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26 – Shawn and TheFirstChairBoys charge hard and Tailgate at Squaw Through the Carlodge Era

26 – Shawn and TheFirstChairBoys charge hard and Tailgate at Squaw Through the Carlodge Era

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Lance and Mike are unofficially getting out the trip-tik and planning a trip to Truckee, CA.  Their new best friends they haven’t met are perfectly represented by Shawn Bradley.  These guys are daily Squaw Valley addicts, and they are called TheFirstChairBoys.  You can find them on Instagram, where their popularity is exploding.  Join them, and their roomies, TheFirstChairGirls on Insta and enjoy their frequent posts.  These guys love to ski, make it a seasonal priority, and they have adapted quite well to the COVID-Apres “Carlodge.” We’ve got dibs on Shawn’s couch.  And we’ll be on that first chair with him if we act quickly, for mountain nightlife is not an option this year.

21 – Avalanche Training and Mt. Baker Review with Colin

21 – Avalanche Training and Mt. Baker Review with Colin

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listeners loved Colin’s interview during Episode 13. This is the follow-up we promised. Colin has now completed avalanche training and backcountry education. He’s also already got 18 days of skiing and it is only January 20. His local hill is near Bellingham, Washington. It is Mt. Baker, a rockin’ awesome area. Colin gives a comprehensive overview of all aspects of Mt. Baker. He’ll lead you through the most extreme of its turf, the generally difficult terrain, and cruiser runs for everybody. Baker is famous for two unique races. They are the Banked Slalom and Ski to Sea. It has a natural half-pipe. That’s where the Banked Slalom race happens. Ski to sea is a race that starts with downhill skiing on Mt. Baker, includes cross-country skiing, cycling, and kayaking. Enjoy this groovy episode.

20 – Mt. Bachelor Dissection and Huck It or Chuck It

20 – Mt. Bachelor Dissection and Huck It or Chuck It

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K10 Bachelor backside

Mike and Lance talk about Mt. Bachelor. ‘Twas a beautiful 3 day ski weekend for Lance. Mike was there recently as well. We love Bend. We love Sunriver. We love Bachelor. And we do our best to share our history of the place with you. From accommodation location options, to food, to shuttles and parking, and, of course, skiing the whole mountain, we’ve got it all for you on this episode.

15 – COVID and Dining on the Mountain

15 – COVID and Dining on the Mountain

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Labor Day Vibe and JB Misses First Tracks
Mike and Lance deliver. That is, they deliver their early season mountain dining experiences to OTL listeners. Large lodges are sitting empty. But the food prep remains abuzz in the kitchens. We talk about the COVID-look of grab yer food and scatter, architectural changes to mountains because tent dining is apparently safer than in-lodge. We talk about the blossoming bring-your-own-food practices, cook stoves, soccer-parent chairs. And being ready to make your car your personal hot cocoa stop.

6 – Ski Films Spark the Vibe & Anthony’s Aprés Dance

6 – Ski Films Spark the Vibe & Anthony’s Aprés Dance

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Ski films should be watched during the end of summer. It’ll put you in the mood to gear-up during Labor Day mega-sales. Mike talks about his mid-80’s Warren Miller Fave. Lance launches into his Greg Stump Era (i.e. Plake, helmet cam, mic’s on skiers, Schmidt) hero’s.
Our story-teller favorite regular guest (whether he knows it or not), Tony Pasin, talks about another tony, “Anthony’s” infamous dance!
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5 – Labor Day Ski Vibe and JB Misses First Tracks

5 – Labor Day Ski Vibe and JB Misses First Tracks

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Show Notes

Labor Day Starts the Season Vibe with Biggie Sales:

Seattle
Ski Bonkers – Labor Day Weekend NOTE: Some preview items and prices are on its web page!
https://www.facebook.com/skibonkers/
http://skibonkers.com/
8/31-9/3
Held at abandoned Sports Authority, just south of Bellevue Square.

Colorado

Christy Sports’ Powder Daze
Events at four locations. But biggie:
1. Denver Powder Daze. 8/24-9/4. Christy Sports Event Center, 8601 W Cross Dr., Littleton, CO – Next to the Southwest Plaza Mall. 10-8. up to 70% off. Ski pass deals from 11 CO mountains.
2. West Vail Powder Daze. 8/24-9/3.
3. Steamboat Powder Daze. 8/17-8/26

Coorado Ski and Golf’s Ski Rex Sale
https://www.epicmountaingear.com/ski-rex/
Epic Mountain Gear’s Labor Day Weekend Sale
8/31-9/16; starting at 8am friday and saturday, 10am sunday.
At each of Epic Mountain Gear’s 7 locations: Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Frisco, Lone Tree, Littleton, Westminster.

Utah
Ski-A-Rama – hosted by Ski-n-See and ARCS (Related stores – same web site, 15 or so stores in Utah.)

SKI-A-RAMA ANNUAL SKI & BOARD BLOWOUT SALE


Salt Lake area. Aug 24-Labor Day. Web site says details coming soon. (like location and times).

CA/NV
Heavenly Valley
https://www.heavenlysports.com/labor-day-ski-snowboard-sale/

Vermont
Bolton Valley – Vermont’s largest ski and snowboard sale. over $1mill inventory
Hours for the ski and snowboard sale are as follows: Aug. 28, 4 – 8 p.m.; Aug. 29, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Aug. 30, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Aug. 31, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sept. 1, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sept. 5, Noon – 8 p.m.; Sept. 6, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; and Sept. 7, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
5k trail run. Hop Jam – music.

Straton Mountain – labor day weekend tent sale
TIMES: Thursday 9-5, Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-7, Sunday 9-6, Monday 9-1

Potters Brothers – at Bromley Mountain.

Pennsylvania
http://willisskiandboard.com/
a five-shop outfit. has a big sale
Greentree Sports Complex and Monroeville Convention Center
Sept 1-3.

4 – Rating Ski Town Jobs & Mustard Color and Wood Panel Station Wagon

4 – Rating Ski Town Jobs & Mustard Color and Wood Panel Station Wagon

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We have dozens of years of observing resort employees, seasonal help, restaurant and hospitality servers, and retail workers.  Maybe this discussion will help you decide what kind of work to pursue in the soon-to-occur hiring fairs?  It’s hardly a how-to episode.  All vision.

Then Lance shares a family wound to his self-worth.  Support him by listening to his childhood commute to the mountain.

3 – Buying Gear Online & Kirk Drops a Racer

3 – Buying Gear Online & Kirk Drops a Racer

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We are partial to buying ski and snowboard equipment in your local shop.  But sometimes online shopping for ski and snowboard gear just makes sense.  There are risks with buying big items, and closeouts online.  Why not stock up on base-layers, goggles, resort-wear now.  We’ve tried some of the online retailers we mention.  And, we share some of our Craigslist and Ebay experiences.  Get shopping.  Ski season and full retail pricing will be here before you know it.

Mike shares a story of our 80+ year old skiing hero and the dude who entered the lift-line a little hot.

Here’s the basic idea.  Find stuff at the sites listed below.  Cross references buyers guide reviews by year of gear at powder.com, skimag.com/gear, backcountrymagazine.com

ONLINE SHOPS

craigslist.org

ebay.com

rei.com

basinski.com

levelninesports.com

the-house.com

alpineshopvt.com

evo.com/sale

sunandski.com

sierratradingpost.com

campmor.com

SPECIALTY:  Racing and tuning

the-raceplace.com

tognar.com

 

2 – Pre-Season Pass Deals; And The Runaway Dumpster

2 – Pre-Season Pass Deals; And The Runaway Dumpster

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It’s already next season!  It’s time to decide if you’re a good fit for a pre-season discount on a season pass.  We review the multi-mountain passes that have intrigued us to the point of purchase.  And we compare these mega-passes to scoring a deal at your local hill.

Our parent company, Runaway Dumpster, LLC, has a little explaining to do.  You may not have known it, but Runaway Dumpster is skiing verbiage.  We’ll explain.  And Mike will humbly accept full credit.

Every episode includes something helpful, something entertaining, and maybe some other stuff – blurbs, silly memory, sentimental call in, apres/drunken tale, or you-should-have-been-here-yesterday reminiscence.
1 – The Intro

1 – The Intro

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On The Lift Podcast is unveiled in this episode.  Tune in to learn about this brand new podcast about all things skiing.  We are Lance and Mike.  This podcast has lots of planning and dreaming behind it.  It’s simple concept is this:  we are a podcast for skiing enthusiasts.  We hope to offer two things in every episode:  something helpful for skiers and snowboarders, and an entertaining ski-related story.  We want this to be interactive.  In fact, we hope you’ll think of it as YOUR podcast.  Please call.  Leave us your ideas.  Share a teaser ski story.  And maybe you can tell your tale on one of our upcoming shows.  It’s going to be fun.

On The Lift Podcast

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