[oldmanram]

Thanks for the new board Willy -
So - any skiers - I telemark, alpine, and nordic. I like going into the back country - but am getting kinda lazy... , so hang out at local lift area a lot....

 

[willy J]

your welcome!

youd think. being as im from reno an all. been once..


never again. if i go sliding down a mountain 50MPH its gonna be on a sled on my back. not on to fence boards an poles

 

[KThaxton]

I ski!!

 

[Monsta® aka Mudshark]

I haven't gone skiing for almost 12 years now. I probably will never go again.

 

[oldmanram]

never again. if i go sliding down a mountain 50MPH its gonna be on a sled on my back. not on to fence boards an poles

Willy - Willy - Willy, thats just not safe -

Month or so back, we had some friends up form out of town. They wanted to go sledding, and brought some really cool sleds... so naturally me and the other guy started doing these jumps that some kids had built... you know 'cause they were there... course these are two morons, that are to old for this sh$t.... so after spectacular mid air flip, I landed head first in the snow... really thought I broke my neck, and was afraid to move... my neck hurt for a week...
So the up shot - I'm leaving sledding to you young, reckless daredevils - I'll stick with two fence boards straped to my feet...

 

[willy J]

i can bale off a sled!

now the 12 foot fiberglass boat was another story!

 

[oldmanram]

With skis you don't have to bale off - cause you can control the dang things.....

Ok Ok - so whats the boat story

And KT - is that all your going to say.... second lazy post on our fun new board

 

[willy J]

the boat story is about a chicken sh!t anchor man a waste of getting to good motorcycle helmets an now a lost 12 foot fiberglass boat. and sadly no pictures



everyone who said they would sled down the mountain with me in a boat turned out to be P whupped by their wives or chickens at heart. an the boat went to the dump.

but oh the braggin rights i would of had!

 

[Monsta® aka Mudshark]

You know I would have done it with you. Who chickened out?

 

[cooper30]

I like to ski. I'm not much better than an intermediate level, though. It gets expensive, though. I lost custody of my skis 7 years ago in my divorce, and rentals are around $40 here. Lift tickets are $50 average. Multiply that by 5 for my wife, son, and 2 step sons and it kills us.

I miss it, though.

 

[KThaxton]

And KT - is that all your going to say.... second lazy post on our fun new board

Apologies.....
I've been skiing since I was about 11 years old. I skied a lot in high school and shortly after. Fortunatley, my wife skies too and we both enjoy going, but ever since the we had our son, we haven't done quite so good. Between getting a sitter and the cost nowdays, we don't go as often as we'd like.
However, a few years ago, we got into snowshoeing, so that kind of helps the outdoor-in-winter bug.

 

[cooper30]

Yea, I snowshoe a lot. It's a lot cheaper.

The year my son was born I worked part-time for LL Bean and bought a pair of kiddie snow shoes with my discount. He started to use them last year and loves them this year.

 

[phoenix827]

Anyone X country?

 

[KThaxton]

Anyone X country?

I'd like to, but thats just one more hobby that requires some capitol investment.

 

[oldmanram]

Anyone X country?

Yes I do (thats what I ment by nordic in the first post). This is where in started. I taught my daughter when she was about 7, or better we learned together, she went on to teaching XC, and retaught me how to do it right I still do it the classic 'old school' way, with rub on kick waxes. My daughter does V2 skate, which I still can't quite get the hang of.
KT and cooper, and I understand about the cost of this stuff, I couldn't do it if I still had young ones, that why we started XC, cause it was cheep and don't need ski passes. Now I buy season passes in summer for $200 bucks for unlimited day/night skiing.
I have also snowshoed, but lol, you'll love this - I'm far from the best skier in the world, but can handle most conditions, put me on snowshoes and I turn into a fumble footed moron - I'm not sure what this is about, but I like trip over everything ... maybe I just need more practice....

 

[phoenix827]

I am the same way on snowshoes! lol I keep stepping on one with the other.

 

[KThaxton]

Jeeeez guys, all you gotta do is walk, don't you do that already?

 

[phoenix827]

No, I drive for a living! lol

 

[crashman]

I love to ski, try to get out at least several times a year. I got lucky, found MY size K-2`s at a thrift store for $15. They are the trapezoid cut, so they`re better on the icy NC slopes. A friend gave me a pair of boots, got a cheap pair for my older boy but not for my youngest yet. They both ski, but we rent for him. a 1/2 day pass is nly $18 so it`s not too bad here. Like to get a season pass, but i`d spend a lot in gas money to get there.

 

[oldmanram]

Jeeeez guys, all you gotta do is walk, don't you do that already?

lmao - yeah - you would think it would be easy

crashman - I have K2's also - the only way to fly !