UTMC

I couldn't imagine life without modern parabolic skis.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cSA5b1s8ZRM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Oh man, the good old stem christie. I used to really tear up the mountain back in HS/college. A few years back I returned to the slopes and went in to rent some gear.

"How long do you want 'em."
"Well I used to ski on 200's, got any in that length?"
"....um..."

Turns out 175's are long skis these days. Shit, my starter skis were 175's. Kids these days. <shakes cane>

My dad used to tell me about his mountain training in the Army, late 50s, using those long-ass heavy wooden skis, while humping 50-100 pounds. Pretty much what was on that vid, except for the golly gee music in the background--prolly put there to drown out all the bitching and cussing.

calamari kid wrote:Oh man, the good old stem christie. I used to really tear up the mountain back in HS/college. A few years back I returned to the slopes and went in to rent some gear.

"How long do you want 'em."
"Well I used to ski on 200's, got any in that length?"
"....um..."

Turns out 175's are long skis these days. Shit, my starter skis were 175's. Kids these days. <shakes cane>

You still ski?

We have a small ZK contingent... always looking for more

Juno and I go up to Mt Baker a few times a year and usually try to get 4 or 5 people together to rent a cheap rustic cabin and hang out, ski all day, make a big batch of food and hang out by the fire and play games at night for a weekend.

You should come! And Jill too if shes a mountain goat. Juno's going to be snowboarding mostly this year I think, if so, she could probably share her skis to cut down on rental costs.

Sounds like a good time. It's been more than a couple years, but finances permitting, I'd be down for sliding around a bit. Lemme know when it's happening and we'll see where we're at.