Maggots story in SKIING Magazine

[cj001f]

this place is going to be utterly overrun with JONGs (worse than usual) the moment that SKIING prints their story

You fear Skiing will treat the subject with their usual quality and accuracy?

[f2f]

You fear Skiing will treat the subject with their usual quality and accuracy?

i can see it now:

"The self-proclaimed 'Powder Maggots' inhibit the cyberspace at forums.epicski.com and..." etc, etc...

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

this place is going to be utterly overrun with JONGs (worse than usual) the moment that SKIING prints their story

the same thing was said when Splat ran his Powder article about the first annual Summit in 2002.

(might want to dig that article up Rob for a reference and more background)

[summit]

I think SKIING has a different circulation and readership. Prepare for a JONG invasion!

i can see it now:

"The self-proclaimed 'Powder Maggots' inhibit the cyberspace at forums.epicski.com and..." etc, etc...

That would make so happy I'd pee in my pants a little bit.

1) roughly 15,200

Yea... but 10,000 of those are iskibc aliases and most of the rest are spam accounts for ipods and Nike shoes!

[f2f]

the same thing was said when Splat ran his Powder article about the first annual Summit in 2002.

(might want to dig that article up Rob for a reference and more background)

i remember seeing it in the "blast from the past" TRs. here:

[cj001f]

I think SKIING has a different circulation and readership. Prepare for a JONG invasion!



That would make so happy I'd pee in my pants a little bit.

yeah, it'd more likely be: the Powder Maggots can be found at

http://community.skinet.com/kickapps/service/displayForum.kickAction?w=47840&as=6260

they take pride in their ski skills and are utterly devoted to the works of Warren Miller, their favorite ski movie maker.

[Tippster]

Rob, responses are in red.

Hello Maggots,

my name is Rob Story, and I'm a writer for SKIING Magazine. I was an editor/writer at POWDER for years, and still write for them sometimes, as well as Backcountry and Outside. Anyway, I want to describe the Maggot phenomenon in SKIING.

Could you answer a few questions?
1. How many maggots are there? Do you have a geographical concentration (like the West, etc.)

Oodles - mostly on the Coasts and in the Rockies, but we have active participants from around the globe, including South America, OZ/NZ, Japan, and both Eastern and Western Europe. None in Africa as far as I know, but that may change.

2. How'd the name maggots originate? Did it have anything to do with Powder Magazine? Yes.
3. Is it true you were insulted/bothered by Powdermag.com and moved to TGR afterward? What did Powdermag.com do wrong? Not by Powmag.com in general, just some douchebag webguy they hired who chucked out most of the history (including Trip Reports w/pix) to "save space." His name was Daniel and he's a marked man.
4. What percentage or number of other maggots have you actually met face to face? Dunno the percentage, but I have met probably 50 maggots in person over the years, some of whom are now amongst my closest friends.
5. Do you ever ski with someone you've only met online? What's that like? Fun, but all skiing is fun. I have yet to meet a maggot I dislike.
6. How would you describe the ski ability of the average maggot? Better than average but I get the sense that many talk a good game too.
7. Do you get a sense that online forums like this one keep skiing alive 12 mos of the year? Is that good or bad? Works for me... gotta feed the monkey somehow.
8. What's the coolest advice/link/etc. ever shared by maggots? Forgot who wrote it, but probably "Don't use a hammer - just slit its throat." Unfortunately for all involved it came too late.
9. How have your fellow maggots improved skiing for you? Sure - they push me to do things I'd normally cheese out of.
10. How much more do you trust fellow maggots' opinions on gear than stuff you read in a magazine, etc? Completely. Magazine reviewers are people I don't know, but if someone here whose ability I do know gives me feedback on gear then I trust their opinion - and their motivation, since none get paid for their opinion here.

All answers comments and even complaints are welcome.

Cheers,
Rob Story

Any time. Loved your tenure at Powder.

[summit]

yeah, it'd more likely be: the Powder Maggots can be found at

http://community.skinet.com/kickapps/service/displayForum.kickAction?w=47840&as=6260

they take pride in their ski skills and are utterly devoted to the works of Warren Miller, their favorite ski movie maker.

no way... true powdermaggots worship at the altar of the harbl:

https://www.realskiers.com

[mntlion]

1. How many maggots are there? Do you have a geographical concentration (like the West, etc.)
2. How'd the name maggots originate? Did it have anything to do with Powder Magazine?
3. Is it true you were insulted/bothered by Powdermag.com and moved to TGR afterward? What did Powdermag.com do wrong?
4. What percentage or number of other maggots have you actually met face to face?
5. Do you ever ski with someone you've only met online? What's that like?
6. How would you describe the ski ability of the average maggot?
7. Do you get a sense that online forums like this one keep skiing alive 12 mos of the year? Is that good or bad?
8. What's the coolest advice/link/etc. ever shared by maggots?
9. How have your fellow maggots improved skiing for you?
10. How much more do you trust fellow maggots' opinions on gear than stuff you read in a magazine, etc?

1) collection of 10-20 in the banff/caglary area.
2) you are a rocket surgeon my friend.
3) thanks for bringing up such painful childhood memories again. Ya the great migration on 2003?
4) well don't know how many we are so a % is kind of hard. I've skied with 10-20 of them I think. Some I new before, some for skiing. I think if you see a maggot with CMH volkl explosives I sold them that ski.
5) just like skiing with someone who you just meet on the chairlift I guess.
6) a lot higher, or a lot lower then they think they are. The good are great, and the bad are in Michigan
7) they sure do keep it alive year round. and that is good. Also have flyfishing, kayaking, music and some other forums too.
8) NSFW threads, and some gear modification threads. Some of the TR are great too
9) They buy my gear, so I can afford to ski. Going on a straight line camp this winter too.
10) Trust that I will get a more varied opinion and can ask questions that are a little more varied. How to I add dynafit plugs to an alpine boot, or Volkl sanouk vs 193 EHP. Or the big questions in life like "What to do on a date with a onearmed chick", or someone in a pantsuit.

[mnflyfish]

1. How many maggots are there? Do you have a geographical concentration (like the West, etc.)

I have no idea what the actual number is and though it seems like many are concentrated in the western US, there are a lot of Midwest and East Coasters.
2. How'd the name maggots originate? Did it have anything to do with Powder Magazine?
From What I understand you've got it right, I wasn't around then, I was busy healing from a little accident and wasn't skiing too much for a couple years
3. Is it true you were insulted/bothered by Powdermag.com and moved to TGR afterward? What did Powdermag.com do wrong?
See Above
4. What percentage or number of other maggots have you actually met face to face?
Don't know the percentage but I've skied, fished, drank with, talked with a good number
5. Do you ever ski with someone you've only met online? What's that like?
I got another Mag to ask my daughter if she had "Change for a Nickle" online last year, she later pointed him out, not like I would have missed the TGR sweatshirt, and ski with him every chance I get, there have been a number of others but I like that story
6. How would you describe the ski ability of the average maggot?
Pretty decent, but there's a few who kind of scare me with their abilities, take that however you like
7. Do you get a sense that online forums like this one keep skiing alive 12 mos of the year? Is that good or bad?
Yes, and it's good
8. What's the coolest advice/link/etc. ever shared by maggots?
I've gotten ski advice, car advice, rodent killing advice, trip advice, beer advice, mounting advice, hey I'm a needy little bitch arn't I.
9. How have your fellow maggots improved skiing for you?
To some extent, I tend to go after it a little harder but then that could have something to do to regaining confidence after my accident
10. How much more do you trust fellow maggots' opinions on gear than stuff you read in a magazine, etc?
Big time. It's always good to hear from someone that has personal experience with a product rather than a group who skis a couple runs then fills out a score card. That and I can get a gear review on a backpack, car, beer all at the same time, one stop shopping!

So there you have it. My take. What I have gained from hanging around here is amazing. I've seen the best and worst of the human spirt, little girls in Utah get a basket of presents in a hospital, shared stoke with people all over the world, more porn than one fellow should be allowed to view, gotten great advice and a last minute pep talk before a marathon, and great friendships with some pretty cool folks. As much as I'd hate to see a bunch of JONGS come snifing around here, this is a cool subject for an article.

Jay

[Tuckerman]

Hello Maggots,

my name is Rob Story, and I'm a writer for SKIING Magazine. I was an editor/writer at POWDER for years, and still write for them sometimes, as well as Backcountry and Outside. Anyway, I want to describe the Maggot phenomenon in SKIING.

Could you answer a few questions?
1. How many maggots are there? Do you have a geographical concentration (like the West, etc.)
2. How'd the name maggots originate? Did it have anything to do with Powder Magazine?
3. Is it true you were insulted/bothered by Powdermag.com and moved to TGR afterward? What did Powdermag.com do wrong?
4. What percentage or number of other maggots have you actually met face to face?
5. Do you ever ski with someone you've only met online? What's that like?
6. How would you describe the ski ability of the average maggot?
7. Do you get a sense that online forums like this one keep skiing alive 12 mos of the year? Is that good or bad?
8. What's the coolest advice/link/etc. ever shared by maggots?
9. How have your fellow maggots improved skiing for you?
10. How much more do you trust fellow maggots' opinions on gear than stuff you read in a magazine, etc?

All answers comments and even complaints are welcome.

Cheers,
Rob Story

At the top of the screen is a search button use it, it is your friend you lazy JONG. Oh and you can put the pics of your Wife/Girlfriend/(hot) Sister in the Padded room, and don't forget the "NSFW" tag thanks.

[bklyn]

You should write about http://forums.epicski.com/ much larger membership, full of influential PSIA types.

[ill-advised strategy]

watched water never boils

[shera]

watched water never boils

Yup.

I can't decide whether to send this guy to newschoolers or to post a response to the questions.

Newschoolers is so trendy...so with it.

[warthog]

I like how he has to tell us who he is. Any true Maggot knows exactly who Rob Story is. Good luck with the article- make it a real small fluffy blurb that requires the attention span of a gnat to digest. Oh wait, that is what Skiing is these days.