The runouts almost look more difficult than the chutes. High speed over less than ideal conditions. How about having your friends take videos of you so we can see your style.
@ttank72414 күн бұрын
I am glad you posted this. If that was the last day at kirkwood I was there and it looked great from afar. Looks tricky in your video. At 64 li am sure my legs would not hold up that long.
@ttank724112 күн бұрын
I think I am mostly done with skiing but I have to say, Bear Valley has the best powder set up in California. No waiting in line hours before the first chair starts moving. One critical condition, it has to be a large/deep low elevation dump. 2 feet of fluff is perfect. ( the parking lot at bear valley is at mid mountain.) What they typically do is keep the lower mountain closed until 10:30 or 11:00. ( All the good stuff is on the lower mountain.) So the powder hounds hit their favorite upper mountain stashes. The runs are short with not that much pitch. However you must never forget!.....Always keep your eyes on the Grizzly bowl and snow valley gates. When they open up you are in for the time of your life! Wide open bowls, rolling drops, gullies, trees, cliffs, side hill, willow forest, rock gardens, steeps, hikes, traverses and powder runs that will last the the whole day. Your legs will be burning and believe it or not you will not even mind the slow double chair back up. I have a video I should post but it shows some "secret" spots, like end of the day fresh track type runs that I don't want to spoil. Hint, if you study the trail map and follow the rules you may be able to figure it out. If you happen to hit Bear Valley on one of these special days, you will be telling your grand kids about that one day....
@DaleySpam12 күн бұрын
@@ttank7241 So true! I have some great memories of being one of the first people through the grizzly gate
@audas13 күн бұрын
How are the skis after this? You seem to hit a fair few rocks. Whats the outcome?
@DaleySpam13 күн бұрын
@@audas They’re fine! A few small scrapes but nothing bad. Most of the scrapey sounds here are just due to icy conditions
@Andrew-35318 күн бұрын
what the no one commented after year... oh well cool straight lines I'm dying to get back to Kirkwood you probably won't ever get back to me keep goin!
@DaleySpam18 күн бұрын
@@Andrew-353 hey, finally a comment on this video! Yeah, Kirkwood rocks
@irideaduck93927 күн бұрын
@DaleySpam As someone much older than you (and hopefully somewhat wiser), if you are going to keep dropping lines with this style you really need to learn to carve to have a long skiing future. Snowbird is my home resort ... glad to see some content there!
@DaleySpam26 күн бұрын
Yeah. I know. Working on it. I'm generally okay at it, except in bumpy and/or technical terrain. My pipeline run is one where I absolutely should have carved, hoping to ski it better in a future season
@saltwaker28 күн бұрын
Nice Pipeline run- twas hardly open this past season
@DaleySpam27 күн бұрын
@@saltwaker Thanks! Yeah, I got SUPER lucky with that one, not only that it was open but also that I happened to have someone to ski it with
@20carrocksАй бұрын
2nd run after a 2 martini lunch 😅 killer i hate that hard pack
@fredeschen3783Ай бұрын
Brings back great memories from 94 when I was a lifty there. Mainline pocket is pretty much the same.😂 maybe some day I’ll make it back there.
@ajitkirpekar4251Ай бұрын
Were there ever points during Handrail that you openly wondered what you had gotten yourself into? The depths on either side look so frightening.
@DaleySpamАй бұрын
Haha maybe a bit! I had scouted it out enough to know it was manageable, but when you’re in the middle and realize there’s no way out it is a bit nerve-racking
@ajitkirpekar4251Ай бұрын
@@DaleySpam Its also funny to me how you fell/stuck the landing anyways! It was awesome.
@arjunskiАй бұрын
I didn't even realize you did so many Mainline sends this year! Looks like such an insane area. That Banana Chute clip stresses me out every time I watch it! 😂
@DaleySpamАй бұрын
Lol thanks!! Yep, Banana was pretty awesome
@MartinBrehovskyАй бұрын
I definitely gotta ski some of this next season
@DaleySpamАй бұрын
Yeah dude, I’d love to see some of your content up there!
@alexspreservationsocietyАй бұрын
Skiing Mainline Pocket makes you a better skier, I truly believe that more than any other area at Squaw. GC can wreck you in bad conditions and Chimney is really for daredevils. Mainline’s runs are short, no risk of hitting a tree, and you can ramp up the difficulty as much as you like while being watched from below. Pure stoke
@DaleySpamАй бұрын
Totally! It also typically opens super early and keeps changing as the season goes on
@jgames1364Ай бұрын
Daley spam never fails to make my giggle and swing my legs back and forth while I lay on my stomach ❤
@jacobovermyerАй бұрын
Love how the sends kept getting gnalrier. Nice skiin' brotha
@DaleySpamАй бұрын
All but the last one or maybe two were in very low to medium-low tide conditions. This is the spot to be in the early season! Just one or two more lines that I hope to send next year.
@AmmonHAMMR4122 ай бұрын
Unreal. Couldn't pay me enough to do that on a snowboard in those conditions but beautiful cement sk8ing!
@skifast_takechances2 ай бұрын
banana chute is wild. great list
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@Sampli-hi2 ай бұрын
snow conditions on #2 *chefs kiss*
@ytpete22 ай бұрын
This definitely captures the extremeness of the runs a lot better than most GoPro footage 😅
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Yeah, GoPros are awesome but they really don't capture how steep a lot of this stuff is
@ytpete22 ай бұрын
Haha you can definitely tell some of the pole clicks are more enthusiastic and confident than others 🙂
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Yeah, a confident pole tap is key to a confident send!
@AllenSmithe2 ай бұрын
Are you on the 108 most of the time?
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Yes, they’ve quickly become my favorite skis! I got them on the longer side, which took a bit of getting used to, but they really feel like they can do anything
@SRGSkiing2 ай бұрын
I aspire to be like you when I grow up 😂
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Well, you’re already putting out some awesome content!
@alexspreservationsociety2 ай бұрын
Lmao funny enough I thought the ones at the beginning were way more scary.
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Honestly most if these runs could be totally rearranged and the list would still be pretty valid, a lot are challenging in different ways
@kingparker21012 ай бұрын
The video we had been waiting for delivered. Can’t wait for the next season!
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Me too!
@jgames13642 ай бұрын
Go to mammoth and ski kiwi flats, that will definitely be the gnarliest thing you ski
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Skied it last season! Hope to again next year!
@jgames13642 ай бұрын
@@DaleySpam I skied Philippe’s in low tide which had a pretty gnarly air out but I couldn’t ski kiwi, not enough snow and it scared the shit out of me😅
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
@@jgames1364Nice, Philippe’s such a fun run! Kiwi rarely gets enough snow to be skiable
@ajitkirpekar42512 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I was wondering if handrail would make this list as it's that and once are the only ones I've seen personally. Hoping to do once at least once but handrail and especially numbers 1-3 look so goddamn gnarly.
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Yeah, Handrail is more technical than a lot of what I’ve skied. It ranked so high mainly because of the fairly hardpack conditions the day I skied it
@arjunski2 ай бұрын
INSANE list man! #1 is absolutely ridiculous, I can't believe you somehow made this list crazier than last year's!
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Haha thanks! Last year I probably skied some more infamous lines, with this season it was more about skiing burly lines with less snow
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Pretty epic season, even if I didn't quite get the conditions to ski some of the wildest lines from last year.
@POW8622 ай бұрын
Wow. Not. Now go to real mountain....Jackson!!
@christiancappuccino34192 ай бұрын
I ride the same setup, Moment Wildcat 108’s with gold Pivot 15’s. Absolutely love em, I guess we both got good taste in skis 🎿
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Best setup out there!
@ajitkirpekar42512 ай бұрын
One of these days, idk if you have done this already, can you do a top 10 most difficult runs?
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
I definitely will, I try to do one for each season
@ajitkirpekar42512 ай бұрын
Martin you need to put a disclaimer titled, "dont try this at home folks". Cuz guys like me will assume we can !
@C.oleCarson2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah dude flowing those chutes very well
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@delriv52382 ай бұрын
Beautiful day
@skifast_takechances2 ай бұрын
dude awesome skiing with you! i can't wait til next season. it's an absolute blast. next time, let's do main properly, when the entrance doesn't require a five foot rock drop...
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
100% man, can’t wait for next season already!
@MartinBrehovsky3 ай бұрын
fun day dude
@DaleySpam2 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, hope to see you out there at some point again next year!
@slck94043 ай бұрын
Good stuff guys! See y'all next season!
@arjunski3 ай бұрын
Absolute honor to be featured in a Daley Spam video! Man you made every thing look so easy. Awesome riding with you and everyone else, we gotta do it again sometime!
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
100%, I’m sure we will have a great time next season!
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
The end of another great season. Super extra special thanks to all of you guys I skied with, it was a blast!
@alexspreservationsociety3 ай бұрын
GoPro making Treeboy’s look like it’s 10 feet tall lol
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
True, though this was peak of last year when it was quite a bit smaller than normal
@alexspreservationsociety3 ай бұрын
Another question, what size underfoot and length are your skis you typically like to run usually at Squaw? I ran 118 under with 181 4FRNT Inthaynes the week I was there this season. I almost broke out my Ravens 104 under 184 length but never used em
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
So the ones in this video are 100 underfoot and 179cm. My other pair (Moment Wildcat 108s) are 108 underfoot and 190cm. The moments handle basically any conditions wonderfully (though I’m sure your 118s are even better in deep pow).
@alexspreservationsociety3 ай бұрын
Yeah I was curious if longer skis feel better when you do bigger jumps like these.
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
@@alexspreservationsociety They definitely do
@alexspreservationsociety3 ай бұрын
@@DaleySpam thanks as always man! I uploaded a few shorts from my season too! They’re quick but you’ll enjoy them.
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
@@alexspreservationsociety I have seen very few people ski Hatchett in what looks like hardpack, props!
@alexspreservationsociety3 ай бұрын
Hey Spammy when are you gonna ski Bridger Bowl?
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
Next year :)
@butterdogboy50303 ай бұрын
When I was an employee at snowbird in the 90s we called that run “poop chute”
@AllenSmithe3 ай бұрын
What day was this? Is it that firm in the am rn? I know theyre only keeping the palisades open from 8-10
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
This was Saturday. They had ‘em open until 11. It was slightly cooler than the past few days have been
@AllenSmithe3 ай бұрын
@@DaleySpam huh, Sunday patrol said 8-10, wonder if it was just warmer Saturday night
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
@@AllenSmithe I think it was, stuff froze somewhat well on Friday night, I think it’s been warmer since then
@fredeschen37833 ай бұрын
Swishin the crud 💪
@Nathanstone4503 ай бұрын
You are insane -ly good! Love the vids.
@DaleySpam3 ай бұрын
Tube and Extra. Forgot my GoPro, so I attached my iPhone to a strap of my backpack. It sort of worked, I guess. Was a very fun day and would have made an excellent regular video, but this is all I got.