Ski

Doug and Melissa sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G: Doug skating through the first gate: Scared blonde chick's first time (behind a start wand): Chippy rubbing off on Blondie: Melissa coming to the finish: Chippy's dad on course:

Melissa referred to it as a dark alley, which was pretty accurate. IDK, the made a big deal about switching out the lights and even had a picture of a guy on a roof doing it. I wonder what the holdup is? There a new light at the top of the Boomer headwall, but it's on a timer, so it's either bright or off.

Thanks. Chippy's gonna write today's...

Of course. Some of the coolest people I know are park rats. LikeTP4, although he's also a pretty awesome all-mountain boarder. A lot of the Sno park kids are a blast to take runs with.

Who cares what you think. You're a troll. Fuck off. I've been to BB 100x more than you and it's a flat ass fucking hill, so they HAVE to have a good park. Things are in the works at Sno under new ownership. Will they have the greatest park? I don't care. But the park crew guys I know care, so I imagine they will. Answer this, troll boy: what slope at BB compares to White Lightning? Or Boomer? Or Smoke? Or Cannonball? Or Lower Runaway? Or Lower Fast Track? You can flame all you want, but you have NO answer to that. You are forced to ride park at BB because you have a shitty little flat mole hill. Does flaming make it bigger? Piss off.

Not to be the voice of Sno, but the ski check is now free; passholders lost all food discounts and the free lift ticket with each season pass purchase, although the new owner throws an awesome free end of season party that blows away CB's; part of the reason they didn't blow on the left side was because there were so few ticket sales---no crowds to spread out---but mostly because they've been trying to get the lazy river covered; a new high speed quad is in the plans; they are SLOWLY replacing the old lights---I only count five new one's so far; plans for a walkway into the second floor of the lodge is in the works. Where the old stairs were is somehow supposed to become mini golf, but I can't imagine how that's supposed to work. Okay, that's all I've heard.

The ban at Taos ends March 19th of this year. Really. Yep, as soon as the slopes over there are open. The upside to it not running much last year was amazing skiing on Lower Fast Track and Lower Runaway.

Not much to add to that. It's usually $5 for two runs and $10 unlimited. Belleayre has a great little course right under the lift above the lodge. It's great there because the lift has the jump off point right near the start house. And, yeah, you sign up at the start house. You have to sign a waiver each day and provide your NASTAR ID, which never changes. You're 18, right? Under 18 and you have to have a parent sign it---it's okay to take the sheet down to non-skiing parents in the lodge, or whatever. Some kids forge their parent's name, of course. After you sign the waiver and pay, you'll get a sticker with a number on it. You don't have to wear it, just stick it in a pocket and remember the number. That is the number you'll tell the starter just before it's your turn. Belleayre, btw, has one of the best start houses ever. It's ski through and a great break from wind on cold days. NASTAR is first come, first serve, so you don't wait for any particular order. If it's not busy, you can sign up and complete two runs at Belleayre in about 15 minutes. One tip: it's good to go early. Courses rut out, especially on warm days. It also scrapes to ice on cold days. The fastest and cleanest runs come from about the 10th to 30th racer. It's also not a bad idea to learn to ride the ruts, so don't stop boarding just because the course is breaking down, but don't get frustrated when your times get slower.

Ha, Glenn, Zaldon, TP4, and Mark make the place better when they're in the house.

There's def snowboarding in NASTAR. Mark's sporting a snazzy new jacket he won at Nationals. You even get a 10% bonus knocked off your handicap. I know Roundtop has had a snowboard race team for years. Check out their website for events and maybe some links to anything closer: Roundtop

Welcome. Ski fast!

Hehehehe, Mike! I know I've been the worst offender, but lets take the high road from here on in. They have the open invitation to contact the park crew guys who know me if they want to risk losing their skis as per my challenge. Librider's been trying to keep the peace in these threads and I don't want him pissed at you or g15. Plus, Lib knows where I live and I know how much he likes to start small fires.

So, Blondie, did you notice they made a new calendar as per your suggestion? But, to be honest, aside from a webcam and a calendar of events, what's so important about a website? I skied CB for years and sure didn't check the conditions page to make sure it was "wet packed-powder" or not. The only benefit of having a glossy website, IMO, is to attract New Yorkers, which is great for the resort, but bad for parking.

This is hard to explain...but here goes: Most of the pacesetters in this region had their HC's set at Hunter. They always set a more challenging offset course during pacesetter trials. The more offset a course is, or the more challenging because of bad weather, the more separation there is between people like AJ Kitt and your typical area pacesetter. There have been years were it's rained at Hunter and a pacesetter who usually skies a 10HC came back with a 22HC, or worse. This year, most pacesetters came back with a slightly higher HC than usual. Because of the fairly steep first headwall and bad lighting toward the end, Blue's course rates as a pretty challenging course as far as NASTAR goes. Your pacesetter struggled a bit at Hunter, but handles your course pretty well. If AJ Kitt were to race your guy at Blue, your guy would register a mid-teens or better HC because it's an easier course than the set at Hunter. The easier the course, the more clumped together the times are. Here's the upside: the higher the pacesetter's HC, the more likely he/she is to make a mistake that you can take advantage of. A pacesetter with a 3HC is much more consistent than a 20HC pacesetter. At Sno, we have a super fast kid with an 8HC who is much more like a 6HC. His times are always within .2 seconds, or so. It's nearly impossible to get a golden day out of him. For you, your pacesetter could very easily be nearly a second slower because of one or two mistakes on the course. This isn't a knock on anyone. It's the nature of racing.

I'm a gaper, huh? So, KyleA, how well do those snow blades or twin tips hold up at 65mph+? Can you land them right before the compression at the bottom of Cannonball's longest headwall? Maybe you should try tucking that run ONCE before shooting your mouth off.

A 22HC pacesetter is tough because he got that under difficult conditions. If the national pacesetter had run Blue's course, which is less difficult than the one Hunter had set for trials, your guy would probably ski a 12HC. Not trying to tell you something you don't already know---but just trying to point out that you're closer to your mid-season form from last year than the 35HC indicates. Keep skiing fast!

Don't bother, Poc, they're just trolls from the Bear Creek bunny hill who would be scared to death to wander onto WL. Proof of that is in the fact that Sno was blowing more snow than any other mountain in the Poconos last night---especially on the NF. If they were there, they would have seen it. Instead, they've been bitching about mud and rocks in their little green circle park. Let 'em hate! They sure do seem to like to talk about male genitals and erections pills. The little boys settle their scores with flames instead of on the snow because, well, Sno's a little too steep for them.

Nah, you're makin' sh*t up.

26 is a really good run against Jerry's 21 or 22. He's generally about a 10HC. But your one pacesetter had a tough time at Hunter and his HC went up to 22 with a coat. A mid-26 would have probably been right under a 30HC last year, but higher this season. Great start to the season, Mike!

Jeez, I'm glad you're on my race team....

Well? Report? How was the course? How many people raced? How'd you do?

Despite all the new little park rat dipsh*ts on PASR that hate Sno, tonight was an awesome night on the NF.... Met up with Bob at 6pm and we were doing laps down Smoke, Boomer, and WL...the guns were blasting and covering our tracks with incredibly cold powder. The temp. was 3 degrees mid-mountain, with no wind, so it was pretty comfortable. It's a shame the self-haters out there aren't able to enjoy the steeps. Ha, let the doors smack them in the asses on their way to BB's little bunny hill!!!! We met up with Mark and TP4 for laps and had most of the slopes to ourselves, or had to just wait a minute for the headwalls to clear. Chalky powder and the best conditions of the season, except for one gun on the bottom of Smoke that was throwing some ice pellets. Cannonball was closed and looked to have a ton of new snow about to be groomed. Should be the best weekend of the season coming up.

In college and can't spell Kindergarten? Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Hey, Nick! I'll be finding Bob at the top of the Phoebe and we'll be lapping the NF. I'll probably be meeting up with a friend that you'd get a kick out of meeting Saturday. Actually, Saturday's becoming a PASR day...if you're working, we'll be sure to hit the park.

It just hit 8 degrees in my yard, but I'm probably wearing a coat. I'll look back at this post next July and be jealous of the temps...