I forgot!!

[Gtanner]

My Jacket.

In the 25 years that I;ve been skiing and snowboarding, today was the first time I've forgotten anything more important than a pair of mits or goggles...I got to Whistler this morning and forgot my jacket!!! So I ended up renting a jacket...luckily it was actually nicer than my own jacket.

Anyway, what other dumb-ass things you have forgotten when you get to the hill...and what did you do to remedy the situation?

-Gord

[Blue Bird]

a big powder day on berthoud pass found me without my boots. actually figured it out 1/2 way up the pass....got the giant "you're SOL" from the guys I was with. still made it back to the top by 10:30 but missed 4 runs.. DOH!!!!!

[KingCrimson]

Never forgotten anything (knock on wood)

BUT! I did forget my late night tuning session, and I left the HEAVY wax job on..and let the board touch the snow. Good luck scraping that off!

[photodad2001]

I've forgotten my gloves a few times which is why I have several pair of cheap KMart gloves (KMart is 15 minutes from the resort versus 80 minutes), goggles (ussually just buy a cheap pair of sunglasses in that case), forgot my jacket twice (roughed it once, bought a thick hoody once), then there are the unforgivable times: forgot my boots once, and I've left my wallet at home a couple times too. That is end of day no fun right there.

[crucible]

I made it all the way to the Mt. Baker parking lot over Christmas before realizing that I had left my Arcteryx bibs at home in Vancouver, 2 hours away.

Luckily I was already wearing some Arcteryx Gamma LT softshell pants on my person.

I just sucked it up, dug out some old gaiters from the bottom of my bootbag to seal the gap between my Raichles and the pants, and had a chilly but awesome day.

I have also left gloves, socks, and even contact lenses behind on various trips. You make do, and keep on givin' er.

Geo

[ar(angel]

Now I pack 2 pairs....just in case

[gdboytyler]

In the old days of softbooting, I forgot my boots. This was before rental gear was available. It was raining anyway. Turned around and went home.

Now, I've got a checklist.

[AaronG]

Haven't forgotten anything for snowboarding for a long long time but back in my skateboarding days I did. Drove all the way to the Pipeline Skatepark in Upland for a night session, 40 mile drive. Got to the skatepark, gloves? check, elbow pads? check, knee pads? check. Nike hightops, like Brad Bowman used to wear? check, helmet? check, SKATEBOARD? DOOH!!

[powdahbonz]

Even if it's a day trip, I bring 2 of everything. Worst was my buddy forgot his condo key after 3hr drive in blizzard(normal 1.5hr drive) late at nite, no one to call to get in, tried credit card on lock,broke card, too cold, back in car,drove back....and back...served up whitewash upon arrival. But 18" fresh next morning was relief-but a VW Rabbit is not exactly a 4wheel drive monster

[biggerwrangler]

jacket X2

Socks 3-4x

Pass 1x

wrong pass 5X

left lights on to many to count. not bad

untill you forget to put the jumpercables back in. 3X once actually had to call a tow truck for a jump. EWWwwwwww

worst of all brought soft boots on a hardboard day. Had to go home for that one.

[Petrol]

boots...

yep, I some-freakin-how forgot my dang BOOTS!!!

made the 2 hr round trip in 1.5 hrs

[tex1230]

I forgot my amnesia medication...but I didn't miss it.

[skategoat]

I forgot my jacket earlier this year. Had to ride in a fleece.

I lost my car keys once on the hill. I had to talk my wife into driving 3 hours in a snowstorm to come get me. It was Dec. 23 and no locksmith or tow truck was willing to come help me. Got the keys back in the spring and the remote worked fine.

[queequeg]

My 1st and only ECES in 2004, I got 5 1/2 hours into the 11 hour drive, and realized I left my pants at home. Had to make a pit stop and buy another pair.

Heh ... just be glad you didn't get arrested on the way!

[Allee]

I took off from the Bomber tent at Snowmass last week, and got half way to Elk Camp before I realised I had no gloves on. That was a slightly embarrassing hike up the hill ...

[Jack M]

Boots. First day of the season, and first day on my brand new '89 Safari. Forgot my stinkin' boots. So I crammed my ski boots into the 3 strap bindings and made it work, albeit miserably. I swore off ever riding hardboots that day.

[Dan]

Pants. I paid about $50 for some cheap vinyl rain pants in the shop at the lodge...happy to report that I'm still using them for winter bike commuting.

They really sucked for snowboarding though.

[chewy]

pass yup

pants yup

boots yup

gloves yup

while living in whistler i made it from home in emerald to the summit with my glasses on....going for a hike with a bunch of crazy euro skiers

lost one contact lens twice

lost cell and camera in the woods 3 weeks ago

[mr_roboteye]

I have only lost a contact lens while riding once, just stopped and put it back in. (goggles). I haven't forgotten anything else. I guess once you get a routine down, it's less likely something could go wrong.

What years did you live in Whistler Chewy? I was there from 98' to 04'. I worked at a lot of different jobs though. Lift ops, lift line control, Delta Suites, Pan Pacific, Sea to Sky sec. to name a few.

later,

Dave R.

[Dave*]

Lets See, whats been forgotten/left behind

Season pass

Helmet in parking lot

Gloves

goggles

1 wrist guard ( I often end up with 2 rights or 2 lefts at the hill )

Boots

Wallet/money

Board on roof of truck......

Probably more but that comes to mind immediatly

[chewy]

I was in Whistler for the winter of 99-00.

Worked as little as possible at base 2 as rental guy.

[mr_roboteye]

I was in Whistler for the winter of 99-00.

Worked as little as possible at base 2 as rental guy.

Cool, we probably crossed paths at some point, Merlins, Wiz grill, 18 below etc. Kim Vertifeuille (spelling?) was my boss that year, our office was right below your rental shop.

later,

Dave R.

[lowrider]

wifes purse on the way to tremblant nice waitress at Tim Hortons held on to it till she claimed it. Dodged a bullet on that one.Hats mitts gloves? thats what lost and found lending box is for isn't it ?

[SuperBee]

At ECES 2006 at Sugarloaf, after 3+ hours of driving, I realized I had forgot my jacket.

Hopefully my 2nd layer is a "Windstopper" T-Neck, so I decided to stay like that for the day since it was almost spring weather.

But by 14h30, a blizzard came on Sugarloaf and I had to stop and shop at their local shop, bought a Spyder "Coach Jacket" ( the long one ) that I still love today.

For now on, I always keep my "Windstopper" T-Neck as a second layer

[Cindy Kleh]

I could write a book about all the stupidass things I've forgotten or spaced out on, but the most embarrassing was when I was pumping gas and drove away from the pump with the pump still in my gas tank. It ripped the hose out of the machine and caused a huge geyser of gas spouting everywhere! I had to wait there for the cops to arrive and pay for all the spilled gas, but the worst was being on Hwy 40 on President's Day Saturday with thousands of cars driving by pointing at me. The gas station was owned by a Nepalese family and they were all running around screaming in Nepalese while the wife poured chemicals on the spill in her native dress. I can laugh about it now, but it freakin freaked me out!