Nobody Cares About Mogul Skiing

[deadheadskier]

Low angle slush bumps was my aha moment too. Slower snow + bumps that absorb and don't buck you around can do wonders for someone learning

 

[DaffyJeffy]

Could have spent the whole day in there , could spend a whole week at the Loaf not get bored!

Yeah it's awesome in there. I gotta be honest though, I don't really know my way around in there that well. I just kinda feel my way around, lol.

 

[DaffyJeffy]

I spend 95% of my time in bumps.

I'm stoked to hear that there are others who love bumps too. Sometimes I feel like a lonely dinosaur lumbering toward extinction, lol.

 

[Brad J]

It is true that yesterdays bump skiers are now woods skiers, hopefully they won't turn it into an olympic sport, thats usually the beginning of the end for us regular people.

 

[Not Sure]

Yeah it's awesome in there. I gotta be honest though, I don't really know my way around in there that well. I just kinda feel my way around, lol.

Well they marked the cliffs ......go down hill and turn skiers left , you'll come out somewhere.

 

[SkiFanE]

I'm stoked to hear that there are others who love bumps too. Sometimes I feel like a lonely dinosaur lumbering toward extinction, lol.

. I hear ya. Hardest part is finding another who will also ski just bumps all day with you. One groomer warmup, max, and that's it. Groomer skiers get tired of waiting for me to catch my breath every now and then - I Hate holding people up.

 

[SkiFanE]

It is true that yesterdays bump skiers are now woods skiers, hopefully they won't turn it into an olympic sport, thats usually the beginning of the end for us regular people.

. True, glades to FIS specs sound heavenly.

 

[Smellytele]

Well they marked the cliffs ......go down hill and turn skiers left , you'll come out somewhere.

2 years ago in there I was with a group whom have learned from past experiences not to follow me. Well this time they should have. We were together for a while and got down below the King pine lift. I got out onto the bottom of Lower Stub's trail near our condo and was sipping some Jagger waiting for them and they kept going down and got stuck in some ravine wallowing around in chest deep snow trying to get out.

 

[DaffyJeffy]

2 years ago in there I was with a group whom have learned from past experiences not to follow me. Well this time they should have. We were together for a while and got down below the King pine lift. I got out onto the bottom of Lower Stub's trail near our condo and was sipping some Jagger waiting for them and they kept going down and got stuck in some ravine wallowing around in chest deep snow trying to get out.

Lol, that's what I worry about. So far I've been lucky not passing King Pine. When the slope mellows out I start cutting hard skiers-left.

 

[DaffyJeffy]

. True, glades to FIS specs sound heavenly.

I can see it now: The "course" will consist of artificial trees that have "red bull" banners wrapped around the trunks.

 

[Smellytele]

Lol, that's what I worry about. So far I've been lucky not passing King Pine. When the slope mellows out I start cutting hard skiers-left.

The pitch below it is mellow but had fresh snow so we kept going. Ended up skiing a riverbed then out onto the logging road. They veered right and I went left from the logging road onto some cross-country trail

 

[DaffyJeffy]

The pitch below it is mellow but had fresh snow so we kept going. Ended up skiing a riverbed then out onto the logging road. They veered right and I went left from the logging road onto some cross-country trail

Did you have to catch a shuttle to get back to the lifts or were you able to hike over to Snubber?

 

[Smellytele]

Did you have to catch a shuttle to get back to the lifts or were you able to hike over to Snubber?

Iwas high enough up to walk over to the Sawduster lift. They had to hike over to Snubber

 

[C-Rex]

Whatever happened to doing it for love of the game?

Besides, these ladies ended up doing quite well:
"They left with a four-year sponsorship agreement worth $2-million, or $500,000 a year....And this spring, the three sisters are hoping to move into their new home — a renovated, four-unit apartment complex with their parents."

Does that apply only to baseball?

Sweet Jesus!!! What the hell are they complaining about?! If I got paid $50k/year to snowboard I'd feel extremely privileged. These dumb broads get a $2 mil contract and bitch about it?! You're MOGUL SKIERS. You're not exactly recognizable. Why would a company pay them big money to model clothes or whatever when a model can do the job and be just as, if not more, recognizable. People aren't really buying mogul specific skis these days either. Be happy you got a home and a fat paycheck out of it. And if you want more, do what any hot wanna be celebrity does and release a sex tape. Either way you're getting paid for something you do with your body. Why get hung up on morality.

 

[skiMEbike]

One problem, at least at SR is lack of intermediate pitch bumps. So it's hard to progress. Spring and pow days will mean manageable sized bumps by end of day, but lately there's none. Except for glades, all bump runs at SR are single or double black. You'd thing with 100+ trails they could leave a blue mogul trail, groomed on occasion before VW sized. But they don't. Bums me out but they just like grooming.

+1000...I am a boyne passholder. I enjoy the bumps too, and this is my biggest pet peeve with SRiver. I enjoy the trails/lifts at Sunday River, however I choose to drive an extra hour (most days) to get to the Loaf where I know I can find some bumps and less manicured slopes.

I agree with others that many of the bump skiers of old have migrate into the woods (myself included)....However I would hope that resorts are not thinking the glades will keep the bump skiers happy. Pesonally, I find there can be subtle differences which make glade skiing a lot different than bump skiing. First with a dedicate bump trail there's opportunity for snowmaking. Second, I find that glade skiing requires you to be a tad bit more defensive/reactive vs standing on a bump run & picking a line. IMO, In the glades you are constantly on the lookout for snow snakes, rocks, stumps, and reacting a bit more to the conditions, which sometimes forces you to ease off the throttle. Granted you sometimes are faced with the same conditions or obstacles on a bump trail, but it seems less often. Don't get me wrong I enjoy bump trails & glades equally, however I do feel they can ski quite different.

 

[Edd]

I'd like to see SR allow half of Escapade, Dreamaker, and Cascades get bumped up. Probably Lollapalooza, too.

 

[JimG.]

I skied Brackett on Sunday. Still good but we need some new snow. If you don't have good bump chops, Brackett would be a lot less fun. :smile:

Same at Gore this past weekend. A lot of skiers in there too.

 

[JimG.]

i can see it now: The "course" will consist of artificial trees that have "red bull" banners wrapped around the trunks.

potd!

 

[SkiFanE]

I'd like to see SR allow half of Escapade, Dreamaker, and Cascades get bumped up. Probably Lollapalooza, too.

Those would be nice. About 10 years ago they had a little bump section on Dreammaker.

 

[Savemeasammy]

People aren't really buying mogul specific skis these days either.

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