bobble Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td><b>Date</b></td><td>12/13/2009</td></tr><tr><td><b>Temp</b></td><td>12F</td></tr><tr><td><b>Visibility</b></td><td>sun from 9 till 2pm, went flat</td></tr><tr><td><b>Conditions</b></td><td>excellent</td></tr></table> Morning snow was awesome, and sun too! huge turnout for hardbooters: ben h bill g bob l (me) bob d dave h erik greg p jessie k joe d kent s mark s pat h rick steve trent j don't know the details of the Carve Cup other than joe d won, trent came in 3rd. it would've been too cold to video. too bad they can't bring out those carve buoys more often. after the carve cup, the snow on milkrun was excellent... lots of cord left. i was getting a beat down from crossroads so when i went over to milkrun it was night and day difference. it felt like catching a 2nd wind. too good to leave. bill, steve, trent and myself were the only HBs there at around 1pm. sometime after 1pm, the chair lift was temporarily shut down. people were going into the chalet. my frickn' toes were cold. the lift was down for about 1/2 hour. when it did resume the lines were stupidly long. the clouds had rolled in and there was no sunlight. no joy. trent and i hung out till about 2:15pm. left when it got crowded with ski lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 12/15/09 Tues They blew a lot of snow last night and there are icey rollers everywhere. A lot of ruts and bumps in the grooming. Would be a good evening to give it a miss. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I was out tues morning and the grooming was definately off. Amazingly I was not that bothered by it. I hate to say it, but metal does make a huge difference. I don't think I would have lasted more than a few runs without it. The transition from crud to groom to ice is almost seemless. As far as rollers go, I think I still have a little park monkey in me. The rollers are a blast, for me. I hope they keep some of them for a while. Now if I can just figure out how to tighted up this 14m scr board I'll be in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I think I still have a little park monkey in me. more like gorilla! we've seen the air you get, and it aint from no little monkey. -trent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 even popping out of bindings on landing. twice! didn't stop him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 even popping out of bindings on landing. twice! didn't stop him. Awesome Grooming was much better today, and should be very good by the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3dan2001 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I will be in the Citys working that week and want to carve a bit. hope to see other hardbooters. How long are the runs at Buck Hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I will be in the Citys working that week and want to carve a bit. hope to see other hardbooters. How long are the runs at Buck Hill? about 12/14 turns on a big board, and 20 on a slalom board. Doesn't look like there's any events scheduled that weekend. Most carvers come out on Sunday mornings, though there might be a few on Saturday. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td><b>Date</b></td><td>12/16/2009</td></tr><tr><td><b>Temp</b></td><td>9F</td></tr><tr><td><b>Visibility</b></td><td>night lights</td></tr><tr><td><b>Conditions</b></td><td>decent</td></tr><tr><td><b>Hardbooters</b></td><td> 2 (me, bruce)</td></tr></table> Evening last night was fast snow. it was decent for carving but i wish i was on a shorter board. i didn't like the rollers near the lift towers at the top. i had to go skiers right to get around them -- they were really hard packed. nastar was going on so i stayed away from milkrun. still surprised they haven't open up all of the south terrain park. i took the terrain park on the backside down to my car. glad i went slow. hard to see the grind box until your almost on top of it. i give the liftie an A-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhaskins Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 For those of you stuck in a cube all day - Spirt Mtn, shot with my new VIO POV. Great Camera. The groom was exceptional, the day was perfect except for a little chilly. Oh, yeah, sorry about using skis. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3dan2001 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I hope to see you guys at Buck in Jan 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3dan2001 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I hope to see you guys at Buck in Jan 2010. I only have one board but I love it. Its a 170 GS Nidecker with TD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I'm planning on riding Buck Friday morning. Company would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Thurs 17 dec Buck at it best. Sun, packed powder, and launching off the rollers (launching off the rollers, is a relative term with Greg around). Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3dan2001 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Im still in VA this week so I can't ride Buck but hope to see you guys when I get there January 30 & 31th. I rode today at Massanutten, VA its close to Carlottesville, VA it was not good for carving but still had fun. tomarrow I will ride at Wintergreen, VA it looks much better but was closed today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td><b>Date</b></td><td>12/18/2009</td></tr><tr><td><b>Temp</b></td><td>about 20F</td></tr><tr><td><b>Visibility</b></td><td>sun with some clouds</td></tr><tr><td><b>Conditions</b></td><td>excellent</td></tr><tr><td><b>Hardbooters</b></td><td> 4 (me, greg, rufus... saw bobd on skis but i'm betting he broke out the board)</td></tr></table> Morning great snow, decent temp, blue skies! greg, rufus and i were having fun. snow was great crossroads and milkrun. had fun going down milkrun and doing toesides off the knoll then quickly switch to heelside. i could do that all day! ventured over to the video hill or whatever its called. snow was great for casual carving. todays conditions brought out the relics. saw a couple skiers with hart skis that looked like they were easily 25 years old if not older. some olin marks too. rode the lift with one guy. he said "man, you really get low! ... those alpine boards were really popular in the 90's!". cripes! chair lift was frequently stopping. Sketchy Santa sketchy santa was in a ski patrol outfit. he stood there where the two lift lines meet. "THREE TO FOUR ON A CHAIR! THREE TO FOUR ON A CHAIR!" he bellowed. saw him telling a group of kids to stop bombing the run. didn't know santa was a control freak. <a href=" " title="sketchysanta by snurfer64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4195406431_0300d461cd_o.jpg" width="240" height="225" alt="sketchysanta" /></a> Russian Constructivism there were two skiers in their teens dressed up in soviet military wool coats and officer hats that had some sort of CCCP medallion in the middle. i rode up with them. tried talking to them but they weren't talkative. i asked where they were from. after a really uncomfortable long pause i turned to look at one of them and he said "russia". they said nothing to each other the whole ride up. when i first saw them i thought it was a couple of weird kids who went to ragstock but after riding the chair i think they were foreign exchange students. there were riding some really old rossi skis. even their ski poles looked old. i love soviet propaganda posters. something artistically cool about them. i always thought that speedzillas MES shirt design had elements of russian constructivism. <a href=" " title="soviet_propaganda by snurfer64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/4195383959_bac5fe5bb7.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="soviet_propaganda" /></a> caption reads "SMACK HEAD OF DOWNHILL OPPRESSOR FROM BEHIND!" <a href=" " title="doc-brezhnev-poster by snurfer64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4196140700_483ab9e447_o.jpg" width="234" height="349" alt="doc-brezhnev-poster" /></a> caption reads "VODKA!" <a href=" " title="soviet3 by snurfer64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4195384041_1ed33cfb4b_o.jpg" width="500" height="379" alt="soviet3" /></a> caption"Bong? What is Bong? I No Throw This Bong" <a href=" " title="lenin by snurfer64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2750/4195384013_6ac9e24c6a_o.jpg" width="500" height="351" alt="lenin" /></a> caption "Welch! Beat Down Enemy Capitalist Trenchers! Educate!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td><b>Date</b></td><td>12/19/2009</td></tr><tr><td><b>Temp</b></td><td>22F</td></tr><tr><td><b>Visibility</b></td><td>flat</td></tr><tr><td><b>Conditions</b></td><td>decent</td></tr><tr><td><b>Hardbooters</b></td><td> 1 (me, rick on skis)</td></tr></table> Morning early morning the flat light was bad. the snow and sky were the exact same color of gray. it took me 4 runs to be comfortable. snow was softer than yesterday. the trenches were wide at the apex of the turn. buddy warner race had lots of kids. ski jammers showed up at about 9:45 am. grant me the serenity to accept things i cannot change... i almost left but stuck it out. it seemed that visibility was slowly improving with each run. rick and i ventured over to Warners Way (aka video hill). stayed there for awhile. went back to crossroads around 11 am. the herd had thinned. more sunlight filtered thru the clouds. at one one i could see all the lines in the snow. did a couple more runs. wish i had more energy but left at 12pm. front calf hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td><b>Date</b></td><td>12/20/2009</td></tr><tr><td><b>Temp</b></td><td>20F</td></tr><tr><td><b>Visibility</b></td><td>flat to sunny then to flat</td></tr><tr><td><b>Conditions</b></td><td>1-2 inches of new snow on cord</td></tr><tr><td><b>Hardbooters</b></td><td> 3 (me, ben, doug)</td></tr></table> Morning there was light flurries this morning. before i left home i told ms. bobble "i'll be home probably in an hour". i had low expectations for today. three hours later and i'm home taking vitamin I (ibuprofen). my front calf hurts. there was about 1-2 inch of new snow. good day to learn to keep hands off the snow or get blasted with snow to the face. buck groomed last night. you couldn't tell until you used your edges -- sounded like ripping corrugated cardboard (my favorite!). first run the light was really bad. it got progressively better until finally there was sun. it stayed that way till about noon, then it suddenly turned to crap. i only took two runs after doug and ben left. you guys left at the right time. crossroads and milkrun were available but not olympic dreams and warners way. the crowd wasn't too bad -- not nearly as bad as yesterday. there were a few runs where we had to carve around the moving pylons. it was interesting to see doug's X5 lunch tray. it was the first i'd seen it. that thing is weird looking. whenever we were at the top, couldn't help but notice the people staring at his board too. Poor Choice of Words oh yeah. saw some sweet, sweet ski carvers today too. that guy that was ripping at the last mes was there. then i saw a kid on twin tips, dressed like he should be in the park or pipe, ripping some wicked turns on chair 9. i think his butt was hitting the snow. if he's anything like that in the park, he's someone to watch! ok, lets review. sweet... guy... ripping... kid... ripping... butt? jeebus! WTF IS GOING ON AT AFTON? there was a telemarker at buck. had fluorescent blue jacket. on ben's last run, i saw this kid watching him go under the chair. the kid flipped around to watch him go. i wonder. we need groupies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 For what it's worth, the regional USASA races at Welch this weekend went really smooth. Today's riders included (Joe, Myself, Jess) and 15 G-team speedy hardbooters between the ages of 7 and 18. Bunch more racers on softies. Welch report: Morning ski race training on Baki, and on the large main run nearest the lodge. Jessie and I rode a bit today after the comp. The light was flat - the trails were not. Conditions on the race hill - "Dan's Dive" were great, but a lot of places where the conditions were overly crunchy. Can't wait to get out to Buck again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Christmas Eve ? BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td><b>Date</b></td><td>12/21/2009</td></tr><tr><td><b>Temp</b></td><td>22F</td></tr><tr><td><b>Visibility</b></td><td>night lights</td></tr><tr><td><b>Conditions</b></td><td>hero</td></tr><tr><td><b>Hardbooters</b></td><td> 1 (me)</td></tr></table> Evening left work early, got to buck around 5pm. there were no races. milkrun was wide open. lots of kids but i think most were in the terrain parks. no waiting in the lift line. snow was hero. no one was bombing the runs. it was like a sunday morning. unfortnately i left early. i've had problems with my front calf lately it was botherming me on sunday. i get this dull ache that hurts right at the cuff when i initiate heelsides. i thought it might be the intec cable but its behind the area where it aches. i left after an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 <table><th width="125"></th><tr><td><b>Date</b></td><td>12/24/2009</td></tr><tr><td><b>Temp</b></td><td>31F</td></tr><tr><td><b>Visibility</b></td><td>flat, some light snow</td></tr><tr><td><b>Conditions</b></td><td>alot of new snow, groomed this morning</td></tr><tr><td><b>Hardbooters</b></td><td> 5 (me, greg, dave, erik, trent, bobd on skis)</td></tr></table> Morning it had dumped about 6-8 inches on my driveway. the snow plow hadn't come through on my street. snow was above the floor of my car. i was looking forward to riding on fresh powder... to experience that cool feeling of floating down the hill. when i got to buck, the groomers were already out and grooming. just as well... i wouldn't have lasted if the fresh snow was pushed into piles from skiers and snowboarders. be cool if they let people take a few runs on freshies and then run the groomers when it sucked. buck wasn't too crowded. all lifts were going. visibility was bad but it didn't matter much. crossroads - the groom didn't help much. edges sunk deep. made nice big turns. after awhile crossroads sucked on a carve board. seriously. i can't emphasize that enough. milkrun - early on it had a slight carveable groom especially near the lift towers. it looked like everyone was carving on it like it was a typical day. i think we spent most of our time there. towards the end i was finding ice under the snow and the bottom got rough. at the end my knees were starting to hurt from absorbing the bumps. ballroom - not sure what to think about that run, only did it once. i know erik wasn't a fan. maybe if the visibilty was better? warners - always great for nice leisure carving. overall, it wasn't the best conditions but it was fun to get out and ride. the liftie granted trent political asylum. at the top a ski patroller said "monoboard" to me. man, what do you say to that? hope the lift tower brakes are in good shape, you guys were making me nervous. can't imagine jumping off a chair with board attached. couldn't find a better video. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r78g9mG2ugg&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=r78g9mG2ugg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 destructive chairlift testing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8rXiN_Oys4 BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 destructive chairlift testinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8rXiN_Oys4 BobD cracked me up when the crew start to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 So what your saying is that there is no way in hell of riding this scenario out. Point taken! Jump, Tuck, Roll, and kiss the ground if you make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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