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Old February 19th 04, 02:09 AM
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MH wrote:

I only hope Tahoe gets snow right now rather than rain...


Snow lines been around Lake level often, recently - which means it's
spotty where people life, but fine on the slopes; If it looks spotty,
drive up to the slopes and check it out, anyway - could be fine.

Bye -


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Old February 19th 04, 03:23 PM
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"MattB" wrote in message
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Monique Y. Herman wrote:
On 2004-02-11, Charlie Crabb penned:

Great stuff! Notice how well you ski the single blacks and advanced
intermediates after this. And it's great that the fun factor
triumphed. These slopes can be brutal. I have not skied A-Basin,
but it's on my list.


Heh. Shortly after the double-black, I belly-flopped after getting my
tip caught on the top of a tree on Powder Keg (black). Ow! So I
don't know about skiing them any better ...



I find it a lot easier to catch an edge or hook a tip as the terrain
flattens out once you've gotten a little used to a steeper grade. The
flatter terrain requires more edge control (more angulation) and a more
defined lead change than on steeps. I've been bitten by that many times. I
ski steeps all day and feel pretty good about myself and then on the more
gradual slopes heading back to the base I'll make some kind of rookie
mistake and eat it. It's even more of a problem (for me) when I'm on the
hippie sticks.

Matt


Also, for me, I find that on the steeper slopes I'm more focused on my form
and tend to get a bit lazy when it flattens out. I fell flat on my tush on a
really flat area last Saturday. It's a good lesson to never get sloppy with
my form.

Martha






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Old February 19th 04, 03:23 PM
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"lal_truckee" wrote in message
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MH wrote:

I only hope Tahoe gets snow right now rather than rain...


Snow lines been around Lake level often, recently - which means it's
spotty where people life, but fine on the slopes; If it looks spotty,
drive up to the slopes and check it out, anyway - could be fine.

Bye -

Cool, I'll be at Northstar Saturday.

Martha




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Old February 21st 04, 01:55 AM
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For me, whippets were what we inhaled from the can of whip cream when
all that was left was the whoosh and no cream.

MattB wrote:
Monique Y. Herman wrote:

On 2004-02-10, klaus penned:

Monique Y. Herman wrote:

Whee! I did my first double black ever yesterday. Main Street at
A-Basin. I'm told that, as double blacks go, it's not that high on
the "pucker factor" -- but that's okay. It was a good confidence
builder, and it was a lot more fun than I thought it'd be.

Major congrats... be careful.. next thing you know you'll be asking
about Dynafit vs. Fritschi. And Whippets.


That's a self-fulfilling prophecy, as I have no idea what you're
talking about. So now I have to ask: what are Dynafit, Fritschi, and
Whippets?



I only know Dynafit in a ski context. It's a custom liner. I have some and I
swear by them. Once your stock liners pack out and you boots don't fit like
they used to you should get some too.

IIRC Whippets where the Nitrous cartridges we'd fill balloons with and
inhale for a buzz in my younger days. Chances are, that's not what's being
referred to here.

Matt




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Old February 22nd 04, 05:34 PM
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"Eric Holeman" wrote in message
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In article ,
Bob Lee wrote:

Fall less?
Fall-all-the-time Bob


I understand there are those who relish their falls, live for them, feel
that if you're not falling, you're not learning, blah blah blah. Fine for
them. My attitude is that if I wanted to fall down and bruise myself and
look like a dork, I'd snowboard.



*smirk*

Yesterday was the best day I have ever had skiing. The snow, the runs, my
ability...everything was perfect. On my second run I was run over by I know
(surprise!!) a snowboarder. He was (of course) out of control, but I wasn't
hurt at all. It's my birthday Monday, I was not allowed to get hurt.

It made me more determined to ski even better. I'm not as good of a skiier
as many of you, but I can now hold my own on the Blue runs. I did so well on
a lot of blue runs at Northstar Saturday that I think I've improved 50%
since just last week. woohoo!!! I'm not as adventurous as most, but I can
hold my hold. It was a good Saturday.

Martha




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Old February 23rd 04, 04:20 AM
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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For me, whippets were what we inhaled from the can of whip cream when
all that was left was the whoosh and no cream.

There was cream in those things???

Martha


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Old February 23rd 04, 04:21 AM
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"MH" wrote in message
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snip



*smirk*

Yesterday was the best day I have ever had skiing. The snow, the runs, my
ability...everything was perfect. On my second run I was run over by I

know
(surprise!!) a snowboarder. He was (of course) out of control, but I

wasn't
hurt at all. It's my birthday Monday, I was not allowed to get hurt.

It made me more determined to ski even better. I'm not as good of a skiier
as many of you, but I can now hold my own on the Blue runs. I did so well

on
a lot of blue runs at Northstar Saturday that I think I've improved 50%
since just last week. woohoo!!! I'm not as adventurous as most, but I can
hold my hold. It was a good Saturday.

Martha


Congratulations on a good day of skiing, Martha, and Happy Birthday.


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Old February 23rd 04, 08:30 AM
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On 2004-02-22, MH penned:

Yesterday was the best day I have ever had skiing. The snow, the runs,
my ability...everything was perfect. On my second run I was run over
by I know (surprise!!) a snowboarder. He was (of course) out of
control, but I wasn't hurt at all. It's my birthday Monday, I was not
allowed to get hurt.


Happy birthday! (It's now Monday, at least for me.)

It made me more determined to ski even better. I'm not as good of a
skiier as many of you, but I can now hold my own on the Blue runs. I
did so well on a lot of blue runs at Northstar Saturday that I think
I've improved 50% since just last week. woohoo!!! I'm not as
adventurous as most, but I can hold my hold. It was a good Saturday.


Awesome! Just keep skiing, and you'll keep skiing better.

--
monique

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Old February 23rd 04, 06:49 PM
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"john.riedel" wrote in message
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"MH" wrote in message
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snip



*smirk*

Yesterday was the best day I have ever had skiing. The snow, the runs,

my
ability...everything was perfect. On my second run I was run over by I

know
(surprise!!) a snowboarder. He was (of course) out of control, but I

wasn't
hurt at all. It's my birthday Monday, I was not allowed to get hurt.

It made me more determined to ski even better. I'm not as good of a

skiier
as many of you, but I can now hold my own on the Blue runs. I did so

well
on
a lot of blue runs at Northstar Saturday that I think I've improved 50%
since just last week. woohoo!!! I'm not as adventurous as most, but I

can
hold my hold. It was a good Saturday.

Martha


Congratulations on a good day of skiing, Martha, and Happy Birthday.


Thanks, john! I'm going to Squaw this Saturday and I can hardly wait.

Martha





 




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