**thunder mtn - grand mesa 09-10**

[beerisgood]

order some more crown- cannonman

big tim will be back!!

thanks for the awesome hospitality on 1/22-24. Awesome snow as well. Hopefully we'll see you again this season!

Your friends from Kremmling

 

[black swan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM8MFENU_Co

 

[corpeleven]

Nice Reports!

Nice pics and reports guys. Are you telling me that it was sunny on GM yesterday (sunday)?????? We rode "somewhere else" Sunday, and were socked in with some of the most dense fog I've ever been in. Sometimes 5 feet of visibility or less! But, when it finally cleared out a bit, oh man did we find some goodies....60+ miles...pics and vid to come later.

Saturday - Traversed the Ridge from Leon to crossover, put some tracks off the crossover cornice, then moved down to Plexiglass area. Hardly anyone had been there. Shaping up nicely, but need more snow on the ridge before it's "go time".

 

[black swan]

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[Steamboat-RN]

A good day of riding all in all. The Dragon got fairly banged up bit nothing a few zip ties and duct tape can't hold together. The amazing thing is how the hood held up. It was pushed into the belt guard and almost to the pipe. But after a few well placed smacks, it looks almost as good as it did before the tree. The dash cracked but a little silicone will fix that for now. The upper a-arm is "slightly" tweeked and the lower is untouched.
Even the windshield is usable with a little custom tape work. It says a lot about the Dragon if it can hit a tree that hard and ride away.
And it still climbs pretty well too. Right Ray?

 

[BOHICA]

One of the most rewarding parts of the day was when we got Frank up on top that climb. The look in his eyes told me that he'd be forever hooked on this sport. Better look out Charlie, he's coming after you. LOL Colored duct tape and zip ties and nobody will even notice the damage. Glad it lived to ride another day. I think it was all of the positive thinking?????
Ed, I don't think that was me stuck, kind of hard to identify the sled.
New sled rule from GJ-RN " Its not a stuck if you get yourself out".
So far for me, it's the best season I've had in five years. Looking forward to the forum ride over Pres day weekend.
Mark

 

[black swan]

New sled rule from GJ-RN " Its not a stuck if you get yourself out".

Mark

who's rule, mis-quote?

that wouldn't even apply to RN, he "never" gets stuck.......just ask him.

 

[corpeleven]

Here are some pics

As promised:
Saturday on Grand Mesa:

A yeti? Where!?!? (I just slid down the hill holding on for dear life....)

2 down......

Zack and the T-600

Pristine and untouched - NO MORE!

Wifey Killin' it.

Sunday at area 61

Darwin Award goes to........Mason!

And again...!

The fog was so bad in the morning that we had to stop. Built a fire and told lies while we ate lunch. Cleared up enough to ride for a couple hours after this.

Can't wait to explore Area 61 a bit more....HUGE boondocking potential....HD helmet cam coming your way soon....!

 

[Steamboat-RN]

who's rule, mis-quote?

that wouldn't even apply to RN, he "never" gets stuck.......just ask him.

You're not stuck if you get yourself out before Ed can get a picture of the carnage.

If I didn't try to follow some of the sick lines you pull, I would "never' get stuck.

 

[black swan]

w/ muzac... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM8MFENU_Co

 

[SSWIM]

w/ muzac... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM8MFENU_Co

Ahhhhhhhh Butts Lake. Just hop over the top into Hidden Valley. Finally getting enough snow to "bang" around in there now.

Sam

 

[Winterfreak]

Powderpatrol! Where is the stick in the helmet vid? Any other good vids?

 

[black swan]

Powderpatrol! Where is the stick in the helmet vid? Any other good vids?

the last vid stops just seconds before the "killer tree".........no kidding..we ran out of film.......

 

[bart mentalist]

sweet vids, any updates?

 

[wanabe600]

Thunder Mountain Lodge

Hey Mark, This Is Andy from Michigan. Thanks for all the help while we were out there. Great place you have up there, wish our sleds would have cooperated with us a little better. Great riding Great food Great people, can't beat that. Still lots of untracked to find as long as your sleds stay runnin to get ya there.

Thanks again

Andy

 

[lakeeffect101]

Tml

X2 what wanabe600 said. I will definately be back next year. Great people and the terrain is sick. TML is the premier place to go if your looking for some great all around riding!

Jay

 

[corpeleven]

Getting more snow

Rode out of the Visitors Center today, one of the first to arrive and last to leave. Long day. Stayed on the south side from TML to Marcott Creek. Boondocking heaven. Snowed all day - about a foot of fresh up high. With tonights snow it will be even better.

 

[Bauer]

Rode out of the Visitors Center today, one of the first to arrive and last to leave. Long day. Stayed on the south side from TML to Marcott Creek. Boondocking heaven. Snowed all day - about a foot of fresh up high. With tonights snow it will be even better.

Thanks again for your help today.. I had no idea how we were going to get that sled out.. I owe you guys bigtime..

 

[CANNONMAN]

Thunder Mountain Lodge received about 8" from the snow gods yesterday in the lot and about 4" more over night. As of right now it is snowing hard here, looks like it could be an all dayer! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

 

[grizzly7]

Hey Pappa,
Sounds like I should be heading out soon, Darren cant come now I'm waiting to here from Poboy if he wants to fly out this week if we can find decent air prices.