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Skully

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  1. The slopes are generally less crowded during the Film Festival. All of the Film Festival people are in town to watch movies, not ski / ride...
  2. A true pioneer and legend of two sports that have literally permeated my life. RIP Tom. Hope there is endless Pow wherever you are...
  3. From your description , PCMR would probably be the best fit. PCMR probably has the largest bunch of dedicated Alpine geeks in Utah also, with Snowbasin and Solitude after that. As far as ownership and pass sharing, all of the resorts in UT have different owners. The only "shared" passes I know of are offered by Ski Utah, and can be a bit pricey, but they are available: Ski Utah Gold and Silver Passes
  4. Late Condolences to the Bomber crew... RIP Zsa Zsa.
  5. How's the d3o stuff as far as breathability? Hot like the "old" body armour, or better?
  6. Dang it all to heck, I forgot to include the correct tags in my first post in this thread. I believe this was a Mike Jacoby drill in a magazine I read once: Hold your arms out to your sides, and pretend you are holding a bucket of water by the handle in each hand as you turn. Keep the buckets level with each other, and try not to spill the water... I can't count the number of times I've used that example with folks...
  7. Jeff's shoulders are "above" his hips here too?
  8. Just want to clarify that there ARE options in Utah for Alpine coaching / instruction (besides FAST - working with Chris K would be incredible...) Both The Canyons and Park City have qualified folks that can teach hardboot lessons (The Park City instructor being the most qualified.) Maybe what Mark meant is that there were no AFFORDBLE options. Firsthand knowledge from The Canyons is that if someone wants hardboot-specific instruction, they are required to book a full-day private. I'm not sure about Park City, but more than likely it is close to the same. Show up with hardboots to a group lesson expecting specfic instruction, and you'll get some blank stares. Due to the extremely small demand for hardboot specific instruction, it's also highly unlikely that an instructor with the gear and knowledge to teach alpine would actually have that gear readily available without prior warning either... Back to your normally scheduled "Bomberonline Court TV" programming...
  9. Give me the Death Moguls over the Jib Park anyday...
  10. I guess if I prefer chunky peanut butter, I can't make a "Carver's PBJ". It would have to be the "Off-Piste PBJ". Or the "Avalanche-Debris PBJ". (Why is my stomach growling?)
  11. Speaking of Utah (And probably CO. too) Conditions will be totally dependent on Mother Nature. There could be great snow, or there could not be great snow. As long as it's cold, there will be plenty of man-mad schtuff to ride on. As far as the City / Town is concerned in UT: If you stay in Salt Lake, you have access to 5 world-class resorts within a 20-30 minute drive (if you have a car) probably double the travel time if using public transit, but still the opportunity to hit all of those resorts. There are also two other resorts within those boundaries, but they don't allow snowboarding, so we won't mention them. Also within about an hour's drive from Salt Lake are 2 more excellent resorts to the North. If you stayed in Park City proper: Access to 2 resorts and all the distractions the girls could want, all easily accessible via public transit fairly quickly. (Again we won't mention "that" resor that doesn't allow our kind.) Also keep in mind that Salt Lake is around 20 minutes from the airport, and Park City about 40, so once you get off your flight, you're pretty much there - no long travel times to the resort.
  12. If you're anywhere near Northern Utah this weekend, and need some entertainment on Saturday, head to Tony Grove (near Logan.) There will be a bunch of crazy kids riding their skateboards down the hill at break-neck speeds in packs...
  13. No big group sessions planned in the next little while. Martin is injured, and the hype has died down a lot. I still skate alone quite often... If you're on facecrack, check out the "Slalom Skateboarders of Utah" group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/groups/106052755249?ap=1 A bit more activity / updates there...
  14. What Gecko said... You mentioned that your wheels are 80a. What type of wheels are they? I'm also just learning to slide. I haven't done any sliding on skateboards since the late 80's early 90's. Things have changed a tad since then. On my own boards I've slid 81a Abec11 Flashbacks and some crappy Kryptonics. On other folks boards I tried BigZigs, Otang Stims, Venoms, and I don't remember what else. So far my favorite is the Flasbacks. The BigZigs would SUCK to learn to slide on, especially if they were not well broken in. For me, when I initially learned to slide, it was easier to grab the board. I guess I just felt more connected or something. Now I'm getting so I'm able to do Colemans, and they're easier now that I've learned the grab-slides (whatever those are called.)
  15. Session being planned for 6/5 beginning around 4:00 or 5:00 PM near Heber City. Some folks are planning on coming down from Utah's Great White North (Logan). PM me for directions or if you have questions. Also planning on some lunchtime skating this week if anyone is interested.
  16. Session 5/21 in WEST Jordan at around 3:00 PM. If you would like directions, contact me via my profile...
  17. I can put you in touch with slalom geeks around Boulder or Golden if you'd be interested. (If that's close enough for you...)
  18. Success! (After the pavement dried out from the rain and the 'friggin sprinklers'. ) Skully Emdee406 And the photo of the day!
  19. There are a group of us (some of whom are BOL members) who like to get together every now and then and carve some pavement in the warmer months of the year. Mostly slalom skating, but any type of skateboard is welcome. We'll be having a session in the South-West portion of the Salt Lake valley tomorrow evenging - 5/14. If anyone would like to join us, send me an email via BOL and I can get you the location and exact time. Plenty of gear to go around, so if you're interested at all, hit me up.
  20. The REAL question is: Where is that road, it needs to have a GS course set up on it!!! Feel free to email me the location offline. ;)
  21. Mark, don't be messin' with the Quicksilver shell, or I might have to pull out photos of the old Marker Wolf Mountain uniforms... (P.S. I wore the Quicksilver jacket today, in your honor....)
  22. I hate it when you get new toys. I ride your toys, and then my toys feel old, heavy and slow. (Kinda like their owner (me) ;) ).
  23. This has been posted before.....
  24. The entire family's slalom quiver, except for the litle old foam-core that didn't make it with us to this session.
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