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GrilledSteezeSandwich
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Welcome to the site..if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask..we were all beginners once..
bigdaddyk
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I've been snooping around here and spend time on other message boards. I spend most of my winter mornings at Jack Frost, in PA.
Welcome bigdaddyk!
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Welcome BigDaddyK
Danaxxmiller
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Welcome bigdaddyk
New Hiker Saying Hello
Another newbie introduction here. Found the website via twitter and looks like its going to be a great resource for novice hiker like myself.
Expat Brit ( brought up in the Yorkshire Dales - so don't hesitate to ask for advice getting around the UK given all of a sudden it's become a much cheaper place to visit ! ) now living in Bedford , NH working for IT software & services company.
Coming to hiking from a background of running, cycling and triathlon but grew tired of the crowds and over subscribed events selling out in a couple hours. Some minor excursions to date in the White Mountains and Mt. Cardigan but hoping I'll be up for tackling a few 4,000 footers during '09 .
Open to any and all advice as to what a newbie should and shouldn't be doing out on the trails. Also seek suggestions on local groups who would tolerate novice with a funny British accent.
Another newbie introduction here. Found the website via twitter and looks like its going to be a great resource for novice hiker like myself.
Expat Brit ( brought up in the Yorkshire Dales - so don't hesitate to ask for advice getting around the UK given all of a sudden it's become a much cheaper place to visit ! ) now living in Bedford , NH working for IT software & services company.
Coming to hiking from a background of running, cycling and triathlon but grew tired of the crowds and over subscribed events selling out in a couple hours. Some minor excursions to date in the White Mountains and Mt. Cardigan but hoping I'll be up for tackling a few 4,000 footers during '09 .
Open to any and all advice as to what a newbie should and shouldn't be doing out on the trails. Also seek suggestions on local groups who would tolerate novice with a funny British accent.
Welcome kpr2go!
Danaxxmiller
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yo kpr2go
Another Expat Brit here, and one who spent lots of years living in Yorkshire (actually in York). I've lived in a few places in the US for the last couple of years (DC, New Jersey) and currently splitting my time between San Diego and the Boston area.
After some skiing in Europe I'm loving the snow the US has to offer. I found this place on Twitter and I'm keen find great new places to explore from follow skiers and boarders.
Hello all!
Welcome Rich!
Where do you normally ski around here?
Where do you normally ski around here?
Hi Brian,
I've not skied in the north-east yet - that's the reason why I joined the forums! I'm keen to read up on other people's experiences.
In the US, I've been to some of the Pensyvania and West Virginia resorts when I lived in the DC, spent a week in Utah, tried Snow Summit over the New Year when I moved to San Diego and I'm looking for some places to explore in the north-east when I'm next in the Boston area.
I've just been reading your trip reports - great stuff. I wish I got the chance to hit the snow as often as you do!
I've not skied in the north-east yet - that's the reason why I joined the forums! I'm keen to read up on other people's experiences.
In the US, I've been to some of the Pensyvania and West Virginia resorts when I lived in the DC, spent a week in Utah, tried Snow Summit over the New Year when I moved to San Diego and I'm looking for some places to explore in the north-east when I'm next in the Boston area.
I've just been reading your trip reports - great stuff. I wish I got the chance to hit the snow as often as you do!
billski
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You will. If you hang around here long enough and drink the Kool-Aid, you will. Welcome aboard Richs!
Welcome aboard Richs!
I've been prepping the wife for the idea of retiring to a condo in a ski resort for as long as I've known her. That's a while away yet though!
Keep in mind that a majority of my ski days 2-3 hours at my local ski area. Being close by is the key.
That's the dream for the future! Just to ski in the morning on the best days when the snow is good.
The 'bad' days can be great too thought - I learnt to snowboard on a cold, snowy, cloudy weekday at a small resort only the locals go to in Switzerland. A friend and I had the beginner slopes to ourselves (literally) and they have 4 inches of powder on them.
GrilledSteezeSandwich
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I don't ever want to become a fairweather skier..today I'm starting a skistreak..
Introducing myself and my husband...
Hi! I think I might have unintentionally been rude posting in other threads without introducing myself first, so sorry about that!
I ski with my husband mostly at Mt. Sunapee, and he's a mono-sit-skier who learned to ski a few years ago after a motorcycle accident where he lost his left leg to the hip, and damaged his pelvis and right ankle and foot (which is why he doesn't ski standing on one leg).
Anyway, skiing has been a total life-changer for him -- there's nothing like hurtling down the mountain with the wind in your face to bring back a bit of the old derring-do. Since he does all the trails at high speed, and glades (both official and unofficial) and moguls, he's broken more than one piece of equipment... I posted on a couple of other threads asking if anyone has a good ski left over after having broken one, as we'd be happy to take the unbroken one off your hands!
About me? I just try to keep up....
Hi! I think I might have unintentionally been rude posting in other threads without introducing myself first, so sorry about that!
I ski with my husband mostly at Mt. Sunapee, and he's a mono-sit-skier who learned to ski a few years ago after a motorcycle accident where he lost his left leg to the hip, and damaged his pelvis and right ankle and foot (which is why he doesn't ski standing on one leg).
Anyway, skiing has been a total life-changer for him -- there's nothing like hurtling down the mountain with the wind in your face to bring back a bit of the old derring-do. Since he does all the trails at high speed, and glades (both official and unofficial) and moguls, he's broken more than one piece of equipment... I posted on a couple of other threads asking if anyone has a good ski left over after having broken one, as we'd be happy to take the unbroken one off your hands!
About me? I just try to keep up....
Welcome to the forums rebmarks. Tell your husband to join in too!
I give sit-skier's a lot of credit, I think that would scare the crap out of me.
I give sit-skier's a lot of credit, I think that would scare the crap out of me.
Thanks, Bvibert!
The adaptive instructors took me out in a bi-sit-ski last Saturday to give me a taste of what my husband does -- must say, they did scare the crap out of me -- took me down the terrain park and we caught about 3-4 feet of air -- Yowza! Had the hubby laughing, though!
The adaptive instructors took me out in a bi-sit-ski last Saturday to give me a taste of what my husband does -- must say, they did scare the crap out of me -- took me down the terrain park and we caught about 3-4 feet of air -- Yowza! Had the hubby laughing, though!
