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Hi Galen, Great photos, the last one is of Bill (trikerdad) on a sweet heelside carve that illustrates excellent balance/angulation. P.S. Etsu loves the picture of her and Ariel in your earlier post.

What a great event! Thank you Mike, Bonnie, Buell & Rebecca – OES 2008 was a huge success! Thanks Bryan for setting up the tremendous feast at Chan's (we missed you and your expert camera skills – get well soon), and thank you R.J. for the demo of the SG Race Pro Team 178 Titanal, it was absolutely the best metal board I have ridden (100% race ready, super fast, rips every turn radius imaginable, plus it handled all conditions & all terrain and I even enjoyed carving it switch). And, thanks to everyone who attended, it was truly a great group of people to ride and party with! Don & Etsu Here are few pictures from Etsu’s camera: 1. Some fine lines. 2. The girls (Rebecca, Bonnie & Etsu) showing some attitude. 3. The boys (Quentin & Mike) dancing in their disco boots.

Rule number 4 says: Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others. <br>

Here is the Responsibility Code from the National Ski Patrol at http://www.nsp.org/1/nsp/Safety_Information/YourResponsibilityCode.asp Your Responsibility Code 1. Always stay in control, and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. 2. <b>People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.</b> 3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail, or are not visible from above. 4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others. 5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. 6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. 7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely. Know the code. It's your responsibility.

That’s my secret for flying through the trees, in the winter I turn into Super Squirrel and in the summer I turn back to Stealth Squirrel. <br>

Yea, Bryan takes great pictures! How did you recognize me without my tassel hat? See you soon. Don & Etsu

Shin splints http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shin-splints/DS00271 Treatment: In most cases, you can treat shin splints with simple self-care steps: Rest. Avoid activities that cause pain, swelling or discomfort — but don't give up all physical activity. While you're healing, try low-impact exercises, such as swimming, bicycling or water running. If your shin pain causes you to limp, consider using crutches until you can walk normally without pain. Ice the affected area. Apply ice packs to the affected shin for 15 to 20 minutes at a time, four times a day for several days. To protect your skin, wrap the ice packs in a thin towel. Reduce swelling. Elevate the affected shin above the level of your heart, especially at night. It may also help to compress the area with an elastic bandage or compression sleeve. Loosen the wrap if the pain increases, the area becomes numb or swelling occurs below the wrapped area. Take an over-the-counter pain reliever. Try ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Aleve) or aspirin to reduce pain and inflammation.

It sounds like you have shin splints. Do a Google search on "shin splints" and you will find a lot of helpful information.

The base elevation at Bachelor is 6,300' which is high enough so that it will usually snow instead of rain (if there is any precipitation April). However, in May it is more like a 50/50 chance of it raining if there is any precipitation.

I strongly recommend Bachelor, Mammoth (if they have a lot of snow), and Whistler/Blackcomb.

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Hi Mike, I know you’re stuck at work so I’ll try not to rub it in but... Woo hooo! Ripped up deep powder yesterday and today! No problem taking out the nice boards now unless you follow me into the trees (remember our joke? Skilled and Stupid = better have your rock board and no fear). We’re going up again tomorrow and it also sounds like Buell and Rebecca will be there. Ok, relax and remember... just 3 more days till your extended vacation starts. Don

The quote above says it all and it is sad that you should have to even consider telling people to behave this way!

Hi kitekitten, I used to do a lot of racing when I lived in Seattle (I live in Oregon now) and a good place to start for recreational racing is with City League Racing at http://cityleague.com Some of my old snowboard teams were Disco Boarders and Racer X I hope that helps. Don