What a day! It’s bluebird at Main and couldn’t be more different than yesterday. The winds are long gone, it’s 26 degrees at 8:53 and there are groomers, sunshine and blue skies as far as the eye can see.

We’re really hoping to sneak out for a few because the conditions look prime and we just started demo-ing Ride Highlife board. It should be in the shops this fall and absolutely rips it up at high speeds. Stay tuned for a full review in the near future.

Coming up this weekend? Here’s what Alex at Wave Rave has to say in  his weekly report:

The past few days have left us with another foot of fresh powder…[today] should be nice and sunny then we have a good chance of some more accumulation Friday evening into Saturday…starting Sunday the intense sunshine looks like it will return for awhile…this last week has been a blast because of the awesome powder riding adventures with friends…

Read more at the link above. And if you’re looking for some inexpensive ski boots, look no further than Wave Rave’s neighbor, Mammoth Mountaineering. According to their Facebook fan page they have about45 pairs for $10 each. Get there early if you want the best selection. This deal was posted yesterday.

Deals around Town

7am-8am - Schat’s Bakery – $2.95 Coffee and pastry special.

7:30am-8:30am - Base Camp Cafe – Early Bird special -  $5.  Breakfast bagel and small bevie.

3pm-6pm – Tiki Thursdays at  Tusks Bar, Main Lodge

3pm-6pm – Auld Dubliner – Happy Hour

4pm-5:30pm -  Happy Hour at Whiskey Creek. 50% off all food, except desserts, in the bar and $1 off pints. If you’re looking for dinner it’s the best deal in town. And the food is really good.  If you want a table, get there early.

4pm-6pm - Dry Creek Bar - Apres Ski Happy Hour with $1 off all drinks.

4pm-6pm - Austria Hof – $2 off well drinks. $1.50 off draft beer. 30% off bar appetizers. And Mammoth IPAs are $2 all night.

4pm-6pm - Smokeyard – Happy Hour – $4 wine and champagne, $4 well drinks, $2 beer, 1/2 price pizza and wings

4pm-6pm - John’s Pizza Works – Free appetizers and $1 off drafts, well drinks and wine.

4pm-6pm - Base Camp Cafe – Burger & Beer special -  $7.50.  Pint of Mammoth brew (or your favorite beverage) and burger and fries.

4pm-7pm - Giovanni’s - Happy hour.

4:30pm-5:30pm – Happy Hour at Rafters – Drinks starting at $2.50. 50% off lounge menu.

4:30pm-6:30pm – Happy Hour at The Bistro at Snowcreek – 50% off well drinks and draft beer and appetizer specials. Mammoth Brewing Company pitchers are only $8 and onion rings are great!

4:30pm-6pm – Happy Hour at the bar in the Chart House. $3 menu: Brushetta; Fried Artichoke Hearts; Spinach Artichoke Dip. $4 menu: Firecracker Shrimp; Fried Mushrooms; Ahi Nachos. $5 Menu: Prime Rib Sliders; Fish Tacos; Oysters on the Half Shell. And there are $250 domestic bottles, $3.50 for good beer, $4 wine and cocktails, $5 fancy coctails and $6 martinis. Checkout the menu in PDF.

5pm-6:30pm – Happy Hour at Sushi Rei. $5 spicy tuna hand roll & Pabst Blue Ribbon combo and 1/2 off appetizers. Our new favorite Happy Hour. Be sure to checkout the Saigon Bombs, too.

5pm-7:30pm – Happy Hour at Side Door – Food specials and $5 glasses of wine and champagne. Local? Take another 10% off.

5:30pm-9pm - Clocktower Cellar - Free pool and food and drink specials.

8pm-9pm - The Tap – $3 You call it drink special.

8pm – The Tap – Open Mic. $10 pitchers.