing on the edge

[Chuck]

clarencedarrow wrote:
> Two Buddha wrote:
>
>> My new K2's are on order. Truly. Really. Amazing how things work.
>
> I just got a couple of paychecks because I have a job not to mention
> got back from a week in Bermuda. It's REALLY amazing how things work
> when you do.
>

Just got back from the Virgin Islands myself. 6 days on St. John and one
on Tortola. Snorkeling was great. Now it's time to start thinking about
skiing again.

[JQ]

"Chuck" > wrote in message
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> JQ wrote:
>> "Chuck" > wrote in message
>> news:Qj9xg.8605$6G3.1786@trnddc05...
>>> Yabahoobs wrote:
>>>>> Chuck wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway I'm getting a few free airline tickets to anywhere in the
>>>>>> continental US courtesy of Polident. :) No I don't use it but I
>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>> have to buy that much of it to get the tickets. Anyway, I'm gonna use
>>>>>> them for a ski trip somewhere. Question is where. They need to be
>>>>>> used
>>>>>> by the end of 2006. Where would you good folks suggest?
>>>> Mammoth / Squaw Valley. Do something different for godsake.
>>>>
>>> For me, anything outside of PA *is* something different.
>>
>> Try out Big Mountain, Montana, it is a great mountain especially for
>> anyone
>> from the PA area as I am. Another good place to go is Oregon rent a car,
>> you can ski Mt. Hood - Timberline, Meadows and if open Ski Bowl (has
>> similar
>> runs that you would see in Vermont and New Hampshire).
>> You can go south 4 hours to Mt Bachelor another great mountain. You can
>> also go to Utah, Salt Lake and within an hour to hour and half there is a
>> host of great mountains.
>>
>> Another question is what level of skier are you, where have skied and
>> what
>> do you like to ski?
>>
>> JQ
>> Dancing on the edge
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Intermediate. I stay mostly on the blue trails in PA. Occasionally
> single blacks. I mostly enjoy just cruising.

Hi Chuck,

If you are skiing the blue trails in the Pocono's and venturing on the
blacks just about any resort in the west would do. I would not recommend
the high price ones as you will not get to ski most of the mountain. PA
blues would be easy greens and most black trails would be green and blue
trails out west. I would still highly recommend Big Mountain, Montana as it
has a lot that you could ski and enjoy. The most beautiful site that I have
ever seen was at the summit of Big Mountain over looking the Glacier
National Park. My first time up there 10 years ago my friend took me up to
the summit lodge and asked me to look out the windows. The site was so
impressive that I thought it was a panoramic picture super imposed on the
wall, I had to go outside the lodge and see for myself. Now for the bummer
getting a clear day that I had then is a hit or miss, they get a lot of fog
up there. The back side of the mountain has plenty of nice trails that you
would enjoy. The only hard part is coming off the summit to get to the
trails is a little tough at first, it is a little steep and would be a tough
black trail here in the PA area but is only a green there since it is the
easiest way down to the other trails, just make a lot of big turns and stop
if you need to. The back side runs are similar to what you would find in
Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The front side runs are much longer from
the summit and sustains the pitch for most of the runs so you can get up a
lot of speed if not careful. If you stay at the lower lifts these runs are
shorter. If they get a lot of snow the skiing will be completely different
than back here on the east. The snow can be 12" to 24" deep and not hard
packed, if that is the type of snow they are having when you get there I
would recommend taking a lesson on how to ski it.

To prepare yourself for the west I would say go ski Vermont, NH a few times
first so you get used to the steepness and larger mountains. This way the
west won't be so over whelming and more enjoyable, plus you will be able to
ski more of the mountain and get your moneys worth.

JQ
Dancing on the edge