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On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:57:24 +0000 (UTC), Switters
wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:22:09 GMT, jw allegedly wrote: used to post here about my ultimate snowboarding fantasy of snowboarding Mount Fuji on New Year's Day at dawn...don't ask me why, just sounded good at the time. Champ and I have done the sunrise thing. Overnight at the Refuge de Cosmiques, just off l'Aguille du Midi in Chamonix, in sight of Mt Blanc. Up at 5am, and riding as soon as it was light. Took a short hike, and watched the sun come up in the mountains - amazing experience. Wasn't it just. One of the best. -jw ("over 30") HA! But are you "under 40" :-) Yeah. What a newbie :-) -- Champ |
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Neil Gendzwill wrote: jw wrote: "Bob F" wrote: "Neil Gendzwill" wrote Web forums have almost 100% replaced rss. This is certainly not one of the busiest. There are others that are very much used. I find usenet way easier to keep up with than web forums. New messages are obvious in multiple newsgroups without major 'clicking'. I've found Usenet, at least the small handful of groups I'm subscribed to, has become more quality, not quanitity. Here, for example. I said "rss" not usenet in general. I like the interface too, although I sure like web fora for making sure everyone is looking at the same set of posts and being able to edit. Yes, I think I did say that rss appears to fall in the "quality not quantity" category, noticealbe even in the brief time I've been back. Lack of quantity was certainly immediately apparent, but that didn't really bother me. Just surprised it was sooooo reduced in participation. Anyways, I'd argue that rss is quality. It's the same half-dozen guys who hang here more out of habit than anything. For my style of riding, Bomberonline is the most info-filled and entertaining forum around. There's even good softboot information there from time to time. You know the info is good when guys like Lowell Hart and Chris Karol drop in from time to time. I don't know them, but I gather they are luminaries among hard-booters? Sounds like a good source! -jw |
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jw wrote:
I don't know them, but I gather they are luminaries among hard-booters? Lowell Hart is a pioneering snowboard instructor who wrote one of the first instructional books (The Snowboard Book). Chris Karol is a racer and coach from back in the day. They both know their stuff, soft and hard. Neil |
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Neil Gendzwill wrote: jw wrote: I don't know them, but I gather they are luminaries among hard-booters? Lowell Hart is a pioneering snowboard instructor who wrote one of the first instructional books (The Snowboard Book). Chris Karol is a racer and coach from back in the day. They both know their stuff, soft and hard. Thanks, I know a lot about "soft-boot" history. I wrote up a synopsis for the old online snowboard column I used to write for the AMI ski site. Of course Jack Burton Carpenter's history, but also Barfoot, Flite and the Derrah Bros. from Newport RI, right next door to me, others, including back to Sherman Plopkin, or whatever his name was, inventor of the first board with the string attached to hold on to (oh yeah...the Snurfer). I know more names, and product history, but it's 6am and I need another cup of coffee. Will try to dig it out and post, if anyone is interested. Anyway, hadn't heard of them, so thought they might be more "hard boot" oriented. I have nothing against that discipline, and love to see high-speed, laid out carves, I've just never tried it. I can carve pretty well and lay them out on my standard shape directional boards and soft boots, but the hard booters will still put me, and any other, soft boot carver, to shame, when it comes to carving. -jw |
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Switters wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:22:09 GMT, jw allegedly wrote: used to post here about my ultimate snowboarding fantasy of snowboarding Mount Fuji on New Year's Day at dawn...don't ask me why, just sounded good at the time. Champ and I have done the sunrise thing. Overnight at the Refuge de Cosmiques, just off l'Aguille du Midi in Chamonix, in sight of Mt Blanc. Up at 5am, and riding as soon as it was light. Took a short hike, and watched the sun come up in the mountains - amazing experience. Nice! I'm envious, and I'll get over there someday soon. My sister in law's family is British and lives in Bristol, England. She's invited me over...I'll surf Cornwall, etc. and get down to the Alps as well. I used to get a ride with board on back of snowmobile up to the top of Mount Snow (not a huge mountain, even for New England, but quite serviceable) at dawn every morning when I worked there one winter. Saw the most unbelievable sunrises of my life almost every day. Had to get to work, but alwasy enjoyed. Didn't really get to take runs til later in the day. I dawn patrol surfing quite a lot though! btw, New England has some decent mtns. with, some with more 2,000 ft (600meter?) vertical. It ain't the Rockies and not even close to the Alps, but it can be a lot of fun. For example, see a couple of Jay Peak VT pix he http://the_urchin.home.comcast.net/photos/snow.html There's also a huuuuge bowl on Mount Washington, N.H., no lifts, hardcare hike and a big party every spring: http://www.mountwashington.org/photos/galleries/?g=20 It's a couple hour hike just to get to the bottom of the bowl. You see, including the great waves we can get, New England ain't so bad! http://the_urchin.home.comcast.net/photos/photos.html -jw ("over 30") HA! But are you "under 40" :-) I'm not sure....I seem to have lost track around 32 or 33. OK, my work is done here for now...must get to "real" work. UGH!!! -jw |
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Champ wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:57:24 +0000 (UTC), Switters wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:22:09 GMT, jw allegedly wrote: used to post here about my ultimate snowboarding fantasy of snowboarding Mount Fuji on New Year's Day at dawn...don't ask me why, just sounded good at the time. Champ and I have done the sunrise thing. Overnight at the Refuge de Cosmiques, just off l'Aguille du Midi in Chamonix, in sight of Mt Blanc. Up at 5am, and riding as soon as it was light. Took a short hike, and watched the sun come up in the mountains - amazing experience. Wasn't it just. One of the best. -jw ("over 30") HA! But are you "under 40" :-) Yeah. What a newbie :-) OK, now you're gettin personal old-timer! lol. -jw |
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jw wrote: site. Of course Jack Burton Carpenter's history, but also Barfoot, Flite Argh, that's Jake Burton Carpenter, of course. Damn typos.... Later, -jw |
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:38:14 GMT, jw
allegedly wrote: Nice! I'm envious, and I'll get over there someday soon. My sister in law's family is British and lives in Bristol, England. She's invited That's only a couple of hours from where I am. me over...I'll surf Cornwall, etc. And that's even closer, it's my choice of local spots. If you come over, let me know and I'll show you some nice breaks (but then have to kill you obviously, being an outsider :-) and get down to the Alps as well. Not quite as simple as jumping in the car for a few hours. Reckon on about 15 hours of driving from Bristol. Alternatively use the airport to fly to one of the many airports there. in the day. I dawn patrol surfing quite a lot though! Only way to beat the crowds... but nothing beats a sunset session, especially on some of our classic West facing beaches. It's a couple hour hike just to get to the bottom of the bowl. Nice stuff. You see, including the great waves we can get, New England ain't so bad! I don't doubt it. I've friends in Maine that I keep meaning to visit, etc., but really, if I'm flying all that way, I'd rather keep going and hit the Rockies. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org.uk/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow. Donek Sasquatch 162, Prior Pow 181, Burton Canyon 162 The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://www.vpas.fsnet.co.uk/rssFAQ/ |
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Switters wrote: On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:38:14 GMT, jw Not quite as simple as jumping in the car for a few hours. Reckon on about 15 hours of driving from Bristol. Alternatively use the airport to fly to one of the many airports there. Well, duh! No wonder nobody posts here anymore...you really are elitist assholes!!! Haha. -jw |
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Switters wrote: On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:38:14 GMT, jw allegedly wrote: Nice! I'm envious, and I'll get over there someday soon. My sister in law's family is British and lives in Bristol, England. She's invited That's only a couple of hours from where I am. me over...I'll surf Cornwall, etc. btw, Dave, I'm sure you knew I was mostly joking with the "elitist" thing. I can be quite the "elitist" myself... I'll let you know if I'm headed over that way. Just spoke with sis-in-law last evening. She's here in the States now with my brother (just outside Boston), but they go to Bristol almost once per year. Stoked to surf in the UK! And that's even closer, it's my choice of local spots. If you come over, let me know and I'll show you some nice breaks (but then have to kill you obviously, being an outsider :-) and get down to the Alps as well. Not quite as simple as jumping in the car for a few hours. Reckon on about 15 hours of driving from Bristol. Alternatively use the airport to fly to one of the many airports there. Yeah, appreciate the details on travel time... in the day. I dawn patrol surfing quite a lot though! Only way to beat the crowds... but nothing beats a sunset session, especially on some of our classic West facing beaches. It's a couple hour hike just to get to the bottom of the bowl. Nice stuff. Place is....how you say?....sick!! You see, including the great waves we can get, New England ain't so bad! I don't doubt it. I've friends in Maine that I keep meaning to visit, etc., but really, if I'm flying all that way, I'd rather keep going and hit the Rockies. I don't blame you one bit. Maybe you should stop over in Maine for a little winter surf session (I know some good spots up there), and then go snowbaord the Rockies, and then had to Tahoe to cap it all off. You know, like a cross continental journey...rippin the whole way. haha. Seriously, if you ever come to New England, we can surf in RI, Mass. (Cape Cod goes off!), N.H. and/or Maine, snowboard Tuckerman, whatever. Mi casa es su casa and all that. Just reciprocating... The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://www.vpas.fsnet.co.uk/rssFAQ/ I haven't looked at this in a while, but will check it out. Thanks for being "keeper of the flame." Pray for snow! -jw |
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