"Good skiers make good ski racers, not the other way around." From my coach. Yogi Berra-esque at first but really pretty insightful if you think about it.
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Memorable quotes from the season
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From @Andy Mink as he rag dolled down Wasp at Mt. Rose....Ooof...Ahhhg...ahhhh....*&^%...oooF....eak...$%#@....^%$)...
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And, at the end, "did I cause the avalanche?".
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Don't sweat it girl!It is usually groomed. And I'm still sorry about that! Great tour guide I am...
In hindsight, it was fun.
Conversation on the gondola to the top of Mammoth:
"So what is the best place to enter Dave's Run," I asked?
"Well," another skier said pointing, "see those notches near the top? Take which ever warms your heart."
"Cool," I said.
"And when you get a third of the way down," he added, "it's pure love!"
"So what is the best place to enter Dave's Run," I asked?
"Well," another skier said pointing, "see those notches near the top? Take which ever warms your heart."
"Cool," I said.
"And when you get a third of the way down," he added, "it's pure love!"
Over heard at the top of the K-12: "Go that way really fast...if something gets in your way, turn."
That was @Philpug's voice you heard.
And for what its worth, that wasn't the worst that could happen.
This thread reminded me of "Quotes from the Condos"
The opener, posted by @VickieH was priceless.
Phil: That's what's wrong. I put my pants on backwards. I reached in my pocket and scratched my ass!
The opener, posted by @VickieH was priceless.
Phil: That's what's wrong. I put my pants on backwards. I reached in my pocket and scratched my ass!
"Got a slopeside house in the Mid Atlantic paid for weekend mid February. Should I pack ski gear or fishing gear???-Me
After watching Pia tomahawk over a band of rocks, hitting her head in the process…
Me: “Pia, are you okay!?!?!?"
Pia: “I think so. I’m only bleeding a little bit.”
Me: “Pia, are you okay!?!?!?"
Pia: “I think so. I’m only bleeding a little bit.”
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"How icy can it be?"
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I caught a nasty case of bronchitis while skiing out west this year. The cocktail of antibiotics and steroids the doc had me on were starting to take a toll on my stomach.
Three or four days into the trip while skiing ski Beaver Creek the kids scoped out a bump run they wanted to check out.
Kid #1…..Dad let’s go check out those bumps and get some video
Me…. Uh…ok.. shure but I’m gonna have to go slow and take it easy
Kid #2….Why
Me….because the medicine i am taking is not agreeing with my stomach. If I suddenly stop in the middle of the run and cinch my butt cheeks together you’ll know why.
Kid #1 (laughing)….gee dad that’s funny because the name of the lift we are on is the Cinch Express!
Fortunately there were no major accidents on the hill that day! Kids are still talking about that one. Glad I was able to provide entertainment for them.
Three or four days into the trip while skiing ski Beaver Creek the kids scoped out a bump run they wanted to check out.
Kid #1…..Dad let’s go check out those bumps and get some video
Me…. Uh…ok.. shure but I’m gonna have to go slow and take it easy
Kid #2….Why
Me….because the medicine i am taking is not agreeing with my stomach. If I suddenly stop in the middle of the run and cinch my butt cheeks together you’ll know why.
Kid #1 (laughing)….gee dad that’s funny because the name of the lift we are on is the Cinch Express!
Fortunately there were no major accidents on the hill that day! Kids are still talking about that one. Glad I was able to provide entertainment for them.
Today didn't disappoint.
Standing at the top of a black run with my son this morning. About 11-12 year old kid, no helmet, skis up:
"Is this a green run????"
Standing at the top of a black run with my son this morning. About 11-12 year old kid, no helmet, skis up:
"Is this a green run????"
My instructor in Italy this year on the lift after about 3 runs on day 2 of 3 days of 1 on 1 lessons, "How are you feeling?"
Me: "I am soaking wet with perspiration due to FEAR!"
I was too, but luckily two days later the light went on and I got it! By got it I mean I went from fear to enjoyment and immediately fell in love with skiing.
Me: "I am soaking wet with perspiration due to FEAR!"
I was too, but luckily two days later the light went on and I got it! By got it I mean I went from fear to enjoyment and immediately fell in love with skiing.
Not from this season, but I love this story so much I have to recycle it.
So I'm standing by the entrance to Starr at Stowe, a pretty serious run.
A guy and a young girl, maybe five years old, skis up and the girl sits down and starts to cry. So I'm thinking, sheesh, overbearing Dad pushing daughter too hard, what's wrong with some people?
But then he says, "If you are going to cry, you can't ski Starr."
She stops crying, gets up, and skis down Starr, killing it.
So anytime I'm feeling grumpy about something out on the hill, I tell myself, "If you are going to cry, you can't ski Starr."
So I'm standing by the entrance to Starr at Stowe, a pretty serious run.
A guy and a young girl, maybe five years old, skis up and the girl sits down and starts to cry. So I'm thinking, sheesh, overbearing Dad pushing daughter too hard, what's wrong with some people?
But then he says, "If you are going to cry, you can't ski Starr."
She stops crying, gets up, and skis down Starr, killing it.
So anytime I'm feeling grumpy about something out on the hill, I tell myself, "If you are going to cry, you can't ski Starr."