west carven Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 coming down the run near the lift line a couple of very young kids, says to each other "what kind of riding is that?" . don't know if it was a good or bad comment. they were about 6 or 8 years old, so who knows what they meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipstar Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 My favourite was at Alpine Meadows a few years ago, when I was riding after having my first decent day in raichle snowboard boots; everything was starting to come together, and I was carving left right and centre over some pretty choppy terrain. Went through a chute, and there was a disabled skier on one of those single ski seater things, with a guide in front and back; gave them some room, then carved down. They raced behind me, caught up at the lift, and I was preparing to get a blast, but the gu in the chair, said, hell you can carve even better than I can :-) Had a laugh, then we did some runs; and maaaaaaaaaaaaaan that guy could carve; all his weight on just the one ski; suspension in the seat, and no sense of fear; I was in awe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Was at my Local mountain, Thredbo... Some knuckle dragging park monkey in the lift line with all his friends (Equally mindless) Yells out.... "Duuuuude... how old school is that thing??? Whilst pointing at my board... I looked down at my 5 day old deck and then looked at his 2005 model Burton Custom and calmly said.... "Duuuuuuuuuude.... this board is newer than your's........ Friends I was with just laughed at him.... Kinda took the smirk off his head... Another time at Hotham whilst bombing the hell out of this run (Vanity run mind you, under a quad chair... Quite hard/icy conditions I'd straight line this run... then when I had heaps of speed I'd aggressively do a series of cross through turns... got some cheers from the chair above, and when I slowed down near the end of the run... two instructors came over and gave me a compliment on my carving... Said it was the best thing they'd seen for years... Spent 30min talking carving with them... (Hey I always try to convert people) It's great when you hear stuff like that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuffy Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Well, kipstar, of course the guy has no sense of fear. (I'm assuming he was a paraplegic.) What's he going to do? Break a leg? Make himself paraplegic? (Please, O Lord, don't let anyone become offended....) In any case, that's an area where technology's helped a hell of a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Gotta respect the sit n ski. I just hope that if I'm ever paralyzed I can get myself on one of those and continue to go down the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggerwrangler Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 GOT these comments Could please not make such deep lines in the snow you are wrecking the snow for everybody else :rolleyes: or from a 13 year old on a day where one considers iceskates " how do you get so much traction?" i said check out bomberonline its got all the answers. or by the beaver creek guy just before i killed my leg that "board style "just look so cool going down the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 [while skwalling last weekend] Two high-school BX racers in soft gear, pointing to a steep face: "Are those icy steep pitches fun on skis?" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 On a quad chair while at Aspen years ago during Gay Week (unknown to me at the time). I heard this from two skiers dressed in drag with beads and colorful dress sitting next to me - I do not know their real names. Steve asks Bob "Why aren't you riding with Dave?" Bob answers " I am so pissed at him!" "Why , what happened?" "He left the iron on all night!" Bob then says to me "That is a big board you have there!" I smile and says "thanks" This is a true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Bob then says to me "That is a big board you have there!" I smile and says "thanks" This is a true story. C5, LMAO :lol: thank you for sharing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recon Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 "golfer' I Remember That/ It Was 2002 I Heard They Were There Had The Camera Ready But Was Lucky & Missed The Show !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recon Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 It was the last yr the expression session was held by the Pure Carve Boys 2002 was it not ????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspercarver Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 i spent the last four days at jackson hole ski resort, the best line i heard getting on the shuttle with my f2 asym beemer, "ah to bad about your board" he thought i had broken the tail off. then there was the gal from New Zealand who said "your quite a ripper!" i had one lady ask me i would please stop puttin all those ruts in the groomers and i told her "sure if i would if she would stop making moguls" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnshapiro Posted January 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Ugh. So there I am yesterday making some nice turns down Buckboard at Kirkwood. I keep checking uphill right before each turn to see what's coming down. It's clear so I dive into a healside. Checking again mid way through the turn, still clear. Check again while setting up to dive into a toeside and nearly get hit! This guy was flying down the mountain at a speed beyond anything that I've ever gone. And straightlining it too. His comment "take up the whole *&(*& slope, why don't you!" Well, yeah. I'm carving. Duh. Blasted snowboarders. They have no idea how carvers ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Sale Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Bad place to stop, homey. Said to me while sitting at the best possible place atop a trail. Same day that some little old ladies had some good things to say about carvers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 "Dude, if you're going to go really fast like that, you have to go straight down. Don't turn --it's dangerous!" Heard after a near miss from a kid who had just straightlined at .9 Mach through a thick holiday crowd above me to reach the bubble I was worrking. ) / ( / ) / ( / ) / ( / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Heard this at the Minnesota Expression Session from a sixty five year plus lady. "Your Ruining The Runs." I ran into her again a week later, she was still talking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recon Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Ha I have heard that cutting up the slopes to much/ many times!!! Like their skis are so short,they could fall into a 2 in crack & never get out !!!!!!!! I guess Mogul construction add's to the beauty of the mountain! ((Lord forgive them/ for they know not what they say !)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Gotta love these "Heard on the Slopes" threads... One thing i've noticed in Montreal area, people are kinda shy of hardbooters... or maybe that's because i look like the russian guy from Rocky-3... Anyways, I hear very often people whispering in lift lines or off the lift "Oh, that's one of these racers!!!", as if I was from another planet... Occasional jibber would pop on a lift with me and ask some questions, i've been asked to race with them a few times.. had to refuse, I can't bomb the slope like these punks do... I have yet to hear the "slope-destroyer" one, I guess it isn't that much of an issue on the East Coast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recon Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I'm somewhat large I guess at 212 lb I wear Bohn Body Armor under my clothing ! http://www.actionstation.com/ which makes me look a-little larger! At one time I wore a helmet with a dark full face shield ! Along with a strange looking board to most ! I was called( Robo-Cop) Many times! Stirred up a-lot of chatter in the lift line! No-one would ride the lift with me !!! Intimidation I guess! I heard there is that big German dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Heard this at the Minnesota Expression Session from a sixty five year plus lady. "Your Ruining The Runs." I ran into her again a week later, she was still talking about it. Anyone been turned into Ski Patrol for ruining the groomers? Safety issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrobb Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Anyone been turned into Ski Patrol for ruining the groomers? Safety issue? No but I'v ebeen mistaken for Ski Patrol... my red and black jacket, packpack, adn black pants I guess is what did it. Person complained to me about some other skier...I let them finish then explained I wasn't Ski Patrol and then slid away. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I hope you inform people who say stuff like that that your way is the correct way to turn, whether you're leaning into it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pushee Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 It may be that the "complaints" about the trenches that swallow small children might actually be compliments in the form of a joke. I know I've used that one occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverchick Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Last weekend my significant other flew me out to Tahoe (he's there for business), so we go to Homewood for our first day out. First run of the day we're coming down this double black head wall, when we get down to the bottom of the run, the ski patroller blows his whistle at us, he then proceeds to tell us that because there is going to be a lot of people out today, to make sure we control our speed. Of course I'm like WTF first run of the day and we're already getting scolded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I was ridding with cfj04 last week and witnessed a noob skier catch a tip in one of CJ's ruts. The guy face planted and blew out of both skis. I laughed out loud really hard... and I'm not really very sorry about it. :D For all you sensitive types... the guy didn't hear me laughing at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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