How's your jones?

[sLoPeS]

just threw the box on top of the subie, snow-making to start this week, cold temps, natural snow....yea its getting ridiculously high. the thought of making turns in like 5 days is really starting to set in. lets get this season going!

 

[gmcunni]

picked up new (used) skis, poles and boots for my 10YO daughter @ playitagain sports last week. got son new boots today @ the suburban sports sale where they had a rail jam going on and i walked around the shop looking at all the gear. wife has agreed to discuss a trip to CO this winter so we're shopping for reasonable airfare and lodging.. jones'n pretty bad right now.

 

[bvibert]

Forum went 'blue' this morning, and there's a freeze warning for tonight, might get down into the mid 20's around here! Jones raising even a little more!

 

[riverc0il]

Just got back from watching Wild Stallions at Suburban Sports where they also had a Ski Sundown rail jam going on. Definitely upped the jones!

I saw the PSU showing this past Tuesday and tossed a review up on my web site. It upped my Jones a little bit. I think I was already close to a high Jones though so it did not up it as much. The Jay and Smuggs BC powder got my juices going but overall I did not leave the theatre drooling.

 

[RootDKJ]

Oh, I get that too! "Ugh, snow....well, at least you must be happy..."

Yeah I get that also. I'm actually really excited for this season.

For the past 3 years, big snowstorms have been a bit of a double-edged sword for me because my company requires that I get our data centers staffed up with extra personnel. Generally, this is pretty easy to do, because it's one of the few times we offer the techs unlimited OT for the duration of the storm. I'd get 2-3 people to staff up our main DC, then 1-2 for the two next biggest ones. Then if more people still wanted OT, I'd staff the 1 person in each of the smaller ones until I ran out of volunteers or DC's to man (I ran 10 of them).

Now that I'm no longer doing engineering operations, and I'm only doing engineering design, I do not have to worry about making sure I have enough people available. I'm pretty stoked for that.

Oh yeah, seeing the forum go back to blue helps a lot.

 

[neil]

For me it's terrible. I blew the dust off my snowboard and boots yesterday. Had to try the boots on and it felt really good.

It's sad

 

[riverc0il]

This bumped the Jones up:
http://vimeo.com/6963239

That is better than the Meatheads for quality powder and BC skiing.

 

[mikestaple]

Up to about an 8. Watching the Pats play the Broncos in Denver. Coming out of a commercial, they showed folks skiing at Loveland or Araphoe Basin.

 

[bvibert]

This bumped the Jones up:
http://vimeo.com/6963239

That is better than the Meatheads for quality powder and BC skiing.

Nice pow stoke!

 

[Geoff]

I had my old custom liners in my new shells at the ski shop today checking alignment. Putting your ski boots on bumps the Jones factor up a notch. I picked up my Colorado Pass last Thursday in Denver. I'm dragging gear out there next Monday. I had my hands on 3 different pairs of Salomon X-Wing Furys today. The new pair that I picked up from the shop; my last year's best pair I dropped to get tuned so I can drag them to Colorado; and my totally trashed rock boards I also dropped to get tuned. I figure my Kmart season pass will probably show up in the mail tomorrow.

I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to bother with the A-Basin white ribbon of death next week. I'm flying Southwest so I can change to a later flight and ski for a few hours on Friday morning. I guess I'll wait until Sunday to decide. The opening schedule at Kmart might be clearer by then.

 

[Greg]

Getting up there. I have this feeling like the ski season is sneaking up on me though. I guess that's a good thing!

 

[boston_e]

I'm jonseing bad! Psyched to ski!

 

[sLoPeS]

its bad, real bad. im so excited though that its ok. itll happen. tomorrow? wednesday? thursday? just gonna see what happens. ski gear is ready. rock skis are in the box. come on mother nature!.....and killington snowmakers!

 

[riverc0il]

I am starting to prep all my gear. Seeing what still is solid and what needs replacing. Gathering all the loose ends and getting all the base layers organized and seeing what is missing or misplaced. Getting my winter car junk ready to go as well. Car inspection is likely next week so by the next Friday I should be in 100% "ready" mode.

 

[bvibert]

You guys that are getting gear ready in anticipation of skiing soon are really upping the jones while simultaneously really making me angry with jealousy...

I'm also getting a bit worried as I realize that I'm in horrible shape and not nearly ready for the season to start. I better get my ass into gear!

 

[severine]

Mine is pretty low. I think part of it is that I know I won't get many days on the snow this winter so I'm not as excited as usual. Another part is that, like Brian, I am horribly out of shape for the season. I need more time!

I really want to get out on the snow again but I'm not ready yet.

 

[Greg]

Suddenly through the roof. Just proposed my first ski outing in T&E...

 

[ta&idaho]

Switched out the summer clothes and gear for their winter equivalents this weekend (we live in a small apartment and have to juggle our storage seasonally). Getting excited...

 

[BackLoafRiver]

Mine is in full force. Seeing this helped:

http://www.sugarloaf.com/TheMountain/DailyReport/index.html

Gimme.

 

[wa-loaf]

Mine is in full force. Seeing this helped:

http://www.sugarloaf.com/TheMountain/DailyReport/index.html

Gimme.

Just tried to check out the loaf webcam. It wouldn't let me on. Too many clients! :lol: