SunSurfer Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Those of you who have ridden chairs with me at Aspen sessions since 2015 may remember the hand armour I wear. (Crazy DIY Kiwi). It's a real conversation starter on the chair, like more than 50% of the time someone will ask what they are. Rode with a lady a little younger than me at Cardrona today, she was suggesting I use the opportunity as a "chat up" line. Given that my wife and I will be celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary this weekend I didn't take up the offer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hit on by a cougar Eh! And your wife was probably worried about covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Lifty doing queue traffic control this morning. "Saw you carving. That's badass!" My 61 year old inner child was happy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 6 hours ago, SunSurfer said: Lifty doing queue traffic control this morning. "Saw you carving. That's badass!" My 61 year old inner child was happy. Your wife wants to know male or female liftie ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted August 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) Unless the liftie was a Discworld dwarf, male. Edited August 15, 2020 by SunSurfer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted August 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 Today's gems. Intelligent child, maybe 6-8 years old. "Is that some type of ski, or some type of snowboard?" (Coiler Nirvana 174, ptex top). Guy chats to me in the queue. "You been riding here the last few days?" (Nod yes) "My kids and I were watching you carving Sluicebox yesterday. You were ripping!" (Sluicebox is reasonably steep and otherwise as the name would suggest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eboot Posted January 10, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 She: hey we were watching you carving from the lift - you really rock! me: (beaming) thank you! she: (frowning) no not you, him, pointing to @GeoffV 1 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 This morning, I was at an instructor training session, riding my 3800 with plates, when I saw a guy on a Coiler merging into the lift lines from the other side. Somone I never met before... As he approached, I asked: "Sorry Sir, why do you ride with ski boots?", while lifting my leg to show mine. He didn't see my boots at first, but started giving usual explanations I have to see if I can find the guy in the pm, to be a bit friendlier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 I almost forgot this from last weekend: Lift ticket checker looks at my board and says, "Oh, that's a ..." Long pause Me: "Snowboard." (Yes, I'm that guy sometimes) Her: "No, it's a ..." Me: "Alpine or carving board, kind of like race stuff." Her: "No, thats not it. I can't think of it now..." Me: "OK, bye." Every time I went by she was wracking her brain, trying desperately to put a name to the thing I told her the name for. Not in a rude way, just puzzled. It's a tiny hill, so I went by a lot! 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 maybe she was trying to think of monoski? I got a "nice monoski" remark the other day (Thirst BX), I said , it would be if it wasn't a snowboard I like confusing peeps with my poles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 "Is that an alpine board" "Yup" "Cool, how it different than a regular snowboard?" "It's kind if like the difference between a race ski and a park ski" "I don't know what those are". Discussed basics of nose height, flex, and effective edge relative to overall length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.free Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mr.E said: "Is that an alpine board" "Yup" "Cool, how it different than a regular snowboard?" "It's kind if like the difference between a race ski and a park ski" "I don't know what those are". Discussed basics of nose height, flex, and effective edge relative to overall length. I usually compare race bikes and dirtbikes)) for most people it's easier to visualize it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eboot Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Corey said: Every time I went by she was wracking her brain, trying desperately to put a name to the thing I told her the name for. Not in a rude way, just puzzled. It's a tiny hill, so I went by a lot! Ski board? That’s what somebody said I was on last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpyride Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Motocross and Cafe Racer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Trabant and Ferrari? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arneburner Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 SUV vs. Sports car is my comparison 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 Top of the lift, by a start of a blue run: "Excuse me Sir, any tips how to get down this?" First timer, first time up a chair, ever, finds a guy on a slalom board to teach him Basically, all I could do is convince him to go to the other side of the chair, to a steep green run... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtslalom Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) From a guy riding hardboots near the lift after a run says to me, " I thought you were riding hardboots." Nope, softboots. Edited January 18, 2021 by jtslalom 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainSlope Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Not in the lift line but our 5yo has ski week with the kindergarden this week. Our daughter asked him if he knows what skiis are.... His answer was "2 little snowboards. One on each foot" 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 1/15/2021 at 10:50 AM, arneburner said: SUV vs. Sports car is my comparison I say super car vs formula one. usually someone on a nutty waffle cone wavy gravy neversummer or libtech 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaoticbiker Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 8:41 AM, slopestar said: I say super car vs formula one. usually someone on a nutty waffle cone wavy gravy neversummer or libtech Take it even further to Kia vs. Formula One. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 53 minutes ago, chaoticbiker said: Take it even further to Kia vs. Formula One. I try not to insult the ignorant... it’s just not their fault... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 bottom of wesB Liftie looks at my Stick and set up "is that Bob?... You have some Good Stuff" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Liftie says, I do Art on Old Snowboards!! sure enough... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertAlexander Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 Curious= Today, Excited and confused, What do you call that? Me= It is an alpineboard. Curious= They should make those and sell them. Me= "They" do, this is a Donek made by Sean Martin in Colorado. He makes the boards, and sells the bindings and boots as well. Curious= No, I mean "They" should make these at a factory and sell them at stores. ?? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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