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post #1 of 31
10/8/10 at 8:53am
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Hey all,

 

If you're still hanging for some pre-season stoke, then have a little look at this little video I made this summer of an underground ski descent...

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Pointless? probably...  hard work?  definitely...  awesome day out?  without a doubt!!

 

A few more vids at http://www.vimeo.com/channels/offpisteskiing if you have time to kill...

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post #2 of 31
10/8/10 at 9:15am

OK. That is pretty cool.

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post #3 of 31
10/8/10 at 9:22am

Those turns seemed a bit skidded, maybe a bit more angulation....  Just kidding....  Loved the video.  Really cool and I wish I was there with you.  I don't think that even Bob Peters has resorted to skiing underground to get summer turns.

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post #4 of 31
10/8/10 at 9:46am

There is skiing on the road to Hell anyway, so there is hope.

 

good stuff, and enjoyed your other videos too.

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post #5 of 31
10/8/10 at 10:14am

Looks like alot of hard work but...any day skiing is better than a day at work!  Awesome!

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post #6 of 31
10/11/10 at 8:09am

I am SO frickin' impressed.

 

That was very cool.  Thanks for sharing.

 

Both thumbs up.

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post #7 of 31
10/11/10 at 8:19am

I love it!!

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post #8 of 31
10/11/10 at 10:02am

Nice!

 

Maybe change your name to "underpisteskiing".

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post #9 of 31
10/11/10 at 10:16am

WOW!!  That was really cool!! 

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post #10 of 31
10/12/10 at 6:37pm

That pretty much redefines hardcore. 

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post #11 of 31
10/14/10 at 6:46am

Nice.

 

I trust it was someone else's rope that you learned the days lesson "don't use a T Bloc". They are great lightweight devices in an emergency - but for EMERGENCY use only wink.gif 

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post #12 of 31
10/31/10 at 3:35am
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idris -  well it was August & we wanted to go skiing so it was an 'emergency'...

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post #13 of 31
10/31/10 at 7:10am

Bravo!

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post #14 of 31
10/31/10 at 3:49pm

Now that's what I call a well hidden powder stash!

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post #15 of 31
11/2/10 at 2:50pm

wow.  that is dedication.  way to get after it.

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post #16 of 31
11/2/10 at 3:58pm


 

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Originally Posted by L&AirC View Post

Nice!

 

Maybe change your name to "underpisteskiing".





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Originally Posted by cstreu1026 View Post

That pretty much redefines hardcore. 


I think this should be called............


SKI-LUNKING!!!

 

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post #17 of 31
11/2/10 at 4:08pm
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Originally Posted by crgildart View Post

I think this should be called............

 

SKI-LUNKING!!!

 

 

 

 

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post #18 of 31
11/2/10 at 6:31pm
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I think this should be called............

 

SKI-LUNKING!!!

 

And the pants you wear too slow your speed in a cave would then be "ski-lag-tights?

And the proper tool for illumination would be "ski-mag-lights"

And the...

D1

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post #19 of 31
11/3/10 at 8:40am

metrics, what will they think of next?

 

pretty damn neat...

 

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post #20 of 31
11/3/10 at 10:45am

This is the best underground skiing I have ever seen!

 

This is the only underground skiing I have ever seen!

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post #21 of 31
11/3/10 at 10:58am

I've got to wonder... Where did the snow fall from with no sky above?

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post #22 of 31
11/3/10 at 11:22am

Well Duh.....it's White Bat Guano, not snow. The French use it on pastries and with escargot.

 

(Cool mission and video. )

 

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I've got to wonder... Where did the snow fall from with no sky above?

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post #23 of 31
11/3/10 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by Alpinord View Post

Well Duh.....it's White Bat Guano, not snow. The French use it on pastries and with escargot.

 

(Cool mission and video. )

 

Sweet!  What kinda wax do ya use fer dat eh?
 

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post #24 of 31
11/3/10 at 11:30am


A top secret, special poopaphobic blend.

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Sweet!  What kinda wax do ya use fer dat eh?
 

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post #25 of 31
11/3/10 at 8:25pm

That right there is my new definition of cool.

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post #26 of 31
11/4/10 at 11:31am

 

Nov 4, 2010

 

HI OPS:

 

You certainly don't beat about the bush when you say "Off the beaten track".

 

Think Bat Guano,

 

CP

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post #27 of 31
11/5/10 at 3:58pm

probably the most creative summer skiing I have ever seen.

 

really impressed hope to see more from you guys. smile.gif

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post #28 of 31
11/5/10 at 11:27pm

I caught that video over on TGR. Solid effort and then some!

 

Definitely made me a bit more humble about the 20 odd days of patch skiing I did in the Sierras this summer, since we didn't find any underground patches (found a couple of hidden glaciers, though...)

 

I've put your cave on my "To Do" list...although I might have to learn some basic mountaineering/climbing/rope skills first, eh?

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post #29 of 31
11/6/10 at 7:15pm

You can ski a "lava tube cave" off the backside of Mammoth Mountain!  No climbing equipment needed and no need to ascend back out of the cave, just ski on over to the road and drive back to the lifts!

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post #30 of 31
12/21/10 at 9:46pm
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You can ski a "lava tube cave" off the backside of Mammoth Mountain!  No climbing equipment needed and no need to ascend back out of the cave, just ski on over to the road and drive back to the lifts!



Ski over to Tamarack Lodge for a few brewskies :)

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