skategoat Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Would be useful to get inside knowledge from locals and frequent riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Excellent idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 or even just a sticky thread so long as the thread stayed on topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Bob - you know it won't stay on topic. Format should be kept simple: - Resort - Date visited - Weather/Conditions - Rating - Carving friendliness - Comments - Tips/Secrets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 That looks good though I agree that it will neve stay on Topic if it's just a sticky thread...and it would be an admistrators nightmare to police it...better a seperate section that way each resort could be it's own thread and could be added to if others discover new secrets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 as the official "B ombers U seful M ountain guide. In return for airfare, lodging accomodations, meals, nightly entertaiment, and unlimited access to the range of equipment available from Bomber, I will in turn subject myself to the rigors of evaluating all of the resorts in North America (US & Canada, gotta be fair right?) and then share those findings with my fine brothers & sisters here at Bomber On Line. I am prepared to totally commit myself to making run after run on dangerously groomed slopes, on a wide variety of equipment stopping only after my quivering legs can take no more punishment, then only to subject my body to the torture of seemingly endless nights of drinking various amounts of alcoholic beverages whilst in the company of lovely females bent solely on the sheer destruction of whats left of my emaciated body. Now wait, before the uprising cries of "No! Why should he have to endure this god foresaken mission?!" and the gnashing of teeth and rending of clothing over my completely unselfish act, realise that I give myself wholly and without thought to my own personal well being in order to bring to the alpine world the information it desperately needs. I can only hope that my own sacrifice will in some small way be appreciated for what it truly is, the quest for knowledge at any(other) mans cost.......Thank you ar(angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 While you're doing N.America, Ar(, I'll take care of europe and south america! 300+ days a year on bomber's dime? I'm In! :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 If y'all want to sponsor me I'll be happy to fly back here to carvings last remaining home...Japan where alpine is an accepted artform not just a thing that geeks(like us) do. Besides there are so many more resorts in the Japanese alps that I never got to see...not to mention Hokkaido Japanese cord reviewer right here reporting for duty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dzz Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 that would be cool, found a basic one here http://www.alpinecarving.com/resorts.html it would be cool to put together a dedicated basic webapp so you could search by state and input with specific fields so forced to stay on topic mabey even a pict upload capability per resort. Probably only take like a day of coding for a decent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 That's a top notch idea. Especially if it has notes on the best carving runs and grooming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dzz Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 reminds me it would also be great to see a solid stolen snowboard registry listing serial numbers and contact details. Did manage to find a basic one here http://www.snowboardregistry.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 had a Renntiger 168cm that came up "missing" this year after sending it to Canada. Unfortunately I didn't have the serial number for that particular board so some low rent s.o.b. got the better of me on that one. My fault for not being more pro-active with regards to theft protection, but I was lulled into believing "it can't happen to me" Thanks, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 worldsnowboardguide.com does the trick for "preferred" carver's perspective runs. Check 'em out. Been a while quite some time (5 years or so). Just click on whatever ski resort you check out, and check out the riding tab section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 had a Renntiger 168cm that came up "missing" this year after sending it to Canada. Unfortunately I didn't have the serial number for that particular board so some low rent s.o.b. got the better of me on that one. My fault for not being more pro-active with regards to theft protection, but I was lulled into believing "it can't happen to me"Thanks, Paul worst part is, the bastard probably was hoping for a freestyle deck, and just trashed the RT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 See? Even this thread won't stay on topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCR Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 didn't mean to highjack your thread.....ncermak, the worst part was that it was my last 168, coulda sold a truck load if I'da had em. Saw the brand new Tigers in a shop in Mt. Shasta last weekend, the new topsheet is kinda cool, but at $650.00 retail I just shook my head and laughed, oops, off topic again.... :( Thanks, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Great idea - the resort reviewes! Maybe we could even include the screen names of the riders who use the particular resort as home mountain? Boris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menno Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Take a look at the resort reviews at www.alpinforum.com They have a template for resort reports that everyone uses over there. For example this report. http://www.alpinforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13664 For those who don't speak German, the fixed topics in the header are: Resort, date from-to Transport towards and from the resort Weather Temperature Snow height Snow quality Open lifts Closed lifts Open slopes Closed slopes Lift most often used Lift least often used Waiting times at lifts Positive points Negative points Overall verdict The number of items about lifts etc is a bit much for my taste. But that's because this is a site for skilift freaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikytheripster Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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