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I have no idea...and no way to track it :( I think I've ridden 9 different mountains this season and the OES trip got me up to 45 days of riding

NICE!!!!!!!!!!! Good good choice :)

Brett - what all MTN did you pick up?

goood morning carvers!!!!!!! :) let's trench this mountain in style today and leave a lasting impression on all the weekend warrior skiers! :eplus2:

Allee - oh no doubt! Quentin is my hero :) I've been following him like he had donuts in his pockets since Wednesday. And yah he totally carves better after 2 pitchers for lunch :rolleyes: Personally I think its the grilled cheese, but im sure the brew helps :p

is it tomorrow yet? .....must carve more..... **muttering** ....hips....drop the hand.... ** muttering**

that is insane!!! Over 9 feet sick!!! better have some L O N G runs to let that deck go

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alright a single pic :) that's all I have Zoom! I was too busy riding my new baby We are going through the video Allen took right now. Some of it looks amazing...i'll see if I can't post a teaser here in a few mins. What a great first day! GQuentin and I stayed till 2:30+ today....we just couldn't wipe the stupid grins off our faces and kept looking at each other and saying "just one more?". It was great seeing everybody today, we had quite a crew. The weather was amazing, the snow was good, and ear to ear grins all day on every face I saw. Ouch - sorry to hear about the ticket Randy :( You'll have to ask Allen about his tonight over a beer - we got tagged last night as well with one

arrived in Bend and checked into the Riverhouse! Very nice place! Thanks for the recommendations :) Got the shell 2 for 1 Wednesday ticket deal no problem and we are just resting up after the long drive. See you guys in the morning!

email sent on the F2 bindings

lol nice! that poor suspension hah

Hugh - i'll gladly take one of those 4807's off your hands :) I'm driving up to Sac tomorrow to pick up my buddy and off we go as well! can't wait for wed! I'll be in a grey outback (no racks, all the boards inside) see you on the road Hugh!

Just found this on the Bachelor page for those of us arriving early and riding Wednesday: Shell 2 for 1 Wednesday: Purchase 10 gallons gas at participating Shell stations and receive a coupon for 2 for 1 skiing on non holiday Wednesdays. http://www.mtbachelor.com/winter/staticpages/Deals Participating Shell stations in Bend: JBS TUMALO STORE 64683 COOK AVE BEND, OR 97701-9033 JOES WESTSIDE SHELL 981 NW GALVESTON AVE BEND, OR 97701-2462 RED CARPET CARWASH 1 1144 NE 3RD ST BEND, OR 97701-4529 RED CARPET CARWASH 2 235 SE 3RD ST BEND, OR 97702-1362 SHELL STOP N GO 2699 NE HIGHWAY 20 BEND, OR 97701-6262

thanks for all the info Mike! see you guys in 2 days! So excited! Looking forward to some good weather and great riding!

nice looking video!!! can hardy wait! A few more days!

oh nice we are a sticky now too!

Nice info sheet! Thanks so much for taking the time to make it for us!

Looks like I'll be coming in for some Wed riding as well :)

pics? did you get it done locally? $15 bucks sounds like a good deal.

how about most wreaks or best wreaks? ...figured I would suggest something I could win at :D

funny story about the being fat in shape part. I also road cycle and a few years ago I had a very humbling experience that I'm actually really grateful for. After I put in a good amount of time building up a good base for the season I was feeling pretty good. I would participant in our local clubs 60-mile Sunday rides and was always in the lead group helping set the pace. So during the week I was doing my normal training rides I came across these two older fat guys riding along. One guy was on an old steel framed bike (Bianche Piaggio) and the other on a fancy carbon monster (Pinarello). So I'm thinking to myself Mr. fancy carbon guy is out for a ride with his buddy who probably last ride that bike in the mid-80's. Since it's my normal riding loop - my "turf" so to speak - I decide to show them how we ride around here. :p I said hi to them and then moved in front and set a hard pace, they stayed right up there with me I increased the tempo and thought for sure I would drop them. 3 miles later the guy on the Bianche pulls up to take point and sets a grueling pace. 6 miles into it with these guys and I get dropped off the tail end and I can't keep up. After I got over it (i'll admit I was crushed...) I saw those guys again on my weekday training rides and got their contact info and started riding with them regularly. They had both been riding over 40+ years and I learned alot about training, building base miles, and conversing strength from them. Made me a better rider and I dropped the crappy elitist attitude I didn't even know I had

that would probably have pissed her off even more! :lol:

exactly what I was trying to say :) Just couldn't articulate it well enough. My buddy wanted to increase his angles last week while we were out riding (him on softies) and I told him why bother? He already had no hang so there was no point in angling them over anymore.

I'm not sure about support because I agree that soft boots have certainly come a long way. My 32's provide me with a ton of support and still feel good to flex. I think the problem is that higher you increase your angles the further away you are placing your heel and toe from the edge. At some point when you increase your angles enough you are probably sacrificing some leverage on the toe/heel side edges. Granted this is assuming a typical 25cm + waist width freeride board and average boot sizes.