New Member Introductions Thread

[darent]

thanks for the welcome to all.I spent most of this year skiing killington, mt snow with s couple trips to new hampshire{attitash, cranmore, bw and over to sr.. next year I thinking northern vt now that the all in one is dead, darent

 

[darent]

jay 400" year

I think I must give jay more visits the coming year,I have skied there a couple of times and never hit it at a good time, both times were clouded in and no vis with frozen hard pack everywhere

 

[Greg]

Welcome darent!

 

[darent]

thanks greg
looks like you got your days in on the hill,where do you mostly ski ?your drive time is a lot shorter than mine!--darent

 

[nycskier]

I live in NYC and I love to ski!!!!

 

[bvibert]

Welcome nycskier! Where do you usually go to ski?

 

[bill2ski]

Well it's me, for all to see, the guy who goes by BILL2SKI, at six foot four and 193, you can see, how I came to be.
Married 18 years "ain't it great" and i'm only thirtyeight. Over half my life with my lovely wife she carves snow like a hot butter knife.
Two kids in the clan, young lady and man, they ski backward, faster than forward, when the snows all gone, we all head shoreward.
We ply the crafts of snow and wave , another run is all we crave.
After ten years off from Mountain life, I'm back again with kids and wife.
Each year I'd ask " where ya wanna go " the beach alway's won out over the snow.
"Enough", I cried, in two thousand and five.
"The mountains are near", my children and dear, "now don't think me crass" " here's your ALL 4 One pass'. To heights we will soar as never before and soon you will see what it means to go ski.
So now, I am back, as never before, I am, "we" and we are four. On weekends we are "out the door", to groomers and bumps and dodging tree stumps,to big hits and airs, rails and stairs.On the trails we be turnin' for Tucks we be yearnin' the kids they be learnin' my cash they be burnin'
So, now you see,that I'm bill2ski and so is my whole fam-dam-ily

 

[bvibert]

Welcome bill2ski, that's probably the most creative first post I've seen yet.

 

[bill2ski]

Cool Forums

Thanks for the holla back. I think I'm gonna like this place. Mind if I kick off my boots and hang out till next snowfall ?

 

[Greg]

thanks greg
looks like you got your days in on the hill,where do you mostly ski ?your drive time is a lot shorter than mine!--darent

Sorry. Just seeing this now. I ski the home hill at night (Sundown) quite a bit. Other than that, I mix it up. Hunter and Jiminy are also local stand-bys. I try to spend some time in the MRV each season. Other than that random places - Magic, Beast, Catamount, etc.

Thanks for the holla back. I think I'm gonna like this place. Mind if I kick off my boots and hang out till next snowfall ?

That's why we're here! Welcome!

 

[ERJ-145CA]

Hi everybody, just joined a few days ago and figured I'd introduce myself. I'm an airline pilot based in Newark, NJ which allows me to have some weekdays off so in the winter I can spend them skiing. I did ski a few weekend days this past season but I like the weekdays much better. I have a wife and a 4 year old boy. The wife snowboards and my son had a few skiing lessons this past season and he loves it.

I learned to ski at Bromley around 10 years old but stopped skiing at 16 when I started working on weekends. After a 20 year layoff from skiing I decided to get back into it in March 2006, went to Bromley with the family and ended up hooked again instantly.

I live 10 minutes from Campgaw in NJ which is small but on the way to my kids day care (convenient). I skiied powder there for a couple of hours during a snowstorm on March 16th on the way to pick up my boy (I could have fun skiing anywhere). I'm about 45 minutes from Mountain Creek, Hidden Valley and Mt. Peter but I like to take the 1 hour 45 minute drive to Belleayre often for the big mountain experience.

 

[Greg]

Welcome ERJ-145CA!

 

[MRGisevil]

You know, I joined this forum in January and never noticed this thread until today... so erm... a little late, but...

Hi everyone! Nice to meet you! I joined a few... months... ago... and would like to introduce myself!

I live in Westfield, MA, about 15 minutes down the way from Blanford, and work in Hartford. I've been skiing for 8-9 years, though I had a 2 year break not long ago for medical reasons and took this season to 'get back into the swing of things'. My husband has been skiing for 15 years and just recently took up snowboarding, hoping it'd be kinder to his knees.

Even though my pen is "MRGisevil" I mean that in a most respectful way; that mountain is a total trip and affords some of the most challenging and interesting terrain I've seen. I didn't get a chance to meet any AZers this season, but I am really looking forward to meeting some of you out on the slopes next season I'm also extremely greatful for all of the wonderful tips and advice I've come across these past few months, so thanks for sharing!

 

[Greg]

Uhm......well........welcome, MRGisevil...:idea:

 

[Mikey1]

First Post

A friend had recently let me know about Alpine Zone and I have been looking at the forums for the last couple of weeks as a guest. This weekend I was a little down about the end of the season, but I then I saw some of the videos posted by Greg and it gave me a great feeling about the season just ended. Kudos for a job well done!

Personal Info:
Age 47, Married w/2 teenagers- the first one gets his license next month! All are skiers and our home mountain is Ski Sundown in CT.

Occupation: Financial Advisor with one of the big insurance companies outside of Hartford.

Other interests: ML Baseball, big Mets fan - currently very happy with their season. Also UCONN football season ticket holder- hopeful about upcoming season!

Skiing: 27 days this season including Sundown, Smugglers Notch, Sugarbush, Hunter, Jiminy Peak, Magic, Killington, Okemo, Stratton, Catamount and a couple of days in Colorado at Vail and Loveland. Love all types of skiing from bumps, trees, steeps, and groomers. Decent bump skier for a guy in his 40's.

Typically look at AZ during lunch at work, but company rules prohibit posts during working hours. Seeing Greg's videos this weekend made me want to take the plunge. Looking forward to it!

 

[bvibert]

Welcome Mikey. We'll have to hook up for turns next season. We did a weekly night session at Sundown this past season and I'm sure we'll do something similar for the upcoming season.

 

[Greg]

Welcome Mikey. We'll have to hook up for turns next season. We did a weekly night session at Sundown this past season and I'm sure we'll do something similar for the upcoming season.

Hell yeah! Welcome Mikey!

 

[arik]

I am new too so Hi

I read about AZ on Snowjournal. I mostly ski at Mount Snow but sometimes other places in VT or when I am lucky in Utah. I like to read the news and inside scoop about the places I like to ski.

 

[bvibert]

Welcome arik. You'll find us to be a friendly bunch here!

 

[Marc]

Welcome arik. You'll find us to be a friendly bunch here!

Let's not get carried away, here.