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Friday evening trips NB 25 from Springs to Denver airport can fuck all the way off.
That's not that bad unless you are starting in south COS. Once you get to South Denver just get on E470 and the rest of the drive is a breeze.
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18 hours ago, Mittens said:

When I bought my last pair of goggles 10 years ago, they were fairly expensive at ~$125.  Obviously some more expensive, but feel like there were a ton of quality goggles in that $90-$100 range.  Just looked on the Smith site and pretty much their whole offering is $200+ and a shitload at $300+.

https://www.smithoptics.com/en_US/c/snow-goggles/?cgid=snow-goggles&srule=price-high-to-low&start=0&sz=12

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You sure?  Wife just bought a …pair…of Smith for like $55. 
Paid from the health savings account which is allowed btw. 

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44 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Honestly probably good enough.  I'm just a big fan of having lenses that overperform in bad weather.  Learned my lesson the hard way in very flat conditions.  If you're going to lean in one direction on a set of goggles, shoot for a pair that covers flat light.  My opinion.  

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6 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

so what’s wrong with these other than single non changeable lens ?

The point was the overall shift to a much more expensive lineup overall.  10 years ago they didn't have half as many models as they do today, and the vast majority of what they're selling today is more expensive than their most expensive* 10 years ago. 


*probably not completely accurate, but not far off.

 

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Finished two days at Purgatory... Got in Saturday night right after they'd gotten 27 inches of powder on beginning on Friday. 

Skied Sunday... Crowds at the base were packed, but I've waited longer at Copper and Breckenridge. Sunday morning was 'family time' so a lot of green runs then back to chair three and eight in the afternoon.

We got just a dusting last night, and it was a good morning for our second day today. Family was in Durango, so this was just me and the guys... Blues and blacks ahoy. 

They've had a really dry winter up here, so the weekend crowds had pushed around all the powder making inconsistent surfaces with hard pack/ice underneath. After lunch there were a lot of places where it was very icy and hard to carve and make turns. 

Bluebird days all weekend... Simply gorgeous! Wasn't the best skiing I've had in Colorado, but it was the best trip I've had to Purgatory. And it's infinitely better than being at work this week. 

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Finished two days at Purgatory... Got in Saturday night right after they'd gotten 27 inches of powder on beginning on Friday. 
Skied Sunday... Crowds at the base were packed, but I've waited longer at Copper and Breckenridge. Sunday morning was 'family time' so a lot of green runs then back to chair three and eight in the afternoon.
We got just a dusting last night, and it was a good morning for our second day today. Family was in Durango, so this was just me and the guys... Blues and blacks ahoy. 
They've had a really dry winter up here, so the weekend crowds had pushed around all the powder making inconsistent surfaces with hard pack/ice underneath. After lunch there were a lot of places where it was very icy and hard to carve and make turns. 
Bluebird days all weekend... Simply gorgeous! Wasn't the best skiing I've had in Colorado, but it was the best trip I've had to Purgatory. And it's infinitely better than being at work this week. 
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I've always wanted to ski there, never made it. Fun but limited downhill mountain bike park in the summer was super fun; love the area.
My oldest just got back from Wolf Creek. Great snow, tracked him tree skiing via his app; which was living vicariously at its finest. Week two on rotator cuff surgery. This is fun!
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13 hours ago, Born to Run said:

I've always wanted to ski there, never made it. Fun but limited downhill mountain bike park in the summer was super fun; love the area.
My oldest just got back from Wolf Creek. Great snow, tracked him tree skiing via his app; which was living vicariously at its finest. Week two on rotator cuff surgery. This is fun!

We took one trip to Purgatory back in 2021... I thought it was pretty nice.  What's great about Purgatory is that if you are a good skier, you can enjoy lots of great runs with very little competition.  Lots of Texans go to Purgatory.  Yes, I know... I live in Texas... but what I'm saying is lots of Texans who ski like Texans go to Purgatory.  That means you can ride the first lift up, head over to the backside and run laps on some of the more challenging runs, often by yourself.  Same goes for some on the front side but then you have to start from the base.   Plus, Durango is a great town!

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For any of you lucky to go to CB this year and who like to push yourself, these are great guides (below).  If you can, join the Steeps Program one day with a guide... I think it is under $200 and they'll show you around the mountain... absolutely worth it.  I've done it twice at CB.  One time it was me and the guide.  The other time it was just two of us.  I would say you need to be level 8/9 to properly take advantage of the program... The two times I've done it wasn't always super clear where we were although I specifically remember we did go into Teo Bowl, all over North Face/Hawks Nest/Old Pro, parts of Spellbound Bowl, Last Steep, Headwall, Powder 8 Gully, Big Chute, Peel.  The better the snow, the happier you will be.  Teo Bowl is absolutely worth it but you have to hike out.  If the snow is good, there are some great little gladed spots between Silver Queen and Ruby Road.  They can hold snow and you can get a few quick steep turns and drop onto Ruby Road (watch out below for cross traffic).  Avoid Robel's - it sucks.   Again, do not F around in the bowls if you don't know where you are going.  One wrong turn can take you to Last Steep (double but fine) or Cesspool (not fine)

North Face - https://gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/blog/a-guide-to-skiing-the-north-face/

High Lift - https://gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/blog/skiing-crested-butte-extremes-from-the-high-lift/

East River - https://gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/blog/glade-skiing/# (fun area)

Paradise Express - https://gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/blog/intermediate-and-advanced-crested-butte-skiing-from-paradise-express-lift/

Best Doubles - https://gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/blog/best-double-black-ski-runs-at-crested-butte/

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