skiing.... almost that time of year

Drew1200 · 10-17-2007, 06:28 AM

Anyone ski? Where I'm at we've already gotten snow a few times, local resort opening within the next few weeks hopefully.

I'm big into backcountry powder & trees, stuff you have to hike to. I'll hit an occasional groomer but tend to avoid the family-friendly areas...had my ski's ran over more than a couple times by the kiddies, not a fan. nothing better than getting first tracks on some fresh powder though...

Got a pair of dynastar troublemakers & some pocket rockets that are about worn out. Looking at buying the new atomic thug's once the deep snow hits and I can work up the $$$

I'm currently praying for snow.

**Ikaika** · 10-17-2007, 07:20 AM

I snowboard quite a bit when the opportunity presents itself. I was riding a Burton Twin 156 but have gained weight since the last time I rode it so I'm gonna have to look for something a little longer.

I love backcountry as well; not big on the terrain parks since I'm not exactly the right build for flipping and spinning around, but get me on the upper mountain at Jackson Hole and you'll find me hucking myself off of anything and everything with powder at the bottom.

**NNTB** · 10-17-2007, 02:55 PM

I loooove skiing, i have gone many times every year for as long as i can remember...

but i don't think there is anywhere to ski around me now...

**Ikaika** · 10-17-2007, 04:45 PM

You live in the Keys, you aren't allowed to complain!

**NNTB** · 10-17-2007, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ikaika

You live in the Keys, you aren't allowed to complain!

theres a downside to it being in the 70's on Christmas

speaking of which... with the heat index its 99 today...

**Ikaika** · 10-17-2007, 05:50 PM

um wow...get off your computer and go spear fishing or something.

**NNTB** · 10-17-2007, 06:03 PM

haha i have no spears

lol

**Ikaika** · 10-17-2007, 10:44 PM

NNTB where did you ski before moving to FLA?

**NNTB** · 10-17-2007, 10:55 PM

I lived in PA, i went mostly to Seven Springs & Hidden Valley.

sometimes me n some friends would go to this resort in maryland... i cant think of the name right now tho...

DJohnson · 10-18-2007, 12:49 AM

There is one area where us Canadians got it good!

Drew1200 · 10-18-2007, 03:07 PM

beyond stoked...

Drew1200 · 12-15-2007, 05:21 PM

where I plan to spend all day today & tomorrow

picture from last weekend... I'm stoked.

**Ikaika** · 12-16-2007, 03:11 AM

Gorgeous view Drew...where is that?

I think I'm going to Tahoe for a week this spring, gotta find me a new board though...

Drew1200 · 01-19-2008, 02:30 AM

soft butter. killer day

and imageshack is messing with my mojo...I'll try to get some better pics up later

**Ikaika** · 01-19-2008, 02:48 AM

I'm going up to Mammoth in February...I'm so stoked that I get to buy a new board and bindings. I can't wait to get out there again.

That said, I gotta start training calves super high volume to make sure I'm not out there cramping up. Sigh.

Drew1200 · 01-19-2008, 10:25 PM

^heard mammoth was sweet, never been there tho. but its always nice to have a good excuse to buy more gear

**Ikaika** · 02-19-2008, 09:19 PM

Ok I just got back from Mammoth. My camera met a crunchy and wet demise in the Unbound terrain park so no pics of my own but I'm hoping to get some from my friends.

On the drive up we were flanked by 10-15 foot tall banks of snow on the sides of the road. We arrived at 2:30 in the morning to some COLD weather...it was 6 degrees outside and had been a high of 13 that day. That all changed on Friday when we hit the slopes and basked in a glorious high of 50. I was riding in a long sleeve tshirt with a short sleeve over it. So sick.

Friday wasn't crowded at all, so we ran all over the mountain and just ripped the place up. I plucked up the courage to try a 540 in the main park and slipped off my edge when I landed heelside. I kind of just tipped over onto my back and slid for a little bit before standing up again, but managed to wreck my new camera anyway. Bah.

Got a pinched nerve in my left foot from some random pressure point my boots/bindings created so I didn't ride on Sunday and instead went and bought a pair of Burton Hail boots

and Triad bindings.

Buying them online would have saved me about $100 or so, but that probably wouldn't make up for the hassle and frustration of trying to find the perfect size boot and binding to go together.

Now I have to figure out what board to buy, since I'm waiting until later this spring for all the sales on the '08 models that are going to start happening. This is dangerous though, the addiction has been refreshed and now I'm thinking about it constantly.

10-17-2007, 06:28 AM	#1
Drew1200 Perma-Bulk to 280 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 779 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 73	skiing.... almost that time of year Anyone ski? Where I'm at we've already gotten snow a few times, local resort opening within the next few weeks hopefully. I'm big into backcountry powder & trees, stuff you have to hike to. I'll hit an occasional groomer but tend to avoid the family-friendly areas...had my ski's ran over more than a couple times by the kiddies, not a fan. nothing better than getting first tracks on some fresh powder though... Got a pair of dynastar troublemakers & some pocket rockets that are about worn out. Looking at buying the new atomic thug's once the deep snow hits and I can work up the $$$ I'm currently praying for snow.

10-17-2007, 07:20 AM	#2
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,769 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 216	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year I snowboard quite a bit when the opportunity presents itself. I was riding a Burton Twin 156 but have gained weight since the last time I rode it so I'm gonna have to look for something a little longer. I love backcountry as well; not big on the terrain parks since I'm not exactly the right build for flipping and spinning around, but get me on the upper mountain at Jackson Hole and you'll find me hucking myself off of anything and everything with powder at the bottom. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

10-17-2007, 02:55 PM	#3
NNTB rEVOLutionary Join Date: May 2005 Location: FL Posts: 2,446 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 161	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year I loooove skiing, i have gone many times every year for as long as i can remember... but i don't think there is anywhere to ski around me now... __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln

10-17-2007, 04:45 PM	#4
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,769 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 216	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year You live in the Keys, you aren't allowed to complain! __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

10-17-2007, 05:50 PM	#6
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,769 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 216	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year um wow...get off your computer and go spear fishing or something. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

10-17-2007, 06:03 PM	#7
NNTB rEVOLutionary Join Date: May 2005 Location: FL Posts: 2,446 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 161	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year haha i have no spears lol __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln

10-17-2007, 10:44 PM	#8
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,769 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 216	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year NNTB where did you ski before moving to FLA? __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

10-17-2007, 10:55 PM	#9
NNTB rEVOLutionary Join Date: May 2005 Location: FL Posts: 2,446 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 161	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year I lived in PA, i went mostly to Seven Springs & Hidden Valley. sometimes me n some friends would go to this resort in maryland... i cant think of the name right now tho... __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln

10-18-2007, 12:49 AM	#10
DJohnson IMPC Contestant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,014 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 45	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year There is one area where us Canadians got it good! __________________ Age: 21 Height: 5'10.5" Mar, 2001: 135lbs @ ~14% Nov, 2004: 245lbs @ ~40% Feb, 2006: 188lbs @ 20.1% - Hydrostatic Tested Dec, 2006: 168lbs @ 5.5% - 7 Point Caliper Tested BULKING FOR A LONG TIME NOW Long Term Goal: Over 200lbs @ 8%

10-18-2007, 03:07 PM	#11
Drew1200 Perma-Bulk to 280 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 779 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 73	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year beyond stoked...

12-15-2007, 05:21 PM	#12
Drew1200 Perma-Bulk to 280 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 779 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 73	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year where I plan to spend all day today & tomorrow picture from last weekend... I'm stoked.

12-16-2007, 03:11 AM	#13
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,769 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 216	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year Gorgeous view Drew...where is that? I think I'm going to Tahoe for a week this spring, gotta find me a new board though... __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

01-19-2008, 02:30 AM	#14
Drew1200 Perma-Bulk to 280 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 779 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 73	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year soft butter. killer day and imageshack is messing with my mojo...I'll try to get some better pics up later

01-19-2008, 02:48 AM	#15
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,769 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 216	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year I'm going up to Mammoth in February...I'm so stoked that I get to buy a new board and bindings. I can't wait to get out there again. That said, I gotta start training calves super high volume to make sure I'm not out there cramping up. Sigh. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

01-19-2008, 10:25 PM	#16
Drew1200 Perma-Bulk to 280 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 779 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 73	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year ^heard mammoth was sweet, never been there tho. but its always nice to have a good excuse to buy more gear

02-19-2008, 09:19 PM	#17
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,769 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 216	Re: skiing.... almost that time of year Ok I just got back from Mammoth. My camera met a crunchy and wet demise in the Unbound terrain park so no pics of my own but I'm hoping to get some from my friends. On the drive up we were flanked by 10-15 foot tall banks of snow on the sides of the road. We arrived at 2:30 in the morning to some COLD weather...it was 6 degrees outside and had been a high of 13 that day. That all changed on Friday when we hit the slopes and basked in a glorious high of 50. I was riding in a long sleeve tshirt with a short sleeve over it. So sick. Friday wasn't crowded at all, so we ran all over the mountain and just ripped the place up. I plucked up the courage to try a 540 in the main park and slipped off my edge when I landed heelside. I kind of just tipped over onto my back and slid for a little bit before standing up again, but managed to wreck my new camera anyway. Bah. Got a pinched nerve in my left foot from some random pressure point my boots/bindings created so I didn't ride on Sunday and instead went and bought a pair of Burton Hail boots and Triad bindings. Buying them online would have saved me about $100 or so, but that probably wouldn't make up for the hassle and frustration of trying to find the perfect size boot and binding to go together. Now I have to figure out what board to buy, since I'm waiting until later this spring for all the sales on the '08 models that are going to start happening. This is dangerous though, the addiction has been refreshed and now I'm thinking about it constantly. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

02-24-2008, 05:02 PM	#18
Drew1200 Perma-Bulk to 280 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 779 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 73