Ktown 2/28

[2knees]

saw alot of strange stuff yesterday not the least of which was a guy skiing down snowdon reading his laptop.

 

[Greg]

saw alot of strange stuff yesterday not the least of which was a guy skiing down snowdon reading his laptop.

Was he surfing AZ?

 

[2knees]

Was he surfing AZ?

Not sure but steve asked him to check his email.

 

[powhunter]

Royal Flsuh and Double dipper were phenomenal on Sunday. Wish I would of known you cats were around..

RF and DD were on our list...Too beat up to hit anything else...a few pics


Ol bumped up nice

Pow bumps Northstar

Vertigo

Somewhere

2knees

 

[2knees]

Nice video. Ski anywhere, anything. The only ice available was in the bar being served in drinks.

Do you have a copy of Shady Grove?

nope. that came off Almost Acoustic. I'll have to check that out though.

 

[Trev]

Looks like you guys had a great day! too bad I missed it


Damn scheduling this year has just sucked on my end thus far..

 

[Angus]

we skied at Pico on Sunday - it was fantastic. snow is deep crowds - my son skied summit glades basically for the last two hours of the day. speaking to an employee, they had been real concerned about their viability going forward with spring skiing given the base situation. feeling is no problems - bumps everywhere on the top of mountain.

 

[frankm938]

also wanted to add it was nice to talk to frankm938 briefly and Mister Moose at lunch. amazing that at a place that big you can still just run into people randomly.

ya, but next time we should take a few runs together. you didnt mention it in your report but i hope you skied OL, devils fiddle, downdraft and dbl dipper... those bumps were really nice also.
took a few runs with mondeo but he disappeared with one of the girls we when we hit the woods...

 

[WJenness]

I've never been to Kton, so this might sound like an odd Q... but what's up with that chair in the part of the video with the woman who wanted you to hit her?

Where is the other side of the lift? I've never seen a lift where you can only see chairs headed in one direction...

-w

 

[powhunter]

Southridge...also wondered why it was engineered like that

 

[2knees]

I've never been to Kton, so this might sound like an odd Q... but what's up with that chair in the part of the video with the woman who wanted you to hit her?

Where is the other side of the lift? I've never seen a lift where you can only see chairs headed in one direction...

-w

the lift goes up like a triangle. the ride up goes off to the right, makes a left hand turn and then goes down in a straight line. why? I have absolutely no idea. I heard something about Preston Smith wanting a unique lift but not sure if that is true.

 

[2knees]

ya, but next time we should take a few runs together. you didnt mention it in your report but i hope you skied OL, devils fiddle, downdraft and dbl dipper... those bumps were really nice also.
took a few runs with mondeo but he disappeared with one of the girls we when we hit the woods...

lol, i still have sundown legs. didnt want to hold you guys back.

 

[Johnskiismore]

Nice Nce Nice!! We had a blast at Killington last Thursday, and looks like they got that much more snow, awesome! Good job!

Curious, did the lady who skied out say anything? That made me laugh....

 

[jrmagic]

its been years since I've been there. Looks a LOT emptier than I remember it though. Cool video.

 

[Johnskiismore]

saw alot of strange stuff yesterday not the least of which was a guy skiing down snowdon reading his laptop.

I jad to read this twice, a guy was really doing this? For some reason this really doesn't shock me. Please describe this guy skiing and doing whatever on the computer.... sounds like a rreeeaaalllll toolbag!!

 

[jm99]

the lift goes up like a triangle. the ride up goes off to the right, makes a left hand turn and then goes down in a straight line. why? I have absolutely no idea. I heard something about Preston Smith wanting a unique lift but not sure if that is true.

According to Chairlift.org

SOUTH RIDGE TRIPLE (YAN) - Built by Yan in 1977, this lift forms a triangle with seperate tower going up and down.
The lift was built this way with a turn so that skiers could load mid-way up the lift for early season skiing. Killington
president Preston Smith had seen such a chair in Europe and wanted one for his mountain. The souther exposure didn't
lend well to early season skiing and was quickly abandoned.

 

[powhunter]

Please describe this guy skiing and doing whatever on the computer.... sounds like a rreeeaaalllll toolbag!!

he was a young urban profesional gaper..multi-tasking..it wasnt one of those mini laptops either..maybe he was lost and using his GPS..

steveo

 

[2knees]

I jad to read this twice, a guy was really doing this? For some reason this really doesn't shock me. Please describe this guy skiing and doing whatever on the computer.... sounds like a rreeeaaalllll toolbag!!

yup, he was coming down under the lift, not chute but the other snowden lift trail and had the laptop open and was looking at the screen. I think he was involved with the racing but for god's sake, wait till you get to the bottom before you start reviewing scores or whatever the hell he was doing.

 

[2knees]

Curious, did the lady who skied out say anything? That made me laugh....

here's the full crash sequence. complete with steveo commentary.

 

[Greg]

Trail bully!