sibhusky

A guy on Epic is trying to sell down his inventory of race skis: http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=51774

We are currently preparing the mountain for a major race. There are roped off areas all over. They are tilling the snow and injecting it to harden it for the downhill. Conditions are ANYTHING but skiable. When I say "tilling" I mean that they have gotten tractors and churned up a foot deep of snow and there are major chunks and bumps that are UNSKIABLE down the course. They are out there with firehoses drenching this churned up horror. In spite of that, I saw TWO kids today that had ducked under more than one set of ropes and closed signs and were now caught in the middle of that mess. Clearly their tickets should be yanked and their parents summoned for a discussion of whether they are sensible enough to be skiing without supervision. Here at least, closed means closed. Otherwise it is "outside the ski area boundary". Different thing altogether. If you ski outside the ski area and get into trouble, you must pay for the helicopter search, etc. PRICEY. The only trails closed here are closed due to grooming concerns of major proportions.

I haven't been to CB lately, but I thought the the third one used to be called "Johnny's Way".

First of all, congratulations, skidude!!!! Second of all, is this the same Mike Snyder who never showed up to practice and half the time forgot to come to races??????? Who forgot his ski lock combination and we had to get the cable clipped so he could make the race at Blue? Un-*%&^%&-believable!

I think a lot of underwear relies on "wicking" and not insulation. If you are the sweaty type, wicking is fine. But if you are NOT and it's really cold, it's useless. I know the Under Armour that Siblet owns is stylish but she is always a popsicle. I wish I could find some stylish WOOL for her.

Mittens keep your hands warmer and allow the heat packs to actually reach your fingers. You glove wearers are missing out. I wear Boot Gloves on days it'll be below 10 degrees. Put them over my WARM boots right before I go out. If my toes happen to get cold (rarely) it's just a little bit, certainly bearable. My boots are always kept warm with boot sticks whenever I am not skiing, except for driving to and from the ski area. I'll stuff the warm boots with something to keep the heat in on the drive over. Then I put on my boots INSIDE where it's warm. I make an effort to keep my "core" warm. Today (zero degrees with high winds) I had on two layers of Thermax long johns, plus a Hot Chili top and a turtleneck under my LLBean All Conditions jacket. Spyder Taratula pants. DOUBLE face mask (one neoprene to stop the wind, one knit one to provide insulation). Helmet, but don't need any extra stuff under it, it's plenty warm. FANNY FLAP helps immeasurably with chair rides, noticed that yesterday when I forgot to put it on, so I made sure I had it on today.

Bridger and Big Sky are also in sad shape. Siblet has only been using her ANCIENT K2 SL race skis (from back when she raced for CB) because of the conditions (ROCKS, ROCKS, MORE ROCKS). Bridger had to cancel a college race and finds no takers to host it. Big Mountain can't host it, even though we have snow, because we are hosting the NorAms and race prep for that already started last week (actually races Feb. 8 - 15).

For people who don't know ski racing, it'd be like finding out who won the superbowl BEFORE it was broadcast. Wouldn't that ruin your whole day? Gee, let's get together and watch a game, drink beer, cook hot dogs, even though we already know what happens.

Was there timing equipment in place? Were racers on the course? I can think of several reasons why you deserve to get yelled at. The only okay time to jump in a race course is if the course is empty and it's not roped off. You don't say if a race was in progress or about to be in progress, but course prep could get screwed up, necessitating more work. If racers are on course and you are in the way, you are not only endangering them and yourself, you are potentially interfering with their time on the run. I personally don't jump in race courses even if they are not roped off and I don't see kids on the hill, because where we are you can't see the entire course from some points on the hill, so they MAY be on course above me. And I didn't see anything wrong with what DHarrisburg said, either. In fact, relative to some here, I rarely do.

I am a big believer in putting the bar down. First of all, when I was in college, a school mate of mine leaned over to unbuckle his boot buckle and fell off the chair onto a concrete slab. Paralyzed for life. I've also been on high speed quad that started to move BACKWARDS as much as twenty feet before stopping again. It's one thing if you're on the end, you can grab the armrest, but another if you are in the middle seats. Second, I want to use that foot rest. It saves your knees, and it also helps keep your feet warm by allowing you to neutralize the position of your foot in the boot so the weight is not on that vein on the top of your foot AND it prevents the circulation in my legs from going. I loved Alta except there wasn't a footrest on the whole mountain. Every run I had to wait at the top for the fizzies in my legs to stop before I went down the hill. So, if you ride a chair with me, the bar is coming down. I'll warn you first, but it's coming down.

Could you guys just put each other on your "ignore" list?

Was that you I went up to last year or were you here another year?

They'll work better if you hit F11 first. Panorama show

Try FOUR TIMES.

Interesting reading for those who set their bindings up: http://www.vermontskisafety.com/faq_skiers/faq_skiers_8.html

?Cross training device = horse? By the way, mods, when I click on smilies above, I get a box that is empty.

I was thrilled to hear you are back on a race course!

Actually, I don't even know who is playing? Was it today? I thought it was usually the last Sunday in January. That's always a good ski day, but I had to work today.

Great to see her back in the gates.

Since the mods changed the subject prior to me seeing this thread, I didn't need to bitch, but ACCEPTED etiquette, both on this board and others, is to NOT POST results in the subject line of the posting. But, I guess those first graders couldn't tell you that.

I am still working my way through my supply of Dr. D's hydrocarbon "movie wax" and wishing I'd bought more.

What is this question about "cap times"? Saw that before and had no clue. Is it like par in golf or something?

More pictures! January 8

I was not trying to make a point, but to get information. His ski came off in that shot. Are you implying that the ski objected to his drinking so it left his foot or something? That was a short clip, I didn't see the whole race or even a clip of the first race. But, since YOU are linking the results of those races to his drinking, that must mean that before the ski came off (which I refuse to blame on alcohol) he was behind the time he needed to be at. So, was he running badly or not at that point? And I couldn't find the video you referred to with him slurring his words, give me a link. I am the last one to defend athletes drinking. And prior to everyone coming down all over him last year, I was not a Bode fan. And I wouldn't say I've become one. But, in my mind, everyone has just suddenly noticed what I said for years, his results are all over the map. He has ALWAYS been inconsistent, always lost equipment, DNF'd, etc. This is NOT NEW. I think the reason it's suddenly such an issue is everyone bought all that stupid Olympic hype and feels betrayed. Since I never thought this guy was any Messiah, I guess he didn't betray ME, so I don't understand the carrying on about Bode's lifestyle. Just pick another guy to admire. I still think Stenmark is THE GUY myself.