since the trays have a thread, ROLL CALL - SKIERS....you know who you are....
10-10-2009, 09:07 AM
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Since the snow(im totally)board'ers have there thread, i want a skier thread.
i cannot wait to try out my new blizzards this year. in fact, i am settin up lots of backcountry skiing using my sled friends to pull me out.
anyone down for some sick pow skiing WAAAAYYY in the woods with free lift up? it is nuts......ski all day HALF the lines. then come back the next day and (if it hasnt snowed) and ski the OTHER half.
i also have a pass at Squaw. Anyone else here ski Squaw?
i cannot wait to try out my new blizzards this year. in fact, i am settin up lots of backcountry skiing using my sled friends to pull me out.
anyone down for some sick pow skiing WAAAAYYY in the woods with free lift up? it is nuts......ski all day HALF the lines. then come back the next day and (if it hasnt snowed) and ski the OTHER half.
i also have a pass at Squaw. Anyone else here ski Squaw?
WHO's IN???? for some BBQ, drinks, & thrashin some lines!?!
http://www.tahoebackcountry.net/skiing/default.htm
10-10-2009, 01:22 PM
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sugar is super fun!! i used to race for UCD and that was our home hill.....great steeps and skiing off the backside to Donner lake is a hoot...just be careful of the snow sheds, they are about a 40ft drop.....
and no, snowboarders didnt bring pow skis to the snow world. skiers did. i used to manage a small shop at the base of Squaw, and the big mid-90's fat skis push sort of started there. a handful of us (Mcconkey, JT, krietler, Wayes, McKitrick, Mosley,etc) started getting atomic powder plus' for nuthin' from old farts who thought they were too heavy. the stats were like 134-130-134. NO sidecut, and a radius of like 120m. BUT, they were locomotives in our beloved Sierra Cement. Not to far from the old pow ski rage came Volant Chubbs. That is when the manu's really started to see the market for pow skis, and ther rest is history. i still have a set of Atomis Pow pluses in plastic. I have several young dudes who are BEGGING me for them, although i think the new rockered skis rule the roost as far as powder skis go.....and really, pow skis in AK go even further back...."cheater skis" they used to call them...
josh
and no, snowboarders didnt bring pow skis to the snow world. skiers did. i used to manage a small shop at the base of Squaw, and the big mid-90's fat skis push sort of started there. a handful of us (Mcconkey, JT, krietler, Wayes, McKitrick, Mosley,etc) started getting atomic powder plus' for nuthin' from old farts who thought they were too heavy. the stats were like 134-130-134. NO sidecut, and a radius of like 120m. BUT, they were locomotives in our beloved Sierra Cement. Not to far from the old pow ski rage came Volant Chubbs. That is when the manu's really started to see the market for pow skis, and ther rest is history. i still have a set of Atomis Pow pluses in plastic. I have several young dudes who are BEGGING me for them, although i think the new rockered skis rule the roost as far as powder skis go.....and really, pow skis in AK go even further back...."cheater skis" they used to call them...
josh
And McConkey... man, I spent a good day sobbing while watching "There's Something About McConkey" on repeat when he passed. He was (and still is) my idol.
Josh - I have a Squaw pass as well as a backcountry setup (AT) with a sweet beacon. Let's hit up Tallac, Castle, Donner, etc. Here is a sweet website that I use frequently. I'm down to get some laps in once we get some solid snow. But yes, I also use my beacon IN BOUNDS at Squaw on a powpow day. Last year, my buddy died on Red Dog (In bounds avie). Let's get a iclub ride scheduled!
WHO's IN???? for some BBQ, drinks, & thrashin some lines!?!
http://www.tahoebackcountry.net/skiing/default.htm
WHO's IN???? for some BBQ, drinks, & thrashin some lines!?!
http://www.tahoebackcountry.net/skiing/default.htm
Was your buddy the one that passed away the day before christmas or christmas day? I heard about that, very sad
Sometimes my dad will hook it up with a squaw ticket for me, I will let ya know and maybe we can meet up.
10-11-2009, 08:08 AM
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swisherking, i know the Hudsons rather well. I am pretty sure i know who you buddie was....
and yes, i am in foir bbq etc... that is how all my snomo buddies fly.
Danielle, i used to get bored every now and again. but as you said, its skiing at that point, and i loved the workout you could get.
and shane passing is still a hard one for me. he was such a pioneer and yet one of the goofiest mf'ers i ever hung out with. his off camera antics (and family guy antics) are moments i treasure with all my heart....reminds me to live each day like its my last...
and get those tix from ur dad. i have some ins too, i just need to know a few days in advance...
josh
josh
and yes, i am in foir bbq etc... that is how all my snomo buddies fly.
Danielle, i used to get bored every now and again. but as you said, its skiing at that point, and i loved the workout you could get.
and shane passing is still a hard one for me. he was such a pioneer and yet one of the goofiest mf'ers i ever hung out with. his off camera antics (and family guy antics) are moments i treasure with all my heart....reminds me to live each day like its my last...
and get those tix from ur dad. i have some ins too, i just need to know a few days in advance...
josh
josh
10-11-2009, 08:33 PM
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10-15-2009, 09:06 PM
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I don't know a good boot fitter in the bay, but in Truckee there is Cosmo's Footwerks on Palisades (next to 7-11 on hwy 267). My dad and older brother go there for boot fitting.
I have always had my boots fit by Reggie, who I think still works at the villiage ski shop at Sugar Bowl, but not sure if he's there anymore.
I have always had my boots fit by Reggie, who I think still works at the villiage ski shop at Sugar Bowl, but not sure if he's there anymore.
10-16-2009, 08:54 AM
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Theo -
I know a guy named Mike, up at Nstar. He works in Elite Feet and is also the Armada rep for the greater Tahoe area. He is solid and knows how to fit a boot very well! I had custom footbeds made by him. Here is a link below. Fyi, tell him Chris sent you and you might get a discount.
http://www.northstarattahoe.com/info...elite_feet.asp
-Chris
I know a guy named Mike, up at Nstar. He works in Elite Feet and is also the Armada rep for the greater Tahoe area. He is solid and knows how to fit a boot very well! I had custom footbeds made by him. Here is a link below. Fyi, tell him Chris sent you and you might get a discount.
http://www.northstarattahoe.com/info...elite_feet.asp
-Chris
10-16-2009, 12:53 PM
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Its all sliding down huge mountains on planks of wood. I prefer two of them. Plus, I can go faster, go bigger, go farther back, traverse huge backcountry lines better, spin faster, and I dont have to worry about flat spots on the mountain cause I can skate, and I have poles!
Skiing FTW.
Skiing FTW.