Who Will Be The King of Spring 2012

MadPatSki said:

Who knew that we raced against each other? The only I didn't race was in 1992 and it was raining. GPetrics was there a few of those years also.

1992: too late to register.
1993: cold, rain, SS was cut in so many pieces with a long walk in the middle. Course was set past the bottom pitch.
1994
1995
1996
1997 - wife did it pregnant by a couple months.

One of those years, it was so foggy - it might have been 1996 (based on non-pics in my albums). You couldn't see nothing. I remember the starter saying to take it easy, don't go to fast (as it wasn't really groomed either).

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snowmonster said:

This just in: it's snowing at a good clip at Jay Peak right now. They have pics on Facebook.

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JimG. said:

Frozen groomers all weekend...King of Spring?

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snowmonster said:

You folks can argue about this whole King of Spring thing while I go skiing.=)

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kingdom-tele said:

Push piles of pow all weekend... Master of the Obvious?

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snowmonster said:

You folks can argue about this whole King of Spring thing while I go skiing.=)

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kingdom-tele said:

just f#$cking with ya JimG.

wind is honking with this one. maybe by the 10 opening it will have calmed down.

gonna be a pretty chilly BBQ

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JimG. said:

Those years were the heyday of the triathlon too...Ski, MTB, Run.

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MadPatSki said:

I believe the triathlon started in the mid-1990s on Memorial Day weekend.

I started skiing K in late May 1984 and couldn't find any to share the ride and cost for June. They managed a super late June closing (not as late has June 22, 1997), the next year they just barely managed it. That was in the K Peak days.

It took a them a few season before making it to June again as they had moved Spring operations to the 'new' widen Superstar trail around 1988. 1992 was the first occasion and I've started a TR for that day almost 20 years ago. :-o

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kingdom-tele said:

just f#$cking with ya JimG.

wind is honking with this one. maybe by the 10 opening it will have calmed down.

gonna be a pretty chilly BBQ

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JimG. said:

Triathlon started early 90's I'm pretty sure...I remember the first one I was in attendance for was in 1992.

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Cornhead said:

Just got off the phone with Jay, 8:30 opening. I sure hope the wind doesn't keep the triple from spinning.

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snowmonster said:

Huh? Saw this too on the FIS Facebook page. Just two minutes ago they said this: "‎10 am. You were right! New post coming up soon this one to be deleted. "

Which one is which? Big difference between starting the drive at 6 am or 4 am.

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JimG. said:

Wish I could justify to myself that I should go this weekend...7 hours each way for limited terrain and few if any bumps just doesn't add up in my mind. Even if they didn't groom the bumps would be hard as rocks.

Hopefully I can drown my sorrows with a few nice trout; gonna hit my local hotspot for some fly fishing.

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