How's your jones?

[WJenness]

Mine is climbing...

It was cooler this weekend which made me think about it... A friend from the UK was over and he was telling some stories about some crazy trips he had out west (CO), he dropped the invite for me to come out and stay at his family's place at Aspen sometime this winter, my buddy with the condo at SR was talking about getting new furniture for the place up there... My gf was talking about wanting to be out skiing over the weekend... It seems it's all around me, just a bit out of reach... I give myself another 2 or 3 weeks before I'm jumping out of my skin...

Gotta get some boots before the season kicks off... and maybe some new sticks too...

-w

 

[Geoff]

I look out my window and see a lush green Superstar and Ovation. That's about as deflating as Roseanne Barr nude photos. My Jones Meter will be around zero until Loveland and A-Basin crank up their snowmaking systems. Ask me again in 60 days. It looks like my travel pattern will put me in Denver frequently so I'll likely grab an October day.

A shot I took of Loveland in October:

 

[RootDKJ]

I think I've finally tapered off last season ending, so I'm kinda at a low right now. Here's how I'd graph it.
April - 10
May - 10
June - 9
July - 7
August - 5

Once school starts back up next month, I expect a jump to a 6 and it will only climb higher as the leaves start to turn. Just last night, Mrs Root had mentioned to me how fast the summer is going by.

 

[Vortex]

Getting there I took 4 pair of boards and a snowboard to get ready for the season at ski fanatics yesterday. 1st step. Mrs looked at a couple of ski outfits. Labor day is the real start for me. 1st non pass dollars spend on the 09/10 season,

 

[mondeo]

Starting to tick back up again. I'll say one thing, 6 hours of skiing is a lot more interesting than 6 hours on a bike. And less painful in the crotch.

Greg Stump 4 pack may get here as early as tomorrow, and hopefully Children of Winter gets on Netflix sometime soon. Watched Playground and Off the Grid in the last week. That'll help things along.

 

[Warp Daddy]

Jones is high for life and getting back behind the wheel and starting conditioning after my recent speedbump.

Skiing jones will come a bit later but still WANT to do it badly, but first things first

 

[snafu]

My jones has gone to 11 in the past couple weeks, causing much daydreaming along with reading and rereading posts here and on other forums. I am really trying to enjoy summer but I am bordering on obsessive:-o...I just hope all this precip we are getting now is not taking away from what we can expect this upcoming season...

 

[Riverskier]

Pretty much a 10 from closing day to opening day. I have a happy and balanced life year round, but I am just not a fan of summer, and I never stop thinking obout skiing. Of course the jones is off the charts come October when the temps start dropping, and I start watching every forecast I can find looking for snowmaking windows.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Adding new gear, brought the Prophet/Dukes into REI last week for mounting, checking out a pair of Lhasa Pow 186's to add to the ol quiver, some of the trees in the yard are slowly starting to shed their leaves like my Sandalwoods and weeping willows. Squirrels are mad busy getting thier winter nuts stored away. Signs, signs, everywhere are signs...... Stoke is simmering around 4.8. Gonna head over to my "hill" and start doing some legwork next week, basically dry bump runs in hiking boots with poles. Wondering if this Swine flu issue is going to rise to a level of hysteria this winter.

 

[Greg]

Pretty minimal. Still just enjoying the time on the bike. Again, this summer the mountain bike has filled a major void. Two summers ago, and I was thinking about skiing all the time and the jones was rough. I've also been practicing guitar a lot, work has been busy, and been having a fun summer with the kids. Just too busy to get all that depressed about the off season.

 

[Greg]

I'll say one thing, 6 hours of skiing is a lot more interesting than 6 hours on a bike. And less painful in the crotch.

Shoulda bought a mountain bike. MTB is at least as interesting as skiing, perhaps more so. Your mind is always active with the trail, terrain, features ahead of you. I can't see road riding being anywhere near as fun.

Can't help you on the crotch pain though.

 

[mondeo]

Shoulda bought a mountain bike. MTB is at least as interesting as skiing, perhaps more so. Your mind is always active with the trail, terrain, features ahead of you. I can't see road riding being anywhere near as fun.

Can't help you on the crotch pain though.

Tradeoffs, though. I ride my bike to work some days when it's not raining (3 so far this year :-?,) I just step out the door and onto the bike, and it's pretty relaxing. Plus it has its own fun parts, I've hit 53 mph downhill, and I gotta figure dodging crappy pavement is good preparation for MTB. I'll get a MTB next year, but it'll probably be mostly a weekend thing. Summer is my cut down on driving season, and the additional 20 minutes in the car just to get to trails will be an issue after work if I want to go somewhere other than Case (partially depending on where I'm actually living, of course.)

 

[deadheadskier]

Jones is minimal right now. Once I get back from a week in St. Thomas in early October, then it will switch into high gear.

 

[PomfretPlunge]

Jones was 11+ thru June.

Got wayyy hooked on learning mogul technique. I thought this was going to be impossible without snow.

But actually I've discovered several ways to keep learning mogul body position, muscle memory & cardio over the summer:
1) Pool drill for bump turns -- water supports upper body & allows you to train body position, knee angles & fast timing for extension. Swimming sprints create effort like mogul cardio
2) Mini-trampoline (Walmart 36" model) gives an elastic bounce similar to ski tips bending to absorb mogul. Allows training of explosive A&E, also cardio, mini-air
3) Jogging with ski poles allows you to isolate hands and get quiet hands, proper planting on backside, and off-hand drive
4) Barefoot running (yep!) -- just discovered this one -- teaches hips forward & foot containment

I think my body has actually learned as much bump technique this summer as during the ski season. Building on the stuff I learned by skiing with CJ from the mogul board and hitting the ML camp at SB.

Has reeellly helped da jones a lot

Peace
Plunge

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Pretty bad..better that in many years past as I've been playing online poker alot..including 19 hours on Saturday..

 

[ERJ-145CA]

Pretty low right now, I'm mostly looking forward to my trip to LBI in 9 days, after my shore vacation it usually ramps up pretty high. In a couple of weeks the jones will be a 10.

 

[andyzee]

Cape Cod Labor day weekend, after that have to start thinking about some premo hiking in the Adirondacks. I think once I spot the first bit of snow up there, the jones will start kicking in. Other then that, happy with the summer season and the prospect of getting into the fall foliage thingee.

 

[Greg]

Tradeoffs, though. I ride my bike to work some days when it's not raining (3 so far this year :-?,) I just step out the door and onto the bike, and it's pretty relaxing. Plus it has its own fun parts, I've hit 53 mph downhill, and I gotta figure dodging crappy pavement is good preparation for MTB. I'll get a MTB next year, but it'll probably be mostly a weekend thing. Summer is my cut down on driving season, and the additional 20 minutes in the car just to get to trails will be an issue after work if I want to go somewhere other than Case (partially depending on where I'm actually living, of course.)

A lot of roadies mention the out the door aspect as a big draw. I get that, but loading the gear and the short drive time to the trail heads is really no big deal. Actually just another parallel to skiing. Still I definitely wish I had an out the door option, but the 20 minutes to Burlington still isn't bad. I just enjoy having great MTBing in my own state. Big vertical or big snow for skiing requires a several hour drive as you know.

 

[Puck it]

Real Bad! Real Bad! Can you hook me up? I need a fix!!!!!!!!!

 

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