Alpine Zone Ski Racing Team

[billski]

I'll have to look into it more. Never realized that was an option. This year we have reached our 7 member goal. I appreciate the offer though.

Your not the 1st person to mention the 16 pages issue. I'll talk to the other Mods and maybe just lock this thread and use the Trips and events for the rest of the year. (good point)

It took me almost 7 months to get this to work so it dragged a bit.


Any chance we have top get more people involved and teams together I'm in favor of.


I really like the info. I'll ask the Pats guy for a bit of info next week. I tortured him enough this week.

Bob,
Let's just start a "B Team". It can include people like me who are "from away" or shall I say, "distance skiers". If it grows to critical mass, we're all set. If not, we've nothing to lose. That way AZ gets the "credit", and gets more people involved...

Otherwise, people like me (and I know I'm not the only one) will have no friends and family team.

I'm not suprised it took so long to put together - you started in July. I used to run a large ski club. I could never get people's interest until the snow flies. Teams were worse. It wasn't until the week before we would acheive critical mass.


Only one string attached - put it on a new message thread (pun intended), so you can do a "bump" and get in everyone's face again.

 

[Vortex]

Part of the issue also is I paid our entrance fee out of my pocket until all the money came in to do it at a specific MTN. (no member paid slowly or was a problem)
When you are face to face and have a history with folks it goes easier. We are a friendly on line community, but meeting strangers and getting them to hang together is sometimes a difficult, but a rewarding process.
I knew Ga2ski(from Sunday Rivers Board) who was very helpful and worked to get members. I really started working on this really last season with TB and ChileMass before I was even a Mod. Part of why I am one know is due to this event.
When I have a chance I'll look into it more.
If you want to take the ball and run great. I have yet to talk to the other mods. I will today and get back to you.

My premis to do this originally was to get skiers and riders out hanging together as a group. I had never considered just having us a race as seperate people then grouping them later.
I live in a non computer world. Hang with me a bit. I'll work on it.

 

[billski]

beer league

Part of the issue also is I paid our entrance fee out of my pocket until all the money came in to do it at a specific MTN. (no member paid slowly or was a problem)
When you are face to face and have a history with folks it goes easier. We are a friendly on line community, but meeting strangers and getting them to hang together is sometimes a difficult, but a rewarding process.
I knew Ga2ski(from Sunday Rivers Board) who was very helpful and worked to get members. I really started working on this really last season with TB and ChileMass before I was even a Mod. Part of why I am one know is due to this event.
When I have a chance I'll look into it more.
If you want to take the ball and run great. I have yet to talk to the other mods. I will today and get back to you.

My premis to do this originally was to get skiers and riders out hanging together as a group. I had never considered just having us a race as seperate people then grouping them later.
I live in a non computer world. Hang with me a bit. I'll work on it.

Bob,
You signed up for a "beer league", with the prepays and commitments. I'm very familiar with that process having done this in a past life for several teams.

I wholeheartedly agree that the camraderie is a big part of the experience; I certainly greatly enjoyed that part, and I always encourage people to do that.

The challenge we have with "virtual" internet communities is that most of a forum contains people from all over: western NY, CT, BOS, NNE and those with schedules that just don't permit such a commitment and inclusive of all ages. I would argue that camraderie develops in online forums as well.

So, with your sanctioning, I'll go ahead and setup an AZ "Virtual" team. This is not intended to distract from the "physical" teams that actually race together. Teams morph over the years too.

Get people hooked on racing, even pickup-NASTAR as I call it, you'll have more people who feel confident to join the "AZ Team".

I would like to post (at least intially) in this topic rather than events - I suspect this topic gets the most viewers.

Thanks!

 

[Vortex]

pm sent.

 

[Vortex]

This thread got a little to big. View us on the trips and events and trip reports folder. This is locked. thankx for your support. Take a look at the new thread about mulpiple Az Nastar locations and work with billski.

 

[Greg]

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