How many of you ski/snowboard?

the_tyrant · 01-27-11, 06:45 PM

The weather is perfect!
I skied 3 time the past week, how about you guys?

a pic of me from last season:

August · 01-27-11, 08:36 PM

I can ski and I have all the gear but haven't gone in last 10 years. Too expensive and none of my friends want to go.

Sailor Steve · 01-27-11, 08:52 PM

Thirty years ago, sure. Five years before that I surfed quite a bit.

the_tyrant · 01-27-11, 08:54 PM

i feel too young

bookworm_020 · 01-28-11, 12:16 AM

I ski, But not the last couple of years. The ex-wife didn't like the cold and last year was too much of a mess with the seperation.

I'm hopeful for this year. Want to give my new ski gear a workout!

kiwi_2005 · 01-28-11, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

I ski, But not the last couple of years. The ex-wife didn't like the cold and last year was too much of a mess with the seperation.

I'm hopeful for this year. Want to give my new ski gear a workout!

Dude didn't you get married not long ago I remeber readin a thread here about it last year I think. Now your separated! Well all I can say is....

Welcome to FREEDOM brother.

Go listen to Tom petty's song 'Freefalling' and smile!

Oh btw I use to Surf.

TarJak · 01-28-11, 04:00 AM

I skiied for the first time in about ten years last winter. It was fun once I found my balance again. It's a bit hot down here for snow at the moment though.

A few shots from last winter: http://subsim.com/radioroom/showpost...&postcount=187

HunterICX · 01-28-11, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Thirty years ago, sure. Five years before that I surfed quite a bit.

Obligatory

HunterICX

CaptainHaplo · 01-28-11, 08:23 AM

I can fall down mountains really well. Does that count?

ReFaN · 01-28-11, 08:32 AM

i did it once, now im in a wheelchair.

Skiing is dangerous.

August · 01-28-11, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ReFaN

i did it once, now im in a wheelchair.

Skiing is dangerous.

My first time skiing I never even made it off the bunny slope. How did you manage to put yourself in a wheelchair the first time you put on boards?

Bilge_Rat · 01-28-11, 10:11 AM

I skied most of my life, but switched to snowboarding about 10 years ago. I love the feeling, the weight transfer technique comes much more naturally to me. I live in Montreal and we have 15+ hills within a 1h30 drive.

I was out at one of the local hills early last sunday morning with a group of friends with the temperature hovering around -30/-25 celsius. A bit on the nippy side ... but on the plus side, zero wait time at the chair lifts.

Here is a photo of my wife coming in for a landing over the Xmas holidays. We have a friendly rivalry about who is better, but you will notice I arrived at the bottom before her to snap this pic.

gimpy117 · 01-28-11, 10:12 AM

I like to snowboard for sure. I live in Traverse city so i can go to boyne, crystal and other smaller resorts

Growler · 01-28-11, 10:15 AM

I play hockey/ice skate. I like winter for this reason.

I've snowboarded/skied exactly zero times in my life. I have this aversion to falling off of a mountain.

No, I stay in the lodge with the snow widows while all their skibum men are on the slopes.

ReFaN · 01-28-11, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by August

My first time skiing I never even made it off the bunny slope. How did you manage to put yourself in a wheelchair the first time you put on boards?

Broke my leg, im a clumsy person, im not in a wheelchair *Now* tho, was about 12 at the time i think.

01-27-11, 06:45 PM	#1
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	How many of you ski/snowboard? The weather is perfect! I skied 3 time the past week, how about you guys? a pic of me from last season: __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

01-27-11, 08:36 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I can ski and I have all the gear but haven't gone in last 10 years. Too expensive and none of my friends want to go. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Thirty years ago, sure. Five years before that I surfed quite a bit. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-27-11, 08:54 PM	#4
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	i feel too young __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

01-28-11, 12:16 AM	#5
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I ski, But not the last couple of years. The ex-wife didn't like the cold and last year was too much of a mess with the seperation. I'm hopeful for this year. Want to give my new ski gear a workout! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-28-11, 04:00 AM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I skiied for the first time in about ten years last winter. It was fun once I found my balance again. It's a bit hot down here for snow at the moment though. A few shots from last winter: http://subsim.com/radioroom/showpost...&postcount=187

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I can fall down mountains really well. Does that count? __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

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ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	i did it once, now im in a wheelchair. Skiing is dangerous. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

01-28-11, 10:11 AM	#12
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	I skied most of my life, but switched to snowboarding about 10 years ago. I love the feeling, the weight transfer technique comes much more naturally to me. I live in Montreal and we have 15+ hills within a 1h30 drive. I was out at one of the local hills early last sunday morning with a group of friends with the temperature hovering around -30/-25 celsius. A bit on the nippy side ... but on the plus side, zero wait time at the chair lifts. Here is a photo of my wife coming in for a landing over the Xmas holidays. We have a friendly rivalry about who is better, but you will notice I arrived at the bottom before her to snap this pic. __________________ Last edited by Bilge_Rat; 01-28-11 at 10:25 AM.

01-28-11, 10:12 AM	#13
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	I like to snowboard for sure. I live in Traverse city so i can go to boyne, crystal and other smaller resorts __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

01-28-11, 10:15 AM	#14
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I play hockey/ice skate. I like winter for this reason. I've snowboarded/skied exactly zero times in my life. I have this aversion to falling off of a mountain. No, I stay in the lodge with the snow widows while all their skibum men are on the slopes. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.