Call me jack Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Spent the evening on 7. Conditions fair at best. There were some serious rut, gates must have been set up earlier in the day. Yes, Afton is still making snow. they will be for the rest of the month, mon-thursday I'll be out saturday night to hit gates. might bring a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 call me jack, we are setting on Sunday night unless you are planning something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futahaguro Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Scott, I got your e-mail and I would like to be there on Sunday but haven't planned anything yet. I wonder if I can get my wife there during the day and then I will stay for the evening so I can board with you and anyone else there. Hopefully see you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me jack Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 call me jack, we are setting on Sunday night unless you are planning something else. no, i just can't read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I was out this morning for opening and stayed for about 2 hours. Easy 2 was nice before they set the course up on it. 1 was pretty good too. I went exploring a bit after a few runs. 7 was not great, the grooming was pretty bad. I made it over to chair 13 before my feet got cold and I decided to head back to chair 2. I had a really hard time today setting in the edge. I would chatter out on my edges, both heel and toeside at high speed. Don't know if it was the groomers or me (most likely the latter). I will be back out tomorrow night. Planning on getting there around 3, setting around 4pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me jack Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 i got out around 4. for about 2 hours as well... easy 2 was a **** hole, by that time. harder 2 was ok, though. 7 was kinda nasty as well... I did okay; in my opinion a lesser rider would've struggled, while a greater rider, than myself, would've persevered... at least that what i thought, until i read scotts post, who's clearly a better rider... idk, i felt i could get my edge in if my technique was just dead on the nuts... i do feel like my skill sets are growing though, these kind of conditions would've punished me pretty bad, this time last year, and i can feel myself developing a rather distinct style... wish i had a video to see how i look. I wont be able to make it to gates, tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Trent and I played on 1 with some stubbies set up. It was a little rough cause 1 was rutted up pretty bad, but it was a lot of fun. Steep 2 was actually pretty good for free riding. Michelle was out in hardboots for her second time. She was charging it! After the day was done and we were sitting on the couch, she said she liked it. She was totally exhausted though. We may have a new recruit. In the future, I talked to Nate about setting at a regular time every week. He said that we could do Friday night, Saturday night, or Sunday night. I can do any of those, so what works best for everyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 some good riding yesterday! powell1.8 and i played until noon. had the hills mostly to ourselves. 2 and 7 were solid and good. 12 was also good, but softer. highlands was all soft. seemed like they all got a morning groom. we didn't get on 16 because there were little kids running gates. i had to leave to rest up for round 2... came back from 4-6:30. i was only on 1 and 2, and it's like scott said. still nobody there, we had the place to ourselves. and michelle was going for it! chair 2 on second day out. crazy! @scott - thanks for setting the course. much bumpy fun. not icy though... wide and late = nice snow! ;) -trent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelore Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 "We have an opportunity to set stubby courses regularly at Afton. We have a choice of friday night, saturday night, or sunday night. If anyone is interested in running a course once in a while reply in the Afton thread what night would work best for you." I'm in for Sunday night stubbies :) The Grinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futahaguro Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 So I went out after work and was out on the slopes by 5 PM. First, let me say that from downtown Minneapolis I took the back way and like it much better than navigating the stupid 94E traffic. I took 55 (Hiawatha) south, 62E, 110E (across Mendota Bridge), 494E, 61S (toward Hastings), 70th East pretty much all of the way to Afton. Without traffic maybe it took an extra 10 minutes but avoiding traffic was WELL worth it. Anyway, I went out with Angela and she is getting better so I don't have to go as slow anymore:) Let me tell you, going slow with your angles @ 50/50 stresses my groin muscle on my rear leg. I think it is the slow skidding of the rear foot to slow down and help someone learn. But I digress again. So the snow was in great shape except for one of the runs way over on back side on the left. There were not many people at all so there were some times where I could really practice checking my speed by concentrating on laying down some nice carves and a lower speed. There was a little chop from pushed around snow but overall I had a great time. At the end of the day Angela was waiting in the car at the bottom of the run to the left of Chair 2 and got to watch me to a good speed-check-butt-slide down that run:) I wasn't doing big carves to check my speed so I had a good clip going on the toeside over the last knoll and it threw me up in the air a little off balance so I did what I usually do when I fall and just lifted up my board and slid for a bit to get it pointed in the right direction and then popped back up:) It feels great to go flying down the hill and laying down some nice turns:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I am gonna call Nate today and set up Sunday Nights for us on whatever is available. So from now on plan that Sunday Nights will be snowboard friendly courses set at Afton from 4-6pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 That's a good time slot - I'm going to try my best to make it out to Afton Gate Night at least once this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Spent the night on 7. Conditions were quite good despite the obvious traffic. The new snow plus Afton's ever present snow making is helping keep the runs fresh. I'll be back on Sunday, probably on 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 anyone going tomorrow morning? Supposed to be cold and windy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 2 was phenomenal at 9am hero snow groomed to perfection. It was a good time. Michelle and I spent most of our time on 7 and 12, as she was hard booting the whole time. side note: anyone know of a good alpine instructor? preferable female alpiner? Tomorrow night at 4pm is stubby fun time. Talk to Nate today and it looks like we might be setting on 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me jack Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 2 was phenomenal at 9am hero snow groomed to perfection. It was a good time. Michelle and I spent most of our time on 7 and 12, as she was hard booting the whole time. side note: anyone know of a good alpine instructor? preferable female alpiner?Tomorrow night at 4pm is stubby fun time. Talk to Nate today and it looks like we might be setting on 2. i think Nick Terry, the ski school manager, taught/teaches alpine... it can't hurt to ask him.. he might know somebody. workin tomorrow night... too sick to want to snowboard any way :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Tonight was pretty good. Course was set on easy 2. I was the only one, so I ran it about 10-11 times then pulled it cause I was tired (I am so out of shape). The conditions were pretty good. Michelle was playing in the hylands while I was running the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Tonight was pretty good. Course was set on easy 2. I was the only one, so I ran it about 10-11 times then pulled it cause I was tired (I am so out of shape). The conditions were pretty good. Michelle was playing in the hylands while I was running the course. You must have been on the black coiler. I guess I was there shortly before the the stubbies were put in. Should have stuck around. 7 and 12 were nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yeah that was me on my NSR. You should have stuck around, the course was pretty fun. There is always next sunday night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah that was me on my NSR. You should have stuck around, the course was pretty fun. There is always next sunday night! Next Sunday I will be up at Troll for the D-team races. The week after that should be good for me. Setting gates goes a lot faster with two people. What time do you plan to set up? I will help pending my availability. I really love my Coiler AM. Bruce builds a good board. I am thinking about something like a NSR to replace my 1995 Factory Prime. It is getting so tired that it is beginning to feel like my Stat 7. I need to talk to you about that NSR sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Bonzo, Right on. I would be more than happy to ride with you and talk about the NSR. To be honest, the board is a beast. It rails and likes to go really fast. It is very tiring to ride, but is a lot of fun to ride in the gates. I also purchased a VSR which is my "go to board." If I was not in the gates ever, I would go with the VSR. The NSR is really awesome on 2 and 7 when they are empty, but you try and ride it on a crowded Sat. and you are destined for impact. Sunday the 30th is the USASA race at Buck Hill. So I most likely will not be setting at Afton that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Spent the evening on 7, it was rutted up pretty good. Boy, was it cold. I didn't have the right wax. No other hard boot brethren seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 great day! cold, but bearable. snow was slow today, and would push away at times. but the grooming was good! and.... the place was empty! guess yesterdays temps still had people shivering at home. even though i saw otto hollaus and skijammers there, it was never crowded. 4 carvers out today too! me, scott, michelle, and randy. randy and his dad ian were down from the st. cloud area to play today. scott and i both plugged a certain event this wednesday. ;) -trent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Trent and I were out for Stubby Night at Afton. We set GS on 1, and it was the best night yet for it. We didn't have to deal with a previous sets ruts, which was amazing. It was a lot of fun. We ran the course for a while then pulled it, and rode 7 for a bit. 7 was pretty chopped up, but we were holding pretty good. Legs got tired then called it a night. <iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pJvRADoxQF0" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Was out from 9-11:45 today. 2 was nice before 3 courses went on it. Rode a few runs with Trent. Snow was great. Got a little soft as the morning went on. The first run my gloves were making that amazing "zip" sound. Wish I could have stayed longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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