Thread: East Coast Roll Call V---> SO MUCH better then all the other roll calls

Originally Posted by NmbrdDays

Sounds like it was a good time. The weather held out this year too. Looks like there was a nice spread. Did they get a good turn out? Did you happen to pick up a bike? I'm gonna go hit Saxon woods before I go back to grham. I still have to link up with GravityLover this year and ride by him.

Yup, was a good time. I think the numbers were about the same as last year with about 600 registered riders for the guided trail rides and then a couple hundred that don't register. I did kinda expect to see you there...

Saxon Woods? Blah. Go give the new trails in Yorktown a try.

Yeah you do Can you get out early Sunday morning? There's a small possibility I'll be out abusing myself.

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

ordered this yesterday http://konaworld.com/cx.cfm?content=jake_the_snake

let the epic dirt/road/one track adventures begin.................

rog

Nice one Rog. Love Konas. I think i've owned 5 over the years.. Still have a 2004 Cinder Cone for the rare time I hit the trails, and my trusty old Lava-Dome (from High School!) hanging in the back room with i can't count how man kms on it. Rode trails, toured, made it into an ice-bike.. Can't bear to part with that one, those frames last forever!

I owened a Kona Jake for a few years before selling it for a classy steel road bike. Great bike, and i'm sure the carbon fork on yours will soften the ride a bit.

All sun for the next 7 days up here, enjoy it y'all! I know I will...




for those inclined, more river stoke on buddy's blog http://sludgesoda.wordpress.com

Originally Posted by NoPostholio

Some PNW low viz volcano skiing today....didn't get to summit Baker but had a great week out here where the snow never quits.

Heading down RR grade on Easton glacier
http://www.pbase.com/chieftaffy/image/144036210

nice hanging out with you nopholio for a few days and getting to show you a couple
ski things we do. the touring we did in the snowstorm was my favorite part of the
adventure, brought back memories of an epic winter. glad you chose to spin the chairs
on saturday and get some skiing in as well

i will have someone post some pics in padded seats from solstice party atop Alpentals Denny Mt.
be ready for some waterskiing on Flowing Lake when you get back.
bobbyF

Originally Posted by flowing alpy

nice hanging out with you nopholio for a few days and getting to show you a couple
ski things we do. the touring we did in the snowstorm was my favorite part of the
adventure, brought back memories of an epic winter. glad you chose to spin the chairs
on saturday and get some skiing in as well

i will have someone post some pics in padded seats from solstice party atop Alpentals Denny Mt.
be ready for some waterskiing on Flowing Lake when you get back.
bobbyF

My pleasure BobbyF - Yeah, that first tour day was fun....summit was like mid winter in VT! Looking forward to the other skis....

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

nice^^^^^^^^^^how wuz the snow from day to day?


rog

Snow conditions varied widely, but was happily surprised that the majority skied very well. Had a 65 degree day at closed resort with 2800' of descent on really fun wet corn...with only the bottom 200' getting grabby. And that was with no re-freeze, so I will take that any day. Baker was a whole mixed bag of tricks, but less than optimum conditions.

Originally Posted by gravitylover

Yup, was a good time. I think the numbers were about the same as last year with about 600 registered riders for the guided trail rides and then a couple hundred that don't register. I did kinda expect to see you there...

Saxon Woods? Blah. Go give the new trails in Yorktown a try.

Yeah you do Can you get out early Sunday morning? There's a small possibility I'll be out abusing myself.

Saxon is close to home. That's the only reason I went there. Not very entertaining. I was planning to go this year, I lost track of the days with busting my neck. I'm finally good to ride and I miss it, next year.

I think I can slip out from the gf for a lil bit. Let me lnow

Originally Posted by NoPostholio

Snow conditions varied widely, but was happily surprised that the majority skied very well. Had a 65 degree day at closed resort with 2800' of descent on really fun wet corn...with only the bottom 200' getting grabby. And that was with no re-freeze, so I will take that any day. Baker was a whole mixed bag of tricks, but less than optimum conditions.

love closed resort skiing. i frequent attitash on george down dayz on the skinnies after they close at end of march. place is loaded with perfect groomer compacted cream corn till aprils end.

glad you had fun and that bobby showed you good times.

nice river stoke rudy!

as for me, nice bike commute to work and a date tonight

seacoast=low hanging fruit

rog

As much as winter is where my heart is, here's to summer!

Like1234

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

love closed resort skiing.

good times

OUI^^^^^^

nice day stoke. holy fuck what nice wx we are having. only in new england can it be this perfect.
hard to describe really.

nuther bike to work day. pedal for purpose bitches!

namblafest only one week away. may bring the new bike for an assault on east mt.(highest point in NEK) with a stop on way down at the amazing swimming hole. from town, up burn em, up toll road to ccc, ccc to victory road, left to granby road, up east mt to old army buildings, down to east haven and roll back via climb up to burke green road dirt to farm junk and in white school. killer ride i used to do on the mtb. better on cross bike.

KT, wanna join?

rog

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

namblafest only one week away.

KT, wanna join?

rog

Huh?
.........

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

....as for me......

was it ever not?

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

namblafest wanna join?

rog

Definitely do not want!

Magic didn't make a lot of noise in this thread over the last year, but they just tweeted this pretty awesome blog post that I thought some people would appreciate.

http://www.savemagicvermont.com/2012...me-a-long-way/

Originally Posted by therudeness

Excellent photo! and atkinsonvt keep the stoke

Woo! Happy weekend all, should be another excellent one with the near perfect wx around these parts!!

amazing! woot!!!

awesome coupla bands at the stone church last night. 2.5 hours of sleep. good start to weekend...

enjoy all!

rog

Originally Posted by therudeness

Most perfect wave ever. Holy shit. Do want.

Work has me down to 2 days a week. They did just tell me I'm eligible for a 401k now. Wohoo?
Time to look for a new job. Need to make a call about raft guiding full time.

What my summer has consisted of so far:








and

(old shot)

Nice pics, tBatt!

A little first attempt at GoHoe footage from my buddy Tony at Plattekill last month.

Finally received the photos taken by some hikers last week.
Looking back on it, hard to believe I was skiing back then . . .
although come to think of it, hard to believe I was skiing even at the time!

Here I am looking very carefully at my heel piece to ensure I'm really in (having forgotten what it felt like after over three weeks without skiing):






And having completed what I sure hope were my minimum of ten turns (although I forgot to count), here I am looking down at the drop-off down below to confirm that the distinctive cube-like rock I'd placed on the snow down and to my left to mark my intended exit is indeed the same rock in the same position as I had intended:

Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

Here I am looking very carefully at my heel piece to ensure I'm really in

marker. no looking or guessing

happy daddy's day jonathan.

looking forward to your late june/early july, not as good as corn is here (well, when we have snow) pnw trip report with pics

rog

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

marker. no looking or guessing

Dynafit DyNA boots and Movement Fish-X rando race skis, connected with Marker Duke bindings on DynaDuke swap plates.
(Or was it the new ~9oz per pair Marker rando race bindings...?)

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

happy daddy's day jonathan.

Thanks -- I'm not sure if Micayla was aware of it, but everyone else was!
(At least she went to bed without too much protest, and before that he extensive protest at naptime made me look good because I was brought it to resolve it successfully.)

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

looking forward to your late june/early july, not as good as corn is here (well, when we have snow) pnw trip report with pics

The only thing more ridiculous than the limited extent of the skiing last weekend was how ridiculously nice the snow quality was -- such a small amount of snow has no business being so good, because then you just wish even more that there was more of it!

Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

The only thing more ridiculous than the limited extent of the skiing last weekend was how ridiculously nice the snow quality was -- such a small amount of snow has no business being so good, because then you just wish even more that there was more of it!

well i saw the smooth perfect best in the universe corn consistency with my own two eyeballz that day, but because of the ultra limited amount of the perfection, hazards, the extra work to make it happen, and the fact that my partner is so ridiculously nice, chillin was the call for us. glad you took one for the team!

our spring snow is unreal eh? fkna. none better (all day long) and i'm stickin to it!

rog

Fun summer stoke all! For all the Dad's out there - hope you enjoyed Father's Day. We did.

Is a ecrc mag mtb mini on for this coming weekend?