DECEMBER SKIING at SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN resort!

[@LucasCatania17]

super fun day out there with some very nice snow!! happy holidays squad!

[@tt55k]

Ya mon!

[@drycleandirect]

Hey Lucas. Where will you be skiing this week? Family has a mountain collective and will be skiing Snowbasin Alta and the bird. Probably just pick each day based on best weather. Would love to take a lap or two with you.

[@jamesmartinez458]

Just an idea! Connect with a few locals and ski with them for an episode. The locals you connected with at Solitude was cool.

[@bruno78965]

facts

[@LucasCatania17]

for sure. almost every episode lately has had a local appearance in it.

[@justinbayola]

What a great day out there! Everyone is starting to get into the flow of the season and it was awesome to see you settling in. Awesome day and thanks for bringing us along for the adventure.

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks man! everyone having fun out there for sure.

[@drewflanagan8]

Despite the lack of snow these mountains have been a treat compared to the hills in the Midwest!

[@LucasCatania17]

right! cant ever complain too much haha

[@tt55k]

Been so busy working . I want to wish you and Your Family a Merry Christmas ! Looks like a great time to hit Whistler Blackcomb, by time you get back we will have more snow here in Utah !

[@ThatSportyGirlGigi]

Solitude is so fun, I go with my friends every year! I can’t wait to see the remodeled eagle lift in person this year!

[@jamesmartinez458]

Merry Christmas Lucas! Keep rocking it and thanks again for your awesome channel. Peace

[@LucasCatania17]

merry christmas james!

[@ssylvester82]

Dang, I missed you - I was there that day as well, running laps on Eagle!

[@LucasCatania17]

bummer! hope you had a good day tho!

[@raymondsiewert2720]

The snow sounded and looked great ! 😊

[@LucasCatania17]

Super enjoyable to ski!

[@joshjjjjj25]

I’m picking up some armada arv 116 stoke elks tomorrow, keep seeing them in your videos and want a new pow ski. I’m excited to try them out.

[@adiosjohnny1]

Your skiing was amazing with Dan and Griffin. I'm impressed you can whip around the ARV 106 in a 188cm in tight steep terrain. I've owned those skis and it's no easy chore, but you make it look easy. Loving the editing and music. Happy holidays Lucas to you and your family!

[@AngryH]

Glad the snow was great quality and your having tons of fun you seemed very confident this video glad to see it

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you!

[@brandonwilliam2618]

I think Snowbasin is mostly open right now.

[@LucasCatania17]

i think they are too!

[@denton1972]

Great video, Lucas Catania. We love Solitude. Would you mind doing a video on the CHALLENGER run on your next visit?

[@random_thoughts_yt]

Yooo vid looks sick

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you!

[@susanmoriarty9900]

Thanks you for taking us along on your ski adventures. I enjoy seeing the different resorts in the canyons.....however I think Snowbird is the best because of the amount of snow they receive.

[@LucasCatania17]

for sure! bird/alta tough to beat

[@danielnusbaum7671]

Pleasure taking a lap with you Lucas!

[@LucasCatania17]

Likewise man! You rip!

[@juand515]

That was some damn good skiing! Very pretty lines!

[@ShaunEk1]

The Headwall Forest run was fun to watch. I can get down those runs but I aspire to rip like y’all were in that area.

[@elijahtingler8044]

Hey Lucas, I work at a bike and ski shop and was wondering what kind of maintenance you do to your gear. Do you do your own maintenance? How often do you wax your gear and what is your preferred wax?

[@LucasCatania17]

Hey man. I don’t do any maintenance to my skis. I couldn’t tell you the last time I ever got my skis waxed or tuned.

[@CarvingTracks]

Great video as always Lucas! Keep up the great work😎

[@michae8jackson378]

Really cool video. Loved the "Forest" skiing video, looked like so much fun!

[@LucasCatania17]

Yeah that was really fun in there!

[@carsonsmith168]

what skis did the guy Lucas was riding with have on? green top sheet and orange sidewalls

[@bruhkamp]

Nice work as always. Always nice to see Solitude.

[@LucasCatania17]

Thanks man 🙌🏽

[@OwlcoreX13]

got my first gopro footage up. still in the experimental stage but not too bad for first run. heading to utah and colorado in feburary.

[@duncanhardin1632]

Yoo stumptown coffee rules some of my favorite stuff without a doubt

[@glennplomchok5125]

Nice vid! Always enjoy Solitude....really cool terrain all over the place there. Have been a bunch of times with A LOT of snow so it's weird to see it so thin but overall, looks like a good time. Headed to SLC Jan 9th

[@Hudson-M]

Looks awesome man love the video snow looks amazing at lest better than PC

[@LucasCatania17]

cottonwoods always deliver over PC thats for sure!

[@BobE_Nagesh]

Nice! Looked like lots of fun.Great stoke all around. I just finished 4 excellent days at Lake Louise. It was about 70% open and now they just opened up all of the west bowl. Merry Christmas Lucas!

[@LucasCatania17]

nice! I heard LL has been having a great early season. merry christmas!

[@bonrodgers4096]

Looks fun I’m tempted to try a run to see how bad the knee hurts. Sorry missed Wednesday had PT and a long day. Keep the stoke coming have a great stokemss

[@LucasCatania17]

no worries bon hope youre feeling better!

[@csmith0244]

Your videos make it a struggle to live in Ohio! Can’t wait for Breck and park city this year. Excited for my first Utah trip. From your vids I’m beginning to think Utah looks pretty damn sick.

[@douglasslifkin4924]

Do you ever use the safety bar? It’s mandatory here in the east. That lift that goes downhill a little id definitely want it.

[@LucasCatania17]

I would say 80% of the people out here don’t use the bar. Just never really a thing my whole life. If someone wants to put it down, absolutely it will go down but for the most part, you get on the lift and no one says anything about the bar. Wildcat at Alta for example doesn’t even have a safety bar. Nor does chair 2 at snowqualmie.

[@livelikeitslegal]

looking forward to the trip out there just after the new year. cant wait for those tree lines you make look so easy 😸

[@LucasCatania17]

nice man! hopefully there is some more snow for your visit!

[@ccpmarch1980]

Aspen collaboration! That’s so sick! Probably an Armada sponsorship coming next 😉

[@LucasCatania17]

Hahah wishful thinking 😂

[@michaelschwartz7465]

That run with the local guys at the end looked sick! Did my first Utah trip last year and Saolitude was my favorite spot. This video has me itching to go back out 😂

[@LucasCatania17]

Solitude is way sick! Hopefully you get back out here this year

[@carsonskiing]

Looks sick! I'm finally getting out to ski more this season.

[@LucasCatania17]

stoked to hear that man

[@ronaldvanengen1887]

Down goes Lucas So much for being an expert 😂❤ Took off 2 many days of not skiing 😂

[@LucasCatania17]

Never have I ever said I was an expert skier

[@Poksutin]

@@LucasCatania17 if you aint falling you aint trying... i made some insane airacrobatic today landing on my back with gears flying allover the mountain. laughed it off and continued having fun :D

[@LucasCatania17]

I prefer longevity so I don’t really live by that motto.

[@Poksutin]

@@LucasCatania17 im all about the rush :D

[@rayrayjj]

I think that's the first wipeout I ever saw lol

[@scottg2305]

The down part that lift freaks me out too. I always hold onto the chair during that part the ride.

[@LucasCatania17]

haha i dont blame you!

[@burningasphalt4741]

I’ve been skiing at Snowmass for that past few days and despite not having too much snow in the past month, there is tons of powder because there are no crowds. Great video btw

[@LucasCatania17]

nice man love to hear that!

[@JakeBenton15]

Merry Christmas Lucas! What music do you use in your videos?

[@skiman4617]

Great video man keep it up!

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you!

[@Charl1e1211]

No just missed ya! I went up to Brighton on Tuesday, the 19th! Also amazing video 👍

[@LucasCatania17]

Ah bummer man hope you had fun!

[@Charl1e1211]

Yeah I for sure did! The new lift + a fresh layer of snow from the sprinkle on Tuesday was a good combo.

[@jamesrosenberg1612]

i was up there today when they opened honeycomb! so fun

[@LucasCatania17]

thats sick man!

[@zachtilley4918]

A little hint at the end about Aspen in January… X Games?!

[@LucasCatania17]

Not x games but still should be a fun trip!

[@danweeden2317]

7:02 famous last words

[@rayrayjj]

Great edition Lucas! Holy S*!tballs on Aspen! The work you do belongs at the highest caliber places...and that's not flattery. Merry Christmas squad...

[@LucasCatania17]

I really appreciate that my friend. Merry Christmas !

[@davidjespersen9455]

Lucas I have an issue with heights. Funny you brought up the Summit Chair because it bothers me too. I feel a little better now!😅

[@LucasCatania17]

haha yeah! just weird going down on a chairlift!

[@jig97]

Skiing in the West sure looks epic. Just over here in Ohio with little baby “mountains”

[@LucasCatania17]

Yeah man it’s pretty incredible out here.

[@adamdorsky5465]

I just went up to solitude today and I think I saw those two guys doing the same run 😂

[@LucasCatania17]

haha!!

[@res_ipsa-REX]

Parking is free after 1 pm for all vehicles any day of the week. Your parking receipt said 12:58 pm. If that is when you purchased it, bad timing. At least it is most likely deductible to some degree when you file your 2023 return. If you don't have one already, get a business credit credit card with no annual fee for your business expenses. That is an easy to way to keep track of expenses and you can earn some rewards too.

[@LucasCatania17]

That is not when I purchased it. If you look at the stats at the end, I started recording around 10:37 so I likely parked around 930. I write off all of my expenses, like parking, so it’s not a big deal. And I also have a business cc and separate account for the llc that this is all ran through.

[@res_ipsa-REX]

You the man... smart head on your shoulders. @@LucasCatania17

[@raymondsiewert2720]

Any Crown or Infinity amps , or Infinity Quantum Line Source speakers ?

[@LucasCatania17]

not sure what youre referring to!

[@Kahtzy]

Bit of park skiing? 😮

[@LucasCatania17]

ha! wouldnt go that far.

[@TheLakeJake3]

Can’t believe that dude isn’t wearing a helmet and shredding the trees so hard!

[@davidmiller3852]

Okay not jealous of the conditions anymore. I think in the next couple days it should get better with this next storm cycle.

[@LucasCatania17]

The snow was fantastic in my opinion

[@sandro6411]

Skiing is the best thing to do. the only bad thing about it ,is the expenses

[@LucasCatania17]

It can definitely be expensive but there are ways to lessen it.

[@StaticElectricGaming]

What camera is this?

[@LucasCatania17]

Which part?

[@thomas_neves21]

different pole colors??????

[@reginay7729]

Agreed that going down during a lift ride is not great and our least fav for those of us who don’t like heights yet we enjoy it for skiing! What a fun day of skiing at Solitude and looking forward to the collab (?) w Aspen to come. Merry Christmas!

[@LucasCatania17]

Haha definitely! It’s just one of those lifts that make my stomach drop. And me too! Haven’t been there since ‘21-22!

[@MisterM18]

4th lol, I can't wait for this premier to start!! (will edit this after I see the vid lol)

[@LucasCatania17]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@JHSports]

Yo where do u get your music

[@LucasCatania17]

Epidemic Sound is the website

[@darinsmith2458]

So I heard a new term.. Chicken Heads.. Those are the little trees that are poking through the snow.. Snakes.. That is when you catch an edge.. For me it is when I am on flats and cat tracks.. Sharks.. Rocks.. If you have anymore please let me know.. Tree skiing is when you ski the trees and treeing is when the trees are skiing you.. Rock skiing is when you are skiing the rocks and rocking is when the rocks are skiing you..

[@darinsmith2458]

Aww you found some friends.. I have friends to ski with later season.. It looks like that one guy has Salomon QST 106s.. Great skis.. I broke my arm on those skis and I was using the 187 length.. I think the length for me is 180..

[@darinsmith2458]

I could have went to BRECK today (12-22-2023) but I went on 12-19-2023 and there was a ton of kids on the hill.. Grade school kids have 2 weeks off and college kids have a month off.. I was able to get an hour or so in before the hill was packed.. I will probably try to go once Christmas Week and then try to go Mon or Tue of New Years week to see how packed it gets.. They still don't have the top of the Mountain open so I am limited.. I also went on 12-19-2023 and the rock hard groomers were amazing.. My Enforcer 104 Free were good for those conditions but my Stormrider 88s were the perfect ski for that day.. I used those 88s on 12-22-2023 and the snow was too icy/slushy/sticky for those skis.. Also those skis have a minimum speed limit so when there are a ton of people it gets sketchy..

[@LucasCatania17]

merry christmas darin!

[@darinsmith2458]

@@LucasCatania17 merry christmas lucas

[@AngryH]

Love the DJ makes me feel like they care about everyone more!! Except the paid parking for solos which I think is dumb

[@LucasCatania17]

yeah the DJ is rad haha

[@steveharris6916]

Homie down low 💁‍♂️

[@LucasCatania17]

Haha watch out for homies

[@black_dog_barks]

They will kill the sport with parking fees.

[@MikeLukins]

Just finished a week in Aspen.. Ajax was better than Highlands.. Hero's was the best area. 🤙🏻⛷️💨

[@LucasCatania17]

Nice man! Looks like a little more snow before I get there!