Ski Season 2024/2025

[Mittens 8776]

On 12/20/2024 at 11:57 AM, HouTex said:

That said, there are ways to keep lunches reasonable.

Buddy has a house in Breck and I love his approach.  He takes a shopping bag with a couple of beers and bowls of instant ramen and buries it in the snow near the restaurant they'll be eating at so it's there at lunchtime.  Use the hot water for tea to make the ramen.  Still buy some fries or rice krispie treats or whatever, but saves $40+ w/ a family of 4.

[Chewbacca 7830]

Gondola broke at WP today. Had to rescue everyone on board. Unknown how long it will be out of order, but could be a while. Thankfully manufacturer is in Grand Junction, so parts are nearby.

[bluto 5000]

44 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Gondola broke at WP today. Had to rescue everyone on board. Unknown how long it will be out of order, but could be a while. Thankfully manufacturer is in Grand Junction, so parts are nearby.
 

Assuming the cars are stuck in place, how do they rescue ppl? Always wondered that on crazy high lifts and gondola sections

[Chewbacca 7830]

Assuming the cars are stuck in place, how do they rescue ppl? Always wondered that on crazy high lifts and gondola sections

They throw a rope with a seat over the cable and lower you down.

[Mittens 8776]

11 hours ago, bluto said:

Assuming the cars are stuck in place, how do they rescue ppl? Always wondered that on crazy high lifts and gondola sections

 

[Pato del Muerto 53581]

I don’t consider that crazy high.  I know most lifts don’t get higher than that but there must be some gondolas that do (peak to peak or over a steep slope section maybe) where throwing rope won’t work.  And at least these folks were inside. Being stuck on a chair for hours is probably much more uncomfortable. 

Edited Sunday at 05:57 PM by Pato del Muerto

[bluto 5000]

On 12/22/2024 at 11:57 AM, Pato del Muerto said:

I don’t consider that crazy high.  I know most lifts don’t get higher than that but there must be some gondolas that do (peak to peak or over a steep slope section maybe) where throwing rope won’t work.  And at least these folks were inside. Being stuck on a chair for hours is probably much more uncomfortable. 

Agreed. I wanna see some 80 foot action! 
 

thx for the video tho, interesting stuff

[Axle Hongsnort 211]

I love sun valley. I would stay in the village, personally. Ketchum is fine and you can find something, and you will be closer to baldy, I just don't think you can beat the village. 
You can always book through the resort, obviously, but most places, other than the lodge, are privately owned but still have resort privileges.  Most have their places listed on Airbnb or VRBO. 
My order of preference would be the lodge apartments, then wildflower, then cottonwood, cottonwood 2, then atilier, then villager. 
Just provides a great p base camp. And you will have access to the pools/hot tubs at the inn and the lodge. 
Have to have a dinner at the ram. 
Ketchum has staples like grumpy's sawtooth and the pioneer. 
Grab breakfast at the kneadery. 
Atkinson's is the only grocery store in town.  It is expensive but they have really good shit.
Apres on the mountain is decent. 
Parking at baldy is plentiful. 
 
 
 

Dude, thanks so much!!!

[Pato del Muerto 53581]

Getting snowed on