whee!

Today was my first-ever trek to Breckenridge. I'm a mess on moguls, but
it was a great day to practice, with big fluffy powder-bumps all over.
For the first time ever, I successfully linked turns on moguls.
Sometimes even three, four, or five turns before I had to stop and
reconnoiter. It may not sound like much, but for me, it's huge.

Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of this skiing thing, after all ...

"So my new skis are now my rock skis ... but hey, I'm having a blast!"
--
monique

Monique Y. Herman wrote:

Today was my first-ever trek to Breckenridge. I'm a mess on moguls, but
it was a great day to practice, with big fluffy powder-bumps all over.
For the first time ever, I successfully linked turns on moguls.
Sometimes even three, four, or five turns before I had to stop and
reconnoiter. It may not sound like much, but for me, it's huge.

Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of this skiing thing, after all ...

"So my new skis are now my rock skis ... but hey, I'm having a blast!"

Is it too late to point out that moguls develop where the crowds ski?
And presumably one gos to Collyrady to find wide open western mountains,
where you can ski everywhere, not just where the crowds go?

Anyway, have fun, enjoy the mountains, and get the hell out of the
moguls; save them for days when the hill is crappy anyway.

lal_truckee wrote:

Monique Y. Herman wrote:

Today was my first-ever trek to Breckenridge. I'm a mess on moguls, but
it was a great day to practice, with big fluffy powder-bumps all over.
For the first time ever, I successfully linked turns on moguls.
Sometimes even three, four, or five turns before I had to stop and
reconnoiter. It may not sound like much, but for me, it's huge.

Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of this skiing thing, after all ...

"So my new skis are now my rock skis ... but hey, I'm having a blast!"


Is it too late to point out that moguls develop where the crowds ski?
And presumably one gos to Collyrady to find wide open western mountains,
where you can ski everywhere, not just where the crowds go?

Anyway, have fun, enjoy the mountains, and get the hell out of the
moguls; save them for days when the hill is crappy anyway.


In my experience, moguls are much more enjoyable when there is about 2
feet of powder on top of them...

--
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"Chester Bullock" wrote in message
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lal_truckee wrote:

Monique Y. Herman wrote:

Today was my first-ever trek to Breckenridge. I'm a mess on moguls,
but
it was a great day to practice, with big fluffy powder-bumps all over.
For the first time ever, I successfully linked turns on moguls.
Sometimes even three, four, or five turns before I had to stop and
reconnoiter. It may not sound like much, but for me, it's huge.

Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of this skiing thing, after all ...

"So my new skis are now my rock skis ... but hey, I'm having a blast!"


Is it too late to point out that moguls develop where the crowds ski?
And presumably one gos to Collyrady to find wide open western mountains,
where you can ski everywhere, not just where the crowds go?

Anyway, have fun, enjoy the mountains, and get the hell out of the
moguls; save them for days when the hill is crappy anyway.


In my experience, moguls are much more enjoyable when there is about 2
feet of powder on top of them...


I'd have to agree. In general, I've found moguls in Co are better (more
enjoyable that is) than the ones in the East just for that reason. Big, soft
moguls are pretty damn fun, IMO (see my Monarch video for an example).

Matt (was once a freestyler)

"MattB" wrote in
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"Chester Bullock" wrote in message
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In my experience, moguls are much more enjoyable when there is about
2 feet of powder on top of them...


I'd have to agree. In general, I've found moguls in Co are better
(more enjoyable that is) than the ones in the East just for that
reason. Big, soft moguls are pretty damn fun, IMO (see my Monarch
video for an example).

But this is even better:

http://www.rsn.com/cams/steam/full_s...set_id=4615015
&party_id=1129&segment_type=mtn

Sorry for the gratuitous pown....... Steamboat was pretty epic on Tuesday.


-T.O.M.-

SkaredShtles wrote:
"MattB" wrote in
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"Chester Bullock" wrote in message
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snip

In my experience, moguls are much more enjoyable when there is about
2 feet of powder on top of them...


I'd have to agree. In general, I've found moguls in Co are better
(more enjoyable that is) than the ones in the East just for that
reason. Big, soft moguls are pretty damn fun, IMO (see my Monarch
video for an example).

But this is even better:

http://www.rsn.com/cams/steam/full_s...set_id=4615015
&party_id=1129&segment_type=mtn

Sorry for the gratuitous pown....... Steamboat was pretty epic on
Tuesday.


Ooh. That does look nice. No arguemt there.

Yep.

I'd ski that.

Is that you hucking that big mushroomy pow pow gartuitous tip cross thing?
Looks fun.

Matt


-T.O.M.-

Chester Bullock wrote in
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lal_truckee wrote:

snip
Anyway, have fun, enjoy the mountains, and get the hell out of the
moguls; save them for days when the hill is crappy anyway.


In my experience, moguls are much more enjoyable when there is about 2
feet of powder on top of them...


You mean like THIS?!?:

http://www.rsn.com/cams/steam/full_s...set_id=4611960
&party_id=1129&segment_type=mtn

Hold on, there weren't any bumps in there........ even under the 2 feet of
powder.

-T.O.M.-

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 16:42 GMT, lal_truckee penned:
Monique Y. Herman wrote:

Today was my first-ever trek to Breckenridge. I'm a mess on moguls,
but it was a great day to practice, with big fluffy powder-bumps all
over. For the first time ever, I successfully linked turns on
moguls. Sometimes even three, four, or five turns before I had to
stop and reconnoiter. It may not sound like much, but for me, it's
huge.

Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of this skiing thing, after all
...

"So my new skis are now my rock skis ... but hey, I'm having a
blast!"

Is it too late to point out that moguls develop where the crowds ski?
And presumably one gos to Collyrady to find wide open western
mountains, where you can ski everywhere, not just where the crowds go?

I appreciate your point, but I want to get good at everything on the
mountain. Moguls force me to make tighter, more frequent turns in spots
dictated by the mountain. So the way I see it, being able to do moguls
is a prerequisite for a type of skiing that has similar requirements but
is much less forgiving -- tree skiing.

Where, in Colorado and not out of bounds, would you suggest going during
the early part of the season for fewer people?

Anyway, have fun, enjoy the mountains, and get the hell out of the
moguls; save them for days when the hill is crappy anyway.

Believe me, I'm having fun and enjoying the mountains. Part of that is
being able to handle any conditions -- powder, ice, and yes, even
highly-trafficked slopes. It's one thing to say, "I can ski moguls, but
I prefer not to." It's another thing to turn into a blubbering baby
when confronted with them. I'm trying to get past the "blubbering baby"
stage.

For the record, by my standards and compared to my other ski days this
season, the slopes were fairly clear. There were other people around,
but they weren't getting in my way.

--
monique

"Monique Y. Herman" wrote in
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Where, in Colorado and not out of bounds, would you suggest going during
the early part of the season for fewer people?

Steamboat.

Believe me, I'm having fun and enjoying the mountains. Part of that is
being able to handle any conditions -- powder, ice, and yes, even

Don't worry - you're in Colorado now. Ice is a thing of the past.........

-T.O.M.-

SkaredShtles wrote:

"Monique Y. Herman" wrote in
:

snip

Where, in Colorado and not out of bounds, would you suggest going during
the early part of the season for fewer people?


Steamboat.


Believe me, I'm having fun and enjoying the mountains. Part of that is
being able to handle any conditions -- powder, ice, and yes, even


Don't worry - you're in Colorado now. Ice is a thing of the past.........

Unless you go to Keystone.
--
Chester Bullock,
Ethical, custom website hosting, design and programming
Tenxible Solutions, http://www.tenxible.com
Web Based Autoresponder and DRIP system, http://www.toolsre.com
AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247