Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

[SiouxTechie]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

Umm, I'm AASI accredited... Just come down to the So. Wisconsin/Illinois area, and I'll teach you all you need to know...

Hmm yeah let me find some time in my schedule to drive 12 hours one way

But really, that would be sweet, I'd be pretty excited

 

[Boosh]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

At Ripley I haven't really had a problem with boarders sitting in stupid places.

I've only had problems with losers in the middle of a run a few times, and most of the time its people I know are already massive tools and/or losers. I just like to make fun of snowboarders because every one of them thinks they're headed to the X Games and is a badass when 90% of them suck That, and all my friends snowboard, so I have to sit at the top of a run and wait til the sun goes down for them to strap on their bindings every time we get off the chairlift

 

[crazypotatoes]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I've only had problems with losers in the middle of a run a few times, and most of the time its people I know are already massive tools and/or losers. I just like to make fun of snowboarders because every one of them thinks they're headed to the X Games and is a badass when 90% of them suck That, and all my friends snowboard, so I have to sit at the top of a run and wait til the sun goes down for them to strap on their bindings every time we get off the chairlift

Loser, get friends who ski.

I don't really have any problems with snowboarders though. As long as you're out having fun and not being a d-bag, who cares what's on your feet?

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I don't really have any problems with snowboarders though. As long as you're out having fun and not being a d-bag, who cares what's on your feet?

I'm going to have to agree with this assessment. The teenage, d-bag, Olympic team-wannabes will always exist in large numbers, but there are a lot of snowboarders who don't suck at life.

 

[huskyfan]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I'm going to have to agree with this assessment. The teenage, d-bag, Olympic team-wannabes will always exist in large numbers, but there are a lot of snowboarders who don't suck at life.

I'm stealing this line for my profile!

 

[Boosh]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

but there are a lot of snowboarders who don't suck at life.

That's no excuse to not generalize and make fun of all of them though

 

[huskyfan]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

(although I do sit around alot) (usually trying to catch my breath!)

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I'm stealing this line for my profile!

Glad to help you out.

BTW, your thread-closing services have been requested in the Tech thread. It's about 15 posts from being done.

 

[RaceBoarder]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I'm going to have to agree with this assessment. The teenage, d-bag, Olympic team-wannabes will always exist in large numbers, but there are a lot of snowboarders who don't suck at life.

I-E me

 

[crazypotatoes]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

Ripley opened on Saturday. I love going to a school where the first ski run of the year is in a foot or two of powder.

Also, my new skis are awesome. It's a little different trying to swing the 183's after skiing 172's, but I love how much they float. I can't wait to use them at Bohemia on Friday or Saturday.

 

[RaceBoarder]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I need to rant, and I think I would get a better response/understanding in this thread than in the Gears thread...

The hill where I work as a snowboard instructor finally got going this weekend. So far, I've worked there Mon-Wed and got 6 lessons in, including requests for the remainder of two separate "Learn to Board" 3 lesson packs.. So all in all, we're off to a good start... The only problem is that there is some new ski instructor that is just flat out p*ssing me off

This guy is a self proclaimed know it all... It's not just in skiing either... No matter what the conversation is about, he has to put his 3 cents in... He's that type of guy... Since all the instructors hang out in a single room trailer, it's kinda hard to avoid this guy in between lessons...

Being instructors, we are always chatting about teaching methods and skiing/riding technique... In these discussions, it's not uncommon for me to be involved in both skiing and boarding talk... And despite not owning a pair of skis at the moment, everyone else has figured out that I do know what I am talking about when it comes to skiing...

Well Mr. Know It All hasn't figured this out yet and holds it against me since he hasn't seen me on skis... He also dismisses me for using my race/alpine knowledge, saying that nothing from snowboarding transfers to skiing... Be cause of this, he argues everything I say in regards to skiing, no matter how trivial it is... I am at the point where I want to just wind up and jack him in the face next time he does it... Now here comes the kicker:

This guy rides some 195cm K2 rockets that are at least 10-15 years old... They have some old Marker "race" bindings on them... Just this year he replaced his 10 year old Nordica ski boots with some 5 year old Salomon boots... This guy is totally out of touch with modern gear, yet wants to talk about good ski technique?

Look, I haven't been on skis since March 2008 and only learned how to ski in January 2007... I only have about 20 days total on skis, but I am pretty sure I can be carving turns with just a few hours of practice. I really want to go and buy a set of skis off of Craigslist for $100 just to shut this dude up... I can't wait to bring the race gear out to the hill once we get some decent coverage so I can show this asshat what a carved turn actually looks like...

I just get so ****ed off when people have a grudge against someone just because of how they choose to ride the snow... The two sports are closer now than ever... This dude needs to realize that HE is the one who is out of touch with the sport...

 

[Boosh]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I need to rant...out of touch with the sport...

Next time he *****es at you, ask him why the balls he's skiing at a dirt mound in the middle of Illinois if he's such an expert

Oh, and 1 week til Utah, pretty sure I'm going to wet my pants pretty soon here

 

[RaceBoarder]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

Next time he *****es at you, ask him why the balls he's skiing at a dirt mound in the middle of Illinois if he's such an expert

Oh, and 1 week til Utah, pretty sure I'm going to wet my pants pretty soon here

That's the funny part... For a dirt mound, we have some very knowledgeable people... Two Level Three Ski Instructors, a Level Two, and Two Level Ones plus 3 Level One Snowboarders and me getting my Level One later this year... For the size of our staff, that's a pretty good collection of people in the know... This guy is just an asshat who seems to think that we don't care just because of where we work at...

Despite not getting many "Advanced" lessons going out, we do know what we are teaching... I feel we are on par with any school in the Midwest (which isn't much in the grand scheme of things, but I digress )

 

[brianvf]

Re: Skiing/Snowboarding 09-10: Go West, Young Man!

I'll never understand why so many nerds are so obsessed with snowboarding. Skiing is so much cooler

Stupid two-planker!

Hmm yeah let me find some time in my schedule to drive 12 hours one way

If it takes you 12 hours to drive from Fargo to southern WI, you must be driving 40mph. So, in other words, you're a typical WI driver. Nicely done.

That, and all my friends snowboard, so I have to sit at the top of a run and wait til the sun goes down for them to strap on their bindings every time we get off the chairlift

Sounds like your friends are at least cool.