Corey Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Continuing the theme from previous years: Angry jibber boy in a knee-length T-shirt dress - Why don't you just ski?!? F--k! Liftie - You're tearing it up today! *high five* Random guy - How do you like those bindings? Me - They're great! (Bomber SI SW) RG - My son is looking for some. They're great for tricks! Me - Uhh... RG - I hear all the pros ride them in the half-pike. Me - You probably mean soft boots. RG - Yeah! Thanks! Employee pairing people up before the chair - You three pair up with the guy on the Alpine board. This'll be the only time you can keep up with him all day. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Bachelor is pretty unique in that almost every chair ride has someone on skis or soft set up notice the gear and comment about how much they want to give it a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 "Look at those angles!" (45F/30R on my Oxygen Summit) At Baker most people just do the blank stare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Continuing the theme from previous years: Employee pairing people up before the chair - You three pair up with the guy on the Alpine board. This'll be the only time you can keep up with him all day. That man knows how to judge LOL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Glad to see the oxv get some use Jon. Over here at 49* north always positive comments from lifties, Always get amazed looks when from most when I step out in line or backin at the top w/out ever bending over. Saw a mt. host ripping nice carves on softies, Talked to him atfter the last run, we run about the same angles (30/45) but he's on stepin burton softies,(I have tose too but never use'em) Ah kindred spirits, we'll be sharing some turns soon and Ill talk him intoo trying some hardshells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Father to son: "Check out that alpine board" Lots of murmurs of "look at that" or "what kind of board is that", but nothing directed at me. Two skiers approaching the lift line: "Wow, you were making some nice turns back there" Me: "Was I in your way at all, I appologize if I didn't let you by" Skiers: "No way man, we had a lot of fun trying to follow your line." I was meeting an aquaintance on the mountain and he knew I was close when a skier complained on the lift: "A guy on a carving board with a green helmet was taking up the whole run." He just waited for me at the top of the lift and said, "I knew it was you!" While waiting at the top of a steeper section of trail for traffic to die down, A dad to his son: "Hold up, watch this guy carve down this." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 That is classic Joe! All I ever hear is "nice board" and "I bet it's fast" I'm usually hiding behind my Ruroc mask so I am usually a bit unapproachable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I got the "I haven't seen a monoski in years" line yesterday at Vail from a very nice older gentleman and then again from his wife as I was explaining to him that it wasn't a ski at all..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I may be riding a Coda board this weekend. Can't wait to hear what comments I get on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbedle Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 "Riding retro today, haven't seen one of those in years" Yeah, on my 3 year old Donek... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy... Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I was out on the Kessler 185 rocket ship today and some guy on skis behind me in the lift line asked me what it was. I told him it's a snowboard and he goes, "huh... I've never been passed by a snowboard before..." I said, "yeah, you were really hauling ass when I went around you. " 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Tat Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Me - "It's a snow skate." [In reference to my 185cm NSR with AF plate] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucasgo Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Snowboard instructor to one of his students, "See his board, with the extreme angles? That means he doesn't have to use his knees as much as we do." And the forever comments, "do those bindings spin around?" no more than yours do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) I got "is that a skiboard?" from a teen girl today as I approached the lift. I replied It's an alpine snowboard and got on the lift while they remounted a strap binding, In hindsight I should have said "no, it's a boardski" Edited January 20, 2015 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcelsiorTheFathead Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I may be riding a Coda board this weekend. Can't wait to hear what comments I get on that! I was on my Coda the other day in front of a bunch of kids. One kid very authoritatively said: "Look! A splitski! That's a splitski!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 On a chair with a skier (an African lady)... She looks at my setup, with a quick glimpse to the slope below and babbles: "You... You... That's YOU!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 In the line "If You keep doing that your gonna need some new pants" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Caleb the Liftee, "You get more 1st tracks than anyone"...gave him a Cold Surf sticker for that comment... Edited January 21, 2015 by softbootsailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 rwmaron and I rode all day at Indianhead on Thursday and had endless fun carving around the face of the giant knoll at the bottom, which prompted the lifty to comment that we looked like we were having the most fun out of anyone there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I had a really rotten, chewed up run down Olympian at Mt. Bachelor today. At the bottom there is a way to cut over to another chair, bypassing the off ramp of the beginner chair. I noticed there was no one on the beginner run and went down. It was the best, most consistent groomed of the day, all 250 feet. The lift op, Bob, who is in his lower 60's commented that he doesn't see many alpine boarders any more. I told him that we are staging a comeback. He said "Keep up the good work". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticBoarder Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 The lift op, Bob, who is in his lower 60's commented that he doesn't see many alpine boarders any more. I told him that we are staging a comeback. He said "Keep up the good work". When I got boot-fitted near one of the local mountains, the fitter said he is getting more and more calls each year about alpine snowboarders. At the other local mountain, one of the trail/freestyle crew: "Does that even work?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkoonyMcGroomer Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Resort employee: "Wow, I haven't seen one of those in a few years (Coiler Nirvana). Me: "That's funny, because I see one every day". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachis Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 A duck stancing kid looking at my P.J.: "look mom, it's broken!..." An employee (with the same deck): "it's been a long time i've seen such a board!" ... me: "I don't think I'm that old." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) I had a really rotten, chewed up run down Olympian at Mt. Bachelor today. At the bottom there is a way to cut over to another chair, bypassing the off ramp of the beginner chair. I noticed there was no one on the beginner run and went down. It was the best, most consistent groomed of the day, all 250 feet. The lift op, Bob, who is in his lower 60's commented that he doesn't see many alpine boarders any more. I told him that we are staging a comeback. He said "Keep up the good work". Bob!!!! He rides an alpine board every now and then. Watching him manage the lines @Sunshine during the holidays was a hoot. Whoever has been grooming Olympian over the past week should be fired, it's been AWFUL! Edited January 30, 2015 by Mike T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 In the line "If You keep doing that your gonna need some new pants" Not laughing... wore through my Burton AK's today. Left hip has road rash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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