Maggot qualifications?

[mtnbikerskierchick]

The bra tree is located under chair 5 at Mammoth Mountain.I plan to do a TR of Yogachick adorning the bra tree at this years Mammoth Summit.Only problem is that she doesn`t know this yet.

DO IT

[mtnbikerskierchick]

Well don't get too attached, retards are not allowed to procreate.

And just WHO are you calling RETARDED??????

[scarlet begonias]

Oh, and BTW, all of you who hate moguls: it's b/c you just don't know how to ski them right! Anyone can ski pow. It takes years to learn to rip in the bumps!

Mtnbikerskierchick I LOVE YOU! You just took the words out of my mouth! Usually those who hate on something suck at it...hence hating it.

Stoke for the two maggettes that can KILL IT on any mogul run! Steep, not steep, icy or powder shot bumps. I love them all!


We rock!


Maybe even one of these is in order .


Holy shit...didn't realize I was bumping a 10 page long thread. My bad. I still kick ass!

So if I am really super cool and an awesome skier to boot is that good enough to be a "maggette"?

[g33grant]

I didn't takethe time to read all ten pages of posts but i dont think some one should be denied a bro-down just because they havent posted alot or put together a tr, but i cant say much because i only have 6 posts to my name here anyways.

[minddoc]

hatred for moguls sounds good

Hold it, I started as a mogul skier. , someone give me a break! By the way anyone skiing Mammoth Thur, and Fri. See you there Vets

[GoldMember]

Hold it, I started as a mogul skier. , someone give me a break!

Yeah, me too. I still like the bumps but, now that I'm older, my knees can't take the full day pounding. I get like 5 bump runs per year now.

[ravenousllama]

maybe once you meet some folks from the board in "real life" instead of just via the interweb?

I met Splat, and it sure didn't feel like "real life"

[Parvo Pup]

Question back at you - "What do YOU want a maggot to be?"

Lay it out my man - the list of qualifications that each of us lurkers must check off before we are deemed worthy of inclusion into this digital faux-world.

Personally, I stumbled onto this site by total accident during the Angry Whelk days and totally fell in love with the whacked out vision of the universe that pervades this site. Can I be a "wild-and-crazy-guy" - sure, maybe not like I did twenty years but so what says I - but I still dig on insanity.

I will be the first to admit that any TR I might even think about posting would pale in comparison to the awesome achievements many of the mags can pull down - Christ, Hospital Air!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - I might try it BASE - but on skis???? - not by me - but I totally respect the discipline and the huevos of those who did.

For me - I'm just a 40-something SOB who still feels 22 inside. Got my hair still, only 15 pounds heavier than in High Skool, still go to the top of Kirkwood and Mammoth - and yes, can ski a frappin mogul if I have to!

If I ain't a true-blue-maggot in your eyes...well then, add that to the growing list of shit that don't bother me anymore...but I WILL CONTINUE TO READ THE INSANE STORIES ON THIS SITE...neener neener!

[MTT]

Question back at you - "What do YOU want a maggot to be?"

Lay it out my man - the list of qualifications that each of us lurkers must check off before we are deemed worthy of inclusion into this digital faux-world.

Personally, I stumbled onto this site by total accident during the Angry Whelk days and totally fell in love with the whacked out vision of the universe that pervades this site. Can I be a "wild-and-crazy-guy" - sure, maybe not like I did twenty years but so what says I - but I still dig on insanity.

I will be the first to admit that any TR I might even think about posting would pale in comparison to the awesome achievements many of the mags can pull down - Christ, Hospital Air!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - I might try it BASE - but on skis???? - not by me - but I totally respect the discipline and the huevos of those who did.

For me - I'm just a 40-something SOB who still feels 22 inside. Got my hair still, only 15 pounds heavier than in High Skool, still go to the top of Kirkwood and Mammoth - and yes, can ski a frappin mogul if I have to!

If I ain't a true-blue-maggot in your eyes...well then, add that to the growing list of shit that don't bother me anymore...but I WILL CONTINUE TO READ THE INSANE STORIES ON THIS SITE...neener neener!

Interesting Rant

I guess I better go get some coffee so I can keep up.

[AudioSkier]

A maggot should be one who lives, breathes, and takes in skiing as a whole, who regulary follows skiing, and is active on this site.
And is not a JONG.
I am not a maggot because I was a lurker for about 3/4 of a year before going under several different usernames from February till now. About 3, I think. Don't ask me what they were because I don't remember.

And the idea about not letting people with under 100 posts into the Buy/Sell section would just create multiple trolls.

[MeatPuppet]

totally fell in love with the whacked out vision of the universe that pervades this site.

...but I totally respect the discipline and the huevos of those who did.

... SOB who still feels 22 inside.


...well then, add that to the growing list of shit that don't bother me anymore...neener neener!

.......^^^=maggot...but then again, what do I know...

[FREESKIER_FIVE-0]

i have years and years before i even begin to qualify under most of this criteria-which is cool, i dont mind being a JONG for a while. im just the newbie in this community.

[shera]

For the benefit of the jongs, I'll try to clarify some more.

Being a maggot is NOT about thinking you ski right and others ski wrong. That's gapic and you belong at www.epicski.com. Every maggot can ski just like they can walk, talk, and throw a spitball. But they are humble about it.

And maggots means Powder Maggots, not mogul maggots. The sweet heart and soul of turns in untouched snow. If you don't get that, then you're not a maggot.

[snowsprite]

Every maggot can ski just like they can walk, talk, and throw a spitball. But they are humble about it.

Not me... I must admit that I definitely do spitballs, walking & talking much better than I can ski! But on those rare EC powder days, my spirit can ski like skier666.

And you, ice-climbing princess, have been a great inspiration to me here in the cube.

Sprite

[Mrs Roo]

Me too. I talk I good fight but fail to deliver, frequently (maybe that's just my second hobby of all-in wrestling).

I may not be able to ski like a demon but all of my spare cash goes on getting to the mountains and equipment bargains. I'm hooked enough to have a sizeable credit card balance almost entirely down to trying to ski as much as I can.

I'm sure that still doesn't make me a maggot but I'll wrestle any one of you that says other wise!!

[shera]

Ladies, please, both of you are perfectly fine skiers. And I'll wrestle anyone that says otherwise.

[Nohillsnearby]

Ladies, please, both of you are perfectly fine skiers. And I'll wrestle anyone that says otherwise.

Insert random maggot comment about girls wrestling here.

[GoldMember]

Ladies, please, both of you are perfectly fine skiers. And I'll wrestle anyone that says otherwise.

'Otherwise'..............Game ON!!

[mnflyfish]

maybe once you meet some folks from the board in "real life" instead of just via the interweb?

That's easier said than done for those of us east of the Rockies. THough I would love to be out west climbing and skiing where a lot of folks live, I have to stay home and work to afford my one or two trips a year west.

That said, I'm no where near attaining the title of maggot, having only discovered this community in March, I hope that over time I can meet folks, do some skiing, and contribute, though I would guess advice from a Minnesota flat land skier would be suspect at best for many of the skiing areas, all I've got to contribute is running, biking, and many years of ski patrol experience, oh and fly fishing.

So, here's another post on my way to maggotdome.

Good Luck,
Jay

[GoldMember]

For the benefit of the jongs, I'll try to clarify some more.

And maggots means Powder Maggots, not mogul maggots. The sweet heart and soul of turns in untouched snow. If you don't get that, then you're not a maggot.

Yeah, the powder is where it's at most of the time but if it's skiing, it's all good (except for the jibbing deal which I don't do). But as for the moguls, we all had to start somewhere! Actually, the background as a bumper plays well into being a good powder skier. With moguls, like powder, it ain't all about carving (although carving a turn is also a good skill to have to be an all-conditions skier). A lot of great powder and big-mountain skiers were mogul skiers/competitors in years past, including the likes of Hattrup, Plake, and a bunch of others.

[Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo]

Yeah, the powder is where it's at most of the time but if it's skiing, it's all good (except for the jibbing deal which I don't do). But as for the moguls, we all had to start somewhere! Actually, the background as a bumper plays well into being a good powder skier. With moguls, like powder, it ain't all about carving (although carving a turn is also a good skill to have to be an all-conditions skier). A lot of great powder and big-mountain skiers were mogul skiers/competitors in years past, including the likes of Hattrup, Plake, and a bunch of others.

Yeah powder is where it is at and that is what I live for, but moguls do make you a better skiier(if you don't rip already). I used to avoid them like the plague but the last three years I made it my mission to practice them so I could zipper any bump run I found(I still have a ways to go) and practicing them has been responsible for the biggest jumps in my skill level, on all terrain, in a while. But I will always come back to the pow, especially when my kness finally give out.

[ANON-505]

I think it's lame that lurkers can just go into gear swap, nab good deals and bail.
If there's low interest in an item and they're helping out a maggot, that's one thing....but not contributing to the community and at the same time taking advantage of it doesn't seem cool to me.

Soooo, what makes us a maggot? Is it just someone who posts here once, or is it someone that becomes part of this community?

I think there needs to be some sort of criteria standard to be met before someone can obtain maggot status. Thoughts?

Okay, this seems a bit strange to me. But then again, I haven't reached 'maggot' status yet.

Back in October, a 1st time poster (I think 'mpellietier' or something) posted on gear swap with a bunch of Volkls for sale. It was a JONG fest, I scored (I was sub-20 posts then) a pair of Gotama's for $80, shipped, and they're in great shape. So, what are we supposed to do? Say: "I'll wait for some uber geeky TGR nerd to snatch these up b/c he's part of this interweb community, and when I post, they call me a JONG, so maybe I should back off and let someone else get a screamin deal?"

That sounds pretty retarded to me. Do you really think that more posts=more right to good deals? I don't. Sure, if some of the 3 billion post guys put something up on GS for a great deal, they can sell it to whomevever the want, but they're certainly shouldn't be any kind of 'control' for it.

By setting criteria for someone to meet so that they then become a maggot...well, isn't that fairly anti-maggot anyway? You must work in a cubicle or something.

[snowsprite]

lol...Take that as a compliment. Cube sentences are not for pussies!

Sprite

[Mrs Roo]

You must work in a cubicle or something.

Duck!

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[H-man]

Ok, will some one sum up for me why this thread has a 2 start rating or are you guys going to make me read it all and figure it out?????

Thanks for the effort.