Killington: Devil's Fiddle - will it see snowmaking this year?

[mondeo]

Feel free to continue thinking that I ski in the backseat. (even though in the fiddle clip, I was skiing very manky snow and had no other choice)

A little backseat to get some float is one thing, but the ski not being in contact with the snow for half the length of the ski is more than a little backseat.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

HighWayStar needs to take the perfect turn clinic..

 

[Greg]

Threads like this make me appreciate GSS more.

 

[RootDKJ]

Threads like this make me appreciate GSS more.

BAWHAHAHAHAHA

I wonder if HighwayStar is a big fan of carpooling?

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[snoseek]

The turns in that video seemed o.k. to me. Pretty fast and agressive for the trail and conditions no?

 

[Greg]

The turns in that video seemed o.k. to me. Pretty fast and agressive for the trail and conditions no?

Like I said very good skiing. Just not great skiing; certainly not worthy of the Highway Gnar chest thumping we constantly see.

 

[snoseek]

Like I said very good skiing. Just not great skiing; certainly not worthy of the Highway Gnar chest thumping we constantly see.

True, I'm sure there are many on this board that ski that more smoothly. Genious Christ would probably be a better username.

 

[deadheadskier]

Like I said very good skiing. Just not great skiing; certainly not worthy of the Highway Gnar chest thumping we constantly see.

You obviously don't know excellence when you see it.

I mean come on. You heard the camera man. 'Nice turns man' 'Nice turns'

you even commented on it

:lol:

 

[o3jeff]

Here is deeppurplefan's(who also put up that video) comment on youtube from 2 months ago:-D


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Just in case anybody hasn't figured it out yet, that's 2 feet of untracked, wet, melting natural snow. Very sticky. Trail is also very closed. The skier sits back as he passes the camera, to keep from being pitched on his face due to the slow snow.

 

[powbmps]

Here is deeppurplefan's(who also put up that video) comment on youtube from 2 months ago:-D


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Just in case anybody hasn't figured it out yet, that's 2 feet of untracked, wet, melting natural snow. Very sticky. Trail is also very closed. The skier sits back as he passes the camera, to keep from being pitched on his face due to the slow snow.

Alright, I'm calling out deeppurplefan for a measure-off.

Perception vs. Reality Clinic. 10:30, top of the Blipper Ship Quad.

 

[Newpylong]

Here is deeppurplefan's(who also put up that video) comment on youtube from 2 months ago:-D


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Just in case anybody hasn't figured it out yet, that's 2 feet of untracked, wet, melting natural snow. Very sticky. Trail is also very closed. The skier sits back as he passes the camera, to keep from being pitched on his face due to the slow snow.

Or, how about slowing it down and make some decent turns instead of getting in the back seat and attempting to arc GS turns on a trail that steep with rocks and crap snow. haha.

 

[deadheadskier]

Or, how about slowing it down and make some decent turns instead of getting in the back seat and attempting to arc GS turns on a trail that steep with rocks and crap snow. haha.

Highwaystar bail out on doing his proprietary Mandatory GS turns? blasphemy

 

[Euler]

Deep Purple fan is HighwayGnar right? The Highway Star is a song performed by Deep Purple so...

Anyway, I just needed to participate in this enlightened discussion.

Now I have. I feel better.

Monday I can ski again.

Maybe next year I'll find the $$ so I wont have blackout days and wont feel the need to get caught up in a thread like this.

That is all.

 

[Superbman]

I just don't see how this is going to work....you don't have skis. It is a ski-off afterall.

Did this battle go off yet?? Did that 'snap it's on' sundown showdown happen??? Just curious if these things every really come to fruition.

 

[mondeo]

Did this battle go off yet?? Did that 'snap it's on' sundown showdown happen??? Just curious if these things every really come to fruition.

What, and ruin HS's mystique of claiming to be better than Bode Miller, Johnny Mosley, and Glen Plake combined, and yet never actually providing evidence that he even skis?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

HighWayGnar is a claimer..lol

 

[icedtea]

highwaystar did not join us on this huckfest of a weekend.

 

[skiadikt]

back on topic ... skied the fiddle a couple times this weekend. good snow quality but lots of rock dodging. trail could really use some snowmaking just for a base. it's pretty obvious however at this point that k has no intention of blowing on it or vertigo (headwall and just below the crossover-otherwise fantastic). guess we'll have to wait 'til the next dump. to their credit they did give outer limits a good blow saturday>sunday-absolute velvet.

 

[newenglandskier1]

Alright, I rarely post on this board, but this thread is great. I really can't believe that HS thinks he's one of the best skiers at Killington on any given day. Try top 750. The turns really aren't that great, although there seemed to be plenty of weight on the DH ski. Conditions? You should be able to plow through that heavy sluff on any ski, except maybe race stock GS skis w/o going into the backseat. I Skiied this stuff for a few days straight at the Loaf and had no trouble leaning forward and feeling fairly aggressive. Because I am certainly not a regular here, you guys might think I'm pulling a Highway Star on you. Just take it for what it's worth.

 

[bvibert]

highwaystar did not join us on this huckfest of a weekend.

Really?!? I'm surprised!!