Holy shit that looked incredibly painful.
The Stoked Thread
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Yes tits.
Should I make a birthday thread? 
I thought they were cool, but no one else seems to care.
I thought they were cool, but no one else seems to care.
I was bored, so I wrote this:
A day in the life of East Coast Ashley:
So I arrived at the mountain early this morning. First snowboard instructor there, as always. It had been raining for the last two days, so all the new snow we got was surely washed away. I walked into the lodge, and set my things down. Ran into a couple of friends, sat down and chatted for a few moments. I was hungry, so I went down to the cafeteria to get myself a fresh onion bagel, toasted with cream cheese. There was no 9:00 lesson, so the friends and I decided to take a drive over to Highmount to toke a few bowls. As we were driving over, the rain turned into a slight slush. And it got a little heavier. By the time we got back to the mountain, it looked more like snow.
The two friends were gonna peace, since the park was closed, and there was nothing for them to do. Leaving me alone, in the cold empty lodge. So what do I do? You're damn right, I decided to take a run. So I tucked in my undershirt, put on my goggles, threw on the jacket, grabbed the gloves and headed out. Walked outside and the slush was still...slushy. I walked over to the quad, strapped in and headed down.
Holy shit!
It was so freakin' slow. I had to straight line it to the base of the quad in order to make it there. I thought, "Hmm, bad choice?" Loaded onto the lift, and headed up. By then, I was pretty soaked. This slush was very wet. I wiped my goggles, which only left me with a more blurred vision than before. As I ascended to the top, I noticed how the snow falling from the sky had gotten heavier, & thicker. The wind was also blowing like crazy, making me shiver. I got about 3/4 of the way up, and all of a sudden the wind stopped, and the snow was just floating around. All big and fluffy. It couldn't make up it's mind in which direction to travel. Just swirling around me. The pine trees had just started getting a small coverage, they were beautiful. I made my way up, and as soon as I cruised over the last bit of vert and to the top of the mountain, "WHOOSH!" came the wind. Almost knocked me out of the chair and clean on my ass. I got off the lift, and had to decide whether I was going left or right. To the right was Wanatuska. An average black diamond groomer. And next to that was Mohawk, a narrower black diamond groomer. To the left was Tongora, an ungroomed black diamond trail, with a bit more vert. And next to that was Winnisook, by far my favorite trail. It's steep, with whales of un-uniformed moguls. The coverage on the ground seemed good enough, so I headed on over. Skated across, the ground up here was not as sticky as the bottom. Got to the top of the trail, did my binding business, and dove into the trail (as I always do, cause it looks cool). I decided to take my normal route, off to the left.
I was flawless. Not a screw up in my whole run. I was proud, and it felt good. The conditions were thick, and allowed me to stay on top of the east coast ice. Winnisook has yet to fail on me. I left that trail and headed on over to Belleayre Run. Which has handmade uniformed moguls. I figure if Winnisook was that good, these have to be just as good. I jumped into these moguls, and jumped right back out. Holy crap. They were awful. I took the right side of Bell Run all the way down. The snow became soooo sticky, I didn't want to head down to the quad again.
So I went over to the triple. A much slower, older, creakier, lift. Went to the top, and decided to do Onteora. It's a trail of smaller un-uniformed moguls. By now, the snow was coming down pretty good, even if it was wet and sticky. It was still coverage.
Again, this mogul trail was top notch. I did both the top and midstation of it. Such a work out, felt really good on the leg muscles. And I realized something today...I love moguls. And I lovelovelove riding by myself.
True that.
A day in the life of East Coast Ashley:
So I arrived at the mountain early this morning. First snowboard instructor there, as always. It had been raining for the last two days, so all the new snow we got was surely washed away. I walked into the lodge, and set my things down. Ran into a couple of friends, sat down and chatted for a few moments. I was hungry, so I went down to the cafeteria to get myself a fresh onion bagel, toasted with cream cheese. There was no 9:00 lesson, so the friends and I decided to take a drive over to Highmount to toke a few bowls. As we were driving over, the rain turned into a slight slush. And it got a little heavier. By the time we got back to the mountain, it looked more like snow.
The two friends were gonna peace, since the park was closed, and there was nothing for them to do. Leaving me alone, in the cold empty lodge. So what do I do? You're damn right, I decided to take a run. So I tucked in my undershirt, put on my goggles, threw on the jacket, grabbed the gloves and headed out. Walked outside and the slush was still...slushy. I walked over to the quad, strapped in and headed down.
Holy shit!
It was so freakin' slow. I had to straight line it to the base of the quad in order to make it there. I thought, "Hmm, bad choice?" Loaded onto the lift, and headed up. By then, I was pretty soaked. This slush was very wet. I wiped my goggles, which only left me with a more blurred vision than before. As I ascended to the top, I noticed how the snow falling from the sky had gotten heavier, & thicker. The wind was also blowing like crazy, making me shiver. I got about 3/4 of the way up, and all of a sudden the wind stopped, and the snow was just floating around. All big and fluffy. It couldn't make up it's mind in which direction to travel. Just swirling around me. The pine trees had just started getting a small coverage, they were beautiful. I made my way up, and as soon as I cruised over the last bit of vert and to the top of the mountain, "WHOOSH!" came the wind. Almost knocked me out of the chair and clean on my ass. I got off the lift, and had to decide whether I was going left or right. To the right was Wanatuska. An average black diamond groomer. And next to that was Mohawk, a narrower black diamond groomer. To the left was Tongora, an ungroomed black diamond trail, with a bit more vert. And next to that was Winnisook, by far my favorite trail. It's steep, with whales of un-uniformed moguls. The coverage on the ground seemed good enough, so I headed on over. Skated across, the ground up here was not as sticky as the bottom. Got to the top of the trail, did my binding business, and dove into the trail (as I always do, cause it looks cool). I decided to take my normal route, off to the left.
I was flawless. Not a screw up in my whole run. I was proud, and it felt good. The conditions were thick, and allowed me to stay on top of the east coast ice. Winnisook has yet to fail on me. I left that trail and headed on over to Belleayre Run. Which has handmade uniformed moguls. I figure if Winnisook was that good, these have to be just as good. I jumped into these moguls, and jumped right back out. Holy crap. They were awful. I took the right side of Bell Run all the way down. The snow became soooo sticky, I didn't want to head down to the quad again.
So I went over to the triple. A much slower, older, creakier, lift. Went to the top, and decided to do Onteora. It's a trail of smaller un-uniformed moguls. By now, the snow was coming down pretty good, even if it was wet and sticky. It was still coverage.
Again, this mogul trail was top notch. I did both the top and midstation of it. Such a work out, felt really good on the leg muscles. And I realized something today...I love moguls. And I lovelovelove riding by myself.
True that.
toominator
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^stoked that you got some snow!
after sending a friendly 'reminder' to a temping company that I worked for in the summer they have 'remembered' that they have to pay me holiday pay. should be getting about another $200 next week.
after sending a friendly 'reminder' to a temping company that I worked for in the summer they have 'remembered' that they have to pay me holiday pay. should be getting about another $200 next week.
Today I skied the best line of my life, hands down. It was so good I went back for seconds. Pictures and full explanation to follow once I get shit done here at home.
toominator
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off to arrowtown for a long weekend with stel. also taking my bike for some autumn riding. should be sweet!
So today I went skiing by myself since everyone else has lame ass class or work or something. We got 5 inches on Saturday and 12 on Monday Night/Tuesday Morning, so there was a fair amount of snow. Clear bluebird skies. Absolutely gorgeous. So I decided to take a warm up run by taking Seventh Heaven and dropping in somewhere along cowboy ridge. Untracked deep pow, somewhat set up from a day of rest, but goooood. I pretty much straightlined this narrow chute after seeing it had an opening at the bottom and came screaming out onto this pow field out of rocks and glades. If you've never done it, make that a priority for your life.
It was kinda depressingly short (only like 500 feet or so), so I moved to the backside of the hill. The trail map doesnt show it, but to get to the place I was, you have to hike up a gap in a ridge under some power lines. Usually, people drop in there, but I was hungry.
These were taken on a different day, but whatever.
Looking down from the perch that everyone usually drops in from. Below is the trail, and thats the run you need to haul ass on to get as far up the trail as you can before bootpacking.
Now, normally, theres tons of good lines through a moderately sloped bowl that only a few people know about. But I decided to fuck it and brave the waist deep snow and hike another 500 feet and somehow get on top of that really jagged and corniced ridge. It took three hikes interspaced with traverses to do it, but I finally got on top of the Roostercomb after what must have been two solid hours of work. Cutting trail sucks.
V.. (NS member) and I took these pictures of the area from below the line a month back. We dubbed it Imaginationland because it looked so dreamy... 2 mellow platforms divided by steep flutes, spines and cliffs. We could only dream when we took these. Today, that became a reality.
So yeah, popped my skis on a little ways down from the summit and sliced into my line. Virgin snow. Nobody has skied it this year, or any year to my knowledge (probably some telemarkers at some time, but I've never seen tracks ever). Bounced around off some pillows on the first steep section, then pointed it to get speed across the mellow section. Its all in the shade, but at the end of the mellow section, the sun was on it. Howling out of the line, I sped across the bright snow and launched off what I thought was a small roller. The ground just dropped away as I took off over this thing, I was going so fast. I took off in the sun - looking back at my solitary tracks when I was on the chair, there was my track, then the roller, then no track for at least 50 feet (I landed in shade, couldnt really see how long it was). The second steep section was insane, I've never skied spines like that. Did like two turns, then pointed it again and blasted out into another untracked bowl. When I finally met up with the cattrack loop near the bottom, I had skied 1500' of steep, fast, untracked snow. I was laughing uncontrollably when I was on the lift, sooooo much adrenaline and endorphins. It was so good I had to go back and do it again.
After the second time I felt completely worked. It was somehow 3:00 and I had ridden a chair only 4 times. I did some calm down park runs, got to swing around my Madens in a slushy pipe and practiced kangs and spread eagles off the jump line. I also got to talk to some cool old Austrian lady on the chair and saw an F-16 do a low altitude run through the mountains. Today was just.... awesome.
Oh, and I nearly died on the way home cause I was so tired, I chugged a Monster at a gas station and had to go back for another one on the drive home to keep awake. Haha, I'm going to be stoked on this for weeks.
It was kinda depressingly short (only like 500 feet or so), so I moved to the backside of the hill. The trail map doesnt show it, but to get to the place I was, you have to hike up a gap in a ridge under some power lines. Usually, people drop in there, but I was hungry.
These were taken on a different day, but whatever.
Looking down from the perch that everyone usually drops in from. Below is the trail, and thats the run you need to haul ass on to get as far up the trail as you can before bootpacking.
Now, normally, theres tons of good lines through a moderately sloped bowl that only a few people know about. But I decided to fuck it and brave the waist deep snow and hike another 500 feet and somehow get on top of that really jagged and corniced ridge. It took three hikes interspaced with traverses to do it, but I finally got on top of the Roostercomb after what must have been two solid hours of work. Cutting trail sucks.
V.. (NS member) and I took these pictures of the area from below the line a month back. We dubbed it Imaginationland because it looked so dreamy... 2 mellow platforms divided by steep flutes, spines and cliffs. We could only dream when we took these. Today, that became a reality.
So yeah, popped my skis on a little ways down from the summit and sliced into my line. Virgin snow. Nobody has skied it this year, or any year to my knowledge (probably some telemarkers at some time, but I've never seen tracks ever). Bounced around off some pillows on the first steep section, then pointed it to get speed across the mellow section. Its all in the shade, but at the end of the mellow section, the sun was on it. Howling out of the line, I sped across the bright snow and launched off what I thought was a small roller. The ground just dropped away as I took off over this thing, I was going so fast. I took off in the sun - looking back at my solitary tracks when I was on the chair, there was my track, then the roller, then no track for at least 50 feet (I landed in shade, couldnt really see how long it was). The second steep section was insane, I've never skied spines like that. Did like two turns, then pointed it again and blasted out into another untracked bowl. When I finally met up with the cattrack loop near the bottom, I had skied 1500' of steep, fast, untracked snow. I was laughing uncontrollably when I was on the lift, sooooo much adrenaline and endorphins. It was so good I had to go back and do it again.
After the second time I felt completely worked. It was somehow 3:00 and I had ridden a chair only 4 times. I did some calm down park runs, got to swing around my Madens in a slushy pipe and practiced kangs and spread eagles off the jump line. I also got to talk to some cool old Austrian lady on the chair and saw an F-16 do a low altitude run through the mountains. Today was just.... awesome.
Oh, and I nearly died on the way home cause I was so tired, I chugged a Monster at a gas station and had to go back for another one on the drive home to keep awake. Haha, I'm going to be stoked on this for weeks.
Bah, heres the map I should have posted, with my trails in red. X marks my drop in points.
Sdot.
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Rowen, now I understand the message you sent me. FUCK YES!!!!
Sooo, I got Ninja (the puppy) a day early (I went in with Nic to visit him, and they said I could take him home today because he got neutered early, YEAH!), but he was really whiny for the first few hours because of the surgery. I got him a kennel (the largest one that would fit in my car, hahaha), and he's already pretty adapted to it. He's learning SOOO fast, and I was most surprised when he actually followed me up the stairs of my condo today. HOLY SHIT! I really couldn't believe it.
I LOVE MY DOG SO MUCH. I know it's only been less than a day, but I'm already SO much happier now that I have a dog again. I can't even explain it. He's been following me around everywhere, and he even went running a little bit today. He is perfect. The end!
Photos to come!
Sooo, I got Ninja (the puppy) a day early (I went in with Nic to visit him, and they said I could take him home today because he got neutered early, YEAH!), but he was really whiny for the first few hours because of the surgery. I got him a kennel (the largest one that would fit in my car, hahaha), and he's already pretty adapted to it. He's learning SOOO fast, and I was most surprised when he actually followed me up the stairs of my condo today. HOLY SHIT! I really couldn't believe it.
I LOVE MY DOG SO MUCH. I know it's only been less than a day, but I'm already SO much happier now that I have a dog again. I can't even explain it. He's been following me around everywhere, and he even went running a little bit today. He is perfect. The end!
Photos to come!
^ Ahh oates so happy for ya! I wish I could get a dog again but my lifestyle just wont permit it. Im always on the go and it wouldnt be fair to him. Ohh I miss my pooch 
On another note....fuckin stoked that ALL of my attorneys are leaving this morning for the firm wide all attorney retreat in Lake George. Hellz yeah. No ones going to be here tomorrow, which means no work for me!!!
ASHLEY GET AHOLD OF ME AND LETS GO RIDING TOMORROW! I GOT SOME DANK ASS SHIT YO! HAHAHAHA ohhhhh yes this totally turned my day around
On another note....fuckin stoked that ALL of my attorneys are leaving this morning for the firm wide all attorney retreat in Lake George. Hellz yeah. No ones going to be here tomorrow, which means no work for me!!!
ASHLEY GET AHOLD OF ME AND LETS GO RIDING TOMORROW! I GOT SOME DANK ASS SHIT YO! HAHAHAHA ohhhhh yes this totally turned my day around
Best turns of my life today. Incredibly light freshies. There was a lot of wind during the snowstorm and because the snow was so light, it was really blown around a lot. We spent the morning skiing ice and snow but then found ridiculous snow in the afternoon on a great face. It's so deep and light. There are still lots of untracked lines, so I'm going up again tomorrow morning with a buddy to get some more turns, sick!
Sent ya a PM baby, I'm down!
Oh sweet jesus yes.
Winter storm watch for more than a foot possible hru Sunday morning.
AND...
I was sliding my first actually ful-on rail last night. Didn't clean the whole thing, but was doing decent, and didn't bail at all. Just had trouble locking on.
May seem small, but coming from someone who is sheepish on even boxes, it is huge.
AND!!!
Winter storm watch for over a foot possible by Sunday morning.
Winter storm watch for more than a foot possible hru Sunday morning.
AND...
I was sliding my first actually ful-on rail last night. Didn't clean the whole thing, but was doing decent, and didn't bail at all. Just had trouble locking on.
May seem small, but coming from someone who is sheepish on even boxes, it is huge.
AND!!!
Winter storm watch for over a foot possible by Sunday morning.
^ You started and ended with the winter storm watch, you must really excited! Let's hope it makes it way over here, we could really use it. And congrats on the rail! Sweet deal.
Stoked on Mt. Snow with Lesley and friends tomorrow. Except no Ajay, that makes Ashley sad
Stoked on Mt. Snow with Lesley and friends tomorrow. Except no Ajay, that makes Ashley sad
Err, that was error. I am very stoked.
My other point was the park manager at my hill quit. Which is such good news because he was lazy as shit, and never set anything up properly.
The guy who is in charge until the end of the season is a skier who knows his shit, and will do a great job I'm sure. He wanted the job a few years ago, and they screwed him and gave it to the lazy, drunk, slacker boarder simply because he knew a few people. I'm hoping for some sickness for sure when I get there tomorrow.
My other point was the park manager at my hill quit. Which is such good news because he was lazy as shit, and never set anything up properly.
The guy who is in charge until the end of the season is a skier who knows his shit, and will do a great job I'm sure. He wanted the job a few years ago, and they screwed him and gave it to the lazy, drunk, slacker boarder simply because he knew a few people. I'm hoping for some sickness for sure when I get there tomorrow.
johanblaze
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So stoked on hand drags over rollers right now. Finally pulling them around to threes. Might try to pull it to a five tomorrow. Maybe a come in hot switch, tail butter, hand drag, pull it to five... Yeah I probably can't do that, but it would be DOPE.
johanblaze
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Garrett Russell did a hang drag for 50 to 60 feet over a roller in straight pow the other day. Then went into the park and pulls one to a 9. WTF! Who does that?!
johanblaze
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Do all Aussies know each other? I was skiing with a guy from Australia last week. One of the coolest dudes I've met in my life. His name is Watkin McLennan. Skis for Electric and Atomic. Do you know him? Say hello for me if you know him. He moved back home!
Seriously dude, I know we dont talk to serious about ski stuff in here, but HOW DO YOU DO HAND DRAGS? All the times I've tried them I pretty much come 90 and stop rotating.
johanblaze
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Be super low when you approach the roller. Go faster than you think you need to, but don't haul ass. Get to almost a sitting position and get wayyy back on your tails. Pop, turn 90, kick your legs out, reach down and use your hand to spin you the rest of the way, suck your legs up and land switch.
The trick is to be super low and lean far back when you pop. And, it's way easier to do it on a roller than the knuckle of a jump.
The trick is to be super low and lean far back when you pop. And, it's way easier to do it on a roller than the knuckle of a jump.
johanblaze
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He did say he was from Victoria! See, you do all know each other!
johanblaze
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You mean... like a jump jump?
Shit, I'm going to try that tomorrow! Sounds sick!
Shit, I'm going to try that tomorrow! Sounds sick!