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@@maxasaurus3008 The red one? It's a Team Wendy helmet, definitely the best I've ever owned. I did quite a bit of research before I bought it. Thanks for your input.

@@douglasachtzehn6676 That is the truth, Friday was sooooo nice up there! I got a new (used) bike for next week, it's a Specialized with 180mm front and rear, can't wait to see how it handles BH. I hope you had fun on Saturday. 🤘

@@jameswest8280 Yep, I have experienced east coast snow in the past and the moisture content can be much higher than the snow we get out here. What that does is makes it heavier and harder to move around compared to what we typically receive. The lighter snow is generally considered to be more fun.

@@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 I know a couple in their 90s that still ski, they look and act like they are in their 50s, it's not fair. LOL

@@jameswest8280 That's our plan as well, my wife is a yoga instructor and personal trainer. It's really just a mindset I'm thinking.

@@skipatrollife-southernutah7805that, and the genetic lottery, which I lost.

@@jameswest8280 Yeah, that's the truth. I appreciate your thoughts. 😃 I hope your summer is going well.

You are welcome, he is a good friend, hopefully Robert will have a good fire season. I will start posting up Bike Season videos once that gets going, I'm looking forward to that.

Thank you, I have been very pleasantly surprised by how good the footage is especially for being such a small drone. I have been using the stock settings and have been very happy with it as well. Thanks for watching and letting me know your thoughts!

Did you like that air footage then? If so that's awesome, I enjoyed doing

Excellent! Thank you for the input, I will definitely put more airborne footage in the videos. This drone has a Follow-Me that will be fun as well. I appreciate you watching and letting me know your thoughts.

Thank you Jason, I appreciate your kind words and taking the time to watch these. I believe that someday these videos and the memories of my children will be very precious to me. I'm already looking forward to next season as well.

It should be, we have tons of snow. I'll be there this Friday, I'm hoping for good conditions.

You are smart! I was wondering how today was, I'm glad it was nice for you.

Thank you man, I was struggling a little bit with my motivation that day.

I agree, quite lucky indeed. Thank you for watching all the way through. My wife has helped me so much! That back surgery sounds rough, I am trying to avoid that if at all possible. I'm glad you are still out there shreddin' and swinging clubs man!

Hah! I thought you'd enjoy that one. 😂

That's awesome, I bet working at the resort was a lot of fun back then. It is interesting how there seems to be fewer and fewer trees, some of it comes from the glading they are doing in the summer. What was the resort like back then?

He is a handsome beast.

Sweet! We will have a bunch of snow for quite a long time, we got even more this weekend. See you up there!

This was only second week that we were open, it is always a good idea to make sure the Lift Operator knows what their part of loading a toboggan is, we used to generally load the lift while it's moving - since then we have had a change of SOP (standard operating procedure) that the lift will always be stopped while loading toboggans. I personally have always liked the lift to be moving but at a slower speed.

Very lucky indeed, that was a very nice day. Typically the closer we get to the end of the season the fewer and fewer guests there are, and we have really fun snow right now. I appreciate you watching and commenting.

I was in a total of six years active duty in the Marines and three deployments, then another eleven years in the CARNG with two deployments. I'd would say one year in Vietnam is more than enough, I thought of you Vietnam guys while I was doing Jungle Warfare training in Okinawa - I'll take the desert any day - the jungle is the most gnarly terrain in the world. I understand why you were counting the days. I appreciate you Vietnam vets, that was some serious combat.

It's always a pleasure to capture the rare, and wild Robert in his natural surroundings! You are quite welcome.

That's awesome, I appreciate your kind words. What is your resort called?

@@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 Mount Itasca Coleraine MN. look it up has a ski jumping history. We train about 100 kids every year to ski/snowboard. We also train cross country/biathlon for junior olympic's.

@@jasonurevig5775 Very cool, l will look you guys up while I'm at work today.

Hah, thank you. I feel like I'm about 12 years old mentally and 74 physically.

Thank you, I appreciate your thoughts a great deal. I'm just trying to live a good of a life as possible.

Hah! Not normally something I enjoy - but for him...

@@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 ¿For who?

I'm sorry to hear about your rough season, it was a very slow start for us, luckily we've had some good storms recently. It was such a great experience to spend the day with Hana, especially an epic powder day.

That's rad, I look forward the day Hana's on patrol with me. It's cool your daughter is taking her medical training to the next level.

Yes, ski bikes are allowed. I would like to try one out for the day at some point in the future.

Haaaah!! I have one of those. (A wife that is) I'm not brave enough to tele-ski.

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying?

That's awesome to hear! I what way was it helpful? Perhaps I can do more it

@@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 What types of snow should one prepare for? What types of turns? How do those change when you're getting someone off the slopes on a litter? Is a regular low-expert black diamond skier good enough for ski patrol? What tests go into certifying you (ski expertise only)? It's an interesting subject, and I'm sorry you didn't have a good reaction to my critique, but yeah I'd like to know more.

@@gordonwright996 Those are great questions! I'll try to answer some on my video this Friday, that's great, thank you for the ideas. I'll write them on a notepad to remind myself, I appreciate it. Quick answer: yes a skier/snowboarder good enough to do anything on our mountain safely would be good enough with regards to sliding skills. Things change quite a bit while pulling a toboggan, we really just need people that are smart enough to get an injured person down the hill safely and without adding additional injury. At the beginning of each season we do a sliding assessment with the prospective Patrollers. - What question/statement didn't I like?

Next time you blow in inside edge just switch your skis to the other leg 💁‍♂️it will get you home faster.

@@steveharris6916 Very good idea.

You are very welcome.

Awww... Did you have a good season?

Haaah! Excellent, he wasn't feeling super great that day poor guy.

Well Hi Mark! Thanks for the kind words, I love that mountain (usually) and the job I get to do, best profession in the world for me. I hope you are doing well. Been skiing much?

Upper Engens / Lower Powder Run most of today. Hurricane wind drifts with some sheet ice surprises. The rides on Roulette were bet your life. I wish they had a safety bar on that thing - Mark

@@markallen1343 Yeah, Roulette is a scary one for sure. It's always exciting when you find an suddenly find an ice sheet! Glad you had a good day otherwise.

I have no preconceived notions of that, there will never be anything named after me. I appreciate the guys that pioneered the Brian Head area.

It is really just more of a transport for us at this point in time, think of it as a very ambulance-like van. I am not sure what the plans are for it.

Of course you do, you are a fantastic human being.😃

Allen are you skiing or snowboarding? If you are skiing, I'd say Outskirts is worth a slide/scoot. I wouldn't bother with a snowboard unless you just want to take a walk and enjoy the beauty of that area. You really do get to see some beautiful terrain, I'd do it at least once, it's worth a little effort.

That sign in the video is as close as the cat track takes you. The hike up to the peak begins at that point, there are a couple different routes choices you can choose from from there. There are probably a few good videos that lay out those routes. Let me know if you have any other questions. I appreciate you watching.

@@ridingdeep8530 how long is the hike

@@gageedmondsonski24 Not very long, it's just steep and you'll be post-holing quite a bit. It's probably not even a mile to get to the chutes but it is definitely some work.

Me too!!! We have high hopes!

actually march 2nd till march 5th 2024

You are very welcome, I enjoy making these videos, I am glad you enjoy them. Today actually happens to be March 1st, I hope you guys are having fun despite the wind.

Thank you, I'll do my best to keep more snow cat videos coming. I'll be headed out to a peak in southeast Nevada next.

Oh man! That's awesome, I wish I was up there . I am in charge of cleaning dog poop and fixing a leaky toilet today - I would MUCH rather be up there skiing.

It was a nice day, don't worry though, we are just now getting into the best part of the season.

Awesome, I am glad to be of help.