Jackson Hole 2019-2020 - & The 'Ghee, The King, Kelly Canyon, Pebble Creek

[jaja111]

[QUOTE=Djongo Unchained;5878665]Some shots:
After coming up the gondy and hotboxing, this dude plops down his monoski. It was a real buzzkill. Then the little ripper and the sit skier behind/with him go scooting by. There, in my despair, the awesomeness of skiing shone through.
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No love for the mono? Bummer. (That fuckin jacket tho, wtf?)

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[Djongo Unchained]

[QUOTE=jaja111;5883139]

Some shots:
After coming up the gondy and hotboxing, this dude plops down his monoski. It was a real buzzkill. Then the little ripper and the sit skier behind/with him go scooting by. There, in my despair, the awesomeness of skiing shone through.
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No love for the mono? Bummer. (That fuckin jacket tho, wtf?)

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Actually the jacket was the first thing to set me off. Covered in a wild African animal print. AAAck.
Then he tosses the board down at full smackdown level. I'm just lookin' at him... then the kid pushes by and the sitskier passes them both.

No. No love for the monoski.

[glademaster]

Just looks and sounds like a guy having a good time to me. Monoskiing is such a niche thing that it's never a true gaper doing it, it's someone with a sense of humor.

But judge on.

[raisingarizona13]

Around the turn of the century when I lived in Jackson there was a guy that would ski on a mono board, rocked a red or pink-ish one piece and had a back pack with a baby doll hanging in the back. At first glance it looked like a real baby.

And btw, those Triple A shots made me really miss it up there. Horseshoe to Triple A was my most favorite north side tour.

[skaredshtles]

Just looks and sounds like a guy having a good time to me. Monoskiing is such a niche thing that it's never a true gaper doing it, it's someone with a sense of humor.

But judge on.

IME monoskiers are ALWAYS gapers.

YMMV, of course.

[TahoeJ]

There are a few monoskiers around Tahoe who are absolute shredders, FWIW. I remember a day about 15 years ago at Squaw when I saw this guy killing it on a mono... then noticed he had a Redbull helmet. Heh, I think you can guess who it was.

[Djongo Unchained]

IME monoskiers are ALWAYS gapers.

YMMV, of course.

Exactly the same mileage, huh.

It takes skillz, no doubt. nevertheless.

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Oh for fuck's sake, you should hear his detailed story of AAA. It's hilarious, solo-impressive and a lil' sketch, all wrapped up in one line. Notice his are the only tracks...
Guided in by XXXtine and 2BJenny -
Eggzelent ID btw.

[skibrd]

Exactly the same mileage, huh.

It takes skillz, no doubt. nevertheless.

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Oh for fuck's sake, you should hear his detailed story of AAA. It's hilarious, solo-impressive and a lil' sketch, all wrapped up in one line. Notice his are the only tracks...
Guided in by XXXtine and 2BJenny -
Eggzelent ID btw.

I’m headed over now to hear this AAA story god that was lucky and idk what else


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[greenmachine]

Exactly the same mileage, huh.

It takes skillz, no doubt. nevertheless.

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Oh for fuck's sake, you should hear his detailed story of AAA. It's hilarious, solo-impressive and a lil' sketch, all wrapped up in one line. Notice his are the only tracks...
Guided in by XXXtine and 2BJenny -
Eggzelent ID btw.

Not solo?!!

[rideit]

Around the turn of the century when I lived in Jackson there was a guy that would ski on a mono board, rocked a red or pink-ish one piece and had a back pack with a baby doll hanging in the back. At first glance it looked like a real baby.

And btw, those Triple A shots made me really miss it up there. Horseshoe to Triple A was my most favorite north side tour.

That was Turbo. He lived in Telluride.

[swerve]

I found a pole in lower turkey chute on sunday. let me know the brand/color and i'll try to get it back to you. i'm in driggs. coming out avalanche canyon with 3 poles was a little weird but certainly easier than whomever did it with a single..

The pole probably belongs to the skier that was slid in there a week or two ago. Some friends were coming out of avalanche canyon that day and came across a group with one skier who had no poles. Also I'm the skier that ran into your group as you were transitioning to head across the lake on Sunday, small world.

[Shredhead]

That was Turbo. He lived in Telluride.

What ever happened to him? I had a couple of good days with him.

[2bjenny]

Exactly the same mileage, huh.

It takes skillz, no doubt. nevertheless.

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Oh for fuck's sake, you should hear his detailed story of AAA. It's hilarious, solo-impressive and a lil' sketch, all wrapped up in one line. Notice his are the only tracks...
Guided in by XXXtine and 2BJenny -
Eggzelent ID btw.

We just pointed him in the direction of the hike up the headwall, the rest he did all on his own.

[jaja111]

[QUOTE=Djongo Unchained;5883483]

Actually the jacket was the first thing to set me off. Covered in a wild African animal print. AAAck.
Then he tosses the board down at full smackdown level. I'm just lookin' at him... then the kid pushes by and the sitskier passes them both.

No. No love for the monoski.

I don't have the jacket and try not to make loud noises with it, but I'll try to stay under the radar the last (mid)week of Feb. Wouldn't want another mono fuckin up the good vibes.

I'll buy a funny spiky hat, wear a harness, bring an ice axe and wear an Ikontshirt with my instagram name on the back on Apres Vous all day.

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[Djongo Unchained]

^^^^^
Nah, don't let that business get ya. You come on and do your thang, no negs.

I'm quiet by nature so he was figuratively screaming at me. I don't let that stuff bug me, just burnished the edge off of my fresh buzz was all.

Takes all of 4 seconds to be a million miles away.
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Knocked out a handful of cold snow laps today with SVS. It always seems to be a good time turning with him. Happy to be rolling them out.

Skiing is pretty good but still a bit firm. We're kinda getting snow like most other places nearby. Enough for good turns, but wanting more, sooner. And crusts are all around of varying gnarliness.

[TG]

I remember I think it was '89, Blizzard of Aahhhs had come out, Plake was blowing up. He was here doing promo and maybe filming some License to Thrill shit, took his mono on the Tram, had Coombs with him, on a mono too - pretty sure it was Doug's first time, Plake giving him some tips on the way up. we were curious how he'd do. they take off down the bowl and of course Coombs kills it. of course. RIP

[TG]

don't wan to jinx it but this afternoons rpk forecast looks nice :

By 6 AM Thursday morning, expect another 5 to 9 inches of
snow in the mountains and 2 to 4 inches in the valleys. Then
Thursday through Friday we can expected another 12 to 21 inches
of snow to fall Thursday through Thursday night and into Friday

would only need 6-12 of that to fall to remove just about all traces of the crust and windslab, taggart area GTNP <10k at least.

[Djongo Unchained]

I wanna say The Plake shoot was in 90-91; I worked on the box and he was on and around the dock a lot for a few days.

Didn't he get in a scuffle and have to do a few clinics for the kids as punishment? In that basement bar, whatchamajigger...

That dude is a veritable juggernaut on snow.

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Did one of youse mention rolling a black pack w/a steal your face on it? Might've talked witcha a week or so ago.

[rideit]

Did an hour on the stationary trainer, first time I have worked up a sweat in two months...it felt SO good.
I’ll be back!

[kokomas]

Did an hour on the stationary trainer, first time I have worked up a sweat in two months...it felt SO good.
I’ll be back!

Love it!

[ill-advised strategy]

That was Turbo. He lived in Telluride.

Turbo was a crested butte regular when I lived there 95-97.

[rideit]

Yup, I think you are right, I just saw him a lot when I lived in t-ride.

[Ski220]

Hope to be down in the Hole early next week for a couple of days.

Turn in your vouchers.

Looking forwards to some more laps with ya DJ. And some more ski tuning seshes too !

[babybear]

Did an hour on the stationary trainer, first time I have worked up a sweat in two months...it felt SO good.
I’ll be back!

yeah rideit!

also bummed to miss the sunday meet up. husband and I hadnt had many days off together this winter and we chose to veg on sunday with the snow conditions
psyched to get a couple laps Sat with SVS though- always a positive happy skier. butt bee careful my friend
bummed to miss a 2bjenny jackson ski on sunday too. so few of us lady skiers that I should have rallied just for that. hopefully later this season
haven't bumped into xtine yet this yr but look fwd to it as well

[Djongo Unchained]

Will soon be making a powder pilgrimage to the ol' Jackson Hole.
Skiing from 2/17-2/22.

Djongo, I'm looking at you!

Last year was good fun; Looking forward to more excellent turns and checking our safety needs.
I'll be getting back from AAI @ Alpental the day before.

Ski ya soon!