Nov 3 ?? Thread hijacked by early season skiers

Post by **dirtyboy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:56 am

BigR, you working Thursday?

Spinaguy, Bambam, you up for a ride on Thursday?

BarC seems to be in the best condition. What do you guys think?

I can't believe the weather and I'd love to ride on Thursday.

Any takers?

BigR · Post by **BigR** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:13 pm

Can't make Thursday as I have to do some work with the cows. The ranch boss/wife might

me if I take off again and leave her to do the work!
Should be good for the weekend though if we don't need the snow tires.

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:24 pm

Sorry DB, I just can't make it this week

BB

MtnBlue · Post by **MtnBlue** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:10 pm

I was thinking about it, but since it's been puking snow in Banff for the last 36hrs and I don't have snow tires, I'll probably pass. I think I'm probably done for the year, unless something changes weather wise or a road trip south happens. In case anyone is a skier/boarder here, check out the Lake Louise or Sunshine web cams. It promises to be one of the best openings in a long time

Post by **Spinalguy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:38 pm

i too have ended the riding season in preperation for the ski season.
Love that Louise web cam

YouTube · Post by **Dobi** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:43 pm

Spinalguy wrote:i too have ended the riding season in preperation for the ski season.
Love that Louise web cam

SWEEEEEEEEEEET

we deserve a good season for a change

see you boys on the slopes. Tom we are going to have to hook up for some car pooling this winter.

Post by **Spinalguy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:11 pm

Mike,
i ski every Thursday at The Lake and most Sundays at Fernie, Castle or The Lake.

Dirtyboy,
i see lots of snow in Calgary

so i think it will be officially snow filled at Bar C and Maclean.
Good for you guys that do the studded thing

knuckle · Post by **knuckle** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:14 pm

Wow those ski cams look great. Some of my most memorable powder days were in November. Even with all this fresh a wise man runs his rock skis in November

Post by **dirtyboy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:23 am

BigR wrote:Can't make Thursday as I have to do some work with the cows. The ranch boss/wife might me if I take off again and leave her to do the work!
Should be good for the weekend though if we don't need the snow tires.

I guess we'll have to see how it holds up for Saturday. It's almost or might be stud season.

As for the ski comments, it's always the powder days that generate the core shots on my skis

It's funny how the good skis always end up being the rock skis.

Post by **Spinalguy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:19 am

i just noticed that the pics i linked to are "live"
That is wierd

Got my rock skis ready.

MtnBlue · Post by **MtnBlue** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:22 am

Spinalguy wrote:i just noticed that the pics i linked to are "live"
That is wierd

Got my rock skis ready.

Yep, got a pair of 190 CMH "local" Volkl Explosiv's. When you clip a rock you can hear them clank the bases are so hard

knuckle · Post by **knuckle** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:34 am

That is great. My old rockers are a pair of Rossignol 4S 207's with some Solomon 957equipes. Only real men can ski Teal and get away with it. My "good" pair are quickly becoming rock skis as well, it is funny how that happens. They are K2 Mod X's in a 195 size (?) They are long for a shaped ski, K2 backed off on lengths after the first year. They are quite possibly the fastest ski I have ever owned.

Post by **dirtyboy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:41 am

knuckle wrote:K2 Mod X's in a 195 size (?)

I love my K2 ModX (same as Axis in later years) skis also. I'm sure I have a much smaller size though. Maybe 174cm if that sounds right.

I can make these skis loose it high speed but it takes some serious to do it.

knuckle · Post by **knuckle** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:52 pm

My Mod X's behave well at speed, a little nervous but pretty good. Not quite as good as my old 215 3G's, but close.I think I was the only person to end up with Mod X's in the 195 size. These were my first shaped ski and I thought I was going short coming off a pair of 210 K2's.

Post by **dirtyboy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:15 pm

I still have my K2 210cm Winterheat skis