patmoore Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Just ran across an article on the Okemo Mountain School in Okemo's Winter promotional magazine. Pretty cool shot. The rider in the foreground is Erica Mueller. I believe she's the daughter of Okemo's owners Tim and Dianne Mueller and is member of the National Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 is it just the seam in the middle, or is the front rider's stance about 30/45? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Can't get enough pics of girls on hard boots. Gives me hope that hardbooting will not become extinct after all, as we at least seem to have the physical specimans to propagate the species. But, Are those burton "race" bindings with the "breakaway" toe clip made out of Vermont sharp cheddar cheese? Evolutionary dead end there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin A. Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 is it just the seam in the middle, or is the front rider's stance about 30/45? Looks to me to be just the seam in the page. Unless her right foot is 6 sizes smaller than her left. It might be though. The other giveaway is the angle of the back of her front boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 It's mostly the fault of the crease. The spread was too big to fit in my scanner so I just took a photo of it. I just tried to mash down the crease in my scanner to get a closer look. The angles look better (see below) but still not as much as I would have expected. Maybe still an illusion because of the crease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Donnelly Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Gotta love Okemo . . . lifted from a previous year's ad. Potential T-Shirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekempmeister Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I've been to Okemo several times in the past few years and found it to be very hardboot friendly. I've seen a gentlemen there that is clearly in his sixties riding alpine and I can't get enough of ""all tuckered out" on the newer Jackson Gore mountain. The ratio of time on the chair to time spent on that trail defies reason. It's a great venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 funny that last pic > guy seems to carve body outside to the turn ;) wonder how he manages the gforce this way! Obviously the graphic dude that did the pic job never seen a snowboard ! N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I've been to Okemo several times in the past few years and found it to be very hardboot friendly. I've seen a gentlemen there that is clearly in his sixties riding alpine and I can't get enough of ""all tuckered out" on the newer Jackson Gore mountain. The ratio of time on the chair to time spent on that trail defies reason. It's a great venue.Don't know if that's me you're talking about but it's my home mountain and I'm in my 60s (although my inner child is only 19). It is a great mountain with a lot of groomed cruisers and a nice NASTAR course. Conditions permitting I'll but there this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durace Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Have they been able to make snow stick? I looked over yesterday from Sunapee way and it looked dark on the slope. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 funny that last pic > guy seems to carve body outside to the turn ;) wonder how he manages the gforce this way!Obviously the graphic dude that did the pic job never seen a snowboard ! N He's well on his way to making his next turn... Looks fine to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Have they been able to make snow stick? I looked over yesterday from Sunapee way and it looked dark on the slope. Paul Yep. They're making snow right now and hope to be open by Thursday. Woo Hoo!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 He's well on his way to making his next turn... Looks fine to me.. i wish i was already almost laid down in the other turn two meters away from apex of previous turn :) Guy must have a 3m radius board must be quick as hell ! N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFluff Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 i wish i was already almost laid down in the other turn two meters away from apex of previous turn :) Guy must have a 3m radius board must be quick as hell !N I'm with you Nils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Eden Serena is the lady in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Ive never looked at a map of Okemo. Just did. Wow. is this one of those "usually boilerplate conditions" mountains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted November 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Ive never looked at a map of Okemo. Just did. Wow.is this one of those "usually boilerplate conditions" mountains? Like any eastern resort, Okemo's "packed powder" can occasionally require ice skates but the mountain consistently ranks among the top in the nation for grooming. There are a lot of wide intermediate trails that are well suited for carving. The Jackson Gore area has new terrain opening this year.The folks who run Okemo (and Crested Butte and Sunapee) have perfected the formula for making a trip to the mountain an enjoyable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 usually with all three of those places everything goes smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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