Jackson Hole or Telluride

Bruno Melli wrote:
In article ,
Chester Bullock writes:

And that's a bad thing?


Could be, if one of you gets hurt.

bruno.


It is sad that I have no adequate response for your silliness today...
We going to try to hook up with Erik when he is back out here?


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Chester

A man who lives in a glass house should change in the basement.

In article ,
Chester Bullock writes:
We going to try to hook up with Erik when he is back out here?

Sure. We have to check his new and improved bump skiing technique.

BTW, due to a unplanned encounter with the ground last time I went to
the motocross track I have been skiing without poles. The first day was
kind of "interesting". Day 3 was the first day I got comfortable enough
to attempt zipper lines. I can do it as long as the slope is not too
steep. You ought to try it sometimes (the no pole deal, not the spraining
and bruising of various body parts).

bruno.

Bruno Melli wrote:
In article ,
Chester Bullock writes:

We going to try to hook up with Erik when he is back out here?


Sure. We have to check his new and improved bump skiing technique.

BTW, due to a unplanned encounter with the ground last time I went to
the motocross track I have been skiing without poles. The first day was
kind of "interesting". Day 3 was the first day I got comfortable enough
to attempt zipper lines. I can do it as long as the slope is not too
steep. You ought to try it sometimes (the no pole deal, not the spraining
and bruising of various body parts).

That was a basic part of training when I was on my HS ski team. For fun
they sometimes made us carry two cups of water, one in each hand, with
strict instructions not to spill any on the way down.
----------------------
Chester Bullock,
Lakewood Football Web Guy
http://www.lakewoodmidgetfootball.com

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2005-01-11, thinnmann penned:

If you had to choose, which place would you ski and why?


Jackson Hole. I've never been to either place, but for some reason I've just
always wanted to go to Jackson Hole.

Eric says we're not yet good enough skiers to really appreciate it, though =/

Not true. You can appreciate it. You just can't ski some of it.

FWIW, there is lots of terrain at the Hole you can ski, while busily
appreciating the rest.

On 2005-01-11, lal_truckee penned:

Not true. You can appreciate it. You just can't ski some of it.

FWIW, there is lots of terrain at the Hole you can ski, while busily
appreciating the rest.

Does "appreciate" mean "stare in slack-jawed awe"?

--
monique
Longmont, CO

Thanks for all your reviews and personal quips... (that's a word, i
think)

Still sounds like a toss-up for our extended family group, which
includes people literally from 7 to 60 years old. My 7 and 11 year old
kids can ski anything except powder, since we don't get it much at our
home mountain, Belleayre, NY, where we ski about 20x per season. The
two 30-something women are intermediateish (is that a word?) and will
be looking for a good instructor since they have not skied in a few
years. My 40ish wife and her 60 y.o. uncle are advanced and
experienced, but not agressive and usually opt out of challenging
terrain if an easier route is available. Two men, including me, say
bring-on everything, and my 11 y.o. son will follow us, no prob. The 6
y.o. will probably need an advanced kids ski school group.
Does that info change any of your recommendations?

On 2005-01-12, thinnmann penned:
Thanks for all your reviews and personal quips... (that's a word, i think)

Still sounds like a toss-up for our extended family group, which includes
people literally from 7 to 60 years old. My 7 and 11 year old kids can ski
anything except powder, since we don't get it much at our home mountain,
Belleayre, NY, where we ski about 20x per season. The two 30-something
women are intermediateish (is that a word?) and will be looking for a good
instructor since they have not skied in a few years. My 40ish wife and her
60 y.o. uncle are advanced and experienced, but not agressive and usually
opt out of challenging terrain if an easier route is available. Two men,
including me, say bring-on everything, and my 11 y.o. son will follow us, no
prob. The 6 y.o. will probably need an advanced kids ski school group.
Does that info change any of your recommendations?

It does make me wonder how you narrowed it down to those two places. I may be
wrong, but it seems to me that Jackson Hole is known for its aggressive
terrain and deep powder.

--
monique
Longmont, CO

"Bruno Melli" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Chester Bullock writes:
We going to try to hook up with Erik when he is back out here?

Sure. We have to check his new and improved bump skiing technique.

BTW, due to a unplanned encounter with the ground last time I went to
the motocross track I have been skiing without poles. The first day was
kind of "interesting". Day 3 was the first day I got comfortable enough
to attempt zipper lines. I can do it as long as the slope is not too
steep. You ought to try it sometimes (the no pole deal, not the spraining
and bruising of various body parts).

I hate trying bumps without stocks. it's horrible, especially if it is steep
and icy (Ambush at Keystone was the place of choice, for some reason). I
like stocks. A lot.

ant

"lal_truckee" wrote in message
...
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2005-01-11, thinnmann penned:

If you had to choose, which place would you ski and why?


Jackson Hole. I've never been to either place, but for some reason I've
just
always wanted to go to Jackson Hole.

Eric says we're not yet good enough skiers to really appreciate it,
though =/

Not true. You can appreciate it. You just can't ski some of it.

FWIW, there is lots of terrain at the Hole you can ski, while busily
appreciating the rest.

I was skiing some terrain today, in a clinic no less, and punching through
avalanche bomb debris. How rude!

ant

thinnmann asked:
Does that info change any of your recommendations?

With that group, I'd probably go with Telluride. Jackson Hole can gets
lots of powder, but the weather can also be a real bear. The wind can
be downright brutal at times. Telluride has "easier routes" available
from most, if not all lifts. There's plenty of challenging terrain for
experts, as well. Hook up with one of the free mountain tours the
first day and they'll fill you in.