The Great Northern HATE thread......

[Highway Star]

do you pay attention? nobody is asking about they number of days you've been out- it's about verifying what you say you've done out there. video, a photo, something. I'm just starting out and know better than to make a claim that I can't back up in front of witnesses.

Nope, I suck. Definitely can't ski for sh*t. No style, no tech, no balls, no creativity, and I can only make wedge turns of the flattest of groomed beginner trails. I can't even make it down snowshed without falling fifty times.

How about this.....I will lurk around the 10 am meeting this saturday, and if anyone can identify me, or if there looks like there is anybody there I'd be interested in skiing with, I will make some turns with the group. Deal?

[FritzdeCat'sSuperGayLover]

.... I will make some turns with the group. Deal?

No deal.

We only do ski offs.

[shizzle]

do you pay attention? nobody is asking about they number of days you've been out- it's about verifying what you say you've done out there. video, a photo, something. I'm just starting out and know better than to make a claim that I can't back up in front of witnesses.

Nope, I suck. Definitely can't ski for sh*t. No style, no tech, no balls, no creativity, and I can only make wedge turns of the flattest of groomed beginner trails. I can't even make it down snowshed without falling fifty times.

How about this.....I will lurk around the 10 am meeting this saturday, and if anyone can identify me, or if there looks like there is anybody there I'd be interested in skiing with, I will make some turns with the group. Deal?

Finally, some honesty-admitting your suckiness. But why do you fear being identified? Put it out there, wuss.

[tyrolean_skier]

do you pay attention? nobody is asking about they number of days you've been out- it's about verifying what you say you've done out there. video, a photo, something. I'm just starting out and know better than to make a claim that I can't back up in front of witnesses.

Nope, I suck. Definitely can't ski for sh*t. No style, no tech, no balls, no creativity, and I can only make wedge turns of the flattest of groomed beginner trails. I can't even make it down snowshed without falling fifty times.

How about this.....I will lurk around the 10 am meeting this saturday, and if anyone can identify me, or if there looks like there is anybody there I'd be interested in skiing with, I will make some turns with the group. Deal?

If MtnMan is there, he should be able to identify you. I believe you skied with him in the past.

[KevinF]

Well, I have ridden a few lifts with Highway Star in the past. It's been a while, but I could probably still recognize him. Of course, I'd have no chance of recognizing any other K-Zoners, but I'm currently planning on skiing Saturday, so maybe I'll see you there.

[Keithus]

I averaged around 30 mph through both the mixing bowl and bowling alley....top speed was around 45-50 mph at the bottom of mousetrap a couple times. I also straightlined bunny buster at around 30 mph several times, while it was crowded. No problems....

You are dangerous. Stay away from me and my family.

No doubt! This is why I take the kid to Pico on weekends.

Yesterday I saw someone negotiating Mouse Trap bumps when a careless daredevil buzzed right by him.
The victim fell forward and rolled until he hit two people standing by the ropes of closed-off lower chute.

What do you call that HS? A strike?

[Dr. NO]

He must be the jack ass that nearly took me out at the bottom of Mouse Trap, going about 40 without regard for others on the hill. By the way he managed to stop afterward, he was WAY out of control and could not have done anything to avoid someone in his path.

[XtremeJibber2001]

Looks like all of a sudden HS is quite easy to identify

Post a picture of your set-up ... curious if you're the one people have been seeing.

[Highway Star]

Looks like all of a sudden HS is quite easy to identify

Post a picture of your set-up ... curious if you're the one people have been seeing.

Yep, I'm everybody who has ever cut you off.

I think it's enough that I don't hit people. I can't be responsable for people flailing after I go by them, that's absurd. Though I do try to avoid buzzing people and never do so intentionally, sometimes there's no choice. How many times do you think I check up to avoid hitting someone? Multiple times per run. How often do I get run off the edge of the trail, because some gaper makes their 10 mph wedge turn out to the trail edge, instaid of 10 feet from it? You don't see me directly complaining about beginner skiers, do you? My beef is with a trail stucture that causes mayhem.

[SkiDork]

without gapers, skiing as a sport would cease to exist...

[XtremeJibber2001]

Looks like all of a sudden HS is quite easy to identify

Post a picture of your set-up ... curious if you're the one people have been seeing.

Yep, I'm everybody who has ever cut you off.

I think it's enough that I don't hit people. I can't be responsable for people flailing after I go by them, that's absurd. Though I do try to avoid buzzing people and never do so intentionally, sometimes there's no choice. How many times do you think I check up to avoid hitting someone? Multiple times per run. How often do I get run off the edge of the trail, because some gaper makes their 10 mph wedge turn out to the trail edge, instaid of 10 feet from it? You don't see me directly complaining about beginner skiers, do you? My beef is with a trail stucture that causes mayhem.

That's not what I was trying to say ... I was speaking specifically about the last few days. I've only been cut off a few times and I know who those people were I might add that they didn't make me fall either, but I still reminded them of their fault

On another note, I guess my view of skiing is different then yours. I don't see too many people getting run off the slope by a gaper .... gaper's are easy to identify, so I normally steer clear and I'm not close enough to get put in a situation where bailing into the trees is my last option. After all, I'm the expert so it's easier for me to afford others room that are of a lesser ski level than myself.

Everyone has to learn sometime, I just prefer to give them as much room as possible ... I know if I was still learning I'd want someone to afford me the same respect.

If there are several gaper's on a trail, chances are it's an easy "green" run and one shouldn't ski "full-speed" because it makes others nervous. Personally, I try to save "going fast" for runs with very few people or runs that have skiers at an equal or higher skill level as myself.

Now if the gaper's on an expert run when they shouldn't be, that's a whole other story, but in that case I'd normally help them out of the sticky situation they're in.

[BigKahuna13]

The so called expert skier should have enough skill and be thinking far enough ahead to not get in a position where a slow moving, wide turning beginner presents a problem.

[Vinny Vincenzo]

Nope, I suck. Definitely can't ski for sh*t. No style, no tech, no balls, no creativity, and I can only make wedge turns of the flattest of groomed beginner trails. I can't even make it down snowshed without falling fifty times.

Who cares, either way?

[Highway Star]

Looks like all of a sudden HS is quite easy to identify

Post a picture of your set-up ... curious if you're the one people have been seeing.

Yep, I'm everybody who has ever cut you off.

I think it's enough that I don't hit people. I can't be responsable for people flailing after I go by them, that's absurd. Though I do try to avoid buzzing people and never do so intentionally, sometimes there's no choice. How many times do you think I check up to avoid hitting someone? Multiple times per run. How often do I get run off the edge of the trail, because some gaper makes their 10 mph wedge turn out to the trail edge, instaid of 10 feet from it? You don't see me directly complaining about beginner skiers, do you? My beef is with a trail stucture that causes mayhem.

That's not what I was trying to say ... I was speaking specifically about the last few days. I've only been cut off a few times and I know who those people were I might add that they didn't make me fall either, but I still reminded them of their fault

On another note, I guess my view of skiing is different then yours. I don't see too many people getting run off the slope by a gaper .... gaper's are easy to identify, so I normally steer clear and I'm not close enough to get put in a situation where bailing into the trees is my last option. After all, I'm the expert so it's easier for me to afford others room that are of a lesser ski level than myself.

Everyone has to learn sometime, I just prefer to give them as much room as possible ... I know if I was still learning I'd want someone to afford me the same respect.

If there are several gaper's on a trail, chances are it's an easy "green" run and one shouldn't ski "full-speed" because it makes others nervous. Personally, I try to save "going fast" for runs with very few people or runs that have skiers at an equal or higher skill level as myself.

Now if the gaper's on an expert run when they shouldn't be, that's a whole other story, but in that case I'd normally help them out of the sticky situation they're in.

Ok, so who am I? I was skiing very fast at Killington on Thurday, Friday and Sunday last weekend. There were a few hot shots out that I saw, but yes, I should stand out pretty easily......

[Highway Star]

The so called expert skier should have enough skill and be thinking far enough ahead to not get in a position where a slow moving, wide turning beginner presents a problem.

I didn't say it posed a problem.....as an expert skier, I said I do handle the above situations, but not without effort sometimes. I have not been run off the trail, nor hit anybody.