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OhD,
Glad to hear you came out of that relatively okay, have had a concussion or 2 as well, be careful in the mean time, and be aware of the side effects as you heal, you will not be yourself for a while.
mario
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I think we could arrange something on both ends, including a bed in our guest room. I am planning on leaving for aspen stupid early on Saturday morning, and then riding on the Saturday morning after the banquet, getting back Saturday afternoon. I am in Denver, about 20 minutes from the airport, depending on traffic, and 5 minutes from downtown. Pm me and we will go from thereJohn E suggested posting here to look for a car-pool from Denver for SES.I am coming in from Canada to Denver at 5pm on Friday Jan 31st and am looking to split the cost of gas / car-pool. I am flying out the following Sunday, but am hoping to spend a day in Denver (never really explored the city), so my return is flexible. I realise that there is a shuttle - but I thought I would see if anyone was already driving / renting a car and wanted company on the drive over to Aspen.
Thanks
mario
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Inky just got this of me 12/26/2013, day two on my new Virus GS JR 137.
KarverKai
Nice one kiddo! Hitting the short bus already., well done!
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Boots for Walken, Christopher...
I don't even understand what was the point here... But, yeah, Merry Christamas!
A touch of levity, perhaps?
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Is more dependent on where and how you ride, whether you want to make gs or slalom turns, how aggressive you are, than your height and weight. Wide open piste almost requires a longer stick, while tighter steeper runs call for a shorter stick. Its all about personal preference
Sorry for the lack of a definitive answer,
mario
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I have had a few series of runs this season on pitches that of have given me a few challenges in the past, where "time" has seemed to have slowed down, every move has felt entirely instinctual, never once feeling like I was going to lose it or blow out. During these runs I had such a sense of clarity as to what needed to happen next, and when to apply, it was the first time I had achieved that feeling of "oneness" on a carving stick. It was pretty awesome. I have been there many times on mountain bikes, but this is the first for me on snow
mario
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Funny, I think most of us can name more than 10 boards that weren't even mentioned on here.
http://onboardmag.com/features/lists/the-top-10-most-ridiculously-expensive-boards-ever.html
I have 2 in my quiver right now:eplus2:
mario
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The buzz still hasn't worn off from sunday, firecut was a little soft, roulette was astounding, about the best I can remember. What a phenomenal day, one for the books for certain. Dude, keep riding that lacroix, you look like you have a home on that thing, and it seems to be helping with your flexibility.
Odd Job, you missed some incredible riding while you where sleeping, looks like you need to work on you priorities. And now the bitchslap, you need to create a text template that you can send out to all concerned that says:
"Due to the fact that I was up all night ( insert one of the following: ) surfing porn, stalking Dave Espi, drinking, ect... , I will not be able to partake in tomorrow's planned festivities, therefore, if you are waiting for me to pick you up for that carpool we planned on, please proceed without me", and send it out before you nod off for what is left of the evening. That way no one is burning daylight waiting for you, or worrying that you fell asleep and ran off the road into a ditch on the way to the appointed pick up spot. Be respectful towards your fellow rida and team mate.
Riding the fine line:
Bad A$$
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Dumb A$$
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Lots o water, rest, and avoid alcohol, get as low as you can and hope for the best
mario
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Sunday saw the return of MR. AWESOME to the slopes of lovey, and as usual he killed it from the first run of the day. He was in late season form on only his second day on the slopes. Impressive is an understatement. On the snow this weekend, in no particular order, the aforementioned MR. Awesome, MR. POSITIVE, Racer H, Odd Job, Odd job's Bitch, Dusty Bottle, The Right Reverend Dude, Ink, Karver Kai on his brandy new 137 virus gs board, Ms. Kate, and myself. Conditions where fast and firm, with a few patches of ice on fire cut. I found those myself on my first and only run. The few remaining race teams decided that 2 was the place to be, providing a significant level of sketchiness that we where not at all comfortable with. we abandoned 2 for 6, than decided that Richards was the place to be. It was Awesome, huge gaps, not a racer in sight, and relatively kook free. we finished out the day there and on mambo before partaking in our recovery and analgesic beverages. All in all a good solid morning of hard carving with everyone laying down some solid riding.
As I sat in holiday traffic on my way home, I began to think about our merry bunch of bone heads, and how little we have in common, other than our love of the edge and our passion for beautiful clean turns. We range from a 5th grader to a 60 plus year old retired engineer with an artificial hip. Really cannot get much more diverse than that, especially with Odd Job in the mix .
John, are you planning on going to the session? we will surely cross trenches there if you are. Aaron, that would be awesome to ride with you again, just make sure you are not coming in on the weekend after the session, some of us may still be playing in Aspen. I hope you have gotten over that hands in the snow thing you where doing last time you where out, how is that shoulder by the way?
See most of youse next sunday,maybe 4 and 8 will be running
mario
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Well, there is a fine line between badass and dumbass.
And we carve it.
Are you and Jim planning any visits this way? I think the short bus starts running next week
mario
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Sunday Sunday Sunday
Highest turnout yet this season, Sunday saw the return of DT and Shelly from a minor hiatus last season, glad to see you two back out on the hill. Also in attendance where the usual suspects, James, Odd Job, The Dude, MR POSITIVE, ArneBurner, The Sheriff and myself. Less frequent visitors included Evenewsphoto, and the Eldo snowboard team, as well as few other random hardbooters. The Sheriff was making a his first reappearance on the proper conveyance since his bout of whining on opening day about not being able to reach the floor due to the new high tops in the Wedge. The only Initiative members we are missing are Ink, Kai, and Mr. AWESOME, with thier return we will be up to full strength
Conditions are outstanding for this time of the year, though today, snow was on the soft side. I pulled out the biga$$ virus for the day, The Dude was on his frankenstien combo of the Virus UFC mounted up with a donek mono plate, Odd Job was on softies till he gets new boots that will fit both his tiny feet and giant calves and not blow up. I think Arne had his entire quiver out, and MR. POSITVE absolutely killed it ( as per normal) on his orange coiler, while Dustin and Shelly where both ripping on their soft setups. A most excellent day was had by all, though things did not end well for Everette after he turned his rev into a tobaggen, or powder board, depending on your perspective
Thanks Giving morning:
As soon as I got up high enough to survey the available terrain, I knew I had to pull a Pete. I quickly ditched Odd Job and the Dude, and broke the promise I made to latecomers MR. POSITVE and Racer H. and went right to reload. In front of me lie the untouched and pristine canvas of firecut, which I quickly left my mark on. 4 solo runs worth, until I was about to lap Odd Job and the Dude. We hit Firecut for at least 4 more runs , with the Dude tailgunnning from my back pocket. There are only a handful of people that I feel comfortable with that close to me, The Dude is on the top of that list , especially when he is on those virus skis of his. By around the time that we hooked up with the late comers, the gong show was ramping up, and things where starting to get dicey on the hill. Upon spying my first specimen of a large Kantexahoman carhartus two plankerus of the season on Roulette, I knew our day was about over. We soon retired to the Rat, where our newest member had to be restrained from laying waste to a table of jibbers whom she had overheard besmirching our footware and style of riding earlier in the day. The irony in that is the comments where not unlike the same thing that was said about snowboards some 2 decades ago. In any event, Racer H has proven to be a feisty and welcome addition to our little band of bone heads
See Youse on Sunday
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You might also be handed a very unfortunate nick name if you join :)
Or a very fitting and perfect one
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LCI=LOVELAND CARVE INITIATIVE
Taking over the mountain one rider at a time. Its a long term project
mario
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I have 5 days in already. Nice early season conditions so far this year
mario
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Visiting Vail, never been. Would like advice on good carving runs.
in Carving Central
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since they are on the same lift ticket. The have some of the most awesomest grooming in the world, and lots of nice carving runs.
mario