1xsculler Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 I have a Swoard 168 for him. It will take more B-days than I have left for EC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) So... One of the lifties is out riding. He's a high functioning autistic young man in his late teens. I'm always friendly to him... we had rode up earlier today... I guess he was feeling more comfortable round #2. The story starts in the lift line that he's scheduled to work at 2pm until close today and open to close tomorrow so he's getting some laps in before his shift. He then tells me how his mom is coming to the hill soon and he'll have to watch the four kids (his siblings) for a bit before his shift. He then tells me how his mom threw a stick at her ex-boyfriend, missed, and hit his younger brother in the eye. He then talks about the plastic eye and how it falls out time to time, how his sibling just pops it back into his "horror hole" and this is the reason he has to watch over them. ... it was a long chair ride. Edited March 1, 2020 by lonbordin did I ever mention Paoli, Indiana is a different place? 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 19 hours ago, 1xsculler said: You're not goin' EC on us now are you, Corey? I would love some proper EC carves to be in my bag of tricks. Not there yet... The EC movie Stoked is still one of my all-time favorites! 14 hours ago, lonbordin said: ... it was a long chair ride. I've had a few of those, being that I mostly ride the singles line. Knowing there's only 8 minutes to go makes it more entertaining than frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Big Mario on the phone with wifey after the session. He tells his wife what an awesome day it was and that is why we were running a bit later than normal. He says “ we had to tell each other how awesome we were”. she asks how many on hill, which was 7 carvers and a handful of others. She responds with “that must have been quite the circle jerk”. I had a to LOL at that! ink 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 She wasn't wrong... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soybomb Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Stowe on Sunday i was walking from the quad to the gondola line and i hear "Yeah, ALPINE!" shouted from my right. It was nice not to have to explain that it wasn't some mutant form of monoskiing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Rolling up in my brand new bottoms, one of the lifties said "Hey, I really like your pants!". 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jng Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Monoskier pulled up behind me in line. Me: Usually people confuse me for a monoskier Mono: You could turn that into a monoski Me: (under my breath) Why the hell would I do that? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 10 hours ago, jng said: Monoskier pulled up behind me in line. Me: Usually people confuse me for a monoskier Mono: You could turn that into a monoski Me: (under my breath) Why the hell would I do that? to minimize control over the board 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) On 3/4/2020 at 2:28 PM, jng said: Monoskier pulled up behind me in line.... I had one say "Nice board! But now I'm not the biggest freak on the mountain." I think he was being genuine... Edited March 6, 2020 by Lurch Would a pink/lime onesie lie? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eboot Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 On two separate occasions rode the lift with soft booters. First pointed out my carving board and was interested in talking about carving. Second looked at my board and said “ Carving board ... beautiful!” Turned out to be an instructor who enjoyed riding with hard boots when he could get time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martock_carver Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Checking out the trail map at the top of Bromont: Guide: "Can I help you?" Me: "Sure. Can you tell me what runs are wider to carve on?" Guide: "Do you do park?" Me: *Looks down at my F2 Vantage 168, then back up at him* "...No" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Edges Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 The park has the best groom later in the day. If you don;t mind the odd obstacle.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 But it feels a bit uneasy to lay down carves behind a kicker..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 I've been riding my Donek Flux a whole lot this season (and last). Been to Sunday River, Sugarbush, Tremblant, Stratton, Loon, Ragged, Pats Peak, Killington and more. I get the same reaction everywhere and often. In almost every lift line (especially in the gondi line since I'm holding it upright) someone says, "What kind of board is that?" or "I've never seen a board that wide." (28cm) or "I've never seen a board with that shape." The people I'm often with have heard it so much they've started making up stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) On 3/8/2020 at 7:22 AM, Rusty Edges said: The park has the best groom later in the day. If you don;t mind the odd obstacle.... the park at 49*North is always last to be groomed in the morning; last week on a bluebird day, I got there just as the rope dropped, ollied over it as the patroller rolled it up and laid the sweetest carves of the day around the rails, spines, and jumps like a super giant slalom course in perfect untracked cord Edited March 10, 2020 by b0ardski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticBoarder Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 hours ago, b0ardski said: the park at 49*North is always last to be groomed in the morning; last week on a bluebird day, I got there just as the rope dropped, ollied over it as the patroller rolled it up and laid the sweetest carves of the day around the rails, spines, and jumps like a super giant slalom course in perfect untracked cord I swear Gunsmoke over at June Mountain is one of the last to be groomed. I know it gets a little more sun but even in spring freeze thaw it's not super frozen over fist thing in the morning. I like to think it is because it's one of the best carving runs around and they do it just for us carvers that frequent there..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post monodude Posted March 11, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Riding my LaCroix Skwal @ Mt. Ashland a couple days ago. First lifty tells me I can't ride with only 1 ski on. Still dubious after I pointed out the second binding and made me wait while he called his supervisor... Get to the top and lifty did a full stop thinking I dropped my other ski. Had another Lifty seriously question my "homemade" ski and tried to bar me from riding. I googled Skwals to show him that they actually do exist. Clipping in at the top in front of a snowboard lesson group several of them wondered what in the world my Skwal is. The instructor confidently informed them it was a very old school "UniSki" 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybergmann Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 5:43 AM, workshop7 said: "What kind of board is that?" I got that a few weeks ago with my Coiler BXFR...my thought at the time was that, even with a softy board I can't get accepted... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 "Everday is a gift". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowFerret Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 “Up until last month I didn’t know UConn was in Connecticut. I legit thought it was in Minnesota.” - High schooler talking to another high schooler while riding the quad lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcar Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 While standing at the ski school meeting point at my local hill, waiting for my boys lesson to start a random snowboard instructor walked by and said “Nice Wood”! I said “thank you” as I was holding a murdered out Thirst Superconductor. Thank you Mark Miller at Thirst for making “nice wood”!! 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybergmann Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 This is all I got...no lift line, no chair, not even a snowboard...mods, if this is in appropriate, you know what to do. on the fatbike today finding sanity in as much snow and ice I could find (and avoiding mud bogs)...and roll up to a big 'ole log across the main trail that someone had graciously put a smaller one in front to allow a nice rollover. Popped up the front and unweighted the back to clear it and got a "yeahhh, all right" and "cool" from the kids a good "social distance" away. I pretend the studs on my tires are my edges when I'm cruising the ice. I then hit the brakes to see my carves...get it...literal lines carved in the ice...sigh... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnGreen Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 9:34 AM, monodude said: Riding my LaCroix Skwal @ Mt. Ashland a couple days ago. First lifty tells me I can't ride with only 1 ski on. Still dubious after I pointed out the second binding and made me wait while he called his supervisor... Get to the top and lifty did a full stop thinking I dropped my other ski. Had another Lifty seriously question my "homemade" ski and tried to bar me from riding. I googled Skwals to show him that they actually do exist. Clipping in at the top in front of a snowboard lesson group several of them wondered what in the world my Skwal is. The instructor confidently informed them it was a very old school "UniSki" Interesting response from the lifties. I spent a good bit of time there (Mt A is my home mt) on a teleboard (skwal w/telemark bindings) and the worst I got was curiosity. Kids these days... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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