RootDKJ Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Date(s) Skied: 1/19/10 Resort or Ski Area: Blue Mountain Ski Area Conditions: Ever ski down a Slurpee? Trip Report: Great night at Blue despite the snow & the fact the I forgot to bring my camera. I'll talk about the snow first. It was really like skiing down a giant slurpee. Very chopped up and everywhere you went, you would eave 2 inch deep tracks behind you even if your bases were flat on the snow. Paradise and Dreamweaver probabily in the best condition, with Dreamweaver having on;y a few really nice parts. Main Street was a horrible mess top to bottom. Razor's was eh. Falls was bumped up pretty well and I didn't exactly notice that on the ride up. We'll I blasted off the top only to land and be very surprised to find moguls. I'm amazed that I was able to just lean into them and absorb ever effin one of them for all of 100 feet. I saw Nastar Glenn while loading the 6 pack and skied a run down Dreamweaver with him before meeting up with Tarponhead for a run. It was awesome to finally get a run with you dude. We really need to do that again when you have more time. Earlier in the night, I was talking to a dude about how he liked his AC50's and how I just demo'd them a few days ago. I don't know why I'm so curious about this ski, I totally love my Jet Fuels. Anyway, I was gonna take a run with him to see how they ski, but had to grab a phone call. Later I saw the guy with the AC50's again and skied a pretty brisk run down Paradise with him after giving him the low-down on the redcoats. I skied a few runs with him and he gave me the 101 on skiing switch. Cool to fool around with. I can actually keep up with him, unlike when skiing with GSS, AtomicSkier, Toast, Kragen & NS-Jay . Later while skiing Lazy Mile, I saw Gorgonzola and TarponHead in their race clinic but I didn't exactly realize that at first. I told dude on the AC50's how I know all these folks because of PASR. I then told him he should join the Blue Crew on Saturday or Sunday mornings because I need someone else to pick up the rear. I think he'll join us at some point. Hopefully soon we'll be rolling two six packs deep again. Despite the conditions, I was blasting though slop with relative confidence. I really had to keep to a pretty good form and absorb a lot of crap with the legs to do so. I felt sorry for Naster Glenn and TarponHead because they were stuck on their race skis. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Can't wait to plow through piles on my fatties tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 yea that snow was interesting on slalom skis to say the least! hopefully we'll catch a few runs saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 since when is slushy snow crap snow..better than Blue ice.. The snow was really grabby and just not that fun. I would have rather skied the boilerplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Get fatter/longer skis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Get fatter/longer skis! I'm really happy with the Jet Fuel's. They did blast through the slop way better then my Crossfires would have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 how long are the Jet Fuels? 170's. I was going to get the 177's but decided to go shorter after talking to some people and the shop guys. I don't seem to be missing the extra 2.7 inches any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 170's. I was going to get the 177's but decided to go shorter after talking to some people and the shop guys. I don't seem to be missing the extra 2.7 inches any. I used to think 170cm was a good size, but the new trend is to go longer. More stable and smoother I went from 170 to 180 now to 190s for my daily skis But, now that you're skinnier then Justo, you may need to go shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarponhead Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 [ I saw Nastar Glenn while loading the 6 pack and skied a run down Dreamweaver with him before meeting up with Tarponhead for a run. It was awesome to finally get a run with you dude. Yeah, same here. Your a damm good skier Root. The snow was interesting for sure. Slurpee is a pretty good description. Unfortunately, can't make it Saturday but will be up Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yeah, same here. Your a damm good skier Root. The snow was interesting for sure. Slurpee is a pretty good description. Unfortunately, can't make it Saturday but will be up Sunday. Tarpoonhead, I will be there sunday....I haven't skied with you yet Thanks Tarponhead. I'll be there Sunday as well. Monday too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Long skis truck, short skis suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Long skis truck, short skis suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NazarethSkier Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Root...nominee for best T/R's and best on site Pasr recruiter Ski you sat & sun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Root...nominee for best T/R's and best on site Pasr recruiter Ski you sat & sun... It would have been a better TR if I remembered my damn camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarponhead Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks Tarponhead. I'll be there Sunday as well. Monday too Monday a night shift for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarponhead Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Tarpoonhead, I will be there sunday....I haven't skied with you yet I'll be with one or both my boys Sunday. We'll hook up eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Monday a night shift for you? No. I took the day off to ski with my little brother. I'm pretty psyched about this since he only gets out once or twice a season. He is going to drive up from Philly on Sunday, crash at my place then we're hitting Blue in the AM. Out by noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NazarethSkier Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 NS-Jay nominee for biggest brown noser lol...I just saw this You're just jealous Root kicks your ass with his superlative T/R's. Root has a better T/R format and better action-scenery photo shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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