Sundown 1/11/09

[2knees]

I let 2knees in on the song choice.

I had a friggin' blast today.

that is really good. i had my doubts when you told me but fkna, that is very nice!


Still happy today myself. i coulda stayed there all day as they were changing almost by the run. very fun.

great vid too, some serious velveeta cheese in there. Gary, i'm gonna call that a Haffy. Not quite a daffy, more like half a daffy. :lol:

 

[Greg]

actually, it is. He's IN for the March bump comp 8)

with a little encouragement he might even try the Jan comp but I'm not going to pressure him, just want him to enjoy it and go at his own pace.

That is awesome! I was trying to be encouraging yesterday without being too in-your-face. He's got line selection and sticking it down. He should pick up on the rest of it quickly.

great vid too, some serious velveeta cheese in there. Gary, i'm gonna call that a Haffy. Not quite a daffy, more like half a daffy. :lol:

Serious velveeta. Haffy, 2 o' clock twister and your 30 degree spread-twist were among the highlights. :lol:

 

[gmcunni]

Gary, i'm gonna call that a Haffy. Not quite a daffy, more like half a daffy. :lol:

yeah, i noticed that.. gotta work on better extension of the legs, especially the back one.

 

[2knees]

yeah, i noticed that.. gotta work on better extension of the legs, especially the back one.

no way man, you fit right in with the rest of our lame ass airs. greg's nossack. my imaginary spreadtwist, otherwise known as a Sprest.

 

[Greg]

"Nossack"! I love it.

 

[powhunter]

GF bailed on me...so going up by myself today...waiting for the sun to bake em a bit thinking about 12 ish

steveo

 

[Greg]

GF bailed on me...so going up by myself today...waiting for the sun to bake em a bit thinking about 12 ish

steveo

Call me with a report. Snow report says snowmaking on all trails. I would go now.

 

[bvibert]

Nice work on the videos guys.

I'm bummed that I didn't hook back up with Greg and Steve after their lame 'de-layering' break. I definitely could have spent a lot more time on Temptor yesterday, I need to get back soon.

 

[MRGisevil]

Thanks for the props, Greg. Skiing becomes a slightly more engaging experience when one can actually SEE where they are going.

Pat, you loser!! Thanks for skiing right by me and not saying hi! I spent the whole ride to Sundown saying, "Gee, I hope my buddy Pat is there! Haven't seen him in a while!" And what do you do? Buzz me and take off! Thanks man -.-

TOTALLY KIDDING, btw, so you can stop sending the apologetic PM now Yesterday was fun, very impressed that my nephew tried as many new trails as he did. New goggles rock. -Marge

 

[Greg]

Pat, you loser!! Thanks for skiing right by me and not saying hi! I spent the whole ride to Sundown saying, "Gee, I hope my buddy Pat is there! Haven't seen him in a while!" And what do you do? Buzz me and take off! Thanks man -.-

Classic. I love it when Pat arrives for his limited skiing windows. It's like go go go right out of the gate. No time for chatting. :lol:

 

[2knees]

Pat, you loser!! Thanks for skiing right by me and not saying hi! I spent the whole ride to Sundown saying, "Gee, I hope my buddy Pat is there! Haven't seen him in a while!" And what do you do? Buzz me and take off! Thanks man -.-

its that god damned snow camoflauge you wear. you kinda blend in with the scenery.

 

[severine]

Classic. I love it when Pat arrives for his limited skiing windows. It's like go go go right out of the gate. No time for chatting. :lol:

I know somebody else who skis like that...

 

[Greg]

I know somebody else who skis like that...

Who's that? Plenty of time to chitchat on the lift...

 

[bvibert]

Classic. I love it when Pat arrives for his limited skiing windows. It's like go go go right out of the gate. No time for chatting. :lol:

I felt bad because I was a bit like that yesterday a couple of times. One time we were waiting at the top for Grassi; while we were waiting I overheard a snowboard instructor ask his class of at least 10 kids (pre-teens at best) if they knew where Temptor was. As soon as Grassi and his buddy got to the top I basically took off even though Grassi was trying to talk to me. Sorry dude...

 

[MR. evil]

. MR. evil is coming along nicely. More aggressive today which was nice to see. Saw MRGisevil skiing the Ex bumps. Brian pointed her out and I couldn't believe it was her. Hands were excellent and she had nice fore/aft balance and a nice tight stance. The Evils are coming along with the bump skills

Thanks for the kind word. Yesterday was the first day all season that I felt really comfortable in the bumps. I was really working on keeping my skis point downhill and making smaller turns than I ussually do. But I still really need to work on shin pressure and getting my weight forward. I am still WAY backseat.

I have been telling Randi how good she has been skiing all season, but she doesn't belive me. Maybe she does now. Even though I ski the bumps a little faster and more aggresve then she does, I have felt that her form and turns are MUCH better than mine all season.

 

[Grassi21]

I felt bad because I was a bit like that yesterday a couple of times. One time we were waiting at the top for Grassi; while we were waiting I overheard a snowboard instructor ask his class of at least 10 kids (pre-teens at best) if they knew where Temptor was. As soon as Grassi and his buddy got to the top I basically took off even though Grassi was trying to talk to me. Sorry dude...

no worries. i heard you mention the snowboard class and quickly followed your lead.

 

[Greg]

I am still WAY backseat.

I think I mentioned this to you once before while skiing with you. Now also take this for what it's worth since I battle the back seat constantly as well as crouching. Anyway, on the flats, really focus on shin pressure and maintaining it through your turns. Try to focus on initiating your turns with the front of your skis. To get a feel for this, exaggerate it by trying to get your heels (and tails of your skis) to leave the snow and swing around behind you. You need to have good fitting boots to pull this off; otherwise your heels will lift. When skiing at Sundown, I really exaggerate this on the section of Upper Nor'easter on the way down to the bumps. That sorta gets me primed up to stay in a more forward position and skiing on the balls of my feet which is what you want in the bumps.

One thing I notice from you yesterday was great hand position. That'll help keep you forward and driving down the fall line too.

 

[Creakyknees]

music

Jake is rippin' starting at 3:19! Is the brain washing working yet? :lol:

This is the music from Hotdog the movie, I just had a flashback.:lol: This is great.........

 

[bvibert]

This is the music from Hotdog the movie, I just had a flashback.:lol: This is great.........

Not only was it the music from Hotdog, but the opening scene was very similar. Nice work Gary!

 

[MR. evil]

to focus on initiating your turns with the front of your skis. To get a feel for this, exaggerate it by trying to get your heels (and tails of your skis) to leave the snow and swing around behind you. You need to have good fitting boots to pull this off; otherwise your heels will lift.
.

Unfortunately I may need a new pair of boots sooner than later. I picked up my boots (Nordica GTS6) last season and they fit great for most of last winter. They started to get packed out around last March and now my heels are lifting. Dave Newman from SkiMarket fit me in these boots and at the time I wasn’t skiing moguls or very aggressive in general. I also had no idea when I purchased these boots I would get in 35 days of skiing last season. I recently spoke to Dave about the boots. The first thing he asked was how much I skied last season and what type of terrain I was skiing. When I told him I was skiing moguls and that I skied about 35 days he told me that if he had known that he would have never put me in those boots. He thinks he can shim out the heel cups with some neoprene to get me through the season.