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Topic: wooden sticks, frozen precipitation, launch ramps, and a hot piece of
started by: whiskey@throttle

Posted by whiskey@throttle on Oct. 28 2001,19:36

I can't punt a ball. I can't throw a strike. I can't slam. I can't volley. I can't serve. I hate running. All I can really do is ski.

(not me, but a damn nice pic)

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Originally posted by j0eSmith in a different thread:

We've already got 3 feet of snow in the moutains.

<drool...>

I'm picking my new < sticks > this week. Whistler/Blackcomb is definitely a possibility in the works. It's either there or Aspen. Right now it's looking like Colorado (I have a free place to stay a stone's throw from 3 lifts at the Highlands).

How about the rest of you? Anyone ski or board? Telemarkers? Alpine? Jibbers?

If not, feel free to support my claim that ski bunnies are the hottest "sports female" of any other sport. Chicks that ski drive me fucking batty:

Marry me, Karolina.

Oooh - one last thing. Ski camp. This kicks ass:

This message has been edited by whiskey@throttle on October 29, 2001 at 02:43 PM

Posted by kornalldaway on Oct. 28 2001,19:46

i snowboard, i'm not all that good at it though

Posted by Nikita on Oct. 28 2001,20:16

I ski and figure skate ... does ice fishing count?

Posted by Vainness on Oct. 28 2001,20:30

I havn't yet made the transition from skateboarding to snowboarding i imagine its ten times better, winter is well on its way so im sure ill be given the chance. I did make the transition from roller skating to ice skating.. never got much further than a double flip and many attempts at a double axle prolly shit that no one even knows what im talking about, ice skating for most is just an excuse to see huge wedgies im going to run along now.

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Posted by whiskey@throttle on Oct. 28 2001,21:16

I think rollerblading/ice skating is the closest you can get to skiing without actually getting up on the mountain. I really don't see the same connection between skating and snowboarding though (unless you're talking about the Sector9 longboard cruisers, etc).

If I were you I'd take up skiing.

Posted by Rhydant on Oct. 28 2001,21:22

i r0x0r at snowboarding, yo! ph3ar my skillz.

well, not really. but i can do down a 1.3 mile trail without falling ONCE! heh heh.

and i can do a 360 of small jumps. pretty good for me.

now i just need new gloves. damned dog chewed up my old ones.

Posted by solid on Oct. 28 2001,22:31

Heh, I only went snowboarding once, but it was as fun as hell, and my brother rammed right into my lower back (sort of like.. the back half of a worn belt, that area) with his board when I fell... oh man.. good times, good times.

Posted by porn_dealer on Oct. 28 2001,22:43

Funny, I've been meaning to start a ski/snowboard thread...now lets see how long it takes for the relevance meter to hit rock bottom.

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I can't punt a ball. I can't throw a strike. I can't slam. I can't volley. I can't serve. I hate running. All I can really do is ski.

Damn right! Cept I snowboard...I consider myself pretty damn good, although I need to work on tricks more...but as far as technique goes I'm pretty good. I've been boarding about 3 years now, and I ride a Burton Floater 155 (color black, not blue like in this pic:)

Looks like I'm gonna be riding at Summit at Snoqualmie, Crystal Mountain, or Baker this year; mostly Summit though because I have a season pass there and know the terrain and everything...

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Posted by EvilGenius on Oct. 28 2001,22:57

snowboarding is the greatest thing to do besides sport fucking, i suppose.. i'd give anything to move somewhere with mountains.. which most people consider crazy since i grew up 10 minutes away from the Gulkf Coast my entire life... but i've been snowboarding a few times, and i can't wait to go again.

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Posted by whiskey@throttle on Oct. 28 2001,23:33

I really want these skis:

Fat enough for off piste, short enough and twintip for the park...nice sidecut...too bad I can't spend my money on 'em. I need to buy a new box and some other shit. I want them BAD though. Meh, I'll probably settle for last year's BanditXX or Powairs.

Floater's a nice board though. How's it treating you P_D? My buddy took one to Park City/Canyons last year and loved it. Deep snow, rode like a charm.

BTW, how's are the mountains in Washington? Never been there...

Posted by melk0r on Oct. 29 2001,00:04

ah fuck you! i ride burton 155, and my board is grayish shit color. i love it

i got my board last year, and rented a lot a year before that, so im semi decent at the techniques, this year im working on the hardcore sh1t. oh, btw, the feeling you get when snowboarding down a mountain doing these huge fucking carves beats skiing any day of the week.

Posted by SLATE on Oct. 29 2001,00:23

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Originally posted by melk0r:
grayish shit color

now, i've heard of brown shit, even green shit... but grey shit????

Posted by Nikita on Oct. 29 2001,00:49

oh yea I also do cross country snowballing ... when you wipe out pretty high up the mountain, have a bigass yard sale, and tumble down towards the bottom ... *pouf*

Posted by Beldurin on Oct. 29 2001,00:53

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Originally posted by Nikita:
oh yea I also do cross country snowballing ... when you wipe out pretty high up the mountain, have a bigass yard sale, and tumble down towards the bottom ... *pouf*

oh...THAT kind of snowballing *whew*

When I was 16 I flew out to Utah w/the fam for a skiing trip @ Powder Mtn. and Snowbasin. It was SWEET until I nearly got myself killed trying to get a funny/cool picture.

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Posted by gambit on Oct. 29 2001,01:30

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Originally posted by Nikita:
oh yea I also do cross country snowballing ... when you wipe out pretty high up the mountain, have a bigass yard sale, and tumble down towards the bottom ... *pouf*

haha. watching some poor skier crash all over the mountian reminds me why being stapped in is so much better. Don't get me wrong I used to ski for many years but as of late(3 years) all I've done was board. I have a real crappy Rossignol board and binding to match but it's the not the equipment that counts. Bah! Who am I kidding i'm in the market for some new Vans boots and Switch bindings my feet ache when Ii'm done.

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Posted by afropik on Oct. 29 2001,01:39

I snowboard, I'd consider myself pretty good. I ride a really beat up Santa Cruz with some fairly nice Forum bindings. I really would like to get one of the new M3 Sidewall boards, but I'm hoping that I can get sponsored by local shops or something, so I'll wait out for the discounts

I'll be rocking it at < Camelback > this year (season pass), and plan on going up to Jay Peak sometime in March/April.

Posted by EvilGenius on Oct. 29 2001,03:31

everyone here that boards it seems lives just a bit away from some slopes.. closest skiing slopes to lil' ol' me 500+ miles.. i envy you guys.

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Posted by Rhydant on Oct. 29 2001,03:59

and you should! have you ever even seen snow? heh

i ride a 165 Evol board. i got it for xmas 2 years ago. (my uncle's old one)
its a crappy board, but ive got some decent bindings. and a really cool Forum sweater. yeah.