Aspen

McCabe · Post by **McCabe** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:42 pm

"Pretty nippy going through the pass huh Har?"

McCabe · Post by **McCabe** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:46 pm

She says, "Do you love me?" and I say, "No, but that's a really nice ski mask."

McCabe · Post by **McCabe** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:32 pm

"That sure is warm"

2 · Post by 2 » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:21 am

"Gas man" How the hell do they know I have gas?

TanK · Post by **TanK** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:27 am

Me and my friend Harry are saving money to open our own pet store.

"I got worms"

"Excuse me?"

thats what we're gonna call it, "I got worms"

McCabe · Post by **McCabe** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:49 am

"Fell off a jet way again."

disc golf superhero · Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:09 pm

McCabe wrote:Check out the funbags on that hosehound.

Yeah, he must work out!

disc golf superhero · Post by **disc golf superhero** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:07 pm

Aspen is a potential gold mine!....but that's for a different board.

I got there in time for Friday doubles. I got the TD (I thought he said his name was Scott but it show's Bill Wright on the web) as my partner. We shot an even round. Hot round was one under. There were two of those. There were 20 + teams.

This course is only for the semi in shape. The hardest part for me was learning that every under stable disc I have is now extremely over stable. First throw I through an old beat up Beast and it flew like a new Ram. That's when Scott/Bill/my partner told me someone's changed all my discs and they're now all very over stable. I also had a lot of trouble throwing down and up the mountain. Throwing down I would throw way to high and the disc would sale away. Fun to watch but had my partner cussing me. Throwing up I'd throw to low. Throwing across the mountain I was fine...unless I'd forget how stable my roc had become and it'd break away from the mountain. So as long as I was throwing a hole where the disc would break into the mountain I was golden. About four holes.

The only discs you need to play this course is a Roc/Buzzz and a putter. We didn't play the four "extreme holes". I did take a picture of the "Kiss It Goodbye" hole 19. It's, I don't know how many 1,000 ft down hill, and when you go left, which it will, it's off the side of the mountain into the abyss. It's not coming home! It'll fly off into the sunset and disappear.

You couldn't play this course with out a guide. The pads are not marked well at all. Two memorable holes are one down hill hole that's around 1,000ft. You can easily blow by with a roc/buzz or sale way left onto another slope. What goes down must come up. A few holes later is "The Wall" hole. It's straight up the side of a double black. The walk up that is brutal!

It'd be fun to organize a trip for a bunch of us KS boys to go out there and show off our flat land skills. I think we could find a cheap motel in Aspen for around $1,600 a night. At that rate we could squeeze about 35 of us in a room. I get the bed!

Camping would be an option but you have to have at least a 5' high hard sided camper. Tents and pop up campers don't do much to detour bears.

I highly recommend checking this course out if/when you get a chance. Put it on your "must play before dieing" list.

Also played the brand new 18 hole course in Poncha Springs (close to Salida). This course is less then a year old and a five minute walk from our cabin. It's short and technical. Brand new Mach III baskets and triangular tee pads. Another must play if your in South Central CO.

_dm4 · Post by **_dm4** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:56 pm

Thanks for the review! At this point, it goes on the "play this and die" list. I need to get in shape!!!!!!

2 · Post by 2 » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:37 pm

And to think, Kansas Cities Water Works just about kills me..

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:50 pm

disc golf superhero wrote:It'd be fun to organize a trip for a bunch of us KS boys to go out there and show off our flat land skills. I think we could find a cheap motel in Aspen for around $1,600 a night. At that rate we could squeeze about 35 of us in a room. I get the bed!!

What if we stayed in Dillon(sp)??? They have a motel 6 I think???

str8 · Post by **str8** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:53 pm

Yeah, it's Dillon, home of the "Dam Brewery." Fairly inexpensive compared to Aspen.

2 · Post by 2 » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:38 am

I think it would be bad ass if we pulled in for club nite..

disc golf superhero · Post by **disc golf superhero** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:47 am

Sandman wrote:
disc golf superhero wrote:It'd be fun to organize a trip for a bunch of us KS boys to go out there and show off our flat land skills. I think we could find a cheap motel in Aspen for around $1,600 a night. At that rate we could squeeze about 35 of us in a room. I get the bed!!
What if we stayed in Dillon(sp)??? They have a motel 6 I think???

Dillons about as far away as our cabin in Salida. 2 + hours.

If we sleep two to a bed and wife promises not to hog the covers we could sleep about 14 people in the cabin. Another problem is if the weather turns bad you can't get there from Salida. You can from Dillon but you have to go a lot farther down I-70.

Independence Pass is white knuckle close your eyes driving. I like to have a few beers before driving it to help relax me. Beer keeps my body from realizing I'm passing out in the altitude. Seems to help my reflexes too. We'd be better off trying to find a place in Carbondale, El Jebel, or Snowmass.

Schoen-hopper · Post by **Schoen-hopper** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:03 pm

There are quite a few true mountain courses that I haven't got to see in the summer time, when they are playable. Frisco, Leadville, Aspen, and many ski resorts would be kick arse to go play during the hot months.