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Takin' it easy at Loveland
Teamski had an afternoon race at Loveland today, so I finally visited this
resort. You know, I barely scratched the surface of the place, but I had a lot of fun. The race was at the Valley; I think it was Switchback. Eric and I met up with friends to sideslip the course in the morning. The female friend hasn't been skiing all that long, while the male friend has a lot of experience but was knocked out by a cold. Well, no fresh snow in ... um ... I can't count that high days around here, so we all took it pretty easy. We shuttled over to the Basin and, riding up the lift, saw a nice little blue mogul run. The moguls were just barely there, visible but not large, and nicely formed. Perfect for boosting my confidence and working on building some speed in the bumps. I worked on that course until I had to head back for the race. Just wish I could find those perfect bumps more often. Skiing with some different people was really refreshing. The sky was blue, the sun was shining, and we all were just in the mood to ski some easy runs, goof around a bit, and work on our form. Usually, I get caught in the ego trap of "having" to go ski tough stuff. I enjoy it, but there's something to be said for comfortable terrain and just taking it easy. The race ... well, it was long, and kind of slick. I tried to edge but apparently some drunk badgers stole my edges between my last Basin run the race. It couldn't possibly be my technique ... *koff* .... I did find out that a motivated individual can race her first run, speed back to the lodge, use the restroom, and make it back up the lift in plenty of time for her second run. One major big deal item: my boots didn't hurt my feet *all* day. I never took them off, though I did loosen them for the shuttle ride and lunch. No cramps, no nuthin ... until the very last run. All of a sudden, the joint below my pinky toe felt super-abused, and my "ring-finger" toe on the same foot was numb. Okay, the numbness had been building up for a while, I guess. I skied back with the certainty that my foot was a huge purple mass, but as it turns out the foot looked fine. It's been long enough; I'm going to have to get that boot pushed out a bit, and it probably wouldn't hurt to get a metatarsal pad for the numb toe. IIRC that's what they did in my old boots. -- monique Longmont, CO |
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
I did find out that a motivated individual can race her first run, speed back to the lodge, use the restroom, and make it back up the lift in plenty of time for her second run. At Loveland Valley, yeah. That's why it's a good race venue. -- Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug. |
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On 2005-01-23, Mary Malmros penned:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: I did find out that a motivated individual can race her first run, speed back to the lodge, use the restroom, and make it back up the lift in plenty of time for her second run. At Loveland Valley, yeah. That's why it's a good race venue. *nod* I would not have been able to do it for the race courses at Copper or Steamboat. I also learned that drinking an entire bottle of Gatorade right before the race wasn't the best idea for me personally ... *laugh* -- monique Longmont, CO |
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, no fresh snow in ... um ... I can't count that high days around here, so we all took it pretty easy. We shuttled over to the Basin and, riding up the lift, saw a nice little blue mogul run. The moguls were just barely there, visible but not large, and nicely formed. Perfect for boosting my confidence and working on building some speed in the bumps. I worked on that course until I had to head back for the race. Just wish I could find those perfect bumps more often. Hmmm, sounds like you mean Fire Cut, right under chair two, just past the midway reload. Normally it is a bit more bumpy. Or half bumpy, half groomed. Nice starter bumps right now. Sam "I ski Loveland" Seiber |
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On 2005-01-24, Sam Seiber penned:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: up the lift, saw a nice little blue mogul run. The moguls were just barely there, visible but not large, and nicely formed. Perfect for boosting my confidence and working on building some speed in the bumps. I worked on that course until I had to head back for the race. Just wish I could find those perfect bumps more often. Hmmm, sounds like you mean Fire Cut, right under chair two, just past the midway reload. Normally it is a bit more bumpy. Or half bumpy, half groomed. Nice starter bumps right now. Sam "I ski Loveland" Seiber Yup, that's the one. As you say, nice starter bumps. I think I would make a lot of progress on bumps if I could find runs of that variety more often. Too often, I'm trying to work on technique in bumps that are quite a challenge for me. -- monique Longmont, CO |
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"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
Yup, that's the one. As you say, nice starter bumps. I think I would make a lot of progress on bumps if I could find runs of that variety more often. Too often, I'm trying to work on technique in bumps that are quite a challenge for me. That's a real problem, with all the grooming. I really wish they'd let the sides of some green runs bump up, so people could start to experience bumps early, on easy terrain. It's just no good trying to learn bumps on steep terrain, there are too many challenges all at once. I am sure that if people couuld start playing with them early, they'd be more comfortable with them. Heck, I'd go further, and actually build some nice low round ones on green runs. ant |
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On 2005-01-25, ant penned:
That's a real problem, with all the grooming. I really wish they'd let the sides of some green runs bump up, so people could start to experience bumps early, on easy terrain. It's just no good trying to learn bumps on steep terrain, there are too many challenges all at once. I am sure that if people couuld start playing with them early, they'd be more comfortable with them. Heck, I'd go further, and actually build some nice low round ones on green runs. The problem I've seen is that bumps on blues are really ugly. I guess that's because inexperienced skiers are creating them? Moguls on gentle blue slopes certainly exist, but they're typically pretty ugly. But, if it's possible, yes, I'd love to see an introduction to bumps from the early stages of skiing. -- monique Longmont, CO |
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