Posts by oldgoat

Quote: Originally Posted by beyond  I was riffing off the previous few posts. Which sure beat the rest of the thread. And reflecting the sensibilities of not a few sports writers in Boston, since Harmon wasn't even...

Talk about BS steepness-- a few years ago skiing magazine had D8 at Alpine Meadows at 45 degrees.  I'd be surprised if it's 30 at the steepest part.

Quote: Originally Posted by noncrazycanuck  the freshly fallen snow concealed the sound of approaching doom. Hundreds of crazed telemarkers, determined to restore purity to the slopes, steadily skinning,...

Quote: Originally Posted by beyond  But I was skiing Squaw 6 years before the Olympics.  And the chair is named for the most famous run, which is named for the number of kick turns it took Sandy Poulsen in...

  By 11:30 it became too slushy and the band started playing, so I took one last run (I think it's the Keyhole area):     Keyhole open bowl according to a patroller I once asked....

What ski forum has the most CAPITALS, BOLDFACE, !!!!!!!, colors, and giant fonts?   Hint. It starts with an e.

Quote: Originally Posted by GarryZ  Some Villagers are very peaceful . Too peaceful. And too quiet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ghost  And how did he magically appear 3 feet in front of you? Did he launch off a kicker hidden in the woods by the side of the trail? Was he always there and you didn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by CHRISfromRI  Nice to hear the manufacturer of these skis is going to stand behind its product and make this right!!! Who is the manufacturer? I second the motion

mogullover--there is no comparison between the steeps at places like Alta, Snowbird, Squaw, Jackson Hole etc, and places like La Grave and Chamonix.  The length, complexity, exposure, variable snow quality, and avalanche risk at...