I'll have to read thru this thread later.

Guess I'll start with the 1st unforgettable day;
1980 Spring break at Big Mt skiing with my best friend Vaughn, both of us novices, 8" fresh, went...

love it when a plan comes together!

Thats some premium stoke,
schwietzer has lots of tree skiing like that so it made me feel like I was on one of my fav runs. I'm totally jones'n, now I need to...

I don't think for a second that your knuckle draggin days are over.
gettin low on one stick is more fun than two

It's good to change it up & skis are easier when dealing with the wee ones.

I 2...

:fuckyou: thank god OSHIT Crap is here to save us from ourselves:cussing:

damn; I love the trees, I should'a kept believe in the cart. probly worth the postage to order a couple more.

got nine more in yesterday, ski porn overdose comin today, starting with focused.
HD...

That sounds great as I will be using plate step-in bindings with "soft" plastic boots.

parabolic forever baby

Glad you chimed in on BOL.
Since I is a po mo fo I'll have to do some penny pinching (just bought pants, coat & twintip skis) to afford the 185. full custom will have to wait. I can live with a 24cm...

REAL SNOWBOARDS schwweeett!!!
possible brand name
Was considering a custom Donek, but I like the idea of a 'local' startup.
I lived at Alpental for several years and bought a 186 nitro diablo in...

forgot about this thread, good bump
horseshoe lake MT
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/2442137240_06160b61cf.jpg
pend orielle lake ID...

looks like the same chopper Schwietzer used when they replaced chair 1 in summer '07

pray you can keep that option

all praise
big brother OSHA,
thwarter of natural selection
savior of insurance payouts
as I jerk to a stop at the end of the lanyard attached to my ever loving harness
I lift my head to the...

Got 5 vids in the mail yesterday. watched 2 of'em, until Mrs b0ardski says "I wanna do summer stuff" so I can relate to slackey.
Right now I kicking myself in the ass for not ordering all the sale...

$$$=toilet

you get what you pay for

Get starbucks to invest, I like mocha java better than strawberry.

sounds like lots'o fun if you can avoid cork burps & irate rednek landowners w/shotguns.

Sad to hear of another bright light going out.
Thank for that clip, a nice tribute.
Vibes to All that knew him
and the unfortunate young driver, must be very hard to live with, may Jacks spirit...

DUCK IS FOR EATING

Forward stance is more comfortable on 50* fall lines.
I ride 25/35 on wide powder boards & 35/45 on carvers all the time, forward & switch, from steep icy bumps to powder in...

dosage matters
in low doses, LSD or mushroom is an excellent tool for establishing and/or enhancing muscle memory, as in performance enhancing drug. In higher doses it's a performance neglecting...

I always buy old stock to save some dough, there's usually not enough difference to notice.

I do appreciate the beef of my old nordica grand prix, But AT boots work fine for me except for the heavy mank, which I prefer the board for anyway.

Thats true, I bought an atomic 169 radon last year & I liked it for pow but traded it (too similar to my 173 Identity pow board) after 3 days use for a Madd BX, certainly an upgrade in versatility.

I'm about your size (6' #180) and a 168bx & a softer 173 powder board are my everyday rides. 165 is my short board, I only use it anymore for really tight trees.
You should move up to a man sized...

Just trying to keep it real.
Boots don't have too be race stiff to be quality gear ie 2 buckle fulltilt park boots.
The only difference between scarpa F3 AT boot and the three buckle TX is the NTN...

A DIN normal, sole mounted softboot (clickers suck) can be made with any style of flex a park rider needs and still be a compatible interface with alpine & tele; but sinecure is correct that the...

thanks for the reality check.
Just a midsummer dream.

I've mounted up some new skool twins w/oldskool binders while shopping forr AT gear.
I have been messing with old boots & liners, alpine,...

always wanted to surf a sluf in haw are ya, I mean ha vai ee ee

I've ice skated in Honolulu, so now s-turns on Mauna Kea is on the bucket list

Let me start by saying if you don't SKI, TELE & BOARD your opinion doesn't mean much.

silly me thinking that'll keep the flame spewers to a minimum:rolleyes2

so far, in modern times, the scarpa...

love your work mang,thanks for bringing the good stuff to us lowlifes:yourock:

Leavenworth is bfe with no population base; Pugetropolites are not going to move there no matter how many austrian facades they put up.
Destination??? Legendary nightlife, 4 star hotels, condos, ice...

That one's my fave too,
nice work

I was gonna repost that pic but I'll just say thanks for a TR that inspires and intregues if a bit masochistic.
way to kick it

"You've done a mans job sir"
Bonus points for google route maps, nicely done

love the stance, ol skool steeze don' get better than that.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/pnwskier/Long%20Board%20Day%202009/IMG_3402.jpg

My Alpenjones has been satiated,
Thank you sir, may I have another

I like this, subtle


http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/adimmen/pow/buffpass-latedec20of21.jpg

Climate Change Impacts on the PNW Ski Industry
For ski areas at moderate elevation, the CIG has found that even modest increases in PNW temperature and precipitation as a result of climate change...

I triggered a similar slide last year at this time, not quite as big & steep as tucks; it was a struggle to keep my board up from being sucked into the slow rolling snow boulders. No fear of death...

been missing alpental lately; how 'bout some pics to stoke on?

next year the grocer`& the nuclear pink 203 hart honeycomb sl with 3pins will come home to party after 15yrs away.
(sorry no 210s in...

That's not a lift, that's mutilation

I miss living at aply (if its not raining) when the bros bring the stoke
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s308/rellimp3/Winter%2009/March/slot/DSC06836.jpg

new backgound:tdo13:

A very meloncholy birthday for me on the 27th. As I'm drinking a beer on top of Schwietzer, Josh, a telemarking friend got off the quad dressed as retro saucer man with a fresh bottle of jd in his...

skill
linking parallel switchcarves down the fall-line will never be uncool
viva twintips

skill
linking parallel switchcarves down the fall-line will never be uncool

Old news
I switched from calling it the Big Fog(good beer) to the Big Fish two years ago.

I can hardly take the delay in loading a page.
I would lurk here a lot more often but,
It takes longer to load a page than to read it.

Nice spins but no tele-switch??
I'm getting a deal on Line Armadas and thinking of mounting NTNs to practice my switch tele turns.
Anybody used these skis for tele? or NTN binders??

for anybody that's ever caught a heel side edge on a board


brainstem plant