Mt. Snow 12/5/07

[drjeff]

The problem with that is daycare costs pretty much make or break it for us. I'd rather take turns and have more ski days than have only a few because of the exorbitant costs of on-hill daycare. Don't get me wrong - those people earn their pay! It's just that with a tight budget, it does make a huge difference.

I'm willing to work with him. No big favors owed. We already discussed at the beginning of the season that we'd be taking turns. If it hadn't been such a hike from the lodge to the car to get my gear, I probably could have gotten 1 run in before we left. But by then, I was just so tired from chasing our daughter around that all I wanted to do was leave.

Sounds like a full perfect conditions day for you is in order, or atleast MULTIPLE gilrs nights out

I built up some "credit" last weekend by taking both kids with my for the entire weekend, so my wife could have some time to herself. But then again she doesn't gripe (atleast too much) when I go to Patriots games

 

[Greg]

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Watched it a few times. Good stuff. Hey Pat, I think I can estimate your heart rate on the bvibert scenes!

:lol:

 

[bvibert]

Awesome! You guys looked good out there. 2knees - sweet bump technique. Keep up the good work.

Q: Any trees?

Thanks for the compliments. The trees certainly looked good enough to ski and some people had. The conditions were so good on the trails that we didn't feel the need to venture into the unknown..

Excellent video brian, thanks for putting that up. That intro scene, I am really sorry for running over your skis! You can hear it in the video.

I told you no big deal, at worst you grazed over the tip. I didn't even feel it when you went by, the sound was the only evidence.

Great video, guys! Thanks for putting that together. How did you deal with all those crowds? Some great skiing in there too. 2knees - looks like you can get those skinny skis moving around in the powder just fine. How did you like them in the bumps? Brian - how were the Volkls treating you? Nice ski for the conditions, I'd imagine.

The crowds were rough man! Seriously we'd see groups of people heading up the lift, but I don't know where they were going from there. Most runs we had virtually to ourselves. Pat did a damn good job considering that he was sinking to the grass on every turn with those skinny boards! The G4's were pretty nice, I really enjoyed them... Except for one thing... I pre-released a few times, which was mildly annoying. Luckily I figured out why, but only after I got back to the car at the end of the day... I never turned the DINs up, they were backed up to the minimum of 3! The first couple of runs were a little hairy in spots since I never had a chance to get the thick layer of summer wax removed. I figured the snow was abrasive enough that it would remove the wax for me..

What trail is that in the first photo of the vid, on the title page? Was that Olympic? Also what trails are those starting at 0:30 and 1:40? The natural trails on TNF do have some nice character.

The still from the opening shot was on Challenger I believe. I'm pretty sure we didn't get any shots on Olympic, it was too much damn fun the first run and we accidentally ended up on Fallen Timbers for our last run.

0:30 was on PDF I think. 1:40 was on Fallen Timbers, our last run. You had to take that to get over to Olympic because the upper part of Olympic wasn't open. I was standing at the cross-over, but Pat was having so much fun he skied right by... Which was fine because Fallen Timbers didn't suck either. Interestingly there was a sign posted at the cross-over to Olympic that stated some walking required. I'm not sure what that meant, we skied down the whole thing. :roll: The snow was blown off of the right half of the upper section, but the left was sweet and the lower was side-to-side awesomeness.

Glad you guys grabbed some of the powder. Looks almost equivalent to what Killington had amazingly enough.

I was really kicking myself for missing Killington the day before... Until I saw just how awesome Snow was, then I didn't fell bad at all!

Me thinks Brian just took a huge withdrawal from the wife account. I think some deposits are in order!

Uh yeah, she was a trooper yesterday for sure. I'm gonna have to figure out some sort of compensation...

Watched it a few times. Good stuff. Hey Pat, I think I can estimate your heart rate on the bvibert scenes!

:lol:

:lol: Some of those scenes were zoomed in pretty far, which makes it really hard to hold steady enough...

 

[2knees]

Great video, guys! Thanks for putting that together. How did you deal with all those crowds? Some great skiing in there too. 2knees - looks like you can get those skinny skis moving around in the powder just fine. How did you like them in the bumps? Brian - how were the Volkls treating you? Nice ski for the conditions, I'd imagine.

What trail is that in the first photo of the vid, on the title page? Was that Olympic? Also what trails are those starting at 0:30 and 1:40? The natural trails on TNF do have some nice character.

Glad you guys grabbed some of the powder. Looks almost equivalent to what Killington had amazingly enough.

the bump skis were actually pretty good. I think the forward mount was as much as an issue as the lack of width but all in all, i was happy with how they handled. In the bumps, it was like going from driving a yugo (the volants) to a ferrari. so responsive.

 

[2knees]

Awesome! You guys looked good out there. 2knees - sweet bump technique. Keep up the good work.

Q: Any trees?

thank you. still trying to change some things but yesterday was too much fun to worry about technique.

no trees, although they did look somewhat doable.

 

[Greg]

the bump skis were actually pretty good. I think the forward mount was as much as an issue as the lack of width but all in all, i was happy with how they handled. In the bumps, it was like going from driving a yugo (the volants) to a ferrari. so responsive.

Cool. Cool. Betcha can't wait for Sundown bumps...

 

[bvibert]

Day after TR: I could barely walk all day today. I can hardly wait to see how tomorrow is going to be, since two days after is usually the worst...

Severe leg pain = Great 2nd day out = Happy me!

 

[Greg]

still trying to change some things but yesterday was too much fun to worry about technique.

Seems to be the case for me most of the time...

 

[2knees]

Seems to be the case for me most of the time...

lol, yup same here. I talk to myself on the ride up. Stacked position, hands up, pressure the shins and on and on. Then i ski and i'm back seat, arms flailing and skiing on my tails.

 

[hammer]

lol, yup same here. I talk to myself on the ride up. Stacked position, hands up, pressure the shins and on and on. Then i ski and i'm back seat, arms flailing and skiing on my tails.

I find your comments interesting...I do the same thing but I don't look anywhere as good as you do (and I stick to the groomers to boot).

Methinks you are being too hard on yourself...

 

[bvibert]

I find your comments interesting...I do the same thing but I don't look anywhere as good as you do (and I stick to the groomers to boot).

Methinks you are being too hard on yourself...

2knees is the king of being hard on himself. I can't tell you how many times I've seen him blast down a bump line and wished I could hammer down like that only to have him get to the end and mother-f himself for doing such a crappy job...

 

[Greg]

2knees is the king of being hard on himself. I can't tell you how many times I've seen him blast down a bump line and wished I could hammer down like that only to have him get to the end and mother-f himself for doing such a crappy job...

Just the curse of being a bump skier. You never think you skied a line as good as you actually looked.

2knees is a helluva skier. Probably in the top 3 or 4 of AZers that I've skied with.

 

[JimG.]

I never ski as well as I think I should.

And even after people telling me otherwise, I still think about what I need to improve.

When I stop feeling that way (I hope never) skiing won't be as much fun anymore.

 

[Greg]

I never ski as well as I think I should.

And even after people telling me otherwise, I still think about what I need to improve.

When I stop feeling that way (I hope never) skiing won't be as much fun anymore.

You're in that top 3 or 4 as well. Seems like the most humble skiers are the most accomplished. Funny how that works...