Strider Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 HEy all, We have an adult race league that happens every Monday night at 7 pm at Tyrol Basin. People are welcome to come and ride as a guest with our team. As always there is plenty of liquid entertainment after the races. Hope to see some of you out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFluff Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 I really want to get out sometime and check that out. What are the entry fees like? Are helmets required? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Well, the fee is for the season. We have 7 race nights and 2 practice nights and the cost is $65. Our team cost is generally a bit higher because we buy shirts or fleeces or something with our logo each year. No helmets reguired. We start at 7 each Monday night, and are usually in the bar getting our gear on before the race, and after celebrating. Stop on out sometime and ride as a guest if you want. Just ask for Brett and the "Dead Sexy" team and someone will point you in our direction. We do still have room for one more racer on our team as well. Hope to see you out there sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Are you involved with that series? How well run is it? Number of competitors? I am thinking a bringing a couple/three racers (11 and 14) from Minneapolis......would love some good competition and runs. Is there a snowboard team at Tyrol that concentrates on racing? Thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 I don't run USASA much anymore due to the cost, but I usually forerun the courses for the guys who set the gates. It is actually run by the same guys who do our NASTAR and Monday night leagues. They are skiers, but work very well with the boarders and set good courses. There has traditionally been a good turnout for these races, but most of the younger competitiors are on soft setups. The snow is average here, but the event should be fun. They will reset the snowboard gates for NASTAR once the USASA stuff is done as well and you can do unlimited runs for $10. Tyrol's team is good and dedicated, but they concentrate a lot on the freestyle events. The real young ones (under 13) are really starting to get interested in the racing. It's hard to say waht the competitoion will be like, but there are some great riders who will still be in soft setups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Sounds fun. They use snowboard racing gates, not NASTAR gates, correct? So there's a chance that there will be no hardbooters in the kid's divisions? Thanks again Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 They will definitely be using snowboard gates. There is a good chance that the really young kids won't have any hardbotters in their division, b ut I can say from past experience that there have been some riders that are so good they push us hardbooters even on their softies. Tyrol tends to draw from a large area down here for these events so there may be some Illinois kids on hardboots, but you never know. If you guyus make it down I will try to come out and see you on Sunday, but its my niece's b-day so it might be tricky to get the needed permissions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlepper Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 I'll try to make it to tyrol b. this monday:) How are the conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 ....we will be there on Sunday. We will ride the races in the morning and NASTAR in the afternoon. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlepper Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 what time sunday? would love to take some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hey Guys, I tried to make it out, but my niece's b-day party didn't get over until 4. I hope Tyrol treated you right, even if it is small. Let me know how the day went. Hopefully I'll catch you next time Matt, or maybe in MN. Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlepper Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 I had a lot of fun today at Tyrol. Conditions were nice .... bit icey. It was good to meet Jess, Rich, and some other nice people:) I really like the lounge:) great atmosphere:) If Tyrol B. was any closer I'd be a regular:) Definatly try to make it next sunday, and try to race for the first time:) (too bad I can be there for monday nights:(( -matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Just got back..........a long ride to the Cities.....but a very fun day. I brought my son (Patrick 14) and another G Team rider (Hunter 12).....they really enjoyed themselves. They liked the laid back feel and structure (translated they liked that they could go early and not have to wait for the little kids!) They just couldn't figure out the NASTAR handicap system. Patrick got a 24 handicap last week at Keystone on ski gates and today he got a 37 on snowboard gates....even though he thought he had a better run. Having skiers on the course was also a first for them. They complained about the deep ruts as time went on created by the skiers....I reminded them that the skiers say the same thing about carving boards. :) Everbody was very friendly and the atmosphere was enjoyable. The temperature was awesome. The effort shown by the racing staff and the USASA staff was admirable. We felt very welcome. Brent - thanks for introducing yourself....the kids enjoyed chatting with you...but have no intention of letting you win the money next time! :) Think that next time we will skip the awards ceremony and have the medals mailed....couldn't hear anything.....but very glad to see so many kids getting recognized. You guys have a fun hill with great people.....hopefully we can make it next week again. Matt www.thegteam.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 HEy guys, Glad to hear that everyone there had a good time. I know the handicap thing can throw people for a loop, especially at Tyrol. We have a very dedicated racing staff and they are also extremely fast. This makes it harder to get a decent handicap against them,as they also never "take a run off." The courses they set can be quite difficult for the size of the hill, and they are all great technical skiers so they tend to nail it every time when they paceset. I also know that some places don't always paceset with their actual pacesetter everytime so the handicaps can get skewed. I consistently run 5-7 handicap points better out west than I do here at my home hill, even when I nail the run here. It can be frustrating, but it always makes me feel good about my chances when I run against other people at different events becasue I know that it is damn hard to get a decent handicap here. This can be frustrating to people who have never ridden here, but it can also help with the copmpetitive spirit, as in " I wanna kick that pacesetters ass this week." I'll be at Copper this week, so won't make the races, but hopefully we'll be able to hook up at one of the events soon.\ Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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