skategoat Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Ran into a whole pile of hardbooters today at Mount St. Louis/Moonstone (not literally). Luckily, I had my digital camera and captured three of them. I'll let the individual riders identify themselves. Movie (3.5MB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Houghton Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 I see Rob was back on his Coiler when you shot the video. Sorry we missed you guys, everywhere we went "Henry was just here and he went over there" We will hook up eventually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peterk Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 who was at mslm riding a burton? Never been known for my savy... sorry for any confusion. Sure was crowded there... can't say I'm in any rush to head back :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Todd Stewart Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 damn i knew i should have went riding today, i'll be there for sure next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Crowds - ya. I heard there were 9 busloads of students there. When I pulled in at 9AM, the parking lot was already half full. By 1:00PM, the runs were really choppy. I was getting thrown around pretty good. Still, Gabe and Rob and Kevin (?) were still carving smooth turns. Those guys can ride. I packed it in a 2:00. We need one of our private club friends to invite us to Osler or Alpine for an Ontario Expression Session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Chris: I think in the video, Rob was still on his Madd. I saw him later on his Coiler and he looked a lot more comfortable. I think he needs to sell me his Madd. See you next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 We need one of our private club friends to invite us to Osler or Alpine for an Ontario Expression Session. It is too bad I don't live in Ontario anymore, I patrolled at Beaver Valley and could sign in guests. It was a great carving hill, good grooming and no crowds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 When I next see PMWizard I will talk to him about organizing some kind of session at Osler. Between us we would be able to sign in 12. I may be able to get another member to help with sign-ins as well so we could likely get a session with about 15 going. One needs to choose weekend days carefully. Ski race days can be somewhat crowded with a certain amount of terrain out of use and tons of families with their racers on the properties. If we were to do it on a weekend day, it would be best on a Sunday because many members only ski/ride until about noon after which the crowds are light. Lunch hour from 11:30 - 1-00 is quite light for traffic as well. So, basically, Sunday after 11:30 is a great time. Tickets are $52. Because of club rules, a member has to be on hand when the guest ticket is sold or alternatively, the member can purchase the ticket and leave it for pick-up. Either way, this becomes a bit of a logistical issue so we will need to figure a way to make this happen. Snow conditions at Osler yesterday were quite good considering the recent weather. There is a very tough and resilient base at the moment but there is only mild weather in the forecast at the moment so the prognosis is not good. I would look to early February to do something. Hopefully, the weather will lay down more real snow before then. Can't be mid-Feb as I am in CO for SES ;-). John, where are you? Haven't seen you at the club or seen you post in the past couple of weeks. You away somewhere? We need to get together on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Set it up brother. I'll be there. To reduce the risk and save you from sitting around waitng for people, have people Paypal you for the lift ticket in advance. Remember to add whatever service fees Paypal dings you with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragon fly jones Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Nice to see those guys makin turns and having fun! I gotta get a digi vid cam or a analog to digi converter. Thanks for the clip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-CanCarve Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Henry: Thanks for getting some video - didn't even know you were taking it. Let's try to get ourselves oreganized, so we can pick which day on the weekend to ride. It was great to see everyone - nice core group of 5-6 of us on Saturday, and I know there are at least 5-6 more. Arthur, Ray and Paul - are you still out there????? Dave Morgan too I suggest that we post on thursday, which day everyone plans to go, depending on weather. It is great to ride with all of you guys - gets everyone pushing it. Henry, what bindings are you riding - I am Cateks, so if you want to take the Madd for a spin - just ask. All the best, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Rob: I'm not kidding you when I say you looked way smoother on the Coiler. Maybe the longer length was able to absorb the bumps better. On my Prior, I have step-in TD2s. On my Volkl, I have regular bails. I use the same boots for both. Mondo point 27.5. I also have a pair of brand new Cateks waiting to go on the Coiler that Bruce will get to real soon now (no complaints. I knew about the backlog when I ordered). I might take you up on the offer but actually prefer to try out someone's Coiler Race Carve or Free Carve. I ordered a Coiler without having ever ridden one. A little preview demo ride might be nice. My only problem might be binding angles. I ride 47/42 right now since the Prior is pretty wide. See you on the slopes. Henry BTW, I can email you the larger copy of the video. I did it with my digital camera so it's only VGA quality, not broadcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-CanCarve Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Henry: Please send the video - it would be greatly appreciated. If you want to take my Coiler 184 PR out - just ask All the best, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm_wizard Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Hey Chris, I'm around, but I've only made three outings at the club so far. I didn't even get up there this weekend - this d**n cold has nailed me, so I was mostly flat on my back all weekend. But I figured one of us would have to bite on the club bait! It would be a lot better if we could set up a Friday. Then we could sign in a group, and have a lot more hill to ourselves. I know it's hard for everyone to get away on a weekday, but the Saturdays can be crowded, especially if there is a race event using up Slalom or Sleigh Ride. I looked at the club schedule, and the next couple of Fridays "seem" to be open if we keep it under 20 riders. BTW you have to get used to looking for my new helmet (one of the Burton motocross looking ones covered in dino teeth!). John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarsden Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I would prefer a weekday, just to avoid the crowds. I was at MSLM on friday, too busy on the weekends for me. Count me in in either case. - Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawdzira Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Thanks for posting the video. On the video technical end of things. What are you using to output your video and what sort of compression settings do you use. I have been outputing video of my infant son with Adobe Premier but the files have been very large. Thanks, alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Let's take a census on this thing: who is for a Friday (lots of vacant hill but you have to call in sick)? Who is for a Sunday (legal day off but a little more traffic)? For those of you who have not been to Osler, you have to understand that a weekend day at Osler is a little like a week day at MSLM or Blue in terms of crowds. This is especially true on Sundays when the tow lines at lunch hour can fall into the single digits. There is a ton of terrain that can be great and there aren't many beginner skiers on the hill. The problem is more that the skiers are going so fast that you're likely to be mowed down from behind during a transition (yes, I was even hit by a ski patroller overtaking me near the edge of a run!). I have to admit, I am working 6 days a week right now and a Friday could be difficult. But that's just my fundamentally selfish nature talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtanner Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I'm in for a Saturday or Sunday. The weekday thing is a little harder since I'll be coming up from Sarnia. Let me know, Gord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm_wizard Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Sundays would work fine, as Csquared says, most of the members are off the hills by lunch on Sunday. If the ski racers have been using the good hills, it may need some grooming .... but hey that just makes it exciting. How many carvers do you all think we could get? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCrider Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 but I'll come for a sunday if thats the plan also a day to take note of is Fri,Feb4th at Craigleith 1st annual Ontario masters championship for alpine snowboarding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 gawdzira: I used a Fuji digital still cam in video mode. It captures acceptable video in VGA resolution. I then loaded into iMovie on a Mac and saved it out at 320x240 res. I just used the default settings. I've played with Premiere and found it way too complicated. iMovie does everything I need. On the Windows platform, Microsoft's Movie Maker 2 is actually pretty good as well. Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarveItUp Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Beth and I would be in for a Friday or Sunday. I'll be in Japan from the 24th-28th so I may miss out if that's when you do it but otherwise we're game! Derek www.carveitup.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Todd Stewart Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 im in for fridays, im working sudays and there is no point calling in sick since i work as a snowboard coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Guys: I just talked to Bruce V and he's willing to come and do a bit of a clinic and help us dial in our setups. Let's make sure we get plenty of notice so we can all fit it into our schedules. Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Okay, here is what the current list looks like: Friday Sunday Skategoat X X Greg Marsden X x John McCutcheon x X Gord Tanner X Rob Cox X x Derek & Beth X X Todd Stewart X Bruce Varasava ? ? csquared x X lower case x - less preferred upper case X - preferred I am hoping to hear from: Rob Sydia Arthur Tateishi YYZ & Andrea Chris Houghton Linus Can I get a reaction to Sunday Feb 6 as the date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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