2stroke Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 As a softie carver, I dont get comments in the line but get occasional comments on the runs; From Thunderboud lift as I carve the groomed *between* all the jumps in Unbound Main: "Hey, you cant do that in here!" Me: "Then stop skidding the runs" From the tech in repair shop replacing screws in my crap bindings: "Dude, you need new binders. It's like driving a VW in a Porsche race" Me: "But I'm winning the race" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Our buddy, ski instructor Kia, to Roy and me: "You guys go to the other lift, so my clients don't trip over your ruts ;)". Us: " Teach them to carve! :D" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 From the tech in repair shop replacing screws in my crap bindings: "Dude, you need new binders. It's like driving a VW in a Porsche race" Me: "But I'm winning the race" :) Nice! Next time, you can say "But I'm like Michael Shumacher driving that VW amongst all the amateur drivers" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 first lift queue of the day; random semi-knowledgable punter: "Ho! Big Guy! I've got the 90's on the phone here, they want your asym back!" me: "I bet they're not interested in your mullet .." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 After reading all those lines over the years including this post, I'm starting to wonder if it's a good thing or a bad thing that I'm deaf. However I usually make a smile whenever I see somebody looking at me in the ski lift lines. -shrugs- Awesome read, esp the uh... skinny and the retort of "long" post. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpyride Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Wednesday at Snowqualamie. Slow day, almost no one there so had a few comments from the lifties: "Hey dude, I gotta take a picture". "That just looks so much more natural". "Have you done the Banked Slalom at Baker?" Me-"No man I'm 63 years old". Liftie- "Ya gotta put that on your bucket list!". That made me feel really special--like hardbooting is the Old People's Special Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtslalom Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 While riding through the park I heard a few kids on the lift say: "WTF are you doing, your making trenches with your board. Stop it aye hole" How I love pissing off the local jibbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Winters Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I got a new one today... Gaper:"What is that...a Speed Ski?" Me: "A Speed Ski?" Gaper:"Yeah." Me: "I don't know...what's a Speed Ski?" Gaper:"I don't know either...But what is that?" Then I explained the whole deal, and we both had a good laugh, and I gave him a Bomber card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucknbullets Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I got a new one today...Gaper:"What is that...a Speed Ski?" Me: "A Speed Ski?" Gaper:"Yeah." Me: "I don't know...what's a Speed Ski?" Gaper:"I don't know either...But what is that?" Then I explained the whole deal, and we both had a good laugh, and I gave him a Bomber card. Wish I could hand out cards as guarantee when I rock up somewhere in Europe next Saturday I may get the odd inquisitive look. Suppose I will have to hand out SWOARD cards instead!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow 15 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Wish I could hand out cards as guarantee when I rock up somewhere in Europe next Saturday I may get the odd inquisitive look. Suppose I will have to hand out SWOARD cards instead!! :) Where are you going as I will be in Tignes for a week next Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucknbullets Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Where are you going as I will be in Tignes for a week next Saturday? No idea yet as not booked. Waiting for that super deal. Will keep an eye out for Tignes deals in that case as would be nice to have somebody explain this carving lark face to face. Sorry for thread jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLo Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Not in the line but...... Riding on a flat patch before the trail begins. Hear a group of kids sitting off to the side WHOA what the F$#% is that. ?????? Lets wait for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Today at Whistler: "Too gay." "Like your bindings. I haven't seen the F2 brand in a long while." Turns out she was an ex-racer. "I've been meaning to try a setup like that in a while." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) While riding through the park I heard a few kids on the lift say:"WTF are you doing, your making trenches with your board. Stop it aye hole" How I love pissing off the local jibbers. Bahaaha Resorts respond to jibbers wrecking handrails and picnic tables Resorts construct manmade obstacles in response to the jibbers Carvers come in and wreck the snow for the jibbers manmade terrain parks Jibbers complain Nice jt, I will be right there with you this coming week. Bye-bye smooth groom in the terrain park. teehee Edited January 27, 2013 by Erik J those damn flying monkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Junction Carver Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Was up in Powderhorn yesterday and rode up with an interested snowboarder and after explaining to him what an alpine board does, he followed me down and said "I didn't know this existed". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrutton Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) Appalachian ski area. I ride down to lift line area pretty fast. Liftie comes out of his hut, runs round to the lift-line and asks me what is all that setup. I explain how the plate works. Edited January 28, 2013 by scrutton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan.mizu Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 At Copper last week, coming down the main face of the mountain when two ski-patrol men were flagging me down frantically. Expecting to be lectured and told to slow down, they in turn inquired, "How do you do that?" What followed was the most in-depth 15 minute conversation I've ever had with two ski patrol men explaining the dynamics of alpine boarding. They even asked me to take my back foot off so they could better see the binding and metals plates on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Today on chairlift with 3 skiers... Skier 1: wow ski boots on snowboard, never seen that! Explaination by me. Skier 2: so, is this a more modern style of snowboard? Teenage daughter: dad when I go into snowboarding, I wan't to do this! I hand out the business card at that point :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 "That has to be the most amazing snowboard setup that I have ever seen". --Switch Tender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Today on chairlift with 3 skiers... Skier 1: wow ski boots on snowboard, never seen that! Explaination by me. Skier 2: so, is this a more modern style of snowboard? Teenage daughter: dad when I go into snowboarding, I wan't to do this! I hand out the business card at that point :) Like your style Boris, get the carving hooks into them while they're still young and impressionable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0hn Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I was at Solitude in Utah last week. I take a break to catch my breath and a woman in her 60's skies up to me. I'm expecting some nasty remark about going too fast or making trenches in the snow. Instead she says something like "wow, you're really good; just beautiful to watch", and she skies off. Made my day. Later the same day a liftie asks about my "bomber board". I explained that the bindings are made by Bomber, but the board is a Donek, and I proceeded to show her the logo. Then she says "I've seen a few other guys up here on bomber boards too...". Umm, OK, have a nice day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardguru Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Was that last Tuesday? My wife and I saw another hardbooter riding that day. We were at the ORI outdoor demo riding Coilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0hn Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 No, sorry. It was Friday Jan 25. Solitude does seem to have a decent number of carvers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti_knee Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Up skiing with about 55 middle-schoolers from my school today. 2 separate kids commented at different times that my board was "gay" and not in either the happiness way or the awesomeness way that would describe each and every one of my gay friends. I find it amazing that kids these days find that to be an appropriate kind of comment to make to a teacher... or a carver (un-skilled as I may be). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I find it amazing that kids these days find that to be an appropriate kind of comment to make to a teacher... or a carver (un-skilled as I may be). Trolls can be found in many places apart from the InterNet! SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.