Corey Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Anyone else pumped for this? I'm really excited to play in the mountains! I'm nervous that my legs may not be able to keep up through 3 days of riding, but I'm sure going to try! It's just over 2 weeks away - Holy! Allee, I'll box up my boards and get them shipped to you a week or so in advance. It sounds like it'll be REAL fun flying there after the latest air fiasco... :( What kind of boards do most people ride? I'll be bringing my new 182 Coiler for sure, but am not sure about a 2nd board. Was thinking a 170 Madd metal in case I want to change it up. I don't own anything for powder, I'll rent if there is a huge dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Let me know when the boards are on their way. I'll keep an eye out. It's easily wide enough at Nakiska to let the Coiler do its thing. The groom and pitch are so good that long, skinny and fast get the nod - it's the only place locally that I run my Coiler. For Sunshine, it's going to depend on conditions - if there's no recent snow it gets groomed into pretty decent carving on Goats Eye/Wawa and the front of Angel. But even in the powder there I run the Axxess and it does fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebionicman Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Just found out there might be a slim chance that I am sort of in the area for work that week. If I can get things scheduled right I might be able to meet up with everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Cool Erik, the more the merrier! I have a little flash-based video camera that shoots 720p at 60 hz and a couple of 8GB memory cards. Anyone want to assist with some video of one day? I vote for Friday as more people will be around. I'm being totally selfish as I have almost no video of me riding, I want to see what I look like. In my head I'm a rock star ;), but I'm ready to have that idea smashed if necessary. Anyone handy with video editing? I can put the clips together but it'll look like an engineer did it, not an artist. My camera outputs .mov files in H264 format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceball Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I'm pumped for this, but it's cautious optimism. I start physio tomorrow on my knee. It has been exactly one month since my knee-on-knee Soccer collision occurred and it is still very sore. However, I am seeing small improvements in it daily with stretching and light strength training. Worst case I can come out and bring my digital SLR and fill up my memory cards. I'm working hard to not sit on the sidelines though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Just out shaking the rust off at our nearest hill today. Looking forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Ouch, good luck and heal quickly Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdyno Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I have a skimore pass thatmy GF used for two days when she was here this week. I don't know how picky they are about ID, but it's up for grabs to anyone who could convince Nakiska they are Alexis. It has one more discount day, then a free day, then another free day after two discount days. PM me if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 If you use the Ski More card in the kiosk on the hill, you only have to know the registered birthdate. As soon as you pump that in, you're good to go. So if someone wants to pick this up it will save you some $$ on the free day - it's only good at Nakiska though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 PM me if you are interested.e-mailed, no PMs here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdyno Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Neil, E-mail me about the pass, bigdyno at hotmail dot com. I tried to reply but you have the "piss off, don't bother me" setting on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceball Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Got my new knee brace today. I plan on a test run at COP on Tuesday evening. If all goes well, I'll do a half day on Friday and a half day on Saturday. It things go extremely well, I'll be at Sunshine on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 What time are you going to be at COP on Tuesday? My workmate has just bought an alpine board and is coming out next weekend, but really wants to get some snow time in first ... COP would be ideal, if it's not iced solid with this warm weather. So if you're half-daying it, are you volunteering to play video camera operator next weekend?:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Does anyone else have a nicer video camera? As mentioned before, I'll be bringing my cheap Aiptek. It can record in 720P but can't zoom and I have no idea how long the battery will last in cold weather. Steve: Here's hoping the brace makes it comfortable/safe to ride. What camera do you have? I have a Nikkon 70-200mm AF-S VR lens that I could bring along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdyno Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 I do, but I'm still trying to figure out how to deal with the movie files in post. I had it in Aspen and got some ok footage, but still haven't been able to do anything with it. I have a underwater/sport case for it too, but it's pretty big with the case. Stupid sony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 I have one, and I even figured out how to work it. :) I'll be bringing it for sure, and I'll volunteer to take video as long as someone else can carry it for me. I crash too often to be trusted with schlepping it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waypastfast Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 The weather is looking good for the weekend.....so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Cool, we'll have to share movie files before we go our separate ways each day. Re: File manipulation - I use SUPER video converter to change file formats/sizes and then use Windows Movie Maker to do simple editing. Looks pretty warm all next week. Hopefully the snow is good for the weekend! Clickable forecast links: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/skifx/caab0635 http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-34_metric_e.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Corey, when does your flight arrive on Thursday? Maybe we can split a cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm in just after 7 PM but I'm meeting up with an old friend for supper right after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 OK, I'll see you at the hotel in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Is Nakiska even going to be worth riding by Friday? It's got very little base right now and the highs are way above freezing the next few days. Maybe we should think about a venue change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceball Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yes, I'll volunteer for taking pics and some video. I'll bring my Canon EOS 500D - it does 1080p HD Video too! I'll likely hit COP around 6 or 6:30pm. Alaina hinted that she also wanted to come. I'm still going on Friday - I try not to let the conditions dictate when I go otherwise I'd never get out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceball Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 If you guys need anything (a ride, beer, dancing girls) give me a shout on my cell at 403-389-6462 - I'll see what I can do. I'd also like to have everyone come over to my place either Friday or Saturday evening for pizza and suds and to look at the pics/video we shot that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 All right, you're on for tomorrow night. Steve will be on the carving board (a yellow and black striped Renntiger), and I'm going to rent softies and attempt to ride duck - because apparently this is the right way to kiteboard.:) We'll look for you on the lift - take a couple runs down the front side, you're not usually too hard to spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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