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11-04-2011, 11:19 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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Anyone ride bruce's trail at Stowe. Stowe has the Best backcountry in the east. Period.
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11-04-2011, 11:58 AM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
Posts: 8,689
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Sweat powda, but man I can't imagine sking that stuff with just sun glasses, been there and hated that. I remember the first trip out west as a rookie powda skier from out east, two lessons I learned early on, better have safety straps and googles. Remember the first run on Snowbird, blowing snow, damn near white out and caught a buried obsticle and blew out of both bindings only to turn around and see no skis. Took me and 2 buddies 30 minutes of probing with ski poles to find both skis and get going again. Next day sunny, warm and not a breath of air, I think sun glasses, big mistake in deep power. Man I hope my back is up for it this year, I'm getting pumped up.
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11-04-2011, 12:25 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,544
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I'd be game for it. Had the urge late last season, but the knee wasn't good. Been feeling pretty good for a month or so, now. Been 12 years, but has to be like riding a bike. Used to love the steeps, but steep means bumps, and I can't pound anymore. No more cliffs either... Squaw had some great cliffs. I'll be happy on some challenging cruisers...
Assuming my almost new 14 yo GS boots will be still good, assuming they fit.... Will leave the old K2 207s and Volkls in the basement and rent. The new shape (wider shovel)of skis will require less knee angulation, and that means more runs in a day for me.
I'm good as a designated driver too....
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11-04-2011, 12:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 8,718
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bassballer
Anyone ride bruce's trail at Stowe. Stowe has the Best backcountry in the east. Period.
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Never been to Jay I guess. |
PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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11-04-2011, 12:55 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,395
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Couple picks from heavenly from a couple years back. Cant wait to get back out there.
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11-07-2011, 09:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: East Hampton, CT
Posts: 1,076
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Been spoiled....
Grew up skiing vt, racing, then patrolling for 10 yrs.....had to move then. Yuch...but now we ski in the Park City, Utah areas for a week every year...Park City, Alta (my favorite), Snow Basin, Solitude...my family is wrecked now...only love the Utah Powder...greatest snow on earth! Get to VT twice a winter. Love the helmet cam shots, gotta get one of those!  |
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