1xsculler Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) It would be awfully easy to stay in my nice warm car and take a nap but the Mt. calls. Ten runs and then I can drive back home and jump in the sauna. New 176 Coiler AM VSR gets the nod today. If I decide to keep churning my quiver it may go up for sale too. Funny thing. I drive an hour and 45 minutes each way for one reason only and that is to improve my carving. That requires groomers or at least groomers under the 10" of powder we have today. So, I took one run on my AM which was super easy in these conditions but visability was mediocre and the wind was blowing pretty hard so I packed it in. No carving to be done today. Edited March 23, 2018 by 1xsculler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) Dude. I think it's John E who has as his sig "Any cat can make cord, but only God can make powder". You're missing out on one of life's most sublime experiences. I get up early for good groom, but there's nothing like surfy turns on butter-smooth fresh pow. Doesn't matter if you can't see anything, you'll have a soft landing when you crash. Learn to ride that stuff. It does wonders for your balance. I gave myself second degree frostbite on a -20C/-8F powder day years ago, that still rates as one of the best days of my life. Edited March 23, 2018 by Allee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, Allee said: I gave myself second degree frostbite on a -20C/-8F powder day years ago, that still rates as one of the best days of my life. I still remember that day, and your dead-looking toes at the end. Awesome day! :shudder: at the toes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 If you are ditching a day because of too much pow, you are doing it wrong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 we are talking cascade concrete right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Even so. I've ripped Scottish "powder" which I'm pretty sure is wetter (it makes great snowballs) and... still you're doing it wrong if you want it bashed down to cord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 hour ago, b0ardski said: we are talking cascade concrete right? Nope, very nice light 25* pow. It was fun but wind and visability made it pretty tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvin' Marvin Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) You need to start a "1xscullers daily thoughts and musings" thread Edited March 24, 2018 by Carvin' Marvin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, Carvin' Marvin said: You need to start a "1xscullers daily thoughts and musings" thread The thing I like the most about BOL is hearing other guy's thoughts about their experiences on the slopes and about their carving equipment and about their progress towards better carving. Here's another musing that most of you will think is silly. Trying to get the "carve" down starting at age seventy-three (last year) I may have a very different perspective than most of the rest of you. For over sixty years I went skiing with my family and friends just because it was fun. I don't really remember ever trying to get better. We just skied our butts off and we all became good skiers in all conditions from bottomless powder to bumps and other hard-pack. Now, I feel like a Yellowjacket in the fall...time to do vigorous activities is running out...how many guys are carving at age eighty? So, I now find myself driving by myself up to Crystal forty times a season not so much because it's fun but because I want to become a solid carver while I'm able. I wake up at 6:00 hoping I can go back to sleep...but I can't...thinking, "am I really going to bust my ass to drive up there again?" Once I get going I am happy I made the effort and when I get on the chair I know I did the right thing. The next two hours are devoted to disciplining myself to avoid skidding, to get down lower, to bend my board more and to turning tighter on steeper slopes until my quads are toast. I guess it's fun but really it's more of a calling that I don't seem to be able to ignore. The good news is that my seventies have been my best years, so far, by far. I wouldn't trade them for ANY other time in my life and my passion for carving is a big part of that during winter months. A final thought for your golden years. Don't worry so much about old age as it doesn't last all that long. Edited March 24, 2018 by 1xsculler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Did you know that you can actually carve the pow? It's the base that carves, not the edge, but still... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, BlueB said: Did you know that you can actually carve the pow? It's the base that carves, not the edge, but still... Yea, but it's really hard to carve on pow when just under the pow is really bumpy, ripply hardpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 I agree. I thought that you were getting lots of snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, 1xsculler said: Yea, but it's really hard to carve on pow when just under the pow is really bumpy, ripply hardpack. just when your having fun BAM; your heels smack a curb big tanker like pow boards w/hardboots are the tool for this Edited March 25, 2018 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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