New Member Introductions Thread

Welcome Skibum_dan! Sounds like you'll fit in fine here. Lots of other Meathead fans here.

newbie

I like backpacking, mountaineering, mt biking, etc. etc.

Glad to be here.

krissydog said:

I like backpacking, mountaineering, mt biking, etc. etc.

Glad to be here.

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Welcome to the forums!

Well, even though I joined way back in 2003, I only posted once then forgot about the forum entirely.

My nick is short for Feldmarschal, German for field marshal, and is the nick I've used since my AOL days years ago, when AOL screen names were limited to 10 characters. My interests are hiking, skiing, computers, gaming (board and RPGs) and writing.

I'm married and am the father of a 5 year old boy with autism spectrum disorder who also likes to tramp around the woods. By day, I work as a software engineer for a multinational corporation. In my free time, I host and moderate a sci-fi forum of Farscape and general sci-fi fans called Barscape, host and code a web site for the Tewksbury Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SpedPAC), and write fiction of various genres.

Oh, and I like to hike when I can. I also like downhill skiing, but haven't had a chance to go after my son was born. Of the two, I prefer hiking.

Thanks for the intro feldmrschl. Welcome back!

Hello everyone! I just moved out east from SLC, UT. I love snowboarding, boardercross especially. I love to longboard when there's no snow. I live in NYC and I'm starting to miss the mountains. A LOT! But, there'll be great riding back here.

Welcome to the forums doxastic. What made you move East, work?

School. I tried to talk them into moving it to SLC, UT. But, they wouldn't do it. I even told them about how good the snow is and everything.

doxastic said:

School. I tried to talk them into moving it to SLC, UT. But, they wouldn't do it. I even told them about how good the snow is and everything.

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Some people just don't know what's good for them.

Hi to all, hope to get to know a few of you, I will be coming to the U,S in feb, 07 going to Killington, hope to have a great holiday and make some new friends along the way, and some great times on the hill boardin and some even better times after the hill fun,

I'm Glyn, 43 going on 18 haha when i get a board on!
Cheers, hope to hear from anyone who might be up for a laugh and a get together feb 6-16

bye for now Noodles,

noodles said:

Hi to all, hope to get to know a few of you, I will be coming to the U,S in feb, 07 going to Killington, hope to have a great holiday and make some new friends along the way, and some great times on the hill boardin and some even better times after the hill fun,

I'm Glyn, 43 going on 18 haha when i get a board on!
Cheers, hope to hear from anyone who might be up for a laugh and a get together feb 6-16

bye for now Noodles,

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Welcome to the boards, 'mate.

I was in Scotland for a year...studied at St. Andrews. Did some dry skiing, but am glad to be back in the mountains of VT. Definitely keep us posted about your trip. Many folks in here are Killington regulars.

mad-snow-boarder

Yo dude's Im not to good at an intro, so here goes lol.
Im in killington first time Jan 6th at 9pm. from sunny bermuda working at the moment but live in Scotland I'm 44 and like a laugh. I'm here to board I have done europe for the the last 20years skiing and boarding for the last 10 years board's only. What is it like there am i the oldest boarder on the mountain, I know I am not the worsed? so you young boys pick me up when i fall lol, and thow the snow up at me if I do. Hay dudes I am there for a good time hope it lives up to europe. Ho yes is there a 30 s club there?:flame: so i know where not to go :wink: later dudes long way off now. "I may not always be perfect but i am always me. life is too short ...so kiss slowly.. laugh insanely ... love truly ... and forgive quickly ."
Point it down
john

Welcome to the forums mad-snow-boarder! How long are you going to be in the States for?

FNG (Freakin New Guy)

Hey everybody,

I'm Mike, I am 20 years old and I have skiied for 17 of those 20 years. Anyone from around Milton? I grew up there, so I went to blue hills quite often. I was an avvid skiier, but I have only been able to go on 1 ski trip in the last 3 years, that was December of 04' and it was 20 below, so it SUCKED!!! But besides the recent lapses in skiing, I have skiied at pretty much every mountain in New England (notice I said mountain, not hill, so that excludes pretty much all the "resorts" in mass). Killington is my favorite, followed close by Mount Snow.

I've tried snowboarding, but I wasn't very good at it, and I am too impatient and I don't like the bunny slopes so I went back to skiing.

I love moguls, even though I am not very good at going through them fast. Devils fiddle is up there as one of my favorite trails. Anyones else enjoy that trail?

I still have straight ski's, I never cared for the shaped ones.

After high school, I joined the Marines. I was stationed at Pendleton, and then I got sent to Fallujah, Iraq, which is where I am now. Yes they have internet, and they loosened up the restrictions, so now I can access this site. I want to keep informed on whats happening at the ski resorts in New England, because I plan on skiing there when I come home on leave.

I am supposed to leave here in a few months, and go back to Camp Pendleton (which is in California) I am hoping to make a trip to Bear and Mammoth Mountain, those are really the only ski resorts than are even somewhat close to where I am stationed. Anyone skiied there before?

Welcome to the forums llamborghinii. Thanks for everything you are doing for us over there right now! Stay safe, these hills will be here when you get back!

Hey ya'll... I frequent Huntermtn.net under a different alias, but here's my scoop.. 32, just bought a house in Northwestern NJ -15 mins from Mountain creek with my fiance and 2 schnauzers. Been skiing only a couple years and mostly at Hunter. We've previously been in a share house - but with our upcoming wedding and new home, we're stuck in NJ this winter - other than day trips to visit our Hunter friends. We'll get some turns in at Mountain Creek - so if anyone's up in these parts - please let me know!

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Hey ya'll... I frequent Huntermtn.net under a different alias, but here's my scoop.. 32, just bought a house in Northwestern NJ -15 mins from Mountain creek with my fiance and 2 schnauzers. Been skiing only a couple years and mostly at Hunter. We've previously been in a share house - but with our upcoming wedding and new home, we're stuck in NJ this winter - other than day trips to visit our Hunter friends. We'll get some turns in at Mountain Creek - so if anyone's up in these parts - please let me know!

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Is that you chrissymonkey?

Welcome aboard regardless!

Yes - the one and only!

NJchick said:

We'll get some turns in at Mountain Creek - so if anyone's up in these parts - please let me know!

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Not to be too negative...but that'll never happen

Brettski said:

Not to be too negative...but that'll never happen

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I figured as much, but it was still worth a shot.