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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxUtf_roV_A

This is a made for TV video pitting the Mahre brothers against two top water skiers (LaPoint, Roberge) on water and on snow.  A bit goofy, but a fun watch.
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Going to Colorado the second week in december. That may the first days of skiing.


Cool!  A birthday ski trip to Colorado is always a good idea.  You two have fun ... and remind Jim to ski one year younger  :)
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Lynn,

It's looking like good snowmaking weather late next week in the NE if the current pattern evolves as expected.  You could easily be skiing on the east coast before Halloween.  Snow lust is a bona fide disease, so get ready to call in sick sick sick  ;D  I recall that the Kansan is handy at long distance driving, so day trip it up to VT or NH and file a trip report for the rest of us.

Pull out your ski boots tonight and start reacquainting them and your feet.



Nah, too guilt inducing to do that.  Colleagues left behind suffer too much.
And I hate being on the receiving end of that mantra.

I occasionally have a couple of days off mid-week; maybe a trip north could be worked in.

I know you watch K-Ton and surroundings with your all your senses attuned for any whiff of skiing opportunities.
Keep us posted.

My  "local" spot, Elk Mountain, doesn't usually open til mid-december with man-made.

Going to Colorado the second week in december. That may the first days of skiing.

Though I will take your suggestion and put my boots on prior and get used to.......compressio n, er.....nirvana....w ell, maybe just try to get used to them again.
Lynn
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Remember when Killington was so proud to be first to open last to close???..it's been a long time since I rode in the back of that pick up truck trailer to make turns in the North Glades in October.

I love skiing, but this is prime mountain biking season..I can wait another month and change-"To every thing Turn, Turn Turn" as the Psalm goes (at least according to Roger McGuinn!).

Bumps are the hot video topic this year--every ski forum (pmts, epic, peak skier, and TGR) are full of bump videos and how to videos right now.  Do you think the somewhat lean winters in soecific areas have shifted the focus from Pow 9a rarity) to bumps (a seasonal guarantee) for experts and their expectations??  That's what happened in the last really lean snow decade: The 1980's!  History is so repitious and all that.
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Lynn,

It's looking like good snowmaking weather late next week in the NE if the current pattern evolves as expected.  You could easily be skiing on the east coast before Halloween.  Snow lust is a bona fide disease, so get ready to call in sick sick sick  ;D  I recall that the Kansan is handy at long distance driving, so day trip it up to VT or NH and file a trip report for the rest of us.

Pull out your ski boots tonight and start reacquainting them and your feet.

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Yup, the urge to ski is hitting hard.
Jim and I were watching a HH you tube short last night.
Really got the juices flowing
Ready and willing to boot up and try to get those muscles and skis working in harmony again.
Once the leaves are on the ground, it's pretty hard to wait for the intervening weeks for real winter to begin.

Though I will miss biking.
(nope, don't bike in winter; I'm a fair weather biker).
Lynn
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Biking and other Non-Skiing Activities / Re: Bike Recommendation...for you
« Last post by Liam on October 16, 2013, 04:52:58 pm »
My rides are just testing the stuff that comes through the shop I help at (same place I help with ski sales). 

I am a dedicated Hard tailer by and large, I tell you the bike I'd really like to try are the new Vassago Black Label Bikes-The Titanium or the Hi-end Steel would be cool.  I loved the older ghetto quality bandersnatch, and the USA made ti bike (made by Titus's old welders in the revamped Arizona factory--and those guys were the best) is really pretty awesome for the price.  I'd love to set one up with avery modern parts and see how it rolls.

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Here's a few more:

Reilly ripping some moguls, short but sweet and a lot going on here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBIKM63nTk


Berger! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SZqiCggJN8   Moguls are all in the last 3 minutes, but, IMHO he's the best technical bump skier out there in the instructional world.  Never gets old.


Ain't no school like the old school...but this is pretty in any generation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zxd85Fdj4A

There's just something about bumps--you can't fake it.  Bumps, more so than any terrain, really tell you what sort of a skier you are and what you need to work on!
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Biking and other Non-Skiing Activities / Re: Bike Recommendation...for you
« Last post by Svend on October 15, 2013, 08:21:26 pm »
Hey Liam,

Sounds like you're in the market for a new 29er? Or 650B perhaps? There are sure some nice bikes on your short list.  You are right about Norco build quality -- solid stuff.  Banshee too, of course. 

If you can find one, take a hard look at Devinci bikes.  Their full suspension designs are by Dave Weigle, and use a split pivot design that is really cool.  My brother rides a Dexter model from a couple of years back, and it is a really sweet ride.  Very well made - as solid as Norco.  Snappy acceleration, too, for a full-suss bike.  FWIW, their downhill team won the World Championship cup this year, so good cred in their lineup.  For 2014, they have done away with their 26" XC full suspension designs and have gone to 650B.  Interesting....

If you like Norco, take a look at their Fluid 1 29er.  Some good value there, given the spec package and price.  I have not kicked the tires of one, but that bike comes from a long line of very high quality all-mtn rigs.  My father-in-law rides an older 26" Fluid 1, and it is just a great bike.  Built like a tank, and very natural feeling handling.  Horst link suspension, I think...

As for myself, no need for a full-suspension 29er in these parts.  I do just fine with my Fisher hardtail.  Local trails are pretty smooth and flowy, so rear suspension would be overkill.  I've spent quite a bit of time lately getting the fit of my bike dialed (shorter cockpit, wider bars, etc.) and am very happy with the handling now.

Have fun with your test rides! Keep us posted on how things are going....

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Biking and other Non-Skiing Activities / Re: Bike Recommendation...for you
« Last post by Liam on October 14, 2013, 08:56:06 am »
yea, Svend,

As I always say, there is a broken wrist or collarbone waiting out there for every mountain biker, but you cash in all your chips.  Road biking-fals are far less frequent (I've never dropped my road bike) but when things happen they are worse.  ANd, they are often beyond your control.  When I eat **** on my mountain bike, it is 100% my fault and a result of choices I made (or failed to make).  But cars driven by drunks, angry commuters, texting teens and dangerous old ladies can kill even the safest and savviest of road riders who do everything right.  I have had too many close associates  taken out for me to ever really feel comfortable  on a road bike anymore.

I live in a wonderful area for road biking, too.  Miles and miles and miles of paved country roads through gorgeous new england hills--but I have almost totally abandoned road riding.

Rode a Banshee Prime locally the other day...put that on the list of still relevant bigger travel 29ers.  Not as nimble feeling as the C-dale Trigger 29er, but nimble enough and it had that unshakeable stability at speed in the rough that no smaller wheel diameter bike can match.  Corners like all Banshees which is to say, wonderfully )you can get really low in the corners on this beast.

I also rode the new Giant Anthem 650b--liked it a lot, and if race speed, and big acceleration was of primary concern, this bike is at the top of the list.  But for my general riding, there's not enough beef on this bike--the Norco's are better--but I'd like to check out the new Trances 650b as well before making any definitive statements.

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