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post #31 of 109
2/9/10 at 12:55pm
I knew in my soul that this day would be the best day of the rest of my life.
post #32 of 109
2/9/10 at 1:32pm
My soul didn't let me down nor did my Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis as I skied effortlessly through the waist deep powder with the sun shining down upon me.
post #33 of 109
2/9/10 at 1:47pm
 Early the next morning, Phil and I carpooled to his favorite snowy spot on earth, Blue Mountain, PA. "Phil,"I said, "you've got to try these boards." He handed me his Kastles and stepped into the Sterlings. Nine hours later, over a Yuengling, Phil exclaimed, "Who needs Jackson Hole? I had forgotten how wonderful this place is! This was the best ski day of my life!"
post #34 of 109
2/9/10 at 2:00pm
But as I looked around, I realized I WAS back in Jackson. It was only a Blue Mountain dream. I was still in the waist deep hearing shots. Face shots. They were coming from behind me. I knew these people meant business because through the powder filled turns I could just make out Rudy Garmish, Harkin Banks, Angus Young from AC/DC, and Squirrel Murphy hot on my tail.
post #35 of 109
2/9/10 at 3:44pm
 But, my tail was too hot for them to keep up with, I hit a mogul with such speed I pulled a triple back flip onto the cable for the Gondola and started grinding my way down the cable doing 360's between the two cables on the way down towards the base.
post #36 of 109
2/9/10 at 4:09pm
I hadn't skied this particular run for about 20 years, and as the evergreen trees which had followed the near-vertical 200 foot drop began to clear out I realized why; the slope was almost flat now and I expected to soon be wallowing for about 100 m, stuck in the deep,  but to my amazement these skis didn't bog down; they floated and breezed through to the next steep section.  
post #37 of 109
2/9/10 at 4:53pm
And then we were tearing down again, at breakneck speed, the wind whistling past my helmet so fast I thought I had feedback in my iPod.
post #38 of 109
2/9/10 at 5:18pm
 ... I arced four looping turns just at the end of the run to pull alongside my twins that had just finished their lessons and I thought to myself with these Materhorn Sterlings, I've had a lesson in fun myself. I called to the boy's "hey, it's time for just us guys to rip up this hill".
post #39 of 109
2/9/10 at 5:48pm
And they said, "Dad, you are too old and too slow."  I told them to wait until we got back to the top.  With that, we headed back to the gondola.  When we were looking down over the cornice, I told them, "Last one down pays for grad school." 
Needless to say, those Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis just saved me $200k!
post #40 of 109
2/9/10 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by EcoTony View Post

And they said, "Dad, you are too old and too slow."  I told them to wait until we got back to the top.  With that, we headed back to the gondola.  When we were looking down over the cornice, I told them, "Last one down pays for grad school." 
Needless to say, those Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis just saved me $200k!


You really should be a supporter.
post #41 of 109
2/9/10 at 8:05pm
 I was faster then the speed of light, so fast a new speed was created, the speed of

Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis

post #42 of 109
2/9/10 at 8:24pm
But my excitement quickly changed to paranoia, with such great power comes great responsibility and immediately I realized with this newly achieved Sterling Matterhorne Speed , that my skis were now a target of evil doers who undoubtedly would want them.……it was then that some wild white haired man claiming to be a scientist from the Sterling R&D department ran up to me and informed me that the skis I have in my possession are very, very special prototypes; a culmination of all his years of research, and that if I were to ski them at precisely 88 mph while having the sterling silver emblem zapped with exactly 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I would in fact be able to ski UP Everest!  
post #43 of 109
2/10/10 at 6:43am
As I snapped in my boot, I thought to myself, "Skis this perfect could be the answer to world peace, if we could get all world leaders to take a ride, they would quickly realize that all troubles fall away as you rip down the mountain"
post #44 of 109
2/10/10 at 8:46am
These skis, these skis, are helping my knees

My Brooklyn roots keep me in my boots

But I'll survive on Vail's mountains for sure

For skiing's the answer to avoid being sore

post #45 of 109
2/10/10 at 11:36am
 Seeking a slower pace, on to Solitude I did race. No lift lines and beautiful snow on my Sterling skis I will go...
post #46 of 109
2/10/10 at 12:00pm
Skiing so slowly gave me time to think, and suddenly, after relating all of the above epic adventures with my new Sterling skis; and not having to worry about my knees or any body aches, it suddenly occurred to me: having only ever skied 120mm waisted reverse side-cut rockered skis, I had never skied a groomer in my life before this wonderful adventure began, and had, in fact, even though I kept it a big secret when I bragged about my powder skiing abilities, always been terrified by them (especially the blue ones as I’ve read so often on the internet ski websites about how downright dangerous they are) and now, praise Ullr, thanks to my Sterling gift, I realized I will never have to fear a groomer again!
post #47 of 109
2/10/10 at 1:17pm
With the revival of my groomer skiing ability,  I began to wonder..  Are these things NASTAR legal?  And if so, do they have anything beyond Platinum NASTAR medals?
post #48 of 109
2/10/10 at 5:06pm
I sidled up to the my idol of yore, as we prepared to load the lift. I asked the Kidd if I could possibly approach his success on my Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis?
post #49 of 109
2/10/10 at 5:13pm
Success, suc-shmess........I can finally ski like this man on these Sterling Skis!   I see my smiling reflection in the steely edges as they carve into the side of the mountain, bleeding cold and white.....

 


Pardon me for plundering your ethereal visage, VA, but you are the quintessential soul of skiing.
post #50 of 109
2/10/10 at 7:14pm
 I got off the lift and suddenly realized that it was still early, the mountain was still uncrowded, the air was crisp, and all I had in front of me was a white slope and a day full of possibilities.  I started slow, then picked up speed,and soon I was flying with the skis dancing under me; I suddenly changed my mind, ducked into the trees through my secret passage and immediately felt some adrenalin rush as I was almost touching the branches as I moved through the forest; that woke me up but soon the trees spit me out on the broad expanse of snow on the main run, and I kept making turns in the zen-like state ... the lift came way too soon, so I made a few broad turns to break off speed, squeezed into the roped line, got on the chair and absentmindedly scraped the snow from the ski topsheet for most of the way up...

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post #51 of 109
2/11/10 at 7:29am
 I hit the perfectly groomed cord and these magnificent skis cut perfect arcs in the untouched snow, it was then that I knew Jer was wrong, carving isn't lame.
post #52 of 109
2/11/10 at 12:41pm
So if carving isn't lame, I wondered what other commonly held beliefs might be false--the east coast sucks? all snowboarders are out of control? there is nothing to do in Utah?--could these skis actually make me a better person? 
post #53 of 109
2/11/10 at 1:11pm
My thoughts drifted away as I laid the skis on edge, forgetting where I was, when I was, who might be chasing me.  The perfect carved turns, the pressure of the tips on the smooth snow, the clean, pure feeling of snow and the dance with gravity took over and I just turned, again, and again, when suddenly I realized that these Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis truly had made me a better person.
post #54 of 109
2/11/10 at 2:47pm
Not only a better person but a better skier. Using a tool such as this ski is like using the finest cutlery in your kitchen, the finest saw in any workshop and beautiful to behold . It seems a shame to allow it's beauty to be covered by the love of snow. I can't blame the snow for wanting to come along to ride these skis because we are bonded together in this dance on this beautiful  ski.
post #55 of 109
2/11/10 at 3:14pm
As I pulled onto the lift for the last chiar back up the mountain, the sun was just starting to tinge the mountain tops in shades of orange and red that perfectly complimented the glorious topsheets of my Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis!
post #56 of 109
2/11/10 at 3:16pm
They said Rolex couldn't be done flat out... as the heir to title of 'The Most Interesting Man In The World', I knew this could not be so. Steamboats Speed run of all speed runs could be tamed.
I'd heard of some new wonder ski... What are these Sterling Matterhorn Speed Ski's they speak of!  I put em on... skiid Rolex flat out... and proclaimed them ...'The Most Interesting Skis in the WORLD'! 
post #57 of 109
2/11/10 at 3:52pm
I dreamed I won a pair of Sterling Matterhorn speed skis and had the most fantastic day of skiing in my life, I got off the lift and ripped it down the run at a speed I never thought achievable before!
post #58 of 109
2/11/10 at 5:08pm
And then I paused, and took out my camera, admiring the view, and took just a few pictures.  Wondering the while how come all these "members" hadn't read the requirement that they be "supporters" before trying to earn these wonderful skis.  And then I pushed off again, hoping that they'd read the requirements before posting again.  The skis arced beautifully, holding their edge as the speed increased, and I held on for the next turn.
post #59 of 109
2/11/10 at 6:32pm
As I flew down the mountain, I wondered about the powers of these skis. Could they bring me the same euphoric feeling anywhere? On the small hill near home? Or did the skis require a mountain worthy of them?
post #60 of 109
2/11/10 at 7:07pm

I gazed in amazement as I opened the velvet lined box, these Sterling Matterhorn Speed Skis were beautiful....then I noticed something odd.......what is that, I wondered, tucked twixt the folds in the velvet.......why, it's a coupon for high quality ski lessons....Imagine my excitement!!  

It felt like a top of page celebration in the making!

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