Happy Birthday Crazy George #47

George has officially made it to #47! Great party with lots of goodies as usual. John and Jay came by to see us today from their busy snow making / grooming schedule. The bowl is almost ready and who will the lucky fog be that skis it first tomorrow? Details to come. Psst, Dorries birthday is Tuesday, get your party hats ready.

Brown to White, Just Like That!

Our sacrifice worked! Did you have any doubt? From brown to a beautiful white just overnight. It's only 7", but we will take anything we can get. It will just get deeper and whiter from here on out. Eagle Express in coming on Friday...

Sacrifice to the Snow Gods IV

The Snow Gods were called upon again today. It is said that the person that sees our sacrificed virgin on the beach will have good luck. Are you feeling lucky?

Going to the Beach

We opened up the beach for the year. As you can see, it was a hike up to our sunny fortress. All the snow is still made-made, unfortunately. It maybe time to sacrifice a virgin again. Drat, who let those mice in here?

The Crazy George Cam - Take 1

And away we go, it's the Crazy George Cam! Video takes about 10 secs to load.

Grumpy and his Merry Crew

Another nice day with much cooler temps. Solitude is now blowing snow full time. Fleet Street is rumored to be the next opening run from the top of Apex. Thanksgiving weekend is upon us, hopefully more resorts will open. Ski some runs, eat some turkey and be happy. Coming this weekend, the Crazy George Cam...

20 Years since I left Oz Party, Nov 29th

G'day all,

Its coming up on 20 years since I first left Australia for Kitzbuhel, Austria (via Singapore and Belgrade), little did I know what was in store for me back in 1987.

We are having a huge party exactly 20 years to the minute that I boarded flight 581 to Singapore, 4:20pm, on Nov. 29th 2007.

Please spread the word, Mary and I hope to see you all on the 29th. We have plenty of Beer, Wine, Mary's Famous Sausage Rolls and assorted munchies. We will start partying at 4:20pm, and continue until very late(unless it will be a powder day on the 30th).

G'day to all,

Contact me or one of the fogs if you need more info,

Karl.

Two Fogs in Training Day

Another beautiful day at Solitude, it feels almost like spring but with limited snow coverage. It didn't stop us two trainees from having fun and smiling on the lift. No real snow in the forecast, but colder temperatures are coming, at least that will help. Think snow my friends!

Opening Day for the 07-08 Season

Opening day for the 07-08 season was today! Fog's seen today: Jim, Ron, Bernie, Patty, CG, Scott, Bill, Ray, Karl and Mary. We braved the elements (the lack of) but had a great time. The slide show shows CG & Jim getting 2nd chair of the season (I think Ray was on the 1st). 3 runs actually made into one from the top of Moonbeam chairlift: Pokey Pine to Same Street to Lower Little Dollie, Easy Street was open on Link as well. You'll see in the slideshow the ride up Moombeam and what we have for snow looking left and right from the chair. Overall, nice day and it was fun to get on the skis again. The Solitude crew has done a great job with what they have (1st open resort in UT) and we are looking forward to many more days to come.

Last Off Season Luncheon

Great turn out today for our last "off season luncheon" of the year. Today we partied at Bill's house so Brig could be with us. There were at least 19 of us, we did our best again to eat and drink all we could. Skiing starts on Friday Nov 15th. Most of the ski resorts have now postponed their openings due to the lack of snow from the last few weeks combined with the warmer temperatures. But fear not, Solitude has stuck to their guns (snow guns actually) and will open as scheduled. It will be slim pickin's for a few weeks until mother nature contributes more snow, but for the meantime, we will be there doing what we know best, skiing and having a good time. Ski you on the slopes.

Only One Wednesday Luncheon Left

Well, we had more snow the last few weeks then what's left today. But, Solitude has been making snow and getting at least a few runs ready for opening day. Jay is working on grooming the man made snow. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope we have a couple more dumps before the start of the season. Even if it's only an inch, we'll still have some fun. See CG's contribution below to make sure it's all ok for everyone!

Sacrifice to the Snow Gods III

One last attempt to bring some snow for opening day. CG even wore his Daleboots today to make this sacrifice. She didn't go easy, but in the end, she was no match for CG and lost her head. Snow will be on the way soon...