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  1. djspookman

    Pats racing 2-28-11 last race!

    Last race of the season for us Monday night, wasn't too bad, although we had 3 no-shows due to the weather and other stuff, so that kinda hurt us! Snow was weird from all the rain we had previously in the day, about 3" of "Hero-ish" snow that liked to grab you and toss your skis around...
  2. djspookman

    Pats Peak AZ Race Team 02/21/11 Week 8

    Conditions were FAST last night. Slick and fast. Reminded me that I need my edges tuned. Yellow had a couple nice hooks in it at gate 2 and 4. Green was great for my first run, got my best time on that one. Next week is the last week of racing, and it's looking like we won't make finals due...
  3. djspookman

    Pats Peak racing FINALS (3-5-09)

    Two words. YUMMY COOKIES! more later.....
  4. djspookman

    The Spooks go west to Meet the Slangevin's.. (Feb 26-28th)

    A-Basin and Loveland from February 26th thru the 28th. Sick snow was slayed all days, ending on a great bluebird day.. pics below explain it better. -First day was at A-Basin, snowing hard all day, visibility was crap, so we stuck to the Pali chair most of the day and hit the trees in there...
  5. djspookman

    Pats Peak corporate race league: Week 7 (2-16-09)

    Since no one else has written a TR.. here's mine.... ICE! We need more snow BADLY!! Seems as though most of us mere mortals on the team can't seem to edge on ice, I know, I'm one of them. Course got slick really fast. I liked how they set the gates, but I just couldn't get my skis to grab...
  6. djspookman

    Pats Peak corporate race league: Week 3 (1-19-09) CARNAGE NIGHT!!

    Week 3 started on MLK day, so the hoards were taking over Pats when Roark and I got there at 5. Ben had already beaten us there. We took a few warm up runs, and I ended up crashing pretty hard and landed my ribs on something in my pocket, probably bruising my ribs. UGH. This didn't prove to...
  7. djspookman

    Magic 12-21-08

    Date(s) Skied: December 21, 2008 Resort or Ski Area: Magic Conditions: Knee deep fluff w/ a "variable" base in places Trip Report: My friend Jack and I got to the base around 9, skinned up, took our time up top in the ski patrol hut, headed down Witch to Goniffs Glade. Witch was...
  8. djspookman

    MAGIFRIGGIN-TASTIC (Magic) 3-1-08

    Date(s) Skied: March 1, 2008 Resort or Ski Area: Magic Conditions: POW, Even more POW than yesterday. Trip Report: Today I finally got to see the true potential of my sumos today. They absolutely rock in the deep, they floated very nicely underfoot and kept me from drowning in the fluff...
  9. djspookman

    Magic 2-29-08 (my take)

    Date(s) Skied: February 29, 2008 Resort or Ski Area: MAGIC baby! Conditions: POW, packed pow, and groomed soft stuff Trip Report: Well, well, well.. where to begin. I cut out of work at noon with 3 other co-workers to get a sampling of the goods before the weekend crowds descended. We...
  10. djspookman

    Magic 12-16-07

    Date(s) Skied: December 16, 2007 Resort or Ski Area: Magic Conditions: Snowing, blowing snow, some sleet blowing around for that sandblaster effect Trip Report: Roark and I skinned up Lower Magic Carpet, just as another group was heading up Show Off. We decided to head up that way cause...
  11. djspookman

    Teardrop 4-7-07

    Date(s) Skied: April 7, 2007 Resort or Ski Area: Teardrop Trail, Mt. Mansfield Conditions: SWEET! A foot of fresh on top of a soft base Trip Report: Started skinning up the trail from the parking lot at 9 with my wife, brother, dog, and a couple of friends. We were all very happy to be...
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