Ski Sundown - 2/22/08 (Afternoon and Night)

[Greg]

I sent this Email to Chris Sullivan:

Hi Chris - I skied Temptor from about 3:30 pm until closing yesterday. All I have to say is, WOW! Perfect timing with the new snow. Those moguls are beautiful.

One suggestion - put another sign down at the Temptor/Nor'easter merge. I encountered a few people that came through the Temptor flats and then were a bit forlorn to see those big ole bumps on the Temptor headwall. You might even want to include something like "Advanced skiing only beyond this point". I know Sundown is still primarily a feeder hill and you don't want to scare anybody, but quite honestly, those bumps on that pitch is a legitimate challenge, especially if/when they get icy.

I should also mention that I noticed several people giggling and grinning ear to ear before and after that run. Quite honestly, yesterday was some of the most enjoyable skiing I've ever done south of Vermont. You guys should be proud. That is going to be a great run for the mogul comp. Again, great job.

I would encourage everybody that enjoyed/will enjoy the bumps to express some positive feedback.

customerservice@skisundown.com

I'm sure there are more folks that are quick to complain than there are those that take the time to give some praise, especially when it comes to moguls.

[Greg]

Originally Posted by Grassi21

The only bad part of the night was when that big bully Marc broke the brake on me ski and then laughed at me. Scars run deep....

Keep your skis ON! Especially around Marc.

Originally Posted by MRGisevil

I will certainly have to show up on the 16th and play AZ Camera girl for the day. The....spanish... That was an interesting end

You're definitely hired to film and edit a vid for the comp. That would be cool if you grabbed footage of the AZers in the event. Yeah, the ending of that song is weird. I heard that on an alternative channel on my satellite radio on the way home last night so I decided to use it.

Originally Posted by Grassi21

i luv my face plant in greg's vid. i thought i was going to recover for a second and then wham.

Like I said in a PM, it's good that you're falling forward, and not back...

Originally Posted by Beetlenut

Had a great time as usual, and not too sore today, just lower back.

Mogul back. Oof. I got it too.

Check out Beetle starting at 1:18 in Marge's vid. He doesn't let the lack of a bump dictate his turns. He keeps the consistent short turns through there regardless. That, right there, is good skiing.

Originally Posted by bvibert

I'm freaking beat today. My body just kept automatically hitting the snooze button this morning and I woke up at 5:50am, which was 10 minutes before I wanted to be at work.. I still made it there by 6:30am which wasn't too bad. I was dragging pretty good today and didn't even attempt to ski after my shift even though I probably could have made it work. (the crazy big crowds were a big deterrent too )

Abby and I saw you at Lift 1 at about 3 pm today. Of course, we only did one run from the top. She was in a foul mood and was freaking out over anything with slight pitch. Not like her. I think the snow consistency (the powder was very tacky today) threw her off. I'm spent too and was in no mood to negotiate. The crowd was unreal today (a good thing for the mountain....) so we split after only an hour or so.

[deadheadskier]

Originally Posted by MRGisevil

Ha, couldn't be helped. I shouldn't have had that coffee last night, ended up getting 2 hours of sleep. Youtube:



I'm a little annoyed because some of the fun timing stuff I did got skewed on youtube, so the timing is a bit off

You'll also note that that last run we did where I filmed every one isn't in here. That's because Randi the super genius forgot to hit the "start" button. Nice.

Sorry guys..

Pretty funny

While you watch your vid, which is great BTW, your storm troop avatar seems to be thrusting along to the beat.

[Mikey1]

Nice work on the video guys. It was a lot of fun,especially meeting some other AZ'ers. Looking forward to many more sessions on Temptor this season!

[Beetlenut]

Well, after looking at the videos many times, and finally finding myself among all the good bumpers, I gotta say, man have I learned a few things that I can work on. Finally have some ideas of things to fix to get me out of the back seat. Until being able to watch the video frame by frame, I would have never known what to start to change/fix. What a great tool to get better!

Thanks again Greg and Marge for the invaluable footage!

[2knees]

i cant get the image of those bumps out of my head. i feel anxious and restless. they look better then any bumps i've skied this year except the great seeded lines at okemo. you guys suck. those videos suck. i suck. everyone sucks!!!!!!!!

seriously great great job.


Grassi, here's one tip for ya. try to keep those shoulders a little more square to the fall line, it'll keep you from sliding out as much.

[Beetlenut]

Originally Posted by 2knees

i cant get the image of those bumps out of my head.

Well you had your chance!.....

[Grassi21]

Originally Posted by 2knees

i cant get the image of those bumps out of my head. i feel anxious and restless. they look better then any bumps i've skied this year except the great seeded lines at okemo. you guys suck. those videos suck. i suck. everyone sucks!!!!!!!!

seriously great great job.


Grassi, here's one tip for ya. try to keep those shoulders a little more square to the fall line, it'll keep you from sliding out as much.

i agree. that was the last run of the night but i was doing it on my earlier runs too. lots to work on. having fun doing it. i took that face plant in honor of you. with you MIA on friday i had to fill in.

[bvibert]

Originally Posted by Greg

Abby and I saw you at Lift 1 at about 3 pm today. Of course, we only did one run from the top. She was in a foul mood and was freaking out over anything with slight pitch. Not like her. I think the snow consistency (the powder was very tacky today) threw her off. I'm spent too and was in no mood to negotiate. The crowd was unreal today (a good thing for the mountain....) so we split after only an hour or so.

Yeah, the crowds were unreal on both Saturday and Sunday, I hope you guys didn't have to park too far away. It's too bad Abby wasn't really into it. Sorry I missed you guys...

[Marc]

So glad someone finally captured my pathetic 180 on film.