2009-10 Ski-Day Totals

[rfarren]

64 today and not done yet.

Yeah, I did that and then some... on the golf course that is :wink: . Man, I'm loving this weather we've been having here lately. Dinner outside was perfect! A soft-shell crab blt with aioli. The sea is really starting to call my name now, so I will answer it with some sea kayaking this weekend.

 

[Patrick]

64 today and not done yet.

Nice... =D>

Since my first post in this thread, I've added 2 days at the Loaf and Jay. The number is now 43. I've only skied 3 days since my visit to Tremblant on March 28th and priorities have been on unpleasant business since then. Missed out on a few outings, Easter weekend, taking part on Lucky Luke annual 4 days pilgrimage in the Chis Chocs plus opening of Otto. Hoping to get out for one day in the next two weeks. After that, I'm looking at my options.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

64 today and not done yet.

Did Tony grant you permission to include all those one-and-done days?

 

[Tony Crocker]

i noticed that majority of us going down year by year. Are you tired guys?

No, I broke my season vertical record Sunday. I tied the day count record Monday and I return to Mammoth in 3 weeks. I'll ignore the

 

[Admin]

Well, I can finally participate in this topic. 67 days spread over a seven-month period. Never left Utah this winter, however.

Here's the count by resort (it adds up to more than 67 because there were days spent at multiple resorts):

Alta: 41
Snowbird: 24
Park City Mountain Resort: 5
Snowbasin: 3
The Canyons: 3
Solitude: 2
Brighton: 1

 

[EMSC]

Here's the count by resort

Compared to the last couple of years, that diversity of non-alta days looks almost like wander lust for you :lol: :lol:

 

[Tony Crocker]

Compared to the last couple of years, that diversity of non-Alta days looks almost like wander lust for you

The 41 out of 67 at Alta is down some from past years. You can bet that the majority of those Snowbird days were split with Alta. I believe BobbyD has frequently demonstrated the virtue of splitting AltaBird days from a local's perspective, and perhaps admin has done that more often this season. Usually not worth the extra cost for us visitors, except for sequential openings of lifts/terrain on new snow days.

I will put in a modest plug for one of my reporting methods here: Days split between areas should be counted accordingly. No exact split of time/vertical necessary, just count half a day at each area. Then the totals add up.

 

[Patrick]

Admin do you have an emoticon for geek? I'll used this one instead.

I will put in a modest plug for one of my reporting methods here: Days split between areas should be counted accordingly. No exact split of time/vertical necessary, just count half a day at each area. Then the totals add up.

I don't really care about 1 versus .5, I do it the way Admin does, however my days are rarely split between two areas.

However when I do, I can find myself doing more mileage/vert on .5 days that the 1 day at one area, so that is why I don't split the days numbers. It's to keep track how many times I've been to ONE area, if I keep added fractions, it wouldn't add up either.

Best example, Europe in March 2003:

Ma, 11 Mar 03 Mannlichen-Kl. Scheidegg (Grindelwald) (2 areas - separate ticket are sold)
Me, 12 Mar 03 Schilthorn-Murren (this is one area)
Je, 13 Mar 03 Kl. Scheidegg (Wengen) (this is one area, same as 1st day. I just indicate where I started from)
Ve, 14 Mar 03 Schilthorn-Murren
Di, 16 Mar 03 Val Thorens
Lu, 17 Mar 03 Val Thorens-Meribel
Ma, 18 Mar 03 Courchevel-Meribel-Val Thorens-Menuires
Me, 19 Mar 03 Val Thorens
Je, 20 Mar 03 Val Thorens-Menuires
Ve, 21 Mar 03 Menuires-Courchevel-Meribel-Val Thorens
Je, 27 Mar 03 Le Brévent-Flégère
Ve, 28 Mar 03 Les Grands Montets
Sa, 29 Mar 03 Vallée-Blanche

Days skied: 13
Ski Areas skied: 11* Actually counted Le Brévent and Flégère as one area although they are two separate ski area, but I had a ticket that covered both.

Mannlichen: 1
Schilthorn-Murren: 2
Kl. Scheidegg: 2
Total days per ski area count: 5
Actual 4 days.

Where Tony numbers would really skew what my ski area count is for...is here:

Di, 16 Mar 03 Val Thorens
Lu, 17 Mar 03 Val Thorens-Meribel
Ma, 18 Mar 03 Courchevel-Meribel-Val Thorens-Menuires
Me, 19 Mar 03 Val Thorens
Je, 20 Mar 03 Val Thorens-Menuires
Ve, 21 Mar 03 Menuires-Courchevel-Meribel-Val Thorens

I have for my 6 days at Les 3 vallées.

Val Thorens: 6
Meribel: 3
Courchevel: 2
Menuires: 3

Tony would count it as:

Val Thorens: 1+.5+.25+1+.5+.25 = 3.5 instead of 6. Even if I skied 6 days at Val Thorens. Some days more than others, but if someone asked me the question, how many time have you been to Val Thorens, I would say 6, not 3.5.

Meribel: .5+.25+.25= 1 instead of 3
Menuires: .25+.5+25= 1 instead of 3
Courchevel: .25+.25= 0.5 instead of 2 - those two were two big days at Courchevel, no way in the same league as a 30k day at St. Sauveur. Probably as intense as my stay and skied during my stay at Val Thorens.

So I prefer to keep it simple, and just count "1" instead of fraction, because it adds up when you look at individual ski area. Totals and total days are elsewhere in my MadDatabase.

Oh yeah, I forgot, Admin and I have been to les 3 vallées, not Tony. :stir:
:sabre fight:

I missed skiing in Europe. :-(

 

[jamesdeluxe]

I missed skiing in Europe. :-(

After bottoming out at 1 euro = $1.50 U.S, the exchange rate has recovered to $1.20 U.S. If it stays there or continues to improve, the Alps are back on my radar next season.
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[Tony Crocker]

Despite the impression I may give here, stats are usually most easily understood when they are kept simple. I have never skied more than 2 areas in the same day, so the simple 50/50 split has worked fine for me, especially since the actual skiing tends to average out over the long run in these often recurring cases (Summit/Bear, Whistler/Blackcomb, Alta/Bird, Brighton/Solitude, Big Sky/Moonlight, Summit County CO). Trois Vallees is the largest ski complex in the world, so if refinement is ever called for this would surely be the place. Depending upon where one is staying, it sounds like you often end up in at least 3 areas most days just getting to where you want to spend most of your time. I would still subscribe to the view that a day is a day, to be subdivided among the places you ski that day. But if the majority of that day is in one area, that one should get credit for at least half the day, with the "transit" areas getting lesser fractions.

 

[Admin]

I would still subscribe to the view that a day is a day, to be subdivided among the places you ski that day. But if the majority of that day is in one area, that one should get credit for at least half the day, with the "transit" areas getting lesser fractions.

Who the hell cares? A day is a day is a day. Tony, you need to go find a hobby or something.

 

[Tony Crocker]

A day is a day is a day.

That is my view. Yours seems to be that a day can = 2 or more days.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

That is my view. Yours seems to be that a day can = 2 or more days.

Ah, finally something worth

 

[Marc_C]

That is my view. Yours seems to be that a day can = 2 or more days.

Ah, finally something worth

Only if one is incredibly bored.
Angels and pin heads are next.
Oh, wait...we already have the pinheads.

 

[Admin]

A day is a day is a day.

That is my view. Yours seems to be that a day can = 2 or more days.

I fail to see the ambiguity in my comments regarding my number of ski days:

67 days spread over a seven-month period...(it adds up to more than 67 because there were days spent at multiple resorts)

That's simple, even for you. 67 days on skis. Period. You're the one trying to complicate it with your cockamamie arbitrary criteria that you're trying to impose upon me.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

You didn't get the memo about Tony conducting an official audit of your ski days?

After he's finished, you'll be down to the high 30s.

 

[Marc_C]

You didn't get the memo about Tony conducting an official audit of your ski days?

After he's finished, you'll be down to the high 30s.

Don't forget to include the powder percentage correlation coefficient adjustment factor.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Although I originally suggested it as a joke, having Tony do an audit of Admin's ski days may be an interesting slow-season exercise.

The quality and quantity of Admin's season isn't in question. I'm just curious what happens when we put it under the Crocker microscope.

 

[Marc_C]

Although I originally suggested it as a joke, having Tony do an audit of Admin's ski days may be an interesting slow-season exercise.

The quality and quantity of Admin's season isn't in question. I'm just curious what happens when we put it under the Crocker microscope.

OK. Obviously more folks other than Crocker *seriously* need to get some warm weather hobbies / activities.

BTW, here are Tony's initial calculations. (Ignore the caption - he put that in there just to throw people off.)

 

[Admin]

Although I originally suggested it as a joke, having Tony do an audit of Admin's ski days may be an interesting slow-season exercise.

The quality and quantity of Admin's season isn't in question. I'm just curious what happens when we put it under the Crocker microscope.

You have no idea. He's done it offline. It's incredibly annoying. :roll:

The problem is that he actually thinks that most other people, myself included, give a rat's hiney.