holy crap

only two days out and jesus christ am i excited...

UUUUTTTTAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Aggressive

Well...its 5:40pm on Sunday and I'm almost home...

We rolled outta GTown round 8 on Friday...around the same point we "ran" into trouble last time, we freaking blew a fuse and lost the GPS and iPod...ugh. So, we pull over, get some Taco Hell and roll over to the fuel station for fuel and fuses...The fuse that was supposed to be blown, looked fine...pulled all the fuses, and they all, freaking, looked, fine! Guh..after 30 minutes of dicking with it, we finally just replaced the supposed dead one...sure nuff it worked after that...great.

Back on the road.

I did alot of sleeping, Amanda and Cordell threw it down and we made killer time. It was raining basically the whole way. I took over the last leg, through the snow, and got to Jay about 6am. After indulging in some killer sausage/egg/cheese bagels from the Jay Coutnry store, we got all our junk together for what we were hoping would turn into an epic day.

Got one of the first chairs up the Metro quad. lame. Couldnt see 3 feet in front of me, but, gave it the ol' college try. The untracked snow was sketchy at best with a solid quarter inch top layer of death (ice). Made it tricky...we rocked out in Expo Glade, and it was tricky...super grippy and akward. But, we made it happen.

Next we caught like third tram. Got to the top...and it was clear as day and sunny! Big Jay looked pretty stellar too. It was so weird...usually the top is a mess and the base is clear and calm. Bass-ackwards. The Vermonter was super nice until we got back into the fog mess...

We met up with Blazeler, Matt, and the birthday boy, Ansel. It was freaking awesome seeing those doods...been way too long. We hit up some more stuff with them, and they peaced after lunch. It did pretty much blow by that point since it was pouring, but, freezing on our jackets...

After lunch we broke out the b-squads. God damn are those things sick! Probably one of the most difficult skis I've ever been on...the combo of the crappy snow and raddness of the skis made it difficult. But we managed and slayed it as best we could. Chad straddle a ski, so did Amanda...I got rocketed and was heading straight for a tree, but, somehow brought it around and came to a stop with my skis against the tree...hahaha ssssssssketch!

After we called it quits, we rolled on down to Lyndonville. I gave Chad and Amanda the short tour of the town (the 5 minute version, not 7) and then we went to Dave/Ashley/Dave/Mike's. Shit quickly got out of hand.

Jim was there, Drew showed up, matt showed up, marie showed up, 4 of dave's friends showed up, everyone showed up...after watching some sweet youtube vids, point break, pictures, and general bullshitting the booze began to flow. We came prepared - stocked with 6 4ds. After a little bit, we rolled over to Ansels. Everyone was getting vertical and then we stepped up the fratness a level or two and started the flip cup...that went on like usual. Tron and Brit showed up which was so god damn awesome...Then, it got ridiculous...

For some reason, Ansel was being carried around on the kitchen table. I'm not quite sure how it got to the next level, but, someone flipped over the kitchen table after Ansel stepped down. It progressed from there - the stools when flying, bottles were smashed, the table was broken in half, more stuff was broken...blah blah blah...it was out of freaking hand! hahaha



Then we went over to Shredville to bring in Pat's birthday...that place was crazy freaking packed...saw soooooo many people, too many to name, but it was so awesome to see everyone again. Really miss everyone. I finally made it home about 12:30 in the am, and quickly passed the heck out, in anticipation of the sweet powder snow we came for...

to be continued...

The bumrush begins...

Last night was sick! Spring skiing at Libertry...Amanda set her first SL course which turned out to be freaking killer, and the bumps were prime.

I dropped off The Sam Pensler at Sheetz in Frederick...as I was pulling away, it dawned me; ski season has begun. While I was bummed to know I won't see most of the kids until the spring picnic, god damn am I stoked I can finally go shred it...

Jay tonight, Utah next friday for ten days...this is going to be good. Looks like travels could get a little sketch tonight, but, we're leaving early. The B-Squads need to be waxed, but, other than that, I'm pretty set. Is it seriously only 8:30?

Please lord...

...let the Accuweather peeps be sober, and make this true...

Weekend recap, week/end forecast

Another solid weekend...bump bashing in perfect spring conditions. Finally got a chance to make some turns with Code Red yesterday...damn can he rip.

This week's weather looks like hell...upper 60s today and tomorrow, with rain tomorrow...more warm crap the rest of the week. Good thing we're Jay Peak-bound come Friday evening! Hell yes!

And holy jesus god is is shaping up to be one of the most ridiculous weekends ever...Pat, Ansel, AND Jim's birthday celebrations are this weekend...the past two years Pat has been arrested on his bday due to his underage shenanigans...not this time! Well, maybe...we'll see...

Hold onto your hats kids, and strap on your gnarly boots...March is here and it is going to go off!

Shred Liberty can be pretty fun...

This past tues, I was wrapped in Gore-Tex, sweating my ass off. This past thurs, I was wrapped in my down jacket, trying to stay warm...doesnt make sense, but it sure as hell works out.

Thursday was sick. Cordell set a killller slalom course on White Lightning. I felt pretty good, felt like i was being more aggressive than usual, and had a freaking ball! After we pulled the course, the key three when threw it down on the ol' backside...lower eastwind's bumps weren't quite what we were expecting - read big and firm. However, upper Strraaaaaata was killer! The bumps were perfectly spaced, and they were blowing snow on it...since it was so cold, the snow was super soft and not grippy. Nice. Lower strraaaaata wasn't bad either...it was a ghost town so it was nice to just let the skis run...another solid outing for the Key Three

On Friday, we FINALLY pulled the trigger on the plane tickets...jesus christ...we rode it out, and basically got shafted on airfare...instead of buynig them for 300 bucks a month or so a go, we had to drop like 500+ and fly outta Philly...but who gives a shit, I'm going to Utah with the raddest bad asses in all the land hahaha I'm stoked...but before that, JAY PEAK, WOO! haha

Super G Skis Kill it

So this is uber late, but, whatevs...

Last weekend was epic. Saturday, the weather was a tad overcast, but, whatever, who cares...it was super-g training day. We basically had White Lighting all to ourselves so that was pretty sweet. It was my first time running anything remotely comparable to a super-g course, let alone my first day ever on super-g skis. haha It rocked. The course was killer...my first two runs (also my first two runs on the super-g boards) were sketchy at best, but I felt like I had it more dialed the third and I felt like a rock star for the fourth. haha I'm sure I sucked, but man was it fun...after we took the course down, the key three and Robbie opted for the ever crucial lunch-on-the-lift (which means we werent a bunch of sallys and ate our lunch on the lift to bag a few extra turns). I think this was the only time where I have said that Heavenly was saweeeeeet! It was amazing to rip high speed arcs and feel that solid and stable...I can't really remember where we went after that, but I remember ripping down blue streak and then switching to GS skis...which felt like noodles after the morning's events. The rest of the day was awesome, I think we just bashed bumps with the kids all day.

Saturday night turned into a tuning marathon on my part...hammered out three pairs of skis and a couple, um, cups of, um, coffee...in the midst of it all, we were planning out the Triple Crown race which was to take place on Sunday...since it's generally full of middle aged, overweight, speed suit laden men, it seemed appropriate for me to make a complete mockery of it. For starters, I tried on Cordell's speed suit, just to make sure the fit was appropriate. Money. So, I rocked it out on Sunday.

Sunday, Cordell and company set a 60 gate SL course on White haha it was ridiculous...I wasn't coaching, just playing...so I dabbled in the course, but got worked a few times, so just stuck to the backside...not to mention it was incredibly difficult to ditch out on the backside...snow was super soft, air was cool, bumps were plentiful...so i stayed back there until it was time for the big race. hahahaha Needless to say, I was as ridiculous as possible...even carried my GS skis up to the start, grunted, growled, made a ton of noise hahah I beat Larry, so, it's all good...

In the afternoon all we did was bash bumps and bump races with the kids...probably the most amazing day of training I've ever been a part of...everyone had a blast, the kids seemed to pick up on a lot, and parents seemed super pumped. On the way home that day, it dawned on me that I coach along side of, coach some of, and are supported by some of the most amazing people I could ever imagine. I had such an awesome feeling after that day, but was pretty bummed when I realized it was practically over...