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Sighting: Tai-Chi Skiing at Alta
Yep, there I was at Alta this past Sunday, taking my first warmup run on
the Sugarloaf lift at 9:20. My skiing partner (Jim) was futzing with his boots at the top and I waited for him at the bottom of the Sugar Bowl where it turns into Devil's Elbow. Looking up the hill, you won't believe what I saw coming towards me: a guy who looked to be in his mid 50's, about 50 pounds overweight with a blue-ribbon beer belly, black snow bibs with a lavender *cotton* sweatshirt, and some kind of IPOD device who was TAI-CHI SKIING!!! I damn near fell over laughing. I watched him ski by, arms flailing, skis spinning, on down the hill. First, I had to wait for Jim because this was too good not to share. Unfortunately, he took awhile to appear and by that time hunglong's desciple was clear out of sight. But I figured we could catch him if we skied a little on the fast side. So, I quickly explained to Jim that there was Tai-Chi skiing to be seen and that we had to hurry to catch him. Of course, Jim had never ever heard of Tai-Chi skiing in his 40+ years on the slopes. I decided that there wasn't any point in explaining it when he could just observe it for himself, so I just said "follow me" We didn't catch him, but we did manage to get on the lift about 4 chairs behind him. "Watch the guy in the lavender. You'll be amazed." The next run we skied right behind him making slow turns and cracking up all the way. It was all I could do to keep from falling over or wetting myself. Then I noticed that he wasn't alone - there was a woman who appeared to be his daughter doing the same sthick. Subsequent chair rides were great entertainment, as we quickly got out of synch with Mr. Flatboarder and could observe him from the chair. The other people on the chair would go "WTF?" and I'd calmly explain all about hunglong, flatboarding and Tai-Chi skiing. They'd always ask "What's the point?", and I'd just mutter something about a partitioned mind. So, two observations: 1) One of the drawbacks of skiing at Alta is the lack of entertainment provided by the snowscrapers. This more than made up for it. 2) This Tai-Chi skiing thing appears to actually be real. I wasn't quite sure until now, thinking it might be some elaborate hoax. Now I've seen it in person, up close. It's real. Anybody else at Alta over the weekend see it? //Walt |
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Walt wrote:
2) This Tai-Chi skiing thing appears to actually be real. I wasn't quite sure until now, thinking it might be some elaborate hoax. Now I've seen it in person, up close. It's real. And you saw it at Alta? coincidence? -klaus Alta: Vail is like so 1990's. |
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klaus wrote:
Walt wrote: 2) This Tai-Chi skiing thing appears to actually be real. I wasn't quite sure until now, thinking it might be some elaborate hoax. Now I've seen it in person, up close. It's real. And you saw it at Alta? coincidence? Um... well... I didn't see any cheerleaders if that's what you're talking about. But my wife saw some lovely moose in Mills (?) canyon. //Walt |
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Walt wrote:
Um... well... I didn't see any cheerleaders if that's what you're talking about. And that's why I'll hang here. But my wife saw some lovely moose in Mills (?) canyon. Ok.. So we got cheerleaders in BCC, moose in Millcreek, and Tai Chi skiing in LCC. Sounds about right. Enjoy yer' stay? -klaus |
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klaus wrote:
Walt wrote: Um... well... I didn't see any cheerleaders if that's what you're talking about. And that's why I'll hang here. But my wife saw some lovely moose in Mills (?) canyon. Ok.. So we got cheerleaders in BCC, moose in Millcreek, and Tai Chi skiing in LCC. Sounds about right. And a hot air balloon in Park City. Enjoy yer' stay? Yup. Did Bob Lee share any of that beer with you or did he hog it all himself? //Walt |
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On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:01:07 -0500, Walt
wrote: klaus wrote: Walt wrote: Um... well... I didn't see any cheerleaders if that's what you're talking about. And that's why I'll hang here. But my wife saw some lovely moose in Mills (?) canyon. Ok.. So we got cheerleaders in BCC, moose in Millcreek, and Tai Chi skiing in LCC. Sounds about right. And a hot air balloon in Park City. Is he STILL looking for Pigo? b "beneath me, but I couldn't resist" w |
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Walt wrote:
klaus wrote: Enjoy yer' stay? Yup. Did Bob Lee share any of that beer with you or did he hog it all himself? I got a couple but he absconded with the balance. -klaus |
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