Downhill Skiing

[Pedal Wench]

I grew up downhilling in VT. Mt. Snow, and then a few vacations to Okemo in New Hampshire. One of my favorite memories was when the whole family got caught in a blizzard at Stowe. We had a few local slopes in NY that we could go to for weekends, but all our winter vacations were spent skiing. For some reason, I stopped when I went to college (hmmm, maybe because college was in Miami ) and never started again. Might be time to dust off my skis.

[RolliePollie]

Time to resurrect this thread!

I am SO excited about skiing this year! I've only been twice so far this season (we didn't have any snow until 2-1/2 weeks ago) and I am extremely happy with my strong cycling legs. I can ski and ski and ski and my legs do not get tired. It's wonderful! I have my super duper bargain $199 season pass (just can't ski on Saturdays and holidays, and who wants to go on those days anyway?!?!) and I plan to be up there at least once a week throughout the season. Hooray for snow!

[yellow]

I confess. I, yellow, have gone to the dark side.


After debating with myself over and over last year, I finally gave in to the lure of a fixed heel. I've been on telemark gear since about 1996. But these days I don't ski enough to stay strong enough to tele all day and keep up with my friends. So this year I went on an alpine ski hunt.

I lost track of how many skis I demo-ed. But I found a love, or Tough Luv to be precise. It is SO nice to ski all day and not have jelly quads. I am having a serious amount of fun with these boards. Much tougher to drive than my old tele set up (this new one is probably twice the weight, and I'm not a very big person) but such a blast. Here we are today at Solitude here in Salt Lake. (Yes, I have a tiny head, so I look like an alien in a helmet.)



I'll still tele in the backcountry and occasionally when I feel the need to punish my quads. Keep the p-tex down, ladies!

[badger]

I used to ski as a child but after a long hiatus switched to snowboarding. I'm at a point where I need more time to do some freeriding between the trees, but I just don't have the time or the money to go enough to get comfortable.

I'd also love to take up skiing again, only to see if any of my other sports may help in getting me past the intermediate stage I was. I'd love to be able to switch from one type to another depending on how I feel that day.

I went to Colorado last year. Went to Keystone, Vail, and Breckenridge. The bowls behind Vail is lovely, but the powder was thicker/deeper than any I've experienced so I got stuck a bit more than I cared to.

me and bf on top of Breckenridge (apparently equivalent of 1/4 of the way up Everest. bf nearly died climbing up)


view of where we were

[7rider]

We just got back from an AWESOME long weekend at Cannon Mountain, in Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire. Cannon is New Hampshire's best kept secret, and this past weekend was the BEST I have ever seen the mountian. The place has a reputation as steep and icy. Well, the steeps were there, but the ice was not. Powder, packed powder, and loads of it. And best of all...no lift lines!
Schweeeet.....
DH and me at the summit...


DH checking out the aerial tram....


One of my favorite trails, Rocket, on their "Front Five"...


A view of Mt. Lafayette from Rocket...

[RolliePollie]

I confess. I, yellow, have gone to the dark side.


After debating with myself over and over last year, I finally gave in to the lure of a fixed heel. I've been on telemark gear since about 1996. But these days I don't ski enough to stay strong enough to tele all day and keep up with my friends. So this year I went on an alpine ski hunt.

I lost track of how many skis I demo-ed. But I found a love, or Tough Luv to be precise. It is SO nice to ski all day and not have jelly quads. I am having a serious amount of fun with these boards.

Hey Yellow - I picked up a pair of K2 Lotta Luvs yesterday at REI (awesome sale!) and I'm in love too! I took them out for their maiden voyage this morning and I'm very impressed. The snow was a weird combo of minimal soft snow on top of icy Sierra Cement and it got pretty chewed up by noon...these skis just busted right through all the crud! I can't wait to get up there on a weekday when I can have the runs to myself. Oh, and they're very pretty too. K2 did a nice job on their graphics this season.

It's supposed to snow tonight...woohoo!

[Cataboo]

Hey Yellow - I picked up a pair of K2 Lotta Luvs yesterday at REI (awesome sale!) and I'm in love too! I took them out for their maiden voyage this morning and I'm very impressed. The snow was a weird combo of minimal soft snow on top of icy Sierra Cement and it got pretty chewed up by noon...these skis just busted right through all the crud! I can't wait to get up there on a weekday when I can have the runs to myself. Oh, and they're very pretty too. K2 did a nice job on their graphics this season.

It's supposed to snow tonight...woohoo!

I ordered a set of last season's lotta luvs off backcountryoutlet last week. I can't wait for them to come. I have a set phat luvs from a couple years back that I love.

[7rider]

Another one with a pair of Lotta Luv's here. I got mine at the end of the '05/'06 season. They're much stiffer than the skis I was on previously, but they have been a great ski for me so far (although I sometimes wonder if the Tru Luv would have been more suited for my less-than-aggressive skiing). But I have taken them everywhere from groomed cruisers to trees and bowls, and they are great.

[ttaylor508]

One more Lotta Luv skier here. I love them, although I wish I would have went for one size down. I feel they are a bit too long for me. That's the bummer about ski's, once you have tried them, you can't take them back to adjust size.

[solobiker]

I confess. I, yellow, have gone to the dark side.


After debating with myself over and over last year, I finally gave in to the lure of a fixed heel. I've been on telemark gear since about 1996. But these days I don't ski enough to stay strong enough to tele all day and keep up with my friends. So this year I went on an alpine ski hunt.

I lost track of how many skis I demo-ed. But I found a love, or Tough Luv to be precise. It is SO nice to ski all day and not have jelly quads. I am having a serious amount of fun with these boards. Much tougher to drive than my old tele set up (this new one is probably twice the weight, and I'm not a very big person) but such a blast. Here we are today at Solitude here in Salt Lake. (Yes, I have a tiny head, so I look like an alien in a helmet.)



I'll still tele in the backcountry and occasionally when I feel the need to punish my quads. Keep the p-tex down, ladies!

NOOOOOOOOOOO, gosh, one more lost to the fixed heel. I know what you mean about the Quads though. It has been several years since I have taken mine to the resorts. I mainly use mine for the Huts and touring and of course Yo-Yo skiing. I got my butt kicked this past weekend. We went on a hut trip and did some laps. Boy are my legs out of shape Oh well, it was still very fun! maybe next year we will go to a resort. I'am just not a fan as they are crowded and peole seem to be more out of control then they used to be.