notarealname Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Thanks to all who came, rode, skimmed, swam, hopped, collided, tapped and carved huge trenches all over the mountain. Really enjoyed meeting and getting to ride with everyone. Can't wait for all the fun yet to come visiting your home slopes. Hope you come back next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Found some more pond skim pics at BigMtnPhotos.com. Started work on the weekend's video, but first cut is over 20 minutes long, so I need to do more editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmut Karvlow Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Dave, PLEASE tell me the new suit is NOT one of your son's! maybe you have a daughter :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Dave, PLEASE tell me the new suit is NOT one of your son's! maybe you have a daughter :p oh its his alright!:lol: we were riding with dual traffic cones all weekend! very Flamboyant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Dave, PLEASE tell me the new suit is NOT one of your son's! maybe you have a daughter :p Ask him to demonstrate the drop seat sometime. It's the best feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 howdy all a few more of the pond skimming from http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/photos/ catch um quick as these will change... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Dave, PLEASE tell me the new suit is NOT one of your son's! I claim full ownership of the Airblaster Freedom suit. I think loud and obnoxious one-piece suits are going to be in fashion again! I have noticed a significant reduction of near misses from bombing skiers and snowboarders since wearing the suit. So the function is still far better than the fashion. It is well equipped with drop seat, leg and pit zips, and pockets in all of the right places. Glad you all enjoy it as much as I do! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmut Karvlow Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 I love it, very few men can pull off a one piece like you my friend. the big question is how many little debbies will it hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 I finally finished editing the video shot on the closing weekend. It took a while to find a legal soundtrack, and it wouldn't fit in one without cutting too much of someones riding, so I broke it into two parts. Part one includes footage of the pond skim. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSuPNu2MT8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSuPNu2MT8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1jpQplZ-no&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1jpQplZ-no&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Sweet! Good times! John, thanks so much for all the effort you've put in this season as toothcam man - you rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Thanks all for a great weekend!! Johnasmo another excellent video production!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspercarver Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 I claim full ownership of the Airblaster Freedom suit. I think loud and obnoxious one-piece suits are going to be in fashion again!I have noticed a significant reduction of near misses from bombing skiers and snowboarders since wearing the suit. So the function is still far better than the fashion. It is well equipped with drop seat, leg and pit zips, and pockets in all of the right places. Glad you all enjoy it as much as I do! Cheers! Now that is one sweet photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogDave Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 GREAT big thanks to johnasmo for another GREAT video providing GREAT memories with GREAT people having a GREAT time doing GREAT carving on a GREAT-Big Mountain. Must do a GREAT repeat next season!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notarealname Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Thanks John for another great video. I really liked Dredman's air guitar to zep, and well all of it. Really great riding and videography and editing. Can't wait to do it again next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_ravens Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Thanks John! You're the best! :biggthump:biggthump:biggthump The Big Mountain trip was great! And I love having all these awesome videos to watch through the summer to keep me stoked! I know you put in crazy hours and effort to come up with such great results. BIG THANKYOU!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Hiking season is winding down early this year. The lack of snow and early spring temps have it melting away almost a month early. Here's some pics from Friday. 1) The Alpenglow Inn is finally coming down 2) A patchwork of snow is all that's left on the lower mountain 3) The Flathead Valley is greening up nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Just when it looked like hiking season at the Big was beyond repair, our spring snow has finally arrived. Check out from last Sunday if you want to see how sketchy it was getting. Today we received a reprieve. As of 6:00 PM this evening, the village had about 6 inches of fresh, with a foot from mid mountain up. The summit was knee deep and I had a good powder run all the way down. Forecast is for it to keep dumping all night and tomorrow. Don't put away those skins just yet.Dr. D., you wanna break out that Voile swallowtail again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 howdy all any hoofers? this morning webcam pic from the baselodge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Aaron, I'll be heading up this afternoon. You'll need snowshoes or a splitboard. Boot packing will be exhausting until there's a well packed trail, and that won't be today. I've got some snowshoes if you want to give them a try. It could be the best pow day of the season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 what time this afternoon john? I might be able to squeeze it in. I could definitely go saturday. 253 5420:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 howdy john thanks for the offer, but had to work today. how was it? looks like it melted some, must have been a soggy mess by the afternoon. maybe it does it again tonight, it rained all day. probably early morning is best. gotta work tomorrow too, anyways boards are put away and fly rods are ready... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 The snow did settle a lot since Wednesday from mid mountain on down, though the summit and the bowl where still pretty good. It only picked up a few more inches overnight, so it looks like Wednesday was the best pow day after all. My signature rings true once again. But really, I had a pretty awesome run, top to bottom, though it was a wet and sweaty slog going up. Looks like today (Friday) will be drier, with improved visibility. It'll be nice not going up in the wet rain/snow/fog, but I can't get free until mid afternoon. Hope it doesn't get too warm by then. Doc, sorry you couldn't make it yesterday. I did get back in time to meet Rick and Eric at Sherwoods by 5:30 PM, so you might have made your dinner appointment, unless you wanted to shower first. :) What time you gonna be up there tommorow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 depends on the report I guess! early would be better but not if its froze hard:lurk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 I'm gonna play it by ear based on the weather, but for now I'm planning for late morning. I made two runs today, starting up at 3:00 PM. On the first run down, the bowl was good but things got real sticky from the bottom of the bowl on down. The second pass was actually much better, it was later (I took a break and hung in my truck a while) and the temp dropped a bit and some clouds rolled in. Once it stopped being sun baked, the speed came back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmo Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Looks fogged in at the top this morning, but it's not raining in town. I'm still gonna go, just not sure exactly when. How about you, Doc D? Weather service says cloudy with a chance of rain all day, but satellite images show some clear sky north of here that might get squeezed down in a couple hours. Or not... In the mean time, I did shoot video last Thursday. Gives me something to do on these hikes besides sweat and gasp for air... <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASJD4Xd7zVc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASJD4Xd7zVc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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