Old fart stoke

[~mikey b]

We got kid stoke going, now let's give some love to the old guys and ladies we know that are still out on the mountain.

I ski with a lot of old folks. I patrol with a guy who's 89. We have an older mid-week crowd on my hill.

I met this guy this morning and did a bunch of laps on the lower mountain with him. He skis fast. He's 90 years old so he pretty much gets a free season pass where ever he goes. I've spent about half of my life on skis the last 25 years and I'm only 47. I've still got over 40 years to go!

FKNA! Here's my new ski buddy Steve.

[Benny Profane]

This is my ski week instructor at Taos today at the bottom of Kachina. My guess is 74. Awesome dude.
Taos is filled with old fuckers who are pure stoke.

[babybear]

Wish I could say "you steve" to steve.
I get secret crushes on awesome old guys fwiw
Living the dream

[teledad]

Rode up the Disney lift at Sugar Bowl a few years ago with a guy in his late 80s, maybe early 90s. He was telling me about skiing there after getting back from the war - meaning WW II. Also had some stories about when Cushing first opened Squaw in 1949. Got to the top and he took off down the groomer (told me he had to quit skiing ungroomed a few years back because of his knees).

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Decent crowd of 70-80 yo skiers here. Couple 90 yos including Otto, 91 still works at the ski school.

[goldengatestinx]

My Dad's 84 and still is going out multiple times a week. Scares the crap out of me sometimes skiing what I think is too fast for his physical abilities and gear but he manages to bring it home every day. Legs locked together completely upright Stein style. Not very forgiving in variable conditions but definitely gets style points.

[k2skier112]

My dad has never skied, but he did just take off in his 28' class C RV, by himself. Headed to AZ, stopping in CA on the way. He's 94.

[TBS]

My pharmacist when I lived in Portland was (still is?) the longest serving member of National Ski Patrol.

This is his 70 yr service "pin"
.

Here's a piece that Oregon Public Broadcasting did on him.

http://www.opb.org/television/progra...t/buzz-bowman/

He didn't see it when it first aired - he was at elk camp.

[Dantheman]

My old man is 65 and will probably get in 120+ days this year.

[ThreeRidges]

This is awesome stuff. Alta has a regular who is 98 or 99 I believe

[Marshall Tucker]

Love that first picture.

"ya I ski in this fartbag from 1995. It's damn confortable and warm and the sweater is from about 1975 and fuck you if you don't like it."

[Peruvian]

https://youtu.be/xYM8tLJLryU

[SKIORFORGETIT]

hell to the yes to this thread!!!

[Underoos]

My dad turned 70 a couple months ago. He skis every day, about 150 days a year, at Winter Park. He followed me out here before he retired, and lives in Fraser now. He didn't really start skiing until he was 40. He took us skiing when we were kids, which led to me moving to Colorado, which led to him moving here.

Now we have days with 3 generations on the hill. My dad, my son, and me. I can't express how special that is for me.

Here is grandfather and grandson having a pit stop at Lunch Rock.

[Peruvian]

This is awesome stuff. Alta has a regular who is 98 or 99 I believe

George Jedenoff

https://youtu.be/J3QXbS_NJ74

[Marshall Tucker]

^ there was a story in one the mags 2006 or so, about a guy pushin 90 that you'd see in the BC around alta. same guy? remember reading the article thinkin hell ya.

[::: :::]

I once shifted in my seat on the drive home from the hill and a smoky flavor emanated up from my bibs...brought back sweet memories of lunch

#oldfartstoke
#lightamatch
#olddudesabide
#wherethewetwipesat?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

I forgot about Bill. I met Bill about 10 years ago, he was standing at the entrance to the parking lot with his thumb out. I stopped to give him a ride. Bill was 84 and he would park by the SkiLink stop in the morning and either take the bus or usually bum a ride from someone who was going to the hill. He said he didn't see why he needed to drive up if everybody else was going anyway. He would ski until he got tired, sometime around noon to 1 and then walk out to the parking lot entrance and wait for someone to give him a ride. He was a retired professor from Montana State and moved here when his daughter and grandkids did. I haven't seen Bill in a couple of years, I hope he's still kicking.

[Peruvian]

Hubert Schreibel still climbs/skins Stratton on almost daily basis. He's over 70.

[klauss]

this guy is still pretty young, but crushing it

https://www.facebook.com/mike.legay....9588199600219/

[fatnslow]

My pharmacist when I lived in Portland was (still is?) the longest serving member of National Ski Patrol.

This is his 70 yr service "pin"
.

Here's a piece that Oregon Public Broadcasting did on him.

http://www.opb.org/television/progra...t/buzz-bowman/

He didn't see it when it first aired - he was at elk camp.

Is that Buzz at Hillsdale Pharmacy ? I remember him from back in the day.

[jonesy]

Art 97 and he said just keep moving. I bought Art a beer.

[eldereldo]

There are a surprising number of oldsters skiing at Whistier, guy by the name of Owen races in the Peak to Valley every year, he's 95 and certainly isn't the slowest out there, then there is Grace who is 94 and skis pretty much every day and is still racing. My wife's Saturday ski group includes a couple of 70+ guys.

[b0ardski]

My wife started skiing in her 40s, she'll be 70 this year and has been instructing for the last 25 yea4s in a row. Skis better than ever.

[Benny Profane]

Hahaha. Just found out the senior pass at Taos is 399. At 65.