bear mountain mogul challenge

[skinh]

agree with blanton

For us, part of the attraction is seeing so many awesome bump skiers. And, like he says, the more standouts that are there, the more that the comp. attracts. That's cool that he and others traveled so far to attend. The more competitors attracted, the better the party. Sure, my kids would have like to have finished higher, but they too had a blast watching the best of the best. They also figured out what they have to improve on if they want to place higher next year. But mainly, it's all about the FUN, which is what we had.

 

[2knees]

I didnt read any complaining in what people have said, just commentary and opinion. I did it cause i always wanted to but never had the sack for it. I know i'll be back next year and I will not get as psyched out as I was this year. Personally, the talent at the top has no bearing on whether or not i want to enter as I have no illusions of ever coming close to winning it. I may not have been one of the "REAL" skiers there, but it was fun and i'm glad I finally entered.

 

[mondeo]

First off, MQ had a really good run Sunday. Was neck and neck with the eventual second place finisher right down to the second kicker. And Blanton had an impressive qualification effort on a broken ski. Welcome to the site.

I don't think anyone has too much of a problem with most of the former USSA guys competing, it's more that technically DBS could come down because he isn't a USSA member (as he's not American.) Chelsea Marshall won the women's last year, allowed because she's an alpine USSA member, not a freestyle member. She's a friggin' 2010 Olympian, but allowed to compete? I don't care what discipline, that's not an amateur competition at that point. But nobody really says anything about moguler6, Joe, Frendel, Beauregard, etc. It's that very recent Nor-Am competitors and current coaches are competing. It's supposed to be an amateur competition, and at that point you're bending the rules quite a bit. Maybe you put a cooldown period in place for USSA members. 15 years for WC, 5-10 for NorAms, 2-3 for USSA A members. Something in place to allow them to get a little rust, move them towards weekend warrior status.

 

[deadheadskier]

15 years for WC

Somebody give Nelson Carmichael and Edgar Grospiron a call. Would love to see those two cats competing next year.

 

[2knees]

Somebody give Nelson Carmichael and Edgar Grospiron a call. Would love to see those two cats competing next year.

Desovich.

 

[Blanton]

Quick edit of practice and singles... enjoy

 

[frankm938]

There seems to be an awful lot of complaining on here about good skiers entering the contest. The fact that there are REAL skiers in this contest is the reason my buddies and I drove all the way from Ohio to compete. We drove 8 hours passed a very fun "Spring Bump Bash" because we wanted a challenging course and tough field. Did any of us place... no, however we did make the second day and also qualified higher than quite of few of the Killington regulars. I literally broke my ski in two on my run and had to ski something 13cm longer the following day. If I had won my first dual I was very pumped to ski against Filskov in the second round. I think it's pretty cool such world class skiers would want to ski a contest with "amatuers". Personaly, I hope there are a few more good skiers there next year as it adds credibility to the event, sport, and everyone involved.

As for the course, I felt it was challenging but very fun to ski. The score sheet stated it at 220m with a 23 degree pitch. After skiing it and watching my footage from last year it appears to be slightly shorter with more spaced bumps. The nature of the airs (and general ice) this year also prevented an air show that would have really seperated the pack.

I'll have a video up on my vimeo.com/joeriders page in the next few days (if not sooner).

Thanks to everyone who helped put the event on... it was a great time and plan to be back next year with more friends.

my idea would bring more "real" skiers to the comp. all current and former ussa members compete in a pro category. the true amateurs can compete against each other to find out who the best amateur skier is. if an amateur wants to try to compete against the pros, then go for it.

 

[jarrodski]

motorhead... i like this guy

 

[bvibert]

Quick edit of practice and singles... enjoy

Nice, thanks for posting that. Looks like a lot of people were having trouble with the landing on the upper kicker.

Welcome to AlpineZone!

 

[Black Phantom]

There seems to be an awful lot of complaining on here about good skiers entering the contest. The fact that there are REAL skiers in this contest is the reason my buddies and I drove all the way from Ohio to compete. We drove 8 hours passed a very fun "Spring Bump Bash" because we wanted a challenging course and tough field. Did any of us place... no, however we did make the second day and also qualified higher than quite of few of the Killington regulars. I literally broke my ski in two on my run and had to ski something 13cm longer the following day. If I had won my first dual I was very pumped to ski against Filskov in the second round. I think it's pretty cool such world class skiers would want to ski a contest with "amatuers". Personaly, I hope there are a few more good skiers there next year as it adds credibility to the event, sport, and everyone involved.

As for the course, I felt it was challenging but very fun to ski. The score sheet stated it at 220m with a 23 degree pitch. After skiing it and watching my footage from last year it appears to be slightly shorter with more spaced bumps. The nature of the airs (and general ice) this year also prevented an air show that would have really seperated the pack.

I'll have a video up on my vimeo.com/joeriders page in the next few days (if not sooner).

Thanks to everyone who helped put the event on... it was a great time and plan to be back next year with more friends.

Right on!!!!

 

[Blanton]

First off, MQ had a really good run Sunday. Was neck and neck with the eventual second place finisher right down to the second kicker. And Blanton had an impressive qualification effort on a broken ski. Welcome to the site.

This is what I skied on Saturday.... I can't believe the heel piece stayed attached to the ski. :-o

 

[Black Phantom]

This is what I skied on Saturday.... I can't believe the heel piece stayed attached to the ski. :-o

Nice break.

 

[Skinny Skis]

Who still has some left in the ol' quads? I heard Sunday River's Bust & Burn is back on White Heat this year. Going back to the roots and not butting up against BMMC should draw some talent back to the heat, and coupled with the parrot head debauchery, I bet this will be a killer party. Stocking up on Advil. Got to go.

 

[Blanton]

Here are the duals from Sunday... first few my buddy shot (at least he skis better than he films).

 

[powbmps]

Here are the duals from Sunday... first few my buddy shot (at least he skis better than he films).

Nasty crash at 7:50. Impressive the other guy kept it together.

 

[madriverjack]

Nice video Blanton. The duals were great to watch on vimeo, I could only imagine how much fun it was to be there trailside. Next year I'm there for sure.