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  1. 01-21-2010, 07:56 AM #1
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    RIP Craig Kelly

    yesterday was the anniversary of Craigs passing
    moment of silence, please
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  2. 01-21-2010, 08:12 AM #2
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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw6k5f1uY3Y"]YouTube- Craig Kelly Tribute[/ame]

    I know it's from a crappy warren miller flick, but it was the first ski movie I ever watched and this last segment made me go woah that guy's sick. I'm sure there are much better clips out there but I still think this one is worth watching.
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  3. 01-21-2010, 08:24 AM #3
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    the King

    CK did it all !
    most don't know he ripped the gates as well
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    Thanks for the thread whillywhit. Inspiring
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  6. 01-21-2010, 10:38 AM #6
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    A true pioneer with truly timeless style. Rest in peace brother.
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    Thumbs up timeless hero

    Quote Originally Posted by snacktray View Post
    Thanks for the thread willywhit. Inspiring
    it needed to be done~
    CK and I were basically the same age and I always wanted to ride with him in BC. at Stratton he was the humble champion at the US Open.
    so bummed he's gone.
    He represented everything snowboarding means to me, on AND off the mountain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phill View Post
    YouTube- Craig Kelly Tribute

    I know it's from a crappy warren miller flick, but it was the first ski movie I ever watched and this last segment made me go woah that guy's sick. I'm sure there are much better clips out there but I still think this one is worth watching.
    fluid...
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  9. 01-21-2010, 11:46 AM #9
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    Read this.
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  10. 01-21-2010, 12:32 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dangerous E View Post
    Read this.
    That is a HELL of an article, no wonder it was his favorite.
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  11. 01-21-2010, 12:45 PM #11
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    That's a damn fine article. Pretty much sums up my feelings after having one of the best pow days I've ever had, resort dead, with good friends.
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  12. 01-21-2010, 01:05 PM #12
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    where were you in '92 ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dangerous E View Post
    Read this.
    damn you dangerous ! thanks for posting that !
    in '92 I was sitting in a cube wondering how I would get an office, and funding my weekend trips to Stowe, EVERY weekend. which led to ditching the office plans and moving to VT, then Colorado, then Tahoe. Can't remember reading that Achenbach piece but it's pretty much how I felt at 30.
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    He truly was an inspiration, and it was tragic see to him go. Continued vibes for his family, friends and his legacy he left behind...
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    Best ski/snowboard movie ever. If you haven't seen it, you should.
    Really describes why we all do what we do




    I'm sure there are plenty of beers and shots being toasted in Baker's Tap Room today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by willywhit View Post
    damn you dangerous ! thanks for posting that !
    in '92 I was sitting in a cube wondering how I would get an office, and funding my weekend trips to Stowe, EVERY weekend. which led to ditching the office plans and moving to VT, then Colorado, then Tahoe. Can't remember reading that Achenbach piece but it's pretty much how I felt at 30.
    follow your dreams kids stories about corporate cubicle culture ain't worth squat
    keyless entry
    The day CK died, I very vividly remember my buddy walking into the snowboard shop where I worked in Tahoe and telling me that Craig Kelly was dead. Then I read this article this morning in my office where I have a "real job" and manoman, that shit hit really close to home. Just remember, you work to live, you don't live to work.

    God bless snowboarding and God bless Craig Kelley for showing us how.
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    enjoy the journey

    thanks squirrel, I have a very vague recollection of seeing that on dvd, drunk at a party.
    Gotta see it again
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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnv7lRKVYDg"]YouTube- Let It Ride Trailer-The Craig Kelly Story- Ally Distribution[/ame]
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  17. 01-21-2010, 02:36 PM #17
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    give thanks for the inspiration from a true mountain legend.....
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    "You can’t give her the key to your heart because snowboarding put a combination lock on it and only your snowboard knows the number."

    yeah, pretty much.
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  19. 01-21-2010, 03:02 PM #19
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    Craig Kelly is the reason why I started sliding down hills in the snow. Greatest of all time. I'll dedicate a run to him tomorrow.
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    I am not a snowboarder but when I watch him on film he always seems so much smoother and more fluid and in command than everyone else.

    RIP Craig.
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  21. 01-21-2010, 03:13 PM #21
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    That pic is so simple
    and so powerful.
    Thanks for posting.
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  22. 01-21-2010, 04:07 PM #22
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    RIP to one of the good ones who did it all.
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