Never skied powder...

On Aug 19, 11:15*pm, VtSkier wrote:


When I go to the PNW, I have a pair of skis stashed at my
son-in-law's house south of Bellingham.


But he doesn't have a set of balls. This sick freak posted my home
address when someone threatened my life.....but never is man enough to
show up and try to kill me himself. How despicable. How disgusting.
How normal for Richard Walsh.

On Aug 19, 11:18*pm, VtSkier wrote:
On 08/20/2011 01:23 AM, lal_truckee wrote:





On 8/19/11 7:22 PM, Toller wrote:
I appreciate the responses to my post about SLC. It is a shame it
deteriorated so quickly.
Any how, my experiences with powder are limited.
About 8 years ago we got 24" of light powder overnight and the local
ski area didn't groom the steepest trail. I spent several hours on
it, figuring I would never see anything like it again. Basically I
was up to my knees in snow, going through it very slowly. I don't
know if broader skis would have helped, but it was not a good
experience.

Broader skis are useful in heavy fresh. Many prefer them.

2 years ago I went to Tahoe and skied their powder. It was like
skiing in mud. I moved to the groomed trails and loved them.

Heavy fresh snow like Tahoe's usual stuff demands much stronger
technique than the light Utah fluff; takes awhile to become proficient
in the Sierra mush. That's why I suggest you try Utah pow to discover
the appeal - the reward is delivered earlier and easier.

Presumably if I wanted to try powder in SLC I would have to rent skis,
rather than bringing my narrow eastern skis. Is that right? I guess
I would also want to take a lesson. Do they have lessons for capable
skiers who don't know powder, or would I be in with beginners?

You might want to consider leaving your skis behind and trying condition
specific skis while you're there just because the airlines have made it
a pain to fly with skis these days.

They will have lessons suitable - bringing the thrill of Utah pow to the
Eastern Skier is pretty much their bread and butter; they know all the
issues.

Since I will probably never see powder again (I figure this is about
my last chance to get out west before I am too old to appreciate it),
I am just not sure it is worth renting skis and taking a lesson.

Well, two things;
As you age, you might find yourself making regular visits to the real
powder - it's just much easier and more fun than even the best groomed,
and hopefully there'll be more free cash when you retire.
Second, around here age is no obstacle (unless you die.) Many people in
my part of the locker room are in their 70s, and I'm nearly there
myself. Guy in the locker next to me skied 2-3 days every week last
winter - he's 89, and full of tales of piloting B17s over Germany, which
he trades with the WWII Luftwaffe fighter pilot on the other side of the
locker room, also a regular. (I kid you not.)

So the plan: Keep skiing until you die, and do as much of it as possible
in powder. Nobody ever said on his deathbed, "I wish I had skied less
powder."

Amen.


I hope I remember. Speaking of death beds, no death threats lately.
Which will change. Want to post my home address again to help out the
stalkers, you pathetic wimp?

On Aug 20, 6:11*am, down_hill wrote:
lal_truckee wrote:
On 8/19/11 7:22 PM, Toller wrote:
I appreciate the responses to my post about SLC. It is a shame it
deteriorated so quickly.

So the plan: Keep skiing until you die, and do as much of it as possible
in powder. Nobody ever said on his deathbed, "I wish I had skied less
powder."

I would.
Any comments would be appreciated. Well... I mean any comments about
my question; I don't really want comments about dickless people and
such.

As I said, ignore the dimwits. There's only a few who can't help
themselves, they're easy to spot, and they say nothing pertinent ever.

Killfile is your friend.

I am a non powder skier, do not enjoy the feel and it reduces your speed
& g-forces. I find it is brutal on my knees. It is not a consistent feel
under the skis and my knees keep adjusting for that. Give me Eastern
Firm or a salted race course. I grew up on ice skates and ski with one
foot less loaded than the other and in powder that is death.
Plus at my age I operate under old dogs and new tricks issue. But my aim
is to race and on a powder day I would go sit in hot tub.

If you are a non specific skier and do it just for fun I would suggest
that you try powder. It should be fun most people do enjoy it.

Ignore our famous internet loon and the stick pokers that prod it, and
kill fill is your friend-

Says a dickless wimp who just poked me, while hiding in anonymity.

down_hill wrote:
I am a non powder skier, do not enjoy the feel and it reduces your
speed & g-forces. I find it is brutal on my knees. It is not a
consistent feel under the skis and my knees keep adjusting for that.

I had an opportunity to explore the best powder stashes on a good day with 3 ski
patrolers a number of years ago. The first ride up the top lift, I got to the
top where one patroller stood, without a track in sight. 18-24 inches of the
best Cascade powder. When I later commemted how soft, smooth and easy it was,
one of them told me "This is old man skiing".

I love the 3 dimensional feel of it. Rise up out of it as I initiate, sink back
down as the turn progresses. I can never get enough.

On 8/19/11 11:15 PM, VtSkier wrote:

I'm sure there is something like El Cheapo's in SLC.

Rental shops in the town of Sandy at the mouth of the Cottonwood canyons
also provided discount lift tickets last time I checked.

On Aug 20, 9:25*am, lal_truckee wrote:
On 8/19/11 11:15 PM, VtSkier wrote:



I'm sure there is something like El Cheapo's in SLC.

Rental shops in the town of Sandy at the mouth of the Cottonwood canyons
also provided discount lift tickets last time I checked.

Plenty of rsa people and former posters who can help you learn how to
falsely accuse me of vile crimes, too.
No worries about meeting me in person. They are experts at hiding
when I am in town: despite over twenty meets set in Park City and Salt
Lake City, none of these dickless cowards have ever called me a child
molester in person.
You, too, can learn to be a pathological liar, craven coward, and
stalking freak. Just hang out with every single asshole who has
posted to this thread.

lal_truckee wrote:
On 8/19/11 11:15 PM, VtSkier wrote:

I'm sure there is something like El Cheapo's in SLC.

Rental shops in the town of Sandy at the mouth of the Cottonwood
canyons also provided discount lift tickets last time I checked.

IIRC, some motels may too.

On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:27:06 -0700 (PDT), twobuddha
wrote this crap:

I hope I remember. Speaking of death beds, no death threats lately.
Which will change. Want to post my home address again to help out the
stalkers, you pathetic wimp?



6517 1/2 Palatine Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103


Vote for Romney. Repeal the nightmares.

On Aug 21, 7:51*pm, Ted Waldron wrote:
In article
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*Toller wrote:
I appreciate the responses to my post about SLC. *It is a shame it
deteriorated so quickly.
Any how, my experiences with powder are limited.
About 8 years ago we got 24" of light powder overnight and the local
ski area didn't groom the steepest trail. *I spent several hours on
it, figuring I would never see anything like it again. *Basically I
was up to my knees in snow, going through it very slowly. *I don't
know if broader skis would have helped, but it was not a good
experience.
2 years ago I went to Tahoe and skied their powder. *It was like
skiing in mud. *I moved to the groomed trails and loved them.

As I stated in a previous thread there is a difference between fresh
snow and "powder".. *



Presumably if I wanted to try powder in SLC I would have to rent skis,
rather than bringing my narrow eastern skis. *Is that right?

I would rent skiis to see the difference and how you ski differently
with the two types of skiis. *

I guess
I would also want to take a lesson. *Do they have lessons for capable
skiers who don't know powder, or would I be in with beginners?

Take a private lesson, see how the instructor gauges your level, and
take one or two more before you feel comfortable, it will make a
difference for your trip. *

Since I will probably never see powder again (I figure this is about
my last chance to get out west before I am too old to appreciate it),
I am just not sure it is worth renting skis and taking a lesson.

Then don't go, just stay home and whine, and enjoy your blue ice at your
local ski hill. * *Much the Wasatch is hardly the only place in North
America to enjoy good powder skiing. *There is always the Powder
Triangle in British Columbia..


Just wanted to point out that Wack Job Waldron committed felonies to
harass me, falsely accused me of threatening him, and lied his ass off
in court. He continues to maintain that he has lied to SPD and they
are "monitoring" me....while refusing to provide any contact info for
the officer he talked to.
Does this dumb**** newcomer realize who he's talking to?
Hey, Teddy? Show the post, asshole.

On Aug 19, 7:22*pm, Toller wrote:
I appreciate the responses to my post about SLC. *It is a shame it
deteriorated so quickly.

Don't worry about crazy boy. He is just a cowardly blowhard. People
used to consider him to be a threat, but he has tempered has actions
and some of his words since he was warned that the Seattle Police are
monitoring his postings.