Magic - 2/20/09

[JimG.]

Funny how this thread went off track so quickly.

Kind of nice.

Thinking of going to Magic on 2/27. Was going to go to K but now it's either Magic or Gore.

Conditions are very good in the ADK's right now. Time to revisit Gore after a boilerplate ski day/white knuckle blizzard drive home horror show of a trip 2 years ago.

 

[2knees]

I thought it was great, but my skis didn't :lol:. I was scared to hit the drops. Landings seem a bit flat.

Anyone know how to "rotate" video? Like a dumbass I was holding my camera sideways most of the time. 2knees is skiing quite a few 90 degree slopes.

in windows movie maker you can rotate 90 or 270, depending on which way you need to go.

or you can just upload that mess to vimeo, i'll download it, fix it, and make one movie out of it.


22 posts and still no tr. :dunce:

 

[2knees]

anyway, here's my take on today's events.

Was going to go to killington. supposed to meet up with Danny P. Dude, i am totally sorry for bagging on killington but the word was windhold. on alot of lifts. I havent gotten north much this year so i just didnt want to risk it. Powbmps drove there and called that the bear quad wasnt running and the spe quad was running at half speed. and the wind was ripping.

so met powbmps at magic. first run down twilight zone. always takes me a bit to get used to skiing powder on bump skis so that run was a mess. actually many of my runs were a mess but thats another problem. snow on twilight was light with no crust anywhere. Next down broomstick to blackline. blackline had much more crust underneath but still really really good. hit the hallows, but those are just to flat with deep snow. snow was great in there though. after another run or two, chris was telling me about a little path back towards the black triple. we cut through and came out at the unloading station for the triple. no rope across black magic, which is the uppermost section of black line. We decided to just "take a look" but i knew chris was going no matter what. I was nervous cause there werent any tracks leading down it at all. Got to the top and if i didnt start sweating profusely. Chris skied it really well, i pretty much survived it, though i did huck one of the lower boulders. Not cause i wanted to, i had no choice.

after that, we hit redline a couple times, magician and blackline from the regular top. The lower steep section of redline was rather played in a hurry but other then that, coverage is good all things considered.

Great skiing with you Chris, you RIP!

 

[bvibert]

Sounds like a great trip guys. I'm jealous!

 

[bvibert]

Time to revisit Gore after a boilerplate ski day/white knuckle blizzard drive home horror show of a trip 2 years ago.

I need to do the same, not sure if it'll happen this year or not though. I also need to make some turns with you Jim!

 

[2knees]

ok, the all powbmps all the time video is done. i'm uploading it to vimeo now. chris, i threw in some beasties. And my hand was actually very steady today. not much shaking at all. It came out pretty damn good, if i may say so myself.

 

[Greg]

ok, the all powbmps all the time video is done. i'm uploading it to vimeo now. chris, i threw in some beasties. And my hand was actually very steady today. not much shaking at all. It came out pretty damn good, if i may say so myself.

Where the eff is this shi-ite? I can't wait to see the powbmps Magic debut.

 

[2knees]

Where the eff is this shi-ite? I can't wait to see the powbmps Magic debut.

within in an hour, if the time on vimeo is accurate.

 

[deadheadskier]

ok, the all powbmps all the time video is done. i'm uploading it to vimeo now. chris, i threw in some beasties. And my hand was actually very steady today. not much shaking at all. It came out pretty damn good, if i may say so myself.

sick skiing by Chris

even better camera work by you Pat. In all the sequences where he blows by you, you capture him again on the screen real quick as he continues down the hill.

looks like an amazing day

 

[powbmps]

Wow, I look like an f'in dork.

I have to say that 2knees was ripping it up on the bump skis. I would have been crying if I hadn't brought my wider boards. There were a s**tload of rocks and stumps but it was still sweet. The top of Black Line was very sketchy for sure.



Sorry you are a little "shortened". I can always save upload a sideways version .

 

[2knees]

Wow, I look like an f'in dork.

bullshit chris, i know the conversation we had about seeing yourself on video but come on. you were flying through, over, and off everything. I couldnt leave out either of those hucks cause they were so sick to watch in person. the one through the two trees on redline, i was nervous when you were debating it. i didnt want to be picking your body parts out of a birch tree......

 

[powbmps]

Dude, you're up.

 

[Grassi21]

sick. yous guys are pimps.

 

[2knees]

holy shit, i need to lose some weight.......

and learn how to ski.

 

[Greg]

Well, would you look at that. I guess guys who like to ski seeded bumps can kill it in the powder too. I never would have guessed... :roll:

Nice job guys. Magic looked great. And also big props on banging out the vids within a few hours of getting home. Pat, looks like you put on about 40 pounds though... :lol:

 

[powbmps]

holy shit, i need to lose some weight.......

and learn how to ski.

You were actually going about twice as big.

Actually had my GPS going today. Looks like we did a whopping 6 runs. That can't be right :lol:.

 

[snowmonster]

Nice vids. Thanks for the stoke!

 

[billski]

in windows movie maker you can rotate 90 or 270, depending on which way you need to go.

or you can just upload that mess to vimeo, i'll download it, fix it, and make one movie out of it.


22 posts and still no tr. :dunce:

do u know whow to rotate a video 45 degrees? I have a helmet cam video where the camera was not properly adjusted. tx.

 

[Greg]

and learn how to ski.

Put one of the many powder snobs out there on a pair of skis with a 61mm waist and see if they do any better...

 

[2knees]

Put one of the many powder snobs out there on a pair of skis with a 61mm waist and see if they do any better...

i'm sure they'd do fine.

actually, all things considered, other then the point where i came to an almost complete stop on that last section of redline, i really cant complain. I think that vid is pretty representative as to how i skied.

but i had a freakin blast today. that cant be captured on anything other then my soul.