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November 27, 2004
Storm at Sugar Bowl
Saturday after Thanksgiving, a storm looked like it was rolling in. Jeremy brought his board down with him from Irvine, so we decided to brave the weather and hit Sugar Bowl for the day. Free tickets from some comped Tahoe Cards, courtesy of Jim.
On the way, we saw several SUVs spun out, and this was when we were still in the flatlands. Stupid Californians who don't know how to drive in rain, much less snow.
By the time we hit the chain controlled area, we had seen at least one or two other trucks and SUVs that had gone off the side of the road (but both looked like they were able to get back on.)
Anyways, we took it really slow, and still made it to Sugar Bowl by 10 or 10:30AM. Snow was coming down pretty steadily the whole time. Fresh powder was tasty for me, not so much for Jerm, who needs more practice in it. (Also, I probably shouldn't have taken him down a slightly steep, slightly deep trail for the first run of the day. Oops, sorry Jerm.)
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November 14, 2004
Bay Area Ski and Snowboard Show
The annual San Jose show changed hands from Portland's BEWI to SoCal's Ski Dazzle. Did it make a big difference?
Enh.
Kevin was there, and we both agreed that the "buzz" of previous years' shows just wasn't there. Yeah, there was a little ramp with snow and a rail. Yeah, Brian and K.C. brought in a whole bus (!) and were doing resort presentations and giveaways.
But it was just really generally mellow. Which is fine. I picked up all the brochures, and got a whole lot of free Zone Bars.
The biggest deal was the free lift ticket. Admission was $15, or with a coupon, $13. You got a Super Lift Ticket with each admission, which turned out to be a laser-printed card with your name on it that was good at various resorts with various restrictions. But the catch is, upon redemption, you were supposed to have matching ID. As it turns out, they didn't seem to care if you went through the line multiple times, and I saw one guy with a handful of cards. I assume he was planning on doing a lot of skiing or riding before Dec. 17, in the first two weeks of Jan., Mon-Fri.
Anyways, Noah got to try on some cross-country skis. Dangit, where are the snowboards for toddlers?
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