Rob Stevens Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Get into it. 6 years deep, so don’t talk to me about those “Antiordinary” guys with their clear knockoff of my singular style! What’s your “calling card” that can be spotted from a mile away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Pretty much the hard boots is my calling card. Usually the only guy riding alpine at Louise or Sunshine. Also the 3 decade old Sims gauntlets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Pants which look like they're denim. They're hard to get these days, but I have a secret stash bought when they were in fashion. I get people who claim to recognize me from the pants alone, so it must be a "calling card". At resorts more generally it's probably more "that guy with hard boots" I suppose. Or "that guy with hard boots kicking our ass" if I'm lucky. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) I wear old school ski gaiters. They're handy for snaking the Intec cables through. I'm also usually the only Alpine boarder, and everybody recognizes me since you can see the entire hill from the base. Edited March 13 by Wolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Here is my calling card, sometimes visible from LEO. Small children have refused to participate in ski school when I've been spotted at the hill. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Wolf said: I'm also usually the only Alpine boarder This! Plus st-lupo's signature on the hill. When you do another lap every 7 minutes on a small hill with few run choices, everyone knows where you've been. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) ^ Trenches have been taken already, so I have to settle for smoking the skiers in the mogul runs. Other than that, I have large Cypress stickers on each side of my helmet. Edited March 13 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Stickers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvin' Marvin Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 I usually tape my sandwich to my helmet 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Stevens Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Carvin' Marvin said: I usually tape my sandwich to my helmet That’s a product 9 hours ago, BlueB said: ^ Trenches have been taken already, so I have to settle for smoking the skiers in the mogul runs. Other than that, I have large Cypress stickers on each side of my helmet. Ride moguls 10 hours ago, st_lupo said: Here is my calling card, sometimes visible from LEO. Small children have refused to participate in ski school when I've been spotted at the hill. You’re so fast your track is already there. 12 hours ago, Wolf said: I wear old school ski gaiters. They're handy for snaking the Intec cables through. I'm also usually the only Alpine boarder, and everybody recognizes me since you can see the entire hill from the base. I have so much time for gaiters. There was a time where I was co fronted with having to go without them and I almost didn’t. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Stevens Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 13 hours ago, philw said: Pants which look like they're denim. They're hard to get these days, but I have a secret stash bought when they were in fashion. I get people who claim to recognize me from the pants alone, so it must be a "calling card". At resorts more generally it's probably more "that guy with hard boots" I suppose. Or "that guy with hard boots kicking our ass" if I'm lucky. You were on the US Olympic Team, that’s how you got those. I knew I’d seen you somewhere. On 3/12/2024 at 5:40 PM, Neil Gendzwill said: Pretty much the hard boots is my calling card. Usually the only guy riding alpine at Louise or Sunshine. Also the 3 decade old Sims gauntlets. Sims anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 (edited) Homemade hand helmets, built from HDPE 1.5 litre garden spray pots and old ski poles. Think heavy duty slalom skiers punch guards with more coverage even than Komperdell's World Cup model. My avatar photo shows the 2nd iteration version in use, I'm now onto the 4th. Had them called "jugs", "knuckle draggers", "sliders", "training wheels", "inelegant" but after breaking the index finger of my dominant hand, needing a 3hr operation and a year of hand exercises to get the mobility back, and making my living with my hands I won't ride without them. And they're an even surer conversation starter on a lift than a full hard boot setup with an isolation plate. Edited March 21 by SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Elwood Blues here. When my brother Jake finally got sprung from Joliet we "got the band back together" and headed for Killington. We weren't hard to spot.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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