WWF-VT
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That confirms the accuracy of the max speed measurement for Ski Tracks !
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Killington Nov 17 2013 ... Springish... and now I can prove my speed
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That confirms the accuracy of the max speed measurement for Ski Tracks !
bdfreetuna
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Yeah of course you want to minimize chatter. I was just wondering if the people in this thread thinking they ski fast and I can't have even experienced it before.
High tuned GS/alpine skis are of course going to chatter less at speed than a pair of all mountain skis though.
St. Bear
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You don't even need to be going fast to get chatter. Just some flexible skis on hard conditions will do it.
This is my new favorite word. It belongs on a meme.
Tunaspeed!
Tunaspeed!
Ignore the people that take themselves to seriously. These kind of threads are what make forums so much fun. It's totally awesome and all in good jest. Hopefully you feel the same way
bdfreetuna
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Yeah I'm glad to provide a little entertainment. Saw that video last year. Ooof.. coulda been a lot worse though.
Thank God for the age of helmets.
Thank God for the age of helmets.
bdfreetuna
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Yeah I'm glad to provide a little entertainment. Saw that video last year. Ooof.. coulda been a lot worse though.
Thank God for the age of helmets.
Thank God for the age of helmets.
Puck it
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dlague
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I would sue the tree for jumping out like that!
steamboat1
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Believe me hitting a tree is no laughing matter. Hit one at Pico about 10 years ago. A few busted ribs & two broken wrists. Thankfully I wasn't going fast at the time. If I were I don't think I'd be here posting right now. It happens so fast you really don't have time to react.
dlague
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That's true! Yet how many here have arc'd a hard turn at good speed and thought - edges don't fail me now!
Puck it
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It was fun.
steamboat1
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I've never been a speed skier or liked racing, not that I ski slow. I prefer quick, short turns enjoying every vertical foot of the mountain, but I understand what you mean.
I guess you've never hugged a tree even at moderate speed.
Tree's still there, I say hello to it every time I ski Pico.
from_the_NEK
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:lol::lol::lol::lol: 
Trying to keep my shit together reading this thread! That was fun. For the record I have been radar gunned at Burke on Lower Warrens way from the CCC road down to where it starts to level out. I made two runs in the smooth fast and wet spring corn conditions. The first run I hit 57. I then stripped off my jacket to reduce drag. Second run I hit 63. I was in a full tuck. At that speed my non-racing helmet was being sucked off my head and stopping was somewhat dicey and difficult. I have MAY have approached those speeds a few other times on steeper sections of the mountain under ideal, but I guarantee I've never hit 70. 70 is plaid fast. Here is a video of me skiing Burke's Willoughby trail. On the section of Lower Willoughby starting around the 1:11 mark, I maybe hit 45. That seems to be closer to Tunaspeed :razz:. Anything over 60 is hauling ass and you need to reduce drag to do get there.
Trying to keep my shit together reading this thread! That was fun. For the record I have been radar gunned at Burke on Lower Warrens way from the CCC road down to where it starts to level out. I made two runs in the smooth fast and wet spring corn conditions. The first run I hit 57. I then stripped off my jacket to reduce drag. Second run I hit 63. I was in a full tuck. At that speed my non-racing helmet was being sucked off my head and stopping was somewhat dicey and difficult. I have MAY have approached those speeds a few other times on steeper sections of the mountain under ideal, but I guarantee I've never hit 70. 70 is plaid fast. Here is a video of me skiing Burke's Willoughby trail. On the section of Lower Willoughby starting around the 1:11 mark, I maybe hit 45. That seems to be closer to Tunaspeed :razz:. Anything over 60 is hauling ass and you need to reduce drag to do get there.
from_the_NEK
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I rewatched Tuna's Berkshire East video and I wouldn't put over 40 anywhere on that run. And yes I did mean 70+mph is "plaid" fast :grin:.
from_the_NEK
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Further analysis of the B.East video indicates a run length of about 3700'. Minnie Dole top to bottom with 400ft of extra length added to account for turning on skis. Divide that by the runtime of the video and you get an average of 27 mph. As far I as can tell the fastest speed on that run was near the bottom on the last pitch of the groomed Lower Minnie Dole. The 610 feet of that are covered in 10 seconds or 41 mph after doing the math :-D.
In my Willoughby trail video, I cover about 850’ in 13 seconds at my fastest section, or 44mph. I’m sure I’ve approached the 60mph on that trail with no one on it but I couldn’t go any faster due to wind drag. You can ask those that have skied with me and they will tell you that I ski pretty slow
In my Willoughby trail video, I cover about 850’ in 13 seconds at my fastest section, or 44mph. I’m sure I’ve approached the 60mph on that trail with no one on it but I couldn’t go any faster due to wind drag. You can ask those that have skied with me and they will tell you that I ski pretty slow
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from_the_NEK
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Now these guys are going fast.
I estimate I've cracked 55 on the lower half of Haines. I could have reached the 60 mark but the blind rollers in the bottom 3rd force some speed conservation. Since it is a closed course the guys above don't have to worry about that and they are in speed suits with racing skis reducing drag to a low value.
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