nick malozzi

more teachers should use that approach, maybe there would be less over sensitive fat kids who think something is owed to them for reaching 16yrs of age.

i love atomic skis, wine and jeff.

nah, that was me... you owe me mad bills.

WRONG. Vert is king. Always. Moron.

How do you know this? You have some references, or are you just talking out of your ass as per usual? BTW: Bellayre is totally the tits. What are your personal pros and cons of the mountain closing in your opinion?

prolly be more entertaining then footage of someone skiing at blue mountain.

i see blue is now charging per vertical foot. honestly, anyone who paid that price is out of there god damn mind. on topic--- i know what you are saying about the SAD. i am without a doubt victim of it. fall for me is really hard, and the past few years have been even worse due to financial worries on top of it. shadows, keep you head up buddy. it gets better as the years pass. every year fall has been easier on me, and while i still get a bit bummed it is way more manageable. moe has some great advice, get out early and get active. even if it is just a walk/run/jog/ride through the neighborhood. the cardio gets your blood moving and the sun helps. i've also found that planning in advance for the season helps. save up a lil extra loot july-september and plan a light vacation or getaway for the end of october. gives you something to look forward to as your mood drops with the leaves. then when you get back you've just got a few weeks before the snow falls. i know you're season is not looking all too promising, but if your anything like me snow makes me happy. even if you can't make turns on it. so keep on keepin on brotha!

let's also not forget that iron maiden is fucking huge in many many countries outside the us. not even kidding. probably their biggest fan base is in south america, but i know they are still quite popular in europe as well. those guys are in their fucking 60s and have a private jet that they fly all over the world in playing massive sold out shows. i am not a fan myself, but seriously... they are still very successful.

Don't get too caught up in "the trees." Too many people think that to be good you've gotta be able to ski "the trees." Just ride what is fun for you, being in the trees isn't for everyone. I've met plenty of skiers and riders who make me look like a chump in the park, but can't make it through even the easiest trees. The converse is true as well. Try everything and stick with what you enjoy. The nice thing about moving out here is you and your family will have more then enough terrain to experiment and find what is right for you. But back to the topic at hand...

peps... the pizza isn't phenomenal actually, but it tastes damn good after a long day. regardless, typically by the time i toss one or two back (both slices and beers) and get outta my gear the traffic is pretty minimal. the big thing with living in the front range is you just have to learn to accept it for what it is. there WILL be traffic of some degree on i70. there is no way around it, and the sooner you just get used to it the easier the drive becomes. you also have to get out of the pa ski mentality. you're not gonna "shoot up and do some laps." that isn't the way it works out here. wake up early, get up there, and make a day of it. my ski days have drastically reduced, but i'd take 1 average day up there over 2 weeks of daily laps at ANY PA resort with the best conditions.

To piggyback off what Glenn said... Berthoud can be a pain, and there will be times that the drive makes you want to pull your hair out. The same can be said if you are heading into Summit County though. I look at it from this perspective. MOST people heading up Berthoud pass are fellow front rangers who have a slight idea how to drive in foul weather. Driving to Summit County is a crapshoot. With the pass being as cheap as it is, many week long vacationers will purchase the pass and pay it off with one vacation. So you get a lot more tourists out in Summit, and therefore a lot of people who potentially never drove in snow before. So you benefit on the on two fronts, the people you drive around and the people you ski around. I like the slightly more local crowd at WP, everyone seems way more laid back (for the most part). Every time I've been in Summit County I've had to deal with huge lines full of tourists, and the like. This is all my opinion of course, and there are plenty who will refute me, and that's cool. To them... I say the following "enjoy the tunnel, i'll be drinking a beer and having a slice while you fight your way back to denver."

Loveland sounds like a great fit for your first season. Let me know if you want to try out Winter Park. I get 20 $55 Buddy Passes this year with my pass. I will more then likely have some to spare. Could meet you up there and get you the discount, and of course do a few runs. I'm not as great of a tour guide as Glenn is up there, but I'd be willing to do what I can.

Ski Cooper Bitches.

Personally I wouldn't waste my time with the pass for summit county unless you have a place up there. The places are always packed on the weekend, and going through the tunnel blows. I'll drive berthoud any day. I've only had it close on me once in the three season I've been out here, and it's pretty easy to get the traffic report on it. So it isn't like you're going to get up there and have to turn around (unless you get REALLY unlucky). I second Jordan's vote for Loveland, but don't at all agree with him on the i70 entrance from Winter Park. I've never waited for more then 5min, and you can always hop on the frontage roads and get around it if you are really antsy. That being said, I typically leave a little earlier or hang out in town coming back on Sunday to let the crowds flush out. Saturdays though is never an issue. Eldora is cool too, and might be a great idea for just the first season while you get your bearings in CO. Then start branching out next season. Either way, don't waste your time with the summit county slop, at least not until you are out here and can make a better judgement call.

Coming out of my silence because this is a good cause... please be aware that you can vote everyday. I've been voting via my facebook account and with two different email addresses. Please vote daily and with as many accounts as you are willing. So many of us fought for years to get a skatepark built in Bethlehem, and it is about time it happens! Phase 1 is in fact funded as I understand it, but Phase 2 is what will set the Skateplaza apart from so many. Please help! Back to lurking.

I'll be there Sunday for sure. I'm stoked that there is actually some more coverage. I need to get in them trees and cut loose. Feel like the coverage has made it hard for me to be able to do that. Nice to hear you are stepping up your game. It is hard not to when you are following Glenn around.

Glad to hear we are finally getting snow up there and that the 40 is getting to be good to go. I remember when Glenn took me in there. It was my first time riding out here and it reinstated my love of snowboarding. I was actually starting to get pretty apathetic about snowboarding after spending so many years on the east coast. Dropping that gate though was without a doubt a game changer and it made me look at riding so much differently. This picture is by no means a great shot of someone shredding or anything of that nature; it is one of my favorite pics I've ever taken though because it reminds me of when I pushed that thing open and was hooked:

aw snap.. droppin the 40 son. time for me to get my ass back up there.

I fail to see how skiing more then me makes you less gay.

Actually Dan, Glenn, and myself all called you out as we were all on the Pano. We lapped you somewhere in the trees but were headed down to the super gauge since we had already put in close to 10 laps in those trees and it was getting ridiculously schwagged out. We didn't do any runs after that as we were all starving. You'll be up for awhile, so I'm sure I'll catch you one of the coming weekends.

you two make the gay jokes so easy it isn't even fun anymore.

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He isn't lying, don't waste your time at WP, just keep on driving and head to summit county. Nothing worthwhile off of the Empire/Granby exit.

Oh I'm all for it! Both the pads and the caustic replies. That being said, i have a pair of pads that Pro-Tec makes. Been rocking them for about 5 seasons now, and I'm pretty sure they saved me a broken tailbone when I landed square onto a sheet of ice when overshooting the landing of a jump at Blue a few years back. As well as a potential broken hip when I wrapped myself around a tree my first season out here in Colorado. I'll be rocking them forever, if anything I want beefier ones. Here is a link to what Pro-Tec offers now, but mine are def way more old school (aka not as safe): http://pro-tec.net/snow/ips_hip_pad.html edit: if you read you'll see they have a women's specific model as well. probably a lil more hip room for those of us who are built for making babies.

i wish i could rep this post more then one time. i was unsure of you robert2, but you're officially cool in my book.