willywhit Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Willy - sweet photo of Me and Karl in 2007 at Antrim! I learned a lot chasing him...maybe too much ;), got him twice this year in GS. I'm sure I'll help him out on snow and then he'll return the favor some time!! ya, Karl's a great kid and a welcome addition to the carving community. these kids today....I tell ya:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlalomSkater87 Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Last Slalom run of 2008! <object height="432" width="576"> <embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/1080541733938" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="432" width="576"></object> Now bring on the snow!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 I'll be taking karl out on a day of carving asap. I already told him that he should try out his softies on my oxygen bx. Then probably move up to hard boots on my ultra prime. No need buying boards, I got plenty I can loan for the season, and if you break em, what ever. I also have plenty of burton race plates. Karl, I can't find the heels for my boots I was gonna give you. The boots are pretty beat and I'm not sure if they'll fit you. I'm a size 10.5 and a mondo 28 or so. It wouldn't be worth buying heels for them, so I recommend just buying cheap ones. Like rick said, $150 max. good luck with finals and papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 karl, post that one of you and Migs. I dunno how to post facebook videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlalomSkater87 Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Forecast for monday- sunny 58. If anyone can manage to come out Gleb and I will be at the arboretum in the afternoon. Should be a good session if you can make it. free coaching/instruction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Forecast for monday- sunny 58. If anyone can manage to come out Gleb and I will be at the arboretum in the afternoon. Should be a good session if you can make it. free coaching/instruction! Gleb and Karl - let me know if you guys head north to hit the snow...I'll try to join you if I can. Putting WR on the snow this weekend! -RF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlalomSkater87 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Got on hard boots for the first time today. I got to ride Gleb's Coiler. We rode at Loon all day in near white out conditions. There was so much fresh powder! It was really incredible. My first impressions are that I'm impressed with how much speed you pick up on the alpine set up and how much easier it is to initiate carves. The slalom skateboarding balance is helping me A LOT. I love throwing my hip into the carves as if I was going over for some offsets in slalom skateboarding. Hardbooting is crazy awesome. Can't wait for my next session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Sweet! That's two slalom skaters on carving boards on the same weekend! WR and I rode Bolton Saturday and Sugarbush yesterday. He's getting it really quickly. What an amazing snow weekend. We had 12-15 of the most fluffy buttery snow you can get in the east. Wentzle said the same thing - he was amazed at the acceleration as soon as you point your deck down the hill. Now if we can just get more snowboard carvers to try skate slalom! -RF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Karl carving <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=264tk50&s=5" width="440" height="420"> Original Video - More videos at TinyPic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 that gave me motion sickness gleb, how was the party ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlalomSkater87 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Bad news... I was coming down an icey trail at sunday river on friday when I got cut off by a skier hit his skis and flew into a fence. Came off the mountain and I knew I sprained my ankle, I went the hospital today I find out I fractured my fibula! Same leg as I injured years back in a car accident while skating. No boards for a couple months.... 2009.... yay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boarderboy Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 We'll have to get up to Appalachian for a day when MelloYello is ripping! (I've never met the guy, but am determined to confirm that BOL'ers actually exist outside the (e)therial) Lemme know when you get back to Greensboro. No Excuses!! Heal Fast! BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Bad news... I was coming down an icey trail at sunday river on friday when I got cut off by a skier hit his skis and flew into a fence. Came off the mountain and I knew I sprained my ankle, I went the hospital today I find out I fractured my fibula! Same leg as I injured years back in a car accident while skating. No boards for a couple months....2009.... yay. F in A Karl! That totally stinks. Just like on the highway, it's the other drivers that will kill you. I don't mind taking myslef out - but when someone else does it it pisses me off. Make sure you get plenty of sympathy from the ladies...play it for all it's worth brother!! -RF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 vibes Karl you could've just gone to wawa and gotten taken out just as easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civ Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hey Karl! Sorry to hear that you hurt your leg again. But welcome to the world of alpine. As you know, Im a formerly fast slalom racer, and I a relative noob to alpine. There are many similarities to be sure, but try and approach the snow without think to much like a slalom racer, these boards seem to take a year to turn compared to a little ts board. Sorry Im too late and missed the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hey Karl! Sorry to hear that you hurt your leg again. But welcome to the world of alpine. As you know, Im a formerly fast slalom racer, and I a relative noob to alpine. There are many similarities to be sure, but try and approach the snow without think to much like a slalom racer, these boards seem to take a year to turn compared to a little ts board. Sorry Im too late and missed the boat. "formerly fast slalom racer"....uh....ahem...do I hear some sandbagging going on? ;) It's so typical that Karl got taken out by a SKIER who was not following the rules...now tell me again who the dangers on the hill are? Civ - I'll also take this chance to wish you and Shasta a happy, healthy and success-filled 2009! I'm not racing on snow this winter, so let me know if you guys make a VT trip again this year and I'll try to get out there with you. -RF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlalomSkater87 Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 It's days like these I realize it could always be worse. **** Skiers. Skier Suffers Exposure Man left dangling upside down, pantsless after Vail lift mishap JANUARY 6--In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Thursday morning. The January 1 mishap apparently occurred after the male skier, 48, and a child boarded a high-speed lift in Vail's Blue Sky Basin. It appears that the chairlift's fold-down seat was somehow not in the lowered position, which caused the man to partially fall through the resulting gap. His right ski got jammed in the ascending chairlift, and that kept him upended since his boot never dislodged from its binding. As seen in the photos on the following pages (which were snapped by fellow skiers), the Skyline Express lift was stopped shortly after the pair's botched boarding resulted in the man dangling from the lift. The exposed skier was stuck for about 15 minutes before Vail personnel backed the lift up and successfully dislodged the unidentified man from the four-seat chair. In a statement released this afternoon, Vail Resorts, which operates the ski area, reported that the skier was not injured after being "suspended for approximately seven minutes." The press release did not explain how the mishap occurred, only that "the man was caught on the chair." (5 pages) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 That's funny - my co-workers sent me that story earlier today...poor guy, his ass is plastered all over the internet. He'll probably have his own TV show soon! Might be time to change the name of that part of Vail to Blue MOON Basin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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